Heat Fails 10 Halt School Footballists
Farm weather did not deter Schoolboy elevens from practice. Boston Latin, coached by Dr. Thomas Maguire, fields a strong squad with captain Jowatt and guard Seavy. South Boston High, led by Captain Carey, also trains under John D. O'Reilly as they prepare a broad fall schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Latin
Thomas Maguire
Latin School
Jowatt
Thompson
Seavey
Ryder
Quinn
Moloney
Evans
Daley
Murray
Sweetser
Amidon
Duffey
Keenan
Simmons
Goodwin
McDonald
McNeil
Levy
McKinnon
Hale
Ayr
Temple
McGrath
Dr. Maguire
South Boston High
M Street
Carey
John D. O'Reilly
Swanson
Frank Burke
Wellesley
Norwood
Newton
South Boston
Hyde Park
Beverly High
Dorchester High
Gloucester High
E. H
Somerville High
Revere
Roxbury High
Herrera Wins Close 15 Round Bout Over Goodman
Aurelio Herrera defeated Kid Goodman in a 15 round bout at Lincoln A. C. Chelsea by decision after a hard fought contest with no knockdowns. Goodman showed grit with infighting but Herrera’s punches, including uppercuts to the body, carried the night despite weight discrepancies. Terry McGovern attended, and preliminaries saw Bill Murray stop by Billy Glover while Young Cahill edged Young Sullivan after eight rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelio Herrera
Kid Goodman
Boston
Lincoln A. C
Chelsea
Maffit Flaherty
Goodman
Herrera
Terry McGovern
Young Corbett
Philadelphia
Waterloo
Mextican
Bill Murray
Roxbury
Billy Glover
Young Cahill
Young Sullivan
Auto Dealers Outing Set for Sharon Farm Run
The Boston Automobile Dealers Association will hold its annual fall outing this afternoon and evening at the Tudor farm in Sharon. About 20 cars are expected to participate, starting from Bay State Automobile Association rooms at 4 o'clock. The event moves from Ferncroft this year to Tudor farm, now under the same management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon
Boston Automobile Dealers’ Association
Tudor Farm
Bay State Automobile Association
Ferncroft
Tufts Varsity Football Season Opens With Many Veterans
Medford, Sept 18 Tufts football returns many veterans from last year including Martin Chase Toohy Reynolds Jones Greene Peterson and Wilson. Sullivan from Mechanic Arts joins promising new players as Tufts prepares for West Point Sept 29 and opens a schedule with Amherst Wesleyan Maine Bowdoin and Rochester on the road or at Tufts with changes from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medford
Tufts
Martin
Chase
Toohy
Reynolds
Jones
Greene
Peterson
Wilson
Sullivan
Mechanic Arts
West Point
New Hampshire State College
Holy Cross
Amherst
Rochester
Worcester Polytech
Wesleyan
Maine
Bowdoin
Massachusetts State College
Gans Sets Plans For Return Fight With Nelson
Boxer Joe Gans, lightweight champion, asserts he will meet Nelson again and will not let Nolan fix terms. He promises Britt the first engagement and vows not to fight at 180 1 2 pounds again. Gans says he will be in Minneapolis and St Paul next weeks and invites Nolan and Nelson to call to arrange terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Gans
Nelson
Duluth
Minn
Goldfield
Nolan
Britt
Gans
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Foxy Nolan
Boxing Gossip and Fights Ahead in Various Cities
Boxers Jimmy Briggs and Kid Sullivan set for 133 pound bout in Baltimore with weigh in at 3 pm and Bert Crowhurst officiating. Gans Nelson film status and Goldfield battle prospects loom. London snorting club opens season with Summers Edwards nine stone title bout. Corbett and McGovern reportedly eye a major welterweight clash in Philadelphia next month. Messages also note Steve Mahoney Monk the Newsboy and Professor Kennedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Briggs
Chelsea
Baltimore
Kid Sullivan
Washinon
D. C
Bert Crowhurst
Philadelphia
Gans-Nelson Figit
San Francisco
Britt-Nelson
Colma
Young Corbett
Denver
Terry McGovern
Aulroran
Steve Mahoney
Monk
Newsboy
Professor Kennedy
A. N
Harvard Teams Stage Early Practice On Bucking The Line
Harvard football opens with light practice focused on form over contact under coaches Marshall Daly and Reid. Line work features blocking, passing drills and new punt coaching as teams A and B arrange defensive backs and ends for limited formation kicks and forward passes. no morning session tomorrow, afternoon workouts kept secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Andy Marshall
Daly
Nourse
Cate
Parker
Taylor
Plumb
Browne
Fraser
Hall
Kennard
Reid
L. E
Orr
Pell
Apollonio
Harvard Secret Gridwork Scored by Timekeeper
The piece argues that football should be less secretive and more open to undergraduates, criticizing Harvard and Yale for secret practice. It contends coaches overemphasize seriousness, warns timekeepers at risk of overreach, and urges football to serve student supporters without inviting external attacks on the sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Yale
Mainsheet May Yeti Rob Cresceus Of Proud Title
Mainsheet the big black stallion, driven by Myron McHenry, ran two heats at Columbus in 2.05% and 2.05% then lost the third by a fraction to Oro. Crowds predict big things as he races across venues from Cleveland to Readville, winning more races than any trotter this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mainsheet
Cresceus
Myron McHenry
Columbus
Oro
Crescens
Lexington
Cleveland
al Thomas
Turley
Buffalo
Poughkeepsie
Angiola
Readville
Bay Mare
Nutboy
Hartford
Syracuse
Thomas
Navy Yard Employees to Contest at Point of Pines
Uncle Sam's workers from the Charlestown navy yard and Watertown Arsenal will compete Saturday at the Point of Pines in a grand field day. Bona fide employees enter, with hundreds of extra tickets printed and wives watching from the Pines Hotel piazza. The event, titled department champion, marks the first National League of Employees of Navy Yards Arsenal and Gun Factories meet, organized by George L. Caine and J. C. Cooney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Yard
Point OF Pines
Uncle Sam
Charlestown Navy Yard
Watertown Arsenal
Pines Hotel
Arsenal
National League of
Navy Yards
Messrs
George L. Caine
Steam Engineers’ Department
J. C. Cooney
Wakefield High Defeats Melrose 8 to 4 in Close Game
In a close afternoon matchup on the common Wakefield High School beat Melrose High School by 8 to 4. Melrose led much of the ninth before Wakefield rallied for two runs to win. Melrose's Wilson MecMullin and Mitchell starred. Wakefield's Buxton Harrington and Donovan contributed strong performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakefield
Melrose High School
Melrose
Wilson
MecMullin
Mitchell
Buxton
Harrington
Donovan
May Change Rowing Rules
James Pilkington, president of the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen, advocates new grades in junior and intermediate sculling and rowing to boost participation. He argues current race management deters entrants, especially in junior events where one strong rival can deter others. A novice race could spur broader entries and fresh competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Amateur Oarsmen
James Pilkington
Pilkington
Wheelman Run Down May Die
Clarence Leonard of 5 Madison Street Cambridge a typewriter salesman lies in Cambridge Relief Hospital in a dying condition after a wagon struck him near Riverbank Court yesterday afternoon. He was riding a bicycle on Massachusetts Avenue when thrown to the ground the wheels passing over him causing a compound skull fracture a broken leg a fractured jaw and other injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Leonard
Madison Street
Cambridge
Cambridge Relief Hospital
Riverbank Court
Massachusetts Avenue
Police and Firemen to Play Ball in Malden
Malden on September 18 will host a charity baseball game between the police department team and a Malden fire department nine at Athletic Field. Proceeds go to Patrolman Albert Osterlind who is recovering from a broken leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malden
Police Department
Fire Department
Albert Osterlind
Vanderbilt Racer Has Close Call on Foggy Vanderbilt Cup Course
New York reported a near disaster during morning speed tests on the Vanderbilt cup course. William K. Vanderbilt Jr drove a Mercedes at Jericho turn as Robinson in a Apperson swerved to avoid a collision in dense fog. Lytle and others followed closely, with Robinson narrowly missing the Vanderbilt machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr
George Robinson
Herbert Lytle
Vanderbilt
Jericho
Robinson
Apperson
Mercedes
Mr. Vanderbilt
Lytle
Pope Toledo
Ernest Keeler
Oldsmobile
Joseph Tracy
Locomobile
Sawwell
Frayer-Miller
LeBlon
Two Sudden Deaths Reported in Roxbury
Station 10 police reported two sudden deaths in Roxbury yesterday. early morning J F Albrecht widower of 20 Creighton Street Roxbury died in bed after attempting to wake his son Frederick 40 a dairy products dealer and active in German fraternal clubs. In the evening Patrick Carr laborer lodging at 1495 Columbus Avenue Roxbury was found dead in bed after illness. He had been renting there and had worked in subway excavation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxbury
Frederick Albrecht
Patrick Carr
Columbus Avenue
Governor Gives Newsboys Letter to Roosevelt
Washington September 18 Nathan Sodekson and Simon Rabinovitch of the Boston Newsboys Union seek a White House audience with President Roosevelt. They carry a letter from Governor Curtis Guild Jr praising their work for youth education and uplift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Washington
Curtis Guild, Jr
Nathan S. Sodekson
Simon Rubinovitch
Boston Newsboys’ Union
Executive Council
The
A. F. of L
Ure
Nathan
Gekson
Simon Rabinovitch
Newsboys’ Union of Boston
Bay State life-saving devices adopted by board
Washington reports the life-saving department approved new equipment from the Boston meeting. John W. Dalton of Sandwitch invented an auto signal safety breeches buoy and an illuminating block. Dalton’s compound heaving stick and grapple was deferred for cost. F. S. Allen of Cuttyhunk proposed an improved hawser cutter and was adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Boston
John W. Dalton
Sandwich
Dalton
F. 8. Allen
Cuttyhunk
Robber falls from wagon in Roxbury injuring head
John Murray aged 28, a teamster of 12 Tabor Street Roxbury, fell from a cart on Townsend Street Roxbury last night sustaining a severe scalp wound and other injuries. He was taken to City Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Murray
Tabor Street
Roxbury
Townsend Street
Cruise of the Conqueror rivals as motor pirates clash
In a high seas chase Mannering the Motor Pirate escapes by signaling between the yacht Mascot and the pirate Conqueror. Sutgrove and Withington pursue aboard the Mist in a dramatic night duel through breakers and reefs. The Conqueror slips away, promising further pursuit in tomorrow’s Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evie
Sutgrove
Mannering
Lutgrove
Inspector Forrest
Withington
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King” Cole
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Maloney
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