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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1910
Page
10
The Naval Academy football team arrived in Annapolis after a win over West Point at Franklin Field. A rousing reception with loud cheers and red fire greeted the returning squad.
A battalion of midship men met the special train to escort the players from the cars to Bancroft Hall. The procession included a marching band and a mule mascot. The team leaders for next year are not yet elected, with Dalton, Sewell and Hamilton seen as likely.
After returning from Philadelphia the Navy football team announced that quarterback Ingram C. Sowell played most of the game against West Point with a broken rib and possible punctured lung. He was treated at a Philadelphia hotel, then traveled to Annapolis and is listed in Bancroft Hall sick bay with fever 103 though infection risk appears minimal.
Boston defeated Philadelphia two games to one in the first intercity racquet games of the season. The results list pairs and scores for six matches, with Boston teams including H. G. Scott and G R. Fearing and Joshua Crane and Charles Winslow, while Philadelphia pairs feature George E. Brooke and C. Trotter and Walter Thayer and Thomas Ridgeway.
At a meeting of the Bay State Basketball League held at the United States Hotel yesterday afternoon, two more teams were admitted Company G of Gloucester and South Framingham. The league now includes Charlestown Brockton Randolph Hyde Park and the two new clubs.
The 1910 NL batting data shows leaders by position and overall stats. Magee of Philadelphia tops with .381 in 519 at bats. Goode lacks an .800 hitter for Boston. Giants lead team averages at .27% with Cubs,.268 Pirates,.266 Reds,.259 Phillies,.25 Cardinals,.248 Dodgers,.229. Beascher leads steals with 70. Knabe tops sacrifices with 37.
Crandall of New York tops the league with a .842 batting average in 73 at bats. Goode of Boston trails, as the report notes the race for top average among key players.
Records show top team and individual marks in three-string and single string events across leagues in Greater Boston. Adams Square leads team three-string total and single string while McKee Murray Irwin tops individuals in three-string and single string. Faneuil dominates the Commercial league with top team three-string and Ober leads individual single string. All new league records for this season set.
The article assesses the 1910 football code, noting reduced injuries and broader spectator appeal. It cites Yale, Harvard, Princeton, and Penn as favoring the current rules with minor tweaks likely, while Dartmouth seeks small changes. Open play and loosened forward pass restrictions boosted spectacle and understanding.
The hard working rules committee limited serious injuries by banning mass play and dive tackling. The code shifted emphasis to individual effort and safety, reducing both serious and minor injuries across college and school gridirons this season. Trainers Johnny Mack
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