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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1914

Page

16

Gosside Boxers by Joe Almy

Fans packed the Arena as Sam Langford faced Gunboat Smith and a world title bout looms in Boston with Freddie Welsh and Matty Baldwin set to clash next Tuesday. Welsh, backed by referee Billy Roche, appears favored to retain the title over Baldwin in a planned 12 round fight. Mike Glover and Young Jasper head to Waterbury for a bout with K Sweeney, winner then meeting Kid Graves for the American welter crown.

Sam Langford Smith Boston Freddie Welsh England Matty Baldwin Charlestown Baldwin Welsh Billy Roche New York Mike Glover South Boston Young Jasper Waterbury Lead Cross Gilbert Gallant Gunboat Smith Sambo Langford Eddie Murphy Atlas A. A Murphy Matty Charlestown Bearcats

Harvard Eases Up Before Game With Penn State

Harvard coaches report improved team condition after two days of scrimmage. Key players Pennock and Logan face uncertain status for the Penn State game while Hampered players Mahan and Logan are being rested. Backup selections include Wallace Atkinson Harris as potential linemen, with Wat son Swigert guiding the team if Logan cannot play. Officials named Morice Murphy Brown head linesman. injuries to Lancaster and Dunn noted with recovery anticipated.

Stanley Pennock Harvard Pennock T. J. Coolidge R. Curtis Bigelow Wallace Weston Trumbull Soucy Watson MV Hardwick Francke Bradlee Logan Mahan J. C. Harris Atkinson Harris Penn State W. N. Morice Penn Fred Murphy Brown George W. Brown Jack” E. Lancaster Worcester Haughton

Readville Race Meet Produces Tight Finishes

Readville track hosts post Grand Circuit events with close finishes. John Moore, a Maine bred trotter, wins all three heats in the 2:15 class trot, with Todd finishing strong in other heats. Glenard, driven by John Coakley, captures the 2:20 class trot after early setbacks, while Birdy Aliyo wins the 2:15 pace and Baroness Setzer clocks 2:15 3-4 for the fastest 2 year old mile on a New England track.

Readville John Moore Todd Glenard Arthur G. Jones John Coakley Coakley Birdy Aliyo Frank Nolette Betty Dean New England Baroness Setzer C. W. Lasell Whitinsville Mass

Tigers Begin Work In Palmer Memorial Stadium

Princeton New Jersey October 22 Actual football was played in Princeton's 300000 Palmer memorial stadium for the first time today with the afternoon spent mostly on getting acquainted with the new quarters and practicing signals scrimmage and general drills.

Princeton N. J Palmer Memorial Stadium

Dartmouth practice ends as coaches call rest day before weekend game

After a brisk half hour scrimmage the varsity and scrubs ended drills early. A near-miss field goal and an interception highlighted the session while transfers in the backfield signaled strategic shifts for Saturdays Dartmouth clash. Coaches plan rest and lineup tweaks with Moore returning at right half and Trenkmann on reserve.

Dartmouth Varsity Scrubs Law Tigers Winant Driggs Gillespie Bill’y Moore Trenkmann Moore Glick Tibbett Eddie Trenkmann

Yale Alumni Plan New Boathouse at Gale's Ferry

Yale alumni launched a drive to build a new Yale crew boathouse at Gale's Ferry after the Harvard rowing win last June. Plans show a facility with reception dining dormitory and baths for about 30 squad members to be ready before the Thames training trip next May. A committee led by Fred Allen Jack Goethius Fred Glazier William Croker Charles Pratt D C Elbein Thomas Denegre and R K Lackey is canvassing alumni and undergraduates for funds and overseeing demolition of the Captain Kit Brown mansion housing for nearly 20 years.

New Haven Conn Yale Harvard Gale’s Ferry Kit Brown Thames Fred Allen Jack Goethius Fred Glazier New York City Wiliam Croker Charles Pratt D. C. Elbein Thomas Denegre R. K Lackey

Brockton Fair Marathon Time and Record Holder

Madden asks about setting a race time during the Brockton Fair marathon. The user notes Madden’s previous time of 2 hours 33 minutes 16 3 5 seconds. Clarence DeMar holds the Boston to Brockton course record with a mark around 2 hours.

Madden Brockton Fair Boston Brockton Clarence de Mar

Ouimet Wins John Shepard Jr Cup at Woodland

Francis Ouimet defeated Paul Tewksbury, his Woodland clubmate, by 6 up and 5 to play in an 86 hole final at Woodland Golf Club Auburndale to claim the John Shepard Jr Cup. Ouimet led by 1 up after 18 holes with a 79 stroke round and stayed ahead to the finish.

Woodland Auburndale John Shepard, Jr Massachusetts Golf Association Rhode Island Golf Association Francis Ouimet Paul Tewksbury Ouimet

B A A to Stage First Amateur Show in November

The B A A will stage its first amateur show on November 11 and 14 with trials on the first night. Weigh classes include 108, 115, 125 and 135 pounds. Entries close with George W. Brown at the B A A on November 7.

George W. Brown

Michigan Lineup Is Crippled for Syracuse Game

Ann Arbor October 22 Michigan’s crippled football lineup heads to the Syracuse game with Coach Yost silent on the outcome. Key players Hughitt Galt Staatz and Reimann will be unable to play left end and tackle respectively in the clash with the Methodists.

Ann Arbor Mid Michigan Syracuse Yost Hughitt Galt Staatz Reimann Methodists

Yost Reorganizes Wolverines For Harvard Tilt Amid Injuries

Michigan coach Yost reshuffles positions as Lyons shifts to right half and Zusts/quart, Zeiger or Huebel unsettled at quarterback. Splawn and Maulbetsch hold right spots while Benton Whalen cover flanks, Reimann pressure shifts, and Galt and Hughitt travel with 25 man squad.

Wolverine Lyons Pittsburg Splawn Maulbetsch Zeiger Huebel Yost Benton Whalen Staatz Watson Reimann Rehor Mcirne Raynsford Cocheran Syracuse Methodist Harvard Haughton Crimson Hughitt Galt

Hank and His Animal Friends Comic Feature

Comic strip preview promises laughter with Hank and his animal friends in the next Sunday Post. Readers are invited to enjoy the humor and animal capers in the weekly feature.

Hank Nex Sunday Post

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