Gilman or Harte for Next Captain
Harvard’s 1916 football captaincy will go to a lineman. With no senior backfield contenders, Joe Gilman or Dick Harte are the possible choices. Voters will be limited to players in the Yale game who earned football letters, and the decision is set for mid December.
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Harvard
Eddie Mahan
Joe Gilman
Dick Harte
Yale
Yale Men Return to New Haven After Harvard Rout
Yale football players arrived back in New Haven from Cambridge after the crushing defeat by Harvard. Guernsey Savage Shelton and Chatfield Taylor sustained injuries requiring medical care for several weeks.
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New Haven
Yale
Cambridge
Harvard
Guernsey
Savage
C. Shelton
Chatfield-Taylor
Gilman Poised To Lead Harvard Grid Team Next Year
After overcoming early setbacks at Exeter and Harvard Gilman is seen as the likely next Harvard football captain despite academic struggles. Once dismissed from Harvard he returned to regain standing, earning a place on the freshman and later varsity squads and shining in key games.
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Charley Brickley
Yale
Gilman
Haughton
Harvard
Washington
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Cambridge
Princeton Football Capitainship Talk and Coaching Uncertainty
In days the team votes for a captain with likely candidates Chub Sheldon and Clinton Black. Of 29 varsity lettermen from Princeton and Harvard games, 13 depart in June due to graduation. The coaching situation appears troubled as Frank Hinkey’s contract extends another year yet may not be renewed. Campus sentiment favors an advisory board of former players, but no action until a captain is chosen.
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Sheldon
Clinton Black
Princeton
Harvard
Frank Hinkey
Boxing season heats up in New England with key bouts
The Atlas A A tournament hosts Jimmy Duffy of Lockport against Ted Kid Lewis of England in a 12 round main event at the Arena. Riverside Boat Club features an amateur tourney in Cambridge Cypruss Hall. Portland Maine hosts five six and eight round bouts including McKinnon Rodel Condon Burns and Harrigan Larrabee at the Maine A Co Exposition building.
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National League Batting Averages 1915 Leaders
New York reports the official batting averages for NL players who appeared in at least 15 championship games in 1915. The list highlights top hitters and includes rising stars from teams across the league with season totals and rankings.
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Minnesota and Illinois Tied for Western Conference Title
Chicago November 21 Football honors in the Central West remained divided as Minnesota and Illinois finished level at 6 to 6 after their October 30 clash. Critics rate Chicago, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Iowa, Purdue, Indiana, Northwestern behind the co leaders in the Big Nine standings.
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Central West
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Illinois
Wisconsin
Ohio State
Iowa
Perdue
Indiana
Northwestern
NL players set season game and stat marks
Groh and Griffith of Cincinnati played 160 games including 154 scheduled and 6 tie games the most by any players in a regular National league championship schedule. Rich Niehaus notes Cravath led in runs and home runs with 89 and 24 respectively while Carey of Pittsburgh had 56 stolen bases and Fisher of Chicago 42 sacrifice hits. Long of St. Louis had 253 two base hits and Doyle of New York 40.
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President to View Army Navy Game From Boxes
West Point and Annapolis meet at Brush Stadium in New York next Saturday. The Army Athletic Council reports President Wilson and party will occupy three boxes in the upper stands and view part of the game from the Navy side as requests flood in. Lieutenant Charles B. Meyer says all seats allocated.
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Concord to Meet Alumni in Annual High School Football Game
The Concord High School football eleven will clash with the alumni team this week in Concord. The varsity loses Billie Dee, a speedy backfield man, to an injured hip while both squads prepare for the contest.
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Concord
Concord High School
Billie’? Dee
Lexington High School Football Game Postponed
Sub-Master Fred C. Ball announced the postponed game between Lexington High School and Watertown High School will not be played tomorrow and may be contested next Saturday afternoon at the Lexington Athletic Field.
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Fred C. Ball
Lexington High School Athletic Association
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Watertown High School
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