Cameron of Yale Stars in Waterbury Defeat
The Waterbury team lost 13 to 0 to Boston in bitter cold afternoon play. Cameron a Yale alum and Waterbury pitcher allowed fourteen hits as Boston offense exploded, Dufy homered, Tucker added two three base hits, while Waterbury fielding faltered and left for Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterbury
Boston
Ryan
Cameron
Yale
Lovett
Nichols
Stivetts
Dufy
Tucker
Lowe
Cnc
Bannon
Nash
Bbs
Connaughton
Ganzel
Ee Lovett
Duffy
Klobedanz
Brennan
Love
Long
J. L. Peeples
Amherst Beats Trinity 10 to 1 in Cold Afternoon
Amherst shut out Trinity 10 to 1 as Smith pitched well for Amherst. The game, reduced to seven innings due to weather, saw Amherst outbat and outfield Trinity with 15 hits to 3. Batteries were Smith and Tyler for Amherst and Buell and Williams for Trinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Amherst
Trinity
Smith
Smith and Tyler
Buell
Williams
Wellington Ball Team Formed in Medford
The Wellington Baseball Association has begun the season in Medford. Elected officers include Charles R. Byram as president, George C. Duffy as vice president, Stephen R. Dow as secretary and treasurer, directors Ferdinand J. Cook Edward L. Fitzhenry Isaac W. Crosby, manager, and F Winsor Ball as captain with Edward W. Boyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medford
Wellington Baseball Association
Charles R. Byram
George C. Duffy
Stephen R. Dow
Ferdinand J. Cook
Edward L. Fitzhenry
Isaac W. Crosby
F. Winsor Ball
Edward W. Boyd
Baseball talk hints at signings and spring training
Superintendent Haggerty laments snow but praises grounds and painting, as prep for spring. Charley Farrell likely secures a New York offer around $3000, while Mike Meagher and Dan Brouthers seek or rework ties. Love Cross signs with the Phillies. Joe Kelly shines for Orioles in practice. Yale Murphy presses as shortstop candidate for New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Haggerty
John
Soden
Charley Farrell
New Yorks
Rosie
Farrell
Charley
Mike Meagher
Tommy McCarthy
Orning
Tommy J
New York
Bostons
Yale
Ed Williamson
Columbia Theatre
Chicago
National League
Eee
Connie Mack
Sugden
Stenzel
Billy Earle
Globe Trotte
Old Colony Canal Extension Debate and Ward 17 Election Hearings
The Old Colony and Interior Canal Company sought a charter extension to December 1 after failing to deposit the required $50,000 by March 30. Arthur Lord defended Cape Cod canal plans, citing finance and a New York bankers’ offer to back bonds, with $100,000 pledged to the InterNational Trust Company and more if the report is favorable. The Ward 17 election contest heard witnesses about boarders, voting, and prior residence. the hearing adjourned to Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Colony & Interior Canal Company
Committee On Harbor and Public Lands
Arthur Lord
Cape Cod
New York
Samuel Untermeyer
Massachusetts
Canal Company
International Trust Company of Boston
J. L. Anthony
Old Colony and Interior Canal Company
John W. Corcoran
Senator Smith
Mr. Lord
F. A. Lockwood
L. P. Dresser
Boston
Committee On Elections
Daniel J. Connolly
Fabian Street
Doyle
Connolly
William H. Mahoney
Harrison Avenue
George A. Griffis
John T. Kennedy
Kennedy
Rhode Island
James Forrest
Middlesex
Somerville
Forrest
Middlesex Street
Deer Island
Sprati's Dog Remedies Claim Eternal Cure for Sick Dogs
Advert says SPRATI'S DOG REMEDIES cure sick dogs and promise lasting life. It markets a permanent remedy for canine illnesses with bold health assurances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sprati
Melbourne designer builds 30 foot Cape cat-boat racer
Melbourne Mac Dowell plans a new racing cat-boat named Fanny D. built under George W. Shirewick in East Dennis. The 30 by 10 foot craft aims to beat the Nancy Hanks owned by Captain McLaughlin of Kingston with heavy Cape cat-boat lines and a wide beam for speed. He raced as a youth and will enter Memorial Day races near Plymouth, hoping to attract attention to Cape sailing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne MacDowell
George W. Shirewick
East Dennis
Marc Antony
MacDowell
Nancy Hanks
Captain McLaughlin
Kingston
Fanny Davenport
Melbourne Hall
South Duxbury
Plymouth
Fanny D
The Game of Racquets National Championship Preview
The game blends court tennis and handball played with a tennis bat. Top players De Garmendia Hoyt Tooker Hunnewell will contest the national title at the B A A starting Thursday with round robin play. Hoyt arrives today to practise and De Garmendia is due tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
de Garmendia
Hoyt
New York
Tooker
Hunnewell
American Wringer Co Manufacturer Ad at Broadway
The American Wringer Co offers wringers mangles spring beds and carpet sweepers at 13 and 15 Broadway extension. Repairs for all kinds of wringers and sweepers are provided. Mail orders promptly attended to.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Wringer Co
Broadway Extension
City
BICYCLES ON CREDIT AT WASHBURN CREDIT HOUSE
We offer light fast bicycles on liberal credit with cash price and no interest, accept your old wheel as first payment, and also sell second hand wheels on credit at low prices. Our 948 are butes with patented improvements not allowed on other safeties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washburn Credit House
Washington J
Jordan, Marsh & Co
Mass Movement Plans 200 000 Signatures for One Cent Aid
A Boston driven effort aims to raise 2000 dollars by gathering 200000 signatures each donating one cent to back a Commonweal transport to Washington. Swift and followers tour steamship lines and railroads, with starting points debated at Faneuil Hall or the Common.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Equity Union
Boston
Washington
Swift
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Massachusetts
Commonweal
Linnet Welch
North End
Faneuil
Coxey's Army Weathered Snow Storm at Canp Unitaton
Coxey's army remains encamped near Unitaton in Canp Uniontown Penn as a severe storm and mountain snow drive the group indoors. Troops receive hot soup coffee and bread while preparations for a mountain crossing unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniontown
Penn
Coxey
Marshal Browne
Marshal Blum
Pittsburg
Opera House
Browne
Weavers' Union Votes Against External Levy
In New Bedford on April 10 a general meeting of the Weavers' Union decided not to impose an external levy on members to cover the strike at the Wamsutta Mill. The vote reflected a stance against new financial burdens on workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
Weavers’ Union
Eld
Wamsutta
Van Heest seeks sparring in Boston with Griffo and others
Johnny Van Heest aims for a Boston bout against Kentucky Rosebud or the Griffin Griffo winner after two indecisive Philadelphia fights. He bases at Twin City Athletic Club in Minneapolis and seeks opportunities amid a flurry of boxing news from New York to Boston, including Corbett's final public appearance and Griffo's pending tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Johnny van Heest
Hub
van Heest
Kentucky Rosebud
Philadelphia
Twin City Athletic Club
Minneapolis
Melbourne
Griffo
Australia
America
John L. Sullivan
Jack Dempsey
Jimmy Handler
Bob Fitzsimmons
Wonder
Johnny Gorman
New York Athletic Club
Jimmy Dime
Handler
Peter Jackson
Corbett
Creedon
Choynski
Fitzsimmons
Johnny Eckhardt
Lenox Lyceum
New York
Thomas Lane
Nashua
Garrett Nagle
Lancashire
Eng
N. H
Dick O’brien
Billy Hennessey
Maxey Haugh
Brooklyn
Billy McNulty
Lawrence
Jimmy Kaveney
Charlie Kelly
Kaveney
Dolly Lyons
Eddie Loeber
George Siddons
New York City
James J. Corbett
England
Bread Fund
Chicago
Jackson
William Daly, Jr
William H. Crowley
Hartford
Griffin
Hugh Behan
Dan Murphy
Joe Walcott
Lafayette Club
Haverhill Street
Music Hall
Tom Tracey
Joe Gordon
Walcott
Tracey
Patsey Broderick
Providence
Jimmy Boyle
Jack Donovan
Cleveland
Jack Watson
Jeff Powers
Joe Donovan
Maple Bay
Syracuse
N. Y
Fencing duo forms new professional corps
Duncan Ross of St John and Barbour a bayonet expert join to form a fencing corps. Tommy Hannon of South Boston defeats Paddy Condon at Farragut’s last meeting and seeks a 140 pound professional boxer. Harvard athlete who coached Newton High School is a professional. James J Corbett expected to become world champion by defeating Peter Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan Ross
St.John
Barbour
Tommy Hannon
South Boston
Paddy Condon
Farragut
Harvard
Newton High School Athletic Association
FEDD
James J. Corbett
Peter Jackson
Dorchester Club Cross Country Set for Lexington Day
The Dorchester Athletic Club hosts its annual open cross country run on Lexington Day April 19 at 10 AM. Entries close April 12 with Secretary J F Hansding at Adams and Gibson streets Dorchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorchester Athletic Club
Lexington
J. F. Hansding
Adams and
Gibson Streets
Dorchester
Expressmens Plaint. Hearings On Massachusetts Express Legislation
The railroads committee reviewed the Expressmen's League petition for express business legislation. Ex Governor Russell and counsel for Boston & Maine and Boston & Albany attended with other express firm representatives. Pillsbury and others reported near agreement on a bill permitting local express via railroad commission at times, with courts able to enforce, but a dispute over exclusive rights remained unresolved as hearing adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Railroads
Expressmen’s League of Massachusetts
Fitzgerald
W. E. Russell
Boston & Maine Railroad
Boston & Albany
Hoar
Benton
New York
New Haven & Hartford
A. E. Pillsbury
Expressmen’s League
Express Companies
Joslyn’s Express
Brockton
Vance’s
Abington
Marsh’s
Nashua
Carter, Ayer & Co.'s
Haverhill
Pettingill & Berry’s
Corporation Express
L.S. Dabney
Commonwealth
Pillsbury
Russell
Supreme Judicial and Superior Courts
Master Teamsters Hold Merry Ladies Night At United States Hotel
The annual ladies night of the master teamsters was held at the United States Hotel with about 175 attendees. A reception and banquet featured Page's Orchestra, speeches by Amos Towle and others, humorous talks by Rev. R. Percy Perry, and musical numbers by Miss Emily Ellis Woodward and the Apollo Quartet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Master Teamsters
United States
Page
Amos Towle
R.percy Perry
Chelsea
L. G. Burnham
William H. Sayward
Board of Trade
K. H. W. Dwight
National Express Company
L. P. Starkweather
United States Express Company
Emily Ellis Woodward
Apollo Quartet
Walter E. Paine
Francis E. Woodward
J. R. Williams
George A. Burton
The Billiard Match for New England Championship
Fred Eames and George Carter open a three night 1200 point billiard duel at Murray and Irwin's Broadway South Boston. Carter lately scored 500 in 40 innings, averaging over 12, while Eames remains a multi year champ. The title remains contested and both men are in top form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Eames
George Carter
New England
Murray & Irwin
Broadway
Boston
Carter
Eames
Vesper Bowling Club to Meet AUNA Champion for National Title
Sporting gossip notes the Vesper Bowling Club will face the Amateur Bowling Union of New York champions on April 28 for the national championship. John Graham, B A A manager, invited to start at Worcester sweepstakes. In B A A club bowling Walter Hill defeated R W Lodge by one pin 1172 to 1171. Bush beat Curtis Jr in tennis 3-6 6-1 6-0 with 16 points given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vesper Bowling Club
Amateur Bowling Union of
New York
John Graham
Worcester
Walter Hill
R. W. Lodge
Local Boxing Card At Charlesbank Club Haverhill Street
Three bouts staged at Charlesbank Athletic Club rooms last night. Principal match saw Tom Brown of Malden defeat Harry Cross of Salem on a foul in seven rounds at 110 pounds. Jim Kaveney beat George Gooligh in one round and Maxey Hough defeated Billy Henry in two rounds with a near jaw-break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlesbank Athletic Club
Haverhill Street
Tom Brown
Malden
Harry Cross
Salem
Brown
Cross
Jim Kaveney
George Gooligh
Maxey Hough
Billy Henry
Yale Kicks Off Prizes for Spring Football Units
Yale football management in New Haven offers silver cups as prizes to spring squad members for excellence in punting drop-kicking and passing as training continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Yale Football Management
Providence Poloists Triumph Over New London
Providence defeated New London 9 to 5 in a polo match at the New London Opera House on April 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
New London
New London Opera House
Whalers Defeat Boston In Polo Match
New Bedford April 10 The Whalers beat Boston 5 goals to 2 in tonight's polo game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New Bedford
the Whalers
Jackson Issues Open Offer for England Fight
Peter Jackson posts a public note to Corbett detailing a proposed multi venue match plan. He offers June to August dates in America for a 10000 dollar side wager, a London National Sporting Club bout, twenty rounds with a choice of rules, and a 12 foot ring option, with a 30 day acceptance window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Peter Jackson
Corbett
England
America
National Sporting Club of London
New York Eyes Fight on Cattaraugus Reservation Arena
New York sports seek to stage a bout at the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation near Salamanca. State laws reportedly do not apply on the reserve and no U S law covers the case. Governor Flower and the State attorney decline to comment on jurisdiction. An athletic club is formed at Salamanca and residents are earnest about holding the bout there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Worcester Athletic Club
Bay State Cycle Club
Lake View Park
The
Athletic Club
Waltham
Gray
Arland
Wheeler
d’Hiver
Paris
Sanborn
Stearns
Press Club
Boston
New York
Cattaraugus Indian Reservation
Salamanca
N. Y
United States
Sullivan High schoolhouse burns in Berwick fire
The Sullivan High schoolhouse in Berwick was destroyed by a fire at 8:30 p m. Poor water supply hindered efforts to save the building. Loss amounts to 8000 on the structure and 2000 on books and furniture. Insurance is listed as 00. Suspected incendiary fire. the Selectmen will investigate amid teacher-change tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somersworth
N. H
Sullivan High
Berwick
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Princeton
Tommy Tucker
Wellington
Cape Cod Canal
Casey
Solons
Ward
GAS and Electric Rules
ND Bros
Tremont Row
Wilson Bilds
Old Colony K.K
Marry ME
Brockway
Aiken
Wilbur L. Brockway
Lynn
Mass
Cavanagh
Intree
Stella Frances
Annie M. Cavanagh
Donovan
Norah
Daniel Donovan
California
Blanchard & Farrar
Dock Square
Boxinc
Dick O'Brien
D. J. Lewis
Care Police News Office
Sporting Miscellany
Expressmen’s Plaint
Pete Jackson
EFI
Boston Post
West Roxbury
WM. Harrison
the Post
Washington St
Kneeland
Browning
KING
Melrose
Melrose Highlands
Nowell & Batchelder
Exchange
J. L. Smith
Samuel W. Clifford
Frank J. Maloney
Court Street
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