Colored lad to lead Vermont football team
Fenwick Sr. Watkins of Burlington has been elected captain of the University of Vermont football squad for the next season, marking the first time a colored student leads a varsity athletic team. Watkins, a Burlington High School and Exeter alum, starred at left halfback with long runs and touchdowns and teamed with Harry White to advance the forward pass.
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University of Vermont
Fenwick Sr. Watkins
Watkins
Burlington High School
Exeter
Harry White
Waltham
Colle
Fitzgerald
Dorchester High
Boston
Box Fight Murder Charge Arraigns Harry Lewis Besterman
Grand Rapids, Nov 21. Harry Lewis Besterman charged with murder in the death of Mike Nard after their boxing match last Thursday was arraigned in Superior Court and pleaded not guilty. He was held on $1000 bond and expected to furnish bail.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Harry Lewis
Besterman
Mike Nard
Harvard Men Leave For Yale In Febrile Pep Rally
Harvard football fans fill Harvard Square and Stadium as 1500 undergraduates cheer the Crimson ahead of the Yale game. Coach Yoach Reid notes Newhall as standout quarterback with strong passing and running and the lineup shows Burr Parker Osborne Starr Lincoln Wendell in key roles.
Reid Praises Harvard Team Before Yale Game
Coach Reid told 1500 undergraduates in the Harvard Union that Harvard will present its best conditioned team with top personnel. He said victory or defeat, every man will have played his best and noted new coaching methods aimed at firming football, expecting possible rule changes next year. The team showed resolve as students cheered on and paraded around Harvard Square.
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Boston sports talk spans golf marriages and football lore
Boston readers hear Miss Rhona Adair wed Captain Cuthell in Ireland and note her Boston visit. The column recalls Yale Army football, West Point drills, Dartmouth Brown plans, Yost at Michigan, and the era’s boxing and cycling figures with local ties and race-track news.
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Great Britain
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Dartmouth and Brown Finalize Springfield Game Prep
Dartmouth and Brown complete final practice in Hanover with Captain Glaze set to start. Hobbs doubts joining Saturday as Smith has shown strong form in last week’s Harvard game. The squad to travel to Northampton and then Springfield for the game.
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South Boston Defeats Holy Cross Freshmen 6-0
South Boston won the Peninsula High School football game at Locust Street grounds 6 to 0 over Holy Cross freshmen. O'Donnell Carey and Joy powered a first half touchdown in driving rain and a stiff east wind. Holy Cross, though heavier, could not score as South Boston held firm on defense.
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Ime
Bets On Tie Game Stirred By Princetons Victory Claim
A discussion about a game ending in a tie. One bettor backed Princeton while another expected Yale to win. The dispute centers on expectations and who should collect winnings.
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Yale
Brown University Football Prepares for Dartmouth Game
Providence November 21 The Brown football team wrapped up hard practice at Andrews Field with coach Robison Gammons Hunt Schwinn and Wheeler among the vets. Funk shone at center as a possible replacement for Conklin and the squad showed improved ball tracking and kicking. Tomorrow a signal drill and Friday departure for the big game.
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Yale Freshmen Battle Varsity In Closely Fought Practice
Yale football held a 20 minute scrimmage with freshmen, the regulars winning by a single touchdown as Werneken scored the lone TD. Backfield shakeups loom with Knox sidelined, Roome, Linn and Botmar contending for his spot.
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Princeton
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Roraback Flanders
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Camp
Rockwell
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Pequoit
Morris Cove
Yale Field Capacity Sold for New Haven Game
Yale field stands seating capacity just under 382,009 tickets was reported sold. Harvard took 16,000, returned 4,000, used to fill Yale graduate applications. Expected spectators include Secretary Taft, Congressman Mrs Longworth, Theodore Roosevelt Jr, and Senator Spooner.
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Conn
Yale
Harvard
Taft
Nicholas Longworth
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Senator Spooner
Wisconsin
Protest over Rodney Ding at Hartford Dog Show
A large crowd attended the Hartford Association dog show in Hartford Conn. on November 21. Rodney Ding bulldog, owned by C. H. Howkins, faced a protest alleging it was not benched within the required time. Prizes were delayed and judges will rule after reviewing the protest tomorrow.
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Hartford
Conn
Hartford Association
Rodney Ding
C. H. Howkins
Tad Jones to lead New Haven team against Harvard
Tad Jones, a top all round athlete, will coach and play quarterback for New Haven against Harvard next Saturday. Once sidelined by injuries this year he now returns at peak form, directing signals and delivering quarterback runs that may worry the Crimson. Jones, a former Exeter catcher and backstop, is described as the heaviest quarterback today and a strong defensive back.
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Ann Harbor
Mich
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Yost
New Haven
Conn
Tad Jones
Harvard
Crimson
Jones
Exeter Academy
Gotch
Hackenschmidt
Gotch to Meet Hackenschmidt in Ring or Gab Fight
Frank Gotch seeks a match with Hackenschmidt and proposes a two part test wrestling first then boxing. Hackenschmidt agrees to a staged bout with Gotch after a rest period to gauge fighting ability. The proposed clash would draw a large crowd and settle who is the stronger all around.
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Hackenschmidt
Gotch
Tom Jenkins
Jenkins
Jeffries
Gardner Wins on Shafter Boost in Bout Across Color Line
The account recalls Gardner earning the decision amid a noisy crowd with General Shafter’s praise noted. It also mentions Fred Hoey’s call schedule and Princeton football graduations affecting line positions. Sheridan, a New York policeman, is lauded for his untrained but successful athletic feats and heavy smoking habit.
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Martin Sheridan
New York
Five ice dealers fined seventy five dollars each
Five of the fourteen ice dealers charged with conspiring to raise ice prices pleaded non vult and were fined seventy five dollars each plus costs. The court set a jury for the remaining eight defendants with two choosing to stand trial.
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Navy
Tria
Bell
Harvard Yale Football Reproduction at Mechanics Building
If you are not going to New Haven take in the reproduction at Mechanics Building on the Irwin score board. Seats at Wright Ditson’s priced 50 cents 75 cents and 1.00.
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Irwin
Wright & Ditson’s
Palma Tablets Nerve Tonic Claim Stimulus For Work
An old time advertisement touts Palma Tablets as a powerful stimulant for ambition and energy. It promises youthfulness and improved performance both mentally and physically marketed in Gardner and Boston area stores with multiple city locations and a money back guarantee.
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Friedenwald Case Verdict and Supreme Court Question
The Friedenwald Company sued P. R. Warren and obtained a plaintiff verdict with admitted only disputed items. The defendant did not contest the remaining balance but raised a legal question to be reviewed by exceptions, with no involvement of the P. R. Warren Company in related litigation.
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P. R. Warren
Supreme Court
P. R. Warren Company
Baldwin Wins 16 Round Decision Over Yanger in Chelsea
At the Lincoln Club in Chelsea Matty Baldwin of Charlestown won a decision over Benny Yanger after 16 hard rounds. Baldwin dominated early and through much of the bout with relentless body work and sharp combinations while Yanger showed flashes but faded, the crowd cheering as referee Jack Sheehan ruled in Baldwin’s favor.
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Chelsea
Matty Baldwin
Charlestown
Benny Yanger
Baldwin
Yanger
Goodman
Yange
Hkewise
Jack Sheehan
Rumford Boxing Fans Await Portland Style Bouts
Rumford Me crowds look forward to a 10 round show next Wednesday featuring Bartly Connolly of Portland vs Belfield Walcott of Rumford. Eddie Amberg performs in a prelim. Johnson vs Jeanette are set for Portland with longer bouts to settle their rivalry. Berlin and Bellows Falls also eye busy boxing seasons with Mantell and Sawyer likely to appear.
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Bartly Connolly
Portland
Belfield Walcott
A. C
Eddie Amberg
Pride of Virginia
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Big Jack Johnson
Joe Jeanette
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Jeanette
Kid McDonald
Chelsea
Jwddie Harrigan
Paper City Athletic Club
Berlin
NFL
Frank Mantell
Rhode Island
Tom Sawyer
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Sawyer
Fred Sidney
Mantell
Curran
Gaines
Bellows Lalls
Giants vow comeback after pennant loss to Cubs
John McGraw predicts the Giants will rebound next season and win the pennant as he concedes no chance against the Chicago Cubs in the current season.
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Giants
Chicago Cubs
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