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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1919
Page
21
The Yale Daily News defends the Yale football eleven and promises fixes at Yale if the system is flawed. The New Haven paper asserts action will be taken to correct any issues in the Yale football setup.
Boston College showcased a cache of trick plays and wind aided kicks led by captain Jim Fitzpatrick as they prepared for Georgetown at Braves Field. Coach Cavanaugh staged four scrimmage units using novel formations, shifts, and a battering ram offense to test Team A Team B and subs in brisk autumn practice.
Manchester High offers Portland High 700 dollars for a December 6 home game after a defeat blamed on officiating in Maine. Georgetown players Kahannan and Scanlan return from layoff for a valedictory clash with Centre College style Turkey Day tune up, while Ring and Lyons end their careers tonight.
Harvard wins over Yale highlighted by Yale fumbles and Harvard speed, while debate rages over modern versus old fashioned football. Yale’s 1919 team is praised for power and combativeness, to be remembered as unlucky yet formidable. future seasons will settle the broader technique debate.
Joe Tiplitz the Philadelphia lightweight arrives in Boston for a 12‑round bout with Frankie Britt of New Bedford at Mechanics Building tonight presented by Armory A A. Tiplitz weighs under 133 pounds and will chase a win after past clashes with Dundee and Parker. Britt predicts victory while Willie Green replaces Reidy in an eight round bout and Al Lane meets Jimmy Burke in a six round prelim.
The U S S Pennsylvania, stationed in New York, won the football championship of the Atlantic fleet by defeating the U S S Utah at Boston and the U S S Nevada. Plans move toward a game against the Pacific coast fleet winner, to be played in December or early next year.
The deciding game for the Lexington Grammar School Football League title will be played this afternoon at the Lexington Athletic Field between Hancock School and Munroe School. Munroe must win to stay in title contention, or Adams School of East Lexington would join the winner in a rematch to crown the champion.
New York date line reports the San Francisco Baseball Club inviting the New York Americans to use training grounds in Fresno California. The Yankees declined the offer and announced they will train again in Jacksonville Florida.
Tickets for the Boston College Georgetown football game at Braves Field went on public sale at Wright and Ditson's. Alumni have reserved seats and a brisk sale suggests a large crowd for the Jesuit college championship. Available seats include 0 yard line and near center, with some centrefield boxes left. Plan attendees should buy early.
Eddie Casey, the brightest star in Harvard football, will not return for another year. He has packed away his moleskins and cleated boots, and his next dash will be on the field of life, with hopes he scores big beyond college.
Natick’s Eddie Natick wizard will leave Harvard football to pursue a war degree in February. He rises from Exeter to Harvard, starred in key moments and scored the winning Yale goal, cementing his place as a Crimson great. With Casey, Church, Murray, Felton, Horween, and Swede Nelson departing, Harvard seeks a replacement talent to fill the backfield gap next season.
Stan Burnham plans to return to college next year and gain weight to bolster Harvard’s Crimson defensive backfield. Tom Woods will stay for another year to pursue a degree and anchor the line, with Jack Desmond also eligible for a comeback. About 55,000 attended the Yale game at the Stadium last Saturday, well above capacity, and a surplus of unclaimed items from the crowd are at the Athletic Association office for owners to identify.
A Thanksgiving Day shooting event at the Everett Gun Club features two matches of targets with sliding handicap. High handicap winners receive sterling spoons in each match, plus a turkey for the overall high scratch and overall high handicap. The event starts at 10 a.m. with Robie E. Kempton as secretary.
Watertown High School, league runner up from last year, defeated Winchester High 14 to 6 on Manchester Field to solidify second place as both teams wrap up league play. Elton Stephen scored Watertown’s first and third touchdowns with Chamberlain kicking after both. Winchester’s Eldridge scored the only touchdown for his team, unsuccessfully attempting the extra point. Hart twins starred for Winchester while Watertown used seven substitutes in a game dominated by Watertown pressure and fumbles near the Winchester goal.
Camels are sold in scientifically sealed cartons containing 200 cigarettes, offered in glassine-paper coverings. The advertisement recommends this carton for home, office, or travel use from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It claims Camels prevent unpleasant aftertaste and odor and urges comparison with any cigarette.
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