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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1912
Page
6
Yale football headquarters moved to Greenwich Connecticut as the Eli squad arrives for a day test after facing Princeton. Regulars return to recitations tomorrow with scrimmaging limited to the substitutes and a signal drill planned for Yale Field in the afternoon.
Yale drills continue with two key spots unsettled quarter back and right guard. Loftus impressed in relief at two minutes, Pumpelly may be kept at left halfback, and Harbison may return from a slight ankle issue. Coach Mack notes little practice remains before the Harvard game while Pumpelly, Arnold, Pendleton, Read and Harbison contend for starting roles.
Malden High School clinched top spot in the Suburban league with a decisive Saturday victory against Somerville High. The win tightens Malden’s championship bid barring unforeseen injuries or dramatic reversals involving key players.
Malden High defeats Somerville as Kempton stars and gains the Suburban league lead. Everett High defeats Medford 49 0 while Portland’s Orient Heights A A A ties McKinley 7 7 in a big crowd at Fort McKinley. Benson scores for Orient Heights and McKinley replies with a late kickoff. Attendance about 2000.
The B A A will host an amateur boxing event Saturday December 14 at the Exeter street clubhouse. Classes are 110 125 140 158 and heavyweight with a two pound variance except for the last. Entries close with George W. Brown athletic director of the club Saturday December 7.
Yale and Harvard gear for the final East intercollegiate football title clash at New Haven. Harvard rides an eight game win streak and seeks to defend its lead as Yale challenges for the championship on Yale Field next Saturday.
The inner tube now has a new home at 121 Massachusetts avenue and is claimed not to deflate after a puncture. Baker Motor Vehicle Company plans a 30 percent factory expansion mainly for the truck department as dealer plans and corporate reorganizations unfold across Detroit and Akron.
Arthur Duffey argues the Yale clash will decide the football title with Harvard needing a Crimson victory to clinch and Yale claiming the championship if they win. He notes Harvard’s strong offense and kick and compares Princeton, Dartmouth, and Carlisle Indians outcomes as context.
Harvard primes for the Yale game with Derry Parmenter at center and Pennock and Driscoll on either side. The squad will practice lightly this week, travel to New London for a Friday indoor session, and then proceed to New Haven on Saturday with tickets distributed to eligible Harvard men in the west stand.
Italian wrestler Pardello returns to Boston to face Karl Husman in a best two of three falls match at the Grand Opera House. The catch as catch can bout determines who will fight Cyclone Burns in two weeks. Pardello has a strong Boston following while Husman is seen as a tough challenge.
A New York critic argues Willie Hoppe cannot be the 18.2 champion as the tournament progresses. He states all titles in competition are in abeyance and the political tone appears well received.
The Revere Town Five seeks fast teams for the coming season. Harvey and Steele, ex Madisons Charlestown, are backs with Landers and Devier as forwards and Ashe center. O all and OConnor as sub. Teams may write Sam Ashe 491 Beach street Revere.
A letter asks if Charlie Brickley competed in Sweden's running hop, step and jump and how he fared. Brickley, once on the American Olympic team, did not score a point in the event.
At Yale Field a tie game occurred in a day of athletic events. J. T. H. of Chicopee-Gutterson did not compete in the running high jump at Sweden, but took part in the running broad jump.
Harvard Cornell and Dartmouth emerge as main favorites in the IC A A championship race to be decided in Ithaca. Harvard’s distance unit, coached by Alfred Shrubb, has led the season and is regarded among the best ever seen in college cross country.
Harvard defeats Cornell 55 to 52 and overwhelms Yale in the season’s strongest dual run, boosting Crimson prestige. Copeland, Boyd, Lawless and a bolstering supporting cast bolster the team as Harvard seeks a championship berth. Copeland is regarded as Harvard’s top man, with a toughest test next Saturday against Taber of Brown and Ball of Dartmouth.
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