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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1916
Page
11
West Point cadet Lawrence McC Jones of the class of '18, elected captain of the Army football team for next year while on the trip home from New York. He played guard last year and was shifted to tackle this season, facing Navy Saturday.
Yale bursts to a decisive football victory using Tad Jones's latest system as Eddie Casey appears poised for a scoring run before contending Harvard experts claim a permissible trip may have occurred. The Elis showcase a vintage Blue machine while ending Yale’s drought in the annual clash.
Johnny Overton, Yale star long distance runner, defended his cross country title while leading a large pack in the Intercollegiate Championship. He completed the course in 3 minutes 30 4-5 seconds. Arena doors will be closed tomorrow night as management prepares for the upcoming ice hockey season, though local directors plan future bouts.
In a recent bout Brockton weighed 13612 pounds and Jack Britton 144 pounds. The note compares athletic prowess between Walter Knox of Canada and Jim Thorpe, debating who is the better all round athlete. The six day bicycle race in New York is set to start December 17 with riders often pairing up.
Amanda Pruess hosts receptions at 916 Commonwealth avenue to showcase her transcontinental touring title in an Oldsmobile eight. Marmon cars offer immediate limousine delivery through New England distributor Frank E Wing. A Yale Bowl crowd boosts autos near the game, while Goodyear reports Jack Booth set a motorcycle speed record in Australia using Bluestreak tires. Lenox cars from Boston prosper with Hyde Park factory demos.
A Malden High School Athletic Association meeting is planned tonight to discuss matters related to the Malden Medford Thanksgiving Day game. The session aims to address game arrangements and related concerns.
Harvard moves toward naming a captain for the 1917 football team with seven eligible seniors and key contenders including Billy Robinson and Billy Murray at quarterback. Wheeler Thacher Horween and others vie for leadership as Yale's captaincy remains unsettled and Cupid Black contemplates a possible return.
Concord High School will host its annual football game on Thanksgiving morning at 10 o clock. The team captained by Herbert Pickard will face the Concord High School alumni squad led by Harry Dye on the Concord playground.
Harvard football halfback Eddie Casey suffered a broken nose in the Yale game when a Yale lineman tackled him on an end run. The small facial bone snapped but did not disfigure him, and doctors said it can be reset without lasting damage. Casey finished the contest.
The season closes for many big colleges but two key games remain in New England on Thanksgiving day. The Boston College Holy Cross contest in Boston will decide the Catholic college championship and draw heightened interest.
The Lexington Minute Men Rifle Club announces an open shoot at the Munroe Farm range on Lowell Street Lexington. It will take place Thanksgiving morning from 9 to 12 oclock with spectators welcome.
The Commercial A C schedules a Thanksgiving matinee at 3 PM featuring Joe Connolly of Charles Town and Tommy McFarland of the North End in the main 12 round bout. A Rivers–McDonald return, a Downes–Bushy 10 round, and a White–Hurley six round opener round out the program with local fighters Sam White and Young Hurley in the curtain raiser.
Chicago observers report sweeping changes likely to reshape the 1917 football schedule for the Big Nine. The Big Four Minnesota Chicago Wisconsin and Illinois are blamed for past bias toward select dates, leaving Ohio State Northwestern Indiana Purdue and Iowa to vie for picks.
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