Thanksgiving Day gridiron clash forecast for Boston schools
Local preview of the big Thanksgiving game at Locust street grounds pitting English High against Boston Latin. Tickets on sale at both schools and at the grounds with stands for 1200. fans urged to attend amid strong team form and weather hopes.
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Locust Street
Dorchester Avenue
South Boston
Dorchester Street
Boston
English High
Ralph Glaze
Glaze
John D. O'Reilly
Pearson
O’brien
Edmunds
Billy Brophy
Blue
Waltham High
Waltham
Nat Tufts
Tom Maguire
Harvard
Purple and White
Simmons
Thompson
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Dorchester Ave
S. Basto
North Station
Franklin St
Dover Street
Dudley Street Terminal
Columbia Road
Dorset Street
Boxing Gossip Promoters Prep Holiday Shows Across New England
The Waterville Maine card features Dave Sawyer versus Larry Conley with potential top billing for Conley if he defeats Sawyer. Chelsea Winnisimmet Club and Cooper Club in Boston area schedule heavyweight and lightweight bouts as other new clubs plan national attention. Delmont aims for Johnny Coulon in Milwaukee while Dufresne fights in Manchester. Amby McGarry versus Willie Fitzgerald set in Baltimore with referee Jack McGuigan.
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Waterville
Dave Sawyer
Maine
Larry Conley
South Boston
Conley
Sawyer
Lmelight
Pine Tree
Dave
Winnisimmet Athletic Club
Chelsea
Cooper Club
West End
Tapis
Jim Barry
Tony Ross
Newcastle
Penn
Fitchburg
Jimmy Walsh
America
Freddie O'Brien
O’brien
Tommy Rawson
Dover
Walsh
Newton Boy
Kid Shea
Jimmy Briggs
Haverhill
Johnny Shealey
Rouse O’brien
Shea
Rouse
al Delmont
Milwaukee
Johnny Coulon
Chicago
Delmont
Coulon
Kid Dufresne
Manchester
Willie Fitzgerald
Amby McGarry
Eureka Club
Baltimore
Jack McGuigan
National Club of Philadelphia
Winnisimmer Club
Water Street
Yxbury
Jim Stone
T Vacinity
E Mmy Britt
New York
Philadelphia
Albany
Holyoke
John L. Sullivan
Bouncer
Terry McGovern
George Dixon
Bakersfield
Cal
Bill Squires
Jim Flynn
Aurelio
Apke
Pat O'Keefe
George Gardner
Burr to Lead Harvard Eight 08 Football Captain Likely
Francis Harden Burr appears a likely next year captain of Harvard football, praised for punting and leadership though warned he may overburden himself. Princeton, Cornell, Penn, Yale, and Harvard face a cross country meet on the Princeton course with Cornell favored to win and Harvard fielding a weak squad beyond Captain Crosby.
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Francis Harden Burr
Burr
Boston
Parkinson & Burr, Bankers
State Street
Dean Ames
Harvard Law School
Graves
Cambridge
West Pointer
Old Stars to Again Line Up for Thanksgiving Grid Clash
The annual First Corps Cadets versus Battery A football game will be at Harvard Stadium on Thanksgiving Day at 10 30 a.m. It draws about 30 000 invitations with no admission charge and features prominent players from Harvard Vermont Dartmouth Yale and other colleges. Rotch Colt Mer chant Lyman Wear Adams Follett Emerson Buttrage Andrews are named on the two squads.
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New England
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Wear
Adams
Follett
Yale
Battery
Emerson and
Buttrage
Andrews
Crane
Cambridge
Yala
Navajoe Beats Kara in Jump Race at Benning Meeting
At Benning, Navajoe ridden at 11 to 5 defeated Kara the favorite over the jumps in a handsome finish. Killochan at 10 to 1 won the opening event over The Wrestler. Grazilla led a field of 18 in the 1 mile 40 yards. Red Friar took the closing handicap as McDaniel rode three winners.
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D. C
Shaughraun
Oriano
Navajoe
Kara
Killochan
Grazilla
Red Friar
McDaniel
Eighth Annual Neponset-Dorchester Ball Association Dance
Arrangements are complete for the eighth annual dance of the Neponset-Dorchester Baseball Association in Bloomfield Hall Dorchester tonight. President Fred Cornish will oversee the floor with assistants Frank L. Dorsey Thomas F. Brooks John B. Bjookland B. L. Stock William Riley James A. Stock Hugh McKinnon and John P. Hurley assisting.
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Bloomfield Hall
Dorchester
Fred Cornish
Frank L. Dorsey
Thomas F. Brooks
John B. Bjookland
B. L. Stock
William Riley
James A. Stock
Hugh McKinnon
John P. Hurley
Chelsea Y M C A Thanksgiving Event Draws Strong Team
Chelsea YMCA hosts a Thanksgiving day gathering at the Chelsea YMCA building with Manager C Y M C A overseeing activities and a notably strong team.
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Chelsea Y. M. C. A
Chelseae
Dartmouth picks George Kennedy captain for next year
At a Dartmouth meeting on November 26 Kennedy George Francis of Roxbury was elected captain of the 1909 football team. He has played left end for two varsity seasons and previously captained Roxbury Latin School team.
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Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth
George Francis Kennedy
Roxbury
Kennedy
Roxbury Latin School
Chelsea Y M C A versus Revere A A clash at Carter Street Grounds
Tomorrow morning a highly anticipated football match at Carter Street Grounds features Chelsea Y M C A and Revere A A. Both teams boast strong records this season and Revere A A’s supporters expect victory against Chelsea in what promisingly will be one of Chelsea’s most spectacular games.
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Dorchester Catholic and East Boston Catholics meet at Wood Island Park
The Dorchester Catholic Association faces the East Boston Catholic team at Wood Island Park on Thanksgiving morning. Both squads feature high school and college stars and the 10 o clock kickoff promises an interesting contest.
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Dorchester Catholic Association
Somerville A A Beats Milton A A at Bacon Hall
Somerville A A defeated Milton A A last night at Bacon Hall Somerville by 20 to 38 The Somerville A A second team won 14 to 8 against Milton A A in the following game
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Milton A. A
Bacon Hall
Somerville
Milton & A
Harvard Man Seeks Merit Over Status In Rivalry
Harvard graduate urges end to boot licking and social favoritism. He argues Yale dominates on present system, and Harvard must place capable sailors athletes and scholars rather than privileged students to improve performance against Yale and global rivals.
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Post
Harvard
Yale
Engineering Division tops Fifth Core after slow start
After losing the first game by 21 pins, the Engineering Division of the Telephone league won the two remaining games on the Old South alleys last night. The totals show Engineering Division 1288 to Fifth Sub 1280 with pin counts 403 446 489 and 424 438 418 respectively.
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Roxbury
Cambridge
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Ccceseeecs
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Eeresee Eeeene
Roxbury Crossing
Ee Hewes
Seerees Ee Eees
East
Boston
Telephone League
Pitt and Scott claim top honors in Custom House league
Angus of Pitt and Scott led as top team in the league series against American Express. Scores show Pitt and Scott with 370 899 416 totals 1190 while American Express posted 377 870 365 totals 1412 amid a contested matchup.
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Angus
Pitt & Scott
American Express
Harvard Yale rivalry pool puzzle for 1901 game outcome
A newspaper item discusses a Yale Harvard pool with guesses on the 1901 result. It asks how the pool should be divided given guesses like 12 0 and 10 0, noting which outcomes are nearest and who wins under various splits and coin toss options.
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Harvard
Yale
Boston
Co. W. R. Boston
Cornell Seeks Second in East as Penn Faces Ithaca Rivalry
Penn and Cornell look to decide second place in eastern football with a possible 28 000 attendance. Cornell, riding momentum from a win over Princeton, aims to beat Penn and stay unbeaten except for a fluke loss to Penn State. Betting favors Cornell 5 to 4 as fans expect a tense clash in Philadelphia.
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Pennsylvania
Cornell
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Tigers
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Five Mile Open Race at Park Square Track Thanksgiving Night
The five mile open race headlines the Thanksgiving program at Park Square cycle track with 40 prize finishes across four miles. Leading professionals including Joe Fogler Eddie Root compete to settle scores while a two mile handicap and motor paced event featuring Darragon versus Hugh MacLean promise fast pace.
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Joe Fogler
Eddie Root
Darragon
Hugh MacLean
MacLean
O Connell Cup To Dorchester Centrals In Memorial Series
The O Connell Cup trophy will be awarded to the Dorchester Centrals, tomorrow evening at Central Hall Dorchester, finishing a May started league of eight teams in memory of Frederic P. O Connell a noted Post baseball writer who helped promote local teams. Twelve individual cups accompany the team prize.
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Joseph F. O’connell
Frederic P. O'Connell
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Dorchester
the Post
Sheehan to race in New Haven half mile handicap
Frank W. Sheehan of Boston, national junior and New England half mile champion, is scheduled to meet Melville W. Sheppard of New York in the half mile handicap at the Sarsfield Guards athletic meet on December 10 in New Haven. Yale sprinter Krojassoff also to run, with Johnny Mack named starter for the event.
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New Haven
Sarsfield Guards Athletic
Frank W. Sheehan
Boston
New England
Melville W. Sheppard
New York
Krojassoff
Yale
Johnny Mack
Harvard Athletes Enter for Park Square Meet
Harvard track athletes begin their indoor season with an open handicap meet at Park Square Rink next week. Manager Emerson has entered 31 men and Harvard will contest a special eight pound shot match between B T Stephenson Jr of Harvard and W W Coe Jr of the Boston Athletic Association.
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Park Square
Emerson
B. T. Stephenson, Jr
W. W. Coe, Jr
Boston Athletic Association
New Haven Triumph Beats New Britain 7 to 2
New Haven won 7 to 2 over New Britain in a decisive game at New Haven. The scoring featured early goals by New Haven and a strong second half surge to seal the victory.
Harvard Football’s Crane Lacks Team Depth vs Yale
A Harvard star laments lack of comparable staff to Yale’s Walter Camp and Yale’s football culture. He argues Crane needs help from former players and weekly coordination, noting Yale’s businesslike approach and Camp’s influence as key factors in Yale’s success.
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Yale
W. Camp
Eastern football bias and Western challengers debated
The piece argues overists of Eastern dominance in football, praising Yale and Harvard while questioning Western players' credentials. It notes Donovan and Camp as enduring stars, mocks all America selections as Eastern skew, and hints at ticket speculation for Harvard Yale games.
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Post
Walter Camp
Caspar Whitney
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Indians
Minnesota
Chicago
All-America Team: Harvard Yale Dartmouth and more
The all America selections list players by position from Harvard Yale Carlisle Princeton Dartmouth and Brown. Notable names include Newhall Grant Coy Jones and Harlan with multiple colleges represented.
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Alcott
Yale
Burr
Biglow
Goebel
Carlisle
Grant
Mayhew
Brown
Wendell
Coy
Newhall
Waltham
W. A. Connolly
Houser
Jones
Herbert A. Fox
Dartmouth Grad
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