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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1916
Page
11
Harvard varsity chess team opens a middle Western tour where games are played by wireless. Moves are transmitted to and from opponents, with the Harvard Wireless Club handling the transmission, allowing the team to play in comfort away from home.
In a strenuous practice coach Brickley drilled the Boston College football men with dummy tackling end running and interference drills. Starters from the Tufts game including Curley who broke his nose cap and Jack Lowney are expected to be ready for Saturday. Davidson, out with blood poisoning in his right arm, is nearing full shape.
Boston terrier enthusiasts pack Horticultural Hall for the 25th anniversary Boston Terrier Club show. Regular classes run today with judging, while the best in show award awaits tomorrow. Nearly 200 entries come from distant points as high-class dogs arrive overnight.
New York National League club announces a spring trip with Detroit, to start in Dallas around April 1 and end in Kansas City. The teams will travel by a special train and play daily in several Southern cities to better prepare than facing minor league clubs.
Amherst coach Riley shows optimism after a better Spring game and return of regulars. Widmayer, last season's All New England center, may start at tackle against Wesleyan, while Bodenhorn resumes at quarterback after two weeks out. Afternoon practice featured a hard scrimmage with freshmen. varsity defense needs improvement with key players back.
Lawrence Plaisted son of Mr and Mrs BE W Plaisted of Gorham is critically injured in a football accident at Barrett Hospital Westbrook tonight. He plays fullback for Westbrook High School.
An intersectional football game between a leading West team and a top New England college squad will be played at Braves Field on December 2, the Saturday after Thanksgiving, under plans advanced by Walter E. Hapgood secretary of the Boston Nationals.
The article discusses a proposed East versus West showdown with a Western Conference champion likely to meet an Eastern team from Dartmouth Tufts or Brown. It notes the Conference rule about nonapproved games and hints the rule may be waived for this test. It cites Harvard Michigan 1914 as a historic precedent and highlights recent East wins over Ohio and Illinois as context for the coming matchups.
The Metropolitan Driving Club held an afternoon matinee at Charlies River Speedway with eleven races, eleven finishers save one. Monte Volo won the class DP trot in straight heats, fending off Blue Jay McGregor, while Miss Zombro also led in the same event. Bingola nosed ahead in the fast trot, and Martha G driven by Wes Furbush captured a corking good race to please all.
The New England Traffic Club held its season finale at Plymouth Country Club with 60 traffic managers as guests of President W. P. Libby and H. F E. Mabbett. Notable attendees included Samuel F. E. Manning, J. H. Skillen, F. F. Farrar, and others from railroads and industry. Mabbett posted the best gross score 87 and D. R. Sadler the best net 78.
Miss Helen Hadley has been re elected captain of the Arlington High School girls field hockey eleven for the 1916 season. Miss Hazel Kimball is the manager. Miss Anna Condon, a senior at Bargent's School, is coach, and Miss Helen R Bowker is the faculty manager.
Four college classes send representatives to Trar vard this afternoon for tennis. Seniors meet juniors on Jarvis Field while sophomores clash with freshmen for all their matches.
A mixed foursome set a course record at Winchester Country Club during the invitation tourney yesterday. Ruth Hichborn of Lexington teamed with Jesse Guilford of Woodland to post 84 80 for a total 164, leading a large field and breaking 90, with only four pairs under 100.
W. A. Hapgood of the Braves will finalize a joint exhibition tour with the Stallings troupe and the New York Highlanders as clubs travel from spring training. The plan aims to stage six to eight games in smaller Southern cities, with Georgia Alabama North Carolina South Carolina likely on the route and a Maryland city adding a Sunday game.
Boston Latin defeats Cambridge Latin 7 to 0 on Russell Field yesterday afternoon. The visitors scored their only points in the second period as O Connor and Coggeshall gained 10 to 30 yards on end runs while Boston Latin repeatedly advanced with first downs but could not finish drives. Referee Mooney with umpires Grannan and Lane logged the 110 minute game. touchdown by Ryan and the extra from Kennedy secured the win for Boston Latin.
The fall rowing regatta for Harvard oarsmen begins this afternoon with club and dormitory crews racing over a one mile course near the Cottage Farm bridge. Tomorrow afternoon the event ends with a varsity versus freshman race over the Henley distance.
The sophomores defeated Amherst 105 to 76 in the annual underclassman track meet held here this afternoon. The mile run, won by Young, class of 1920, in five minutes two seconds, was the sole event approaching the times set last year.
Harvard scrubs matched Cornell’s new formations at Soldiers Field yesterday as bettors watched the odds shift. Reggie Brown admitted it was hard to read Cornell’s style from the Bucknell game while Harvard feared the Ithacans may still pose a formidable challenge on Saturday. Haughton limited rough play and shuffled the first string with Mose Taylor injured, Clark in doubt, and Snow ready to fill if needed.
Guard Flower, the fullback, attended the scrimmage as a witness but did not participate in drills. If he makes the lineup it would be for only one period.
America's visiting athletes secured three of five events in Norway led by J Loomis of Chicago who won the 60 metre dash. Bob Simpson and Fred Murray took first and second in the broad jump as the Americans also won the 800 metre relay. Bolin beat Ted Meredith in the 1000 metre run and Murray was runner up in the shot put.
Concord High is handicapped by the loss of star left end Thomas Giles to scarlet fever, likely sidelining him for the fall season. Marlin Foley shifts to the end position and shows strong development on both defense and offense.
Yale's Tad Jones directed two long daily scrimmages in prep for Washington and Jefferson. Harry LeGore starred with three end runs and two touchdowns though he fumbled twice. Jacques Carey and LeGore moved the ball to the scrubs' 11 before the first score, and Carey scored twice as Traver Smith returned to health.
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