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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1913
Page
13
The Harvard eleven opens the 1913 season with a 24 0 win over Maine but shows weaknesses in kicking and line charging. Analysts note Felton’s punting absence, backfield misreads, and noting Soucy Cowen as key linemen while predicting a cautious path to big games this autumn.
In Cincinnati on Sept 28 Chicago lost 2 to 0 in the first game and won 5 to 3 in the second, with Packard excelling for Cincinnati and Cheney pitching well for Chicago. Stack pitched well in relief for the second contest as both games ended before nine innings.
The season has started across most schools with football teams playing three games to date. Saturday's results showed a mix of hard battles and easier wins, helping fans assess teams and determine relative strength aside from private institutions.
Everett High School opened strong with an 80 point win over Tilton Seminary led by veterans Wehner Pierrott Cannell Bond and Laskey. Medford High lost focus but opened with a 38 to 6 win over Milton, while Melrose Waltham and Brookline showed solid progress in early Suburban league play.
Harvard kicks off fall practice this afternoon at Soldiers Field as candidates report for the varsity squad led by Coach Burgess. Last year the Crimson captured an intercollegiate title. this season’s squad aims to continue Harvard’s championship run.
Week long list of high school football matchups with many misspellings and incomplete names. Matches include Weymouth at Quincy Brockton at Fair Grounds Malden at Lawrence and more across towns like Brookline Milton Medford and Newport. The fragmentary schedule mentions Belmont Arlington Volkmann Browne Nichols and several colleges or prep schools in scattered lines.
Exeter dropped a 18 to 7 decision to Cushing as ends Austin Prince Hitchcock and Martin showed mixed results. The loss highlighted weak end play and pass reception, with linemen and full line solid, while Captain Kelly and Cupid Black provided the only notable spark.
The last week opens with a double bill between the New York Giants and the Boston Braves at Walpole Street Park as Boston hunts to hold fifth place. Brooklyn finishes its schedule away, while George Tyler’s outstanding pitching is celebrated in his hometowns of Derry and Lowell. Stallings built around Tyler, with new players Ducey Deal Davis Cochreham and McCloskey set to debut this week as spring prospects. The opener starts at 1:39 PM.
The singles tournament begins today on the clay courts at Soldiers and Jarvis Fields at 2 o'clock. Over one hundred undergraduates entered the event, promising one of the keenest races in the history of the tourney.
Tufts College plans a focused practice week after a ragged Bates game. Coach Whelan aims to fix fumbles and punt handling, strengthen the line, and push varsity and substitute players to tighten both offense and defense.
Boston faces New York in a game and Philadelphia visits Washington in a separate matchup. The schedule lists two regional college or professional pairings with no results provided.
Mike Gibbons of St Paul is matched with Spike Kelly of Chicago for 10 rounds in Kenosha Wisconsin on October 10. Promoters say the bout will decide the welterweight championship with a 145 pound official weigh in at 3 pm on fight day.
Toledo wins 4 1 then loses 0 1 to Kansas City in the twin bill. Columbus and Minneapolis split in a 13 0 first game with a 0 0 second. Louisville and Milwaukee split 3 1 and 3 (second game unclear). Indianapolis beats St Paul 5 2 in the first and St Paul wins 1 Indianapolis second game unclear.
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