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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1903
Page
3
A detailed account of the featherweight scene featuring Goodman Briggs and Jack Carrigan. Preparations, preliminaries, and anticipated crowd turnout are described along with opinions from various correspondents about past champions and potential matchups.
Gloucester April 7 The Cape Ann Driving Club advances plans for a West Gloucester race track with a half mile triangular layout. Engineer Herman W Spooner presented the design featuring three easy turns and long straightaways to allow bursts of speed as land acquisition and club incorporation proceed.
In Louisville on April 7 Chick Stahl hit a three run homer to left fence for four runs and the game’s deciding blow as Boston defeated Louisville nine to three. Ferris’s ankle remains swollen and he may miss ten days. he will not travel to Lexington but will rejoin the team later. Weather threatened. crowd small but game praised as fine from start to finish.
Boston routed Nashville 6 to 0 in Nashville on a heavy field. Mularkey pitched for Boston while Nashville’s Collins and Glennon started on the mound. Carney made a sensational right field catch as Boston pounded the ball and supported its pitcher.
U. of P. meets Gettysburg at Gettysburg Pennsylvania while Exeter faces the University of Maine at Exeter New Hampshire.
Bristol Rhode Island April 7 The Herreshoffs issue invitations for the Reliance launching at 6 30 PM Saturday The boat will be lowered rather than rushed into the water and riveters finish remaining rivets Winds of southwest cause rough harbor conditions and the Constitution tied at the dock will be moved to clear space for the new vessel.
Joseph Smart, new manager of the team, announced that ladies day will continue this season with one day per series. Two ladies will receive grand seats free if accompanied by a gentleman, and tickets require an escort. Minor improvements include a 13 foot high fence in right field and a fresh paint coat for the park.
Colonel Felix Wendelshafer asks Charles River Park management to limit the open motor paced race on Patriots' Day April 20 to six riders. James C. Kennedy will decide after arriving from San Francisco. Nine riders seek entry with trainees scattered from North to South. amateur events also listed.
The Life Saving Society has invited amateur associations from the United States Canada Europe and the colonies to send reps for a three race series in London July 10 and 11. The country with the best overall score will hold the cup for a year.
Malden defeats Glendon of Everett in a close Interclub Candle Pin League match on April 7. England led with 102 in a single string and 273 for the series as Malden won two of three strings by slim margins.
The Fees team won two of three games from Pork in the Marketmen league series played last evening at Hub alleys. King of the Pack roller led with a single 118 and a 284 total.
W K Vanderbilt owned Bright finishes second in the Prix Latin while Constanzia places seventh in the Prix Jutcher at the Maisons Lafitte meeting today in Paris.
Harvard’s Weld Boat Club dominated two preliminary interclub races. Wray, the Australian, led the Weld sophomores to a first over Newell rivals by a length at the bridge. time 11m 37s. Weld freshmen followed with a strong start and finish in 11m 16s, while Newell sophomores pressed hard. Senior and junior races proceed this afternoon.
Secretary Alfred J. Lill Jr of the basketball committee notes marked activity during the season and says it augurs well for the game's future as the N E A A A U season ends.
The article notes basketball spreading from one sphere to colleges, schools, clubs and the military as schedules lengthen and crowds grow. It cites about 200 registered teams with 90 percent active, up about 7 percent from last year, driven largely by athletic clubs made up of working-class players.
Fred Doe visited Highland Park to discuss with Old Colony Street Railway representatives about moving the Dover team he owns. He plans either a Brockton or Taunton location, with a first game on May 7 at Highland Park against the Concords.
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