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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1904
Page
3
Harvard fans fault coaches for Saturday loss to Pennsylvania. Filley and Starr face criticism for limited preparation and end weaknesses. Randall and Whitman debated as fill-ins. Penn's kicking game exposed gaps, prompting plans for hard practice to bolster defense and speed before next week's Yale clash at Soldiers Field.
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The article outlines Pennsylvania as the leading football team with Harvard second, Princeton third, and Yale fourth, detailing records, key games, and potential title implications. It notes Penn’s 148 points scored against opponents, Harvard’s clean slate until last Saturday, and Yale’s losses to West Point and Syracuse, with comparisons to Cornell, Princeton, Dartmouth, Columbia, Holy Cross, and others.
Best scores in Greater Boston bowling leagues last week list team totals and singles. Tremont Commercial posted 2600 team, 907 single. Richard Ambrose North Shore Commercial had 576 total and 216 single. Noddile Island Greater Boston led team 1419, Murray & Irwin City 497 single. Connors Hub City 331 total and 126 single.
Coast sports writers rate Jimmy Britt with the better chance in the 133 pound title fight against Joe Gans tomorrow night in San Francisco. Britt is praised for strength and aggression, while Gans holds reach and cleverness. A fierce start is planned, with Britt aiming to force action from the opening bell.
The interscholastic football season heats up as Rindge Manual Training School upsets Malden 22 to 0 marking a Dark Horse title bid. Dorchester High looms as a rival after a 29 to 0 win over Malden while English High loses 10 to 0 at Somerville.
A defective chimney caused a fire in the attic of a three story wooden dwelling at 25 Medway street Dorchester yesterday. The home was owned and occupied by George R. Cavanagh. Damage amounted to $600.
The Graves firm markets grain alcohol sealed at the mouth of the still and bottled in eight, sixteen, and eighty two ounce flasks. Each drop is guaranteed to burn under a chafing dish and the product is sold by Chester H. Graves & Sons with labels on the face and cork strip.
The Boston Terrier Club aims to stage a premier specialty show with $1200 in prizes and plates. Judge James Mortimer is named to ensure impartial judging, with entry closing November 2 for regular and special classes. George B. Doyle in Boston offers further information to exhibitors.
The Hibernians of Suffolk county designate Sunday evening November 20 1923 for a Hoar memorial meeting at Faneuil Hall. The A OH and Ladies Auxiliary divisions will attend in force with committees. State President Cummings County President Dillon and local officials plan addresses with ex Congressman Fitzgerald and other invited dignitaries.
The week’s boxing card features Joe Gans versus Jimmy Britt in San Francisco with Gans the slight favorite. Several Essex County bouts, train trips to Gloucester for Goodwin and Donohue, and multiple preliminaries headline a busy scene with top amateurs and pros like Kid Heigsell, Guy Ashley, and Matty Baldwin slated for varied events.
Thomas Coleman of Chelsea suffered two five inch throat wounds and collapsed on Third Street before midnight. Patrolman Spinney detained two suspects, Alonzo C. Titus and Harry Higgins, who fled after the assault. They will face Chelsea court on assault with intent to kill.
The first fire of the season from an overheated furnace started early yesterday in the basement of a two and a half story house on Regent Street. It was occupied by Donald J. Ferguson. Damage was estimated at $500.
The Harvard football negotiations this year are led by two Philadelphia boys. George F. Tyler of Crimson, manager of the team, hails from Philadelphia and has proved Philadelphians can work hard. His assistants are Francis Goodhue and Harold Vanderbilt, both diligent and rising through Harvard’s athletic ranks.
Nearly 1000 people attended the seventh anniversary of the John Boyle O'Reilly Association of the United Irish Societies in Monument Hall Charlestown with Dennis A Scan nell in the chair Colonel Blake among speakers Patrick J Anderson Lawrence State president Major P J Nevins Lawrence Patrick J Judge Holyoke Senator Charlies S Sullivan and ex Representative Barrett Cambridge. The event included entertainment and a collation.
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