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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1908
Page
10
The Dorchester Driving Club starts light harness racing today at Frankli Field speedway in Boston with 41 horses entered across 17 events. Trotters lead pacers with 21 named in nine classes, racing at 2.00 PM. take a Talbot avenue car from Dudley street.
Chicago April 3 The Jim Barry Jack Johnson heavyweight match is practically closed and both men will sign forfeits and articles for April 17 unless a last minute obstacle arises Barry in Boston wired his acceptance today showing the bout is moving toward formal agreement
Trials for the Olympic marathon ripple across England with notable runs. At a Salford Harriers event in Cheshire a 31-runner field tackled about 20 miles. F. Lord of Wibsey Park A C clocked 1 50 23 and A Wyatt of Radcliffe Harriers followed 23 seconds back.
Washington reports Little Joe Bergen son of former rider Marty Bergen rode Ser vile to victory in the Bennings third race. Weighing 85 pounds he is in the Kiddie class and appears set to rise as a winning jockey.
Boston Nationals dominated Danville in a cold afternoon game, using strong hitting from Pfeffer and Bowerman with solid defense. Doves pitchers Pfeffer and Bowerman held Danville to eight scattered hits as Boston won comfortably. Bowerman and Graham contributed offensive power.
Gossip notes that the Tewis Gardner bout slated for April 14 is off as both boxers head to Jim Jeffries club in Los Angeles on April 22. Baron Long jokes about routing one fighter by different railroads to keep them apart. Barry predicts a strong showing against Langford next Tuesday with two eight round preliminaries featuring Eddie Murphy versus Denny Ryan and Young Clerk versus Young Limerick.
In New Orleans on April 3 Temaceo was defeated by Jack Witt in the fourth race. Jockey Notter who rode Temaceo and owner C R Ellison were questioned by judges about Temaceo's performance. A crowd gathered as the judges hinted at possible further investigation while Temaceo underperformed.
Indiana's Hoosiers defeat the Boston Red Sox 4 to 1 in a low hitting game marked by miscues and bases on balls. Burchell struggled with wildness in the first four innings as Marquard and Eubank held Boston to seven hits while Pat Livingstone backed by strong Indianapolis defense contributed to the win.
The Harvard athletic committee approved appointments for track crew and basketball managers. It granted entry to the American Henley regatta for the second university crew and the interclass winning crew. It also set freshman and second baseball schedules and planned scrub diamonds on Soldiers Field. No decision on reducing intercollegiate football contests was announced.
Clarence Williams dominated a three mile pursuit at Park Square rink beating Hamilton Junior Boyle the Irish champion and Merritt. He tracked the leaders by one mile and four laps, then took the lead on the last lap finishing in 9 minutes 60 seconds.
In Montgomery Alabama Brookly n National defeated Montgomery Southern 7 to 6. At Atlanta Georgia Atlanta Southern lost to New York American 3 to 1.
Hollis Burgess sells the 40 foot water line sloop Petrel owned by Myron M. Parker of Washington DC to a prominent Boston Yacht Club member and transfers two 5 foot sloops Onda owned by William R. Claflin of Boston to Henry B. Wright of Providence Rhode Island.
reports from Indianapolis April 3 note Eubank plans to return to the majors this season, Mike Regan travels with the team to Toledo, and Eddie Reilly arrives to oversee business on the Yannigan trip. Osdick will replace Carrigan as the squad mixes with regulars, while McGuire boosts morale after two straight losses. Umpire Chille's decisions hurt Boston twice on base chances.
Harvard shooting team faces B A A in the season opener this afternoon at Riverside Sun Club grounds marking the start of the year for both squads.
The Yannigans, Boston Red Sox second team, defeated the University of Illinois 4 to 0 in Champaign. Maire and Elmer Steele limited the college bats to one hit while Hendrickson battled to keep the score closer. Carlisle made a sensational catch and continued play despite injuries as Carrigan left to join the regulars.
Holyoke High School began outdoor practice with a strong recent record of 49 wins and four losses over three years and last year claimed the western Massachusetts baseball title. Dedham High names John J. Kelley as new baseball coach with past captaincy and New England play. Boston Latin will skip crew this season as students favor track and baseball. Umpire assignments for schoolboy league baseball are set and league officials must back them amid past disputes. Waltham High improves as a top Greater Boston school team with most of last year’s lineup returning and strong new candidates.
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