Boston College Faces Tough Tests as Gridiron Week Arrives
Boston College prepares for a stern midseason schedule with Brown at Providence and Tufts challenging West Point. Harvard hosts the First Maine Heavy Artillery, while Brown aims to rebound after difficult losses and a lean gate receipts season.
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Yale
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Medford Boys
Doc Whelan
Oval
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New England
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Haughton
Crimson
Harvard Yale cross country race canceled for fall schedule
Harvard and Yale athletic committees agree to lapse the varsity cross country meet this fall. Harvard will skip the intercollegiate run, with only minor planned races this season. Freshmen schedule includes may matches ending November 17 against Yale freshmen on Belmont course.
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Yale
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Naval Radio School
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Andover
Iddie Farrell
Wakefield High
Providence Technical High
Red Sox Players Called for Duty
Five Red Sox players have been ordered to report for active naval duty on November 1 at Charlestown navy yard. Manager Jack Barry Chick Shorten Mike McNally Duffy Lewis Parry goes to enrolment office Shorten to district office McNally Shore to Paymaster Goodhue’s office Lewis to Mare Island likely with first class yeoman ratings.
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Concord Country Club hosts women golfers handicap match
In a handicap team match of the Woman's Golf Association of Boston at Concord Country Club, Team A defeated Team B two and a half to one and a half points. Miss Grace Keyes oversaw the event, which drew a slim crowd due to weather.
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Tufts Gears Up for Armyn Saturday Showdown with West Point
Tufts football completed its toughest practice of the year and plans a light signal session before traveling to New York to meet West Point. Adams, Abbott, and Shea may start on the line, with Mitchell and Martin fueling the backfield. Captain Drummey stays at halfback to lead the attack.
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Martin
Drummey
Buick Show Wins Motorists Praise in Boston
Buick exhibits drew strong crowds during Closed Car Week in Boston with record sales last week. General Manager John H. Johnson reports better sales this week and notes orders piling up as motorists visit the Buick-Boston Company display.
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Boston
Greater
Bond Drive Urges Tight Tie to Kaiser Menace
The appeal urges citizens to buy Liberty Bonds to curb Kaiser's threat and help end the war. Officials emphasize bond purchases as key to defeating the German menace and securing victory.
Enlisted Men to Run Five Mile Race at B A A
More than 100 service members are expected to start a five mile race at the Boston Athletic Association tomorrow afternoon on a course via Commonwealth avenue Beacon street Coolidge Corner Harvard avenue and back to the clubhouse. Sherman Saltmarsh of Charlestown navy yard is favored to win.
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Red Sox ownership rumors and college football clashes
The piece debunks Red Sox sale rumors as baseless and notes Jack Barry and others joining AL duties. It highlights Boston College versus Holy Cross at Fenway on November 10 and Brown versus Providence in the college slate. Rabbit Maranville doubts a cross league series while Pollard’s Andrews Field appearance shifts Brown-Softon prep.
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Fenway Park
Brown
Providence
Iritz Pollard
Andrews Field
Belmont Horse Hourless Sets World Record in Match Race
Hourless owned by August Belmont defeats Omar Khayyam in a sensational finish at Laurel Maryland. The horse breaks the mile and a quarter world record in 2 minutes 2 seconds, beating the previous 2 03 4 5. Frankie Robinson rode the winner as Belmont plans to donate 10 900 in Liberty bonds to the American Red Cross.
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Edward B McLean
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Fitzsimmons Stricken During Vaudeville Act
Former heavyweight champion Robert Fitzsimmons was rushed to a Chicago hospital seriously ill with suspected pneumonia after collapsing on stage during a vaudeville performance at a suburban theatre.
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Chicago
Robert Fitzsimmons
Australians Enter Six Day Bike Race at Arena
Australian trio Al Goulet Reggie McNamara and Bob Spears headline a two dozen rider field for the six day race at the Arena from November 5 to 10 inclusive. They signed contracts with promoters Alec McLean and Nat Butler and will also compete in the indoor sprint championships on November 8 as a lead in.
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Reggie McNamara
Bob Spears
Alec McLean
Nat Butler
Reds Sweep Indians In Postseason Series Four to Two
In the Cleveland Cincinnati post season series the Reds defeated the Indians four games to two. The report also notes Camp Devens regimental football plans as soldiers form teams from each regiment and division. Communiqués should be addressed to Lieutenant W W Coggill Camp Devens Ayer.
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Harvard Freshmen Triumph Scrimmage Against Varsity Report
The Harvard Informals overwhelmed the freshman squad in a 50 minute scrimmage as Coolidge and Blanchard scored for the varsity. Jack Craig debuted as a promising back, while Horween and Stillman contributed on offense amid military drills pulling players to Fresh Pond.
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Arlington High to Meet Needham Eleven at Spy Pond Field
Coach Ralph Adams of Arlington High schedules a football game against Needham High School this afternoon at Spy Pond Athletic Field Arlington.
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Arlington High School
Needham High School
Spy Pond
Arlington
Liberty Bond Ad Promotes Saving Over Waste
An advertisement urges readers to purchase a Liberty Bond, arguing that money wasted on trifles earns nothing while investing in the bond builds value for the saver.
Ban Johnson to Apply Monday in Service to Government
President Johnson of the American League said he arranged to meet Adjutant General McCain in Washington on Monday to formally offer his services to the government. He hopes to serve in any capacity without compensation and may be assigned in the United States or in France.
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Silk” O'Loughlin
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Ala
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Army Cantonment
Brooklyn basketball player Dennis Sheehan dies in Navy boiler room disaster
Dennis Sheehan of Brooklyn, a noted basketball player who played for a Brooklyn team in intercity contests, was killed in a boiler tube explosion aboard a U S patrol boat in local waters after volunteering to replace a disabled stoker. He joined the Navy after the United States entered the war.
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Shevlin Alger Bout Promises a Record Crowd
Eddie Shevlin of Roxbury faces George Alger of Cambridge in a 12 round welterweight bout at the Commercial A. C. tonight with 145 pounds agreed. Rosy odds and navy yard interest fuse as Billy Henderson promises a stoppage victory. A six round semi final matches Pat Owens and Young Marine with two more prelims.
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Liberty Bonds Help Fund War Effort Urgently
Public appeal urges buying Liberty Bonds to feed and equip troops as shortages threaten supplies. Johnny Donovan aims to meet Harry Carlson at 183 pounds in a ringside bout, highlighting boxing as morale and fundraising coverage.
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