Independence Nears Launch of Mr Lawson Cup Yacht
Construction on the yacht Independence progresses despite weather. Riveters fit riveted plates at the rudder post. sheer strake plates are in place as aluminum deck plates cause delays. Lawley builds mast irons and steel fittings while the main rudder and balance rudder are prepared. Cups for the Hunt Massachusetts Yacht Club are slated to be made by Tiffany, with a special committee planning tomorrow’s race arrangements.
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Thomas W. Lawson
Wiley
Lawley
Lawson
Hunt-Massachusetts Yacht Club
Tiffany
Hull-Massachusetts Yacht Club
Piliname Ee
Racing Yacht Innovation in Bristol 29-Foot Design
A new 29 foot racing yacht emerges in Bristol with cabin eliminated except for a small roof. It measures about twenty nine feet overall and twenty one feet on the water line, with a short fin to avoid fin keel class. Steering will be by tiller linked to a balance rudder behind a compact cockpit.
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Bristol
Lawley Cup Defender Delayed by Weather
Builder Lawley said yesterday the boat launch would move to morning if the weather improves. The Chicago cup defender, built by Lawley, faced postponement due to poor conditions and uncertain timing.
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Lawley
Yale Football Schedule Shifts Prompts Historic Opponents
Yale announces its season schedule with new foes Pennsylvania State College and the Annapolis Naval Cadets while returning favorites like Trinity Amherst Tufts Wesleyan and Harvard. The Columbia game moves to Yale Field and Harvard Princeton dates shift with Princeton visiting Yale before Harvard.
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New Haven
Charles D. Francis
Yale Football Association
Yale
Carlisle Indians
Dartmouth
Pennsylvania State College
Orange Athletic Club
Annapolis Naval Cadets
Columbia
New York
Harvard
Princeton
Tigers
Cambridge
Trinity
Yale Field
Amherst
Tufts
Weday
Wesleyan
Annapolis
Bowdoin
Uesday
Ap Boies
Turday
Soden Lands Victor Willis
Boston National League star Victor Willis joins Connie Mack's Philadelphia club after announcing defection from the National League. Willis, once hard to hit, faced ill health in 1900 but had been a top pitcher prior to recent seasons. The move follows Billings policy to reclaim lost stars with inducements and potential court action looms over the transfers. Heidrick also joined an American League contract and may face legal questions.
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Dineen
Boston
Victor Willis
Connie Mack
Philadelphia
Willis
Mack
Quaker City
Frazer
Bernhard
Selee
Billings
Duncan
Chick Stahl
Johnson
Heidrick
St. Louis
Turkish wrestler Nouroulah examined by Dr Sargent in Boston
Nouroulah the Turkish wrestler, famed as the "Terrible Turk," was measured by Dr Dudley Sargent at Harvard after relief from rain. The examination confirmed a well proportioned, muscular giant with 78 inch height and impressive breadth and strength figures recorded for head, chest, waist, limbs, and stretch.
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Nouroulah
Boston
Dudley Sargent Sone
Sargent
Old Howard
Carl Lothrop
Jack McEarlene
Joe Cum
Johnny Eckhardt
Eugene Buckley
Embree
Professor Foley
Harvard
Hemenway
Dr. Sargent
Noah
Big Ng Bene
B. H. Benton
Rob Roy
Boston Americans drill in rain at Charlottesville target practice
In rainy conditions Captain Collins leads the Boston Americans through more than an hour of batting drills at a muddy Charlottesville field. The session ends with soreness among players as ground dampness cancels scheduled Pennsylvania Virginia play and previews absence of key Pennsylvanians.
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Charlottesville
Boston Americans
Blue Ridge Mountains
Collins
Peco
W. O. Kellum
McKenna
Mr. Somers
Blake's big contract prompts Harvard interclass crew trials
The interclass crews at Harvard prepare for next Monday's races with daily practice and high spirits. Weld and Newell clubs clash on the Charles, sparking lively efforts as crews push for top form.
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Harvard
Weld
Newell
Eastern League Adopts 12-Game Schedule and Player Pact
The Eastern League held a seven hour spring meeting at the Victoria Hotel approving a 12 game schedule. President Powers led changes in player contracts to require consent for sales or trades and three days notice on releases while maintaining a one year option for players. The league aims to avoid involvement in the National American League dispute, hoping baseball benefits overall.
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New York
Victoria Hotel
President Powers
James T. Shearon
G. C. Nicholson
Charles L. Dooley
Montreal
Edward G. Barrow
Toronto
James Franklin
Buffalo
George Sweeney
Rochester
Frank J. Leonard
Syracuse
G. P. Cressy
W. H. Draper
W. J. Murray
Providence
P. H. Hurley
Worcester
Charles Soby
William Shindle
Hartford
Powers
Players’ Protective Association
Eastern League
Teanaita
Pitching Rule Tightens Time and Toss Limits Across Leagues
The Eastern League adopts a new pitch timer rule requiring a pitcher to deliver within twenty seconds of the plate position and barring a throw to any fielder after the batter steps into the box. Violations will earn a ball against the pitcher or team as enforced by the league office.
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Joe
Ponte
Besteve Tance
Weld and Newell crews clash in key rowing match
Gerald Blake has emerged as stroke for the Weld 1901 crew replacing Dwight Evans who moves to starboard. The Weld and Newell senior crews prepare for a bitter race led by Gerrish at stroke for Newell with Lawrence McConnell and Henderson in support. Blake is praised for power though noted to drift slightly on full reach as he aims to steer Weld to victory next Monday.
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Gerald Blake
Weld
Dwight Evans
Blake
Newell
Gerrish
Big Jim Lawrence
McConnell
Henderson
Germany's electric pacemaking in Berlin Golden Wheel race
The Berlin Golden Wheel race will test a new electric pacemaking system using two overhead trolley wires for two-man tandems. American champion C. W. Miller will compete. The article covers other cycling notes, franchise chatter, accidents, and upcoming races and buys across the cycling world.
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Berlin
C. W. Miller
Chelseade Club
New York
Waterbury
New Haven
Springfield
Worcester
Daniel Smith
Brookline
Boylston Street
Clark Road
Medfield
Hugh McLean
Frank L. Kramer
Chamion
East Orange
Jamer
W. T. Dannatt
Major Taylor
Bordeaux
Nantes
Edmond Jacquelin
Clarence H. Mackay
Mackay Te
Willie K. Vandt
Ferguson Ready to Face Nouroulah for $100 Challenge
Ferguson denied fears about meeting Nouroulah at the Howard Atheneum this week. He sought Johnny Hxckhardt, said he would stay 15 minutes to win the $100 prize for standing off the giant. The match is scheduled tonight amid expectations of excitement.
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Sandy” Ferguson
Nouroulah
Howard Atheneum
Ferguson
Johnny Hxckhardt
Sandy
Emerson’s Gamecocks Auction Under Police Watch
Weston police halted a planned gamebird sale at George Emerson’s home after noon yarding 100 birds on the ground. Officers gathered no evidence for arrest or seizure, finding only Emerson’s own birds and concluding the crowd was kept away from the intended auction.
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Weston
George Emerson
Emerson
Boston artist Murphy plans bold challenge to Royal Canoe Club
Herman D Murphy, Boston artist and canoeist, prepares to challenge for the Royal Canoe Club cup. He outlines July sail, August races on a 17 foot canoe, with Crowninshield designing the boat and Wilson & Silsby making sails. He describes course, measurements, and rig options, and notes his experience with City Point and Puritan Canoe Club.
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Herman D. Murphy
Boston
Royal
Dorchester Bay
Crowninshield
B. B. Crowninshield
Lowell
Paul Butler
America
Herbert Leaves Harvard to Join Boston Law Practice
C G Herbert the strong athlete leaves Harvard to work with his father at a Boston law office. No reason given though it is believed his father wants him in business for himself. Herbert held the intercollegiate strength record and was training to surpass 2000 points before leaving.
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C. G. Herbert
Harvard
Boston
Herbert
Allis
Minnesota
Hall
Genmcotier
Watch Theft at Alberts Co on Tremont Street
Police seek a dark complexioned young man about two years old in appearance who fled C Alberts & Co Tremont street Tuesday night with a gold watch and chain valued at 75 dollars after asking to see watches and then leaving through the door. The thief was well dressed and slim, carrying a Glara and other costly items.
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C. Alberts & Co
Tremont Street
England's native heavyweight champion rises after long wait
A historical review notes England's first homegrown heavyweight champion in over fifteen years, tracing Jem Smith's rise from 1885 to later challengers and the shift in boxing public sentiment toward modern boxing. It covers key bouts, controversies, and a list of upcoming match prospects across American cities, with commentary on reform efforts and legal actions surrounding prizefights.
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England
Jem Smith
Great Britain
Jem Mace
All England
Jack Davis
Bee Pen
Smith
Alt Greenfield
France
Mace
John L. Sullivan
Jack Knifton
Teff Wall
Jake Kilrain
Ter Jackson
Frank Slavin
Dan Creedon
Dan
Jim Smith
National Sporting Club
Chrisp
Grea Britain
Geo Gardiner
Gardiner
Christ
Lst
Jack Sullivan
Charlestown
Clifford Daniel
Boston
John Rourke
Billy O’mara
Kid Smith
Waltham
Dutch Dolan
Troy
N. Y
Dolan
Rank Decker
Mystic
Conn
Young Allen
Lou Pippins
Billy Corfield
Brookline
Texas
Choynski
Johnson
Criminal Court
Jim Jeffries
Chicago
Supreme Court
Kavanagh
Jeffries
B. H. Benton
Rob Roy
Bag of Gold Gift Sparks Cambridge Evening Meeting
Boston Elevated engineer George W. Berwick travels to North Carolina for better health after being urged by colleagues to attend a Cambridge Mechanics Hall gathering last night. Michael F. McGovern surprised him with a bag of gold donated by Berwick’s friends.
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George W. Berwick
Boston
North Carolina
Mechanics’ Hall
Cambridge
Michael F. McGovern
Berwick
Jealous remark sparks tense exchange in fragment
A fragmentary dialogue shows a jealous man admiring a woman’s hair and predicting it would fall to her waist when loosened. The scene ends with an abrupt, unclear line about an EC DAN Gey.
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