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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1919
Page
15
A historical football note discusses kick strategies for place and drop goals. It analyzes signaling, protection setup, and line behavior to minimize blocks and ensure kickoff safety, emphasizing center-kicker communication and disciplined blocking to reduce offside risks.
The article compares place-kick and drop-kick methods, arguing the placement kick is surer quicker and less blocked. It notes the holder and center share credit the kicker must work with wind direction and angle of departure and that placement kicks can be practiced by many while drop-kicks rely on scarce specialists.
Armistice Day games include De Paul Academy against St. John's Prep at O'Sullivan Park in Lawrence at 2 p m Somerville High meets Medford at Recreation Field Somerville 230 p m Brookline High faces Haverhill at Haverhill Boston College High plays Boston English at Fenway Park 10 a m Wednesday features High School of Commerce versus Brockton High at Fenway Park Friday schedules Newton High versus Brookline at Claflin Field Dorchester High meets Boston Latin at Fenway Park Watertown High against Arlington at Arlington Athletic Field Academy versus Brown University second at Franklin Alton High versus Quincy at Quincy Maiden High versus Everett at Everett High Cambridge Latin against Rindge Tech at Ransell Field Andover Academy versus Exeter at Exeter Fitchburg Normal versus St Johns Prep at Danvers Noble and Greenough versus Country Day at Dexter Field Jewell High against Haverhill at Haverhill Fitchburg High vs Gardner at Gardner Gloucester High versus Winthrop at Gloucester Suburban league and Boston City league championship contests
In Greater Boston interscholastic football no upsets were recorded last week. Despite that, several scheduled matches promise surprises as favored teams like Exeter Andover, De Paul St John’s, Somerville Medford, Boston College High English, Boston Latin Dorchester, and Malden Everett collide this morning.
Captain Tim Callahan leads Yale against Princeton at the Bowl in New Haven next Saturday. He will play center against his younger brother Mike Callahan who covers center for Princeton.
Yale captain Tim Callahan aims to outplay brother Mike as Yale hosts Princeton in Armistice Day showdown. The brothers have long courted rivalry in a season-building clash with Bost on College and other big programs watching.
The column tracks clashes and plans among boxers led by Eddie Fitzsimmons, Johnny Clinton, and Louis Bogash with offered forfeits and weights. It notes Joe Gibbs and Jimmy Warren as Portsmouth attractions, Frank Schoell’s pursuit of bouts, and upcoming Boston events featuring Bob McKirdy, Pal Reed, Larry McGill, and Johnny Wilson with broader heavyweight chatter about Wills Norfolk and Langford.
Armistice Day observance in Chelsea features boxing bouts conducted by the A K B F in France, with several four round two minute bouts. A football game and other sports also on the program, with well known boxers appearing.
Sport columnist notes Princeton battles Harvard to a near-tie with the Tigers showing fight in the Pigskin clash. Mentions Yale, Dartmouth, Colgate, Rutgers, and Notre Dame as part of the season's busy round robin, with praise for players like Duffy, Murphy, and Fitz while forecasting upcoming tests against Yale and Brown.
Syracuse reports the loss of Jim Kernan a three letter man from Rome New York who left Syracuse University to join Yale University. Kernan was a standout catcher half back and basketball player previously starring for Lew Carr and Eddie Dollard on the Orange squads and contributed two baskets in a Syracuse win over Rochester.
Western minor league presidents and club owners left for the National Association of Minor Leagues convention in Springfield Massachusetts. A. R. Tearney warned that any attempt to restore the draft, which shifts star minors to majors each fall, will be fought.
Report notes Madonna and Carman set for a Wednesday night bicycle race at Mechanics Hall behind motorized bikes. The exact distance is not specified in the available text.
Hanover N H November 9 The Green first string squad shows heavy losses after a hard game with Penn Jim Robertson broke his right leg and Laddie Myers suffered a broken shoulder Five other varsity players are out for the season with numerous injuries Many more are battered including Jordan Holbrook Merritt Shepherd and Youns Strom Robertson the punter and dropkick specialist arrived at Mary Hitchcock Hospital for treatment The coach plans a complete reorganization of the varsity unit and a major pruning of the second string players within the week.
Renato Gardini and Bill Leon, the Greek grappler, meet Wednesday night in a finish match at Mechanics Hall in perfect condition. The card also features Mike Nastor versus Joe Franz, Nick Karavas versus Young Gotch, Frank Dellmann versus Charlie Fox, and a bike race between Vincent Madonna and Clarence Carmen as they train for the indoor championship.
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