Hub stars skip Canada trip to Montreal championships
Boston's W. W. Coe and teammates H. A. Gidney R. G. Leavitt R. F. Sherman and Ellery H. Clark will not travel to the Canadian championships in Montreal. Leavitt cites poor shape while Coe declines and Sherman's family illness ends the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HUB
Canada
Boston
Montreal A. A
W. W. Coe
H. A. Gidney
Somerville Y. M. C. A
New York
R. G. Leavitt
R. F. Sherman
Ellery H. Clark
Leavitt
Coe
Sherman
Waltham High Tops Ayer in First Season Football Under New Rules
Waltham High defeated Ayer 24 to 6 at Central Park, Waltham, in the season opener played under the revised rules. The game showed how the new code affects play with one successful forward pass by Waltham and multiple touchdowns by Stankard and Teele as the Watch City squad builds from the open, faster style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltham High
Waltham
Ayer
Watch City Boys
Central Park
Smith
Stankard
Fraim
Leary
Mosher
Marsh
Teele
Parkingston
1. E
Partridge
Bla
Murray
Graveson
Drake
Harrim
R. T
Frot
Webster
R. E
Q. B
H. B
F. B
McCarthy
Sanders
Goodman
R. G
Hemenway
Hatch
Ryan
Manning
Wilson
Walsh
Fleck
Weary
Newton
Hapgood
Auto Dealers Enjoy Fall Outing to Sharon Farm
Thirty seven members of the Boston Automobile Dealers Association traveled to Tudor farm in Sharon for their annual fall outing. They rode in cars of A L Robbins John Pool J H MacAlman E B Breed B F Blaney Arthur Hinchcliffe Chester Campbell B E Kennedy B D A Gilmore. The group left Bay State Automobile Association rooms at 2 30 and dined at 6 30 with toastmaster J H MacAlman prompting speeches that drew much laughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Automobile Dealers’ Association
Tudor Farm
Sharon
A. L. Robbins
Fiat
John Pool
Aerocar
J. H. MacAlman
Columbia
E. 8. Breed
Buffum
B. F. Blaney
Corbin
Arthur Hinchcliffe
Winton
Chester I. Campbell
White
BE. P. Kennedy
Welch
Dan Patch Fails to Break Half-Mmile Record at Allentown
Allentown Pa September 19 Dan Patch failed to lower his half mile track record of 2 01 set at the Allentown fair last year. Paced by two runners the great son of Joe Patch ran the first quarter in 29 5, the half in 59 5 and three quarters in 1 29. He broke badly on the last turn and finished the mile in 2 05.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allentown
Penn
Dan Patch
Allentown Fair
Joe Patch
Thirty six men now after places on Harvard eleven
Harvard football opened with 36 players reporting, the largest turnout yet. Newcomers include Pat Grant and Parks, with Kerans also showing improved form. Practice was brief and hot, featuring punting drills and a session to teach the new onside rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Pat Grant
Parks
Kerans
Kennard
Foster
Reid
Sibley
J. T
Inches
Boston Americans and Cubs vie as season winds down
In Boston South End action Chicago visits for final tilt of the season. Chadbourne shines for Boston Americans while umpire Jack Stafford earns praise. Pat Moran enjoys a Chicago trade as Tinker's Cubs look strong for the world series. Somerville teams close season on Broadway Field facing local pros. Walworth seeks a strong Saturday game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Boston
South End
Chadbourne
Boston Americans
Jack Stafford
Terry McGovern
Fred Tenney
John Haggerty
Terry
Tom Needham
Needham
Pat Moran
Moran
Tinker
Cubs
Murphy
Charley
Howard
Somervilles
Broadway Field
West Somerville
Somerville Professionals
Walworth
Neponset-Dorchester to face Cambridge Institute at Locust Street
Neponset-Dorchester meets the Cambridge Institute team in the opener of the series at Locust Street grounds Saturday at 3 30 PM. Neponset-Dorchester batters include Newell and Hadleigh while the Institute lineup features Ryan or Murphy and Fallon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neponset-Dorchester
Institute
Cambridge
Locust Street Grounds
Newell
Hadleigh
Ryan
Murphy
Fallon
Vanderbilt Racer Wrecked At Mile a Minute Cup
George Robertson and machinist Arthur Warren escaped death after a crash on the Vanderbilt cup course near Westbury Long Island. Robertson suffered a fractured collar bone and Warren had both arms broken. The machine veered, jumped a ditch, struck a telegraph pole and splintered near Krug's Corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanderbilt
New York
George Robertson
Arthur Warren
Old Westbury Road
Willets
L. I
Mineola Hospital
Robertson
Warren
Krug’s Corner
Clarence Gilmore to Succeed Brother at New England Branch
Clarence Gilmore will take over the New England branch of T. B. Jeffrey & Co. at 145 Columbus Avenue replacing his brother E. A. Gilmore who moves to New York on October 1 to enter the automobile trade. Clarence has long been associated with Rambler cars and previously managed the local branch with his brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Gilmore
E. A. Gilmore
New York
T. B. Jeffrey & Co
New England
Columbus Avenue
Rambler Cars
FE. A. Gilmore
T. B. Jeffrey Company
Rambler
Illinois Crew Wins Belmont Cup at Bar Harbor Race
In Bar Harbor Maine on September 19 the Illinois battleship crew won the race of the cutters for the Perry Belmont Cup. The Indiana crew finished second and Maine third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bar Harbor
Illinois
Perry Belmont
Indiana
Maine
Woburn High Delivers Record Victory Over Wakefield
Jimmy Doherty pitched Woburn High to an 8 to 1 win at Forest Park in 1 hour 6 minutes the fastest on record. He allowed six hits and one walk while fanning 11. In the second inning he struck out three with runners on second and third. Charley Doherty, twin brother of the pitcher, made a sensational catch in the eighth as Wakefield was retired in order. The North Woburn battery includes twins Mike and Neil Doherty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woburn
Jimmy Doherty
Wakefield
Forest Park
Charley Doherty
Jimmy
Coombs
North Woburn
Mike
Neil Doherty
Outlook at Rindge Not Considered Promising
The Rindge Manual Training School football outlook in Cambridge is bleak with only twenty men at yesterdays practice. Captain Percy Keays and two returnees from 1905 attended while Kennedy Parks remained absent due to Harvard rule changes. Coaches Yeager and Harris were named to assist the squad as practice was postponed to today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rindge Manual Training School
Cambridge
Percy Keays
Joseph Dc. Griffin
G. H. Watkins
Harvard University
Kennedy Parks
Fred Yeager
Anthony Harris
Alliewood Sets New Alliswood Readville Harness Record
Sept 19 at Readville the Gentlemen's Driving Club of Boston reports bay stallion Alliewood driven by A H Parker of Bedford trotted a mile to a wagon in 2:09 a new harness record. In Class A Sanders wins with Silver Glow over Remsen Robinson and Dash. Class B sees Ashewood and Robert Mac times around 2:10 to 2:12. Class C showcases The Keepsake and Lexington with times near 2:22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readville
Gentlemen’s Driving Club
Boston
Alliewood
A. H. Parker
Bedford
Charles Sanders
C. H. Belledel
Sanders
L. R. Peck
Remsen Robinson
B. G
Peck
C. H. Belledeu
Belledeu
Offer Cup To World’s Best Men Around the Mountain Race
A Montreal paper announces a new annual trophy for the Around the Mountain race to honor William J. Sherring. The 13 mile world open event will be run on Thanksgiving Day October 18, starting and finishing at Victoria Square. It aims to attract top long distance runners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Sherring
Hamilton
Ont
Athens
Montreal
Harriers’ League
Victoria Square
Athletic War May Hold Up Big Chicago Marathon Run
The New Illinois Athletic Club of Chicago may cancel the marathon slated for next week. Disputes over prizes cups versus medals spark the conflict between entrants and organizers. Notable runners, including Fred Lorz and Louis Marks, are already signed, while local stars hesitate to enter amid the prize row and uncertain race status. Name checks include Dominick Two Axes, P A Rocklage, and Alexander Thibeau among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois Athletic Club of Chicago
Fowler
Cambridgeport
Hicks
Cambridge Y. M. C. A
Boston
Illinois Athletic Club
Fred Lorz
New York
Louis
Dominick Two Axes
Canada
Chicago Lacrosse Club
P. A. Rocklage
Alexander Thibeau
St. Louis
William F. Kraft
Harry Haigh
Raymond B. Anderson
Rushmore A. C
James E. Clarke
J. A. Quinn
Joliet A. C
A. A. Reimer
Gossip of the Boxers and Ring News From Boston to Dublin
The column covers Kid Goodman's loss at Chelsea amid penalties and pay disputes, Young John L Sullivan losing in Dublin to Jem Roche before a huge Empire Theatre crowd, upcoming fast bouts in Haverhill and Portland, referee Bob Watson, and Joe Gans reflecting on retirement and the love of the sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kid Goodman
Chelsea
Goodman
Herrera
Fair Play
Dublin
Ireland
John L. Sullivan
Westfield
Mass
Jem Roche
Bob Watson
Empire Theatre
Harry Edels
Arthur Cote
Haverhill
Jack Sheehan
Rudolph Anholtz
Gregg
Terry Martin
Philadelphia
Herman Miller
Baltimore
Portland
Boston
Joe Gans
Duluth
Minn
Joe
Jeff
The Cruise of the Conqueror Continues with Chase and Disappearance
In a tense night pursuit, Sutgrove and Inspector Forrest chase the Motor Pirate aboard the Mist and Mascot through a rockbound pool. Sanders vanishes after leaping into the sea, presumed mad by the chase, as dawn nears their uneasy return and new observers arrive offshore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evie
Jatter
Sutgrove
Nike
Mannering
Sanders
Channel
Edith
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Captain Marsh
Waltham High School
Brown
Bers
Will
Tommy Stankard
Felch
Dan Paitgh
Baseball
Spooner & Wells
Joe Tracy
al Poole
Lakeside
Tracy
Woburn High
Rindge
Alliswood
G. A. Graves
B. m
Wiltwood
Graves
Captain Smith
Ayer High School
Motor Pirate
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