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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1904
Page
3
Edwin Gould donates 10000 to Columbia University to establish a permanent endowment fund. Interest of 400 annually to aid college crews and managed by the university rowing club directors. The gift counters critics who say endowing athletics is impractical.
Boston National League team defeats Terre Haute 7 to 4 in a spring exhibition in Terre Haute Indiana. Feeney pitched for the home club and Delehanty and Cannell starred for Boston with strong fielding. The visitors leave for Philadelphia to open the NL season Thursday. Attendance 250.
Boxing notes describe Briggs and Neary set for a double main in Milwaukee with Chester vs a to be chosen opponent. Rematch stems from a contested decision sparking local demand for a quick return while other bouts and club plans across New England headline upcoming cards and training.
Reports confirm Bobby Walthour will not ride behind motors exceeding four horsepower. He cites danger to riders and family, urging manager F L Howe to keep pacers small. The stance influences Patriots’ Day training at Revere Beach with four horsepower machines adopted by Butler Moran MacLean.
Dorchester High defeated Everett High 3 to 1 at Dorchester Athletic Field. Coffin of Everett struck out 14, a new year record, while Dorchester’s Ross Fish and Sullivan contributed key hits. Brayley pitched for Everett and Brayley also yielded six strikeouts. Dorchester capitalized with two hit bats, an error, a base hit, and bases on balls in the second inning.Attendance 700. Umpire Leahy.
The B A A juniors stage a swimming meet on April 15 as part of junior day exercises directed by Professor J H Shea. Events include 75 yard first class, 50 yard second class, 25 yard third class, a blindfold race, team relay, water polo, a 110 foot underwater plunge by KK E Emerson and W J Kelly, and a wild duck chase starting at 4 30 p m.
Jimmy Michael, once shattered, now trains in Paris for upcoming races. George Glasson wins $10 in his pro debut at Vailsburg last Sunday. Co L Hollister of Springfield joins the pros at Vailsburg this week, pairing with J E Achorn this season. Champion Frank Kramer and Willie Fenn will not team in sprints but will race separately this year.
Harvard crews prepare for afternoon races at 5 30 on the Charles River from Longwood bridge downstream. Seniors Juniors Sophomores and Law School crews listed with stroke rowers and coxswains as interclub finals precede regular events. Baseball games today include Boston Americans Buffalo Lafayette Princeton plus college and prep matchups across New England.
Elite wins two of three over Miah Murray's Independents and tops Somerset and Webster in a surprise closing night. Hallas fires a three-string total of 4 by 121 99 154 to break the old Boston season mark by 22 pins, while Elite’s 1466 team score surpasses the former record of 1441.
The Harvard sophomore and freshman lacrosse teams meet in the interclass series on Soldiers Field today marking the second game of the series.
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