Boxing notes mix gossip and plans from promoters
Papke derides the New York Boxing Commission as a joke while France bets on Carpentier to beat him on October 28. Kilbane is praised as a dancing master. Ban on knuckle bandaging appears in clubs as promoters urge boxers to win without armor. Walsh trains with Attell and Baldwin for a Tuesday bout, Burns retires from fighting to promote in Calgary.
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France
Papke
Carpentier
Frank Klaus
Adams Named Tufts Football Captain After Captain's Absence
Winthrop Adams of Tufts College Medical School was elected captain of the Tufts College football team at a meeting of the athletic advisory board. Adams already led the team in three games this season and will play fullback, a role he has filled for two years, while he attempts to guide Tufts to victory over Bowdoin this afternoon.
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Winthrop
Adams
Tufts College Medical School
Tufts
H. Webbder
Harry Martin
Bowdoin
Yale Plans Upset at West Point in Football Showdown
Yale's 33 players and a large following depart New Haven for New York ahead of the Army game. Yale relies on Lefty Flynn's runs, Captain Spalding's dashes, and Holladay and Philbin's plunges to overturn recent Army defeats, hoping to reverse the tables.
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New Haven
Conn
West Point
Yale
New York City
Army
Harvard
Princeton
Flynn
Spalding
Holladay
Philbin
Yale Varsity Football Prepares For West Point Battle
Yale coaches expect two scores from Yale and a stout rush line to slow the Army in a rugged game. Flynn’s improved health may keep him at quarterback early, with Cornell and Cooney jostling for positions along the line. Yale will use 15 minute periods and a tight rotation with several reserves in reserve roles.
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Yale
West Point
Lafayette
Flynn
Cornell
Cooney
Harbison
Castles
Avery
Camp
Markle
Ketcham
Martyng
Thaw
Bunny
Warren
Pendleton
Army
Howe
Scully
McDevitt
Vaughan
Hudson
Gallaner
Bot
Etcham
York
Bill Warren
Philbin
Captain Spalding
Washington Adds Cuban Outfielder to 1913 Roster
Manager Griffith of Washington added Cuban outfielder Jacinto Cahon to the 1913 roster during the series. The Havana journalist Jose Massauguer arranged the deal. Caho is praised as a good hitter and fast, joining Grifith’s two Cubans Marians and Almeida from Cincinnati.
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Griffith
Washington
Jacinto Cahon
Jose Massauguer
Havana
Caho
Grifith
Marians
Almeida
Cincinnati
Ashington
Calco
Skat Champion Wortsmann Dies in Chicago
Chicago obituary notes death of M. Wortsmann a famed American skat player champion twice president of the North American Skat league and founder of the Chicago skat scene with details of his career and influence.
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Chicago
M. Wortsmann
America
Brown seeks big home win over Penn in season finale
Providence R I October 18 Brown faces Penn tomorrow in the season’s biggest home game. Brunonians predict victory as Arthur Bartlett emerges as a real halfback prospect and the Brown backfield shows a hard smashing line with Tenney Bartlett Henry Crowther and others ready to advance the ball. The expected lineup features Langdon hulp Gottstein Mitchell Goldberg Kratz Crowther McLean Renney Bartlett Henry at back positions.
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Providence
R. I
Brown
Penn
Brunoniats
Quakers
Arthur Bartlett
Bartlett
Tenney
Henry
Crowther
Langdon
Hulp
Gottstein
Mitchell
Goldberg
Kratz
McLean
Renney
Bean
Red Sox Victory Plaque Sign Closes Broadway
Letter to the editor from L. Jonas & Co. Astor House newsdealers in New York praises the Red Sox win and describes a large front of Astor House sign reading How it happened Read today's Boston Post that blocked Broadway traffic and required police to manage the crowd.
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RED Sox
Boston Post
Astor House
L. Jonas & CO
College Football Games For Today
Harvard plays Amherst at Cam p Yale hosts West Point at West oint Dartmouth meets Williams at Williamsatown Princeton faces Syracuse at Prince on Pennsylvania battles Brown at Providence Bowdoin plays Medford Holy Cross at Springfield Boston College meets Colby at Water ville Massachusetts Agricultural faces Vermont at Burlington Worcester Tech meets New Hampshire State at Worcester
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Amherst
Yale
West Point
Westoint
Dartmouth
Williams
Willamsatown
Princeton
Syracuse
Princeon
Pennsylvania
Brown
Provinsts
School Football Games Today Across New England
Harvard faces Hotchkiss at Lakeville while Yale takes on Exeter at Exeter Dartmouth plays Andover at Andover Brown meets Worcester Academy in Worcester Volkmann meets Country Day at Allston Malden High plays Boston College High Dorchester High hosts Pomfret Beverly Rindge at Beverly Allen School atvas Powder Point vs West Newton Groton at rote Everett High vs Meger Tech 16 at Ridge Wel lesley Waltham and Somerville clash Medford meets Haverhill South Framingham hosts Wellsley Watertown hosts Stoneham Needham games listed Arlington Fitchburg and Gardner collide Lowell Textile with Cushing Academy at Ashburnham John's Prep visits Rogers High Danvers
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Hotchkiss School
Lakeville
Conn
Yale
Exeter
Dartmouth
Andover
Brown
Worcester Academy
Worcester
Volkmann
Country Day School
Allston
Malden Hime
Boston College High
Mal Dorchester High
We. Chelsea High
Dorchester
Brookline High
Mae Pomfret
Pomfret
Beverly High
Rindge
Beverly
Watertown
Yde Park High
Needham High
S. Swampscott Wenniteick
Seattle and Spokane Postponed Rain Abandoned Game Tie
After a three day rain halt the Northwestern league post series between Seattle and Spokane was abandoned. When weather cleared Seattle filled six empty slots and the Oct 4 game ended in an 11 inning 3 to 8 tie.
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Seattle
Spokane
Red Sox Quartet Debuts in Boston Vaudeville Encore
The Red Sox quartet will debut at the National Theatre for the second vaudeville season. Royal Rooters guests and notable sports figures will attend as the group performs a new repertoire including a medley tribute to the Royal Rooters featuring the song Pessie. Bill Carrigan and Heine Wagner may rejoin Boston in midweek with Cady aiming for two Harvard student years, and rehearsals begin after a New York return.
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Red Sox
Royal
Buck
O'Ettenger Moethh Bradley
Oun
Uast
Boston
Bill Carrigan
Heine Wagner
Cady
Percy
Haughton
Harvard
New York
Will
Royal ‘Rooters
Pessie
United States
Heine Wagner Speech Highlights Lewiston Homecoming
William F. Carrigan arrived in Lewiston to a hero’s welcome while Captain Heinie Wagner also drew praise from cheering crowds. Wagner delivered a well received speech to close the ceremonies as supporters paraded from City Hall to the depot, with an Auburn fan gift auto on display.
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Lewiston
William F. Carrigan
Bill
City Hall
Carrigan
Heinie Wagner
Red Sox
Wagner
A. E. McDonough
C. J. Russell
Portland
Curran
Auburn
Sharpe Says Cornell Aims for Penn State Clash
In Ithaca on October 18, Cornell coach Sharpe stated the toughest game of the season looms against Pennsylvania State. He said he would be satisfied with a loss of 12 to 0 at most, indicating hope for a defensive effort and a competitive showing.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell
Pennsylvania State
Sharpe
English High Beats Melrose High 19 to 0 at Pine Banks Park
English High School defeated Melrose High for the fourth time this season with a 19 to 0 win at Pine Banks Park melrose yesterday with the Boston team dominating from opening kickoff.
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Melrose High
Melrose High School
Boston English High
Pine Banks Park
Melrose
High School Football Seeks Opponents For Saturday Games
Newburyport High seeks a 125 pound eleven for Saturday Nov 2 with C D Montgomery contact Newburyport Roy Cobin Medford Emerson A C Dorchester Ivy Mill Street A C Chelsea seeks a 130 140 pound eleven for today full expenses for 12 men contact listings provided phone numbers included
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C. D. Montgomery
Newburyport High
Newburyport
Echo A. A
Charles McCarthy
Keefe Avenue
Newton Highlands
Medford
Cubs
Roy Cobin
Parktreet
Emerson A
Slaughter of Cubs by White Sox in city series
Chicago's National League team was smothered 16 to 0 in the final game of the city championship series at Comiskey Park. The White Sox won the series after tying the first two games, losing the next three, and then taking four straight.
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Chicago
Comiskey
Manager Chance Walks Off After Slaughtered Team
After a brutal fifth inning Frank Chance left the clubhouse with four knocked out pitchers and four substitutes. The Americans led 16 to 7 in a blowout victory over the Nationals. Batteries Lavender Smith Reulbach Leifield Toney Archer Cotter Walsh Schalk.
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Frank Chance
Lavender, Smith, Reulbach
Leifield
Toney
Archer and Cotter
Walsh
Schalk
Williams Beats Coulon In Bantamweight Title Bout
Kid Williams of Baltimore outpointed Johnny Coulon of Chicago the bantamweight title holder in a ten round bout at Madison Square Garden in New York.
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New York
Kid. Williams
Baltimore
Johnny Coulon
Chicago
Madison Square Garden
Leipsic's 70 Yard Run Sparks Mechanic Arts Win
In a slow afternoon game at Dunbar avenue grounds Mechanic Arts High beat High School of Commerce 21 to 7. Leipsic of Mechanic Arts scored a sensational 70 yard run before halftime and kicked three goals after touchdowns. Dempsey Stern Curran and others starred for Mechanic Arts while Donovan Cutter Lally and Morgan scored for Commerce. Attendance was about 300 with O'Brien of Tufts officiating.
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Clark
Dartmouth
Leipsic
Dunbar Avenue
School of Commerce
Mechanic Arts High
Ocommerce
Mechanic
Mechanic Boys
Matthews
Commerce
Selpsic
C. Dempsey
Stern
Curran
Davis Shepard
Wessman
Lavery Bolton
MacCauley
Corwin Piper
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O'Leary Morgan
Arlington Runners Plan Busy Cross Country Season
Arlington High School outlines a busy cross country season with entries in the Mystic Valley run on Nov 11 at Winchester and a Worcester Academy meet six days earlier. The team will also duel Medford and Stoneham High schools and expects to defend the Mystic Valley victory with Winchester, Woburn, Reading and Stoneham among entrants.
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Arlington
Arlington High
Winchester
Worcester
Worcester Academy
Medford
Stoneham
Woburn
Reading
Yale West Point Set To Clash In Big College Game
The article previews major college football showdowns including Yale vs West Point Harvard and Amherst Princeton vs Syracuse and notes the Yale Army clash as the likely highlight. It also covers baseball drama with Red Sox Royal Rooters, Jack Powell, and World Series reflections, plus other regional games and track chatter.
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Yale
West Point
Harvard -and-Amherst
Princeton
Syracuse
Harvard
Woonsocket
Walter Johnson
Senators
Nap Rucker
Brooklyns
Wightinsville
Hugh Bedient
Matty
Sockalexis Name Corrected In Historical Baseball Tale
The article clarifies that Louis Sockalexis, not Andy, was the former American League ball player and cousin to Andy, who is described as a marathon runner. It recounts a Red Sox Giants game where Wood substituted in the eighth to turn a 1-0 deficit into a tie, and Boston finally claimed the win. Attendance figures remain unofficial. Polo Grounds likely drew more fans than Fenway Park.
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Louis Sockalexis
Andy Sockalexis
Andy
Joe
Wood
Red Sox
Giants
Hugh Bedient
Henriksen
Boston
Polo Grounds
New York
Fenway Park
Williams Captain May Not Play At Williams
Captain Michael did not take part in the signal drill at Weston Field and may not start the game against Dartmouth tomorrow. Toolan also missed the drill but is believed fit and likely to be in the regular lineup. Two to three hundred students watched as punting passing and signals were practiced.
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Williamstown
Michael
Weston Field
Dartmouth
Toolan
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