L A W Meets in New York to Resolve Organ Billing Dues
The executive committee of the L A W plans a closed door meeting in New York on April 15 to decide on issuing the league organ at mail rates and possible dues changes. They face postage refusals, bond concerns, and a shift from 1 50 to 1 annual dues, with a subscriber option for the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
New York City
League
Bassett
United States Postal Service
Bennings Company
Uncle Sam
New York
L. A
National Assembly
Za A. W
National Racing Board
Saugus
John McDuffee
McDuffee
Baseball Talk Selee’s Nine Ready Amid Signing Snags
Manager Frank Selee returns with his champion team, unhappy about spring weather and lack of work. Nichols signs for another season. Gastright is released after salary disputes. Merritt may sign or take vacation. opening game set for April 19 against the Brooklyns at 2 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Selee
Staley
Merritt
Nichols
Boston
Gastright
Harry
South End
Springfield
Billy Earle
Globe Trotter
Soden
Ganzel
Ryan
Brooklyns
Billy Merritt
Continental Clothing House
Wesleyan
B U Nines Prospects Open Season Against Tufts
Boston University opens its baseball season this afternoon at College Hill against Tufts in a brisk early matchup. Captain Nash leads a strong infield with Wight at short and Parrott at first, Crawford and Sanborn driving speed on defense, and a batting order featuring Wight, Raddy, Crawford, Perkins, Gove, Morrill, Howard, Parrott, and Sanborn. Hinckley accompanies as substitute as BU plans a Providence trip Monday to meet Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston University
Tufts
College Hill
Nash
Bostons
Wight
Parrott
Crawford
Sanborn
S.s
Raddy
R.f
Perkins
Gove
Morrill
C.f
Howard
Fearing Wins Senior Racket Tourney Final
G Richmond Fearing Jr defeated F J Amory in the B A A senior racket final yesterday afternoon by scores 17 16, 5 4 and 15 7. They played ever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Richmond Fearing, Jr
F. J Amory
Boxing notes and upcoming matches across era boxing scene
Aleck Gregains returns to San Francisco after canceling the April 30 bout with John L. Cattanach at Twin City Athletic Club because of unfair signing order by the club. The article lists multiple boxers, bouts, ambitions, trials, and regional boxing developments including prosecutions in Roby Indiana and planned bouts in Pittsburg and Boston with names like Creedon Moore O Malley and Marshall.
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Aleck Greggains
San Francisco
John L. Cattanach
Twin City Athletic Club
Greggains
Dan Creedon
Dick Moore
Moore
Creedon
Cattanach
Creedon- Moore
Howie Hodgkins
Young Heenan
Jack Marlin
Maxey Haugh
Billy Henry
Billy McNulty
Tom Brown
Harry Cross
Dominick C. O’malley
Columbian Athletic Club
Roby
Ind
Crown Point
Langdon
Lafayette
Roby Club
Martin Costello
O’ Malley
Billy Woods
Sally Smith
Costello
Jerry Barnett
New York
Martin Flaherty
East
Jerry Marshall
Pittsburg
Griffo
Johnny Griffin
George Dixon
Jack Falvey
Providence
Tom McGeough
Falvey
McCoy
Dick O’brien
Jimmy Dime
Jimmy Gallagher
Hugh Martin
Boston
Martin
Dick O'Brien
Mike Brennan
Buffalo
Jim Daly
Fred L. Stannard
Fitchburg
Fitchburg Opera House
Worcester
Leominster
Champion Dick O'Brien Sought By Clubs For Booking
BOXINC. Clubs or entertainment committees may apply for terms to D J Lewis, manager, care Police News office, Boston, for the services of the champion, Dick O'Brien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick O'Brien
D. J. Lewis
Care Police News Office
Boston
Eames Wins New England Billiards Title in 1200-883 Victory
The three night match at Murray and Irwin's parlors in South Boston ended with Fred Eames defeating George Carter by 317 points, final scores 1200 to 883. Eames led by 135 points on night four, with high runs of 51 and 42 and nightly averages of 8.32 for Eames and 5.40 for Carter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Eames
George Carter
Murray & Irwin
Broadway
South Boston
Eames
Carter
Tommy Connolly Denounces Imposter Boxer in Boston
In a letter to the Post Sporting Editor Tommy Connolly says an impostor using his name fights as Tom Connolly in recent Boston amateur boxing shows. He asserts he is the ex amateur featherweight champion of America and asks public correction from April 13 in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Connolly
the Post
Boston
Tom Connolly
America
American Wringer Co Advertises at Broadway Extension
The American Wringer Co. at 13 and 15 Broadway extension advertises wringers mangles spring beds and carpet sweepers. They repair all kinds of wringers and sweepers and promise prompt mail orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Wringer Co
Broadway Extension
City
Wreck and rescue drama at Salisbury Beach as Jennie M. Carter sinks
Crowds of about ten thousand gather on Salisbury Beach to witness the Jennie M. Carter wreck in a fierce storm. Captain Elliott and the life-saving crew save the stranded crew with a shore line while bystanders pray and men sing. Captain Elliott says the entire Carter crew likely perished in the gale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott
Amesbury
Haverhill
Hampton Beach
Salisbury
Seabrook
Post
Plum Island
Jennie M. Carter
Nathan T. Carpenter
East Greenwich
R. I
Newtown
Providence
Carter
Jennie M
Sullivan
Ober
Breaking Rock Reef
Salisbury Beach
Ship of Parrsboro Suffers Severe Gale Off Cape Cod
The schooner Nergy of Parrsboro bound from St John to Boston reached New York in distress after a heavy northeast gale off Cape Cod on April 8. The storm lasted four days with seas washing decks, blowing away sails, and flooding the galley and cabin.
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New York
Parrsboro
St. John
N. B
Boston
Cook
Cape Cod
Newport Telegraph Service Struck By Storm
Newport Illinois reports ongoing isolation after Wednesday storm. Telecommunication lines down seven miles from the city hinder reconstruction as high winds erase temporary poles. Bay unsettled, ships tied at wharves. mail and trains limited. fishermen face potential losses from spring gear.
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Newport
R. IL
Tiverton Stone Bridge
New York
Old Colony
Mischief at Plymouth in Great Storm
Plymouth reports a fierce nor easter. Foam covers the bay from Garnet to Manomet Point as a calf tethered to a spar washes ashore with debris. Two schooners sail in the lower harbor with one damaged, breakwater by L W Lawton’s home destroyed, and schools halted due to wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Garnet
Manomet Point
Sally B
L. W. Lawton
Storm Rages Off Cape Cod With Wreckage Widespread
Still raging at Cape Cod, the gale lasts from Sunday into April 13 with hurricane force winds and snow. Wreckage many shores along Cape Cod Bay, including lumber and fruit, as fog hides the bay and wires to Boston remain down. Two vessels were seen struggling toward Plymouth or its lee shore amid the storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandwich
Cape Cod
Cape
Minot
Cape Cod Bay
Provincetown
Plymouth
Boston
Storm Devastates Crescent Beach and Strathmore Walk
A strong North Shore storm persists, battering Crescent Beach as the Strathmore Hotel bulkhead fails and a 50 foot concrete walk section is ripped away. A storm-bound schooner remains near Nahant as northeast winds threaten further damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revere
North Shore
Boston
Lynn
Crescent Beach
Strathmore Hotel
Nahant
Gale Rages as Provincetown Port Survives Storm
The April gale drives thick snow and strong winds over Provincetown. A fleet shelters in harbor with damage to ships including the Gypsum King and Phe nix. bark Poschiet and another two masted schooner cut anchor. Silver Dart lands a small fish trip. telegraph lines fail. life saving crews report no vessels offshore.
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Provincetown
Windsor
New York
Phenix
Nova Scotia
Poschiet
Trapani
Gloucester
Silver Dart
Rich & Rich
Northeast Gale Delays Maine Coast Steamers
A stubborn northeast gale on the Maine coast at Eastport from Sunday through Monday produced winds up to fifty miles per hour and daily average movement of seven hundred miles. Snow and rain flurries occurred as Easterly storm signals remained flying from the weather bureau since Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastport
International Steamers
Weather Bureau
Severe storm harms Lobstermen off Plymouth to Cohasset
In Scituate April 13 Special to the Post reports a long lasting storm between Plymouth and Cohasset. Lobstermen suffer heavy losses as pots torn from moorings after a winter of repairs. The region recalls no previous storm of such severity or duration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scituate
Plymouth
Cohasset
Storms and Sinking Vessels Reported Along Massachusetts Coast
A violent northerly gale battered the Massachusetts coast. Debris washed ashore at Plymouth and Scituate beaches with damaged bath houses. Wires down and travel impeded. At Vineyard Haven on April 13 the steamers Manhattan and several tugs rode out the gale. The British schooner Magnum ran ashore at Fourth Cliff. crew rescued and the vessel likely a total wreck.
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Plymouth
Duxbury
Sea View
First Cliff
Scituate Beach
Vineyard Haven
Manhattan
New York
Portland
Magnum
Weymouth
N. S
Surratt
Halifax
Mereghan
Fourth Cliff
Ritchie Unseaworthy Schooner Susan Ritchie Goes Ashore
The three masted Susan Ritchie, long owned by Boston interests and now by George E Cush ing Co of St John, ran aground at Bay Head New Jersey after a voyage from Boston. Built 1881 East Boston, she carried 540 tons, had no insurance, and the crew were saved by breeches buoy after breaking up.
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Liverpool
Westport Monton
New England Lobster Company of
Boston
Susan H. Ritchie
Bay Head
N. J
George E. Cushing & Co
St. John
N. B
N. Gibson
Edward W. Brown
Mary J. Larkin
William H. Murdock
Joseph E. Sillo
Susan Ritchie
St. Kitts
Cushing & Co
Death Toll Rises From Cape Cod Shipwrecks
Highland Light April 13 The Jason disaster on December 6 and ongoing easterly gales have driven the Cape coast to tragedy. Since then at least fifty lives have been lost across six ships including Fortuna Edwin I Morrison Belmont S A Rudolph. Wrecks at Peaked Hill Bars Nauset and related surges have destroyed vessels and wiped out crews. The storms have lasted over seven days with property losses surpassing $100,000.
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Highland Light
Jason
Cape Cod
Chatham
Race Point
Fortuna
Edwin I. Morrison
Barkentine Belmont
S. A. Rudolph
Nauset
Three Masted Schooner John D Paige Grounded Off Sandy Hook
Life Saving Station reports the schooner John D Paige from Kennebec Maine to Philadelphia stranded on the beach at Sandy Hook. The vessel lies in an easy position and is expected to refloat at the next high tide with wrecking tug assistance.
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Sandy Hook
Life Saving Station 1
John D Paige
Kennebec
Philadelphia
Walcott Set to Meet Tracey in Australia Bout at Music Hall
Joe Walcott shows calm confidence ahead of his next Thursday night clash with Tom Tracey of Australia at Music Hall. He dismisses rumours of Tracey as a world beater and aims to prove his own ability by defeating a top opponent. Walcott’s supporters back him to win and back him strongly on fight night.
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Joe Walcott
Tom Tracey
Australia
Music Hall
Walcott
Joe
Tracey
Harvard Nine Sets Williamstown Game Roster
Harvard's baseball team travels to Williamstown for a scheduled game with weather concerns. The lineup lists Wiggin Highlands Perry Scannell Morton Dickinson Whittemore Cook Stevenson Paine Hayes Winslow with practice hampered by rain and cage work. Freshman management plans Cambridge games including Exeter Brown Yale and Amherst matchups for April to May 1897.
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Harvard
Williamstown
Wiggin
Highlands
Perry
Scannell
Morton
Dickinson
Whittemore
Cook
Stevenson
Paine
Hayes
Winslow
Cambridge
Exeter
Brown
Providence
St. Mark’s
Southboro
Amherst
Yale
Ike Weir to Open Week in Baltimore Tonight
Ike Weir known as the Belfast Spider will start for Baltimore tonight to begin a week of engagements and then proceed to Washington the following week. Spratt's dog cakes are described as eaten by every decent dog throughout the civilized world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike Weir
Belfast
Baltimore
Washington
Spratt
Boston Board to Hear Public Hearing on Revere Street Closure
On April 18 1804 the Boston Board of Street Commissioners ordered that public notice be given and that Revere Street from South Russell Street to Irving Street be discontinued as a highway. The board will take action under highway laying law and set a public hearing for 11 oclock a m on April 27 1804 at the board office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Street Commissioners
City of
Boston
Revere Street
Russell Street
Irving Street
J. W. Morrison
Bicycles For Sale With Interest Free Credit
Local ad promotes light fast bicycles with zero interest financing and easy terms. Mentions various models and 04 dates with patented features and special pricing.
De Garmendia Defeats Hoyt In National Racquet Tourney
B A A court yesterday afternoon saw B S De Garmendia beat J B Hoyt in straight games 15 9 15 7 and 17 16. Both players belong to the New York Racquet and Tennis Club with De Garmendia seen as likely champion.
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B. S. de Garmendia
Hoyt
New York
J. S. Hoyt
George Standing
Raconet and Tennis Club
Tom Pettitt
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