15 Apr 1902
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1902
Page
1
English High and Cambridge High opened the senior interscholastic baseball season at Columbus Avenue playground with Cambridge edging English 10 to 9. Poor weather and weary arms dampened pitching as darkness ended a tense game after six innings with Cambridge ahead after a fast start.
In a tense opening contest of the Interscholastic League, Cambridge High led early after a strong first inning but English High recovered with timely hitting and steady defense. Ritchie Hamburger Connolly and Kennedy stood out for English High, while Cleveland Grabenstein Shea and Priest starred for Cambridge High.
Weber and Fields with many New York visitors bring the all-star stock company to Tremont Theatre for eight performances starting Monday. Matinees are scheduled Wednesday and Saturday. Seat sales begin at 8 this morning, and early orders indicate large fashionable crowds.
A Boston operative tied to George Gardner and Joe Walcott is alleged to orchestrate a Pacific coast boxing scheme aimed at boosting Walcott’s reputation for an England bout. The writer alleges prearranged outcomes and media manipulation tied to the Philadelphia O’Brien Walcott fight and criticizes dog editor reporting and unsanctioned events.
Cyclists prepare for a record year with many middle-distance riders. William S. Fenn, last season’s two mile champion, signs with F. Ed Spooner to join a group training under pace motors. Runners include Ben Munroe, Joe Olson, Jimmy Hunter, William S. Dobbins, Johnnie Lake, Frankie Galvin, and others as teams set up in Boston Philadelphia and Newark.
Jim Bradford, once poor and loyal, saves a train from wreckers after his family loses their homestead to Eliphalet Simms. He wins respect, a risky heroic deed, and, despite class differences, marries Miss Constance Simms while the town honors his courage.
City Council committee finalizes plans for the annual spring handicap games in Boston at 3 o clock. Delegations from Harvard Tufts MIT Holy Cross Boston College Andover Exeter Worcester Academy and local schools expected. Events include 100 440 880 yard dashes a mile running high jump and an open relay with four top prizes. Entries free from Frank McGrath up to April 17.
Advertises Gur Diamond-Face Iron Golf Clubs by US Sylver Johnson at 163 Washington St claiming remarkable accuracy. Mentions immediate delivery on Marsh motor-cycles and April 1st, with Eb and Emery at 88 Columbus Ave offering Marsh cycles and bicycles priced from 5 to 175 dollars.
A police precinct officer James Cook and colleagues report relief from kidney and bladder troubles after using Dr Kilmer Swamp Root. They praise its effects and urge others to try the remedy with offices in New York and the Binghamton company address. An editorial notice offers a free sample and a booklet by mail.
In Nantes a judge hears a custody dispute between Paul de Gennevray and M Grignon-Dumoulin over Pierre and Martha. Suzanne pleads not to part with either child. The judge tentatively assigns Martha to a convent and Pierre to the grandfather. Ultimately Paul, Suzanne, and families reconcile in court.
John Boyle of 33 Jefferson Street Cambridge and Paul McLaughlin acted to halt a runaway horse on Cambridge Street at the Boston and Albany tracks. Boyle waved the oncoming freight train to a stop just feet from the animal, preventing possible deaths to driver Daniel Spencer and the horse.
In Maine spring vibes mix with jokes as readers consider if Santos Dumont truly expects airship routes to span from New York to Paris. Critics mock the prophecy while others echo hopeful chatter about future aviation.
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