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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1913
Page
12
The piece forecasts the Harvard Yale game as the decisive test of the season with both sides aiming for a fair day weather wise. It highlights Harvard’s consistent play and Brickley as a standout, while Yale faces a tougher schedule and strong opposition from Crimson stars.
A sports column notes Stuffy McInnes and others chasing tickets for the Harvard Yale football game. It mentions boxing manager Jim Buckley and Gunboat Smith in relation to Langford, with talk of a Langford rematch and contrasting football odds.
The Harvard Athletic Association bans large picture hats at the Yale Harvard game at Harvard Stadium. Ushers will enforce the rule to prevent obstructed views. fans refusing to remove hats may be asked to leave, with ticket price refunded.
A mixed set of queries and statements covers Harvard Yale kickoff times Joe Gans boxing history Jimmy Britt Thorpe Brickley Langford Johnson and a proposed fourth major league in baseball. It records debates on era players match outcomes and a Chicago note on league formation and Feds intrusion.
Boston hotels filled with finance magnates legal figures social elites and visitors from across the country and abroad. Applicants lined Harvard Athletic Association offices seeking tasks to witness the Harvard Yale game while officials explained vendors and ticket roles are not managed by the association.
City hotels and downtown inns were crowded last night with many travelers seeking rooms for the night and following day. Notables and society figures registered at major hotels including the Touraine Copley Plaza Oxford Lenox Westminster Brunswick Thorndike while football tickets fetched high prices and seating in the stadium varied up to twenty five dollars.
Rindge Technical School defeated Huntington High School 19 to 0 yesterday afternoon at Russell Field North Cambridge. The slow game showed steady defense as Page and Riley scored touchdowns with Harvey kicking the goal. Referee was Dr O'Brien with Cuddy as umpire and Woodlock as head linesman. Time featured two 10 minute quarters.
Somerville High and Everett High contest the Suburban league title in Somerville while Winthrop High faces St. John’s Prep at Danvers. Everett High is favored for a wide victory, with Somerville showing a strong but inconsistent year and St. John’s Prep remaining undefeated.
Philadelphia November 2. John Coombs star pitcher for the Philadelphia American League club is one sixteenth of an inch shorter due to illness that kept him out last season. An X ray at the University of Pennsylvania confirms the change. He sits up briefly daily and plans to return to his Maine farm. doctors say he will regain strength and be ready to pitch next season.
On Thanksgiving morning at the Dunbar avenue grounds Dorchester the Catholic Club football team will play John D. O'Reilly's All Star eleven Ginger Fraser of Colby will captain the All Stars
At a 1 p m meeting in Boston the Boston National League Base ball Company re elected James E Gaffney as president and reelected directors James E Gaffney C James Connelly George Stallings Joseph Lannin Robert Davis. Herman Nickerson named secretary. Frederick Killeen as clerk.
Gilbert Gallant of Chelsea and Grover Hayes of Philadelphia are set for a 10 round match at Whip City A C Westfield on December 9. Other notes record Gordon Chip facing Billy Papke in Milwaukee December 15 and a Portland Atlas A C card pairing Terry Smalley with Tiger Young in two six round bouts.
Stoneham High School topped the triangular interscholastic cross country event in Woburn. Woburn finished second and Reading third as 18 runners completed the race among 2 entries per team. Top four finishers were T. McDermott and L. Worthen of Stoneham, and W. H. Walker with Peterson of Woburn.
William F. Baker president of the Philadelphia National League Baseball Club announced the team will train next year at Wilmington North Carolina. The advance guard leaves February 24 for practice and the full squad stays until March 23 before returning home.
A historical tally lists Harvard vs Yale games from 1870s to 1912 with scores showing Yale often led. Notable outcomes include 1902 Yale 28 Harvard none, 1912 Harvard 20 Yale 0, and several blank or uncertain results across late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Harvard Yale ticket valued at $20 in hands of speculator as students withhold supply. Frantic fans without tickets at the last minute push prices, with offers up to $25 around Harvard square but no takers.
Harvard authorities brace for the Yale game at the Stadium with seats sold out and ticket touts, ushers under scrutiny, and a focus on preventing ticket fraud while Yale fans arrive. The 4 piece Harvard band will play and students rally for a Crimson victory.
About 1200 Harvard students dining at Memorial Hall rose to cheer the football team and coach Haughton. The orchestra tried ragtime numbers but was halted, with the crowd insisting the football anthems be repeated, marking Harvard’s first turn from ragtime.
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