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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1913
Page
8
Football fans anticipate Georgetown on the Hilltop as Carlisle Indian visits next Saturday. The piece notes Warner’s Carlisle squad, the Virginia game rivalry, andGEorgetown’s uncertain form, with focus on line development, potential changes, and key players like Murray and Costello amid prep for upcoming contests.
Rain soaked fields produced subpar showings from Dartmouth Princeton Yale and Penn State as Harvard edged Penn State 4 to 0. Navy edged Maryland Agricultural College 7 to 6 while Pittsburgh beat Cornell and Army narrowly beat Tufts in muddy conditions. Yale Princeton and Penn State all faced struggles amid the weather with several teams showing improvement despite the conditions.
New York boxing scene shifts as Leach Cross delays the ten round title bout with Wille Ritchie to November 16 due to a rib muscle injury. Ritchie lauds inside fighting and predicts a point victory, with betting favoring him. Also noted are retirements of Battling Nelson and Melson, and Carlisle’s Bracklin and Guyon scoring a touchdown for Carlisle against Penn.
The Laurel park meet closes next Friday with the American Grand National handicap for 3 year olds and up at a mile and a furlong, Lahore among contenders. Strong field listed. track expects good going after rain. new management under Matt Winn and Col. William Johnson praised. fair opens tomorrow with daily horse show entries and a parade planned for closing day.
A fragmented OCR list echoes multiple names, places, ships, and sources such as Chemulpo, Mary Ann K, Rockfish, Woodrow, Morning Telegraph, Philadelphia Enquirer, and Belle Terre. The text weaves varied terms, potential titles, and scattered references with no clear narrative or outcome.
May add two tracks to the Grand Circuit as stewards meet informally at the Holland House New York on November 3 to discuss club betterment and potential admission of Narranganset Providence Rhode Island and Readville Massachusetts tracks. The regular stewards meeting is set for January with location to be announced. Melvin Sheppard elected track captain of the Irish American A C New York.
Virginia's football team arrived in Charlottesville at 8 20 tonight from Atlanta and was greeted by nearly the entire student body at Union Station. A drum corps led a tallyho procession along Main Street to the college as students hoisted and carried the players, including Captain Carter who weighed over 200 pounds, though he protested. Woolfolk and a few others avoided the crowd. The team emerged from Saturday's game largely unscathed with one substitution due to a charley horse.
Interest grows for prelims as Peter Baum to referee Miller versus Gardner in a six round 148 pound semi wind-up. Charlie Marks faces Kid Martin to open. P F O Connor to referee main bout. dispute over six or eight rounds settled.
The New York Giants beat the Chicago White Sox 6 to 2 in Kansas City. White Sox first baseman White hit a three bagger in the sixth, drove in two runs, and prevented a shut-out. Batteries were Tesreau Meyers for the Giants and Russell Faber Scott Schalk and Daly for the White Sox. Falkenberg from Cleveland runs bowling alleys.
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