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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1909
Page
7
The Headmasters' Committee may preserve the Boston High School Baseball League after managers push to discontinue. A final decision rests at the next monthly High School Athletic Association meeting. Meanwhile teams and players such as Brookline’s Bob Emerson and Cambridge Latin School’s injuries shape upcoming games and rosters.
Roxbury High players are worn out after a Saturday game at Beverly. Ostegren nurses a stitched lead while Cannon and linemen are marked up. Unofficially Somerville and Waltham high schools will share about 2000 dollars each from profits. Over 10 000 spectators attended though many missed the ticket office due to a fence break.
The fullback Marks of Dartmouth tops the six major teams with six touchdowns this season. Teammates Hobbs of Yale and Waller of Princeton pace goal kicking, while Cunningham Princeton leads in goals from the field. A long list of players from Dartmouth Yale Princeton and Penn contributes to the big six totals of touchdowns and points.
South Boston High faces Commercial High at American League Grounds. Boston College High meets Quincy High in Quincy. Chelsea High hosts East Boston High in Chelsea. Brockton High plays Cambridge Latin in Brockton.
Harvard varsity crew toiled up the river with Coach Wray noting a general slump though finish strength improved after illness sidelined Whitney and King. Lineup on yesterday’s trip included Cutler Ward Hooper Bacon Strong Metcalf Leslie Sargent Faxon with Baich moved to seven and Hamm joining the third boat.
Oliver Wolcott of Readville appointed manager of Harvard freshman football team. G H Roosevelt, cousin of ex president, chosen as assistant manager. Wolcott came from Noble and Greenough, Roosevelt from Groton.
Sir Thomas Lipton arrived in New York aboard the Cedric with Colonel Duncan D D Neil and John Westwood. He aims to persuade the New York Yacht Club to accept a challenge under the current measurement rules and, if assured, to arrange a race in 1911.
He argues the 90 foot waterline limit in the deed of gift allows a challenger to be built to the universal rule. He cites past refusals, safety concerns with freak designs, and the deaths tied to such yachts. He urges a new America's Cup race under current NYYC rules and warns the club against blocking the cup.
The Eastern League board of directors convenes at Hotel Victoria for its annual meeting. In the afternoon club owners will decide if P T Powers should be reelected as president. E G Barrow of Toronto and James R Price are candidates. several prominent owners and managers are absent or listed as bidders for other franchises.
In New York, Mel Sheppard defeats Emilio Lunghi in a 1000 yard match race, reaffirming American dominance in middle distance running. The article also notes Harvard captain Ham Fish clashing with O Flanerty during the Harvard Brown game and previews Gardner versus McKinnon in boxing near Roxbury.
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