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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1919
Page
11
Bill Roper opened Palmer Memorial Stadium to the student body and band as Princeton varsity football drills ended two weeks of secret practice. The undergraduate crowd entered to watch the daily scrimmages against the second team and freshman eleven.
Rutgers enters the upcoming game at Fenway Park as a strong defensive foe, with Major Frank Cavanaugh praising its hold on Syracuse and plotting secret preparations at University Heights. Boston College plans a determined attack, while Rutgers players like Scanlan Morrissey and Corrigan prepare to start, aiming to contain Holy Cross and prepare for the following weekend.
Enthusiasm runs high as West Virginia players assemble after Roper clears stadium. Maury Trimble returns to backfield and Hank Garrity rejoins first string near starter status with Al Wittmer. New backfield features Hopkins signaling, Murray and McPhee at halves, Scheerer at fullback. Varsity dominates scrimmage, scoring two touchdowns and advancing smoothly while scrubs struggle. Bigelow Williams named ends. Keck returns, McGraw shifts to guard with Dickinson as running mate. Parisette and Callahan to anchor lines.
Denny O Connell Harvard mile champion among ten cross country runners selected by coach Eddie Farrell to face Yale in New Haven. O Connell recovering from an ankle sprain and back in training. Teammates include Burnham Lewis Goodwin Crosby Bemis Ames Nally Douglass Harris and George Wason with Goodwin recently rejoining after injuries. Crosby promoted to first team for strong recent form.
Williams game at Williams College reports snow cover on the gridiron as Coach Brooks conducts a midweek scrimmage. Practice focuses on punt returns and signals with a brief passing period. A late scrimmage yielded little detail on team condition. Mills and Lasell remain out, Boynton to again lead the squad Saturday if travel funds arrive.
Waltham High announces it is seeking a Greater Boston high school opponent for November 22. Interested teams should contact the high school manager to arrange an away game.
Philadelphia Nov 5 The Red and Blue football eleven are not grieving their mud defeat by Penn State and will seek revenge against Dartmouth at the Polo Grounds on Saturday.
The Penn football team faltered in wet conditions as a strong State squad defeated them, exposing the Quakers to criticism. Coach Fowler blamed missed catches by fleet ends Heinie Miller and Ray Miller as a key factor, while Captain Bert Bell and Hokey Light fought to turn the tide. Penn seeks revenge against Dartmouth, hoping to prove their strength after earlier losses to Swarthmore and Lafayette.
Williamstown meets R. P. I. in a key cross country dual this Saturday. Coach Beeley backs the Strong Purple crew to win as Brown Coan and Crofts aim for top three, with all runners in peak form on the demanding five mile Berkshire course.
Eddie Cicotte of the Chicago White Sox is celebrated in Detroit as his wife gave birth to a seven and a half pound baby boy who can hit from either side and knows the knuckle ball. The pitcher plans a brief stay from coupon clipping to name the child.
The first independent basketball team in Arlington years has been formed by the Arlington Council No 109 Knights of Columbus. The squad, part of the Knights of Columbus league, has 12 players chosen from forty. Opening home game set for Thursday November 13 at the old Town Hall against St Johns Council five of North Cambridge. Francis P Reilly is business manager.
Plans advance for Armistice Day events in Lexington next Tuesday to mark the first anniversary of the armistice. Proposals include a Lexington High School girls field hockey game against the alumnae or forming a Stanley Hill lodge football eleven to meet a local team.
Arthur Duffey reviews Colgate versus Syracuse odds and Hamilton College title chances. He singles out Laird, Gillo, and Murphy for forward pass talk, notes O'Brien and McKirdy in mitts talk at the Commercial Club, and questions Dartmouth choices for Camps' mythical eleven. Football, cross country, and boxing figures from New England colleges are mentioned along with Michigan Harvard rivalries, Frank Cavanaugh Rutgers prep, and Babe Ruth as top money-getter.
Robertson of Dartmouth has the East’s top drop kick record with a 55 yard estimate from his 45 yard line in the Dartmouth Cornell game. Jimmy Fitzpatrick of Boston College kicked from the 47 and Thorne Murphy from the 42 in the Yale B C game. Amateur boxing registration is open to any registered athlete. contact J Frank Facey for the formula. Somerville High School beat De Paul Academy 8 0 to 7 0 in the last meeting. An open swimming meet at Brookline Gym tank is set for Dec 4 with events including 80 yard novice 50 yard handicap 220 yard sprint and diving contests. entries to Dick Adler. Carlson was knocked out at least once, in a publicized event with Eddie Fitzsimmons.
Concord High School coach John Mullaney has arranged a tough November slate. The team plays St. John's Prep at Danvers on Nov 8, Waltham High at Waltham on Nov 16, Boston College High at Concord on Nov 22, and an alumni game in Concord on Nov 27. Faculty Coach Earle W. Peckham drills the squad intensely as they prepare.
Billerica November 5 The Mitchell Military Boys School football opener against Lowell High School class of 1928 was postponed due to a blizzard by manager Sherwood Kelley. Wilmington High will be their opponent Saturday afternoon at home.
The Harvard freshmen selected to clash with Yale 1923 cross country team in New Haven Saturday are J. G. Winchester H. L. Pratt Jr. R. A. Lutz W. C. Bennett L. de Zerega S. L. Tait W. D. Robinson R. N. Bryan B. D. Howard and P. R. Brown.
Another game in the Lexington Grammar School football league championship series will be held on the East Lexington playground this afternoon as Hancock School of Lexington Centre faces Adams School of East Lexington.
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