Harvard Team 10 Start Work Today on Soldiers Field
Harvard football candidates open practice at Soldiers Field under Coach Percy D. Haughton. The Crimson appear as strong as last year with key returnees and depth, aiming to defend the intercollegiate title and challenge Princeton Brown Cornell and Yale.
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Harvard
Soldiers Field
Percy D. Haughton
Crimson
Cambridge
Haughton
Harvard Athletics
Ifs
Mysistet
Marvard
Yale
Nantucket
University of Maine
Méihe
Wisconsin
Harry Gardner
Eddie Mahan
Mahan
Frank O'Brien
Robert Storer
Rex Hitchcock
Tudor Gardiner
Princeton
Stan Pennock
Frank Wigglesworth
Walsh May Force Issue in Kilbane Title Bout
Local boxer Jimmy Walsh challenges Johnny Kilbane for the featherweight title at Atlas A A with referee Jack McGuigan presiding. A previous draw disappointed fans. Walsh, now heavier, may abandon caution and press the action to secure victory.
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Jimmy Walsh
Johnny Kilbane
Atlas A
Walsh
Kilbane
Washington Senators Rout Naps in Pennant Fights
Washington has routed the Naps in pennant campaigns more than any three towns. The Senators beat the Naps in 1908 and again this year, continuing a string of defeats after recent losses in Cleveland. The series shows the Government city team dominating the Naps in five straight wins against Birmingham.
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Washington
Naps
Senators
Birminghams
Big Pin Bowlers Plan Reorganization This Season
A push to revive the old Commercial league with a new organization prompts bowlers to mail their names to BE. J. Gumpright, reachable at 387 Washington Street, has been sued.
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J. Gumpright
Washington Street
Sweeney Names Best Base Runners in the American League
Ed Sweeney of the New Yorks cites Cobb Milan and Collins as the fastest. He adds that George Moriarty and Jimmy Callahan are the most daring baserunners, and he calls Moriarty the trickiest in the country.
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Ed Sweeney
New Yorks
Cobb
Milan
Collins
George Moriarty
Jimmy Callahan
Moriarty
Football Opens as Harvard and East Teams Prepare for Season
Harvard reporters arrive at Soldiers Field to train under Percy Haughton as major eastern programs including Yale Princeton Cornell Williams Dartmouth Carlisle Lehigh Amherst West Point and Penn launch workouts. Key changes to the 1912 code favor open play and quicker kicking increasing emphasis on long punts and skilled handling by quarterbacks and ends.
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Yale
Princeton
Cornell
Williams
Dartmouth
Wesleyan
Carlisle
Lehigh
Amherst
West Point
Annapolis
Pennsylvania
Indians
Albright
Glenn Warner
Redskins
Jim Thorpe
Yele
New Haven
Ursinus
Ithaca
Lebanon Valley
Holy Cross
Norwich
Harvard
Crimson
Maine
Tigers
Rutgers
Massachusetts Aggies
Pennsy
Gettysburg
Connie Mack Promises Best Team Ever Next Season
Connie Mack warns Cleveland to seize the pennant this year as the Athletics prepare what he calls the best team ever for the next season.
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Connie Mack
Cleveland
Naps
Dust-weight championship salvo and a world of quotes
A rambling sports column riffs on baseball figures and historic matchups. It mentions Battling Maranville versus One Round Tin ker at catchweights, star slights at Kilkenny cat antics, and hints of Cy Morgan’s arm trouble. The piece weaves Harvard football cheerleaders and Langford with Gunboat Smith in Philadelphia.
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Maranville
Tinker
Hinkey to Help at Yale
Frank Hinkey plans a early week arrival to reinforce Yale football during the second week of practice. Captain Henry Ketcham is notified as veteran coaches anticipate his coaching presence. Missing veterans Cornigh Cooney and Avery are expected to join soon and compete for regular positions.
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New Haven
Frank Hinkey
Yale
Henry Ketcham
Eli
Hinkey
New York City
Cornigh
Cooney
Avery
East
Waltham High
Inton High
Nine Cyclists Finish Century Run in Mass Rides
Nine members of the Massachuset division of the Century Road Club of America completed the fall century from Copley Square to Newburyport and back. They started at 9 15 a m and finished together around 6 45 p m with an elapsed time of about 9 hours 30 minutes. Names listed: F I Perreault C G Perreault W Brackett F A Goodwin Frank Ross H W Tuten G H Boyd E C Chandler Charley Hall. A second century ride for track riders was announced to be held next Sunday Providence and return.
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Massachuset
Century Road Club of America
Copley Square
Newburyport
F. I. Perreault
C. G. Perreault
W. Brackett
F. A. Goodwin
Frank
Kilbane Heads to Boston for 12-Round Title Bout
Featherweight champion Johnny Kilbane left Cleveland for Boston to fight Jimmy Walsh in a 12 round bout next Tuesday. Kilbane travels with his title on the line in the anticipated showdown set at a Boston arena.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Johnny Kilbane
Boston
Jimmy Walsh
Waltham High Opens Football Season in Big Win
Waltham High defeated Marlboro High 54 to 7 in the season opener watched by over 2000 fans. The report highlights fast rushing, strong defense, and key players like Pickett at quarterback and Fagan for punting.
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Waltham
Waltham High
Marlboro High School
Harry Dame
Pickett
Johnson
Millen
Leary
Jack Leary
Rollo Fagan
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