Princeton Tangles West Point In Today's Showdown
Princeton faces West Point in a key college matchup as Harvard meets Brown without captain Burr who was severely injured in yesterday's practice.
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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1908
Page
2
Princeton faces West Point in a key college matchup as Harvard meets Brown without captain Burr who was severely injured in yesterday's practice.
The schedule lists Princeton at West Point against Army and Harvard visiting Brown in Cambridge. Other matchups include Cornell at Ithaca versus Penn State, Yale hosting Massachusetts Aggies in New Haven, and Navy meeting Carlisle at Annapolis. Numerous additional games feature Dartmouth Amherst in Hanover, Syracuse Williams in Syracuse, Lafayette Bucknell in Easton, Colgate Union in Schenectady, and more across Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Hartford, and Chicago venues.
West Point hosts Princeton in the Eastern Conference clash with Yale and Navy observers seeking insights for their later meetings. Harvard faces Brown in a keen contest after last year’s tight 6 3 score. Navy meets Army in a strong exhibition, while Cornell eyes a Penn State win and Syracuse plays Williams.
Princeton fans packed the crowds as the Tigers boarded buses to the Junction and then took the New York excess to West Point. Coach Roper prepared the thirty five man squad and released the lineup for tomorrow’s game amid strong expectations of victory.
Dale earns right end spot with scrubs debut and eyes Army game. Clarke at center and Bredemus on the left wing join McCrohan at full back as four players prepare for season debut. Coxe anchors secondary defense while Syracuse defeat fuels Orange and Black hopes versus West Pointers.
West Point cadets held a light signal drill as cold weather sharpened spirits for tomorrow’s game. Moss strained knee and may miss action with Nix as possible substitute. lineup announced by Yeach Nelly includes Johnson Byrne Wier Carberry Greble Baehr Dean and others.
The University of Pennsylvania football squad left Philadelphia for Pittsburg for a varsity clash with Carnegie Tech tomorrow afternoon. Head Coach Metzger led a large party including Mike Murphy and several doctors as he aimed for a victory while resting Hollenback and Kennath for key games ahead.
Cornell Varsity football in slushy practice at Percy Field with Taft speech nearby. Penn State arrives from Elmira for a crucial game. lineups feature Hurlburt Leventry Cosgrove and Gardner for Cornell with Ballon and Vorhis leading Penn State. coach Ray Finucane joins as adviser.
Special to The New York Times. Dartmouth travels to Amherst for a key game to test a dramatic late-season upturn. Freshman quarterback Pishon, at 6 feet 2 inches and 126 pounds, will make his college debut under pressure as Dartmouth seeks a win despite missing Tobin, Bankart, and Capt. Kennedy.
Unaplis Md Oct 30 Weather outlook improves for tomorrow's Navy Carlisle game a top matchup in the early season. Navy practice emphasized kicking and signals as it aims to exploit new formations against the Indians with a strong line and a lineup featuring Rob ertsson Northcroft Meyer Slingluff Wright Leighton Reifsnider Lange Dalton Jones and Richardsgh.
Townsend Harris Hall routes for Eleerion Day morning at American League Park as De Witt Clinton visits. Harris adds Bobby Cloughan, junior scholastic 200m champ, to the lineup with Capt. Schenck at left tackle and Pullock at quarterback. Prof. Donovain's son plays left end.
NYU completed its final hard practice for the Wesleyan game with a short scrimmage against Morris High School. Gorsch was knocked unconscious and removed for suspected internal injuries, endangering NYU’s kicking game. Chapin, former Chicago halfback, performed well at halfback.
Yale coach Biglow fields a public scrimmage instead of layoffs as Ted Coy returns to work. Coy ran 50 yards a punt and scored on a center plunge amid a fast opening attack. Lineup features Logan Hobbs Andrus Biddle Goebel Naedele Bingham Coy with Brides at full back and Warren at right half. Officials named A E Whiting, B Dicked, Gillender.
Cambridge Mass Oct 30 Captain Burr of Harvard football suffered a severe shoulder injury while falling on the ball in prelim practice. Feared to be serious, it may sideline him for the season. Kennard to punt, McGuire to start at left guard against Brown. likely lineup listed.
In a superbly played inter-class clash on South Field the 1912 freshmen, despite being outmatched by about thirty pounds per man, battled the seniors to a 0-0 tie. Moore and Orr starred in the freshman backfield while Salsbury and Oakley anchored the defense as Ryan led the seniors’ line. the ball spent most of the game near midfield with the outcome undecided until the final minutes.
New York’s Polo Grounds shifts gridiron to an east west orientation with the grandstand expansion. Bleacher seats will be numbered for optimal viewing. Strict sideline rules from New Haven and Princeton apply as the turf is prepared, sod covering former diamond bases.
Georgetown and Fordham prepare for a close Thanksgiving Day game at American League Park. Bill Neuman, noted Cornell center, boosts Georgetown with a strong lineup, while Fordham coach Gargan preps his best eleven yet to face the Southerners.
Three high school matches today at Van Cortlandt Park and Washington Park. Clinton faces Commerce at 1 40 PM, Town send Harris meets Commercial at 10 30 AM, Manuel plays Curtis at 11 AM. Elementary games include Public Schools 69 and 32 in Manhattan and Bronx at Macomb’s Dam Park, Public School 24 and 109 in Brooklyn at Van Cortlandt at 3, Public School 9 and 62 at Prospect Park at 2.
The Oakland Golf Club opens with an eighteen hole qualifying round on Tuesday to select the top sixteen for match play ending November 15 after thirty six holes. A second sixteen competes for a consolation cup with extra prizes for the beaten eight. A low score trophy is funded by H L Bogert. A club dinner at Bayside L I follows next Saturday night bringing players and old timers together.
Tod Sloane defeated A Coryelle 65 to 37 at Doyle's billiard rooms on Broadway and Forty second Street. Sloane's high run was 17. Tonight Sloane faces Rogers in the following match.
Edward B. Cochens coach of St Louis University and George Burleigh were expelled from the Amateur Athletic Union. They were accused of promoting a basketball meet last spring but failing to reward the winning team with medals. Both men held roles on the A A U board and with the Knights of Columbus. their regimental commissions in the First Regiment M N G have been revoked.
Automobile enthusiasts in New York may see Grand Prize and Van derbilt Cup cars with foreign drivers during a proposed December 5 speed trial on the Motor Parkway. The event would be a free for all for entrants, with a two mile straightaway and timed mile and kilometer, plus prizes expected for the various distances. Parkways officials have offered road use for practice while in New York, with the parkway closed dawn to 9 am daily.
Australian pro rider Hi J Clarke was ordered to quit a two hour per night six day event at Madison Square Garden. Clarke’s manager John W Chapman was fined 150 by the National Cycling Association board. Promoter P T Powers withheld Clarke’s winnings and filed a counter claim for damages, later disallowed. Clarke remains suspended until damages are paid. Minor fines were imposed on Eddie F Root David Mackay and Elmer J Collins for displaying boxing prowess at a Newark Velodrome race meeting.
Charles Gustafson Jr of Springfield Massachusetts is barred from the Federation of American Motorcyclists national championships to be decided with the aeronautic tournament at Morris Park on Election Day. The FAM Racing Board suspended him six months for competing in unsanctioned events and against unregistered riders. It is his second offense.
Princeton freshmen defeated Lawrenceville cross-country 28 to 17 at Princeton. Koehler and Don led the field with Koehler finishing two minutes ahead, time 15:34 2-5 on a rain-softened course. Notables include 1912 entrants Koehler Don Brown Hoyt and Burr with Lawrenceville runners Wallace Lyle Devreau.
The Parsons Midgets defeated the Emeralds 22 to 15 in a close, exciting game at Hudson Guild. Captain Kamrass scored 6 baskets contributing to Parsons total of 11 goals from the field. Teamwork and strong line play highlighted Parsons’ win with Henn Kamrass Henn and Laurie among top performers.
The National Athletic Club hosted a boxing night headlined by Charlie Griffin of Australia and Bert Keyes of New York under an injunction. Griffin won decisively over Keyes after six rounds as the earlier O'Brien Langford bout was moved to next Friday. In the semi windup Frank Kraus of Pittsburgh stopped Kid Williams of Philadelphia in the fifth round.
The Military League executive committee at the Ninth Regiment Armory announced the Pennsylvania division joining the National Military Athletic League. The Quaker division includes six regiments two troops two batteries and Naval Reserves and may bolster the M A L I. A Madison Square Garden tournament was tentatively planned for March 15 with a possible Japanese troop to attend if available, decision postponed for one week.
Yale debates renewing the Easter baseball trip to the South after last year’s cancellation. Faculty and former coaches note pitchers suffer and teams return worn. Naval Academy grounds in Annapolis offered. climate near New England cited as a reason to decline. Alternatives include joining a major league camp or Yale and Princeton training together in the South.
Manual Training High School leads the league after two wins as Commerce joins with one win. The piece outlines upcoming indoor and field events across boroughs, with weight-class relays, high school and elementary championships, and the awarding of Vanderbilt and Pratt trophies plus gold and silver medals.
At Meyerrose Park on Covert Avenue Ridgewood the Brighton and Hoboken baseball teams meet in the second game of their series. Lake of the Yankees scared for will cover.
At Pimlico Baltimore October meet Constellation ridden by Upton wins the Severn Purse a muddy two miles and a half race. Court Lady finishes second with Lucille R third. Pontotoc the local favorite loses to the Virginia trained filly in a strong finish. Ballet Girl wins the maiden sprint as Roz closes well for second. Five other events complete the program on a blustery day.
Racing entries list for six furlongs to one and a half miles across several conditions. Horses like Lav La Belle Agne and Wis¢ Effendi appear with weights, while two year olds Vaponica Sententon Wiggins Siskin and Trois Temp Bird are listed for selling. Additional handicaps include three year olds and up with weights and claimed allowances.
Herr L. Keller representing the German government bought about fifty horses in Lexington, mostly thoroughbreds. The animals will be shipped to New York this Saturday and then sent to Berlin. This marks the first and only Kentucky shipment of horses for the German Army.
TOKIO Oct 3 Japan enforced a racing club betting ban amid a recent ruling. Fifty detectives patrolled the track where races proceeded with forms prohibited. Police chief and officials, including the American ambassador and other dignitaries, observed the day with no violations reported.
Crelone Johnnie Thompson beat Rudolph Unholz in the eleventh round last night. Thompson floored Unholz twice with right hooks and a third blow sent him over the ropes. Unholz’s seconds claimed his right hand bones were broken. Lew Powell and Johnny Murphy fought to a draw.
An automotive buyers guide fragment lists brands and dealerships such as Cadillac Corbin Elmoke Pope Toledo Pullman Rother Reema Premes Renault Selden Stevens-Duover Bos Thames White and E. J. Willis Co at 8 Park Place New York. It shows a catalog-like snapshot of car makers, distributors, and contact references in a historic directory.
The Dash estate proposes laying out part of its Broadway 227th Street holdings as a sports field along the easterly Broadway side north and south of 227th Street for about 400 feet toward Putnam Avenue. The site lies near Van Cortlandt Park’s subway terminus and will be equipped for baseball football and field events.
Cambridge report shows Nile of Harvard defeating E. P. Pearson in straight sets 3 6 3 6 4 to capture the university singles championship for the fourth consecutive year. The win secures Nile’s dominant position as campus champion in intercollegiate tennis.
United Service Washington reports several army staff changes and detachments. Downing of First Infantry Michigan National Guard to attend garrison school at Fort Wayne Michigan. Col BE Ap Gowin of the Fourteenth Cavalry relieved from duty. Captain So V Ham relieved from Quartermasters detail. RU Patterson Medical Corps reassigned from Company A Hospital. Capt E M Telbott Medical Corps unit Havana Cuba assigned marching officer to Fort Monroe. Lieut Col O B Mitehap Ordnances Dept proceeds to Fort Monroe. Captain W Rogers of the Twelfth Infantry relieved from treatment at General Hospital Washington. C Russell and others noted with proper status adjustments.
A military notice lists officers assigned to new posts and roles. Captain W F Apterten Jieut and Commander T S Woiledgi move to ward Mare Sland Colorado duty and equipment support. Lieut Commander L A Huiser ta t Cole, navigator Lieut R M Griswold to the Sh Louis.
Arrivals include Chester at Provincetown listeries at Guantanamo and Castine at Iphia with mentions of Louisiana Missouri Ohio Virginia Wisconsin Illinois Kearsarge Kentucky at Amoy. Departures show Lawrence Davis Furregut Fox Goldsborough Rowan from San Diego to Magdalena Bay Tecumech from Norfolk to Washington Ranger from Villefranche to Gibraltar Foote Winslow from New York to Charleston.
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