Harvard Frustrates Fans as Coach Forbes Plans Next Step
Harvard football after a 15 to 6 loss to Pennsylvania leaves students disheartened yet debates future leadership. Critics blame tactics and gear while supporters defend Forbes and Lathrop's training as the team contends next season with captain Dibblee and a mix of returning backs and new talent amid uncertain line play.
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Nances
Pennsylvania
Harvard
Yale
Forbes
Dibblee
Haughton
Mills
Garrison
Lawin
Warren
Cochrane
Parker
Cozzens
Brown
Sullivan
Doucette
Haskell
English High Triumphs in Senior Interscholastic Football Race
Five games remain in the Senior Interscholastic Football League as English High emerges as the season favorite. Coach Jack Corbett has molded the team through hard work, overtaking Hoppy and Cambridge Manual, while other schools like Boston Latin and Brookline High show uneven progress and coaching doubts. Captain Usher leads Cambridge High and Latin with improving form ahead of a Thanksgiving clash.
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English High
Harlow
Parker
Kernan
Cambridge High
Latin
Usher
Hoppy
Brookline
Postponed Holy Cross Boston College Game Sparks Debate
The Holy Cross vs Boston College football clash on the South End grounds was postponed to Thanksgiving amid BC’s decision not to play Boston University that day. BU players Teehan and Bassidy protested, while BC supporters urged a contest, and captain Haines voiced confusion over the cancellation by Manager Schubmehl.
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Holy Cross
South End
Boston College
Boston University
Beacon Hill
Haines
Schubmehl
Law School
Jesuit College
B. C
B.H
Tufts
New Bedford
Tarry Teehan
Bassidy
Boxing Gossip Circles Fights and Plans in New York Scene
Boxing gossip outlines Monday to Friday bouts across clubs in Baltimore Brooklyn Yonkers and Manchester with many 15 and 20 round bouts. Notable matchups include Goff vs Gorman at the Waverly Club and Sears benefit in Lynn. The piece notes management control by Billy Madden and looming Buffalo club clashes.
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Jerry Marshall
J. O’rey
Tom Wilson
J. Smith
Empire A. C
Baltimore
Paddy Gorman
Charley Goff
Waverly A. C
Oukers
Sammy Myers
Sam Quartz
Jack McClelland
Alleghany
Penn
A. C. J. Marto
Ed Goodbody
Kid Thomas
J. McKeck
M. Streeber
J. Cain
Greenpoint A. C
Brooklyn
Steve Crosby
J. Bolans
Louisville
Billy Brierly
J. Ryan
Manchester
Eng
Dan Bayliff
Dave Sullivan
Williston
Waverly Club
Yonkers
N. C
California
Goff
Billy Madden
Gorman
Paddy
Madden
Billy
Buffalo
Empire
Olympic
Frank Erne
Jack Downey
Sammy Kelly
Oscar Gardner
Erne
Gardner
Billy Rochford
Kelly
Downey
P. T. Colebrook
N. H
Johnny van Heest
Dayton
van Heest
Tom O’rourke
Joe Walcott
Tom Sharkey
Joe
Sailor
Martin Flaherty
Tom Shortell
New York
Tom West
Billy Smith
Associated Press
San Francisco
Billy Lavigne
George Lavigne
Walcott-Lavigne
Sally Smith
George Dixon
Mike Sears
Kirtland Club
Lynn
Sears
Union Depot
George Byers
Harry Peppers
Connecticut
Montgomery
Byers
Cambridge
Tim Kearns
Bob Allen
Lawler to Fight Bernstein in San Francisco Bout
Jimmy Lawler of this city gets a notable match as Thomas O Rourke plans a fight card in the East. O Rourke says Lawler will face George Bernstein with a return trip in January featuring Walcott versus Lavigne and Dixon facing Smith. Bernstein to meet Lawler is highlighted.
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San Francisco
Jimmy Lawler
Thomas O'Rourke
East
Lawler
Dixon
George Bernstein
Walcott
Lavigne
Smith
Erne
Hawkins
Bernstein
Young Griffo Arrested in St Louis for Vagrancy
The Australian boxer Young Griffo was arrested in St Louis on vagrancy charges. He proclaimed he is a native of India and a British subject, and vowed the entire British government would protest once he is released. He is penniless and his manager has left town.
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ST. Louis
Griffo
India
Various Local Notices and Sports Updates from 1900
A mixed page reports a National Trotting Association meeting in New York on December 7 and 8, Worcester Academy track training starting after Thanksgiving, Annapolis Naval Cadets football record, and a call for unity among trotters at the Paris exhibition of 1900. Also noted are William Mills sick with typhoid, a testimonial for Darren J. Sweeney at Odd Fellows Hall with benefit events, and committees plus literary and musical talent leading to dancing after 10.
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Board of Review
National Trotting Association
New York
Dee
Worcester Academy
Naval Cadets
Annapolis
Princeton
John H. Steiner
American Trotting Association
Thas
Parla
H Lloyd Mills
Wosossteigh
Mills
Darren J. Sweeney
Odd Fellows
Ooridee
Sweeney
Bradford Boat Club
Pevern’y
Leagues Prepare for Lively Season in Interclub Circuits
Four Massachusetts interclub circuits plus suburban and A C leagues race into week three with Melrose A C and 999th A A sharing first in overall standings. Battery teams top pin totals while Oxford and Glendon show strong all around scores. Prime performers include Williams and Marden in individual averages as margins remain tight.
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Massachusetts
Melrose A. C
A. A
Battery
Melrose
Boylston
Wiliams
Marden
Williams
Bowling League Standings After Three Weeks
Candle Pin and City Leagues share the lead with a tie for first in Divisions A and B. Sudbury and Jameson top Division B, with Sudbury also posting the highest pin totals and average. Division A shows Boylston and Central tied for first with 3–0 records, Boylston leading in pins at 2820. Jack Sheafe leads individuals with 93 average, Noble 91, Powers 90.
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Sudbury
Jameson
St. James
Boylston
Central
Jefferson
Jack Sheafe
Noble
Powers of Sudbury
Pins Sudbury
Carruth
Division A
C.eees Éeeven
Boylston Covvee
City Hall
Brookline
McCarthy
Roxbury
Joy
Richardson
Callahan
M.I
Sweeney
Poggi
Clitis
Rogers
Jamaica
Wheeler, M. & We Pierce
Hub
Columbia
City League Bowling Standings Show Weekend Shakeup
After five weeks of bowling the City League standings show an interesting fight for leadership. The champion Carruth team lost to Boylston last week creating a tie at the top.
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Carruth
Boylston
Three-Wteam Roxbury League Tie Sees Germanialead
Germania holds first in Roxbury League with the highest pin fall, Shawmuts second, while Nor folk trails. Averages and standings follow, detailing team scores and rankings.
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Germania
Norfolk
Shawmuts
Mercan tile League Leaders Fight for Top Spot
The American Wal tham Watch Company leads the league while Brown-Durrell sits second with one game in hand. American W. W. Co. holds a commanding pin fall margin over rivals. Brown-Durrell faces a postponed match against New England News Company tonight at Boylston alleys.
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Mercantile League
American Waltham Watch Company
Brown-Durrell
W. W. Co
New England News Company
Boylston
Local League Bowling Season Opens This Week
The winter club house sport kicks off with four teams in the Circuit League tonight, followed by the Suburban Interclub League on Tuesday. The Boston League starts its series on Tuesday, December 7, leaving one league, the Amateur Bowling League of Boston and vicinity, to begin its season later.
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Amateur Bowling League
Boston and Vicinity
Intercollegiate Bowling League Formed in Region
An intercollegiate league with teams from Pennsylvania Princeton Brown Cornell and Rutgers forms as McCarthy Kirby and Meyers lead candle pin events. The Produce team from Boston big market district meets Nobles tomorrow night as Butter and Egg League in Roxbury posts cracking scores amid early breaks. Harvey tops weekly with 663 in three strings, while Nobles beat Roxbury 1253 last Wednesday.
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Pennsylvania
Princeton
Brown
Cornell
Rutgers
McCarthy
Kirby
Meyers
Boston
Roxbury
Harvey
Nobles
Rivers
Julius Meyers
Meyers Candle
Cambridge
Kirbys
South Boston
Binns
Carruth
Colts
Dolan
Roughans of
Charlestown
Gaelic School Weekly Session Held in Brigena Hall
The Gaelic School weekly session met yesterday afternoon in Brigena Hall 45 Eliot street. P J O Daly John M Doran and Michael A Hurley led classes. The superintendent presented familiar phrases on the blackboard and a Gaelic poem from the Abbot of Boyle was recited. John M Doran read The Ruins of the Abbey Timoleagen in Gaelic. Jeremiah Sullivan George Finneran Jeffrey Keating John T Sullivan and Michael A Hurley sang The Village Blacksmith.
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Brigena Hall
Eliot Street
P. J. O'Daly
John M. Doran
Michael A. Hurley
Boyle
Timoleagen
Jeremiah Sullivan
George Finneran
Jeoffrey Keating
John T. Sullivan
Katie and
Agnes Murray
Dorchester
Grattan Guards Meet Promotes Maud Gonne Lecture
The Grattan Guards held a Hampden street meeting with 153 members present. Twelve initiations and twenty five propositions occurred. Thomas F. Moore urged active participation in Miss Maud Gonne's December 5 Columbia Theatre lecture, with multiple members delivering addresses and a thanks to the Post for past services.
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Grattan Guards
Hampden Street
Thomas F. Moore
Grattan Club
Dancing Party Promises Grand St Augustine Society Event
More than 600 tickets are out for the St Augustine Total Abstinence Society dancing party on Thanksgiving Eve at St Augustine's Hall E Street South Boston. The final committee meeting reported full effort for guest comfort and entertainment with many prominent invitees expected to attend.
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St. Augustine
Sacred concert aids synagogue project at West End
A large Hebrew audience filled the Columbia Theatre last evening for a sacred concert to raise funds for the United States congregation. Proceeds will go toward the erection of a synagogue in the West End.
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Columbia Theatre
United States
West End
Foreigners Here Noted European Cyclists Invade America
Promoter A G Batchelder brings European racing stars to New York aboard the St Louis for a winter indoor bicycle series. Among them Stephane Etienne, Gaston Bizot, Maurice van den Eynde, Edouard Taylore, Gougoltz, Lamberjack, and Danish star Boran de Stampenburg. Taylore, 17, is Paris bred and poised to meet Michael's successor. Stephane is famed long distance rider with 78 firsts in 82 races. Gougoltz and Lamberjack form a formidable tandem. The group aims to break U S records, while others race on mudless roads and indoor boards.
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A. G. Batchelder
Powers-Brady-Kennedy-Batchelder
New York
St. Louis
Stephane
Gaston Bizot
Maurice van den Eynde
Edouard Taylore
Gougoltz
Lamberjack
Michael
Michael Starbuck
C. W. Waddy
Taylore
America
Tom Linton
Linton
Auteil
Etienne
Paris
Brest
Return
Terrent
Sesna
Bacconnati
Coote
Nicodemi
van den Eynde
Maurice
le Brilliant Belge
Antwerp
Jean Gougoltz
France
Morin
Jacquelin
Bourillon
Zimmerman
Pastoraine
Coquelle
Europe
Racing wheel sample showcases 98 Spalding model at Wright & Ditson
Wright and Ditson display the 98 Spalding racing wheel at Washington street with Billy Rowe presenting it. The design features new sprocket teeth edge contact reducing friction, blue enamel and red rim band, priced at 75 dollars with gears up to 84 inches. chainless version expected next month.
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Messrs. Wright & Ditson
Billy’ Rowe
Washington Street
Goodrich
Bicycle Developments and Market Slowdown Report
Salesmen report slower demand as manufacturers seek best saddles at lowest prices amid price cuts on bicycles to 75 dollars. Newton tires promise resilience from a loose fabric. Birmingham firm patents a sheet steel bicycle frame using brazed halves. Chainless concepts and lighter wheel weights feature in upcoming models with unchanged tubing and dimensions.
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Birmingham
Eng
Cycle club rumbles over springlike weather woes
In a noisy scene yesterday, cyclists at a club house vented strong objections to the unseasonably warm spell. Residents complained of glare, dust, and disruption as riders gathered, reflecting a clash between leisure plans and local rhythm.
Polo League Pennant Race Enters Third Week
New England polo circles see three leagues in action as Pawtucket leads the National League for two weeks before Fall River end a flawless run and force a tie with Providence for second. Salem sits fourth, New Bedford tops, and Maine clubs Gardiner Bath Rockland contend for first with Lewiston Augusta and Portland in the mix.
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New England
Pawtucket
Fall River
Providence
Salem
New Bedford
Maine
Gardiner
Bath
Rockland
Lewiston
Augusta
Portland
Local Baseball Schedule Shifts Across New England Cities
National league matchups list Pawtucket Salem New Bedford Providence over Monday to Saturday with day by day pairings including Pawtucket at New Bedford Providence at Salem Fall River New Bedford Pawtucket and Providence in various combinations reflecting a dense regional slate.
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Pawtucket
Salem
New Bedford
Providence
Fall River
Provience
Pawtucket Ends Thanksgiving Schedule Changes Seabrook
The Pawtuckets visit Salem tonight and New Bedford plays Providence as Lations has 82 stops in five games. Leydon and Captain Whiting anchor Pawtucket defense. Thanksgiving Day games shift with New Bedford at Pawtucket 10:30 am and Fall River at New Bedford in the afternoon.
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Pawtuckets
Salem
New Bedford
Providence
Bill Whiting
Pawtucket
Leydon
Whiting
Fall River
Sal manic severely shot in a Massachusetts street brawl
Antonio Salmanic twenty seven of 12 South Margin street was shot in the abdomen by Vin cenzo Aquara alias James Pasquala alias John Mayo alias Arguala thirty two of 25 Pitts street. Aquara fled and police sought him by midnight. Salmanic lay at Massachusetts General Hospital in critical condition with the bullet near his pelvis. Aquara and Salmanic argued with Michael Pitchon at No 12 South Margin street before a knife fight and shooting.
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Antonio Salmanic
South Margin Street
Massachusetts General Hospital
Vincenzo Aquara
James Pasquala
John Mayo
Arguala
Pitts Street
Aquara
Michael Pitchon
Salmanic
Pitchon
Pitchen
Salmanie
Hibernian Total Abstainters Plan Boston Event
A meeting at Naomi Hall 724 Washington Street urged members to attend John Daly's Boston Theatre appearance on Sunday December 12. A committee was appointed to cooperate with the general committee. Past President J. J. Manning reported on New York City’s order, noting a flourishing condition. Addresses were delivered by Dennis Higgins E Benning M P O Connor Thomas J Kelly J J Manning James Skinnell and William O Connor.
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Hibernian Total Abstinence Association
Naomi Hall
Wash Gton Street
John Daly
Boston
J. J. Manning
New York City
Dennis Higgins
E. Benning
M. P. O'Connor
Thomas J. Kelly
James Skinnell
Medford
William O’ Connor
Par ty leaves children with husband during whist event
An Atchison woman who hosted a party sent her children to her husband with a note begging him to care for them while she held a whist game. The item ends with an ad styled line about Salvation Oil and a two cent price.
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Atchison
Atchison Globe
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