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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1911
Page
13
Somerville meets Everett and nine other high school clashes fill today’s slate. Harvard and Yale prepare for a marquee season finale game as analysts weigh Yale and Harvard in a tight intercollegiate showdown.
The piece notes the Army still favored to beat Navy after Army’s Yale win and Navy’s draw with Princeton. It highlights Navy’s strong chance to upset the Army and compares Navy’s potential to Harvard as a notable short ender.
Harvard's fifty players coaches and trainers reached Lowell in a downpour and gathered at Vesper Country Club for supper. Coach Donovan kept them indoors to avoid colds whilePiano songs filled the night. A blackboard practice and short signal drill were planned before an expected 12:30 departure for the Stadium should the rain continue.
Chicago reports that Everett High School would face Oak Park High after beating Somerville High this afternoon. If Everett wins, the managements of Everett and Oak Park agree Everett has the best claim to meet Chicago for the national high school championship.
Yale’s all confidence squad, gathered at Woodland Park Hotel Auburndale, drills under secrecy despite torrents. Coaches expect a strong game against Harvard with Captain Howe fit and Dunn or Philbin at fullback doubt.
Charles Fay, Ford’s New England manager, says the firm moved 27 percent of Model T units in the Berlin automobile show’s first week. The item follows other auto news noting car popularity abroad and changes at the Motor Car Company with Mr Vinal selling stock to S. Anderson and new appointments for L. W. Abbot as sales manager.
In the annual meet at Andover the team scored 63 with Harvard 15 second and Cornell 15 third. Competing schools included Andover Harvard Dartmouth Cornell Penn Worcester Academy. Fenney of Andover won the race with a final sprint in 17 minutes 11 2 5 seconds on a soaked slippery course.
Readers learn the Harvard Yale football game is set for 2 PM with an intercollegiate cross country championship in the morning. Score pools note Harvard 6-0 and Dartmouth 5-3 as possible results while 4-0 wins appear in other pool entries.
James Henigan of Malden High captures back-to-back titles in the Boston Journal schoolboy cross-country run. He also breaks Gardner Whitney’s course record of 1908 with a 16:45 on the 2.5 mile course. Providence Technical High School wins the Team Prize for the fourth straight year, while English High takes the Team Trophy with 69 points.
New Bedford defeats Providence 10 to 5 while Taunton edges Worcester 10 to 4. Waterbury shuts out Hartford 3 to 0. New Britain hosts New Haven in uncertain result.
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