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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1896
Page
3
Harvard football notes secrecy as Mills battles fever and a bad cold raising doubt he can play against Princeton. Allie Gould, now a medic, may start for the tackles as five have been sidelined this season. Practice remains behind closed gates ahead of Saturday's big game.
A comeback pause. Atwood pushes over the line for a score and Weeks adds the kick. Whitney adds a second touchdown before halftime with Weeks again converting. In the second half no scoring occurs, Everett threatens near Malden's 15 yard line as time runs out.
Brookline High School and Thayer Academy of Braintree clashed on Brookline Common yesterday. Thayer led early, final first half 4 to 4. In the second half Brookline improved with stronger interference and center play. Boyce scored twice and Parker once. Morse kicked two of three goals. Arnold gained most on Brookline's left end as Thayer's defense held firm.
Waterville Me Nov 4 Colby College defeated Bates College 8 to 0 in a well contested game. Both teams were scoreless in the first half with Colby capitalizing on Bates errors to pull away late.
The freshmen eleven showed weakness and lack of class interest prompting a mass meeting led by W. L. Garrison Jr. of the class of 1897. Coach Waters condemned members breaking training and called the issue intolerable.
Woodward and Swain take guard positions while Lee lines up at tackle. Gould and Shaw face injury concerns with limited practice. Wheeler seizes right tackle duties but knee limits activity. Doucette covers in. Cabot’s knee worsens as potential lineup shifted. Captain Goodrich recalls spring university support and praises Oxford coach Lehman arriving to energize Harvard freshmen crew with strong turnout.
The undergraduates await Wrightington’s possible return as knee injury improves and he runs in football gear. The team gathered at Auburndale after practice and will resume college work. the final class championship game on Soldiers Field pits 97 against 99 with the seniors favored.
Malden High opened the Suburban Interscholastic League football series yesterday at Mt Washington Park by downing Everett High 12 to 0. Malden received the kick off and scored a first half touchdown before the break.
The Oxford Club edged Reading Athletic Club in pool 123 to 101 and billiards 200 to 143. Whist was tied at 212 points, and Oxford claimed the bowling game by 2 pins, concluding the inter-club tournament with a solid overall showing.
The Harvard Princeton and Yale triangular shoot scheduled for tomorrow is postponed to Saturday morning because Princeton cannot reach Cambridge on Friday. The event is for the intercollegiate cup offered by Shooting and Fishing.
A crowded Tremont street car halted suddenly and a man apologized for stepping on a neighbor’s foot. The neighbor jokingly claimed the fault lay with the footed man behind, prompting a lighthearted exchange about blame and misfortune.
Nick Burley, a boyish giant, scored a decisive two round knockout in Warwick Rhode Island on November 4. The bout drew about fifty Boston sportsmen who watched as Buckley was knocked down multiple times and failed to meet the thirteen round plan.
Nick Burley from Wiho beat Buckley of Charlestown in two rounds last night, delivering a swift victory and extending his impressive punch record.
George Godfrey and his opponent staged a winter show in a barn where Godfrey knocked out Jack Buckley of Charlestown last night. The bout drew local interest from fans seeking a dramatic finish.
Burley easily defeats Buckley in a scheduled fifteen round purse fight, finishing decisively after a brutal rally. Referee Howie Hodgkins and timekeeper Peter Ward oversaw the bout, which drew about fifty Boston spectators. Buckley, once amateur champ of New England, struggled to defend against Burley’s battering-ram tactics and was knocked down several times before the finish.
Lawrence Riding Park opened its November meeting amid a large crowd. The 2:23 pace winner was Hardy after five heats, and Billy Lyman captured a walkover in the 2:30 trot, taking three straight. Purse for the pace was $300 with several listed horses and times noted.
In Latonia Kentucky on November 4 the day’s five races listed first through third places. First race five and one half furlongs J H C won Roy Caruthers placed Stockholm second. Time 1 12. Second race six furlongs High Test won Judith C second Willie W third. Time 1 18 4. Third race one mile Satsuma won Earth second Grey Eclipse third. Time 1 46. Fourth race one and one sixteenths miles Cass won Skate second Paul Pry third. Time 1 53 4. Fifth race five furlongs Walthen won Minnie Murphy second Elgitha third. Time 1 15 4.
A witty dialogue ends with the old man yielding to his son in law as he accepts the couple. The suitor jokingly claims to support the bride in her mother’s style after years of marriage.
Bicycles marked election returns in Chicago style relay efforts with 1868 cyclists needed for 934 precincts. Remington branch manager Jack Wall shows early gains. George Coles of Fowler branch patents a durable crank axle design. Boston Century ride planned November 15 with slow divisions and local entries. Malden B C promises events from December to February. Press Cycling Club to face Somers at Rexford alleys tonight. Tomorrow marks A C C tournament start at Malden. P C C Bulletin issue two features a half tone of Vice-President Perkins.
Peter Ward of South Boston offers $100 a side to run any person in the world for one mile on behalf of Pat Carroll of Waltham. He invites Tommy Conneff Mullin of Ireland or F E Bacon the English champion. Ward aims to bring the Waltham runner across the water if no match is found here. He partners with the Connell party from past races and believes the Walthamite can defeat these aspirants for honors in Ireland.
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