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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1906
Page
8
Newton Independents, led by Coach McManus, claim the Greater Boston championship for teams averaging 135 pounds after a perfect season with no points scored against them. They prepare for Thanksgiving Day showdown with Lincoln A. A. for Newton’s championship, featuring local sprinters and baseball stars.
Harvard football trains conclude with a final scrimmage against the second team then secret practice and a large mass meeting. Coach Reid names the Yale squad while Burr and Lincoln shine in kicking and punting as Foster recovers from injury.
Boston Latin School defeated Mechanic Arts High 16 to 0 at Dunbar avenue. Keenan scored two touchdowns and Elcock added two goals from touchdowns and a field goal, with strong Latin play limiting Mechanic Arts. Wingerski and Rutherford threatened briefly for the visitors, but Latin’s line and ends, Moloney and Churchward, stalled most drives.
The East Boston basketball team begins its season tonight facing Everest A. A. in a hard fought game at Lyceum Hall East Boston. The matchup is expected to showcase a competitive opener and set the tone for the season.
Fred Williams' New Roxbury team clashes with Carruth five in the City league game this evening Carruth leads the standings with 22 wins and 2 losses New Roxbury has 10 wins and 14 losses Williams predicts a Carruth victory.
A collage of baseball notes sketches shifts in team management and star players. Pat Donovan attends a New York horse show while Wred Clarke may succeed as Pirates manager. Schaefer wants to leave Detroit and Cantillon McAleer hope to land him. Rube Waddell’s bet with his father ends in a noisy quarrel after a loss.
In a tense Charles River final Newell defeats Weld by a margin of a bare length to capture the Harvard graded crew championship. A crab by Butts slowed Weld early, Newell closed from eighty strokes per minute and surged past under Harvard bridge. Weld won the third grade race while Newell gains varsity consideration for Whitney Onatavia and other rowers.
The Lincoln Club in Chelsea hosts a star boxing program tonight with a six round opening bout Denny Ryan of Cambridge versus Johnny Ahearn of South Boston. The semi final features a ten round attraction Freddie O'Brien of Chelsea against Kid Barrish the newsboy champion.
Benny Yanger the Chicago boxer and Matty Baldwin of Charlestown prepare for a 15 round match at the Charlestown Club. Both in peak form, Yanger relies on experience and skill while Baldwin promises a strong challenge. Weighs 130 pounds at 6 pm with Rhodes Sullivan Curley in Yanger’s corner and Gardner Dixon Toomey in Baldwin’s.
Hanover New Hampshire November 20 The Alumni oval dried up for perfect weather and a stiff practice. The varsity moved smoothly from signals to rapid advances and touchdowns using trick plays. Captain Glaze watched, Hobbs rested, and the squad prizes Brown as a strong opponent and expects a hard game but confidence remains high.
Tech fencing shows rapid improvement this year with prospects rising beyond early season expectations. Strong performances hint at a competitive season ahead for the team.
Under Prof Lucien Fournon the team trains hard for the triangular meet with Harvard and Cornell. Captain Lage and Gatewood are missed from last year though Lage’s wins over Bowman set a New England mark. Returning vets include Bennebeau Berliner with Lange and manager Fritz Weinhagen organizing a strong unit amid fencing relation tensions with Yale Pennsylvania Annapolis and West Point.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology fields a strong basketball team this season aiming for intercollegiate honors. Despite losses to graduation, prospects are bright with Kinnear, Butler, Hargreaves, Merrill, and Fernstrom as forwards. Wentworth, Belcher, Whitmore, Ford, Nichols as guards. Pierce, Gregory, and Wentworth at center.
The Rindge Club wants to arrange a match next Saturday with a capable squad averaging around 145 pounds. Full expenses will be provided. Contact W. F. McCarthy at 535 Oxford by phone.
The Kentucky Institute for the Blind, aged about 14 on average, fields a fully blind football team that has defeated sighted rivals. They use an elaborate signal code and acute hearing to follow the ball, with minimal fumbling and few accidents, captivating Southern football observers.
With eight coaches present Brown's varsity drills behind closed gates as they brace for the Dartmouth game in Springfield. Confidence runs high though Donnie is out. Swain and Elrod shift to cover end and Pryor may miss due to a knee, leaving little trouble at the end line.
The column notes betting pools split on close scores 25 to 6 and 17 to 10. Eddie Dillon, once with Andover, now stars at quarterback for Princeton. Dorchester High and Mechanic Arts High prep for their Thanksgiving Day clash in Dorchester. At Ann Arbor, Coach Yost remains quiet as emotions run high.
Seven stoppages required officials to consult a rule book, prompting criticism of their knowledge. Brown favored to beat Dartmouth on Saturday despite Dartmouth’s strong showing versus Harvard. Thanksgiving Day brings Gloucester Y M C A versus Rindge Club in Cambridge with top scholastic players expected to entertain.
Yale's varsity players return to New Haven from Hastings-on-the-Hudson after a three day outing for practice. Captain Morse hails the rest and confirms a final scrimmage against the freshmen and scrubs. Bobby Burch and Knox suffer injuries impacting the Harvard game and officials for Yale Harvard are set.
The Lakeview basketball squad from Cambridge reorganizes with Dunn returning as centre and Regan Walsh as forwards. Ixelly and Terrio resume duties at leftback and partner position. Address 3877 Windsor Street Cambridge.
Walter Miller, a 19 year old Hebrew rider from Brooklyn, tops the 1906 racing season with 8909 mounts, 219 wins, 174 seconds and 112 thirds on local tracks including Saratoga. His earnings total about 100000 dollars in eight months, far surpassing the President's 50000 dollar salary.
Harvard students chant that Harvard can win and must win as enthusiasm runs high. Betting has begun with even money as Crimson and Blue records are close and optimism centers on clever use of the new plays.
Muggsy Sughrue announced by Harvard's crimson cart to accompany the Crimson football team to New Haven. The mascot predicts a 12 to 0 win though skeptics doubt the forecast. Bettors who lose may target the successor of John the orange man.
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