College Elevens Start Up As Teams Open Practice
College football season begins with big universities beginning fall practice after heat delayed workouts. Veterans from Princeton Yale Harvard and others return with stars like Eddie Dillon Tad Jones Wendell and Douglass to shape backfields while new freshmen may join varsity squads from strong freshman teams at Yale and Penn.
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Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Brown
Dartmouth
Pennsylvania
Eddie Dillon
Tad Jones
McCormick
Wendell
Crimson
Yale Faces Busy Start As Plan For Harvard Scrapped
Yale coach Billy Knox downplays Harvard claims of a relaxed practice plan. He says a light start will give way to hard drills before big games, with Yale’s season to begin with standard, gradual conditioning and no early scrimmages.
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New Haven
Conn
Joshua Crane
Harvard
Billy Knox
Yale
Knox
Crane
O Briens Balance Wheel Out of Order Again
The piece condemns Jack O Briens recent outbursts in boxing circles. It praises referee Jim Jeffries for integrity and notes the high value placed on his services on the Pacific coast.
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Unk
O’brien
Jack O'Brien
New York
Jim Jeffries
Pacific Coast
Jeff
Gossip of the Boxers Week Schedule and Fights
A dense boxing gossip column lists Monday through Saturday card plans across cities including Gloucester Philadelphia Portland Chelsea New York Lewiston and more with bouts featuring Al Delmont Jimmy Moran Matty Baldwin Bert Keyes Joe Grim Sam Langford Jim Barry Unk Russell Kid Murray and others plus notes on weigh ins illnesses and show venues at Crown Athletic Club Pastime Athletic Club Winnisimmet Athletic Club and National A C.
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al Delmont
Jimmy Moran
Gloucester
Jim Barry
Joe Grim
Philadelphia
Young Cote
Eddie Harrigan
Portland
Matty Baldwin
Bert Keyes
New York
Jimmy Briggs
Unk Russell
Henry Myers
Kid Murray
Winnisimmet Athletic Club
Chelsea
Grover Hlayes
Freddie Cole
Indianapolis
Dnd
George Siler
Chicago
Sam Langford
Kid McDonald
Jimmy Hanlon
Oldtown
Wayne A. C. Show
Joe Gregg
George Keterne
Greenfield
Ind
Losano Locke
Young Loughey
Joe Gans
Jimmy Burns
Los Angeles
Charlie Neary
Cyclone Thompson
Milwaukee
Gus Ross
Augusta
Kid Dufresne
Lewiston
Johnny Regan
Abe Attell
Alton
Ill
Tom Sawyer
Jack Mahan
Naverhill
Spring Garden
A. C
Bill Squires
Jack Twin Sullivan
Colma
Cal
National A. C
Crown Athletic Club
Brooklyn
Matty
Moran
Medford
Delmont
Jack Caley
Biddeford
Harrigan
Sailor Burke
Barry
Sam
Washington Sporting Club
Briggs
Unk
Water Street
Lynn
West End
Tanlon Willl
Charley Neary
Haverhill
Rockland, Me
Lowell
Sawyer
New England
Mahan
Lawrence
Tommy Sulllivan
Tommy Burns
Burns
Sullivan
Bartly Connolly
Black Fitzsimmons
Waterville
Gossip of the Gridiron Signals Changes at Army and Yale
Coach Forbes at West Point tests new lineup as Pennsylvanias backfield for next Saturdays game with North Carolina is set Hollenbeck to Fullback Greene and Folwell to halfback Cornell opens practice poorly and Navy expects a tough season without Charles Harris once a top back from last year
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Harlan
Annapolis
Douglass
Folwell
University of Pennsylvania
Johnnie Mayhew
Old Brown
Cornell
Yale
Army
Singluff
Navy
Parker
Harvard
Hockenberger
Burr
Biglow
Pullen
Ziegler
Penn
Thompson
Lube
Carlisle
Northcroft
Draper
Quakers
Eckersall
Chicago
Veeder
Forbes
New Haven
Osborne
Christie
Stannard
Princeton
Pennsylvania
Knox
Carl Flanders
Paul Veeder
Jack Owsley
Owsley
Seattle
Tom Shevlin
East
West Point
Pennsy
North Carolina
Hollenbeck
Greene
California low rate Colonist tickets on sale daily
Colonist tickets are offered daily through Oct 30 from Boston to the Pacific coast. Fares range from 49.45 to 51.45 dollars and include travel on the electric lighted Los Angeles Limited and the China and Japan Fast Mail via Chicago. Daily tours in Pullman sleeping cars cost 9.75 dollars double berth from Boston to San Francisco Los Angeles and Portland. Route choices available. J. E. Brittain is general agent, passenger department 300 Washington Street.
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Boston
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
South Boston High possible absence from gridiron this season
The South Boston High eleven may not exist this year due to candidate dissension and student-management tensions. O'Reilly likely will not coach, while English High and Mechanic Arts begin trials at Franklin Field and Franklin Playground with new hopefuls. Boston Latin shows strong prospects with veterans, though injuries slow players like Thompson and Cannnon.
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South Boston High
South Boston High Eleven
O’reilly
Boston Latin School
Thompson
Amidon
Maloney
Cleary
Ryder
Hale
Madden
Greeley
Cannon
Duffy
Dartmouth
Howard Woodlock
Brighton
Hunter Hill Sacrifice Bunt Becomes Local Legend
The Washington third baseman Hunter Hill was famed as a top sacrifice hitter admired for his fierce at bat look. In a famous sidelight, teammate Jack Thoney explained to a nearby spectator that Hill would be put out at first to advance Barry McCormick to second, a generous play that amused the team and a curious fan.
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O’brien
Los Angeles
Jeffries
California
Burns
Jeff
Daniel Webster
Hunter Hill
Hill
Washington
Hunter
Jack Thoney
Barry McCormick
Thoney
Jack
McCormick
Immense turnout at Emmet anniversary in Boston hall
In Corinthian Hall Deacon building Boston Clan na Gael observed the Emmet execution anniversary. A joint initiation of 127 candidates from Greater Boston preceded the program. John Devoy of New York Gaelic American editor was guest speaker, with remarks by William Doherty and Thomas F Doherty.
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Corinthian Hall
Deacon Building
Robert Emmet
Clan-na-Gael
Boston
Greater Boston
John Devoy
New York
Gaelic American
William W. Doherty
Thomas F. Doherty
John H. Dillon
Ireland
P. Ferguson
End of Yale Game Casts Shadow Over Team Prospects
G M Orr is barred from athletics this year for office rule breaches. H K Miller is out until November exams after a backsliding year. Wendell and Kennard face eligibility doubts, causing unease. Practice starts with light work and scrimmage, as veterans Burr Kennard McDonald Starr Pierce Newhall report. Positions remain unsettled with Inches Alley Enos Page Gregory among hopefuls.
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G. M. Orr
H. K. Miller
Crane
Burr
Kennard
McDonald Starr
Pierce
Newhall
Starr
McDonald
Parker
Wendell
Inches
J. P. Alley
Enos
Page
Gregory
Crane Plans Methodical Eleven to Forge Harmony
It is said Crane will select eleven players with care, weighing each possibility, and drill the squad into a perfectly harmonious unit.
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Crane
Cubs scout network tracks pennant contenders
The Chicago Cubs under Manager Chance deploy three baseball men to key American League cities to monitor Cleveland, Detroit, and Philadelphia. They compile nightly reports on games and players to prepare for the World Series, including covert trips to major clubs.
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Chicago Cubs
Chance
Cub
Cleveland
Detroit
Philadelphia
Jury asks for 99 years after gospel hymn verdict in Georgia
In Eatonton Georgia twelve jurors found Porter and Quentin Jones guilty of murder in the case of Robert F Adams after an 18 hour deadlock. Following a suggestion of silent prayer and singing two hymns the panel swiftly returned a guilty verdict and asked the judge to set punishment at 99 years in the penitentiary.
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Eatonton
Porter
Quentin Jones
Robert F. Adams
Wit and Wagers Run Through a Erratic Baseball Roundup
A humorous survey of baseball and football topics notes unresolved wagers and opinion on players like Langdon and Cobb. It blends idle chatter about league affairs, salaries, and prospects with references to managers, umpires, and regional sentiment while hinting at shifting sports focus from baseball to football.
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Winnisimmer A. C
Langdon
Delmont
Football Injuries From Lack Of Training
The article argues football remains dangerous but cites that injuries align with untrained players. It notes recent rule changes reduced mass plays and that modern players rely more on speed and endurance than sheer weight, though strength remains essential.
Milton Academy Eyes Strong Football Ahead
Milton Academy reports strong football prospects with captain Dewey and returning players Houston Leslie Blake Wiggleworth among lineup keepers. New candidates Felton Starr Balch H DeWindt Thaxter Tryon Pratt Hurd Morris Morton Evans join Forbes coaching for a fall schedule including Concord High Roxbury Latin DeMeritte Volkmann St Marks Groton Stones Pomfret matches.
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Milton
Milton Academy
Dewey
Houston
Leslie
Blake
Wiggleworth
Felton
Starr
Balch
H. DeWindt
Thaxter
Tryon
Pratt
Hurd
Morris
Morton
Evans
Forbes
Concord High
Roxbury Latin
DeMerritte
Volkmann
St. Marks
Groton
Stone’s
Pomfret
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