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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1905
Page
3
Yale enters the New Haven clash as slight favorite based on season record and stronger defense with the Yale line described as a stone wall. Princeton, while less reported, has shown spirited play and historical late-game comebacks, notably in 1903 and 1899.
The 21st annual National Horse Show in Madison Square Garden opened with 1700 entries, a social highlight led by Eben D. Jordan winning with the pair of ponies Tangerine and Dominoe. Reginald Vanderbilt’s Spots and Frills placed second as speculation rose over Tuesday’s Waldorf Astoria cup contenders. J Campbell Thompson’s King George surprised by beating Vanderbilt and Judge Moore in heavyweight carriage horses.
In New York on November 18 Ida Grey, the Boston speedster, swept all her events at the Speedway in the absence of Ida Highwood. A notable three horse race saw Ida Grey finish half a length ahead of Baron De Shay and Mona Wilkes. Grey also beat local trotter Bow Rene in another win.
Sixty four amateur boxers lined the Coliseum for the Illinois Athletic Club event to crown amateur champions across classes. Notable entrant Fred Gilmore, last year’s American featherweight champion in Toronto, is among those competing as preliminaries open with finals slated for tomorrow night.
The Lakeside Club basketball team of Arlington, strong in the state, opens their season at Arlington Town Hall on Thursday evening with a game against Boston College. A warm contest is expected, and dancing will follow.
Sam Myers, noted distance runner, suffered severe injuries on Harvard bridge while at work. He severed tendons of his toes with an adze and may not be able to run again. Thanksgiving day race hopes fade.
Sidney C. Love ridden by Schaffner defeats Grenade the 7 to 10 favorite by two and a half lengths in 1 49 1 5 at Aqueduct. Schaffner rode six mounts winning three placing in one and unplaced in the rest with J Jones and Miller also scoring across the card. Winners included Birmingham Tommy Waddell Jack Young Cabinet and Swell Girl with respective odds and times.
Advertises medical treatment by Dr Liverpool at 589 Tremont St Boston listing cures for asthma kidney disease deafness and scrofula with hundreds of prior cures and promises of free medicines and office hours from 10 am to 4 pm and 7 to 9 pm.
Battling Nelson remains the lightweight champion. Joe Gans concedes he cannot drop to 133 pounds again, leaving Nelson atop the division. The piece also notes growing dominance of white athletes, boxing reform talk at Harvard, and Gustavus Ruhlin seeking a fight, plus a National Association of State Universities meeting in Washington emphasizing football's value under regulation.
University of Pennsylvania students held a campus wide demonstration after defeating Harvard. They marched from chapel to the training house and Franklin Field and then to City Hall where Mayor Weaver spoke, praising the win and noting two great fights in the city last week.
Carlisle Indians football team with substitutes and staff left Carlisle for Cleveland to take on the Massillon Tigers on Wednesday. Coach Ralph P. Kinney will lead the squad on their western trip, facing a strong opponent and a weight disadvantage of about 35 pounds per man.
Fredericton reports Dick Tibbits former Fall River outfielder and Tri-State League veteran joins a moose hunting party. They return with a 900-pound bull moose carcass and head, part of a successful hunting trip that also claimed a caribou deer and bear.
Harvard football teams morale dips after defeat by Pennsylvania as Soldiers Field drills show fumbling off side penalties and lackluster plays. Star runs by Leonard Wendell and Parker block kicks, while Campbell mentors the squad for Saturdays clash with Dartmouth.
Browning Academy from Somerville seeks an away or neutral site game on November 18. The strong high school team aims to arrange a contest with H. A. Williams at 1964 Massachusetts Avenue Arlington address listed.
Young Sidney of Boston defeats Myers of New York in the fourth round of a scheduled six round bout at Berkeley C C Beachmont. The New Yorker faded after the first round as Sidney landed heavy lefts and rights. Referee Jerry Callahan saw two preliminary draws, with about 200 spectators approving the decisions.
The Akron giant Gus Buhhlin offers a $500 forfeit to box any challenger for the heavyweight crown currently tied to Jeffries. If six weeks pass unchallenged, Buhhlin claims the title. The piece surveys contenders Fitzsimmons Hart Edels and others, plus upcoming bouts in Rhode Island and Maine.
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