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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1904
Page
3
New Haven Oct 19 Yale weighs its potential against West Point cadets at Yale Field next Saturday. One observer expects about two touchdowns for Yale while another warns Yale might fail to score.
South Boston High forfeits to Brighton High claiming no definite playing rules arrangement for yesterday's game. Brockton High previously forfeited to Chelsea High last Saturday.
Dorchester High School manager Anderson arranged a game with Everett High at Dorchester High field today as practice for the opening league game against Malden High on Saturday.
Bowdoin defeated Colby 52 to 0 in Brunswick in the Maine college championship opener. Bowdoin stars Bornstein and Newman sparked the attack with multiple touchdowns, while Bass returned a kickoff for a long TD. Refereed by R W T Brown, 30 minute halves.
New Haven Connecticut October 19 Joseph H Twitchell a Yale junior was hurt in yesterday’s football scrimmage and taken to the hospital this afternoon with injuries to the spine and head. He complained of pain after being tackled but seemed to recover until today when his condition worsened prompting immediate surgery.
A series of match races is arranged for the Gentlemen's Driving Club of Dorchester at Matta pan speedway today. Events include trotting and pacing championships with named entrants such as Rex, Charlena, Bud weiser, Checkers, and a three-cornered trot featuring Mutineer, Dewey, Nyphen. Races start at 2 o'clock.
Harvard regulars suffer minor injuries keeping them from practice while the scrub team dominates. Veterans Montgomery Parker Squires Mills Oveson Leary R Derby Kernan Noyes Means Nichols are sidelined yet the scrubs gain on every rush. Randall and O Connell and Harrison shine in limited showings.
A Boston era advertisement touts Dr. Henson at Quincy House promising cures for nervous dyspepsia lumbago piles and cancers claiming multiple named patients including Rev James Griffin pastor of St Marys Bath NY and Rev Amos Harris of Everett MA and offering $100 to prove any statement false. It urges readers to visit for free consultation and asserts a magnetic gift of healing.
Boston area prep sports scene highlights Somerville High as favorite for first in the Junior Interscholastic while Chelsea High shows form to threaten. Notables include Volkmann’s Interprepreparatory picks, Dorchester star Harold Drayton, and Ned Twohig’s speed. Dorchester High and Roxbury Latin loom in other league games as prep squads monitor season strength and future matchups.
A hotly contested football game at Franklin Field yesterday afternoon saw Boston College Preparatory School beat Ballou and Maobigand Preparatory School 16 to 0. The BC lineup listed players including Broderick as captain and McDonald among others, with all three BC goals earned and the team expressing pride in the victory.
Springfield Oct. 19 The first round of the New England Intercollegiate Golf Association tournament at Springfield Country Club saw Amherst beat Brown 9½ to 4½ and MIT defeat Williams 8 to 5. Tomorrow MIT faces Dartmouth and the winning team meets Amherst for the championship. Nassau scoring used and the individual tournament starts Friday.
Napoleon Lajoie and Jimmy Collins vie for infield spots while Willie Keeler secures right field. Fred Clarke and Jones contend for center field, with varied picks for first base and catcher. Pitchers include Chesbro Dineen Young McGinnity and Matthewson as favorites.
Dolly Spanker ridden at 16 to 6 won the Jamaica Southampton handicap one mile and a sixteenth defeating last year’s duturty winner Hamburg Belle. Other races saw Stonewall win the first one mile and a quarter at 50 to 1 by a head over Cloverland. Jockey Martin suspended two days for barrier running. Ascension Diamond Floralia and Water Pansy also won.
A comprehensive portrait of William L. Douglas as a candidate, detailing his rise from poverty to leadership, industrious success in Brockton, and lifelong commitment to workers well being through arbitration, high wages, and social philanthropy. It extols his experience, public service, and market diplomacy aimed at boosting Massachusetts industries and reciprocity with Canada.
Fragmentary line suggests a campaign claim that electing him as Governor would curb state extravagance and offer the people a tested leader rather than an untried man.
Fencing at Tech is a principal indoor sport with last year's team defeating Harvard Yale and Pennsylvania in one evening. Captain Jorge Sage leads a squad including Gatewood and Henry from Annapolis. Aiming for Intercollegiate Fencing Association of New York membership, the team is coached by Professor Lucien Fournon with Sage's help to build a winning season.
William A. Clark Jr., son of Senator Clark of Montana, plans a large entry into horse racing. He will breed and raise horses, expand purchases in the East, and develop Bitter Root farm, Marcus Daly's former estate of about 27 000 acres, to raise thoroughbreds. The price exceeded $2 million with at least $1 million more destined for stock and improvements.
Physicians and individuals report two ways to treat a cold. Graves' Maryland Malt Whiskey is advised for first warning signs to ease and possibly break up a cold. The ad claims mildness, suitability for feeble stomachs, and natural nutrition to aid recovery, urging purchase from licensed dealers.
Hub posted an overall high team total of 1472 and a high single of 496. Clarke of Somerset led with 320 for the top series and Burdett of Carruth made 119 for the top single. Hub defeated Somerset three games to none, Carruth beat Boylston two of three, Webster took two of three from McCarthy, and St James also swept Murray and Irwin. Other teams in the league also posted scores.
The Trust Company league produced four matches with American Loan, Boston Safe, Commonwealth and Puritan prevailing. Dresser of Puritan Trust led scorers with 294 while the team totals show American Loan 1,277 over State Street 1,178 and others close behind as Beacon, Beacon and Northern New England Trust faced Puritan and Commonwealth vs Federal.
Co. F Hewett of Charlestown defeated F P Arnold of Boston in a closely contested fencing bout at the T A A Hall on Tremont street last evening. The score stood 7 to 3 when Arnold was disarmed. Hewett has fenced 46 bouts all won, while Arnold has fenced 62 bouts and suffered his first defeat.
Postmaster Hibbard spoke to the local branch No. 34 of the National Letter Carriers Association last evening. He praised cooperative relations between management and staff and noted Boston has 941 carriers with high efficiency, ranking second to none in the country.
Memphis driving park hosts dividends for 2:20 and 2:14 trotters with Bonnie Russell and Lisonjero winning straight heats. Belle Me and King Direct nearly teamed in the 2:07 pace where Sphinx S. took the third heat. Prince Alert clocked 2:01, Lou Dillon recovers from a recent attack and jogs trackward.
The Young Corbett Jabez White clash likely shifts to San Francisco in January with potential $10,000 a side plus purse depending on local approval. White sails to America within a month. if transport delays, Corbett may face Terry McGovern in Philadelphia. Other items include Briggs Flaherty bout, O'Brien Paull duel, and prospects from Cambridge A. C. toward a varied Boston boxing scene.
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