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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1917
Page
16
Harvard varsity informals, buoyed by improved form, aim to repeat Navy’s win and topple Percy Haughton’s Army eleven in the Stadium tomorrow. The camp Devens team, led by Captain Horween, faces a strengthened Harvard eleven in a merry struggle.
The Navy team rests after a light workout amid schedule gaps and a pending match with Newport. Harvard freshman football finishes a tough week with drills and a mass meeting backing the squad, while Princeton and Exeter rivals loom in comparative scores. Freshman managers are named for the 1921 squad.
A Thanksgiving golf tournament will be played at the Arlmont Golf Club in Arlington Heights on November 29.
A wild carnival of red hot racing lit the Arena as the six day bike race nears its end. Riders Miles and Spears Spencer led early stages with clashes among Corry Madden Drobach Percy Thomas France Hanley MaiM and Grimm Sullivan in fiercely competitive heats. The event showcased fast laps and dramatic sprints as Bowker Brothers and Eaton Cameron added to the intensity.
On the busiest night yet three teams faltered as Bowker brothers lose another lap while Carman Smith and Cameron Eaton pairs each drop a lap. An early sprint triggered a 15 minute jam with lead changes. miscommunication sent Eaton Cameron and Carman Smith off track, costing them a lap. Bowker brothers struggle to keep pace.
Dartmouth College in Hanover New Hampshire holds a light signal drill as final prep for the Pennsylvania game. A 25 man squad plus managers and coaches depart for Boston on a special train with 300 undergraduates and the band accompanying. Freshman tackle Murphy overcomes scholastic difficulties and will start, strengthening the Dartmouth line. The regular backfield participated in the drill after Wednesday’s practice.
In Lawrence at the Unity Club Eddie Shannon of California won a decisive 12 round decision over Young Blades of Woonsocket. Shannon outboxed Blades throughout the bout. Sam Bell of Boston defeated Billy Woods of Manchester in the semi final.
Eddie Shevlin the New England welter champion and George Alger prepare for a 12 round mass at the Commercial A C tonight with Alger at risk on a 145 pound ring side. Rumors and manager changes swirl around Brennan Levinsky and other bouts as fans pack the pier and arena in a busy boxing card season.
Thomas Morrison Carnegie Jr of Southampton New York has been chosen captain of the Middlesex School football team for 1918 in Concord. At seventeen he has played right halfback for two seasons and succeeds Duncan Forbes Thayer of Lancaster who will enter Harvard next fall.
Concord High School forfeits the scheduled football clash with Mitchell Military School of Billerica tomorrow afternoon due to restrictions by local authorities.
Two Boston High School League games lead today. Commerce faces Mechanic at Fenway Park while Boston Latin meets Dorchester High at Dunbar Avenue. Other matches include Milton at Quincy and Roxbury Latin against Noble at Alliston.
Boston plans to subscribe $200,000 to the War Camp Community Fund. The total last night reached $145,949.25 with two days left to raise about $54,000. The committee believes patriotic Bostonians will respond to the cause and boost the quota by tomorrow night.
The War Camp Community Fund received nearly 23000 in cash and pledges, mostly small subscriptions, with hundreds of letters yet to be opened. Allan Forbes, treasurer, said $200,000 would be subscribed and daily targets of 27000 remained. Speakers urged support at a rally on the Common. film showings at Symphony Hall projected additional funds.
An American freighter report to the Navy says its crew fired on a submerged submarine during a torpedo attack in the Mediterranean. The stern gun's sixth shell hit at the periscope base, causing a catastrophic explosion and sinking the submarine with all hands.
Advance ticket sales for the Somerville Medford game at Somerville signal a banner crowd. A school mass meeting follows after classes, with a band fund collection. Medford plans a Fulton street grounds cheer meeting. Both squads practiced hard yesterday as Coaches Dickerman and Mansfield predicted victory.
Germany called up its last reserves in the final days before American involvement. Rejected men were recalled for re examination and sent to training centers within 24 hours if not incapacitated. The move aims for a final western front push by central powers.
Tufts students cheered the Brown and Blue after a long practice as Tufts readied for Saturday’s clash with Colby in Manchester New Hampshire. Plans were made for a special train to the game, signaling strong hill support for the matchup and the Nov. 17 meeting with Dartmouth. The session focused on strengthening the line and backs while the varsity produced five touchdowns in a scrimmage against the second team.
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