Harvard Football Opens Practice Under Crane and Parker
Harvard begins the season with a light practice at Soldiers Field led by new head coach Joshua Crane and captain Parker. Veterans McDonald Starr Burr Newhall Apollonio Wendell plus linemen Leary and Cutts will shape the squad as Yale looms on November 23.
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Starr
Parker
Burr
Newhall
Apollonio
Wendell
Harvard
Reid
Leo Leary
New Haven
Yale
Off Year for Matty the New York Idol
The article notes Christy Mathewson having an off year as the New York idol. Boston’s left-handed hitters repeatedly challenged him while Pittsburg and other NL teams exposed weaknesses. Matty avoided injury yesterday as Boston fans watched the score mount against him.
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Matty
Christy Mathewson
New York
Pittsburg
Boston
Polo Grounds
Tenney
Football men on hand at Harvard
Ready to start in football practice today, several Harvard athletes arrived in Cambridge to try for the varsity eleven. Last year's starters report late as preliminary drills emphasize new players. Captain Parker arrives, Dutcher oversees field work, and Mort Newhall returns to compete for quarterback.
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Parker
Dutcher
Soldiers Field
Mort Newhall
Harvard Square
Pell, Kidder
Graydon
Grosvenor
Dow
Rowinson
Gilmore
Allen New Coach at Milton Expands Schoolboy Teams
Milton Academy appoints Eugene EB Allen as trainer and athletic director with a storied record at Brookline High School Wesleyan and Springfield Manual Training. He will oversee football practice as over 30 candidates report and a full schedule is set including Roxbury Latin Mechanic Arts and Newton High games.
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Milton Academy
Eugene EB. Allen
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Springfield Manual Training School
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Volkmann
Allston
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Waltham
Newton High
Newton
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Newteen High
Faculty Ends Fight to Permit Football at Burlington
Burlington Vermont reports the faculty and city school superintendent backed down after a dispute with players over football. The season looks promising with Charles Macrae as manager and Gerge Soule as captain. Schedule includes games at St Albans and Montpelier from September through November.
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Charles Macrae
Gerge Soule
St. Albans
Brigham Academy
Montpelier
California Low Rate Excursions Offer Autumn Travel Deals
Travel agents promote low fares from Boston to Pacific coast destinations aboard the Los Angeles Limited and China and Japan Fast Mail, with Pullman sleeping cars at 9.75. Autumn tours to Nova Scotia offer 9.00 round trips to Halifax with sailings from Boston on multiple weekly days. Contact J. E. Brittain, 300 Washington Street, for details.
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China
Japan
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Portland
J. E. Brittain
Washington Street
Nova Scotia
Halifax
Washingtonsr Street
Long Wharf
Gridiron Outlook From Harvard And East Rivalries
Notes from the gridiron survey highlight Harvard's fall schedule with Navy on Oct. 19 and a slate including Brown and Yale games later. It details players like Joshua Crane and Walter Eckersall as rising figures and mentions Michigan and Minnesota departures, plus early practice at Penn and Cornell, and a Brookline captaincy selection.
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Joshua Crane
Crimson
Walter Eckersall
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Illinois
Carlisle
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Pennsylvania
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Harry Hammond
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Chicago Tribune
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Williston Academy
Rooke
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Holy Cross
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West Point
Navy
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Lewiston
Regan
Pauxus
Miller
Macklin
Sommer
Cornell
George Washington College
Princeton
Tigers
Stevens Institute
Bill Daniels
Brookline High
Baseball Notes Sees Year End After New York Game
The last game of the year with New York today starts at 2 o clock before teams depart for the West in the evening. Ban Johnson dismissed Umpire Stafford after the Boston Philadelphia series. Stafford’s Boston work pleased fans while Isbell set to rejoin the White Sox in Detroit and resume play.
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West
Ban Johnson
Stafford
Philadelphia
Boston
Frank Isbell
White Sox
Detroit
Langdon Defeats Delmont in Chelsea Bout
Tommy Langdon of Philadelphia defeated Al Delmont of Medford for the bantam title at the Winnisimmet Athletic Club. Langdon rallied after a slow start and landed decisive blows in the later rounds to win the decision. Preliminaries featured Patsy McKenna, Willie O'Brien, Jimmy Hanlon, Tommy Rawson, and Young Cahill.
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Medford
Tommy Langdon
Philadelphia
Winnisimmet Athletic Club
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Delmont
Langdon
Sleeptown
Patsy McKenna
North End
Willie O’brien
Jimmy Hanlon
Tommy Rawson
Young Cahill
Roxbur
Young Sullivan
Bowdoin Probes Strong Gridiron Prospects This Fall
Bowdoin College in Brunswick Maine expects a strong football season after eight players graduated. Captain Bill Crowley leads the squad with Ross McClare as head coach. Veterans include Cummings Garcelon Small Newman McDade and Clifford. The team faces Harvard on October 2 with quarterback position seen as weak due to Bass and Greene's departure.
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Bowdoin
Bill Crowley
Bangor
Ross McClare
Princeton
Harvard
Cummings
Garcelon
Small
Newman
McDade
Clifford
Bass
Greene
First Football Accident Yesterday in Boston
The report notes a youth from Boston Latin dislocating a hand during practice and being removed from the field. It mentions new safety rules and predicts many injuries as football season begins across the country.
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Boston
Cannon
Boston Latin
Princeton Has Good Outlook For Football Season
Princeton, N. Y. Sept 17 The 1910 Princeton Tigers football squad looks stronger in the backfield with Eddie Dillon Captain McCormick and Harlan and Tibbett at halves. The line lost many seniors but Wister and freshman material offer hope as the team prepares for Yale and a tougher year.
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N. Y
Yale
Tiger Eleven
Eddie Dillon
McCormick
Harlan
Tibbett
Wister
Roper
Tiger
Fall sports chatter and political musings mingle in autumn prose
The column blends sports talk with political hints as Frank, a frequent checker at a bathhouse, muses on leaving cooling breezes for hot campaign air. It muses on baseball season ending, football debates, and hints at broader cultural shifts with light, ironic commentary.
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L Street
Yale Football Candidates Take Light Practice In Heat
Yale, New Haven Conn Sept 17 due to extreme heat the squad waited until almost sunset for practice Captain Bigelow ordered only a light drill backs coached by Dr Al Sharp and Walter Camp directed the forward pass with Bigelow and Camp supervising linemen and ends New arrivals bring total to 32 including Tad and Howard Jones and Ted Congdon Paige and Cooney sidelined but expected tomorrow Bobby Burch ill on train but improving toward a full recovery in a few days
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Yale
Bigelow
al Sharp
Wheaton
Coy
Bomar
Mitchell
Berger
Walter Camp
Captain Bigelow
Jones Brothers
Tad
Howard
Paige
Cooney
Dunbar
Ted Congdon
Rush
Bobby Burch
Regular Races at Readville Matinee
Readville regular Wednesday matinee features trotting events with Maid O Dreamwold Dreamwold Prioress The Keepsake and Dreamwold Tower-keeper Lady Dreamer and other entries led by Arnold Lawson and Charles Sanders in classes B C D and E.
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Gentlemen’s Driving Club
Dreamwold
B. m
Arnold Lawson
Alondra
B. G
W. D. Hunt
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Charles Sanders
the Keepsake
George A. Graves
Avener
Lady Dreamer
Frank Herdic
H. J. Russell
Lynn Defeats Springfield 5 3 In Postseason Game
Lynn of the New England League beat Springfield of the Connecticut League 5 to 3 in a postseason contest at Lynn. A first inning rally, aided by errors, gave Lynn the lead they maintained as Killion pitched steadily through the game.
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Springfield
Killion
Ee Cnewoeen
Jek Bhptinshgig
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