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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1908
Page
10
J. R. Barr, class of 1910, cleared 12 feet 2 inches in pole vault, surpassing Harvard’s existing mark held by A. Grant. The feat occurred outside a meet, so the Harvard record was not officially set. Captain Rand plans to award Barr a silver loving cup for his effort.
Yale captain Robert Burch has a broken collar bone and cannot play this season. Carl Flanders joined the coaching staff today as part of Yale's varsity football setup in New Haven on October 22.
Frank Gill captured the feature event at Empire City as warm weather drew a good crowd. The Tarrytown stake for 3 year olds and up produced an easy win for Frank Gill.
At Annapolis the Navy academy continues cautious preparations for the Saturday contest with Harvard. Lang suffers leg soreness but most of the squad is fit with Robertson and Reifsnider back at end positions. Clay earns backfield consideration as a hopeful halfback with Jones and Dallien, while punts from Dallen provide strategic advantage. Betting is light with Navy likely to seek a small margin or a scoreless tie.
Football page reports a full day of schoolboy games with Volkmann at home against Newton High at Claflin Field in Newton and Cambridge Latin versus Rindge at Tufts Oval Medford. Noble Greenough meets Brown Nichols at Brookline while East Boston hosts Commercial High and other matches loom.
The Roxbury Latin School loses Percy Wendell but notes his brother Jack's larger promise. Somerville High, Newton, and Malden boast strong end men, while Salem and Beverly face post graduate disputes. Dorchester High and Latin School prepare for a decisive Latin-Dorchester clash. Melrose and Everett recruit strong backs and ends. Cy Kelleher exits basketball. Mahoney steps in as anticipated captain and key guard.
Reverend Billy Sunday selects an All American baseball lineup listing players at positions including Cobb Wagner Bradley Chance Mathewson Brown Walsh Joss Kling Bresnahan Sullivan Hoffman Isbell Stone and utility infield.
Harvard students cheered the football squad as it left for Annapolis amid a rousing sendoff. The team held a light practice in the afternoon with emphasis on receiving punts and signaling drills to prepare for the Navy game.
In New Haven on October 22 the Yale varsity lost to the freshmen in a close, hard fought game. Savage kicked a decisive 30 yard field goal as the final score tied at two touchdowns each. Key performers included Vaughn Merritt and Savage for the freshmen, with Yale's Coy Wheaton and Richardson notable for the varsity. The lineups featured Kilpatrick Lilley Richardson Biddle Goebel Brown Naedele Bingham Wheaton Brides Coy.
Tuscarawas county plans a big Cy Young Day on Saturday with a farm visit near New Town. A ball game in the afternoon and a banquet in the evening will raise funds for Union Hospital. Hans Wagner of the Pirates is the top attraction, with several notable players signed or promised to attend.
At the annual meeting of the Eastern Baseball League New York Act 22 the board of directors will discuss salaries. Club owners say they cannot afford to pay large player salaries as gate receipts fall short.
Pat Moran a Fitchburg boy catcher and bachelor became a benedick yesterday when he married Miss Isabel Franchere of 406 Ashland boulevard at the Notre Dame Church West Side Chicago Oct 22.
Detroit officials discuss plans for a premier American League park modeled after the new Philadelphia stadium. No site finalized yet though several options are under review and the current plant location may be abandoned.
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