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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1915

Page

12

Boxing notes from Boston boxing scene promising November bouts

Milburn Saylor reflects on a defeat to White and notes a stronger punch. Atlas A A venue in Gloucester reshuffles cards after Carlson refuses 130 pound weight. Dick Stosh of Cleveland set to fight Burns in a 12 round main bout. Prospects include Jimmy Duffy versus Ted Lewis and a potential White versus Lewis clash. Letters arrive for Al Delmont and Philip Doherty.

Mack Venox A. C Gloucester Larry Burns Lawrence Harry Carlson Brockton Fish City Club Carlson Burns Dick Stosh Cleveland Stosh Boston Pittsburg New York St. Louis Canada Atlas A. A Jimmy Duffy Lockport N. Y Ted Kid) Lewis England Charley White Lewis Jimmy Johnston White

Schoolboys to Run Today in Mystic Valley League

Six school cross country teams enter the Mystic Valley League race set for this morning at Arlington. Wakefield’s Goodwin, Arlington’s Cameron, and Somerville’s French are noted runners who may lead from the start. Arlington has won the race three times and knows the course well, while Wakefield brings a strong balanced squad after a Worcester victory. George French, last year’s Worcester winner, has run Arlington’s course and believes his team will prevail.

Arlington Goodwin Wakefield Cameron French Somerville Worcester George French

Pittsburg Signs Norfolk Infielder B. W. Cleveland

Barney Dreyfus, president of the Pittsburg National League Baseball Club, announced today the signing of B. W. Cleveland, an infielder from Norfolk, Virginia.

Pittsburg Penn Barney Dreyfus National League Baseball Club B. W. Cleveland Norfolk

Weathered gridiron for Harvard Yale clash amid soggy field

Harvard and Yale prepare for their annual game on a drenched surface with straw covering on Soldiers Field and possible drying conditions. Weighed by heavier Yale players, Harvard recalls last year’s slushy, slippery mud in Yale Bowl with no injuries and the teams marching forward despite the forecast.

Harvard Yale Eli Soldiers Field New Haven

Gossip for Motorists on Harvard Yale Game Day

Alvan T. Fuller sponsors Yale team rides in Packard cars from Woodland Park Hotel to the Stadium for this afternoon’s big game. Windsor T. White travels to town for the match and backs Harvard due to a son at Cambridge. Boston hosts a rush of cars from New England as the Chalmers six thirty arrives from Buffalo and the Providence auto show closes tonight. J. W. Bowman plans a Maine woods hunting trip return Monday with venison steaks promised by friends.

Alvan T. Fuller Yale Packard Woodland Park Windsor T. White White Company Harvard Cambridge Chalmers Boston Buffalo J. W. Bowman Maine Woods Auburndale Elis P. D. Haughton New Haven Reese South End Jarvis Field New York Springfield Yale Eee Yale Ees Eeet Ewe Soldiers Field Yale Ee New

Harvard Club of Boston Joins Amateur Hockey League

The American Amateur Hockey League admitted the Harvard Club of Boston at a meeting in New York. Harvard’s hockey team will play in the league’s winter schedule, joining Boston A. A. which is already a member.

New York American Amateur Hockey League Harvard Club of Boston Harvard Boston A. A. of

You Will Like the Pictorial Section This Sunday Post

A brief tease notes that readers will enjoy the Pictorial Section in the upcoming Sunday edition of the Post. It hints at visual features and notable images to expect without revealing specifics.

Sunday Post

Hotels Overrun by Harvard Yale Crowd Amid City Influx

Boston hotels and clubs overflowed as Harvard Yale game fans poured in last night. Lenox Copley Plaza and Touraine drew notable guests including William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer Jr. Private cars rested in yards while cots filled banquet rooms and dining spaces became sleeping quarters.

Lenox William Randolph Hearst Tom Shevlin Yale Stanley Reinhart Mary Roberts Reinhart Maggie Teyte William V. Bedell H. B. Brandeis New York Harvey Gibson Copley Plaza Fred Sterry the Plaza Joseph Pulitzer, Jr Pulitzer S. G. Scher Samuel Scovil Mal’’ Scovil F. C. Waite University Club Cleveland George Newgass Melvin A. Morris Pittsburg A. W. Malley New Haven Frederick G. Hotchkiss W. H. Ramsay Alliance Touraine Vendome Victoria Somerset Puritan American Quincy Hurlburt’s Young's Parker Adams House Clark Harvard Boston & Albany

Yale Confident on Eve of Big Game

Yale expresses iron-clad confidence before the Saturday clash with Princeton at the Stadium. Captain Alex Wilson and players tour the site in wet weather, insisting they will defeat Princeton despite rain and soggy field conditions.

Yale Eli John Mack Sam Langford Petrograd University Alex Wilson Giants Alex Wilson Harvard Wellesley Princeton

Sullivan Named Lexington High Baseball Coach for 1916

Lexington November 19 John J Sullivan coach of the Lexington High School football team was selected to lead the Lexington High School baseball nine for 1916 under his generalship the football squad has moved at a furious rate confirming his appointment for the new season

Lexington John J. Sullivan Lexington High

Reproduced Game at Jordan Hall by Irwin Score Board

Irwin Score Board Company offers a live play by play reproduction of the game at Jordan Hall for those without tickets. A direct wire from the field provides returns described by a veteran football man and shown on the scoreboard for visualized excitement. Tickets available at Wright and Ditson's and Jordan Hall.

Jordan Hall Irwin Score Board Company Wright & Ditson

Lexington and Arlington Girls Field Hockey Set to Clash

The Lexington High School girls field hockey team may meet Arlington High School on Spy Pond Field today. Yesterday's planned game against Sargent School of Cambridge was canceled due to rain.

Lexington High School Arlington High School Spy Pond Arlington Sargent School of Cambridge

Runners Prepare for Six Mile Intercollegiate Championship

Strong mud and course wear expected at Franklin Park as eleven of fourteen colleges race for team titles. Cornell's Moakley leads a star lineup including Hoffmire Windnagle and Colton with Dark horses from Yale Princeton Maine and Penn also in contention. Tech’s Bell Prett and Brown’s Captain Pottas join a field aiming to repeat recent New England results.

Franklin Park Cornell Harvard Yale Princeton Pennsylvania Columbia Dartmouth Maine Brown Syracuse Michigan Colby College City of New York New England Boston Jack Moakley Pottas Hoffmire Windnagle Tech Bell

Mayor Curley Returns Harvard Yale Football Tickets

Harvard officials misassigned 10 tickets to Mayor Curley placing him in Section 19 far from the field. He returned the check and noted the error, receiving new 50 yard line seats in Section 31, rectifying the seating mix up.

Harvard Curley Harvard Athletic Association Boston Curl

Turner Seeks Indoor Nationals Meet in Baltimore

George J. Turner recently elected president of the Amateur Athletic Union favors holding the national indoor championship next March in Baltimore. If the championship committee agrees, the events would be staged at the Fifth Regiment Armory.

New York George J. Turner The Amateur Athletic Union Baltimore Fifth Regiment

Navy Team Plans Penn Game Watch Trip

Navy's football squad will travel to New York for the Army game and stop in Philadelphia to watch the annual Thanksgiving Day clash between the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell, as guests of the Pennsylvania Athletic Association.

Annapolis Navy New York Army Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Cornell Naval Party Pennsylvania Athletic Association

Harvard Yale clash tops college grid slate at Franklin Park

Harvard and Yale prepare for a marquee football day with Harvard star Eddie Mahan cleared of pro charges. Tom Enwright faces eligibility questions while Tom Shevlin leads the Elis in a bid to end a skid. Cornell looms in the cross country title chase as Al Shrubb aims for a marathon upset.

Crimson picks key runners as favorites for large intercollegiates

The Crimson coach backs Duffeys and waves off rivals like Potter Hoffmire Bell and Brown as top contenders in the big meet. Yale captain Overton challenged as elite, with Eds Rush and Yale hosts to welcome Harvard and Yale coaches Johnny Mack and Pooch Donovan for a classic autumn tilt.

Billy Queal Yale Crimson Queal Overton Eli Hill Johnny Mack Pooch Donovan Mack Donovan

Everett Faces Somerville In Key Suburban League Clash

The Suburban league features Everett High vs Somerville High as the day’s main game at Somerville. Everett red and blue teams appear broken while Somerville has struggled to contain Everett in past meetings. Other games include Waltham vs Natick and Manchester vs Haverhill.

Somerville Everett High Everett Somerville High Waltham High Newton High Natick High Manchester High Haverhill High Lawrence Newburyport Chelsea High Revere High Everett High School

Aberg Seeks Special Referee for Greco-Roman Title Fight

Alex Aberg’s manager asked Boston officials to bring in a third referee for next Thursday’s Greco-Roman world title bout with Cutler in Mechanics Building. Promoter Tuohey rejected the idea, saying no outsider officials would be used and that Aberg would get an even break from the official referee.

Alex Aberg Boston Aberg Cutler Mechanics’ Building Tuohey

Gordon international curling match called off this winter

Montreal November 19 announcements state the Gordon international curling medal match between United States and Canada is cancelled due to war conditions. The event alternates hosts between the two nations and would have been played in Canada this winter after last season in Utica, New York.

Montreal United States Canada Utica N. Y

Harvard Brown game score and related queries

Harvard won the Harvard Brown game 16 to 7. Individual scores cited include Harvard 15 Brown 8, Harvard 18 Brown 5, and Harvard 30 Brown 7. No tie exists among those scores.

Lexington Beats Concord in mud soaked gridiron clash

In heavy rain at Lexington High, the Lex ington eleven beat Concord High 7 to 0. A second period touchdown by Weatherhead and a goal from Wright secured the win after a brutal opening collision left Concord fullback Fuller with a fractured collarbone.

Concord John J. Sullivan Lexington Concord High Fuller Concord Eleven Pickard Wood Lexington High Cutter Wellington Walcott Jackson Ereee Raymond Rockwood Ieee Carl Lawrence R G Pickard Wood Johnson Tove Williams Fitzgerald Boyre Weatherhead Mulcahy Thay

Leach Cross Beats Johnny Harvey in 10-Round Fight

Leach Cross defeated Johnny Harvey of New York in a 10-round bout. Harvey rallied in the ninth and pressed Cross in the final round. Cross weighed 138 pounds. Harvey 135. Also, Mat Wells and Young Brown drew in 10 rounds, and Renny Leonard outpointed Joe Azevedo after a close first round.

New York Azevedo Leonard

Brooklyn Federal League Club releases four players

The Brooklyn Federal League Club announced the unconditional release of infielders Delahanty and Gagnier and pitchers Maxwell and Houck on November 19.

New York Brooklyn Federal League Club Tonight Delahanty Gagnier Maxwell Houck

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