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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1903
Page
4
A Boston advert describes Savor coffee as a healthful palatable drink with aroma of moka and java. It claims to aid digestion and curb coffee habit a, noting it is made by The Savor Food and Coffee Co New York and sold by Weeks and Company New York through local grocers.
Lawrence won the opening game at Glen Forrest 9 to 8 over Manchester. Key players and batteries included Ross, Klobedanz, Kussmann, Bevier for Lawrence and Trumbull, McLoud, Hoar, Page for Manchester. Time 65 minutes. attendance about 800.
Boston College preparatory team defeated Natick High School yesterday morning at Boston College grounds. Steady teamwork led BC Prep to victory with a final spread noted in the readable scores and a strong early effort from both sides.
Weddell struck out and Farrell made a hair-raising catch of Hartsell's high foul. The report continues from the first page detailing early season action and standout plays.
Philadelphia and Boston tied 3 3 at end of regulation as Mitchell and Thomas pace the Phillies. Boston rallies later but Philadelphia wins 10 7 in a wild seventh inning. early errors and key hits by Abbaticchio Hulswitt Zimmer and Barry fuel Philadelphia’s late surge before a large crowd.
In a high scoring duel, Philadelphia surged back from six runs down to tie the game in the seventh. Seybold delivered a go ahead triple then Pickering singled, and late runs helped the Athletics edge ahead before final outs.
Three good bouts drew a large Lenox A C crowd. The feature card failed to appear as Johnny Burns arranged to box elsewhere, but the rest delivered brisk six round action. O'Brien and Fitzgerald drew, Griffin beat Moran, Bernstein defeated Manning in six rounds.
The afternoon match featured a loose, lively pace with Philadelphia edging Boston 10 to 4. Willis muted the Boston attack in the early innings while Mitchell held Boston steady for much of the game. Philadelphia pulled ahead with timely hitting and errors by Boston in the later frames, led by Thomas and Wolverton and aided by Abbaticchio and Cooley.
Spring fatigue blamed on stomach and organs, Iron Ox Tablets marketed as a gentle tonic and laxative. The ad claims long term bodily rebuilding without harsh shocks, sold in a pocket case for 25 cents or by mail from the Iron Ox Remedy Co of Detroit Michigan.
Philadelphia plays Boston, New York faces Brooklyn, Cincinnati meets Chicago, and St. Louis travels to Pittsburgh in today’s NL schedule.
About 3000 fans watched Tufts defeat the Wellingtons 6 to 4 at Dunbar avenue as Tufts rallied in the eighth inning to take the lead. Simon starred with sensational fielding while Johnston also shone. Cannell and McLaughlin led batting for their teams as Fleming and Brown pitched solidly.
Fall River builds early offense in an exhibition game against Providence Eastern League team. Providence wins 6 to 6 with strong pitching from Conn Gray and McKenna for Fall River and Morgan Yeager Ward for Providence.
Stoneham beat Strandways of South Boston 10 to 2 yesterday afternoon. In the forenoon Stoneham High lost to Tech sophomores 16 to 10.
Across several matches listed, Allston-Commonwealth A A routed Langley Burr Co 7 to 4 while Malden-Belmont A A topped St Marys Centres 11 to 4 and Maplewoods 8. Everett-Everett A A defeated Roxbury 16 to 1. Brighton-Allston beat Medford 10 to 3. Baltimore New York Americans won 4 to 0 over Baltimore Eastern. Georgetown over Washington 6 to 2. M street playground Boston Jewellers lost to South Boston 18 to 15.
Wakefield High School defeated Ballou and Hobigand at Wakefield yesterday in an exciting high school basketball contest. The scoring details are unclear due to garbled text.
A large crowd watched Cambridge High beat Brookline High in a fast paced morning game. Cambridge scored four runs in the ninth inning off Cook after relief by Lincoln, securing an 11 to 4 victory.
Haverhill defeated South Groveland 5 to 2 at home. Scoring details show Haverhill with key hits and pitching by Swope Langard Guess and Curtis. Groveland managed runs with Rollins and Sweetland on the mound for the visitors.
Manchester defeated Lawrence 10 to 7 in an afternoon exhibition game. The scoring line shows Manchester with goals in the listed innings while Lawrence struggled to respond.
In Williamstown on April 20 Westervelt of Williams pitched well but Brown won 6 to 2 due to stronger offense and steady fielding. Brown took early lead with a sharp start and maintained advantage through the game despite limited support in the first innings.
Jack O Keefe of Chicago failed to appear at the Criterion A C Hippodrome show. Johnny Burns of New York substituted and was outmatched by Jimmy Gardner who dominated the bout. Earlier preliminaries featured Tommy Daley stopping Jerry Maher in five rounds and a five round draw between George McCarthy and Billy Payne.
Several strong contests at the Sarsfield A C boxing meeting last night featured wins for Brennan over Keough in four rounds and Mellody over Dommineau in three. Coppinger and Epps drew, Collins and Murray drew after six rounds, while Devine sparred Kelliher for one round.
At Meadow Brook Golf Links this afternoon the Class A winners were W. B. Livermore and T. C. Carleton. Class B victors were R. W. Francis and H. L. Dane.
Medford on April 20. E. T. Sturgis won the Medford Golf Club handicap stroke event with a net 71 and a plus-23 score.
The Lexington Golf Club opened its season with a morning team match between resident and secretary teams, won by the secretary's side. In the afternoon a mixed foursome handicap stroke contest crowned winners Mrs. George Whiting and G. L. Gilmore.
At the South Fields Golf Club on Patriots Day cup matches were held. EB D Jones won the best net cup and G D Rogers won the best gross. In the afternoon W S Perry captured the Patriots Day cup with R A Day taking the consolation cup and A L Lougee earning the cheerful duffers cup.
The handicap stroke event at Oakley in Newton on April 20 was won by N. W. Tilton. A. L. Ripley and J. G. Thorp tied for lowest gross score with 85.
George O. Currier Jr. won the 18 hole members handicap medal play at Norfolk Golf Club Islington on Apr 20. The event was contested as part of the club's handicap competition.
President Roosevelt has nearly completed his Yellowstone Park tour. He visited Fire Hole Geyser Basin and plans to go to Norris and the Grand Canyon before returning to post headquarters midweek.
Jack O'Brien the Philadelphia middleweight and Joe Walcott the Boston welterweight fought ten rounds to a draw at the Grand Theatre before a large Health and Physical Culture Club crowd. Referee Rube Waddell oversaw a clean but lively bout with both men aggressive and fast, notable for O'Brien's defense and Walcott's reach. The card included three fast preliminaries and capped by Sheehan beating O'Brien on points in six rounds.
The first performance of The Song of the Seashell, a comic opera written and composed by Boston society figures, opened at the Bijou Theatre to support the New England Peabody Home for Crippled Children. Mrs L. E. Orth’s tuneful score earned praise. Miss Carrie Hooker led solos with an excellent voice as the principal, and a trio of Guy Sheriff, Alonzo Price, and Ralph Taylor provided the comic work.
At Newton Centre Golf Club on Patriots' Day, a handicap stroke competition produced the four lowest gross scores to qualify for match play. Winners were J. B. Chase, S. A. Shannon and Henry Haynie.
Concord on April 20 marked the opening of the Concord Golf Club with an 18 hole handicap medal event. Wightman posted the best net of 82 while Ballou and Hosmer tied for best gross at 92. T. L. Allen defeated B. E. Jones in the driving match and Dr. Braley beat H. W. Hosmer in the putting contest.
The British Army and Navy Veterans hold a smoking concert at the American House for their seventh anniversary with nearly 500 attendees. Notables include Colonel Walker, Captain Lom bard, and British Consul Keating, as drums and brass echo patriotic tunes. Lt Col Courtenay opens, and Sgt Major Chivers receives a silver sword amid cheers.
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