All Ready for Game at Fenway with Royal Rooters Invited
President Joseph J. Lannin extended an invitation to the Royal Rooters to attend the opening game at Fenway Park on Wednesday April 12. They will travel with a band and sit in Section 1, with seats reserved by the club. Red Sox officials report plans complete and expect a large crowd as season box seats sell fast. Jerome Kelly is pushing preparations.
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Red Sox Schedule Exhibition Games Open at Fenway
Boston College and Harvard prepare for exhibition clashes with the Red Sox at Fenway Park on April 10 and 11. Ticket demand is high as officials anticipate the largest crowd yet for an exhibition game. A scoreboard rule will show E for errors and nothing for hits. A ladies twenty five game book priced at 12.50 aids entry and may be used for any game.
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Boston College
Red Sox
Fenway Park
Brown Boys Battle Ends In Draw At Hippodrome
Mickey of Malden and Frankie of New York fought 12 rounds to a draw in the feature bout. The Malden boxer pressed the attack and outboxed at long range, while Frankie excelled in close work. Other notes include Joe Connolly’s debut loss to Al Reddy over eight rounds and prelims featuring Battling Peters over Harry Ah Chung and Tommy Stanton stopped against Johnny Morris.
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Malden
Frankie
New York
Hippodrome
Joe Connolly
Charlestown
al Reddy
Chelsea
Connolly
Reddy
Battling Peters
Gloucester
Harry Ah Chung
Salem
Tommy Stanton
East Boston
Johnny Morris
Montreal
Arena Hockey Club Wins Boston League Title
The Arena Hockey Club clinched the league championship by defeating Boston A. A. 4 to 2 for the second time in the series, securing the amateur club crown of the East.
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Arena Hockey Club
Boston A. A
Thrilling hockey clash ends with Arenas edge over Boston A A
The game features rough first half by the Unicorns seven and develops into a skillful battle led by Conley Roach Synnott and Layton for the winners while Skilton Huntington Wutchinson and Jones pace the Unicorns. Layton sustains a head cut needing two stitches Roach and Skilton injured but return. Final score Arena H C Boston A A 4 0 with Roach Synnott Osgood scoring in both halves and Donahue Small strong in goal defense.
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BOY SORSMEN TO GET SHELLS
The Boston Inter scholastic Rowing Association will deliver shells to each boat house on Saturday and commence initial tryouts on the Charles River Monday. Joseph Hunt of Boston College High was re elected president with officers John Litchfield Harold Ogden and George V Brown. A rules committee was formed and shells will be delivered as boats are paid for. Medical examinations will occur two weeks after the season starts and again 10 days before races.
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Pat Manning
Frank Nichols
Manning
Yankees Beat Dodgers 4 to 2 In Exhibition
New York Americans defeat Brooklyn Nationals 4 to 2 in an early season exhibition. Nanamaker drives in two with a second inning double. Stengel drives in two with a third inning triple and fifth inning double. Appleton finishes for Brooklyn as Baker and Pipp spark a late rally.
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Ifisher
Keating
Walters
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Dineen
Browns Beat Cardinals 4 2 in City Series Game
In St Louis on April 5 the Browns beat the Cardinals 4 to 2 after eight scoreless innings. Steele left the mound as the Americans won the third game, with Fincher Weisman Groom Davenport Hartley Severeid Steele Ames Snyder listed among players.
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ST. Louis
Braves Get Compton to Boston After Desertion
April 6 report says the National Baseball Commission awarded Bash Compton to the Boston National League club after he deserted the Kansas City team and signed with the St. Louis Federals.
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National Baseball Commission Today
Bash Compton
Boston
Compton
Kansas City
St. Louis Federals
Repeat Paul Revere's Ride Features Planned for Patriots Day
Boston plans include an afternoon re enactment of Paul Revere's Ride as part of Patriots Day celebrations. The event may be staged as a pageant with an address by Rev Paul Revere Frothingham at the old Paul Revere house in North Square. Memorial Day observances are also under consideration with exercises on the Common by G A R Spanish War veterans and other groups.
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Everett B. Mero
Citizens’ Public Celebrations Association
North Square
Paul Revere Frothingham
Mero
Sons of Veterans
Walker Added to Red Sox Hitter Corps
New York April 5. President Lannin added to Boston batting strength by purchasing Clarence Walker from the St. Louis Browns. He is a right handed hitter and thrower, a fairly good fielder, though not credited as an especially bright ball player.
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Lannin
Red Sox
Clarence Walker
St. Louis Browns
Walker
Splendid Work of H J Jackson Secures Post Delivery
During a Bay State railway strike in Woburn residents faced delays but the Post remained at doors at the usual hour thanks to H J Jackson of the Hotel and Railroad News Company. His timely delivery mitigated disruptions for readers in the town.
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Woburn
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Pinehurst
Billerica
Montvale
Lindwood
the Post
Harry J. Jackson
Hotel and Railroad News Company
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Jackson
Melrose Highlands
Boston
of Hotel and Railroad News Company
Bay State Railway
Sussex Torpedoed Claims Paris Details Ship Disaster
The report describes the ship Sussex torpedoed with 382 passengers. The captain ordered evasive maneuvers as a torpedo struck near the port beam at 2 50 pm, eight seconds later an explosion split the vessel, with the bow section sinking and many crew and passengers lost. The captain was knocked unconscious.
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Dungeness
Sussex torpedo incident details reveal premeditated attack
Eyewitness accounts describe crew moving to emergency stations after explosion while lifeboats and rafts were deployed. Wireless signals failed as antennae toppled with the foremast. Lifesaving gear included six lifeboats, 27 rafts, 816 life belts, with several belts in bad condition. Torpedo evidence and naval observations suggest deliberate targeting of the unarmed mail packet, with a rescue vessel’s lightship alerted and a destroyer engaging during transshipment.
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France
Sussex
Colbart
Anuric Promised Relief for Kidney and Urinary Ailments
Advert says kidney pain and backache signal trouble and touts Anuric by Dr. Pierce as a tonic remedy. It claims to dissolve uric acid, relieve nephritic symptoms, and cites Horace Farnsworth praising relief from neuralgia and rheumatism after use. It urges trial via drugstore purchase or 10 cent trial package.
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Buffalo
N. Y
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Horace Farnsworth
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