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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1908
Page
10
Harvard football players rested after a Saturday game with the Indians. Fish and McKay watched in civvies but did no limbering. The Crimson report all players fit with no injuries, while secret practice focused on new formations and backfield depth for Yale and Dartmouth.
Harvard students dispute the ruling that Victor Kennard was ejected after he grabbed an Indian player’s head as the ball remained dead. They argue the punishment was too harsh and note two Indians struck Harvard players openly, yet the referee did not call additional penalties.
Dartmouth drills in Hanover report light practice after beating Princeton with the starting eleven rested. Pevear may play vs Harvard. Hawley hurt, backfield may be weakened. Pollard ready if Hawley cannot go. O Connor commends Pishon at quarterback. Glaze McDevitt joined staff. Harvard viewed stronger than 1901 Yale foe.
Young Loughrey arrives with manager Jack Hanlon in Philadelphia ahead of the 12 round main bout against Tommy Quill at the Armory A A tonight. Loughrey vows a knockout and promises the best bout of his career. Quill also in peak condition and determined to win.
In Kansas City Charles I Barker of Boston increased his lead over J A Drouillard of Kansas City. Barker won the first game 23 19 at Kelso after a tense comeback. The day left Barker 8 Drouillard 2 with 22 games remaining.
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien outboxed George Cole of Merchantville New Jersey in West End A C Philadelphia winning six rounds. O'Brien dropped Cole in the first and staggered him in the fourth with a sharp right cross. The final two rounds favored O'Brien as he prepared for a staged mill with Sam Langford.
T. J. Eckerson returning from honeymoon in Denver with both arms in a sling after a bear attack in Wyoming. He and his wife Blanche Phillips of Laramie encountered a she bear with two cubs. the bride fired, saving him from a fatal mauling.
The schedule lists games including Commercial High versus Riverdale Academy in Brighton Lawrence High hosting Prichard High in Lawrence Brockton High visiting Mechanic Arts High in Brockton Rock Ridge at Needham High in Wellesley and the N H High against Concord High in Concord.
A satirical dialogue shows a husband and wife quarrel over praise and pay. The wife's husband argues for more praise, while his wife counters that he earns more salary than he brings home. The exchange exposes tensions over recognition and remuneration within a marriage.
Two games were rolled last night with B. and M. and NEU & T Co. winning by 1391 total. Murray of the N. 7b. i. & 1. led with 336 and a 122 string while the railroad team swept all.
Terry Griffin of Somerset boasts a steadfast grin no matter his score as fans note his confidence whether rolling 240 or 300.
The Rexford team in the Greater Boston league features Henry Saunders and his son Edgar. Bill Hickey of Flood Associates aims for top in the South Boston league with a near 98 average. Roslindale’s Thiessen anchors a strong quintet as they seek three of four points against Colonials Friday. Pilgrim’s five newcomers Griffin, Orr, Paige, Wiley, and Dolan push hard at Hanover Street alleys Friday. Somerset, Carruth’s main rival as a social team, faces Murray & Irwin Wednesday. Cahors labels Husey the beef trust and vows not to travel to East Boston. Walker of the Puritans struggles this year.
Daniel F. Kearney, president of the local Central Labor Union and a Stonecutters' Union member, sues 27 Bartenders' Union members individually for $3000 each alleging denial of his membership prevents him from earning a livelihood. Suits likely to be heard at the next Superior Court session early next month.
In a New York apartment at 239 East One Hundred and Fourth Street a friendly boxing session turned deadly when Edward Lynch, 19, struck John Vandebeck, 0, on the jaw. Vandebeck was killed and Lynch is held on a technical charge of homicide.
Senator elect Fletcher of Florida told the Gulf Coast Inland Waterways Association convention that a Florida peninsula canal costing 59 million dollars would connect the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. He said it would bring northern commerce more than 1000 miles closer to Central American republics.
Four persons were injured when Maplewood and Cliftondale street cars collided in Revere. A ferryboat General Hancock struck Barge No. 3 of the New England Sanitary Product Co causing it to sink at Green's shipyard in Chelsea. A collision between ferryboat Noddle Island and tug Resolute left the tug narrowly avoiding sinking. Shipping backed up for hours in Boston Harbor.
A thick Atlantic mist cloaked Boston waters and streets causing numerous accidents. A two car collision near the Revere line injured four people including Mrs. Annie Kimball and Mrs. Mabel Walters. Harbor and ferry operations faced disruption with police boats and a towboat active. Conductor Carroll and Leo Rogers were among those injured as Maplewood and Cliftondale cars collided, glass flying and doors damaged.
Edward N. Simpson head of Forest Woolen Mills was reported missing in Boston while on a business trip. He was last known to be in New York monthly and was en route home on the 6 o clock train to Portland when he disappeared. Simpson's sister notified Boston police on Sunday of his absence.
Captain Hollenback of Pennsylvania increased his season touchdown total to 12 after scoring three against Lafayette on Saturday. He leads a crowded list of eight tied players including White Yale Coy Yale Walder Cornell Manier Pennsylvania and Richardson Navy. Northcroft Navy tops in kicking goals from touchdowns with 20, while Scarlett Penn leads in goals from field with 18 and Burr Harvard holds third in TDs at 10.
Carlisle Penn Nov 9 They are lisle Indians who began the week's work for Saturday's clash with Western University of Pennsylvania after a firm talk from Coach Warner urging subordination of individual effort to team perfection. Afternoon practice featured a long warmup and scrimmage between first and second teams with signs of solid generalship. The Redskins are badly bruised from the Harvard game and further wore down several top linemen in the scrimmage.
Manager Littlefield reports nightly fires in Adams square alleys due to the Fire Insurance League. The incidents raise insurance costs and threaten local property. Authorities investigate suspected arson as residents seek safety and accountability.
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