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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1901
Page
3
A 434 mile Boston Athletic Association cross country race faces deep snow on the Coolidge Corner course. W H McVicar is absent making the handicap race more even. Herman De Veuve of Jamaica Plain is among the contestants with numerous entrants and handicaps listed in detail.
Charles W. Somers president of the Boston Americans writes to the Post denying that Jack Warner will join Collins. He notes it is not unlikely Nops and Foreman may be with Boston next season as they consider an offer but cannot decide at present.
In Suffolk Superior Court First Session Judge Hopkins presiding Elizabeth Johnson sues Patrick War for 5000 over alleged slander. verdict for defendant. Oliver IMtson Co. sued W H Bates for conversion of a plane. verdict for plaintiff 140. G W Towle against Mayor Kelman for 270 due under unspecified claim.
Court records show Mary Sullivan seeks $1000 for alleged health injury from leaking illuminating gas from pipes owned by South Boston Gas Light Co near her Tudor Street residence in February. The case lists trial status and attorneys for both sides. Ida Miller vs Ezra Rubin involves $50 refund claim on diamond ear drops valued at $200 with appraiser dispute, trial in progress. Separate cases include real estate commission verdict, a bank deposit dispute, and a plumbing bill suit.
Today English High meets South Boston High in a pivotal afternoon game at Locust Street grounds. Both teams boast strong records and local ties with coaches O Reilly and Teevans, making this season finale a tightly contested city showdown.
A playful note on dancing as poetry of motion leads to an endorsement for G. O. Taylor Whiskies. It claims the whiskies are pure, beneficial for health or sickness, and sold in sealed bottles by licensed dealers nationwide.
Irwin has been in Philadelphia since early fall to take charge of the University of Pennsylvania baseball squad coaching duties.
Tech cross country holds trials today to select lineup for the coming race against Harvard. Captain H. F. Peastece, class of 1903, and coach A. J. Sweet, class of 1904, lead the Boston contingent overseeing preparations.
A Boston linked tale recounts Dick Burge’s arrest in London for major English frauds tied to an American trio. Burge and partners used staged racing tips to drain a Liverpool bank, with Burge captured as the clerk faced jail. others escaped blame claims.
Private reports claim Jim Jeffries celebrates his Gus Rublin win and neglects training, chasing heavy bouts with Sir John Barleycorn. The piece notes past champions’ fates, odds shifts, and looming matchups like Corbett again, while George Gardner and Kid Carter prep for a San Francisco bout on the 20th.
Unprecedented citywide sale by the 20th Century Dept Stores, Boston, offering suits, overcoats, pants, and shoes at deep discounts. Lists multiple departments, branches in Holyoke and Lawrence, open day and night, with delivery, C O D and money-back options. Emphasizes value and motives readers to come in.
A veteran fighter hints at changing management with Frank Cullen as business rep while Johnny Corbett trains. Letters from Ike McLean of Hudson and Joe Mullins of New England reveal bout challenges at 153 and 183 pounds, plus willingness to face rivals like John Sullivan or Charlie O Rourke.
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