Boxing Card Changes and Upcoming Fights Across New England
In Boston area boxing news promoters reshuffle a semi final at Commercial A Cc moving Almag Willie Corbett versus Tootsies OToole to the eight round. Main bout remains Paul Doyle vs Billy Carney. Other Friday bouts proceed as planned with Marlboro Driving Club hosting Williamson vs Russell in a 15 round rematch.
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Willie Corbett
Somerville
Tootsies O'Toole
South Boston
A. Cc
Sullivan-Veria
Paul Doyle
Billy Carney
Marlboro
Max Williamson
Philadelphia
Johnny Russell
New York
Billy Cahill
Everett
Eddie Barcelli
Quincy
Jack Murphy
Wachusett A. C
Clinton
Harry Carlson
New England
Charley Sheppard
Army
Young Bianchi
Kid Lee
Worcester
Young Sharkey
Joe Kane
Billy Campbell
Frankie Ryan
Harvard Dope Leads Big Three Race This Season
Harvard appears strongest among the Big Three in form to date. Over the last decade Harvard has held a steady edge, while Princeton has not beaten Harvard or Yale since 1911 when the Tigers won both big matches and football title. Yale has won only once against Harvard in 19 years, 1916, with two scoreless ties in that span.
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Harvard
Princeton
Yale
Tigers
Crimson
Fitchburg Fans Praise Reds Leader Pat Moran
In Fitchburg, locals note the Reds had a strong season with Pat Moran guiding the club, wondering where the team would stand without his leadership and baseball mind.
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Fitchburg
Reds
Carpentier Beckett Bout Set For London December 4
Georges Carpentier of France and Joe Beckett of England are matched for a London bout on December 4 with the winner to meet Jack Dempsey for the world heavyweight title possibly next May at Olympia. Tom O Rourke proposes Fulton fight schedule with heavyweights in England and would donate $1000 for each Fulton defeat, with proceeds going to St Dungtan's Home.
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Georges Carpentier
France
Joe Beckett
England
Jack Dempsey
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Charles B. Cochran
Fred Fulton
Tom O'Rourke
New York
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Australia
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Sporting Life
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Old football notes rail at rough play and coaches
Yale laments Boston College rough play after a Yale loss while Harvard drops Dartmouth and Holy Cross clashes surface. The column surveys coaches like Cavanaugh Bankart and Kelleher, hints at forthcoming matches, and notes athletes Fitzsimmons Fuller and War ner in various springs.
Columbia to Lift Ban on Grid Sport 1920 Schedule Hopes
Columbia University lifts the ban on gridiron play and plans out of town games in 1920. The Morningside team aims to schedule Harvard Yale Princeton Cornell and Dartmouth, betting their strong season will draw these powers for practice matches.
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Dartmouth Has Fighting Grid Team Impresses Critic
Tom Thorpe, Columbia coach and football critic, praised Dartmouth after officiating the Dartmouth Penn State game. He lauded Way for two early Penn State TD runs but noted the Green's comeback and resilience, calling it the perfect sample of a fighting football team.
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Tom Thorpe
Columbia
Thorpe
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Penn
Benny Leonard Johnny Dundee Bout Status for Hartford Thanksgiving
Reports indicate no decision yet on a Benny Leonard versus Johnny Dundee match in Hartford on Thanksgiving Day. The planned 15 round no decision bout was canceled after the State Guard refused sanction. The writeup notes timing and route decisions remain unsettled.
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Johnny Dundee
Hartford
Dundee
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St Alphonsus A. A
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Schaefer Delivers Brilliant 400 Point Run in Billiards
Jake Schaefer of Chicago, son of the late billiard great, ran the full 400 in five innings against Koji Yamada of Japan in New York. Yamada posted 82 in his fourth turn as Schaefer led 83 155 6 145 8 for an 80 average. Morningstar beat Slosson 400 to 202 with high runs and averages stated.
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New York
Jake Schaefer
Chicago
Koji Yamada
Japan
Yamada
Schaefer
Ora Morningstar
George Slosson
Morningstar
Slosson
Open Play at Dartmouth In Scrimmage Focuses on Defense
Dartmouth practice centers on a half hour scrimmage between varsity and scrubs as Coach Spears seeks a stronger defense. The second team repeatedly pressures the varsity line at the 1b yard mark and the scrubs twice scored. Efforts this week aim to develop an open passing game amid early signs of weakness in aerial attack.
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Suttmeier
I. E
Sonnenberg
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Crisp
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Cunningham
Youngstrom
R. G
Murphy
R. T
Threshie
Gordon
R. E
Cannell
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Robertson
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Eckberg
Jordan
F. B
Yale Princeton clash lacks posture in classic rivalry
The observation notes that the Yale Princeton series struggles for status against the Harvard Yale matchup, with attendance the only potential distinguishing factor.
Frazee denies Red Sox sale talks as Gallivan cites Boston buyers
New York reports Frazee rejected sale negotiations and emails from unlikely bidders. Gallivan says Boston friends offered a price but no deal. He notes potential buyers would become local owners and that Frazee has not received an offer or pursued negotiations.
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Frazee
Washington
Gallivan
Massachusetts
Boston Friends
Boston American League Baseball Club
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Harvard 2ds Sink SubbortS Harvard 2ds Sink SubbortS
The Harvard second football team defeated Submarine School eleven 17 to 7 on Soldiers Field. Ben Hunneman rushed for two touchdowns aided by a 32 yard drop kick, Crosscup scored, and Arnold of Worcester Polytech returned a kickoff 80 yards for a Sailors score. Sweeney’s late kickoff return was ruled a touchback due to spectator interference.
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Soldiers’ Field
Jimmy Knox
Crimson Varsity
Ben Hunneman
Hunneman
Crosscup
Sailors
Crimson
Arnold
Worcester Polytech
Sweeney
Dinger Deans
Tufts
McGowen
Lipman and Turenne Win Harvard Doubles Title
Robert Lipman former partner of Maurice McLoughlin and Harvard’s Turenne won the doubles tournament at the university yesterday. They defeated the Rand brothers in a five set match 3 6 7 5 6 8 6 4 6 4 adapting to each other after limited experience. Lipman had recently won the fall singles title with de Turenne the runner up.
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Robert Lipman
Maurice McLoughlin
California
Turenne
Harvard
Rand Brothers
Lipman
de Turenne
Dartmouth picks Hillman cross country team for all Eastern meet
Hanover N H Oct 22 Coach Harry Hillman selected the Dartmouth cross country squad to compete in the all Eastern meet at Syracuse this Saturday Crathern serves as acting captain and is the only rider with prior Dartmouth hill and dale experience Bolles Coakley Sherburne Allen Daw and Whitaker fill the rest of the varsity seven
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Harry Hillman
Dartmouth
Syracuse
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Dartmouth Hill and Dale
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Sherburne
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Daw
Whitaker
Smaller colleges push hard in every game against top programs
The piece notes that while Yale, Harvard, and Princeton plan for a single objective, smaller colleges treat nearly every game as an objective and deserve credit when they upset the bigger schools.
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Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Contenders Rise As East Football Title Clears
The 1919 race in the East centers on Syracuse Colgate and Dartmouth with Penn State and Harvard also in the mix. Syracuse leads after beating Pitt while Colgate’s heavy schedule tests its bid. Dartmouth looks strong but must beat Colgate and Penn State to claim a share of the title. Penn State, Brown, and Harvard also loom as potential challengers.
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Athletics
Braves
Spears
Dartmouth
Penn State
Cornell
Colgate
Bankhart
Harvard
Tigers
Princeton
Pennsylvania
Polo Grounds
Penn
Folwell
Colgates Path To Supremacy Faces Princeton Test
The piece weighs Pitt’s fall, Syracuse and Colgate’s title hopes, Yale Harvard and Brown schedule, and Army BC clash. Colgate would gain control if it beats Princeton, while Syracuse must face Colgate later. Harvard hosts Virginia and Princeton awaits, with Yale and Tufts also on the slate.
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Colgate
Tigers
Brown
Corneil
Syracuse
Harvard
Yale
Tufts
Tuftsmen
Springfield Y.M. C. A
Purves Golf Winner at Algonquin Meet
R M Purves of Woodland Club won the gross prize with an 81 at the Algonquin Club annual meet held at Brookline Country Club. C H Cross took best net 79 63. In second division D T Kennedy gross 100 with J C MacCormick net 104 84. Third division J L Richards gross 112 and H C Buckminster net 113 28 8. Dinner followed with alibis offered for the showing.
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Algonquin Club
Brookline
R. M. Purves
Woodland Club
C. H. Cross
Forty Pairs Enter Winchester Open Foursomes
A record open mixed foursome event at Winchester Country Club drew 42 couples, surpassing prior entries. Miss A A Nillsson of Woodland Club and I W Smal of Belmont won gross honors with 40, narrowly beating Mrs R H Kimball and Fi B Ingalls of Tedesco Country Club Swampscott for the prize. The best net went to Mrs A C Potter Belmont Club and L B Page Weston Golf Club with 96-14-82. Second net went to Mrs G F Edgett Winchester and Joseph Burns Scarboro.
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Winchester Country Club
Lexington Golf Club
A. A. Nillsson
Woodland Club
I. W. Smal
Belmont
Mill Brook Flows Against Middlesex In Season Opener
Middlesex School 8d team defeated Mill Brook School 32 to 12 in North Concord. Captain Reynolds G. Clark scored Mill Brook's touchdown. Mill Brook will host Concord High School 2d team next Monday afternoon at their field.
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Concord
Mill Brook
Middlesex School
Middlesex
Reynolds G. Clark
Concord High School
Charley Brickley Praises Fitzy as Finest Drop Kicker
Charley Brickley hails Jimmy Fitzpatrick as the finest drop kicker of all time. The remark signals Fitzy’s storied career and hints at his possible election to the Hall of Fame of drop kickers.
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Charley Brickley
Jimmy Fitzpatrick
Fitzy
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