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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1908
Page
10
The Crimson band travels to New Haven for a practice session with Burr leading the squad after recovering from injury. Coach Donovan reports players in fine shape and ready for a hard battle against Yale, while Kejsburg arrives late with a party of Crimson supporters.
More than 1000 Harvard students packed Harvard square and cheered the football squad as they left Cambridge by special cars for Farmington to face Yale. Captain Burr and Field Coach Haughton drew much of the applause as the team declared itself in top form and confident ahead of the big game.
Report on gambling speculators who bid high for Harvard Yale game tickets, trading on hope. They seek seats from graduates and differ to a margin of profit, while today’s weather could push many to sell.
The Dennison House Ponies opened their season with a tight 8 to 7 victory over the Crescents in Ward 7 gymnasium last evening marking their first on floor game of the year.
The Interpreparatory league battle ended in a 5 to 5 tie. Volkmann and Noble & Green contested hard with several brilliant tackles and two touchdowns by Chadwick and Grant. Injuries affected Volkmann and Weston, but both sides showed strong defense and fast play in 20 minute halves.
Packey McFarland outpointed Tommy Murphy in a six round National Athletic Club bout in Philadelphia. McFarland showed ring generalship but fought below his best, while Murphy pressed and scored in spots. Both men ended with cuts and Murphy bleeding from the nose as McFarland edged the decision.
The Eastern League and American Association directors will present their demands to the National Commission at the Waldorf-Astoria on December 7. A peace or war outcome for major league status hinges on that meeting, with a joint committee of Powers Hanlon OBrien Tebeau Watkins Havener to deliver the request.
Yale coach Biglow announced the first scrimmage produced a likely Harvard clash lineup. Captain Burch Hobbs Logan Corey Wheaton Field and others filled the eleven as Haines Lilley Johnson Field were moved aside. Harvard arrives with heavy interest as relations thaw with secret practice set to begin.
Arthur Duffeys column notes Burr, former all American tackle, is back in football drills at Harvard. He will start Saturday but may not play full game, with Haughton coaching and undergraduates hopeful. The piece also compares Cutler and Pishon, recalls past Harvard Yale results, and mentions cross country hopes for Harvard Tech Cornell and Princeton stars in a corker race.
No deaths reported from the Vanderbilt cup race. In the Harvard Dartmouth pool, G wins with Harvard 10 and Dartmouth 4 being closest in scoring, while B and C tie for closest guesses in another scenario. final decision: C wins with Harvard 11 to Dartmouth 5 in the specified game.
Vaudeville at the Orpheum Theatre will feature a staged Yale Harvard game using a special gridiron and a lone football player to reproduce each play for the audience. The display will show team lineups and score updates via a telegraph link to the grounds, without interrupting the main program.
New Haven Conn November 18 Yale officials consider replacing the wooden stands at Yale Field with a concrete coliseum after a Yale Harvard game. The plan, urged by alumni groups, would issue bonds and may locate outside campus, possibly Hampden.
The Cambridge long distance runner Fowler has been reinstated by the New England Amateur Athletic Association after suspension for allegedly rubbing Harvard athletes. Restored to good standing, he plans to run the Yonkers Marathon on Thanksgiving Day and attempt a 2 hours 23 minutes 29 seconds 25 mile course time at the B A A trial.
The New England Baseball League met at the American House with a board of directors session approving the Worcester pennant award and Fall River receiving the Pitcher Fullerton claim. A $2 fine for late official game scores was adopted and the seasonจะ start April 23, ending Sept 11 with 125 playing days.
Savannah Ga November 18 Joe Grinan is said to have been fatally injured after bursting the tire on his machine during a small car race practice session this afternoon.
Plans for the next annual outdoor meet of the Amateur Athletic Union in Seattle Washington next August during the Alaskan Yukon exposition have progressed. William M. Ingalls Seattle Pacific Northwest delegate to the present A A U meeting in New York expects a definite announcement soon.
New York Nov. 18 Hans Lobert the last infielder of the Cincinnati club is mentioned as a probable manager for the Brooklyn club in the coming season.
Everett and Waltham prepare for a Thanksgiving week showdown in a game at Waltham. Each side leans on top players Leary and Stankard for Waltham and Brickley and Lansing for Everett. Newton High aims to beat Cambridge Latin, while Rindge suffers an injury to Kronenberg.
A Boston club matches Moran and Neil in a featherweight bout at the Armory next Tuesday. Moran, former England champion, meets Frankie Neil, ex American bantamweight titleholder. Earlier undercard features Rawson vs Clark and Sawyer vs Rolfe with other notes about Erne Murphy and local prospects.
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