Boxing rumors swirl as O'Brien McCoy bout pending refunds
Reports at the Revere House say O'Brien backer will post forfeit and signing papers while Blanchard refuses deposits amid club legal issues. Suffolk Club funds pledged to guarantee match. side wager exists. Baltimore Sun notes a brutal eight round Gans bout. New Manhatten Athletic Club eyeing May 7 cards. Ed Holske linked to Suffolk Club. London Mirror of Life accuses O'Brien bout of fraud. Holske discharged.
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O’brien-Mccoy
Revere House
O'Brien
Jim Wright
Suffolks
David H. Blanchard
A. W. Cooke
Dick O'Brien
McCoy
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Jack Wilkes
O’brien
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James W. Westcott
Suffolk Club
Coney Island
Boston
Baltimore Sun
Kentucky Rosebud
Joseph Gans
Maryland
Baltimore
Gans
Rosebud
Bud
New Manhattan Athletic Club
New York
Dick Moore
Joe Dunfee
Mike Sears
Bob Cunningham
Tommy Carter
Henry S. Horan
South Boston
Ed Holske
Craig
Jem Smith
London Mirror of Life
Craig O'Brien
Mirror of Life
Holske
John J
Quinn
O'Donnell
Jake Kilrain
Peter Maher
Steve
Spider
Lumbian R. A
Joe Mullen
Vigilant Home Again From Transatlantic Run
The Vigilant returns to Sandy Hook after an eastward voyage with full sails and a fast crossing. Captain Barr notes favorable winds and a best day run of 270 miles from April 20 to 21 while anchoring off Bay Ridge.
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Sandy Hook
N. J
New York
Barr
Nantucket
Bay Ridge
Wright & Ditson Ball Chosen as Official Tennis Ball
Wright & Ditson Championship Ball was adopted as the 1895 official ball by the United States National Lawn Tennis Association. The letter from secretary Joseph T. Whittelsey confirms the selection, noting the ball’s adoption by other associations and Wright & Ditson’s strong manufacturing reputation.
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America
Wright & Ditson
United States
National Lawn Tennis Association
Joseph T. Whittelsey
National Lawn Tennis Association of the
Messrs
Boston
Mass
United States National Lawn Tennis Association
Intercollegiate Association
Southern
Canadian Lawn Tennis Association
Lawn Tennis Association
Intercollegiate Lawn Tennis Association
South Boston Y C fixtures announced for season
The South Boston Yacht Club releases the season schedule with open regatta on May 30 Memorial Day events June 8 and June 15 championship race on June 8 and 15 runs to Marblehead Gloucester Back River and Paddock’s dates August 10 25 and a moonlight sail likely in July
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South Boston Yacht Club
Marblehead
Gloucester
Back River
Paddock’s
Boston Baltimore Game Postponed by Rain
The Boston Baltimore game was postponed on account of rain. Philadelphia New York and Brooklyn Washington games also faced rain delays as reported from New York and Washington.
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Baltimore
New York
Washington
Browns Trounce Hawley Behind Breitenstein’s Gem
St Louis blanked Hawley’s teams until the eighth as Breitenstein pitched championship ball. Hawley homered in the ninth to bring a runner home, but Pittsburg never caught up. Attendance 2000. final score St Louis 3 Pittsburg 6.
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ST. Louis
Hawley
Browns
Breitenstein
Pirate
Pittsburg
Peitz
Sugden and
Mack
Cleveland Dominate Louisville In Slow Baseball Duel
Cleveland hitters pounded the Louisville pitching with 20 hits and a 19 to 8 victory. Glasscock and Childs hit home runs as Cleveland batted around and built a wide lead while Louisville used three pitchers and two catchers in a fielding plagued game. Attendance 600.
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Cleveland
Louisvilles
Cuppy
Glasscock
Childs
O’connor
McDermott
Knall
Wadsworth
Cate
Zahner
Cincinnati shuts out Chicago in tight pitchers duel
Cincinnati defeated Chicago 4 to 0 as pitchers Griffith and Dwyer excelled. Griffith hit Miller in the fifth, striking him three times with the ball on the head and was severely disciplined. Attendance reported at 2,923 with Cincinnati errors 1 and Chicago errors 6.
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Cincinnati
CinciNnati Today
Chicago
Griffith
Dwyer
Miller
Merritt
Moran
Eastern League Opening in Providence Rally Delights Crowd
Providence opens the Eastern League season at Adelaide Park with 3000 fans as Governor raises the pennant and Providence defeats Buffalo 5 to 3 in a tight game. Sam Wise and Jim Fields homer, while Buffalo fights hard but falls short.
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Adelaide Park
Buffalo Club
Buffalos
Sam Wise
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C.ficccassesecuce
Dixon
Knight
Mae
Sayers
Cooney
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McAuley
Rudderham
Clymer
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Bottenus
J. Shearon
Buffalo
Wise
Field
Rogers
Shearon
Murray
Togers
Bottems
Mene Field
Vickery
Hurst
Eastern League opener in Scranton ends in rain delay
Scranton hosts Syracuse in an attempt to finish a marathon 13 inning battle as Brown and Barnett duel on the mound. Rain holds off until the 11th and 13th innings, with Scranton falling short 4 to 4. Brown and Barnett lead a pitching duel amid a 2500 crowd.
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Scranton
Penn
Brown
Barnett
Ward
Brady
Syracuse
Errora
Rogers
Hess
Springfield Opens Eastern League With 18-4 Win Over Toronto
Springfield built a 18 to 4 victory over Toronto as Callahan pitched well, holding the visitors to four hits and homering once. Shannon made a clutch defensive play in the final inning. Attendance reached about 2000 as Springfield scored early and often in the season opener.
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Springfield
Toronto
Callahan
Crane
Shannon
Grenson
Crane and Lake
Wilkesbarre Opens Eastern League Season With Win
Wilkesbarre defeated Rochester 5 to 3 after a drizzly afternoon in the opening game of the Eastern League championship season. Wilkesbarre pounded Harper for 15 hits but left several runners on base due to risky base running. Umpire Gaffney was praised for superb calls as Campfield Diggins and Harper Wente supplied the batteries.
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Wilkesbarre
Penn
Harper
Gaffney
Rochester
Campfield
Diggins
Harper and Wente
Official Ball for 1895 and New Bedford Portland Baseball Match
Official ball for 1895 adopted by major lawn tennis associations mentioned along with Wright and Ditson. A city parade precedes the game led by ex mayor Brownell. New Bedford beat Portland 9 to 6 with 9 hits and 1 error for New Bedford and 5 hits and 1 error for Portland.
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Brownell
Mellor Shines as Pawtucket Ties Bangor in Season Opener
Nearly 1000 fans attend the first league game in Pawtucket Rhode Island. Bangor beats Pawtucket 9 to 4 in errors 2 to 4 as Mellor and Yeager contribute in a competitive opener. Wheeler and Hayes duel Mellor Meakin at the plate.
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R. I
Ba?zon
Mellor
Bangor
Wheeler and Hayes
Meakin and Yeager
Brockton Beats Augusta on Strong Batting and Errors
Brockton defeated Augusta 9 to 6 in a game noted for superior batting and visitors loose fielding. Willis and Doherty hit the season’s first home runs. Brockton had 16 hits, Augusta 8, with 3 and 5 errors respectively. Batteries Riley Drinkwater Lawson and Tierney Larocque Kelly.
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Augusta
Willis
Doherty
Riley
Drinkwater
Lawson
Tierney
Larocque
Kelly
Fall River Defeats Lewiston In Home Baseball Tilt
Fall River wins 13 to 6 over Lewiston with Klobedanz on the mound and Reagan solid for Lewiston. Fall River scores include a six run seventh inning while errors are tied at three apiece.
Lawrence Wins Fourth Straight On Home Grounds
Lawrence defeats South Boston 13 to 10 in a high scoring game. McKeever Nolan and Foley homered for South Boston. Nolan hit over center field. Lawrence shows nine hits and seven errors while South Boston records fourteen hits and thirteen errors. Pitchers Burke Sullivan Lampe and M Burke duelled with Dunn McLeod and Nolan.
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South Boston
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Nolan
Foley
J. Burke
Sullivan
Lampe
M. Burke
Dunn
McLeod
Tufts College Nines Slug It Out With Nashua Club
In Nashua on April 29 the Tufts College nine faced the Nashua Club at Kinsley street grounds before 200 spectators. A high scoring opener gave way to a pitching and batting slugfest, with Crolins for Tufts and Ryan for Nashua hit hard. Delaney debuted for Nashua at short, while Pidgeon’s umpiring was protested by Tufts and Birmingham replaced him. Final scores show Nashua 6 Tufts 4 in a game marred by errors and base hits totals Nashua 21 Tufts 12.
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N. H
Tufts College
Kinsley Street
Crolins
Tufts
Ryan
Delaney
Pidgeon
Birmingham
Bierhinger
Russell
Foss
Princeton Defeats Cornell In Close Baseball Contest
Princeton defeated Cornell in a well played game 6 to 5 after taking the lead in the eighth inning. Altman and Williams powered Princeton while Smith and Hamlin guarded Cornell. The game was played in Ithaca, N Y.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Princeton
Cornell
Altman
Williams
Smith and Hamlin
Rain Stops Brown and Penn Ball Game in Philadelphia
Rain postponed the Brown University of Pennsylvania baseball game in Philadelphia on April 29. Weather halted play and delayed the matchup between Brown and Penn.
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BROWN
PENN
Philadelphia
Brown University of Pennsylvania
Among the Players in Western Baseball Tour News
The New Yorks will take fourteen players on the Western trip including Murphy and Bannon. Tom Lovett signs with Providence. Cincinnati outfielder Miller owns an oil farm at Cygnet and newspapers interest matters. Dad Clarke seeks release from New York after over a year on the bench. Browning recounts a $1500 display and a later attempted robbery of his mother’s home. his sister warned off the intruders. Ed Crane may rejoin Eastern League hitters if in form. Elton Chamberlin joins Cleveland on May 1. Hudson also joins. Weyhing sent home by Philadelphia to locate the plate. Allentown eyes Mulvey from Brooklyn with Byrnes’ consent possible. Roxburys plan a July 15 Maine Vermont tour. seek semi-professional teams. they have Mudge and Eldrarcher. Address James E Husson, Box 1340, Boston. Boston Blues seek a strong team for May 4 with guaranteed pay. The Boston roster includes McDevitt, McGeary, Nieland, Buckley, Eldracher, Mathews, Marks, Smith, Brown. Address James Buckley, it Falmouth street, Boston.
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Murphy
Bannon
Tom Lovett
Pete Browing
Browning
Miss Browning
Ed Crane
Toronto
Elton Chamberlin
Cincinnatis
Cleveland
Hudson
Bostons
Weyhing
Philadelphia
Allentown
Mulvey
Brooklyn
Byrnes
Roxburys
Maine
Vermont
Mudge
Eldracher
James E. Husson
Boston
Boston Blues
McDevitt
McGeary
Nieland
Buckley
Mathews
Marks
Smith
Brown
James Buckley
Falmouth Street
Linscott road race entries boast record field
The Linscott road race attracts nearly 200 riders led by F. A. Warren of Malden and many others from Boston Chelsea Roxbury and Newark. The article lists a long entrant roster and notes handicaps and prize plans for Asbury Park Wheelmen national meet events July 11 to 13 with detailed race schedules.
Track plans and new athletic association outlined at club meeting
Press Cycling Club heard E C Hodges and B A Isfort discuss the Charles River Athletic Association push to build a new track beyond Harvard Bridge. Judge Dean spoke. a granolithic track is unlikely this year but a fast track may be laid within six weeks. Swett brothers and local rides for the season were noted.
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Braman
Press Cycling Club
Charles River Athletic Association
Harvard Bridge
B. A. Isfort
Fourdrinier
J. S. Dean
Bradstreet
Waltham
Hodges
Association of
Cleveland
Ohio
Ernest Swett
Norway
L. P. Swett
E. A. Reynolds
The
Miss Blakeney
Mattapan Road Club
Park System and Reservoir
Boston
Brockton
Lake Massapong
Framingham
Nantasket
Asbury Park
Joyful Bicycle Ride From Roxbury To Waltham
YDOLEM N. RYDER recalls a cycling trip from Roxbury to Waltham noting smooth roads from Cabot street to Commonwealth avenue and Coolidge's Corner. After a stop at Crescent Hotel and Riverview, he bikes back with a companion in one hour ten minutes.
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Waltham
Washington
Cabot Street
Tremont Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Commonwealth Avenue
Coolidge’s Corner
Mill Dam
Brookline
Allston
Brighton
Watertown
Crescent Hotel
Riverview
Norumbega
Ydolem N. Ryder
Bicycle dealers and agencies offer varied wheels for rent or sale
Mr. Moseley rents leading bicycle makes for 3.50 per week or 10 per month from three Boston area agencies at Central square Cambridgeport Union square Somerville and Davis square West Somerville. Prominent makers include Wolff American Monarch and Massasoit Chandler Barber Singer Co New England Shattuck Columbias and Eagle. second hand wheels and bargains are widely advertised with prices ranging up to 90 for high end models.
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Central Square
Cambridgeport
Union Square
Somerville
Davis Square
West Somerville
Horace Partridge Company
Bicycle Trips Contest Seeks Descriptions Near Boston
The Post offers prizes of 25 15 and 10 for the three best bicycle trip descriptions within 100 miles of Boston. Submissions should give clear routings usable by riders, may include maps or diagrams, and can be illustrated with Kodak views. Limit 1600 words and include name and address.
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The
Post
Boston
Massachusetts
Sheowne
The New Poker Deck Improves Fifty Two Card Pack
The New York Herald notes a reform to poker adding three cards to a sixty card deck. Eight players can now play with twenty cards in the pack, with eleven and twelve becoming new high ranks. The change aims to curb unsociableness and extend play while testing fortune and temper.
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New York Herald
Pharaoh L
True
Lee Bing Nam, the Chinese Samson, reported in Washington
New York April 29 Lee Bing Nam a famed Chinese strongman was said to have gone to Washington after failing to arrive in New York yesterday. Reports describe his strength feats rice diet and odd training including lifting two tons with his fist and a 600 pound salt lump.
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New York
Lee Bing Nam
Washington
Baltimore
Corbett
Latham Defeats Saunders in Court Tennis at Lords
In London on April 29 the postponed court tennis match for the champion title featured Charles Saunders of Princes Club and P W Latham of Queens Club. Latham won four straight sets 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-2 in front of a large crowd. The match was spirited and surprised spectators with Latham’s ease. Play resumes Wednesday.
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Charles Saunders
Princes Club
P. W. Latham
Queens Club
West Kensington
Lords
Latham
Saunders
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