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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1896

Page

3

High Scores In Boston Bowling Match Ends In Big BA A Win

In the Amateur Bowling League of Boston and vicinity at Exeter street clubhouse last night the B A A defeated Charlestown by 81 pins, 2605 to 2524. Boston supporters rose to cheer as BA A started strong, Charlestown rallied, and final string drama put BA A ahead despite Charlestown late strikes.

B. A. A.charlestown Boston Exeter Street Charlestown Hill Lodge Fuller Legate Marston Rock Elm

Somersets Win Big In Rexford Alleys Match

In Rexford alleys last night the Associated Cycling series saw the Somersets defeat Captain Muayson’s team by nearly 300 pins. Roslindale edged Middlesex by three pins in the other pairing, as scores remain to be tallied.

Somerset Roslindale Rexford Alleys Somersets Muayson Middlesex

Suffolk Cycle Scores in Suburban League Bowling

In the Hub alleys last night Charlestown C. C. and Suffolk of Chelsea won bowling games for the Suffolk Suburban League. New teams showed remarkably good rolling. Scores followed.

Suffolk Charlestown C. C Chelsea

Interclub honors split in Newtowne Kernwood clash

In North Cambridge the Newtowne and Kernwood clubs split events. Newtowne won bowling 280 to 209 led by Jouett at 516. Kernwood took billiards 272 to 22 while Newtowne edged pool 107 to 100. Whist was a draw.

Newtowne Kernwood North Cambridge Jouett Newtownes

Pure California Wines and Beverages Sale Listing

A local sale offers one gallon of Pure California Wines, four assorted bottles, with items labeled Blanchamrd and Varrar and references to Deck Square and Faveull Mall Square.

California Blanchamrd & Varrar

Fitzsimmons Sharkey Bout Divides Boston Sporting Figures

Local sports voices debate the Fitzsimmons Sharkey decision with claims of fouling and biased judging. Sullivan argues foul play justified a loss for Fitzsimmons. Daly doubts a full ten rounds would have changed the verdict. Kaveney criticizes the outcome as lowering boxing standards.

Bob” Fitzsimmons Tom Sharkey Fitz the Post John S. Sullivan Fitzsimmons Sharkey William Daly, Jr Frank Kaveney Mike Kearney the Cushing House America Paddy Doherty D. J. Lynch Boston

Fitzsimmons Benefit at Rush Street Theatre

Fitzsimmons staged a benefit in San Francisco sparring three rounds with a training partner. He alleged foul play and fixed decisions, claiming Earp and National Sporting Club officials were involved. He filed suit to recover the $10,000 purse as the bank declined to cash the club’s check amid an injunction.

San Francisco Fitzsimmons Rush Street Earp Sharkey National Sporting Club Fitz Anglo-California Bank Thomas Sharkey John Doe Richard Doe National Athletic Club National Club

Ryan declines to fight in Frisco says contest with Corbett off

Syracuse New York Dec 3 Tommy Ryan world welterweight champion refuses to fight in San Francisco over treatment Fitzsimmons received against Sharkey. He will agree to meet Young Corbett in any other bout.

Syracuse N. Y Tommy Ryan Young Corbett Grena San Francisco Fitzsimmons Sharkey Ryan

National Sporting Club to stage Sharkey Fitzsimmons bout in London

The National Sporting Club announces a 20 round contest between Sharkey and Fitzsimmons to be held in its arena in London. The purse for the bout is to be offered by the club.

London The National Sporting Club Sharkey Fitzsimmons

Moore Defeats Ulman In 20 Round Fight

Dick Moore of St Paul outpointed Abe Ulman of Baltimore in a hotly contested 20round bout before 1500 spectators at the Eureka Athletic Club. Moore led late and earned the decision over Ulman in Baltimore on December 3.

Baltimore Dick Moore St. Paul Abe Ulman Eureka Athletic Club Moore

North Fiske Co Beats Walker Stetson Sawyer 112 Pins

In Casino alleys last night North Fiske Co defeated Walker Stetson Sawyer by 112 pins in a Mercantile League match. The Nine Hundred and Ninety-ninth Artillery Association and the Jeffries of East Boston clashed in Charlestown. battery wins across billiards pool and whist, with Jeffries taking most high scores. Bowling results incomplete.

The North, Fiske & Co Walker, Stetson, Sawyer Nine Hundred and Ninety-ninth Artillery Association Jeffries East Boston Main Street Charlestown

Commercials Defeat Centrals At Home In Thrilling Comeback

The Commercial team triumphed over the Centrals on their home lanes last night. Centrals led by five pins in the first string and twenty in the second, but the Commercials surged in the final string to win by eighty pins.

Centrals

City Hall Boston Sets Duck Pins High Score in Fall River

On December 3 in Fall River the City Hall team from Boston rolled the highest duck pins score ever made here, defeating the Centrals 1384 to 1256.

Fall River City Hall Boston Centrals

Melrose-Salem Bowling Club Listed Location

At Melrose-Salem Bowling Club, 3461, Highlands of Melrose, 2406.

Melrose Salem Highlands of

Perkins's Crew Fastest In Harvard Eights Trial

Lehmann coaches two Harvard eight crews assembled yesterday for trial rows on the Charles. Perkins's crew showed a longer swing and cleaner hands in even starts with Lehmann present. Tomorrow afternoon the race starts at 12 30 with light work done today. tug leaves West Boston bridge at noon to reach the start.

Harvard Perkins Mr. Lehmann Professor Morgan Mumford A. Crocker

Bicycle notes signal social season of Boston cycling clubs

A crop of ball tickets shows Boston cycling clubs kicking off social season with receptions and dances at Tremont Hall and People's Hall. Upcoming events include Charlestown and Cambridgeport balls, with more dates set into January and February across multiple clubs.

Tremont Hall Tremont Theatre Bostonian Cycle Club People's Institute People’s Hall Tremont Street Charlestown C. C Monument Hall Charlestown Middlesex Cycle Club Union Hall Cambridgeport Long Bridge Chelsea Lincoln Hall Chelsea Cycle Club Billy’ Fetz Cambridgeport C. C Metropolitan Wheelmen Massachusetts B. C Cotillon Hall Cook White Branch W. C. Skillinger Isaac B. Potter New York League Boston American Waltham Manufacturing Company Dudley Bussey Pope Manufacturing Company Chicago Pope Company Columbia

Stallings to Manage Phillies Next Season

Detroit baseball figure George T. Stallings will manage the Philadelphia Phillies next season. The note comes with a roundup of sports and racing news including Village Farm horses’ 92 races with 68 money finishes, trainer McHenry’s Kentucky Futurity winner Rose Croix, and Sister Alice a promising 2 year old filly.

George T. Stallings Detroit Phillies Village Farm McHenry Rose Croix Baron Wilkes Alice Riley Grannan San Francisco Wiley Woodruff U. of P Boston Cricket Club Young's Enoch Wishard Carnero Candlemas John Isola Mt. Sterling Muncie Ind Rusie Freedman Meekin Giants Annie Patchen Jupe Peter Maher New York England

Anti Lomasney Meeting in Faneuil Hall Sparks Rhetoric

A West End Hebrew Educational Club meeting in Faneuil Hall Brooklyn? Boston? Faneuil Hall drew about 150 as members urged Ward 8 Hebrew voters to back the Republican ticket. Speakers blasted Alderman Barry and Lomasney, praised the GOP ticket, and pledged to publish resolutions citywide.

Faneuil Hall West End Republican Party West End Hebrew Educational Association Ward 8 Hebrews Boston Lomasney Henry Gediman Democratic Party Educational Club Fleischer Brophy William Berwin Common Council William Towle Party of City Hall Ity Hall I’. Roth Towle Lena Francis H. Krebs Messrs Barry Mesars Aaron Pinskofsky Simon Alexander

Knights of Labor Ball at Odd Fellows Hall Dec 8

The tenth annual hall of Benjamin Franklin Assembly No. 5463 of the Knights of Labor for sanitary and street cleaning department employees will be held at Odd Fellows Hall on Tuesday evening, December 8.

Benjamin Franklin Assembly K. of L Sanitary and Street Cleaning Department Odd Fellows’ Hall

Ruling in Bonita case marks key date issue by NTA board

The National Trotting Association board convened at Murray Hill Hotel and, after six hours, issued major rulings on numerous cases. Among notable actions were suspensions and reinstatements for Wallingford, Matty, Ryerson, Hossack, and others, with decisions on fines, appeals, and remittances. The bench reserved further executive session to continue at 10 a.m. the next day.

New York Board of Review National Trotting Association Murray Hill Frank Wallingford Boston Frank Matty Syracuse N. Y George M Victor L Zeno Ira Ryerson Goshen Taylorson Tryon George Hossack Colorado Springs Mary Gift John G. Taylor Chebanz, Ill Jack Curry Joe Patchen Patchen John R. Gentry Belmont Park Philadelphia F. Weithoff Windsor Ont Loretta F Rochester C. E. Ahrens Jersey City Ella Matterson- Gerhart J. Healy Warren Penn Leenard Wilkes J. Walter Danville Conn Healy T. E. Wetmore J. Kervick Worcester Mass Selix Haverhill Kervick Lair Bros Paris Dunbar Joseph Lair Charles Haskell Troy N. H Co. L. Forbes Bellows Falls Oscar J Glennie J. W. Tompkins Sing Sing Bei Ali Home Broad Sagwa John Y Weskera A. Jenkins Saratoga Southard Sandy Hill Lloyd Cronk Jenkins W. L. Rogers L. Lease Laffin Aleck B Willie R C. H. Cook Hampden Wanetah Miss Knox R.W. Sherman Woonsocket R. I M. E. Jacobs Berlin Johnson & Coit Dover Palmer Cleveland Oney Adam Cleveland Village Farm East Aurora I. G. Fox R. F. Dygert Springville Prince Charles John B. Gibbs Gibbs Fleetwood Same S. Devine White Plains McGrath Potsram John Welty Canton Kentucky Horse Breeders’ Association Fred B

Boxing Gossip and postponement in Marlborough club bout

Gossip notes a new arrangement delaying the O'Brien Walcott clash to December nine at Marlborough Athletic Club New York with Hodgkins agreeing to extra conditioning time. Jack Sheehan will select six Boston show bouts for December twenty eighth at the Boston Athletic Association.

O'Brien Yellow Dog Boston Athletic Association Jack Sheehan Police News Tom Murray Cushing House Mike Kearney Murray J. D John Rooney Navy Sharkey Boston Johnny Reenan

Boxing lessons offered by Prof Shaw at Tremont address

A terse ad recommending boxing lessons with Prof Shaw at 181 Tremont Street room 10. It mentions rates and a callback option but provides no complete contact details. The fragment implies a local instructor offering training services with limited information.

Shaw Tremont St

General Strike at Hamburg Dock Laborers Vote Declared

Hamburg dock workers push for a general strike after refusers to arbitrate a dispute with employers. The Employers' Association defends its stance citing foreign support and shifts in labor, while Bremen reports a local end to the strike with an agreement. European coverage notes 6000 harbor workers may join and political figures comment on the unrest.

Hamburg Employers’ Association Hachman Board of Arbitration Bremen London Berlin Reichstag Herr Auer Social Democrat Dr. Verbotticher Imperial Secretary of State For the Interior Tom Mann Europe Heren Auer Liebknecht

Strikers Benefit Held at Opera House for Massachusetts Factory

Labor Union 19 members on strike at Gregory Shaw & Co shoe factory in South Framingham held a benefit at the Opera House. The event drew a large crowd with minstrel and variety acts. John F. Tobin of Boston, national president of the Boot and Shoe Workers Union, spoke during the intermission about the dispute between the firm and its workers.

South Framingham Gregory Shaw & Co Opera House Tanight Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union John F. Tobin Boston

Deadly Caribbean cyclone devastates Windward islands

Kingston Jamaica dispatch reports a disastrous cyclone sweeping Windward and Leeward Islands with violent winds and heavy rain. Mountain torrents smashed estates in St Vincent and Montserrat, destroying crops and causing unknown, likely heavy, loss of life. Floods damaged Trinidad and Barbados with no confirmed fatalities there.

Kingston Jam Windward Leeward Islands St. Vincent Montserrt Leeward Trinidad Barbadoes

Boston YMCA football team honors season at dinner

Last evening the Boston Young Men's Christian Association football team held a dinner at the Association building to celebrate a successful season and elected officers for the coming year with Herbert Mitchell chosen as captain.

Boston Young Men's Christian Association Association Herbert Mitchell

Polo Results From Salem and New Bedford Meetings

Polo results announce Salem facing Fall River at Salem Salem with a 5 to 3 score and New Bedford hosting Providence with a 9 to 3 result. The notes list separate matchups and final tallies, highlighting strong showings by the hosts.

Salem Fall River New Bedford Providence

Siege of Paris Lecture At People's Course

Dr Alfred Henneguin delivered the lecture in English on The Siege of Paris before the people's course yesterday. The talk contrasted with the college's usual language and featured the New England College of Languages president as lecturer.

New England College of Languages Paris Alfred Henneguin

Channing Hall Talk Saturday on Isaiah of Babylon

The regular Channing Hall talk will be held Saturday at 2 30 o'clock at 25 Beacon Street. The Rev W Hanson Puls ford will lecture on Isaiah of Babylon.

Channing Hall Beacon Street

Boston W C T U Annual Meeting at Park Street Church

The Boston W C T U will hold its annual public meeting Monday at 7 30 p m in the vestry of Park Street Church.

Boston Park Street Church

Fidelity Insurance Trust Sues Bay State Gas for Receiver

In Wilmington Delaware the Fidelity Insurance Trust and Safe Deposit Company of Philadelphia executor of Henry C Gibson seeks a receiver for Bay State Gas Company alleging J Edward Addicks controlled and disposed of assets without adequate consideration. Court granted filing and set Dec 15 to show cause and ordered asset inspection.

Wilmington Del Bay State Gas Company United States Fidelity Insurance Trust and Safe Deposit Company of Philadelphia Henry C. Gibson J. Edward Addicks

Skaters Return to Public Garden Ponds Amid Ice Rush

Boston residents flocked to the Public Garden pond as a glassy black ice forms a safe surface for skaters. Over 150 youths gathered last night and the season opened, with couples skating and professionals testing grapevines and Dutch rolls. The Frog Pond drew fewer skaters, while Cambridge venues buzzed after school ends. larger ponds like Jamaica were still forming safety. The B A A skating bulletin to report ice conditions will resume in the Post.

America Boston Cambridge Jamaica B. A. A. Skating Bulletin Skaters’ Guide Post

High Prices for Horses at Easton Sale

At Lexington Kentucky on December 8 imported Candlemas son of St Blair sold for 15000 to J P Haggin of California. Haggin also bought Order for 26000 and Victorine dam of Omarent aged nine went to John Mackay of California for 10000. Mackay also bought Cavalier a 14 year old stallion by Prince Charlie for 4000.

Lexington Easton toGdny Candlemas St. Blair J. P. Haggin California Mr. Haggin Victorine Omarent John Mackay

Horse Racing Results at Iron Hill Maryland Track

First page lists six short races with entrants and odds from Iron Hill. Lady Richmond wins the first race at 244 to 1, Pickpocket second at 20 to 1, Schuylkill third. Second race sees School Marm first, Mat White second, Glover Veading third, with time 59 seconds. Third race Mike Brown top at 7 to 10, Lovell second, Ben third. Fourth race Bronston wins at 3 to ?, Plenty second, Tine third. Fifth race By first favored at 3 to 5, Milwaukee second, May Brilla third, time 1.08.

Iron Hill Lady Richmond Neary van Ler Schuylkill Heinrichs Se —School Marm Houlahan Mat White Parson Glover Veading Carson Sells Mike Brown Thomas Lovell Ben Coleman Plenty Han Tine Heinricks Milwaukee May Brilla Warwick

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