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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1912
Page
6
The season brings many league games in Triangular and Suburban divisions through Thanksgiving. Somerville High remains Everett’s toughest foe while Medford vs Melrose, Andover vs Worcester Academy, and Exeter against Harvard freshmen shape a busy week. Newton, Cambridge Latin, Brookline, and other schools feature notable matchups and surprises as teams drop midweek games and prepare for key showdowns.
Harry Dame’s fast unit edged Somerville High 10 to 9 in a tense game at Waltham. Rollo Fagan earned praise for a key field goal while Day directed plays and kicks. Somerville battled hard but fouling hindered late offense. Haverhill High debuted strong at Medford, with Whitmore Read leading a potent line and a disciplined backfield under M Kay. Everett High faces Haverhill next in a potential year defining clash for the Suburban League title.
In the California State league match between Stockton and Galt on Sept 30 a second half pennant game featured a dramatic triple play. Gideon Franke Gianini and Priest started the sequence and all three fielders had a chance before the final man was run down.
Chauncy leads team with 1346 high three string total and 554 high single string in City league bowling. Howard of Casino leads individual three string total with 349 while Green of M. I. posts 139 for high single string.
Bowling enthusiasts expect a steady rise in activity now that baseball is over. Indoor league play draws attention with keen competition likely to match last year’s notable season, signaling a busy period for city bowlers.
The City League opens in promising fashion with many stars returning to boost teams. The race for the championship promises debates over potential record breaks as the field begins to take shape.
The Millstream A A team of Chel sea and Fort Strong soldiers tied 0 0 in a government reservation clash yesterday afternoon in a hard fought, scoreless game.
New Haven Oct 20 Practically all of the Yale football squad had returned from West Point but the opening lineup for tomorrow will feature few regulars due to yesterday's severe game. Injuries are slight Bill Warrens cut head will keep him out a few days Flynn rested to mid week as he is slightly lame from the Army game.
Yale plans daily secret practice starting tomorrow to master intricate formations for the season’s final clashes. No major lineup shake-ups are expected with left guard and quarterback still undecided, while freshman Nate Wheeler competes for the quarterback role. Cornell impressed recently but Yale’s execution has lagged, and Foster Sanford may visit to review defensive plays.
Cyclone Burns the Cambridge heavyweight returns from abroad for a long series of matches starting next Thursday at the Grand Opera House in Boston. His opponent Joe Johnson, known in the Middle West and on the coast, weighs 195 pounds and is praised for speed and endurance. The bout follows Lancashire rules with toe and strangle holds barred, with George Toohey as master of ceremonies and referee.
Fred C. Ball, Lexington High School football teacher manager, wants a fall game with Arlington High. The proposal requires Spy Pond boys to play in Lexington on Parker street, arguing last year’s match was in Arlington and the game should be reversed this season.
The record lists team results from the Columbus Club League with Mt Pleasant, Jamaica Plain, Dorchester and Mt Ver Mont etc. Individual player averages show Mulholland 107 Ruddy 104 Holm 100 Cook 98 Murry 94 White 94 Curran 94 Killen 93 Dowling 98 Corcoran 92 Gallagher D L 92 Tongas 92 Stanley 92 Key 91 Clark 91 Hooley 91 Shaughnessey 91 Lynch 91 F Gallagher 90.
Princeton will train behind closed gates this week in preparation for Dartmouth. Keene Fitzpatrick has kept the 1912 football eleven through its toughest midseason work, with a planned grueling schedule before the Yale and Harvard games. Next week may bring a semi-vacation in the jungle training camp prior to Harvard.
Princeton fans praise the eleven after a decisive Saturday win over Syracuse. Coaches report a better line but note weaknesses at the ends and wing positions. Waller and DeWitt often faced Syracuse interference. tweaks may shift ends to disperse interference while the backfield remains strong. Ed Trenkman slated to return to bolster the right side. Dusty Osborn Field limited best play.
A busy slate lists Brockton, Fall River, Milton, Melrose, Medford, Somerville and more facing local rivals across Tuesday through Saturday. Notable matchups include Brockton vs Fall River, Newton vs Cambridge in triangular play, Andover against Worcester Academy, and Boston College High at Duxbury.
Mr and Mrs George Bickerton of Sydney Nova Scotia journeyed to Newark to watch Billy Evans the major league umpire in the world series. Mrs Bickerton is Evans sister and had never seen him umpire in the majors.
A Maine hunting season report notes strong shipments of game from the Rangeley Lakes and Dead River region with many hunters from Boston and New York area towns posting counts of bucks does partridge and bears. The list includes G Bradley G H Payne J E Taylor D C Bennett P C Wiggin and others with multiple game entries and several partridge tallies.
Thirteen entries have been received to date for the interscholastic cross country run to be held under Worcester Academy A. A. on November 9. The event will decide the New England high school championship with several top teams entering.
Garry Herrmann refuses to confirm reports that Miller Huggins will manage the Reds in 1913. He says several men are under consideration and no selection has been made, though he has permission to negotiate with Frank Chance. Herrmann does not favor Chance for the Porkville nine.
Busy Buick salesrooms prepare for the 1913 auto show featuring the latest models. Resignation of Randall from J M Lin scott to Reo in Cleveland noted. Buffalo Niagara boulevard set to open Nov 15 with brick and improved earth road portions. Desert road race entries closed Oct 10 with Cadillacs Buick Franklins and more. A A A sanctioned San Diego to Phenix race starting Oct 26. Coroner’s Milwaukee road verdict urges wider safe road, crown noted as dangerous. Mechanics warned to monitor rear for overtaking cars to prevent accidents. 1913 salon to open Jan 2 in New York Astor Hotel ballroom with foreign makes from France Germany England Italy Belgium.
The article reports two claimants dispute who gave the original ball that scored the winning run for Boston. Thomas W. Watson of Brookline says the real ball is with Larry Gardner after Watson handed it to him at the Hotel Putnam. Gardner allegedly promised a new ball signed by the Red Sox and Mayor Fitzgerald. affidavits by Watson are cited as precedence.
Worcester Oct 20 The Worcester Academy soccer squad under Coach Messer is training steadily and looks strongest yet. Reported players include Reynolds Unger White O Hearn H B Smith B Smith Splaine Jen Reagan Wu Shay Murphy Sullivan Fahey Norton Burnham Richardson un T Phipps. Scheduled games list Worcester Reserves Springfield T S Harvard Freshman all at Worcester.
Catcher Charley Schmidt once Tigers backstop now with Providence in the International League filed for bankruptcy. He lists liabilities of 12000 dollars and assets of 200. His Fort Smith Arkansas home is cited and the bankruptcy stems from bad mine investments.
An advertisement touts Mascot Crushed Cut Tobacco available in a cloth pouch for five cents, arguing the product is inexpensive and promised to be cheaper than alternatives. It claims readers have never tried it and implies a double cost elsewhere.
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