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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1897
Page
3
A newspaper notice offers a one week free consultation with Dr. Liverpool at 238 Tremont Street. It claims extensive cures across many diseases, free medicines while treated, and office hours set in Boston with a promise to diagnose without prior patient input.
Jim Corbett speaks from Boston Theatre dressing room claiming Fitzsimmons unfairly won and demanding another title bout. He notes a thumb injury, disputes claims of defeat, teases a potential four round San Francisco bout, and praises Brady and Julian for past plans.
Prof Shaw of 74 Boylston Street Resten’s Lending Teacher in oxing and wy science claimed by Corbett. Corbett alleges over-coildeve fits and his wife whipped Corbett.
In Philadelphia on April 26 the Phillies blew an 8–5 lead in the ninth as Boston tied the game before darkness halted play. Key moments included Duffy Stahl stealing on strikeouts and Collins delivering a run-scoring single, with Gillen and Lajoie noted for solid defense as Long contributed at short. The game stretched two hours and forty minutes with the grounds closing due to darkness.
Advertisement notes Humphreys No 10 instantly relieves heartburn dyspepsia and indigestion. Sold by druggists for 25 cents. Humphreys Medical Co. New York. Names Shindle Stenzel Griffin Kelley also listed.
St Louis April 26 Hutchinson faced former teammates and was shelled until the seventh inning when Kissenger came on to hold the Browns to two hits and no runs. Weather was perfect and attendance reached 1000 as the Colts took the opening game.
Cincinnati tops Cleveland 6 to 3 in the first game of the season. Ritchey and Sockalexis spark the Reds with notable plays while Cleveland’s bats struggle. Attendance about 3500. Rhines earns the win with three strikeouts, Wilson charged with a walk and Rhines with a wild pitch.
Louisville and Pittsburg battled to a 3-3 draw as darkness halted play in the thirteenth inning after Frazer and Tannehill pitched well. Attendance reached about 2,000 with Clarke Lyons and Werden among the hitters highlighted.
Baltimore suffers first defeat of the season as Brooklyn wins a ten inning contest in Baltimore Maryland on April 26. Anderson singles Griffin sacrifices Shindle doubles to set winning run with rapid fielding highlighted and an attendance of 9518.
Harvard freshmen defeated Worcester Academy 6 to 4 at Soldiers Field. The game was ragged though close with weak batting and slow base running. Edmunds and Farrington starred for Harvard while Baker and Hersey led Worcester. a notable double play on a Barker hit featured Foster to Farrington.
An old classified ad lists Razors Wide and Butcher J Crooks F Reynolds offering genuine best grade six inch razors and pladed halves with prices 48 cents and 20 cents. It mentions ragors strops 18 cents and sharpeners 20 cents. John Bestgen at 980 Washington next to the Columbia Theatre is open in evenings.
George Dixon of Boston outpointed Johnny Griffin of Braintree over twenty rounds at 128 pounds at the Broadway Athletic Club. Dixon landed more clean blows, pressured Griffin throughout, and secured the decision after a hard early exchange and late-round flurries.
At the Quaker City A C arena Peter Maher overwhelmed Steve O Donnell, nearly knocking him out in the sixth round. The earlier rounds saw Maher press the pace with sharp combinations and O Donnell struggle to answer.
Prof Shaw urged one more round after the third as Corbett boxed before a vast Boston crowd far above any post Sullivan bout. Maher and O Donnell, Doherty over Harris, McCloskey with Cleary in a draw, McMahon over Farley, and Jallihan against Simmister also featured in six round bouts.
In New York on April 26 Jimmy Handler of Newark defeated Charlie Johnson of Philadelphia after a close battle through the fourteenth round. The referee deemed Handler the better man from the fourteenth to the twentieth and awarded him the decision. Prelims saw Jimmy Gorman draw Eddie Vaughn at 108 pounds while Jack Burge was knocked out by Billy Moore in 128 pounds.
Managers for Peter Maher and Tom Sharkey agreed to stage a bout between May 25 and June 10 in the New York area with a $10,000 purse.
Canadian boxer Jack Crawford defeated Joe Dunfee of Syracuse in three brisk rounds at an Albany area bout held in Buffalo New York.
Justice of the Peace Sloan discharged Leslie Pearce and all other defendants arrested after the boxing card at the Olympic Club in Athens last Tuesday night. Billy Vernon or Vollmer of Haverstraw New York was knocked out in the fourteenth round and died two days later.
London report says American boxer Fred Morris was defeated by challenger Dido Plum over ten rounds at catchweights in a National Sporting Club bout on April 26. Plum scored the decisive points as Morris faded late.
The Daughters of Eirinn Division 1 AOH Chelsea hosted a grand concert and social in Granite Hall last evening. Mrs D C Finlay led as floor director with Miss Annie Buttimer and a capable staff assisting. The grand march featured Nora O Sullivan and Robert Landers among about 150 couples.
Managers Wilson and Garvey of the Garryowens Cambridge with Captain O Day of the O Connells met at the Post last night and discussed a June 17 clash. A club meeting is set for Sunday to appoint a committee to finalize arrangements with the O Connells. The previous December meeting at Somerville Y M C A ended in a draw, with a fierce state championship rivalry likely for about 100 dollars a side and winner receiving 75 percent of gate receipts.
Joe Maguire of Bradford plans an entry for the Harlem regatta on May 31 with a noted 106 yards in 935 seconds. The Garryowen Gaelic football second team seeks strong opponents in the State. Talks of a Worcester regatta on July 19 or 23. Entries for the Country Club running meeting close May 15. principal weights will be listed two days prior. Stables to watch include Mr. Chambler, P. S. P. Randolph, and Father Bill Daly. Messages await Captain William Daly and Howie Hodgkins.
In Charlottesville on April 26, the University of Virginia baseball team beat the University of North Carolina 10 to 4 to capture the South championship.
This afternoon Harvard College will play Boston University on Holmes Field. The game will be called at 4 o clock.
The Duquesne Mfg Co advertises the Maquesne Special bicycle boasting an automatic brake. It claims instant automatic braking via back-pedal pressure, adjustable by screw, with no unattractive attachments and easy deactivation. Catalogue available. offer includes trials and ride demonstrations.
Ground broken at the Apollo gardens in Roxbury for a ten lap bicycle track to be completed by May. The fourteen foot wide, saucer edged oval will have a 100 foot straightaway for six runners, a central tennis area, and space for field events.
In New Bedford on April 2 the disappearance of William D. Howland remains unexplained. Witnesses claim to have seen him Friday afternoon or evening at various city locations, with police canvassing leads. No body found as dredging continues. Rewards and meetings follow, with officials reporting mixed assessments of the mills' condition.
The Bostonian Cycle Club announces a May 19 event at Charles River Park with a 7 45 band concert and 8 10 fireworks and cycle races. The program includes several mile races, a tandem handicap, a match between Nat Butler and Frank Rowe, and feats by Fred St Onge with wheel checking available. This marks the first electric light race meet by a women’s cycling club.
Workmen install arc electric lights at Charles River Park for upcoming lighted track meets. Manager Harry E Lucker plans summer events. lights spaced forty feet apart to illuminate the entire course. Boston-style lighting would cover 912 miles of track.
Lively Revere town meeting last evening chose Senator Albert S. Burnham as moderator after a long vote. The assembly defeated Article 21 to set eight hour highway department wages at $2. The main discussion focused on a town hall report and a proposed $80,000 site and building project, with contention over site choice and committee work.
The Easter party of the Roxbury Catholic Association linked to the Church of the Blessed Sacrament was held in Columbia Hall. The hall was decorated with flags bunting and national emblems. The Park Orchestra played as dancers moved under palm props with the grand march leading at 9 o clock by Floor Director James A Desmond and Miss Lizule Mealley.
The BAA Ladies Day program for April 30 features events such as invitation high jump, vaulting horse competition, running high jump for junior members, sparring with Galvin brothers and Prof O Connell, Indian club and saber demonstrations, battle ball and dueling swords. Notable participants include M Pierre Guiot Atherton Brownell J T Williams J J Tracy Professor Nondelle Signor Buonluirt Sabres and others.
Harvard faces Brown in Providence this afternoon in the season’s first meeting. Last year the series was 2 ties with a win each, and Brown beat Yale, signaling a strong lineup this year. The Harvard squad is nearly the same as last season, promising an unusually keen contest.
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