Harvard grid changes seen in signal practice
Harvard varsity made multiple lineup shifts during signal practice with Dan Knowlton moved to fullback, Speare switched to right end, and Paul tried at fullback on the second team. Montgomery and Squires were out, Davie and Brill tested at fullback and punting respectively as Wendell ran 656 yards for a TD in a varsity scrimmage against the scrub.
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Harvard
Dan Knowlton
Carr
Speare
Paul
Montgomery
Squires
Davie
Brill
Varsity
Scrub
Wendell
Whitman
Centrals of East Boston issue 120 pound football challenge
Manager Nelson of the Centrals of East Boston challenges any New England football team averaging 120 pounds. Games can be arranged by contacting the manager at 148 Princeton street East Boston.
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Nelson
Centrals
East Boston
New England
Princeton Street
Britons Defeat Yankees in Open Soccer Showdown
The Pilgrim Association of England defeated the New England team 5 to 0 at South End grounds. Sir Charles Kirkpatrick starred in goal as Woodward Bryning Fletcher and Copeland scored for the Britishers. 3,500 spectators watched the 45 minute halves.
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Crack Pilgrim Association
England
All New England
South End
Charles Kirkpatrick
Woodward
Raine
Milnes
Offers
Ross
Bryning
Fletcher
McDonald
Kirkpatrick
Copeland
Ernest Cecil Cochrane
Bert Waters
Harvard
Percy Haughton
William Wallace
John S. Taylor
John Morrill
Hugh Bancroft
Pilgrims
New England
C. Fitzpatrick
Frank McDermott
H. Milnes
R. F
G. McAllister
E. A. Milton
F. B. A. McClusky
W. H. Nuttal
R. H
Crabbe
J. D. Bransdale
C. H
W. McGregor
Warmsley
I. H
D. McDonald
J. Woodward
C. F
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J McDonald J. Bryning
Alex
Walter Pollett
Lawrence
F. O. Wright
Thacker
Boxing Heads North and South for Chelsea Bantam Clash
The article previews an international bantamweight showdown at Chelsea on Friday night pitting England's Digger Stanley against America’s Jimmy Walsh with both aiming for real bantamweight status and a 116 pound weigh in. It notes Stanley’s height reach edge and Walsh’s tenacity and long rise from 105 pounds to bantamweight.
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Chelsea
New York
America
England
Joey Bowker
Frankie Neil
Bowker
Digger Stanley
Stanley
Owen Moran
Monte Attell
Butt
Jimm Walsh
Attell
Philadelphia
Moran
Walsh-Stanley
Walsh
London
Jimmy Walsh
L Street Baths
Jimy
Hart of Cubs Quits Baseball in Chicago
President James A. Hart of the Chicago National League club retired from baseball. He leaves one of the longest records in the game. his successor is Charles W. Murphy, longtime club manager.
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Chicago
James A. Hart
National League Baseball
Charles W. Murphy
Notes From The Gridiron Andover Yale Yale Freshmen
Andover’s goal line was crossed by Yale freshmen for the first time this season. Brighton High defeated Burdett College 31 to 0 after Andover had beaten Burdett 54 to 0. Navy holds four wins to Army six in annual battles as West Point trails. Fryer of Princeton hit six of eight kicks. Daly is Andover’s standout punter and field goal kicker. Stevenson is Yale’s top ground gainer and a fast, hard hitter also practicing punting. Princeton has 175-10 and 117-10, Yale 102-0, Harvard 96-6 in five game tallies.
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Andover
Yale
Burdett College
Brighton High
Navy
Army
West Point
Fryer
Princeton
Harvard
White
Wieder
Daly
Stevenson
Pennsylvania
Amateur football clubs seek arranged games with top teams
Cambridge Y M C A inquires on arranging away games with strong teams. Colonial A A Jamaica Plain seeks matches with state’s strongest teams. Players listed include Carl Bailey, Luke Kelley, Ned Kelley, and others from Roxbury Latin, English High, Boylston A A. Other clubs like Browning Academy, Volunteers, Bay View A A, Owl A C, South Bay Unions, and Suffolk A A request 100 to 145 pound class squads and specific opponent preferences with dates and locations.
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Cambridge Y. M. C. A
Wilson
Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge
A. A
Jamaica Plain
Carl Bailey
Roxbury Latin
Burkhart
Luke Kelley
English High
McGaffee
de Merritte
Ned Kelley
Annapolis
Fallon, Henzle
Clinton
Rob Murray
Boylston A. A
Jacobs
Driscoll
Tathorn
Lang
McAleer
Norwood A. A
West Roxbury
Kenwood
Charles Jacobs
Helena Street
Browning Academy
H. A. Williams
Arlington
Owl A. C
H. J. Murray
Willow Park
Roxbury
South Bay
Millikin
Union Park
Suffolk A. A
J. de Lear
Lincoln Street
Dorchester
Eugenia Burch Smashes Belmont Park Track Record at Jamaica
Eugenia Burch, a 6 to 1 shot, wins the Pierrepont handicap closing with a big burst to set a new one mile and a furlong track record at 1 52 4 5, beating Dolly Spanker’s previous mark. Other winners include Disobedient, Just So, Romette, Delmore, and Lindale.
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New York
Eugenia Burch
Jamaica
Dolly Spanker
Romanette
Delmore
Lindale
Detective James J Grady Weds Kathrine Boylan in Winthrop Highlands
James J Grady a leading state detective married Kathrine Boylan at his new home on Quincy Avenue Winthrop Highlands. Only immediate family attended the quiet ceremony. Kathrine is daughter of Stephen Boylan a longtime resident of the town.
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James J. Grady
Quincy Avenue
Winthrop Highlands
Katherine Boylan
Winthrop
Stephen Boylan
Big Cy Young Rivalry With Christy Mathewson
A comparison of Cy Young of the Boston Americans and Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants. The piece notes Cy’s long career and standout moments like a 20 inning game and 15 strikeouts, but credits Mathewson’s World Series triumph and dominant win record, while highlighting run support as a key factor in pitchers’ wins.
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Cy Young
Boston Americans
Christy Mathewson
New York Giants
Mathewson
Athletics
Philadelphia Athletics
Christy
Tannehill
Collins
Rube Waddell
Young
Connie Mack
Matthewson
Matty
Delmont Dominates Lynch In Berkeley Bout
Al Delmont of Medford defeated Johnny Lynch of Cambridge in the fifth round of a scheduled 12 round bout at the Berkeley Cycle Club Beachmont. Delmont pressed early and scored a decisive finish with body punches and a right to the jaw. Preliminaries saw Sammy Moss win his pro debut in six rounds over Kid Hope.
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al Delmont
Medford
Johnny Lynch
Cambridge
Berkeley
Beachmont
Delmont
Lynch
Sammy Moss
Kid Hope
Gus Ross
Kid Gordon
Another Roosevelt Takes the Field in Freshman Athletics
Roosevelt lineage features in Crimson sports as George Roosevelt, Teddy Jr.’s cousin, shines in freshman track. He wins the high jump and places second in two hurdles, with prior St Mark’s height record of five feet eight inches. Coach Garcelon sees him as a coming man while he also pursues baseball. Leading events include Rand’s wins in hurdles, Atkins in the 440, and Whitney in the mile.
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Roosevelt
Crimson
Teddy, Jr
George Roosevelt
George
St. Mark’s
Garcelon
St.Mark’s
W. M. Rand
G. L. Atkins
M. H. Whitney
Coaches Hold Hurley for the Big Games
Harvard captain Hurley, a medical student, remains on the cripple list with a weak thigh and has not played in any game or scrimmage this season. Coaches denied ineligibility and confirmed Hurley appears in the Harvard register.
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Hurley
Scotty MacMasters
Soldiers Field
Phillies Split World Series Reward Among Players
Philadelphia club president Shibe announced the team would share 8131.49 dollars among 18 players as their portion of the first four games in the world championship series with the New York club. Players also received 6848.46 dollars from post-season receipts allotted by the national commission.
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Philadelphia
Penn
Shibe
New York
National Commission
Football Only Fit for Thugs Voice of Georgetown President
Georgetown University president Rev. David Hillhouse Buel condemns modern football in an open letter. He cites brutal tactics by rival universities and argues the game lacks ethical standards, comparing it unfavorably to prize fighting and lamenting injuries from on field assaults.
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Washington
David Hillhouse Buel
Georgetown University
Georgetown
Buel
Whiskey In Football Tonic Found At Sewickley Y M C A
In Pittsburg on October 1 a bottle labeled tonic was used during a Sewickley Y M C A football game. The bottle, thought to contain lemon juice sugar and root beer, actually held whiskey. The association secretary, who had a minor injury, drank from it before officials intervened and removed the bottle.
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Pittsburg
Sewickley Y. M. C. A
Battling Nelson Finds Football Too Brutal
Kansas City report notes world lightweight boxing champion Battling Nelson attended a football game but said the sport is too brutal for him to participate. He described the action as great sport yet criticizes the rough play and rough treatment by players and referees.
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Nelson
Kansas City
Records set at Lexington meet highlight fast trots and pacers
Lexington Ky October 16 Lexington meeting produced 31 new standards seven tailed by 19 trotters and 12 pacers Heavy track conditions limited gains Admiral Dewey leads trotters with 2 04 3 4 and Dan Patch tops pacers at 1 55 1 4 with wind shield and 1 59 1 4 without.
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Admiral Dewey
Dan Patch
French Plate
Leonardo
Billini
Boreazelle
Br. H
Boreal
Gold Dust Maid
Blk. m
Silveree Ee
Ha Deasset
B. F
Adbell
Covone
Emma Brook
Silent Brook
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Noaie
Pat T
B. G
Pat Watson
Miss Kinney
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McKinney
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William Penn
Frank A
Conrad
Lightsome
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Iliko
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Moko
Joe Patchen
Y Grattan
Inter Ocean
Williams
Ben F
Y Bradimore
Dan P
Slumber
Oregon Maid
Br. m
del Norte
Lyddite
Bobby Burns
Bonalet
Bonnie Direct
Lillie R
Nuthurst
Escee
Favorites Take Two Of Three Races At Dover
The Dover fall meeting opened with three tight races. Chestnut won the 2:15 trot in 2:18 3-4 heat time. Bayard claimed the 2:27 trot with a 2:19 1-4 second heat. Elizabeth D won the 2:15 pace with a best heat of 2:10 1-2.
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Dover
N. H
Granite State Park
Chestnut
Bayard
Elizabeth D
Young Men Prevent Assault Under Hogg's Bridge Roxbury
Two young men heard screams near Centre Street and under Hogg's bridge in Roxbury just before midnight. They intercepted an unknown man believed to be a Black assailant who had struck a young shoe operative from Bickford Street and halted the attempted assault.
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Centre Street
Hogg’s Bridge
Roxbury
Bickford Street
Palma Tablets Promise Success With Energy Boost
Advertises Palma Tablets claiming to build nerve and brain strength, improve sleep, kidney health, and youthful appearance. Priced 50 cents per box or 12 boxes for five dollars with guarantee. Sold by Klein's Gardner Eaton Knight's Sawyer at multiple Boston area locations.
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Klein’s
Tremont and
Boylston Sts
Gardner
Tremont St
Harrison Ave
Washington St
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