Danvers and St Johns Prep to meet Oak Park in Chicago showdown
Danvers Schoolboys, led by Coach Jones, travel Thursday with 15 players to face Oak Park High of Chicago next Saturday at Phipp's Field in Chicago. The East team aims to prove higher football standards while Oak Park holds the Cook County league title. crowds near 80 000 expected for Thanksgiving Day sports slate in Boston area.
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Danvers
Oak Park High School
Chicago
Phipp
Boston
Boston College High
Jones
Thomas
Windy City
Easern
Dean Academy
Everett High
St. John’s Prep
Milton Ghee
Oak Park High
Dartmouth
St. John’s
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Marshall Field
Cook County
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Doherty
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Devlin
Poyce
Gotch Proposes Christmas Match With Munroe at Convention Hall
Frank Gotch offers to meet Alec Munroe in Kansas City on December 28 with a 75 percent purse share and a possible return bout before January 5. Munroe said he could back a strong side and would cover his own travel with Gotch possibly naming terms. If staged, it would be Gotch final championship bout for a year or more.
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Kansas City
Frank Gotch
Alec Munroe
Convention Hall
Missouri Athletic Club
Gotch
Munroe
Europe
America
England
Munroee
Romanoff to headline Mechanics' wrestling card
Romanoff the Giant Cossack faces Hjalmar Lundin in a best two of three finish match at Mechanics’ building. Cyclone Burns meets Polski in a finish bout and John Perelli faces Americus in another finish match, all drawing local wrestling fans.
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Romanoff
Mechanics’ Building
Gotch
Hjalmar Lundin
Cyclone Burns
Polski
John Perelli
Americus
Baltimore
Wolgast Favorite in Lightweight Matchup in Los Angeles
Ad Wolgast, champion lightweight, favored to beat Freddie Welsh in Los Angeles next Thursday. Odds range from 10 to 7 to 2 to 1 as both fighters near completion of training.
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Los Angeles
Ad Wolgast
Freddie Welsh
McFarland Murphy Bout Set for Thanksgiving Day in San Francisco
Packey McFarland and Tommy Murphy have completed boxing training for their Thanksgiving Day match in San Francisco. McFarland enters as a 2 to 1 favorite with local fans backing the champ.
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San Francisco
Packey McFarland
Tommy Murphy
McFarland
Make Lexington the big trotting centre
Lexington Kentucky November 27 It was reported today that Eastern millionaires formed a syndicate to buy several large farms near Lexington and convert them into trotting farms making Lexington the trotting horse centre of the United States Members include W C Brown W B Dickerman David L Look C K G Billings Harry K Devereaux G G Moore and Edward A Tipton The first step was last week’s purchase of James R Keefe 1000 acre Castletown farm The syndicate already owns the Kentucky Association trotting track here
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Lexington
United States
W. C. Brown
New York Central Railroad
W. B. Dickerman
David L. Look
New York
C. K. G. Billings
Harry K. Devereaux
Cleveland
G. G. Moore
Detroit
Edward A. Tipton
James R. Keefe
Castletown
Kentucky Association
Savin Hills Seek 140-Pound Opponent for Thanksgiving Game
Dorchester Savin Hills announce they are without a game for Thanksgiving morning due to a cancellation and seek a strong 140-pound team. A guaranteed contest will be played at the Savin Hill playground. contact George E Capelle at 15 Stafford Street Roxbury between 5 and 7:30.
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Dorchester
Savin Hill
George E. Capelle
Stafford Street
Roxbury
Harvard Upholds Langford in Yale Forward Pass Controversy
Harvard coach P. D. Haughton released a statement supporting Referee Langford's ruling on Yale's attempt to forward pass from behind its goal line. He said Rule 6 did not apply and urged an end to the unnecessary debate.
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P. D. Haughton
Harvard
Yale
Langford
Clarification of Rule On Forward Pass Ground Contact
The ruling confirms that a forward pass that strikes the ground within the field of play is returned to the spot of the preceding down and counted as a down. The interpretation follows Rule 6 Section 9 and Rule 19 Section 4 to resolve the question raised by Camp's pass last Saturday.
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Camp
St Nicholas Team to Clash With B A A at Boston Arena
Local hockey fans await a showdown next Thursday at the Boston Arena as St Nicholas of New York meets the B A A defending champions. The St Nicholas squad is noted for speed and strong last season, while the B A A team aims to defend its title against a visiting foe in early November.
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St. Nicholas
New York
Ice A
Winsor
Boston Arena
Yale Coach Kistler Ill With Typhoid Fever
Harl O. Kistler of Denver Cal a member of last season's Yale football team and a coach this season remains seriously ill with typhoid fever at the Yale infirmary. This morning he was reported as doing nicely.
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New Haven
Harl O. Kistler
Denver
Cal
Yale
St John Berchmans seeks 125-pound team for game
The St. John Berchmans of East Boston seeks a 125-pound team for a game around Boston, preferably Thanksgiving evening. Applicants should contact Albert McLoughlin at 269 Webster Street, East Boston.
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St. John Berchmans
Boston
Albert McLoughlin
Webster Street
East
All-America selections and Olympic talk fill Duffey's column
Arthur Duffey discusses forthcoming All-America football choices and the prestige of selection amid uneven college form. He notes Penn, Brown, and Cornell underperforms and predicts Harvard may rise under new coaching. He mentions Yonkers Marathon prospects and hopes for broader Olympic team funding and wide sport representation.
Tie Wins In Harvard Yale Forecast
In the Harvard Yale football predictions a 6 6 tie is declared the winning guess since the actual result was a draw. The discussion notes disputes over pools and favors the predictor who chose the tie score, rather than a team win.
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Yale
Harvard
Gwyn Henry
Texas
Pittsburg
Dorchester
Alco Truck Reorders Indicate Popularity Among Firms
The majority of Alco trucks were bought on repeat orders with 62 percent repeat purchases. Nearly all of these were used by firms listed in Bradstreet's, with totals exceeding $1,000,000. Before buying, large companies conducted tests to judge performance. The American Express Company bought 40 units and Gulf Refining Company 6.
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Alco
Bradstreet’s
American Express Company
Gulf Refining Company
American Locomotive Company
Sox Warblers On The Boards In Boston Debut
Boston Red Sox quartet Buck O'Brien Matt McHale Hugh Bradley and Bill Lyons made their bow to the public at Keith's in home uniforms. The four, known for singing and playing ball, drew hearty applause for their vocal and entertainment talents during a Huntington avenue appearance.
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McAleer
McRoy
Taylor
McBreen
Keith
Red Sox
Buck O’brien
Matt McHale
Hugh Bradley
Bill Lyons
Boston
Huntington Avenue
Los Angeles
Redondo Beach
Cadets-Battery A Game Set For Thanksgiving
The annual Cadets-Battery A football game will be played at Harvard Stadium on Thanksgiving morning at 10 30. More than 30 invitations have been issued. First Corps, with many veteran players, lists new members Connell Dunn Noyes Towne Holt and Dillingham from Dartmouth Exeter Bowdoin Middlesex Alabama.
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First Corps
Battery A
Harvard
Connell
University of Alabama
Dunn
Andover
Noyes
Exeter
Towne
Bowdoin
Holt
Middlesex
Dillingham
Dartmouth
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