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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1896
Page
3
Pennsylvanias football team delivered its poorest showing in years in a 14 to 0 defeat by Amherst. Fumbles and offside penalties marked the Quakers for most of the game, with Amherst controlling play early and Boyle injured late in the game amid scattered Pennsylvanias scoring chances.
Boston University football team beat the B A A eleven 26 to 16 on the South End grounds. The game showcased B U strength in parts despite a lack of full team play and featured multiple touchdowns set up by gains from Anthony Curtis Knowlton and Thomas.
Bowdoin outclassed Colby 12 to 0 on a soft field in Brunswick. Bowdoin scored two touchdowns by end runs with Stanwood and Clark earning TDs and Clark converting both. Colby’s only gains came from mass plays on tackle as Lamb and Chapman starred for Colby. Umpire Parry, referee Corbett, and linesmen Coggin and Patterson officiated in 26 minute halves.
English High School defeated St Mark's 4 to 0 at Southboro. Blisworth started the game for E. H. S. without further details on scorers or the event context.
The Saturday game between B A A and Orange Athletic Club promises a top season matchup. Orange has not allowed a point in three games and both teams are evenly matched with a 3 pm start. Seats are unreserved at 50 cents and viewing from the bleachers near the field is favored.
Yale captain Murphy's squad shut out Wesleyan as Goodwin starred with two second half touchdowns including a 45 yard run. Hinkey added one early score and both teams aided by an erratic line. Pire Judd refereed. Smith officiated Wesleyan.
Laurel A. A. overwhelms Newton High School with standout shows by P. Brown Parks Lewis and Hyde for Laurel and Andrews and Kelley for Newton H. S. The scorers include two Lewis touchdowns and a Brown goal. Umpire Carruth referee Paul lines Johnson. Two 12 minute halves.
Princeton overwhelmed Virginia 48 to 0 on October 21 at Princeton. The defense held Firm, with Cooke and Dabney delivering stiff tackling. Star Baird kicked two field goals and punted well, as about 700 spectators watched.
Harvard freshmen defeated Brookline High 6 to 0 with no scoring in the first half. An entirely fresh Harvard team entered the second half and scored easily, while Brookline gained twenty yards late in the game before time was called.
Harvard and Pennsylvania face an officialdom dispute as Quakers object to Harmon Graves serving in any role. Vance McCormick reportedly refuses service, leaving Wyckoff of Cornell as possible referee or umpire. Freshmen game moved to November 21 at Cambridge. Harvard plans a novel attack against Princeton.
The O Connells of Boston and the Garryowens of Cambridge will meet Sunday evening at 8 to arrange their Thanksgiving Day Gaelic football match.
Three races completed at Saugus track as rain left the course in poor condition. Happiness wins the unfinished 2:18 pace ahead of Greenhorn, Queechy forces a dead heat in the 2:13 trot with Silver Plate, and Allen Boy defeats Jimmy B. in the 2:15 pacing. Race times and heat results noted amid muddy, slow-track conditions.
A series of Cambridge mishaps last night left no fatalities but one man with severe injuries. At 6 pm a horse attached to A H Smiths wagon ran loose in Central Square striking 9 year old Julia Dupee of 7 Pleasant Place as she was knocked down near Station 2. She suffered no broken bones but was badly shaken. Nearby a Porters electric car collided with Patrick Fahey s wagon at Watertown s Main Street near Broadway and Third Street. Faheys left leg was crushed. the wagon and horse were damaged.
Fragmentary racing card details several horses and riders with incomplete times and placements, including Lady Allen by Bud Morgan and Artful Maid with miscellaneous entries. The readable lines list horses such as Jimmy B and Canada Mack and indicate race timing around 2:16 to 2:17 in a noted event.
In the thirteenth and last round of the international masters tournament in Budapest, Tarrasch defeated Maroczy in a king's bishop endgame after 52 moves. Final standings show Charousek and Tschigorin tied for first with 8.5 points each. Pillsbury finished third. Janowski and Schlechter tied for fourth and fifth. Walbrodt and Winawer shared sixth and seventh prizes.
Dorchester Centrals defeated the Brockton Commercials 2451 to 242 on the Commercial Club house alleys. Merriman Crockett Williams Swift and Perkins starred with difficult spares as both teams improved on the new triangular setup.
The City Bowling League opened its tournament last night. South Boston defeated the Columbias while Murray and Irwin fell to Cambridge. St James beat Court Street. Tommy McCarthy's team won by twenty pins over the Jeffersons.
In the semi finals Holt and Ward defeated Shaw and Marvin in straight sets with Ward dominating at the net. Drinkwater and Palmer fell to Pierce and Goodridge in a tight three set match highlighting Palmer's lobbing and Goodridge's volleying.
The A C C reshuffles bowling matches because Boston College Wheelmen and Roslindale C C join. Key changes shift Winnisimmet Roslindale and Boston College Metropolitan to Nov 28, with further moves to Dec 12 and Jan 9 to fit a full week of games. The roster lists dozens of pairings, dates, and home alleys across two divisions, plus prize details for Roxbury Wheelmen race today at 2:30 from Forest Hills.
The Boston rail commissioners will hold a hearing on Adams street Dorchester at 10 this morning to discuss car track locations. Cyclists plan to remonstrate, with 130 entries for the Brighton Flyer road race and Needham Town Hall preparing as training quarters.
Police report daily cases of missing people. The latest is Joseph Lipper of 14 Cooper Street North End who vanished after leaving home in best clothes following a wage dispute with his Somerville Bicycle Company foreman. He carried cash and left possessions valued around 150. Also sought are Edward Hallock Dorchester Eugene Duval Dorchester Edward Richards South End William Bowman East Boston James Finn Roxbury.
New York reports a violent reaction in the wheat market with a 2 58 cent drop per bushel followed by a rally to 83 8 cents. Traders liquidated heavily amid selling while foreign buyers plan about 90 thousand dollars to fund imports. London markets held firm with Baltic trading buoyant and English wheat up due to higher demand. Flour gained a shilling as merchants attribute the rise to an American corner. Bread prices in London and provinces edged higher.
Wheat opened with a two cent decline in Chicago with December futures sliding from 78 3/4 to 75 7/8 and 76 1/2 briefly, then dropping to 75 7/8 after a sharp session, marking a substantial loss from the previous close.
At the Lyceum New York Mary Hampton of The Two Little Vagrants will likely assume leading duties for E H Sothern after Grace Kimball and Virginia Harned alternated. Hampton, under Frohman contract, will join Daniel's company Monday with Annie Irish possibly filling Hampton's prior role. Sothern will then headline at the Hollis for four weeks.
At the New York New Haven Hartford annual meeting Orlando Perry Dexter of Norwalk attacked director Carlos French over Chicago platform politics. He vowed to remove French for his stance while President Clark ignored the clash and moved to routine business.
Edward Stokes of New York sues magician Alexander Herrmann in New Haven to recover 2500 on a note for a yacht purchase. Private car horses and paraphernalia tied up as part of the action but Herrmann’s performances proceed.
In Lowell on October 21 the bronze statue of Rev. Father Garin near St. Jean Baptiste Church on Merrimac Street was unveiled. Clergy city officials and Catholic delegates attended as the statue was unveiled with American flags. A presentation speech followed by responses in the new church.
The piece outlines upcoming bouts and challenges across the boxing world. Howie Hodgkins may face Tom Tracey before New York clubs with a $1000 outside bet on Walcott’s victory. Reports cover Sullivan-Brown stoppage, Zeigler’s return, Moore vs Ulman in Baltimore, Mullin weighing Syracuse option, and Pedlar Palmer’s tour. Contenders form belts with Connolly Causer purse talks and various 115 pound challenges.
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