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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 28, 1916

Page

28

Boston College Prepares for Holy Cross at Fenway Park

Coach Brickley took the Boston College squad to Fenway Park for field acclimation ahead of the Thanksgiving battle with Holy Cross. BC players wore new jerseys, but Holy Cross will not number its players. Harvard’s Billy Murray praised BC captain Charlie Fitzgerald as ends and backs practiced punt returns and receiving plays. Lowney is sidelined briefly but expected fit for Thursday. Final workouts set for tomorrow and Wednesday, with Wednesday possibly at University Heights for one more practice on the field.

Brickley Boston College Fenway Park Holy Cross Kelley Billy Murray Harvard Boston College Generals Charlie Fitzgerald Lowney University Heights

Pittsburg Player Joins Harvard Football Plans

Howard Fry, last tackle on the Pittsburg football team, has enrolled at Harvard this year and will be eligible for the Crimson in the fall. His departure was felt by Glenn Warner who coached the Panthers. Joe Gilman, former 1916 captain, returned to Cambridge to visit friends and has been an assistant Navy coach this season.

Howard Fry University of Pittsburg Harvard Crimson Fry Pittsburg Glenn Warner Panthers Joe Gilman Cambridge Gilman Navy Annapolis Percy Haughton P. D Yale Princeton Tufts Cornell Ithacans

Nowell Secured by Arena Hockey Club

The Arena Hockey Club landed Burt Nowell of Dean Academy as a top prospect ahead of their practice session. Nowell stands over six feet tall and weighs 175 pounds, noted for his speed and strong defensive stick handling.

Arena Hockey Club Burt Nowell Dean Academy Nowell

Nowell Poised to Join Dean Team in Arena Prep

Nowell, a Melrose High alumnus, trains under Irving Small to sharpen defense as he joins the Dean team. Yale may face travel for practice if New Haven Arena is unavailable, while B A A looks strong with Leon Tuck and Frankie Downing in forward roles.

Nowell Irving Small Melrose High Yale New Haven Elis New York St. Nicholas Leon Tuck Frankie Downing Downing Tuck Boston Arena Louis Woodward Harry Allen Lougee Herr Fraulein Meuller Ice Palace William Jaycock

Dartmouth and Penn play to scoreless soccer tie

In Philadelphia on November 27 Dartmouth and the University of Pennsylvania soccer teams battled to a 0 0 tie. Dartmouth fielded Huang a Chinese student and Penn used Chow a former teammate from Tsing Hua College as a substitute on the line.

Philadelphia Dartmouth University of Pennsylvania Huang Hanoverians Chow Tsing Husa Peking Pennsylvania

Lexington Girls Win In Big Field Hockey Victory

The Lexington High School girls field hockey team defeated Malden High School 13 to 0 at Pine Bank Park in Malden yesterday afternoon. Malden could not score any goals.

Lexington High School Malden Pine Banka Park

Harvard's 1916 grid season nets about 280000 in gate receipts

Harvard's 1916 football season, 10 games with 7 losses or wins, yielded estimated gate receipts near 280000. Turnstile totals were boosted by Harvard Yale Princeton clashes and strong turnouts for Cornell and Brown matchups, with overall attendance around 200000 for the ten games.

Princeton Brown Harvard Crimson Yale Bruins National Commission Eddie Casey Harvard Athletic Office Colby Bates Tufts Massachusetts Aggies University of North Carolina Cornell Virginia

Eagan to Meet Al Nelson in Manchester Showdown

Joe Eagan of Dorchester, under Asher Rose, meets Al Nelson in a 12 round final at Manchester New Hampshire in a catch weight bout. The card features 38 rounds, with Sammy White vs Young Hurley opening and Joe Connolly returning after an injury hiatus.

Joe Eagan Dorchester Asher Rose al Nelson Manchester N. H Joseph Nelson Herz Billy Mills

Yale Adopts Housatonic for Regattas and Triangular Races

Yale formally adopts the Housatonic River course above Derby Dam for spring and fall regattas and for its triangular races with Princeton and Harvard next May. A proposal to row the Yale Princeton Cornell race every third year on the course is made.

New Haven Conn Yale Housatonic River Derby Dam Princeton Harvard Cornell Derby New London Gales Ferry Thames River

Waterfront fish landings and cargo voyages across Atlantic routes

Yesterday's fishing and freight activity included five trawlers with groundfish and two tile fish catches, 20 500 pounds of scrod haddock and 20 200 pounds of cask. The schooner Fannie Parnell brought 5800 live lobsters from Grand Harbor New Brunswick, first from Canadian waters this season. Howick Hall arrived in Boston from Calcutta carrying nearly two million dollars worth cargo of war supplies tea rubber spices jute. Flour bound for Bordeaux aboard Bagchattan approximates 30 000 barrels from Canada. The Scott Wrecking Co freed the coal barge Helen Woods at Hunnewell's Point with no serious damage. The Tarpaulin Cove light burned dimly and Pollock Rip buoy was displaced. Lighthouse Board alerted for fixes.

Fannie Parnell Chelsea Grand Harbor Nn. B Canadian Maine Haddock T. S Gorton A. PR. Andrew Rita A. Viator Hortense John H. Hammond Frances Grueby United States Howick Hall Commonwealth Pier South Boston Calcutta Colombo New York Vladivostock India Howick Halls Bordeaux Canada Scott Wrecking Company Helen Woods Cape Cod Hunnewell’s Point Woods James Baltimore Newport News Tarpaulin Cove Vineyard Sound Lighthouse Board

Shipping News Gathers VII Several Coast Guard and Tug Movements

The report lists multiple vessels including United States coastguard cutter Gresham and steamers Howick Hall Calcutta Colombo, with routes via Cape Town Barbadoes and connections to Camden Vineyard Haven and Boston. It records numerous schooners, tugs, and barges, their destinations such as Lynn Rockland Augusta Bangor and Baltimore, and numerous calls at Newport News Norfolk Philadelphia and New York.

United States Coastguard Gresham Camden Vineyard Haven Howick Hall Black Calcutta Colombo Cape Town Barbadoes Prince Arthur Kinney Yarmouth N. S City of Augusta Munson Savannah Grecian James Baltimore Newport News Norfolk Mae Smith Bunkerill Decker New York Massasoit Brown Prospect Harbor Fannie Parnell LeBlanc Grand Harbor N. B Edward Trevoy Geyer Plum Island Cheektowaga Farnham Perth Amboy Honeybrook Wentworth Port Johnson Gormantown Camp Philadelphia Eesport Bangor Tamanend Augusta Suffolk International Bonde Cocalco Beechwood Ontelaunee Boxer Qalhoun East Scituate Glendower Hampshire Valley Forge Lablich Richardson Lanesville Cleona Rockland Yardley Monocacy Lloyd Maple Hill Wiconisco North America MeCallum Lynn Boswell, Armstrong Flora Beattie Newport Alice New Bedford Hugh Ross Heath Searsport Boylston Stonington North Star St. John Portland Eastport Nantucket Arlington Malden Lamberts Point Walter D. Noyes Bunker Hill Acadia Carling Maude Thornhill Grand Bank N. F Eagile Stockton George R. Bradford Rockport Mass Belfast Wacamaw Serrsport Charles P. Greenough Emelie Lyon J. H. Winstead Cheektowage Caurus Flom Germantown Bar Leesport Mexpet M. P Valley Barge Bares Richardson Jeona Land James Woolley May Maurice River N. J Galvin Ellabeth

Man fractures hip after four-foot fall at Dover Street store

Martin M Meehan 35 years old and married is hospitalized with a fractured right hip after falling four feet from a small step ladder while repairing store windows on Dover Street yesterday around 4 p m He was at City Hospital for treatment.

Martin M. Meehan City Hospital Dover Street

Alvan Fuller Backs Gardner for Speaker in House Vote

Congressman elect Alvan T. Fuller says he will vote for A. P. Gardner for Speaker over Champ Clark or James R. Mann. Fuller, elected as an independent, had a tenuous position and benefited from Democratic votes, making his choice notable amid a tight House race.

Alvan T. Fuller A. P. Gardner House of Representatives Champ Clark James R. Mann Illinois Mr. Fuller Congress

Gardners faces split vote over Clark and Mann choice

Congressman Gardners signals possible choice between Clark and Mann, labeling both candidates too reactionary. He hopes to avoid deciding but notes the dilemma may force a shift, underscoring intra party divisions. He frames the contest as a clash over progressive versus reactionary stances.

Gardners Clark Mann

Murray Named as Harvard Manager

Cecil D. Murray of New York was chosen as second assistant manager of the Harvard football team from a field of a dozen candidates. He will ascend to the manager position in his senior year. Murray is brother to Harry A. Murray captain of Harvard's 1915 varsity crew. George R. Young of Great Falls Montana was chosen as manager of the scrub football team for next year.

Cecil D. Murray New York Harvard Murray Harry A. Murray George R. Young Great Falls Mat

Cornell Football Squad Heads to Philadelphia for Penn Game

The Cornell University football squad of 24 players left Ithaca tonight for Atlantic City to stay until Thursday before traveling to Philadelphia to face the University of Pennsylvania on Franklin Field.

Ithaca Cornell University Atlantic City Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Franklin Field

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