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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1908
Page
8
Harvard football held a light practice in the Stadium due to heat. Captain Burr rested out of town. Dunlap and Sprague showed progress while Fish and Kennard tested punting. A light scrimmage was planned to boost the offense this afternoon.
Dartmouth faced a bitter defeat as Williams upset them leaving a weak line and faltering offense. The team plans a three day overhaul with Bankart and Pevear in lineup changes and hopes Captain Kennedy and Schildmiller return for the Amherst game as Fred Jennings of the 1900 team is set to coach the backfield.
The Harvard tennis championship began at Jarvis Field Cambridge with 133 entrants. Only three pairs played in the first round with others receiving byes. Defending champion N W Niles won in straight sets while notable players Henshaw Dana and Rolfe advanced. Doubles draws completed. tourney to run through the week.
Westgard, a tall college style wrestler, arrives in town for a bout against Jack Simmard at the Columbia arena. Simmard, nicknamed the Fighting Canuck, is known as a terrior on the mat and will provide a strong challenge.
Annapolis defeated Lehigh 16 to 0 and prepares for Harvard with a veteran line and strong backfield. Lange at quarterback headlines Navy’s attack, while Harvard’s defense must blunt the midshipmen’s forward passing and hard running. Captain Northcroft’s accurate kicking from the 49-yard line stands out as a key Harvard threat.
Edward Harris Coy, a two year fullback and key Yale player, was elected field captain as Bobby Burch struggles with injuries and may miss key games. Burch remains formal captain. the field captain will direct scrimmage and on field play while Yale prepares for Washington and Jefferson and Amherst next.
Annapolis hopes to beat Harvard Saturday while Yale’s Fred Murphy shines early at quarterback. Harvard beat Bowdoin 5 0 Yale 18 0 Holy Cross 12 5 Bowdoin and others. Princeton Syracuse Navy Dartmouth Providence Brown Lafayette. Tad Jones praised Murphy. Draper may return to Penn vs Indians. Cornell students plan trip to Chicago for Nov 14 game.
The national baseball commission warned that 18 or more players who played with teams using ineligible players could be permanently barred. A $200 fine applies for first offences, with hearings before penalties. Washington officials are told not to contract with involved players for 1909 until eligible status is restored. Players named include Tannehill Freeman Delehanty McBride Shipke Kahoe Keely Johnson ONeill Hughes and Hart.
Fenway Preparatory School defeated Commercial High School second team 5 to 0 in a football game played yesterday.
Preparatory schools in the Boston area schedule tough football tests over the coming week. Volkmann under Coach Nat Doten trains at Volk mann Field in Allston for Friday’s Newton High clash, with possible changes in the backfield. Injuries hit Noble & Greenough and English High, prompting layoffs and lineup adjustments as they eye upcoming games at Dexter Field and Locust Street.
Frankie Neil of California and Joe Wagner of New York engaged in a spirited argument before a boxing match at the Roman A. C. on Oct 19. The contest extended beyond the usual six rounds with both fighters showing vigor and finishing strong, though Neil held a clear edge.
Charley Griffin forced the pace and outfought Eddie Wallace through six rounds in New York. The bell saved Wallace in the fourth, but Griffin delivered a sustained beating in the fifth and sixth, finishing the bout despite Wallace’s stubborn finish.
Elmer Stricklett, famed spitball artist from the Trolley Dodgers era, writes President Charley Ebbets that he will join the Dodgers in spring training. He plans to report when the team begins South workouts in March to prepare for the upcoming season.
The executive committee of the ICAAA will meet at the Waldorf Astoria in New York on Thursday evening October 29 to discuss details of the first annual intercollegiate cross-country run.
October 19 reports say the New York players under contract with John T. Brush decided to cancel a proposed three game series with the Detroit Tigers after permission was granted but the club chose to call the games off.
In Lacrosse Wisconsin on October 19 John Desmond a famed curio collector unveiled a two legged pig among his oddities. The eccentric display drew local interest from residents and visitors to his collection.
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