Week of high school football openers in Greater Boston
Tomorrow Waltham High faces Ayer High at Waltham while Saturday features Bixiter and Brewster Academy at Exeter and Somerville High meeting Mechanic Arts at Somerville Dorchester High vs Needham at Dorchester Waltham High against Worcester High at Waltham Worcester Academy versus W. P. I. at Worcester Cushing Academy vs Andover at Andover Fitchburg High vs Nashua High at Fitchburg The region begins practice with many programs still regrouping for the regular season as cooler weather approaches.
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Waltham Hgh
Ayer High
Waltham
Bixeter
Brewster Academy
Exeter
Somerville High
Mechanic Arts High
Somerville
Dorchester High
Needham High
Dorchester
Waltham High
Worcester High
Worcester Academy
W. P. IL
Worcester
Cushing Academy
Andover
Fitchburg High
Nashua High
Fitchburg
Greater Boston
English High
Can Kick Ball After a Forward Pass Rule Adopted
New York meeting of the football rules committee approves a rule allowing the passing team's designated receiver to kick a ball that has been fumbled on a forward pass. The kicker may regain the ball only after it is touched by an opponent, with penalties for sideline coaching to be declined by the offended side.
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Football Rules Committee
New York
Walter Camp
Yale
Crimson
O'Flaherty
Wigglesworth
Boston
Browne, Dunlap
Kennard
Corbett
Sprague
P. D. Smith
Smith
Harvard
Minot
Football Practice Opens at Harvard on Soldiers Field
Serious work begins today as Harvard Crimson candidates for the eleven start scrimmaging on Soldiers Field. Coach Haughton leads a large squad, with over 65 men, focusing on conditioning and the forward pass. Several Yale-era players return. others face eligibility questions while new talents like Minot emerge.
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Soldiers Field
Crimson
Haughton
May limit players carried by clubs
A winter rule proposal from the joint committees of the two major leagues may cap each club’s roster at 18 or 20 players. Barney Dreyfus backs the plan, aligning with Ebbetts and magnates who urge fewer bench warmers. The aim is to address talent hoarding by top clubs and strengthen weaker teams across the league lineup.
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Barney Dreyfus
Ebbetts
Colum bus hosts two week horse notes and races
Trotters and pacers train in Columbus for a 14 day stop. Maggie Winder, a 38 year old pacer, shows strong form with 2:06 1/2. Lon McDonald's Margin leads yearly earnings, while Minor Heir stands as a sire with Legal Heir clocking 2:24 1/4. Featured today include Board of Trade 2:07 pace and Hotel Hartman 2:14 pace. The $10,000 Hestel Columbus for 2:16 trotters runs tomorrow. The Lexington meeting runs Oct 6 to 16, highlighted by the $14,000 Kentucky Futurity for 8-year-olds.
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Columbus
Maggie Winder
Lon McDonald
Board of Trade
Hartman
Lexington
Kentucky
Milwaukee and Kansas City split early games in action
Indiana teams dominated the day as Indianapolis beat Milwaukee 2 0. Kansas City and Columbus split their two games with Columbus taking game one 1 0 and Columbus winning game two 4 2. Toledo swept St Paul 3 0 in game one while St Paul rebounded 3 2 in game two. Louisville defeated Minneapolis 8 3 in game one and 4 2 in game two.
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Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Columbus
Toledo
St. Paul
Touisville
Minneapolis
Holy Cross Set for Norwich Game at Fitton Field
Worcester notes Holy Cross trains a small but aggressive squad for a Saturday clash with Norwich University at Fitton Field. Coach Timothy F. Larkin leads a lean lineup with captain Sweeney and Hiker Joy among veterans, plus new players Dunn Drafts Davitt and Haggerty to bolster the Purple lineup this season.
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Worcester
Holy Cross
Norwich University
Fitton Field
Timothy F. Larkin
Purple
Larkin
Sweeney
Joy
Dunn
Taunton
Exeter
Haggerty
Newburyport
Dean Academy
East Side
Rochester
N. Y
Davitt
Holyoke High
White Sox Guests Dine With Freddie Parent at Sanford Home
Freddie Parent hosted a White Sox party at his Sanford Missouri residence yesterday. The gathering coincides with the sudden departure of Dougherty Walsh Parent and Payne from Huntington Avenue Park on Saturday afternoon, prompting speculation about their whereabouts.
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Freddie Parent
White Sox
Sanford
Dougherty
Walsh
Parent
Payne
Huntington Avenue Park
Fordham Eleven Welcomes 35 Candidates For Newark Game
Thirty five candidates reported to Howard Gargan for the Fordham College eleven. Geary, a veteran, has been in the city during the summer but returned to Fordham yesterday. Holy Cross plays Fordham in New York Navy. 20.
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Howard Gargan
Fordham College
Geary
Fordham
Holy Cross
New York Navy
Worcester Teams Clash With Dartmouth Alumni Coaching
Worcester Academy and Worcester Tech face off Saturday afternoon. Frank Cavanaugh and James C Donnelly, former Dartmouth stars, steer Worcester Academy and Worcester Tech respectively.
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Worcester Academy
Worcester Tech
Dartmouth
Frank Cavanaugh
James C. Donnelly
College Elevens Open Season With Wide Schedule
Grid action starts soon as college teams prepare for November tests. Bowdoin meets Boston College, Brown vs New Hampshire State, Holy Cross vs Norwich, Penn meets Gettysburg, Williams vs Rensselaer, and more across sites including Carlisle Brunswick Providence Syracuse Worcester Williamstown Oreno. Early games begin Saturday with many big programs delaying until cooler weather.
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Carlisle
Tebanon
Bowdoin
Boston College
Brunswick
Brown
New Hampshire State
Providence
Villanova
Colby
Kent's Hill
Waterville
University of Pennsylvania
Gettysburg
Philadelphia
Hamilton
Syracuse
Holy Cross
Nuerwich
Worcester
Rens. Poly
Williams
Williamstown
Maine
Mass. Aggies
Oreno
Norwich
Pennsylvania
Rensselaer Institute
Harvard
Bates
Dartmouth
Mass. State
Hanover
Amherst
Yale
Wesleyan
New Haven
Navy
Cornell
Rensselaer
University of Vermont
Princeton
Stevens
Early college football camp opens with multiple teams in action
Over 70 players expected for practice at Soldiers Field and Yale field as the season opens. Carlisle Indians begin with Steelton, training table to start at West Point soon, with first games set for Oct. 2 for several schools. Notable names include Bemis Pierce coaching Kenyon, and Exeter facing Harvard and Yale freshmen.
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Carlisle Indians
Steelton
Jim Temple
West Point
Tufts
Pennsylvania
Brown
Quakers
Gettysburg
New Hampshire State
Yale
Harvard
New York
Syracuse
Dartmouth
Princeton
Cornell
Navy
Bemis Pierce
Carlisle
Crimson
Elder
Teal
Exeter
Academy
Williams
Gregory
Matchke
Shattuck Military School
Mapon
Williams Football Prospects Bright at Williams Town
Williams College football team, after two weeks of light practice, will hold its first scrimmage tomorrow. The 60-man squad includes many freshmen showing promise under Coach Newton and Captain Brooks. Notable players in early work are Anderson at quarterback, with Peterson, Stevens, Rogers, Ivelloge, Graves, and Alexander stepping forward.
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Dorchester High
Gleason
William Matthews
Ross
Bill Hoernle
Hodgkins
Perry
la Roche Aut
Laser
Rindge
Broderick
Wilson
Worcester Academy
Gallagher
Newton High
Lawrence Riley
Brookline
Malden
Cuddy
Williamstown
Williams
Newton
Brooks
Anderson
Peterson
Stevens
Rogers
Ivelloge
Graves
Alexander
Carlisle to Have Entire New Eleven
Carlisle Penn Sept 19 Glen Warner is pleased with the Carlisle Indians showing against Steeltown yesterday. An entire new eleven will be built this season as the 1909 squad lacks any players from last year’s regular eleven.
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Carlisle
Penn
Glen Warner
Carlisle Indians
Steeltown
Warner
World Series Interest Drawn by Chicago Scribes
Chicago writers show reluctance to cover the up coming world series between the White Sox and the Cubs preferring to attend the Pittsburg versus Detroit or Philadelphia meeting in the same period.
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White Sox
Cubs
Chicago
Windy City
Pittsburg
Detroit
Philadelphia
Yale Squad to Start in Today
Yale football opens season preparations in New Haven with Howard Jones and Henry Wheaton arriving. About 50 players expected by noon tomorrow to report for first practice Tuesday under new two a day schedule. Captain Ted Coy remains hospitalized with recovery expected by Nov. 1. Guard Ham Andrus reports he plans to sail home and reach campus by Sept. 25.
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Conn
Yale
Howard Jones
Henry Wheaton
New Haven House
Paul Greenough
Myron Fuller
Jones
Princeton
Harvard
Wheaton
New York Hospital
Ted Coy
Coy
John Mack
Ham Andrus
Alaska
Andrus
Quakers Triumph 4-2 In Ninth Inning Showdown
Philadelphia defeated St. Louis 4 to 2 as three runs crossed in the ninth. Harmon and Corridon were erratic but solid fielding backed the winners. Dooin Ward and Barbeau produced key hits with Dooin earning a three-base knock and Barbeau stealing a base.
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ST. Louis
Philadelphia
Corridon
Hannon
Harmon
Dooin
Ward
Bransfield
Grant
Doolin
Doolan
James
Hulswitt
Barbeau
Konetchy
Wirst
Yalls
Ofe Harmon
O'Day
Coleigons
Ellis
Bresnahan
Konetehy
Ferro Reese
14-Inning Tie Between Chicago and New York Ends at Darkness
Chicago and New York battled 14 innings before darkness halted play with the score 4 to 4. Evers and Hofman doubled for Chicago, Devlin hit a three-base gong, and Zimmerman’s timely seventh inning single tied the game. Crandall pitched into the 14th, Pfeister and Crandall held the late scoring, while Marquard struggled early. u]]
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Chicago
New York
Marquard
Reusbach
Pfeister
Crandall
Zimmerman
Reulbach
Devlin
cRan
Moran
Evers
Hofman
Hpfeister
Sehler
Renulbach
Rigler
Johnstone
E. Evers
Sheekard
Schulte
Howard
Steinfeldt
Tinker
Archer
Eis
Zimmerman Bats
Feister
bMoran
eKane
Dorle
Seymour
McCormick
Sheng al
Dl Murray
Hve
Bridwell
Merkle
Schlet
Snodgrass
McFarland Bronson Sunday Bout Ends In Draw
Packy McFarland and Ray Bronson fought 20 rounds to a draw at the West Side Athletic Club in McDonoughville across the river from New Orleans. The bout extended into Sunday after tense exchanges and a stubborn rhythm throughout.
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New Orleans
Packy McFarland
Ray Bronson
West Side Athletic Club
McDonoughville
Ebbetts Breaks Reserving Record at Nations League
President Ebbetts of the Brooklyn club breaks the reserving record with a filed list at league headquarters. The roster shows six names on the list with roles including eight catchers, twenty pitchers, two infielders, and eleven outfielders.
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Ebbetts
Brooklyn
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