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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1905
Page
3
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. earns praise as a college football freshman star at left end. Despite being the lightest in the position, he broke into the Crimson freshman eleven after not even traveling with the Groton squad and earning his place amid much larger foes.
Arthur Duffey admits years as a professional sprinter amid sharp AAU criticism and expulsion threats. The Boston area scene faces graft and politics claims while Duffey’s records are erased and calls for broader AAU investigations grow.
Gossip notes the Andover Amherst Aggies clash at Andover with referee Joe Pendleton highly in demand after solid officiating this season. Yale prepares for a tougher test against Columbia after a close Columbia Princeton duel. Groton St Marks game tomorrow mirrors Harvard Yale intensity with Carlisle next Saturday at 3. Prices set by Harvard A A in Cambridge.
A late Boston report lists thousands of cures under Dr. Liverpool across diseases from rheumatism neuralgia to cancers and kidney disease. The notice claims 962 acute rheumatism cures and 753 cancers cured, with free medicines for patients under treatment. Office hours are 10 am to 4 pm and evenings 7 to 9. Office at 589 Tremont Street Boston.
Carlisle Indians, in Carlisle, Penns ylvania, began weekly practice aiming to defeat Harvard next Saturday. After a defeat by Penn, the squad showed improving condition with extended kicking and signal work. Assistant Coach Kinney corrected the line for faster starts and demonstrated new passing methods. Jude and Dillon excelled at punting and place kicking as scrimmage proceeded.
Young Corbett arrives in Boston in firm form before facing Kid Goodman at Pythian Rink Chelsea tonight. He credits recent bouts with Erne and others for his readiness and aims to train toward 128 pounds to pursue McGovern Britt or Nelson. Goodman, in strong shape, hopes a win secures his championship path while a big crowd gathers for the bout and nearby bets on Feltz Scroggs in Baltimore.
The piece surveys high salaries for college football coaches led by Bill Reid at $7000 per quarter and lists others at $3500 or more for three months. It notes Penn State Murphy and Michigan Fitzpatrick at $5000, Yale’s Johnny Mack, Harvard’s Scotty McMasters, and Princeton’s Jim Robinson. It discusses amateurism, Yale’s probe into athletics, and changes in college basketball rules. It also recounts Bob Fitzsimmons discovering his right arm is two inches shorter, Arthur Duffey’s amateur reform push, John L Sullivan’s longevity, and Olympic hopefuls Horgan and Rose, plus Willie Hoppe’s Paris trip and Sharkey’s speedway phase.
A fragmented advertisement promises relief for run down nerves and weight loss with Palino pills. It lists multiple local sellers including Klein's Tremont Street Gardner Tremont Street Bankison Avenue and Washington Street outlets and hints at a money back guarantee.
Harvard captain Dan Hurley returns to practice at Soldiers Field after nearly six weeks out with a thigh injury. He participates in signal drills and may step into the right halfback spot as regulars rest. Beaton Squires also returns from a broken thumb as Dan Knowlton and Nesmith miss time with injuries.
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