Brookline High Opens Interscholastic Season With Victory
Brookline High beat Somerville High 5 to 0 at the South End grounds in the opening interscholastic baseball game. Manning pitched well for Brookline, while Teague and fielding miscues by Somerville led to Brookline’s early five runs. Somerville showed effort in the fifth but could not rebound, as Hutchings’s throws were wild and Lyman, Burton, Teague, and Hafford connected for hits. Manning left the field carried by admirers after leading Brookline to the win.
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Brookline High
Somerville High
South End
Bostons
Somerville Boys
Teague
Seaver
Hafford
Brookline
Somervilles
Burton
Lyman
Maning
Hutchings
Lancey
Kernan
Manning
Brooklviites
Somerville
Recheltler
Lewis
Reds Rip Cleveland In Loose Showing At Home
Cincinnati feasted on Cleveland miscues and eight early runs as Young opened strongly. Rhines struggled in the eighth with a hit and three walks, Delehanty doubled in the ninth, and Fisher closed the game after a late rally.Attendance 2920. The score:
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Cincinnaty
Reds
Young
Shearon
Rhinos
Rhines
Smith
Delehanty
Fisher
Wotals
Cleveland
AB R Burkett
Tebeau
Esas
McAteer
P O'Connor
Giesee Sdeeens
O'Meara
Sewer
Levesecsors
Cincinnati
McPhee
Miller
Vaughn
Irwin
Burkett
McKean
Holliday
Ewing
Ith
Connor
O' Connor
O'si
Ara
Ing
Smith McPhee
Emslie
Metropolitans Lose Opening Game at Polo Grounds
In the Atlantic League opener at Polo Grounds the Newarks defeated the Metropolitans. German allowed eight walks and was released ten days later. Whitehill pitched erratically but effective with runners on base. Weather was cloudy and cold with 500 in attendance. Newark 13 base hits to Metropolitans 6. Errors Newark 7 Metropolitans 8.
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York
Polo Grounds
Metropolitans
Newarks
Whitehill
Newark
Jurvasee
Hartford Beats New Haven 7 6 In Tight Finish
Hartford defeats New Haven 7 to 6 in Hartford. Clements steadied late after New Haven threatened with two on base. Gilman of New Haven allowed 11 hits while Hartford racked up 11. Errors: Hartford 2 New Haven 4.
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Hartford
Conn
New Haven
New Havens
Clements
Gilman
Fall River Forfeits Scranton In Baseball Shootout
Fall River defeated Scranton by forfeit after Scranton objected to a umpire decision with the game tied 7 to 10 in the seventh inning. Forfeit score recorded as 9 to 0 to Fall River. Hits and errors tallied for both teams with Lincoln Fitzpatrick Rupert Stim Mell Hess as batteries.
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Fall River
Scranton
Connelly
Incoln
Fitzpatrick
Rupert
Stimmell and
Hess
Amherst Varsity Beats Freshmen In Five Innings
Amherst faced the freshmen at Pratt field in a loosely played five inning game. Captain Gregory sprained a side ligament and is ruled out for the season by his physician. Fletcher will coach the team in the field, with Gregory concentrating on coaching pitchers. Montague from last year’s squad intends to return and bolster the lineup. Final score Varsity nine, Freshmen one.
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Amherst
Pratt Field
Gregory
Fletcher
Montague
Syracuse Eastern League edge over Syracuse University
Syracuse Eastern Leagues beat Syracuse University easily. Box scores show Syracuse Empire 84 and Syracuse University 10 in base hits with errors 2 for Syracuse and 4 for Syracuse University. Game played in Syracuse.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Syracuse University
Ceoees
Syracuse Univ’y
Brockton Edges Providence In Slugfest Despite Absences
In Brockton's home game, missing Nadeau and Hickey, Providence defeated Brockton 9 to 7. The chilly day featured sharp fielding and back to back home runs by Wise and Breckinridge as a highlight.
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Brockton
Nadeau
Hickey
Providence
Wise
Breckinridge
Bowdoin Defeated by Lewiston in 144 to 8 Shootout
Lewiston of the New England League crushed Bowdoin 144 to 8 in a game at Brunswick. Coburn and Lippert starred with the bat while Bowdoin fielded a freshman battery that performed creditably.
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Brunswick
Bowdoin
Lewiston
Coburn and Lippert
Lowell High Beats Haverhill In Varsity Ball Clash
Lowell High School defeated Haverhill High School this afternoon in a ball game held in Haverhill Mass. The final score was 9 to 3 with Lowell taking the win and showcasing strong batting and pitching throughout the contest.
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Lowell High
Haverhill High
Haverhill
Mass
Lowell High School
Haverhill High School
Harvard Nine Departs for Dartmouth Clash
The Harvard nine left Union Station last evening on the 5 p.m. train bound for Hanover to play the Dartmouth team today, signaling the start of an intercollegiate baseball matchup.
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Harvard
Union Station
Hanover
Dartmouth
Forming a League For A C C Baseball Clubs
A meeting of the A C C baseball committee in Cambridgeport led to forming a league. Clubs joining include Press Hyde Park Roxbury Malden Winnisimmet Cambridgeport Mt Washington Eagles and Middlesex. Eligible players must belong to a club before April 6 or have two years prior nine play. Games start June 1 with weekly Saturday matches and a May 8 meeting in Boston to set schedule and rules.
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Middlesex Cycle Club
Cambridgeport
Fred R. Snow
Middlesex Club
G. E. Nayson
The
Maidens
Press
Hyde Park
Roxbury
Malden
Winnisimmet
Mt. Washington
Eagles
Middlesex
Press Cycling Club
Massachusetts Avenue
Boston
Brookline High Sees Potential Pitcher Manning
Brookline High features a promising young pitcher in Manning. Somerville High shows weaknesses in several positions, while clubs touring New England under South Bostons' name have disrupted schedules and harmed local teams.
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Brookline High
Manning
Somerville
New England
South Bostons
Local Teams Seek Games and Top Players in East Coast Circuit
The piece lists South Boston clubs led by James Quigley and various New England teams seeking matchups, with May open dates and contact notes. Xaviers, Pastime Jrs Chelsea, Manhattans of Cambridge, and others announce interest in arranging games, while betting chatter and roster notes on St. Louis No. A, Brooklyn, and league injuries appear.
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South Boston
James Quigley
Eighth Street
Dorchester Avenue
Nolan
Sullivan
Helder
Tom Maguire
James Murphy
Gay
John Slattery
Harkins
Joe Murphy
Xaviers
Mansfields
Quincys
Salem Athletics
James M. Trainor
State Street
City
Jrs
Chelsea
G. Sundown
Wale Street
Manhattans
Cambridge
J. Johnstone
Pleasant Street
Phillies
Jack Ryan
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Griffin
Hugh Duffy
Tommy McCarthy
Mike
Tom
Ginger
Foutz
George Davis
Pfeffer
Gleason
Fuller
Irwin
Connaughton
Harry Davis
Cochins
Zimmer
Charlie Farrell
Bergen
Boston
Holmes
Louisville
Successful three days at Wellington shooting range
Today ends a highly productive three day shoot at Wellington range. 1165 pounds of lead and 118 pounds of powder used. 823 targets broken, 23 clean scores. Winners include Thompson, Puck, Martin, Dickey, Bartlett, and Kennison across multiple known and unknown angle events with the day’s highlight a 20 target match where Davis and Prays led with 19 and 18 respectively.
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Wellington
Dickey
Climax
Davis
Bartlett
Rowe
Martin
le Roy
Eager
Kennison
Strong
Thompson
Puck
Darten
Mills
Heger
Barrett
Grove
Darton
Hager
Barton
Kenmison
Winn
Bond
Strom
Howe
Sanborn
Kenison
S. Wood
Pray
Distance runners plan April 30 three quarter mile clash
BH W Hjertberg and G G Hollander, New York distance stars, are slated for a three-quarter mile race on April 30. Frank Ives, winner of two among Daly’s projected tournaments, returned to New York and discussed a $1080 side match with Ives, backed by Dick Roche and Maurice Daly, though Ives expressed doubts about cushion carroms. regatta plans for Providence Memorial Day event announced, with New Jersey Naval Reserve cutter race added. New Manhattan Athletic Club leases Columbia Oval for next season and Cherry Diamond plans open meetings on the Oval.
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BH. W. Hjertberg
G. G. Hollander
New York
Frank Ives
Maurice Daly
Dick Roche
Schaefer
Ives
Roche
Ito Ives
Boston
Providence
River
Beether
New Jersey Naval Reserve
New Manhattan Athletic Club
Columbia Oval
Cherry Diamond Men of Muscle
Columbia College
Rager Corrish
Victory Looms Over Harvard Georgetown Penn Yale in Relay Carnival
Harvard and Georgetown lead the one mile relay prospects at Franklin Field with Yale and Pennsylvania close. Wefers of Georgetown and Gallagher captaining Harvard's quartet, while Penn faces Sterrett’s hospital setback but aims for strong showing. Yale fields Gerard Garvin Byers Burnett. Penn grapples with injury but hopes for a podium finish.
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Philadelphia
Franklin Field
University of Pennsylvania
Pionship
United States
Harvard
Georgetown
Yale
Bernard J. Wefers
Midge
Gallagher
Jerry Delaney
John Weters
Bernie
Wefers
Lawrence Marvel
Httle
Boston
Gerard
Garvin
Byers
Burnett
Pennsylvania
Sterrett
Boxing Gossip Highlights McCoy Smith May 18 Heavyweight Showdown
Kid McCoy leaves Memphis for New York to train for the May 18 Armory bout with Mysterious Billy Smith. The West champ plans a decisive twenty round fight to claim the world title, while Smith weighs in near McCoy and eyes victory as a career milestone.
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Bosworth
Memphis
New York
Billy Smith
Armory
McCoy
Smith
West Newton Street Armory
Smith Defies Odds in Training For World Title Bout
The article follows boxers Smith McCoy Sears and Murphy through training plans in Nahant and Boston. Smith trains hard after returning from England while Billy and his team prepare. Discussions cover Sears versus Murphy and Connolly’s aims after defeat, with Everhardt debating a lighter match against Walcott as Hodgkins presses for favorable weights.
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Bob Smith
England
Billy
Balmoral
Nahant
Suffolk Athletic Club
Sam Austin
Sammy Kelly
Kelly
Micky Sears
Suffolks
McCoy-Smith
Sears
Boston
New York
Mullins
The
Armory
Johnny Murphy
Murphy
Palmer
Murphy-Barry
Dan Stuart
George Dixon
Billy Smith
Kid McCoy
Mike Sears
Dave Wall
Seddie Connolly
Connolly
Ernst
Brooklyn
Lynn
Dick O’brien
O’brien
Buffalo
Ryan
Dunfee
Walecott
Walcott
Everhardt
Jack
Howie Hodgkins
O'Rourke
Hodgkins
Joe
A. C. M'Kenzie
Dancing to Aid Charity at Orienta Hall
Roxbury youths joined St. Agnes Industrial Aid Society for a charity dance at Orienta Hall. An 8 to 9 pm concert preceded a 9 pm to 2 am dance session with music by Association Orchestra as the hall overflowed with attendees.
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Roxbury
St. Agnes Industrial Aid Society
Orienta Hall
Association Orchestra
Nat Butler Seeks Time Prize, Cyclists Set for New Runs
Nathaniel Butler contests time prizes while finishing sixty fifth in a Dedham road race. Eddie Bald turns pro as women cyclists plan city to New York rides. A Dorchester reader asks about blue laws affecting women cyclists. lawyers note old law lacks cyclist mention. Indoor Chicago meeting planned May 11 to 16 draws top amateurs and professionals. Five new world records fall at Coronado led by Will Evans in multiple events. Melrose and Roxbury clubs mingle in billiards and whist after cycling events. The American Cyclist endorses a skirted bicycle attire with tight elastics for safety and modesty.
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Dedham
Nat
Eddie Bald
New York
Back Bay Park
Scorchers
Sanger
Bald
Post
Annie Maybury
Dorchester
Walleston
Nat Butler
Chicago
W. W. Taxis
Coronado
Cal
Will Evans
Lansing
Mich
Porter
Waltham
Evans
Pickard
Hatton
Pugh
Gerwing
Edwards
Hannahy
Peppin
Hughes
Melrose Athletic Club
Roxbury Bicycle Club
Eaton
Pierce
Melrose
Lloyd
Winnerberger
Roxburys
Melrose People
Jacobs
Roxbury
Melrose Club
The Tire Factory Girl Lizzie Burns in New York
A feature on Lizzie Burns, a tire factory worker in New York, representing about 500 girls employed making bicycle tires. The piece highlights her modest home life in a West Side tenement, her weekly earnings of eight dollars seventy-seven cents, and the balance between work and decorating her home.
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New York
Lizzie Burns
West Side
Lizzie
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