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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1917
Page
11
Providence paper Says Colgate favored to beat Brown at Andrews Field. Colgate's seasoned team has a larger scoring record and is expected to win by multiple touchdowns. Brown opens with a weaker start, boosting Colgate’s edge in the Oct. 26 matchup.
Brown faces weakened backfield as Shaw and Albright miss weeks after a rough Boston College game. Colgate counters with a strong backfield trio Hubbel Gillo and Spencer and an armed line. Providence focus on linemen as Brown hurries trainers for quick recoveries ahead of a Dart mouth showdown. Thousands anticipated for the Brown Colgate match despite lower ticket demand than last Thanksgiving.
Colgate football squad paused in Boston for a last workout at Braves Field before facing Brown in Providence. Gillo Wooster and Edkins led punting as Colgate prepared in signal practice and general polishing. The visitors expect a hard fought, low scoring game with doubts about their line strength against a strong Brown lineup.
Newton High defeated English High 27 to 7 as Garrity scored three touchdowns and led the ground attack. Bridges starred for the visitors, while Hughes added three goals after touchdowns. The game featured four 12 minute periods with Hoey as referee.
Dr William T McCarty said there will be no cross-country revival this fall at Arlington High School due to lack of material. The school once had a champion team several years ago.
Bob Smith defeated Charlie Phair in a close 100 bird shoot at the Pale Face Shooting Club Wellington Maine yesterday afternoon by a score of 9% to 94. The informal match featured a wind and close scoring with Phair initially ahead at 50 to 49 after 50 birds. Smith finished strong with better last strings to clinch the victory.
New Hampshire State arrives in Hanover for the upcoming game against Dartmouth. Dartmouth backs include several injured players but hold experience edge, while New Hampshire State has one win and one tie this season. Captain McDonough leads signals as Holbrook works on kicking.
Harvard selected its cross country captains with a notable shift as sophomore Burnham Lewis from Philadelphia was named varsity captain after George A. King did not return to college. Lewis led the freshman team last year and won the Harvard Yale freshman race, plus finished third in the BA A long distance meet. Dennis F. O Connell was chosen to lead the freshman team and is noted as a strong mile runner from the prep school ranks.
The second football eleven from Arlington High School travels to Billerica this afternoon to face the Mitchell Military School in the opening clash of the season.
Browne and Nichols defeated Roxbury Latin School 17 to 0 on Nichols Field Cambridge in a one sided football game. Touchdowns credited to Pratt and two goals from Sayles. Referee Decatur Umpire McCarthy head linesman Woodlock with ten minute periods.
Waltham High visits Somerville High this afternoon at Somerville recreation field for the annual football contest between the two schools.
The Waltham team relies on speed and a sharp offence led by Captain Frank Smith as a key to victory, while Captain Tom Thornton of Somerville anchors a fast backfield. Both teams are in peak condition after a hard practice week with injured players back in shape. Officials include Dr Edward J. O'Brien Tufts referee James Crowley umpire and Walter Grannan head linesman.
The Thayer Club eight defeated the Eliot Club by three quarters of a length on the Charles River mile course from Cottage Farm bridge to Harvard bridge. The Thayer crew led at the start and extended its advantage with a late spurt as Harvard prepares for next Friday’s fall regatta and crew changes for Framingham duties.
Wesleyan and Amherst clash in Middletown on Friday with Wesleyan missing captain Woolley due to typhoid fever. Austin and Newhall shift to backfield and the lineup lists E H Dixon, Seeley, Anderson, Hahn and others in key positions for the matchup.
The note mocks a man who planned to buy bonds but failed to follow through, saying such reluctance is as useful to Uncle Sam as a pro German. It urges readers to buy bonds today.
Tufts trains for the Syracuse game at Syracuse with a rejuvenated line led by veterans Paul Pryor and Moose Haggerty. Backfield returnees Owen Keefe and Tyler boost the offense, while Captain Drummey returns from an ankle injury to rejoin the lineup.
The Tufts eleven, bolstered by two halfbacks a centre and a guard, left Tufts Oval for Syracuse after a Boston musical comedy. Fans rate the changes as doubling the strength since defeats by Boston College and the Army. Dr. Whelan resumes coaching duties after medical reserve furlough.
The piece notes Miller Huggins appointed to manage the New York Yankees replacing Wild Bill Donovan. It praises Hug gins as a seasoned, hard working leader who can restore the Yanks amid strong competition from the White Sox and Red Sox next season. The column also covers boxing changes with Miske Kenney bout and Yale football plans.
The piece notes diminished hockey activity in New York and Boston due to World War I. No amateur league championship is expected this season. The upcoming minor leagues convention may draw many mourners amid a bleak 1917 outlook. Boxing impresario Danny Morgan protests a decision in Bat Levinsky’s camp after Bill Brennan's Boston win, with potential rematch discussions.
Inquiries on placing an ice surface at the Boston Arena remain in abeyance with a decision expected within days. The report notes Irish Patsy Cline has Irish extraction and Maranville weighs about 145 pounds, while Charley White and Johnny Dundee have not fought in the last two years.
Holy Cross faces Rhode Island State at Fitton Field without key players George Fitzpatrick Axel McCollough and Eddie Quigley. The lineup includes Cummings or Duryea Povake Rew Maloney or Dulligan Captain Lynch Conway Connors Higgins or Mahoney Keating Walsh Daley in the backfield and backfield spots as Holy Cross seeks a large scoring win.
The Tufts cross-country team hosts Boston College at Medford this afternoon. Coach Connor chose the squad yesterday from a large pool of runners, many new to cross-country.
Pittsfield will field two full teams to face a Camp Devens eleven representing the 301st Ambulance Company on Thanksgiving Day. Proceeds will go to company funds. Notable former Berkshire stars are expected to play on both sides.
John Fardig of Orient Heights and Freddie Webber of Newark New Jersey form a kid team to challenge in the six day bike race starting at the Arena on the afternoon of November 5.
The Lexington Golf Club in North Lexington closes its season today with a cemetery tournament. Today also marks the official close of the seasons at Arimont Golf Club in Arlington Heights and at Concord Country Club.
Two matches on Concord fields feature Middlesex School facing Country Day School of West Newton in North Concord, and Concord High School meeting MIT freshman eleven.
The Lexington High School girls field hockey team defeated Sargent School second eleven in a practice match at the Lexington Athletic Field yesterday afternoon by 11 to 3.
The notice proclaims today as the day to purchase Liberty Bonds with a stark warning that there is no tomorrow. It emphasizes immediate action by citizens, urging participation to support national finance and wartime efforts.
Harvard Crimson travels by motor to Camp Devens to face the Ayer cantonment lineup coached by Charley Coolidge. Harvard will be without Bill Snow but welcomes Phil Zach back as Horween Crosscup and Blanchard share the backfield.
Eddie Mahan watched Harvard’s shadow scrimmage as Boston College and Navy drills sharpen the edge for the Army contest next Saturday. The Navy backfield includes former Harvard players like Bill Murray and Eddiesey amid notes of possible informal Harvard Marines game on November 17.
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