Harvard War-First Plan Ends Intercollegiate Football
Harvard reveals no intercollegiate football this fall as war dominates campus life. Student soldiers in the S A T C and naval unit will train six hours weekly, with athletics likely run only by government orders if needed. Dean Briggs reports no War Department orders on college sports.
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Fighting Fourth ready for Brockton Fair games
Arthur Duffey notes local athletes busy for the Brockton Fair events and a United States cross country championship under AAA district associations. Freshmen to be eligible in West and Middle West colleges. Big Ten gears toward four year varsity eligibility. Army staff backs this trend. Salem promoters eye roller polo league amid winter plans. limited indoor six day bike race in Boston unlikely.
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Two Sizzling Mat Bouts Open Wrestling Season
Opening wrestling season at the Grand Opera House features two best two out of three falls bouts. Sturgis faces Gardner in a likely decisive clash after a strong carnival record. Young Tremblay and Young Romaine meet in a fast welterweight bout, with George Tuohey refereeing.
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Boxers Call For Amateur Tournaments Amid Weak Card
A Boston boxing column laments a poor Armory A A card and urges staged amateur tournaments to boost action and replenish pros. It notes Dundee Britt bout as the highlight and hopes Johnnie Memmen may return after Camp Devens quarantine.
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Sears and Wightman Reach Longwood Semis in Tennis
Eleonora Sears defeats Florence Ballin in three sets to reach the Longwood women's singles semifinals at the Red Cross horse show event causing possible schedule delays. George W Wightman advances with a straight-sets win over Crawford as other matches set up two more semis.
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Readville
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Liberty shoot at Riverside marks Columbus Day event
J. L. Snow of the Boston Athletic Association Gun Club announces a Liberty shoot at Riverside on Columbus Day. The program features a 200 target main event with five classes and three prizes per class, plus four special events including New England, two man and professional championships and a Liberty Loan invitation. Prizes include a $100 Liberty bond for the winner and $50 bond for second, $25 War Savings Stamps for third. The club notes growing interest in trap shooting aided by government instructors at aviation camps.
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New England
Red Cross Horse Show Opens At Readville For Charity
The Red Cross Horse Show and Races at Readville, by the Boston Fair Association, will open at 11 this morning to benefit the Boston Metropolitan Chapter. Entries exceed 450 with more than 200 horses from 12 Eastern States. 68 classes over three days include trotting, running races, and military exhibitions. International officers from France, Britain, Italy, and Russia are expected to attend and may ride in classes. The grand stand seats 3000, parking is full, and daily schedule runs 11 to 6 with a 1 to 2 lunch break.
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Warm bout headlines pair of lightweights at Commercial A C show
Joe Currie of New Haven and Battling Lahn of New York expected to deliver action in a 12 round main event. Mike Paulson of St Paul and Young Goula of Woonsocket set for a 10 round semi final. Mike Travers of New Haven vs Frankie Madden of East Boston open the card in a six round preliminary.
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City Boxing Commission Takes Over Toledo Matches
The Toledo boxing commission under Mayor Cornell Schreiber took charge of boxing during the war. Profits will fund aid for women and children with husbands and fathers serving in the war. An official matchmaker was appointed and the first show is planned within two weeks.
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