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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1915
Page
12
Harvard football players rested after the Princeton clash. Fifteen players who took part in the game were easing up while a few reported for two hours of signal practice. The squad is in good shape for the upcoming Yale game with a full, capable group.
Harvard Coach Haughton smiles as the Crimson shows unity after Cornell defeat. The team held a lively practice, scrimmaging two elevens and preparing for Brown at Stadium, then Yale, with captain Mahan aiming to break the 36-0 Brickley score.
Letters addressed to Dave Shean Fred Lake Johnny Yanger and Johnny Mack found in the office record suggest correspondence or official notices involving these individuals within the choky period. The items indicate routine communication or archival handling without details of content or action.
Coach Haughton hails Princeton as the toughest foe of the season and Cornell’s football stance is debated as Harvard, Yale, and Brown prep for upcoming clashes. Dick King shines for Harvard while Bricky and LeGore spark Yale and Trinity chatter. Boxing and cycling events temper the hub scene.
The First Company track team, Rhode Island National Guard champions, seeks dual meets with Massachusetts militia units. Details via Track Team Manager, State Armory, Cranston street, Providence. Ninth Regiment M V M is preferred. Harvard last defeat before Cornell in 1911. Carlisle beat Harvard 18 15 on November 11 1911.
Amherst coach Tom Riley tuned up the team at Pratt Field with a session on new plays aimed at the season finale against traditional rival Williams. The full squad, drilled this afternoon, worked on strategies Riley hopes to deploy Saturday.
The Amherst football squad reports good health and growing confidence for the Williams game. Tom Riley plans to use his first string lineup, Shel Goodrich rejoins practice, Bill Taber returns after two weeks out, and Billy Tow resumes directing the offense after recovering from the Dartmouth injury.
Harvard leads with 107 points as Captain Eddie Mahan nets 42 points in four ways including four touchdowns and four goals from touchdowns. Teammates Enwright King McKinlock Harte Horween Parson Rollins Willcox and Robinson share the rest, with notable plays by Harte against Massachusetts Aggies and Parson for recovering a fumbled ball from Penn State.
Mike Glover of South Boston fought Johnny Alberts of Elizabeth New Jersey to a 12 round no-decision bout at Lenox A C Glover controlled the action every round preventing Alberts from mounting offense. In the semi final Joe Egan defeated Jack Savage and Young O Malley stopped Young Snyder in six rounds.
Johnny Dundee of New York defeated Joe Rivers of California by a slight margin in a 10 round no decision bout in Milwaukee. Local writers gave Dundee the edge while some patrons regarded it as a draw.
The six day bike race began at the Arena with fast pace and many sprints. McNamara led early but Eddie Root surged ahead for a decisive finish in a dramatic sprint. Sullivan and Holbrooke faced trouble as Hill and others chased, with a late jam ending the night.
George Wiley withdrew and Tom Grim substituted as teammate to Victor Lmnart in a fast paced Madison Square Garden track race. Eleven teams rode into the night with Grenda and Sullivan leading the way, while Holbrooke and Eddie Root battled for the early laps and a $10 prize for a 10 lap jam.
Standings show pairs and lap counts with several garbled entries for teams such as McNamara and Spears and Root and Hanley, mixed in with unclear symbols and zeros. The data appears as a racing or timing board fragment with incomplete scores and misread fields.
William A. Brady reports praising Experience at the Boston Opera House and urges staying in Boston. He plans to move Experience to the Wilbur Theatre for four weeks starting Monday night Nov 15, postponing his own Sinners. Tickets 50c to 1.50. matinee 25c to 1.00. box office opens Nov 11.
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