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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1900
Page
3
Crowds gathered to honor the champion bulldog team amid a homecoming atmosphere. Spectators packed the stadium as officials acknowledged the squad's season success with a public tribute and parade turnout.
The North Carolina Athletic Association plans to appoint outside referees in towns with racing disputes while letting local officials handle smoother meets. The board seeks fair enforcement of rules, with referees allowed to issue rulings beyond written rules and fines up to 25 dollars. The district boards share workload, and transfers to professional class require solid evidence, as the board leans toward early-season professional entries.
The ad touts scientifically crafted bike parts that respond instantly to rider input. It promotes a full line of road, chainless, and tandem bikes kept in stock for quick purchase.
Large crowds praised aterfelto the champion bulldog whose perfect build and appearance carried his winnings in a national judging. The event featured Chinese Ow Chow dogs from Herbert and Isadore Braggiotti and many specialty classes for spaniels, collies, terriers, and poodles with numerous cups and trophies awarded to top American bred dogs and bitches.
The article lists rowers from multiple schools under Coach Glendon as they prepare their four and eight oared boats. Names include Stringent lists from Stone's School-Guild Brookline High Newton High Chauncy Hall and more.
The American Racing Cyclists' Union postpones its decision on Major Taylor to early May in Louisville, with Taylor willing to pay a fine but opposing heavy penalties for desertion at Cape Girardeau. Eddie Bald trains in Syracuse and plans to race in Louisville, while Wayside Park track coordinators announce NCGA input for Framingham races. James Moran considers racing this season unless NAW favors professionalism.
Milwaukee will offer no less than sixty dollars in prizes for the cycle events at the annulment of the League of American Wheelmen in the city July 10 to 14 inclusive. Races will be managed by the National Cycling Association. The meet spans three racing days and one day will be devoted to automobiles exclusively. A feature includes a match race between A. A. Zimmerman and Walter C. Sangen.
The secretary denies Riley Grannan's expulsion from the Metropolitan Bookmakers Association as absurd and unfounded. Bermuda Girl foals to Directum after Kentucky Futurity while Alta McDonald’s Albany stable expands with several high speed trotters and preparations for spring campaigns.
Boston College has reduced its candidate pool to fifteen for the opening game next Saturday against Harvard on Soldiers Field. Captain John J. McDermott leads daily practices with help from alumni including John McAllister and Joseph P Ull. The schedule lists games against Cornell Dartmouth Amherst and New York.
A Lyceum Hall program by the Jeffries Point Rowing Association aims to raise funds for new boats and to showcase champion Greer with a racing shell. The note lists boxing matches and club plans across Boston and nearby clubs, including D. H. Providence, Walcott, and Nutmeg A. C. match talk, with an April 11 Portland bout and April 21 B A A gymnasium events.
In Atlantic City the Douglass Harriman pair wins the foursomes by ten strokes, confirming their status as top amateurs though other players may beat Vardon in best-ball. Arthur Hinds of Richmond Hill takes the putting and approaching contest with a 7 under par effort. About 125 entrants remain for tomorrow's qualifying round.
Boston held its first parade of gasoline motor vehicles yesterday in connection with Kenneth A. Skinner's Paris automoopile depot opening at 268 Massachusetts avenue. A dozen vehicles traveled Huntington avenue to Harvard square and back, led by a voiturette carrying four. Notable visitors included Hiram P. Max, Charles H. Metz, and W. P. Gash. Skinner plans delivery within three months and reports strong depot interest.
Baltimore American notes that if Russia fights Japan, England must take sides to protect interests in China. With Japan defeated, the balance of power in the East would be overthrown.
A new painless suppository for piles, Pyramid Pile Cure, is advertised as an instant relief and potential permanent cure for itching bleeding and protruding piles. The product, sold by druggists for 500 cents, claims no cocaine morphine or toxic metals and includes endorsements from a Baltimore salesman.
Weld and Newell crews train on the Charles River with Saturday races looming. Coach Pat Donovan says Newell crews excel this year, while Weld faces a competitive field. Spring football practice at Soldiers Field continues. baseball practice shows improving fielding and pitching by Mac Donald. Captain Reid travels to Providence to arrange Brown games. Class games preview strong showings with Haigh Sprague race anticipated and Ristine and Hallowell expected to shine in hurdles and broad jump.
In Greensboro on April 4 the Beaneaters held a light practice as cold winds kept the team off the field. Nichols shows speed in pitching Sullivan, with Clement and Clark set to arrive for batting duties. Bobby Lowe weighs ten pounds more than last spring as Selee plans a game with Oak Ridge on Saturday. Princeton seeks a Norfolk date with Boston on April 13 while Yale may be difficult to fair. Moonshine trials captivate players in court with Fred Tenney revealing drawing talent and Freeman and Barry mingling with lawyers.
Yale defeated Tufts 14 to 8 in a six inning game halted by darkness at New Haven. Yale led by Sharpe’s home run and strong late-inning hits as Tufts faltered after two solid innings. Batteries Robertson Garvan Sullivan Woodworth and Fiske.
Princeton beat Manhattan College 26 to 2 in Princeton New Jersey on April 4. Scott and Kafer pitched with Green, Castro, Roach and Agnew contributing in the win. The score shows Princeton erupting for a large offensive output while Manhattan managed only a pair of runs.
The piece notes Donnie LeStage from North Adams will trial with manager Selee. Chesbro, formerly Pittsburg’s star battery, headlines Berkshire county memory. Hugh Jennings plans Cornell coaching through May then a Philadelphia paper job unless he joins Brooklyn. Ned Hanlon’s offer for Jennings to Lajoie or Delehanty meets Colonel Rodgers’s disapproval. Bill Lange declines a return to play, Dunn holds out for pay, McGraw and Robinson push Freedman for New York, and Robisem of St. Louis states you play there or not at all.
The St Alphonsus A A plans its annual five mile cross country from Coolidge Corner and back on April 19 open to members only. Last year’s second and third place finishers return along with new entrants and a strong quartet Coleman Queeney Lohan McCloskey. William Long of Boston College sometimes runs with the squad and prizes are offered for the event.
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