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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1912
Page
9
Yale football squad arrived from Greenwich for recitations and a noon reorganization as the final week of the season began. Only 32 players were kept, enough for roughly three eleven, with training table at Hotel Tait and first-day drill reported.
Harvard eyes Copeland as team anchor in the intercollegiate championships at Ithaca this Saturday. He has been the steadying force among distance runners as Harvard seeks its season’s final test and a strong performance.
Harvard high on spirits and health as the Crimson football machine works through drills in the Stadium. Coaches pursue a conservative but confident frame of mind while refining attacks and defenses expected to stop Yale stars Flynn and Pumpelly.
Yale's squad worked two hours in a new baseball cage with signal play and field targets. Key players and coaches discussed lineup changes while a large coaching group eyed adjustments for the Harvard game.
Yale coach George Kester Sanford known as Sandy, motivates players with tough talk and direct onfield coaching. His fiery leadership aims to spark the Vase team's performance this week.
The Harvard Club of Boston hosts a 7 o'clock complimentary dinner for Harvard University eight and four oared crews, who defeated Yale last June. Guests include crew members, manager Ralph Lowell, coach James Wray, and future captain candidates with remarks by graduates. Moving pictures of the Harvard Yale race and Olympic events will be shown, many for the first time in the U S.
Copeland leads his team in dual meets against Cornell and Yale as top contenders in the intercollegiate cross country. John Paul Jones remains far ahead in the national scene but Taber of Brown is expected to challenge. The decisive race may hinge on second place with Copeland Taber and Ball of Dartmouth in the mix.
G L Horine cleared 6 feet 6 18 inches in a dual meet at Stanford on March 29, setting a world record that was accepted by the Amateur Athletic Union awards committee. The panel also approved 11 American Olympic records from Stockholm.
Joseph D. O'Brien the deposed Giants secretary may speak later as he meets with Charles Webb Murphy in Chicago. The talks seek Murphy backing for a Philadelphia club offer or a National League presidency bid held by Thomas J. Lynch. He aims to stay in organized baseball through backing from major owners while Brown's Louisville slate looms.
Robert J. Weatherill of Brunswick was elected captain of the Bowdoin football team for next season. The right halfback has played for Bowdoin this fall at Brunswick Maine, November 18.
A Malden High source says Malden will not participate in postseason play with any school. Initial reports claimed a Dec 7 game with Oak Park High, while Nov 30 was rejected. Everett High proposed a Oak Park clash if Oak Park agrees. Everett Field Corporation plans a Wednesday meeting to decide on a postseason game.
A score announcer misnamed players during the Harvard Yale match, dropping the name Kelley and muttering Kelley Kelley Brickley Driscoll O'Brien Flynn. The spectator quipped the Harvard Yale showdown next week should show Gaelic football in action.
A forwarded letter asks Messrs. Haughton Cavanaugh and O Reilly to select the East representative for a post season game against Oak Park High on November 30. Malden High leads contenders if it wins the Suburban League title, with Everett High as backup. Malden plays Brockton tomorrow before Thanksgiving against Medford High. English High meets the High School of Commerce at Dunbar Avenue grounds in a key city title race. Wynn Classical faces Swampscott at Ocean Park in Lynn as Charlie Moore’s squad seeks a win today.
The article lauds Eddie Mahan as a standout Harvard freshman captain with potential to become a legendary football figure. It criticizes New York writers for late credit and predicts Mahan will gain enduring fame in football history.
Boston boxing idol Jimmy Walsh, dubbed the pride of Boston, demonstrated fitness in a clever athletic sketch at the Howard Atheneum. He recently defeated bantamweight hopeful Tommy Dixon and performed with local chaps Mark Spencer and Young Scanlon in two daily appearances at 3 50 and 9 36 p m.
Harvard University hockey candidates met in Thayer Hall with coach A W Winsor and captain Harry Gardner urging a large turnout after six graduates left. Practice starts Thursday at the Arena for non football players. freshmen will wait several weeks.
Roxbury Centrals seek strong 125pound teams around Boston, contact J M Goode at 81 Cabot Street Roxbury, phone 22757, evenings Tuesday. Also recruiting Dorchester Pastime Juniors for fast 90pound teams away from home, contact I M Daniels at 28 Burgess Street Dorchester. Redmen A C of Quincy seeks fat amateur teams for Nov 28 and Thanksgiving Day with 125pound average, Ramblers of Dorchester and Athletics of Roslindale also referenced, contact John W Anderson at 197 Centre Street Quincy.
Harvard prepares for Yale at New Haven with a split travel plan and a Friday indoor session. Freedley starts at quarterback replacing Gardner while Bradley remains doubtful. The Crimson aim to cross the Eli goal line in a hard fought, touchdown battle with strong line play and signal practice shaping the game plan.
Commentary urges leaving rough play debates behind after Harvard Dartmouth game. It questions suspending a team over a single offender and calls for focusing on the future of Dartmouth’s traditions.
The Roxbury Y M A Midgets basketball team seeks games against 95 to 100 pound teams, hoping for Saturday night home matches in Boston. Contact George Richmond at 11753 Beacon Street, Roxbury, for halfpenses.
The Philadelphia Mackmen beat Havana 10 to 5 in a league game. Havana scored first, but Philadelphia pulled away with offense from key players as the crowd watched at the ballpark.
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