Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Boston Post in Boston, Massachusetts

We have 4,454,244 pages in Massachusetts

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

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!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1916

Page

11

Haughton's Backfield Ready for Princeton Tigers

Harvard prepares for the Princeton Tigers with Eddie Driggs and Dave Tibbot proving dangerous. Princeton coach Johnny Rush watches as the squads drill and monitor field goals and punts, while a massive Harvard crowd and visiting Princeton supporters gather in Boston for the game.

Soldiers Field Eddie Driggs Johnny Rush Tiger University School of Cleveland Ohio Rush Crimson Driggs Dave Tibbot Princeton Funk

Quincy High Downs Brockton High 6–0 for Second in League

Quincy High defeated Brockton High 6 to 0 at Quincy yesterday afternoon securing second place in the South Shore league. H. O'Brien scored the lone touchdown after a 30 yard run through the Brockton defense.

Quincy High Brockton High Quincy H. O’brien

Golf Nine-Hole Match At Arlmont Club

Weather permitting a nine hole golf tournament will be held this afternoon at Arlmont Golf Club in Arlington Heights. Local players compete for bragging rights and possible prize money as conditions allow play.

Arlmont Golf Club Arlington Heights

College Football Schedules Feature Major Rivalries Across Campus

Harvard hosts Princeton in Cambridge while Yale meets Brown in New Haven and Dartmouth faces Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Other matchups include Cornell at Michigan in Ithaca and Navy versus North Carolina A and T at Annapolis with numerous regional games across the country.

Harvard Princeton Cambridge Yale Brown New Haven Dartmouth Pennsylvania Philadelphia Cornell Michigan Ithaca Pittsburg Washington and Jefferson Tufts Springfield Y. M Williams Mass Aggies Williamstown Syracuse Susquehanna Georgetown West Virginia Wesleyan Washington Lafayette Albright Easton Lehigh Penn State South Bethlehem N. H. State Middlebury Darameo Ve Vermont Northeld Rensselaer Worcester Tech Worcester Rutgers New Brunswick Amherst Union Schenectady Navy North Carolina Annapolis Virginian South Carolina Charlottesville Washington and Lee Bucknell Lexington

High School Matchups Across the Region

League pairings list games including Everett versus Medford, Malden against Somerville, Newton at Waltham, and more. Regional contests feature schools like St John Prep Danvers and Lynn English Swampscott, with Dartmouth twenty at Exeter and Harvard second at Andover.

Everett Medford Malden Somerville Newton Waltham Commerce New Bedford B.C St. John Prep Danvers Lynn English Swampscott Lynn Dartmouth Exeter Harvard Andover Cushing Worcester Academy Peabody Salem Framingham Hudson Natick Marlboro Milford Westboro Powder Point Moses Brown Providence Manchester Haverhill Gloucester Marblehead

Tigers dominate Harvard in Princeton fall soccer clash

Princeton's Preyer scores all four goals as the Tigers beat Harvard 4 to 2 in a fall league match. Harvard struggled, with Princeton outpacing and outclassing the Crimson throughout the 35 minute halves.

Princeton Tigers Harvard Crimson Preyer Tiger Gohn Cveépueeaesepeesoncsash DeGuey Cator Scececvece Breger Cooke Savage T. Rice Humphries Pal L Kellet

Cheers for Tigers Send-Off Before Harvard Game

Princeton undergraduates gave the football team a rousing send-off in New Jersey as the squad left for Cambridge. Coach Rush declined lineup details, but it was expected the same starters from Bucknell would play, with McLean possibly at tackle and Moore likely replacing Tibbott at halfback.

Princeton N. J Frinceton Cambridge Rush Tigers Bucknell Harvard McLean Latrobe Moore Tibbott

Lexington and Belmont 0–0 Tie in Blunted Hs Football

In a dull game marked by costly fumbles Lexington High School and Belmont High School finished 0 to 0 after 36 minutes at Lexington Athletic Field yesterday afternoon.

Lexington High School Belmont High School Lexington

Brown Men Confident of Victory Over Yale

The Brown University team of 32 players departs Providence for New Haven to face Yale in the annual college clash this afternoon, with confidence high.

BROWN Providence. R. I New Haven Yale

Brown Set for Yale Clash After Big Yearly Upswing

Brown seeks revenge on Yale in a coming game after losing 3 to 0 last year. Both teams show improvement but Brown claims greater progress. The Brown lineup remains unsettled with possible last minute decisions as Yale contemplates substitutes. Coach Robinson aims to avoid injuries before the Harvard game. Over 500 undergraduates travel by special train at 9 this morning.

Brown Yale Robinson Harvard

Yale suffers injury as Bald ridge sidelined for Brown game

Nov 10 Yale football announces no practice scrimmage and injures Addison Baldridge. Bald ridge out with broken rib. Captain Black leads an altered lineup with Charley Stuart at fullback and Joe Neville at right halfback. Brown favored 6 to 8 in betting as Yale rest regulars for Princeton clash.

New Haven Yale Brown Princeton Captain Black Comerford Smith Gates Baldridge Larry Fox Harry LeGore Charley Taft Charley Galt Callahan Hutchinson Harold Carey Bob Bingham Charley Stuart Jim Braden Joe Neville LeGore

British Airmen Bomb Ostend and Zeebrugge

The British admiralty reported that an early morning squadron of naval airplanes attacked Ostend and Zeebrugge harbor and submarine shelters. A large weight of bombs was dropped with satisfactory results.

Ostend Zeebrugge London

Yale Faces First Likely Defeat Before Final Week

An examination shows right tackle Howard Baldridge has a broken rib and fullback Emil Jacques is unfit for tomorrow’s game. Jacques may miss action, though he could enter late if Yale has a chance to win. this marks Yale’s first near-defeat of the season ahead of a decisive finish.

Howard Baldridge Emil Jacques Yale

Boston College Scrimmages Two Days Survive Coach Blues

Boston College held scrimmages for the second time in as many days yesterday afternoon. Bill Blake, former Harvard quarterback, led the Maroon and Gold unit. Urban on Team B completed long passes for gains and scored two touchdowns on throws from Halloran. Several players will travel to Portland to watch Bowdoin play Holy Cross.

Boston College Bill Blake Harvard Maroon and Goldfield Generals Urban Halloran Portland Holy Cross

Harvard Princeton cross country duel headlines Belmont race

Harvard's coach Al Shrubb expects a double victory as Crimson freshmen and varsity face Yale and others on the Belmont course this forenoon. Yale's Johnny Overton leads a strong field including Windnagle and Wenz of Cornell in a major intercollegiate cross country championship. Pat Moran tours to Boston in a new auto after the season end. Billy Miske defeats Tim ONeill advances in the pugilistic rankings.

al Shrubb Harvard Crimson Eli Belmont Johnny Overton New Haven Yale Windnagle Wenz Cornell Hill Dale Pat Moran Philly Pat Boston Billy Miske Tim O’neill O'Neill

Princeton Beats Harvard 8 to 6 in 1911 Streak Context

G H L Princeton has not beaten Harvard since 1911 and won 8 to 6. A L K notes the 1916 World Series longest game on Oct 9 with the Red Sox and Dodgers battling 14 innings. Babe Ruth pitched for Boston and Sherrod Smith for Brooklyn.

Princeton Harvard Red Sox Dodgers Babe Ruth Sherrod Smith

Also Mentioned on This Page

T Coal Agency Agency Haughton Driggs and Tibbett The Jersey Bengal Vesper Club Vesper Country Club Percy Haughton P. D Tibbot Eddie Casey Traughton Casey Thacher Horween Billy Murray Bond Flower Minot Bostonians Fall River New York Nassau Brockton Arlmont Sr. Faicive Washington ST Colby New York University Maine West Point Old South Church Boylston St U. S. Pat Kentucky H. B. Kirk & Co New York, N. Y Arthur Commenn Duffeys Jack Dillon Miske Mecca
Search Courier

Search the Boston Post Today with a Free Trial

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.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Boston Post?

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!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication