Harvard Navy squad bulges with practice advantage
Harvard University soldiers face heavy academic and military duties limiting football practice for the S A T C squad. The Navy unit, under Captain Al Reilly, enjoys regular field time, allowing nearly full squads to train daily. Players noted include Razz Porter, Ted Bourguignon, E G Ratcliffe, J L Fearing, Stanley Coleman, and George Dennis, with coaching help from Henry Sprague and Philbin.
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Harvard
Donovan
Navy
Henry B. Sprague
Yale
Percy Haughton
Army
George Dennis
South Boston High
al Reilly
Bobby Hoffman
Phil Philbin
Philbin
Hoffman
Reilly
New England Sports Back War Work Drive
New England sports community urged to raise funds for the United War Work drive from November 11 to 18. William F. Garcelon leads efforts with plans for football games boxing matches and track meets to boost donations from colleges clubs and schools across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
William F. Garcelon
Service Men Admitted Free at Stadium Football Game
Uniformed service members get free admission to the 2:30 PM game at the Stadium between Radio School and Bumkin Island eleven. The last 16 rows are reserved for service personnel. others pay a cents admission and three cents war tax.
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Bumkin Island
Somerville Star Ned Garland Captain for Naval Depot Eleven
Ned Garland elected captain of Naval Ammunition Depot eleven. They meet Camp Edgar in Framingham as football resumes amid wartime schedules with many service and school games nationwide. Other notes mention Camp Devens facing Boston College and a parade of teams and prominent athletes in regional play.
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Ned Garland
Somerville High
Naval Ammunition Depot Eleven
Camp Edgar
Framingham
Boston Latin Opens Season with 26–0 Win Over Hyde Park High
Boston Latin blanked Hyde Park High 26 to 0 at Stony Brook Reservation yesterday afternoon. Fifty players took part. Boston Latin used 28, Hyde Park 11 subs. Scoring ended at halftime as HLs subbed heavily. Key TDs by Harkins and Davidson with Malley converting twice.
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Boston Latin
Hyde Park High
Stony Brook
Hyde Park
Fred J. O’brien
Edmundson
Doherty
Trainor
Lockwood
Nichols Ham
Brennan
Chase
McMillan
Bleakney
Ellett Koplow
Wilson
Oberain
R G
Loughlin
Allen
Lahn Currie Bout Ends In Draw At Commercial A C
Lahn of New York and Joe Currie of New Haven battled 12 rounds to a draw in the feature at the Commercial A C last evening with six rounds each. Parker over Gray claimed the best bout of the night, though many thought Gray deserved a split decision. Hurley defeated Dundee in four rounds in the first prelim, and Travers beat Miller in six.
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Battling Lahn
New York
Joe Currie
New Haven
A. C
Lahn
Charley Parker
Johnny Gray
Parker
Gray
Hurley
Young Dundee
Bob Travers
Charley Kid Miller
Telephone Operators Seek New Wage Scale
The Boston Telephone Operators Union will present its proposed wage scale to William R. Driver Jr. of the New England Telephone Co at a conference at the company office early next week. The union approved the new schedule at a large meeting at 99 Washington Street last night, but details will not be released publicly until the submission.
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Boston ‘Telephone Operators’ Union
William R. Driver, Jr
New England Telephone Company
Washington Street
Driver
Matty Baldwin
Benny Leonard
Boston
Tom Green
Baldwin
Football on Deck Today in Postponed October Schedule
New York editors note limited college games amid army training corps rules and influenza. Rutgers meets Lehigh in New Brunswick while Lafayette faces Muhlenberg at Easton and Wesleyan plays Amherst in Middletown. Navy meets Newport Naval Training School at Annapolis. Franklin Field may stay closed to public. Army Transport backs Charley Brickley against Syracuse. Columbia faces Camp Merritt at South Field. Boston College battles Camp Devens at Braves Field with potential additional New England games.
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New York
Army Training Corps
Rutgers
Lehigh
New Brunswick
N. J
Lafayette
Muhlenberg
Taston
Penn
Wesleyan
Amherst
Middletown
Conn
Navy
Newport Naval Training School
Annapolis
Pennsylvania
League Island
Philadelphia
Franklin Field
Army Transport Combination
Charley Brickley
Harvard
Syracuse University
Syracuse
Columbia
Camp Merritt
South Field
Braves Field
Boston
Boston College
Camp Devens
New England
Navy Men Manning Big Guns in France
Railway centres back of the Oise Serre front are reported as the location of sailors assigned to heavy artillery duties in France. Secretary Daniels disclosed the information tonight.
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France
Oise-Serre Front
Daniels
Naval 16 inch guns move to western front for heavy fire
The 16 inch naval rifles, 66 feet long and weighing 109 tons, were redirected from battleship use to the western front. under Rear Admiral Plunkett. The first crew arrived in France June 9 with material shipments starting June 20. The guns deliver heavier projectiles and higher muzzle velocity, with a train of cars and armored gun car. Construction plans were ready within 30 days and testing occurred at Sandy Hook.
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Harle
Navy Bureau of Ordnance
Western Front
United States Navy
Plunkett
Office of
Standard Steel Car Company
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Naval Gun Factory
Washington
Army Proving Grounds
Sandy Hook
N. J
Army
Navy
Great Lakes
Naval Proving Ground
Local Briefs Highlight Marriages and Civic News
Miss Bessie B. McGray of West Somerville and John Roberts a chief yeoman in the navy were married at the bride’s home by Rev David Fraser. Boston officials report influenza measures and hospital visitor plans as Leary serum travels west. Draft Board 7 notes Ireland exemption case Daniel J Daley Cork born 1884. Revere schools to reopen Monday after influenza. Lt Edward J O’Brien promoted and assigned to Hoboken guard battalion with brief furlough.
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Bessie B. McGray
College Avenue
West Somerville
John Roberts
Willow Avenue
Portsmouth Navy Yard
David Fraser
West Somerville Congregational Church
Draft Board 7
Boston
Daniel J. Daley
Daley
Cork
Ireland
Revere
Edward J. O’brien
James O’brien
Hartford Street
Dorchester
Circuit Street
Roxbury
B0c Guard and Fire
Hoboken
N. J
O’brien
France
Arlington High opens season against Swampscott squad
After a month’s delay caused by the Spanish influenza epidemic, Arlington High School’s football eleven will open its season this afternoon on Swampscott High School’s gridiron.
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Arlington High
Swampscott High School
Boston College Grid Season Opens at Braves Field
The Boston College football team opens its season this afternoon at Braves Field against Camp Devens. The game starts at 2 o clock as the Students Army Training Corps corps band marches onto the field. Phil Corrigan will start at quarterback with Brawley out due to a fractured shoulder. Captain Morrissey remains sidelined. Colonel John Parks backs the program as ATC plans improvements including a new gridiron.
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Camp Devens
Boston
Boston College
Braves Field
Jack Hoban
Dartmouth
Brawley
Medford High
Frank Morrissey
Maroon
Old Gold
John Parks
Concord High to Meet Needham in Annual Rivalry
Concord High School football captain Ralph Hemenway leads the team to Needham for the second game of the season in the annual matchup with Needham High School.
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Concord High School
Ralph Hemenway
Needham
Needham High School
Cambridge Latin Edges English High 6 0 for Win
Cambridge Latin edged English High 6 0 at Russell Field North Cambridge. O Connor scored the decisive touchdown after a seventh straight Cambridge march. English High failed to score as Cambridge defense stiffened late in the game.
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Cambridge Latin
Russell Field
North
Cambridge
English High
English
EH. H. S
Roemer
O’connor
Atwood
Curry
Betts
Chercionl
Arbeene
R. T
Miller
Cohen Ridley
Lote
B. Zarakov
Lyons O'Brien
McMahon
Local High School Football Schedule Preview
The Suburban league grid season starts next Saturday with Medford at Haverhill and Lynn English meeting Winthrop at Ingleside Park. Dorchester hosts Huntington, Natick visits Quincy, and a few games offer potential thrill while most matchups remain uncertain.
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Medford High
Haverhill
Haverhill High
Jim Mansfield
Medford
Lynn English High
Winthrop High
Ingleside Park
Winthrop
John Manter
Dorchester High
Huntington School
Dorchester
Prendergast
Huntington Eleven
Huntington
Natick High
Willard Chooses From Six Opponents For MSG Bout
New York dispatch reports Champion Jess Willard agreed to aid the war work boxing drive. The sports committee proposed a six round no decision bout at Madison Square Garden, potentially on November 16 or 2. Willard could select from Dempsey Lavinsky Coffey Meehan Miske and Fulton.
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Dempsey
Jess Willard
New York
Willard
Fort Worth
Texas
Madison Square Garden
Herbert L. Pratt
Carpentier
Wilde
Criqui
Pratt
MCAS
Toe Ward
California
Jack Skelly
Jack Dempsey
Billy Meehan
Billy Miske
Meehan
Frisco
Rolypoly Billy
Eddie Graney
Miske
al C. Joy
San Francisco Examiner
Graney
Fred Fulton
Harrison
Sports Committee
Telegraph
Lavinsky
Coffey
Fulton
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Eddie
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Haig
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Nella Dillon
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Dillon Axworthy
Horace Gaul
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Braves’ Field
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Hingham Naval Training Station
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Norfolk
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Rocky Kansas
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Sullivan
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England
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Kilrain
Mitchell
Dummy Burns
Maine
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Burns
Johnny Noonan
Continental Hotel
John J. Joyce
West Quincy
St. Joseph’s Church
Michael F. Burke
St. Paul's Church
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James Rolfe, Jr
San Francisco
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Boston City Hospital
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Boston & Maine
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Mexico
Uncle Sam
Long Island
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Boston Infirmary
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Meade
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B. C
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H. F. Wheeler
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