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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1912
Page
6
Today a series of Suburban league football games highlights rivalries and title races. Malden High faces Somerville High in a tight matchup while Everett visits Medford with Medford missing Twombly. Waltham hosts Portland and St John’s Prep meets Haverhill in afternoon action.
Princeton football roster details show players with lines and ages such as Andrews 21 prospects, Penfield 20, Logan 20, Bluetheathal 21, Shenk unspecified, indicating positions and substitutions.
Boston University Law School faced Liberal Arts on Fenway grounds yesterday afternoon in a fast hot contest. The lighter Liberal Arts squad used speed to overcome the heavier BU Law eleven and win the game 12 to 4 under new rules.
The Tufts College varsity football team of 17 men departed College Hill yesterday afternoon for West Point. All regulars joined except Schlotterbeck and Angell who stayed in Medford due to severe injuries. The squad conducted a brief signal practice before departure and displayed strong play.
Noble and Greenough School defeated Volkmann at Volk mann field Allston by 7 to 0. A large crowd attended the private school clash deemed a top local game. Nobile scored on a blocked kick in the second period after Rice recovered it for a TD and Sweetser kicked the extra point. This marks the third straight year Noble has beaten Volkmann.
Captain Seaver delivered the decisive drop kick from the 20-yard line as Roxbury Latin defeated Stone School in Chestnut Hill yesterday. Roxbury fumbled three times inside Stone’s five-yard line, but Seaver’s standout play sealed the victory 3 to 0.
Yale football team sails from New Haven for New York en route to Princeton. A 30 man squad travels tonight with the first and second strings joining on the Yale special train, leaving New York around 10:30 for the Jungle.
Yale faces Princeton in a关键 test after an undefeated run and only two field goals conceded. Coach Howe hints at no 11 hour changes, with Pumpelly and Gallaner likely bench, Avery shifted to left wing, and Douglass Bomeisler at right. Players finalize prep at Yale Field before travel.
Frank Cavanaugh head coach of the Big Green team expressed hopeful mood for today’s Stadium game against Harvard. He noted no confident prophecy, cited possible Morey absence and Curtis as his potential replacement, while Walter McCornack praised Morey’s understudy in punting and Dartmouth figures rallied at Copley Square.
Lawrence High was defeated 0 to 4 at home by Manchester in the Massachusetts state championship race. Manchester’s defense and forward play overwhelmed the Lawrence eleven, ending their hopes for the title.
Princeton, N J is tense on the eve of the Yale game as coaches refuse to disclose the lineup. The secretive training camp has persisted five weeks and observers expect a spectacular Princeton performance despite the non committal policy.
The Tigers anticipate a Yale test with a likely lineup including Andrews and Wight at ends, Penfield at tackle, and Baker at quarterback. Princeton plans a swift, open attack to offset a lighter opponent line, encouraged by earlier flashes of speed and passing in Harvard and Lehigh games.
Harvard star Charles E. Brickley will provide an exclusive technical resume of the Harvard Dartmouth game for the Boston Sunday Post. Paul Withington will offer a critical analysis and player comparison. Parke H. Davis will review Yale Princeton strategy and personnel ahead of the Harvard Yale clash.
New York Nov 15 The 18.2 balk line billiards championship features a tournament high run of 167 by Morningstar and Hoppe's strong open table play as he defeats Slosson and Sutton. Morningstar also records a 30 inning run in the contest while Sutton posts 91 in the 20th inning.
The Boston and Albany Railroad runs Saturday specials from South Station to Allston for the Harvard Dartmouth football game at the Stadium. Trains depart on tracks 1 and 2 as needed to carry all riders, with extra coaches from Springfield and Worcester. The Worcester and Boston Worcester line trains add capacity and the Leysville special stops in Allston Saturday afternoon.
New Haven Conn November 15 The Yale and Harvard freshmen meet in the annual gridiron contest on Yale Field tomorrow. Comparative scores show both teams to be about of equal strength.
Wellesley High routed Dedham High yesterday at Hunnewell Field in Wellesley by 75 to 0, one of the year's highest scoring games.
A quiet night ahead of the Harvard Dartmouth football game saw a joint Jordan Hall concert by the Harvard and Dartmouth Glee Clubs become a major Hanover event. Dartmouth support in bets waned as Harvard odds rose, while the Dartmouth club drew loud ovations and a record audience from alumni and students.
In Ottawa Oregon on November 15 Dr B F Roller a Seattle wrestler broke one rib during a match with Constant LeMarin a Belgian. Roller overbalanced while lifting LeMarin and the Belgian fell on him a rib near the breast bone snapped. The crowd prevented continuation.
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