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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1919
Page
20
The football championship remains unclaimed as top teams from the Fast and West falter. undefeated east teams Harvard Centre College Notre Dame Stevens Institute faced weak schedules and failed to meet the strongest opponents, leaving a clear title gap.
The article argues Centre College, ranked by comparative scores and point totals, could be national champion over Harvard Notre Dame and other top teams. It cites Centre’s 408 to 16 point edge, beat West Virginia and Indiana, and claims Centre’s strength against Colgate Syracuse Pittsburg and Yale.
The advertisement touts the Cc Cc A Cigar as delivering the right taste and aroma, freedom of draught, and absolute cleanliness. It promises consistent quality for every smoker who joins its ranks, aiming to assure all four points always.
A sprawling college football forecast notes Army-Navy at the Polo Grounds as the week’s centerpiece with Dobie vs Daly shaping the clash. It also highlights Boston College versus Georgetown, Penn-Cornell, Pitt versus Penn State, and Brown meeting Columbia, detailing strengths and recent form for each side.
If B. C. defeats Georgetown, Coach Cavanaugh will have a solid season with wins over Yale and H. C. to its credit, highlighting a growing performance. The outcome hinges on the Georgetown clash as a key milestone.
Centre College, riding a hot season, crushed DePauw 56 to 0 in Danville, Ky. TheKentucky team had previously edged West Virginia by one point and had a near match with Pittsburg, highlighting a strong campaign in state play.
Zbyszko and Lewis meet on Thanks giving night beneath a rebuilt 24 by 24 foot platform at Mechanics Building. Promoter Tuohey installed a built up mat with 2x8 spruce, reinforced irons and bolts for a firm surface. The one fall system debuts here and is expected to satisfy fans and authorities.
Two Yankee Division football teams, the 101st Field Artillery eleven and the 101st Engineers, meet at Harvard Stadium Thanksgiving morning at 4 30. Star players include Tilley Brady Hobbs Kasofsky Caswell Cannon McSweeney LaPlante Hadley. About 20 000 spectators expected with Generals Edwards Cole Sherburne Gov Coolidge and Mayor Peters present. Tickets free. committee to issue via Commonwealth Armory and 9 Chauncy Street headquarters.
An eclectic sports column discusses Yale Harvard football, Eddie Casey's future, and Natick star choices. It praises college athletes who rise to challenges, notes Phil Daley coaching Army and Gil Dobie at Navy, and previews upcoming games including Army vs Navy and Georgetown. Also mentions sprinter Burguez in Australia and a Benny Leonard Johnny Dundee bout.
Milton Academy hockey manager Lawrence Damon lists this winter schedule with games against Cambridge Latin Melrose High Country Day Brookline High Brown Nichols Harvard Freshmen Middlesex School Noble Greenough Roxbury Latin St Marks Arlington High Winchester High all at Milton with Middlesex as away Feb 4 open Feb 7 Noble & Greenough Feb 11 Roxbury Latin Feb 14 St Marks Feb 18 Arlington High Feb 21 Winchester High veteran players Captain Graves Clark and Lee lead the squad with subs Sherman and Tisdale. Tom Burbank from Milton High and Francis Hill from Noble & Greenough seek positions.
A football critic lists the top dozen coaches of the season, naming Charley Moran Centre, Glenn Warner Pitt, Larry Bankart Colgate, Charley Daly Army, Gilmore Dobie Navy, Frank Cavanaugh Boston College, Buck ONeill Syracuse, Ed Robinson Brown, Tom Keady Lehigh, Foster Sanford Rutgers, Brooks Williams, and Durborrow Stevens. The remark pivots on missing the Big Three and evokes Walter Camp notions.
The Arlington High School girls field hockey team, reigning Massachusetts champions, will play Jackson College this afternoon likely at Spy Pond Athletic Field in Arlington. The Arlington second team meets Woburn High tomorrow, and the postponed Arlington varsity game with Sargent School Cambridge will be played after Thanksgiving at Lexington against Lexington High School, ending Arlington’s regular season.
Mechanic Arts High School and Boston Trade School battled to a scoreless tie at Columbus avenue playgrounds. Doherty of Mechanic missed three field goals as both teams failed to score through four ten-minute periods. Referee F. J. Ryan. Umpire A. J. Rooney. Head Mnesman Dr. W. N. Tilton.
Joey Jenkins, young White Sox catcher, drew fanfare in his Tennessee hometown when the team played in their first world series era. Now, with the Sox out of contention, he trails his older brother William Oscar Jenkins, the kidnapped American consul, in publicity.
The Lexington High School girls field hockey team held a hard practice at Lexington Athletic Field as they prepare for a holiday game against Arlington High School, the state champion, on Thanksgiving morning.
Cincinnati Nationals president August Herrmann announced that Miami Florida will host the club for next season's spring training. The Nationals will train in the city after three seasons of Boston Braves sessions there.
Annapolis plans a stronger next year schedule after the Army game. A possible rotation with Penn in Philadelphia and Annapolis is being arranged, with Princeton, Nebraska, Georgetown, and Centre College discussed as opponents for future games.
At Bowie the program lists seven races for two and three year olds with purses around 1081.35 each. Winners include Link Boy in race one, American Boy in race two, Or of Havana in race three, Ormonda in race four, P. Swain in race five, Lucius in race six, and Bolster in race seven, with times near 1:08 to 1:61 and various place and show payouts. Murray entry noted for the day.
Negotiations between Notre Dame coach Rockne and California coach Andy Smith for a coast postseason game have begun. The prior agreement fell through after both teams lost many star players to service, ending plans for the contest.
New Haven Conn November 24 Yale undergraduates will investigate the season to address dissatisfaction with the football program. They support the team and Dr Sharpe's coaching system but urge changes including personnel shifts on the graduate football committee residents coaching staff medical supervision training table and ticket distribution methods.
Yale's athletic council, chaired by Vande McCormick, considers bringing younger men into the graduate football committee and resident coaching staff. Ex-Captain Brinckerhoff Thorne and Captain Tim Callahan highlight procedural defects and fumbles that cost recent games. Proposed changes, endorsed by the athletic council, aim to strengthen athletic systems under Dr. Albert Sharpe before next season. Callahan notes the loss was due to fumbles, not coaching, as Yale reached Harvard’s one yard line.
Hanover N H November 24 The Dartmouth Athletic Council voted to award gold footballs to all lettermen from the past season and also to the undergraduate manager in recognition of an unusually meritorious record The last such incident occurred in 1907 when the team defeated Harvard at the Stadium
The piece argues Yale and Harvard stuck to old style football while Princeton used open play. It notes rumors Yale knew Harvard signals, which the author calls ridiculous. Yale failed to score after reaching Harvard’s one yard line as Kempton fumbled, forcing himself and Braden to fall on the ball and lose a decisive fourth down.
The University of Pennsylvania has offered to box Naval Academy in a match and the academy athletic authorities seek official permission to adopt boxing as a competitive sport. The instructor for the effort is H Murrell Webb known as Spike Webb, former instructor of the 29th Division and First Army Corps AEFY.
The Arlington Boat Club will hold a special meeting in the clubhouse on the shore of Spy Pond Arlington this evening. Matters of importance will be discussed and a large attendance of members is urged.
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