Collins Boys Open Home Year With Festive Opening
Collins team hosts first home game of the year with mayor Fitzgerald pitching the opening ball. Gates at 1 pm, band concert by the Salem Cadet Band from 1:30 to 3, and an 8 pm flag-raising ceremony. Celebrity players include Cy Young, Collins, Chick Stahl, Keeler, Moriarty, and others as the crowd greets the ex-champions.
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Collins’ Boys
Collins
Fitzgerald
Boston
Salem Cadet Band
Tessie
Mellody Wins Quick Victory Over McKeever in Chelsea
Honey Mellody defeated Charley McKeever of Philadelphia in six rounds at Chelsea last night, after a fast start and body attack. McKeever, fading from previous form, was knocked down for the count in the sixth round at 1 minute 18 seconds, as referee Jack Sheehan struggled to separate clinches throughout the bout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honey Mellody
Charley McKeever
Philadelphia
Chelsea
McKeever
Mellody
Jack Sheehan
Sheehan
Young Mack
Charlestown
Mike D’arcy
East Boston
D’arcy
Lemon
Jerry Gaines
al Mitchell
Waltham
Mitchell
George Gardner
Mike Schreck
Queen County Jockey Club tightens controls at Aqueduct
The Queen County Jockey Club at Aqueduct assumes full control of telegraph wires and imposes a 20 minute delay on outgoing messages to sever links between racing and pool room gambling. All telephone lines to the track are cut, leaving messengers as the only fast link to the outside world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Queen County Jockey Club
Aqueduct
Jockey Club
Season Opens As Fans Watch Cherry Creek Ballgame
Fans fill the stands at Cherry Creek as the baseball season starts. The crowd roars from bleachers while players, umpires, and vendors energize the scene with chants, smashes, and cheers amid familiar season routines.
Washington Beats Philadelphia 5 to 3 in Eight Innings
Washington scores twice in the first off Dygert and after Sudhoff departs, Waddell surrenders only three hits as he saves one run in eight innings. Schreck Hartsel Jones among Washington's two base hits as Philadelphia errs once, while Kitson and Sudhoff split pitching duties in a 5 3 game with 5642 in attendance.
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Washington
Dygert
Philadelphia
Waddell
Visitors
Udhoff
Kitson
Schreck
Herdon
Schrreck
Hartsel
Jones
Schaltly
Hoffman
Nill
Schalfly
Stahl
O'Laughlin
A. R
A. E
Ituers
Avis
Seybold
R. Fere
Murphy
M. Cross
Powers
Schalfir
Hickman
Cross
Anderson
Heydon
Sudhoff
oWilliams
Accident on Silver Street Sends Dennis Mahoney to Hospital
Dennis Mahoney aged 36 of 9 West Third street was thrown from his team on the electric car track on Silver street South Boston and suffered severe cuts to head and hands.
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Silver Street
South
Boston
Dennis Mahoney
West Third Street
Fields Said To Be Dying From Brights Disease
New York April 16 Andrew C Fields solicitor for Mutual Life Insurance Company is reported by a friend who visited him at his Dobbs Ferry home to be dying from Brights disease.
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New York
Andrew C. Fields
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Dobbs’Ferry
Bright
Big League Matchups Across Three Rival Cities
Scores and pairings set for New York versus Boston Philadelphia against Washington Chicago facing Detroit and Cleveland meeting St Louis in key league games.
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New York
Eawee
Dr. Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
St. Touls
Boston
Washington
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Abe Attee
P. Ct
Bostow
New York Highlanders Beat Boston 3-2 in Ninth Inning Thriller
In American League Park the New York Highlanders toppled the Boston club 3 to 2 after a tied score late. Doc Newton pitched eight innings, but Collins and Stahl produced decisive hits in the eighth and ninth to seal the win, as Boston tied it with two late runs and New York's Elberfeld, Chase, and Williams delivered the final tally. The benefit receipts went to Vesuvius eruption victims with donations from Frank Farrell and Jimmy Collins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Highlanders
Boston
Newton
Collins
Stahl
Parent i
Laroy
Little Indian
Chick Stahl Wags
Freddie Parent
Buck Freeman
Billy Dineen
Griff
Dineen
Ferris
Godwin
Gotham
Selbach
Dougherty
Keeler
Elberfeld
Chase
New Yorks
Freeman
Buck
Williams
Conroy
Grimshaw
Graham
Parent
Kleinow
Hahn
Frank Farrell
Jimmy Collins
AB i. Dougherty
Ssey
Wwe
Moriarty
aHabn
Ran ‘ Collins
Eves Godwin
C . Sete
Bacon
Spalding’s Lawn Tennis Annual 1906 Issued
Spalding's lawn tennis annual for 1906 is released as a useful compiled volume. It offers historical and current state facts about the game and serves as a handy reference.
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Spalding
Local marathon runners gather for Patriots Day course
Rainy Sunday leaves roads slick as Boston area runners arrive to train for the Patriots Day race. Among contenders is 18 year old John P Bogan of Parker A A Roxbury the smallest entrant at 5 ft 1 in and 118 pounds. Bogan a former English High cross country runner has practiced on the Ashland to Exe ter Street course and won a six mile cross country event last year.
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Parker A. A
Bogan
Ashland
Boston Athletic Association
Exeter Street
John P. Bogan
Roxbury
Innglish High
Mechanic Arts
World of Sport highlights bold predictions and old slang
Boston leads the league stirring praise for Diogenes dopester while debates on the greatest player rage between Wagner and Lajoie. The piece notes boxing scandals, college athletes revolting over board costs, and reforms at Yale and Chicago to curb graft.
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Lajoie
Wagner
Yale
Chicago
Tenney’s Team May Win Sparks Happy Old Diogenes
Tickled to death over the thought that Tenney's squad could pull off a victory. The line suggests local sports excitement and a quirky observer cherish in the crowd.
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Tenney
Boxing Gossip Highlights Chelsea Heavyweight Showpiece
The Lincoln Club Chelsea hosts George Gardner vs Mike Schreck with three preceding six round bouts featuring Johnny Mahan, Mike Grady, Billy Connaty, Young Freeman, Billy Clinton, and Young Kirby. Also notes Sheehan’s new training tavern at Short Beach and a Providence club bid involving Jack Murphy and Harry Edels.
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Lincoln Club
Chelsea
George Gardner
Mike Schreck
Johnny Mahan
Cambridge
Mike Grady
Southbridge
Billy Connaty
Young Freeman
South Boston
Billy Clinton
Lowell
Young Kirby
Lawrence
Jack Sheehan
Boston
Providence
R. J
Harry Edels
Jack Murphy
Rhode Island
Briggs
Fitchburg
Matty Baldwin
Martin Canole
Steve Mahoney
Billy Pierce
Tom Burke
California
Frisco
Tenney Declares Pennant Run For Philadelphia Club
Philadelphia April 16 Fred Tenney with his last band of Players declares Boston top and vows to stay there Hugh Duffy responds Giants will regain ground Duffy and Tenney exchange good natured jibes as Boston leads the race after three Quakers games against New York Pfeiffer to pitch for Boston Howard to likely replace Bates in the outfield
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Philadelphia
Fred Tenney
Hugh Duffy
Duffy
Giants
Boston
Quakers
Athletics
Pfeiffer
Howard
Bates
Cincinnati Breaks Tie With Three-Run Eighth Inning Victory
Cincinnati defeated Chicago by tallying three runs in the eighth with bases loaded. Harper Fang Lundgren pitched tough, Carr was hit on the head but unharmed, while Chance and Evers were ejected in the ninth for disputing a call.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Harper
Lundgren
Carr
Chance
Evers
Huggins
Eeres
A . Arry
Seymour
F . Veteseee
Delehanty
Corcoran
Odwell
Schiei
Bereres
Chieretiaeeee
Sheckard
Schulte
Steinfeldt
Tinker
Seers
Kling
Estes
Barry
Basea
Johnstone
Philadelphia Defeats New York on Erratic Lush Pitching
Philadelphia wins 9 to 1 behind Lush who issued 11 bases on balls but was nearly unhittable with men on base. New York struggled with Ames and Wiltse pitching, leaving 14 runners stranded. Mertes Doom Magee Thomas stole bases, Bransfield and Strang doubled, while Doolin and Struck out multiple times. Attendance 14,149 at the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
New York
Lush
Ames
Mertes
Doom
Magee
Thomas
Bransfield
Strang
Donlin
Santelle
Gleason
Doolin
Wiltse
Philadelphia PO ‘Thomas
C. F
B. Reo
Eset
Sentelle
Tee
Ewes
Titus
Doo
U Dahlen
Devlin
Gilbert
A ” Ames
P Eeereens
Eons
Oo 'aSmith
Archbishop Ireland Defends Christian History in Rome Sermon
Archbishop Ireland preached to a large crowd in Rome. He argued for the historic basis of Christian religion and opposed Haeckel, delivering his remarks with notable eloquence.
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Rome
Ireland
Haeckel
Hospital Boat Project Under Tech Department Supervision
Professor Walter S. Leland head of the naval architecture department will supervise the construction of the new floating hospital. He will be at the John Hancock building office daily to receive contractor reports as the work is pushed rapidly.
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Walter S. Leland
Tech Department of Naval Architecture
John Hancock Building
Bank loan pledge set for April 21 for 200 million
In St Petersburg on April 16 it is confirmed the loan signs on April 21 for 200 million dollars. A group of American bankers will take 25 million in bonds but seek a higher commission than their foreign colleagues.
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ST. Petersburg
OBrien and Allen Fight to Six Round Draw
Boston's Rouse O'Brien fought a hard six round draw with Philadelphia's Johnny Allen at the Washington Sporting Club. Allen suffered an ear cut and nose cut while O'Brien had a bleeding eye and mouth. Preliminaries featured Faulkner stopping Morrissey in four, Edwards KOing Shaw in two, Hanlon drawing with Jones, Chambers stopping Duffy in two, and Haney using Devine for six rounds.
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Philadelphia
Rouse O'Brien
Boston
Johnny Allen
Washington Sporting Club
Allen
O’brien
Kid Faulkner
Young Morrissey
Billy Edwards
Neil Shaw
Jack Hanlon
Griff Jones
Eddie Chambers
Joe Duffy
Eddie Haney
Billy Devine
Georgetown Wins 11 Inning Duel Over Tigers
Georgetown defeated Princeton in an 11 inning game played in Washington on April 16. The final score was 8 to 2.
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Tigers
Georgetown
Washington
Princetown
Vanderbilt horse Prestige wins Longchamps Prix Biennal
In Paris on April 16 William K. Vanderbilt's horse Prestige captured the Prix Biennal worth $5000 at Longchamp races.
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Paris
William K. Vanderbilt
Prestige
List of Winners at the Big Horse Show
Judges and classes with prizes across ponies harness saddle horses trotters and jumping. Winners include Berkeley Bantam driven by Harry Graham, Coralie ridden by Harold Richards, King Forest by owner, and Petroleum ridden by James Schwager among many others.
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J. W. Ogden
William H. Moore
Harry Graham
Carr Brothers
B. m. Bubbles
Harold Richards
W. S. Ellis
Shirley Carter
B. m. Coralie
Reginald Vanderbilt
Master Hutton
Messrs
Ogden
Haven and Salmon
Br. G. King Forest
Beach & Casler
B. G. Boston
A. W. Casler
Eben
Jordan
Br. G
Earl
Winterbottom
John H. Donnelly
B. G. Ormond
Messrs. Ellis and
Carter
J. W. Harriman
Blk. G. Petroleum
James Schwager
Mrs
Horse show class results with multiple judging criteria
Details of horse classes including four year old stallions harness horses runabout and saddle and harness entries. Notable winners include Glenwood M ridden by G Selman Reginald Vanderbilt’s Folly driven by Mrs Donnelly Mia Cara and Lucia pair by Eben D Jordan plus Radiant and Saturn winners. Jumping class won by Jack Frost ridden by S J Holloway with other placings listed.
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Ogden
Haven
Salmon
William H. Moore
Fakenham Princess
John H. Donnelly
Nelly Gwynn
Eben D. Jordan
Mr. Winterbottom
William Fr. Moore
White Gate Majesty
Joe Hedder
Messrs
Haven and
Lord Burleigh
F. Winterbottom
Crow & Murray
Br. G
A. L. Bacon
Alice Roy
Ch. m. Nettie Roy
Haren and Salmon
Action
Reginald Vanderbilt
R. Donnelly
Thomas G. Plant
I. G. Plant
Messrs. Ellis and
Carter
B. m. Mia Cara
B. m. Lucia
Br. G. Highball
Highboy
Mr. Murray
Reginald
Messrs. Ellis and Carter
I. P. Mason
Bussigny
Lillian A. Raymond
Mr. Capioni
Winchester Farm
Rea
Lenox
Boston Horse Show Company
Boston
E. T. Stdtesbury
B. m
George Webb
A. H. Fitch
B. m. Mattie Boyce
A. A. Fitch
Roeder Bros
B. ¢. Wood Spark
B. G
Pfirsta Woo
Gertrude Gilbert
Willian Hi. Moore
King Forest
V. Tl
G. M. Gale
Ch. m. Kitty Gray
Ff, Winterbottom
H. C
Ei. m. Norina
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Bostons
Big Cy Young
Chick Stahl
Terris
Gibson
Winter
Tannehill
Harris
Peterson
Willie
Laporte
McGuire
Chesbro
Orth
BIG B. A.A
Mkeever
Cherry Creek
Eney
la Grippe
Andrew Fields
Klein’s
Tremont
Boylston Sts
Gardner
Tremont St
Harrison Ave
Washington St
Eaton
Friend St
Knight's
Court
Hanover Sts
Sawyer
Hollis Sts
Liverpool
LSD Tremont
Elee
Condit
Revere Beach
Wew Nor
Pigoston
Wineia
Frersee
Habu
Wielwen
Tioston
Sie Latoy
Ifm
Sheridan and Evans
the World OF Sport
Diogenes
Myron W. Townsend
Boston Nationals
Tenneyites
the Post
Joe Quest
Charley
Quest
New American Dictionary
Ffport
Stunt
Parlay
Dope
Bingle
Texas Leaguer
Ringer
Rooter
Puller
Gazasus
Piker
Punter
Swat
Olympic Club
the Coast Organization
Happy Old Diogenes
Pennant
Phillies
National
Rush Hospital
Vanderbilt
James Scawager
Plant
Thomas Mack
F. W. Okie
Sweet Wine
Kentucky
Ogden, Waven and Salmon
William II
Moore’s Bugler and
Fife
William Chipchase
R. L. Agassiz
J. A. L. Blake
the Buck
H. W. Baker
Messrs. Riddle
Jenny Lind
J. Hambleton
Joseph Kilgour
H. Wilson
A. Slenny Higginson
H. Baker
Samuel D. Riddle
A. Henry Higginson
C. H. Montebank
Howard Snelling
Br. H. Somers
Trotters
William Pollock
Peter B. Bradley
J. Collins
Henry L. Titer
Riddle
Bonsal
McKachren
Reginald C. Robbins
Torchlight
Patrician
A. Henry Wigginson
Balford
Meadowbrook Farm
Dudley IP
Roger
Flambeau
Twilight
Joseph Wilgour
Starlight
Robert S. Bradley Jr
Evening
Ralph B. Willams
Br. S. Glenwood M
G. Selman
C. A. Campbell
B. S. Alva
W. H
P. B. Wadsworth
B. S. the Attorney
Isaac Sexton
Br. S
Tom Phair
Messrs. Ogden
Victoria
Dr. Selwonk
James Niton
B. G. Fife
Desoris Park Stable
H. C William
Anoadsters
Westchester Farm
Jack Frost
J. Holloway
B. m. Cygnet
S. J. Holloway
B. G. Onerios
B. m. San Toy
LV. T. Roche
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