College gridiron teams begin shaping up for season
Colleges from Harvard Yale Dartmouth Penn Holy Cross Brown and Wesleyan prepare for the season openers with captains and leaders named Ted Coy at Yale and J S Joy guiding Wesleyan Cam bridge hopes and Dartmouth recalls Clarke Tobin late run memories.
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Fish
Harvard
Crimson
Hudson
Cambridge
Yale
Ted Coy
Eli
Coy
New Haven College
New Haven
Wesleyan
Joy
Reiter
Princeton
Dartmouth
Tigers
New Jersey
Ed Sweeney
Boston
Holy Cross
Kit Regnier
Dorchester High
Brown
Waltham High Football Opens Under New Coach Tufts
The Waltham High School football team begins practice Monday under coach Nate Tufts. They aim to better last season’s near-perfect record after a lone defeat to Hope Street of Providence. The schedule runs Sept 18 to Nov 27 with games against Roxbury Worcester Marlboro Mechanic Arts Milton Tech Boston Latin Cambridge at Somerville Newton Nowell and a season closer against Hope Street of Providence.
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Waltham High School
Nate’ Tufts
Hope Street High
Providence
Roxbury High
Waltham
Hope Street High School
Roxbury
Open
Worcester
Marlboro
Mechanic Arts
Milton
Tech
Arlington
Brookline
Needham
Somerville
Norwood
Portland
Newton
Boston Latin
Cambridge
Nowell
Hope Street
Boston
Brown coach Daff Gammon adds Bil Conklin as assistant
Providence Sept 10 Daff Gam mons Brown football coach appoints Bil Conklin former guard and centre on Brown teams of 1905 196 and 1907 to coach line positions at Gammons farm near New Bedford next Monday. Other Brown veterans Hoppy Hunt Allen Wheeler Vic Schwartz Joe Colter and Fred Schwinn pledges to help. Three Ohio candidates Aldoeffer Ashnaugh Presser from Youngstown Cleveland expected to try for roles.
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Providence
Daff
Gammons
Brown
Bil
Conklin
Gammons’ Farm
New Bedford
Cooney to Report to Doves Next Tuesday
Haverhill managers received a telegram from Boston Nationals president Dovey ordering Cooney to report in Boston next Tuesday for a tryout with the Doves during their Western trip. Drafted by the Doves, he is a utility player who has appeared mostly at shortstop for Haverhill and is a capable hitter.
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Haverhill
Haverhill Baseball Club
Dovey
Boston Nationals
Cooney
Boston
Doves
Championship clash sets up Roxbury Trojans vs White Sox West Roxbury
The 16-17 year Greater Boston championship will be decided this afternoon at Pierce Field West Roxbury at 3 PM. White Sox pitcher Sulli van faces Trojans hurler Mooney in a high stakes rubber match.
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Greater Boston
Trojans
Roxbury
White Sox
West Roxbury
Pierce Field
Sullivan
Mooney
Johnson Kaufman bout and Canadian marathon rivals noted
The column notes the 10 round Johnson Kaufman bout in California as fizzled and Johnson’s lack of a short route win. It highlights Canadian distance runners Longboat Davis McCaffrey Holmer Wood and Mel Sheppard’s career questions. It also lists September amateur events in Haverhill Brockton and South Weymouth and praises Pat Dineen’s enduring marathon record.
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Eock
California
Jack Johnson
al Kaufman
Armory
Jeanette-Ferguson
Johnson
Sam
Canada
Longboat
Bill Davis
McCaffrey
Holmer
Lowell Road
Wood
St. Yves
John Svanberg
Haverhill Council
R. F E. Kelley
Essex Street
Haverhill
Mass
Brockton
Brockton Fair
H. A. Keith
Pinkham Street
South Weymouth
T. V. Nash
Pat Dineen
Pat
Lowell
Answers to Queries Inquiries on baseball rules and cribbage scoring
The item surveys sports questions and answers from a newspaper column. It covers base running on a dropped foul ball rule, cribbage run claims, a hit by pitch ruling, a Derby heat status, and the Sullivan Corbett fight date.
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Jeanette
Cleveland
Detroit
John L. Sullivan
J. J Corbett
Johnson Kaufman Fight Receives Mixed Judgement and News
The column analyzes Johnson’s ring strategy against Kaufman, accusing him of stalling and lacking decisive punch. It notes Attell’s referee concerns, upcoming bouts for Tangford, Ketchel, and O'Toole, and reports Johnson’s $5000 payout versus Kaufman’s $3367.20 from the bout.
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Jack Johnson
Kaufman
Egan to Meet Gardner in National Amateur Final
In Chicago Wheaton Sept 10 Western champion Charles Evans Jr and Mason Phelps were eliminated. Exmoor’s H Chandler Egan and Hinsdale’s Robert Gardner will contest the final as Egan defeated Wivans on the 36th hole and Gardner beat Phelps 2 up. Gardner, Yale track champion at 18, is long off the tee but inexperienced.
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Chicago Golf Club
Wheaton
Charles Evans, Jr
Mason E. Phelps
Midlothian
Chandler Egan
Exmoor
Robert Gardner
Hinsdale
Egan
Wivans
Edgewater
Gardner-Phelps
Gardner
Egan-Evans
Yale
Ty Cobb Revered as Greatest Ball Player by Connolly
Tommy Connolly ranks Ty Cobb as the greatest player ever, noting Cobb single handedly won three games in Detroit and excelled in hitting, fielding, and base running with remarkable nerve. Others discuss managers, trades, upcoming pennants, and players like Ayres, Patchers, and Byrne amid league chatter. Cobb’s season averages rise to .262 after a .331 start, and Al Newton plays with a swollen eye after a Memphis-Atlanta game.
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Ty Cobb
Tommy Connolly
Athletics
Tigers
Detroit
Cobb
Nis
Electric Light Meet Set To Dazzle At Revere Beach Track
Boston electric light meet preview promises a record run with top New England amateurs. Featured are Joe Ballard, Oscar Hedlund, Herbert Gidney, Llewellyn, Ike Sheehan, Bill McVicker, Barth, and O’Hara. Also a five mile amateur bicycle race concludes the season with eager contenders.
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Revere Beach
Boston
New England
Joe Ballard
Oscar Hedlund
Brookline Gym
Herbert Gidney
Llewellyn
Ike Sheehan
Bill McVicker
South Boston
Barth
Stone School
O'Hara
South Boston Yacht Club to Hold Racing Run Afternoon
The South Boston Yacht Club will stage a racing run this afternoon under Interclub Y R A rules. Open to cabin power boats and cape cat boats, racing classes include the regular Interclub group. Start is at 2 30 and in the evening the Interclub R A championship pennants will be presented at the club.
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South Boston Yacht Club
Interclub
R. A
South Boston Y. c
Tennis Postponed By Rain At Germantown and Merion
Rain delays mark the opening day as English and American lawn tennis teams at Germantown Cricket Club suspend play for the Dwight F. Davis cup. Intercollegiate matches at Merion Cricket Club near Philadelphia were also postponed.
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Philadelphia
Germantown Cricket Club
England
America
Australia
Merion Cricket Club
Haverford
Marathon Run at Brockton Fair Oct Start Point
The Brockton Fair hosts a second marathon starting from the B A A house on a meter street at noon and finishing at the fair grounds. Prizes go to the first five finishers and silver medals to the next 15. For details contact George W. Brown at Exeter street.
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Brockton Fair
Fair Grounds
George W. Brown
Exeter Street
Unpopular Kittredge Leads Wilkes Barre in Albany Hopes
Malachi Jemdidiah Kittredge the former Boston catcher now manager at Wilkes Barre is viewed unfavorably in the New York State circuit. Neutral clubs favor Albany and its skipper Roaring Bill Clarke to win the flag.
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Malachi Jemdidiah Kittredge
Boston
Wilkesbarre
New York State
Albany
Bill’ Clarke
Delightful September Vacations by Dominion Atlantic
The Dominion Atlantic Railway offers autumn excursions to Nova Scotia from Sept 2 to Sept 30 at a one way unlimited rate plus 50 cents for round trip, valid 30 days from issue. Destinations include Halifax Windsor Kerrville Bridgewater Pictou Yarmouth at low rates. Tickets and staterooms available at 228 Washington St or Long Wharf Boston. contact J F Masters, New England superintendent.
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Dominion Atlantic Railway
Nova Scotia
Halifax
Windsor
Kerrville
Bridgewater
Pictou
Yarmouth
Washington Street
Long Wharf
State Street
J. F. Masters
New England
Boston
Harvard Football Faces Major Line Reconstruction
Coach Haughton and Captain Fish begin training with near total overhaul of the Harvard line from tackle to tackle. Four quarterbacks are considered Gallati O Flaherty Wigglesworth and Potter. Backfield includes Corbett Smith and Minot. Ends and centers see several candidates and a new rush must be developed. Practice starts Monday at Soldiers Field with big games against Cornell Dartmouth and Yale anticipated.
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Haughton
Fish
Harvard
Gallati
O'Flaherty
Wigglesworth
Potter
Leslie Corbett
P. D. Smith
Minot
Gil Brown
L. D. Smith
H. A. Rogers
J. P. Long
D. F. O'Flaherty
Nourse
Haddon
Garrett Perkins
Dunlop
West
Fisher
Soldiers Field
Captain Fish
Hudson
Cornell
Dartmouth
Yale
Cuttlefish Wins Pennant in Submarine Trials
Newport R I Sept 10 After two weeks of submerged speed tests and torpedo firings in Narragansett Bay the First Marine Flotilla returned to port aboard Castine. Submarines Viper Cuttlefish Tarantula and Octopus competed with Whitehead torpedoes to 2000 yards. Cuttlefish led Tarantula Octopus and Viper in the pennant standings.
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Newport
R. IL
Viper
Octopus
Castine
Narragansett Bay
United States Navy
Simeon B. Smith
Missing Emma Purcell Sparks South Boston Mystery
Emma Purcell an 18 year old girl from 34 West Broad Way South Boston vanished last Thursday and has not been seen by her parents since. A postal card to Mrs Charles Purcell from her sister in Fall River says Emma stayed there for two days but then departed.
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Emma Purcell
West Broadway
Boston
Charles Purcell
DeVoy
Fall River
Emma
South Boston
Three Days Celebrations Mark Church Anniversary
The St Francis dn 'ales' Parish marks the 1¢th anniversary of the church cornerstone with three days of events. A children’s day opens with a 10 o’clock Mass and decorations cover nearby streets. A high mass follows at 10 50 with Mgr Patterson as celebrant and Rev Supple delivering the sermon. A Monday 10 o’clock requiem Mass honors deceased relatives and benefactors. A Holy Name Society parade with 1500 men, aided by Knights of Columbus in full regalia, headlines Monday events. Also noted are business plans for Wild Bill Donovan and Willie Heston in Detroit and Atlanta’s South Atlantic team addition for next season.
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St. Francis Dn ‘Ales
James N. Supp
Bunker Hill Street
Mgr
George J. Patterson
V. G
James A. Supple
St. Cecilia's
Back Bay
Holy Name Society
Knights of Columbus
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Twin) Sullivan
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