Boston Cyclists Spark Madison Square Garden Six Day Race
Eight thousand spectators saw Walthour and rival riders contend in a crowded Madison Square Garden six day event. Key moments included Butler and McLean briefly gaining a lap, disputed by officials, and several sprint heats with Gougoltz, Schrieber, and Freeman delivering notable times.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Walthour
Gougoltz
Schrieber
Jimmy Michael
National League Rejects Brush Syndicate Plan
New York dispatch reports the National League at the Fifth Avenue Hotel rejected John T. Brush’s syndicate baseball scheme. The league voted to remain a perpetual body, allowed no expulsion except for specified causes, and kept Spalding’s presidency in doubt with a split vote among key clubs.
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New York
John T. Brush
Fifth Avenue
Indianapolis
Brush
Brooklyn
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
National League
A. G. Spalding
Dreyfus
Hanlon
Kelley
New Yorks
Matty MclIntyre
Quinlan
Montreal
Connecticut State Baseball League Adds Hartford Springfield Teams
The Connecticut State Baseball League met at Hotel Garde in New Haven deciding to drop Derby and Bristol and add Hartford and Springfield. Hartford’s franchise goes to the Hartford Baseball Association led by Manager Wiltsie, while Roger Connor gains the Springfield club. Sturgess Whitlock and James O Rash? O Rourke were elected league official and secretary treasurer.
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New Haven
Conn
Connecticut State Baseball League
Garde
Derby
Bristol
Hartford
Springfield
Mass
Hartford Baseball Association
Wiltsie
Roger Connor
Waterbury
Sturgess Whitlock
Tlantington
Omaha Mounts Franchising Fight In Baseball Split
Buchanan Keith, owner and manager of an Omaha Western League team, declined President Hickey’s offer of a franchise in the American Association. He says no teams will pay and expects the American Association to abandon plans to place a club here.
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Omaha
Neb
Buchanan Keith
Hickey
American Association
Keith
Plymouth Beats Lawrence 10 to 7 in One-Sided Game
Plymouth defeated Lawrence 10 to 7 in Plymouth tonight. Hipsom and Roberts starred for Plymouth while Devlin shone for Lawrence. Eddie Mooney filled in for Wiley and provided solid play as Lawrence rallied briefly in the final period.
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Plymouth
Lawrence
Hipsom
Roberts
Devlin
Eddie Mooney
Wiley
Dudleys Lue Lose in Straight Games to 999th Artillery
In Amateur League action last night Dudley fell to the 999th Artillery Association in straight games on their home alleys. Saunders top scored for the battery with 563 pins while Pierce also contributed. The 999th led in strikes by 12 and both teams finished with 73 spares and 18 missed spares.
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Dudley
999Th Artillery Association
Saunders
Pierce
Old Dorchester Tops Jamaica In Interla Bowling Match
Old Dorchester won two of three bowling games against Jamaica in the Suburban Interla league last night. Jamaica led by 21 pins in total but distribution hurt their chances. Jamaica also won billiards 250 to 145, bottle pool 375 to 331, and the auction pitch 21 to 1. Butter, from Marketmen, beat Poultry three straight at Carruth's. Watts and Kinsman shared high honors with a 200 pin game and Kinsman topping totals.
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Carruth
Hub
Beacon Chambers
St. James
Sudbury
T'd. Lang Senete
Bradbury
Sheafe Sane Owees
EB. Harriman
Jackson
Peers
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Alexander Weeee
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Ttl
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Au Murphy Sane
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Hack
Ross
Plimpton
Old Dorchester
Jamaica
Marketmen’s League
Carruth's
Watts
Kinsman
Marshall
T'tl Nolte
Brantigan
Drew Wees
Currier
Anshelm
Bill Tards
Cann
Lockhart
Diekerman
Eeeeveeerer
Calumet Beats Old Dorchester in Gilt Edge League
Calumet won two of three games against Old Dorchester at home in the Gilt Edge League on December 11. Calumet claimed the first and third games while Old Dorchester took the second.
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Calumet
Old Dorchester
Winchester
Olga Heitz Wins One Fourth of Cruger Estate in New York Suit
Surrogate rules French law applies to the $125 000 estate, granting Olga Heitz one fourth as the beneficiary named by Cruger. The will is upheld as genuine and not made under fraud or undue influence. Cruger was a France resident at death. Mrs. Tams contests from France on behalf of his three children.
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New York
Olga Heitz
Eugene Guido Cruger
Thomas
Cruger
Iontainebleau
Madame
Tams
France
Franz
Cannibalism Charge in Philippine Case Details
Washington December 11 The War Department reports a court martial in the Visayas Department of the Philippines convicts Raymundo Forte a native for killing and cannibalizing Liberato Benfico after finding him asleep in Forte's boat. Forte is sentenced to hang at Capiz Panay on the 18th.
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Washington, D. c
Department of the Viscayas
P. I
War Department
Raymundo Forte
Liberato Benfico
Fonte
Capiz
Panay
G. O. Taylor Whiskies Preserved as Pure and Best
An advertisement proclaims G. O. Taylor Whiskies as the purest and best of their kind. It urges faith in the claim and notes the product is sold in sealed bottles by reputable licensed dealers nationwide.
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G. O. Taylor
City Briefs Highlight Boston Post Office Mail Surge
The Boston Post Office reports its heaviest mail volume since late last week with Christmas rush preparations underway. The money order division processed about $5000 destined for Europe as Christmas gifts. Several local court cases are noted including assaults, illegal voting, and milk purity violations with various bail and fines.
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Boston
Hibbard
Europe
Ebenezer A. Fuller
Stoughton
Avon
Buswell
Fuller
House of Correction
Thaxter R. Groves
William F. Sears
South Boston
Charlestown
John Wilson
John M. Newton
Statue Terozowscki
Elmer I. Bailey
Frank Dowd
James Yundigan
Wilson
Newton
Terazowski
Bailey
Dowd
Yundigan
Francis A. Curran
Roxbury
Curran
William H. O'Connell
Maine
St. Joseph's Church
St. Joseph's
Father Kelliher
Peter Walsh
Johnnie Cunningham
FE. R. Knight
Tremlent Street
Edith Dunham
Cedar Street
H. L. Hildreth
Batterymarch Street
Billiard Crack Divides New York Match Result
The billiard match between Slosson of New York and Barutel of France to decide second and third honors was not played. They divided the money and honors after each had won three and lost two games apiece.
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New York
Slosson
Barutel
France
Yale rejects Harvard plan to shorten varsity eight race
Captain Phil Kunzig of Yale declared that Yale will not accept any proposal from Harvard to reduce the annual New London race distance to three miles. He stated that if Yale and Harvard row on the Thames next June it will be over a four mile course under normal conditions. The idea was proposed by former Harvard coach E. C. Storrow in a Harvard Crimson article.
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New Haven
Yale
Harvard
New London
Phil Kunzig
Thames
Kunzig
E. Cc. Storrow
Harvard Crimson
Cambridge University
Dorchester United Improvement Council Elects Officers
The United Improvement Council of Dorchester and Ashmont Club met on Ashmont Street. Officers elected: President Colonel Thomas F. Doherty, Vice President Andrew J. Sullivan, Secretary and Treasurer James E. Coyle. The council includes Ashmont Lauriat Mattapan Lonsdale Harvard Savin Hill Dorchester Centre Bernard Street New Dorchester and Ashmont Co operative associations.
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United Improvement Council of
Dorchester
Ashmont Club
Ashmont Street
Thomas F. Doherty
Andrew J. Sullivan
James E. Coyle
Ashmont
Lauriat
Mattapan
Lonsdale
Harvard
Savin Hill
Dorchester Centre
Bernard Street Improvement Association
New Dorchester Club
Ashmont Co-operative Association
Boston
Ashmont Association
Wells Avenue
Sagin Hill Association
Boston to Washington Tour by Fall River Line
Personal itinerary offered by Joseph P. Taggart of N. E. P. A. Boston address. Leaving Boston on January 17 February 28 March 14 and 28 April 2 and May 9 with visits to Philadelphia and New York. Rate covers all expenses including five days at a first class Washington hotel with stop over privileges.
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Boston
Fall River
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Joseph P. Taggart
Washington Street
Fancy dress ball delights Lincoln Hall crowd
Chelsea Cycle Club hosted its second annual fancy dress ball at Lincoln Hall last night. costumes ranged from Spanish cavaliers to George Washingtons with Queen Elizabeths, Joan of Arcs, and other historic figures. Charles R. Schultz Jr. and his sister led the grand march followed by 100 couples. Schultz served as floor marshal and Elmer H. Bassett as floor director, assisted by a list of club members and other organizers. Notable costumes included Mrs. Elmer Bassett and Miss Julia Gaffney among many attendees.
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Charles R. Shultz
Chelsea Cycle Club
Lincoln Hall
Joan of Arcs
Charles R. Shultz, Jr
P. A. Stacy
Charles R. Schultz, Jr
Elmer H. Bassett
Charles V. Cole
Arthur
Boxing Gossip Sparks Shifts in Young Corbett Plans
A Chicago scene report notes Young Corbett shelving a July bout with McGovern for rest and a Denver hiatus after a Philadelphia engagement. He hints at a national tour with a new theatrical company and many unpicked challenges, while other boxing items include Gans vs Thomas and Yanger’s stance on McGovern.
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Young Corbett
McGovern
Tom Carpenter
Boston
Chicago
Seattle
Ireland
Billy Smith
el Paso & Northwestern Railroad
el Paso
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Edward H Corcum
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Julia Gaffney
Frances Sherry
Florence Norton
Nora Nagle
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Hilda Sworosky
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Nellie Wesley
Beatrice Langle
Maggie Woodlock
Mary Sherry
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Joe Gans
Kid" Thomas
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Marketmen’s Athletic Club
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Yanger
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Sureme
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