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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1910
Page
13
Harvard football prepares for a strenuous week ahead with Army, noted for defeating Yale, posing a hard challenge. The arrival of Paul Withington as coach strengthens the Crimson line, while practice remains secret today tomorrow and Wednesday.
The Harvard Yale report notes strong backs Corbett Wendell and Graustein driving through Brown's line while Wigglesworth may miss the next game due to jaundice. Yale coaches meet in New Haven to plan immediate lineup changes and address a struggling team ahead of Harvard or Princeton clashes.
Forty seven boxers in four weight classes arrive for Riverside Boat Club bouts in Cypress Hall Cambridge. Entries include 105, 115, 123 and 135 pound classes with numerous fighters listed across each division.
The Armory A A bill features five bouts led by Willie Beecher of New York versus Grover Hayes of Philadelphia in a 10 round main event. Eddie Murphy of South Boston faces Young Murchie of Philadelphia in the curtain raiser with Beano Breen of Boston meeting Dutch Carr of South Boston in the preliminaries.
The Boston Arena hosts an athletic carnival featuring top wrestlers and distance runners. Dr. Ren Roller faces Italian heavyweight John Perelli in a best two of three falls match, while Bob Somerville meets Joe Gordon in a 120 pound lightweight bout. The middleweights pit Jimmy Barnes against Young Leonard as East runners compete in a five mile race with Jimmy Lee favored.
The text argues Connie Mack keeps players' pay at low levels, noting his reputation as a careful yet shrewd organizer. It contrasts weekly wages of seven dollars fifty cents with broader criticisms of labor and class, suggesting financial restraint affects championship outcomes.
Harvard edged Brown in a hard fought battle with luck and strong defense shaping the outcome. Brown’s defense faltered at times but harvard capitalized on mistakes, setting up a sequence of drives as Dartmouth Princeton and Cornell loom next for the Crimson.
Heavyweight Jim Barry reached town and will begin training tonight at the Armory Club gym. He aims to hire Jack Twin Sullivan to train with him, believing Sullivan's cleverness will aid his preparation for the upcoming bout with Porky Flynn at the Armory A. A. next week.
In a reflective note the article debates league superiority after the World Series, framing opinions from an unnamed voice in a cellar-dwellers’ section and contrasting the Doves with the St. Louis Browns.
In New York it is admitted that even if the New York series conflicted with the world series the latter could have drawn more attention than officials and ground crews.
The Athletics defeated the Cubs 7 to 2 to clinch the 1910 world baseball championship in Chicago. John Coombs pitched masterfully with a cross-fire delivery while Jack Lapp aided his effort. Mordecai Brown fought hard for the Cubs but failed to stop the Mackmen as Collins Lord Murphy and Lapp produced timely hits.
Players shared in today's receipts by courtesy of the managements of the two clubs. They agreed that larger receipts today than any prior day would credit the smallest share to the fifth game and Sunday receipts to the fourth contest. Today's attendance was 27 371 with receipts of 37 116.
A dense slate lists games from Tuesday through Saturday featuring Volkmann, Brown & Nichols, English High, Rindge, Hyde Park, Wellesley High, Boston Latin, Newton High, South Boston High, Quincy High, and more across Boston area fields. Notable pairings include Exeter versus Dartmouth freshmen and Andover versus Yale freshmen with multiple interscholastic venues.
Harvard faces West Point at West Point while Yale meets Colgate in New Haven. Bates clashes with Maine in Lewiston and Bowdoin meets Colby in Brunswick. Dartmouth encounters Princeton in New York with Tufts at Providence against Brown. Syracuse hosts Michigan as Penn plays Carlisle in Philadelphia. Wesleyan meets Trinity in Middletown and Williams faces Cornell in Ithaca.
A terse ventriloquy-like line invokes Clarice denying a soft coal cloud over Chicago and predicts pure gloom in a regional mood piece.
The article notes rising penalties and rule violations in recent high school football games. It highlights Malden High's win over Somerville as a key in the Suburban league race, with Medford versus Melrose a hard fought contest. It also previews upcoming private and public school showdowns and intercity matchups across Boston and surrounding towns.
The article lauds Connie Mack for shaping a young Athletics team into a pennant contender while praising his judgment and perseverance. It contrasts Mack’s method with Frank Chance and notes Harvard and Dartmouth football lines, plus references to Brown, Yale, and other college squads. It mentions Penn, Brown, and Harvard as key football rivals.
Entry blanks for the 10 mile AAU championships mailed. write J Frank Facey at 36 Prospect Street for forms. Puzzling score guesses accompany the report with A and B predictions. the record notes Porky Flynn and Jim Barry are named amid unclear text and apparent confusion in the original copy.
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