This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 30 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1917
Page
13
In the Arena six day bike race a dramatic 9 38 p m sprint altered the field. The Bowker brothers fell a lap behind the leaders and now face a difficult task to regain ground in the remaining laps.
A vivid evening sprint sees Carman surge from the field early while Spears, Spencer and Tim Sullivan press the pace. Officials later decide Eaton Cameron avoid Bowker fate as pickups saved them. Tom Grimm wins a five lap premo and Tim Sullivan takes a mile premo. riding resumes at 4 pm with a 2 am finish.
The voters of Lynn approved a charter change by 6013 to 3731. The city will switch from a five member commission to a system with a mayor and 11 aldermen seven ward representatives and four at large. Under the old plan the commission included the water, finance, street, public property commissioners and a mayor serving as public safety commissioner.
St Mark's School enters the 30th annual clash with Groton at Southboro as the favorite. Groton holds a 20 to 10 advantage in prior wins in this tense prep school football showdown.
St Mark's has lost only to Middlesex and Milton Academy and has four wins, top score 45 against Worcester Trade. Groton has two losses and three ties, beating Lawrence Academy 13 90, while both teams suffer veteran shortages from war.
Navy football coached by Leo Leary will face Newport Naval Reserves on November 17 at Harvard. Navy relies on Saturday’s win over Percy Haughton’s Camp Devens team to boost ranking. Newport features Cupid Black and former college stars.
Boston College and Holy Cross will pay the 10 percent federal tax on the coming game to spare spectators from extra charges. Tickets priced 2, 1.75, and 25 cents will be sold at face value with the tax deducted from gross receipts and remitted to revenue officers.
Georgetown shut out Fordham 12 to 0 while Westminster defeated Buffalo 7 to 0. Penn beat Penn Military College 28 with a strong showing from its offense.
The Harvard informals returned to form with a strong 35 minute scrimmage against the freshmen at the Stadium. The varsity led 1 0 but threats continued as Coach Rollins and substitutes powered key drives. Crosscup left early with injury while Whitney and Weden helped push into freshman territory before Steele dropped a sure TD pass.
Princeton reports a long practice for its freshman team under Coach Dawson ahead of the Harvard cubs contest. The session followed a defeat by Blair Academy, with scrimmage against Coach Russell's varsity showing the freshmen losing ground to the upperclassmen.
The University of Pennsylvania football team routed Pennsylvania Military College 23 to 0. The Quakers led early and kept control, while the Cadets rallied briefly in the third period before Penn sealed the win.
At Lexington Athletic Field this afternoon the Lexington High School girls face Arlington High School in the first of their two annual meetings. Also, Al Delmont trains George Alger for Friday night bout with Eddie Shevlin at the Commercial Club.
A detailed look at Dartmouth College football’s chances against Penn at Braves Field this Saturday. The Green seek an upset despite being labeled the underdog, citing previous reversals against higher-ranked foes and recent bold performances to balance the odds.
New York speculation centers on Dick Hob litzell as Red Sox manager, while Jack Barry remains Frazee’s nominee. Warner’s football system dominates Pitt sburg Georgetown and Carlisle, with Shorty Miller starring for Massillon. Billy Prout may seek AAU presidency. Johnny Magee earns coaching respect at Bowdoin. Herman defeats Burns in bantamweight title run. Dorchester Club eyes junior cross country title at Van Courtlandt Park.
Jimmy won last year’s individual title and is ineligible this season but coach Billy MecVicar leads a strong Portland group without Henigan. Fred Ostergren, former Holy Cross star, now Portland High coach, seeks a formidable local team at Portland next Saturday with expenses for 15 players.
Football notes recall Gil Dobie of Annapolis and the University of Washington coaching record before joining Navy. The piece mentions Scholastic-English and Boston College High School football at Fenway Park, and teases matchups involving Rat Levinsky and Kid Norfolk with Navy, set for December 12 in Rochester, New York.
Ray Baxter former Dartmouth centre assisted Somerville High yesterday with line and backfield work ahead of Saturdays big game against Medford High. Medford scrimmaged second team. Maroney returned from injury while Chet Sanford excelled at halfback. Crowd of over 6000 anticipated as sales run strong in both cities.
Billy Meyers faces Tony Vatlin in a 12 rounder at Southbridge on the night of November 15 as part of a militia benefit boxing card. Several other contests are planned for the event.
Cambridge rivals Billy Nixon and Howard McRea will clash in the feature bout at the Marlboro Driving Club season opener on November 16 in Marlboro. The club now stages fall and winter contests at St. Jean Hall after taking quarters there.
Hanover New Hampshire November 6 Final preparation for Pennsylvania Dartmouths hardest opponent of the season started with the first practice of the week. Lehman foot injury may limit play Saturday while Holbrook is in worse condition. Murphy and Schulting return to the lineup. A 25 man squad will travel to Boston Friday.
Promoter Billy Mills known as the Manchester Tex Rickard announced a 12 round title bout pairing Young Labore of Manchester against Pat Owens of Cambridge for the New England bantamweight title at Joliet Hall Manchester on Nov 18. The card also features Billy Woods versus Girard Giovanni in a 10 round bout and a six round prelim.
Coach Charley Brickley hings the squad into top speed at Alumni Field as BC plans a full week of drills to sharpen the Maroon and Gold for the Holy Cross game Saturday at Fenway Park.
The article notes the entire squad at yesterday’s practice as Boston College and Holy Cross prepare for a big game. Key players mentioned include Urban and Horrigan for BC and Connors, Cummings, Lynch, Kelly for Holy Cross, with Shea at pivot and Culligan at handler.
English High School meets Boston College High at Fenway Park tomorrow afternoon in a replacement for Friday. Boston Latin, rival to English, tied B C H 0 0. English coach Dan O Flaherty aims to improve on that result while BH S will be without halfback McDonald. Coach McCabe fields his strongest lineup to win.
The Naval Reserves will enroll two standout athletes, Al Donnellan of Medford and Owen Keefe of Watertown. Donnellan, Holy Cross football and baseball star, will join the football team and form a strong pitching battery next spring with Keefe, who played backfield and caught for the baseball nine.
The Mitchell Military School second eleven will meet Longwood Day School of Brookline on the home field tomorrow afternoon. Next Saturday the Mitchell Field varsity team will host the Concuru isu S&cneo second eleven on the same field.
Tufts coaches pushed the squad through a stiff practice until nearly six o clock as darkness interrupted plays. A hard session came with a looming Colby game Saturday and a Dartmouth match in Manchester the next week.
Tufts faces Colby and Dartmouth after a tough loss to New Hampshire State. Coaches praise Drummey’s leadership and the backfield shift, moving Lincoln from tackle to end, as practice emphasizes fundamentals and tackling.
A. C. Adam of Hanover Germany was elected Bates football captain for 1918. He previously served four years in the United States Coast Artillery Corps before entering college.
The New England Fox Hunters Club set its 18th annual mid-winter meet for the second week in January in Bedford. Headquarters for the hunt will be at the Bedford Inn.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.