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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1897
Page
3
Governor Black refuses to intervene in the Creedon McCoy contest amid talk of McCoy's recent improvements. Choynski comments, while Creedon’s faction argues experience and discipline will prevail. no bandages for McCoy, training continues without them.
Long Island City reports prepare for the Creedon versus McCoy bout with both fighters resting at separate quarters. Creedon trains with Choynski and trainers Tracey Murphy while McCoy trains hard at South Beach and Vendome Hotel. Odds favor McCoy but Creedon’s confidence remains high as fans surround the arena and 4500 seats nearly sold.
The B A A intercity boxing show features Philadelphia team members amid bouts against Boston and Cambridge competitors. Readied fighters include Isaac McArthur Ben McArthur and Eugene Doherty, with weigh in at the B A A Clubhouse and travel plans to Easter Friday night.
A compiled list of bouts, champions, draws, and upcoming meetings featuring J. L. Reardon James Gallagher and others from the 1890s circuit. Details include weights from 115 to 135 pounds, multiple clubs such as P. A. C. W. A. C. and Southwark A. C., and notes on disputed verdicts and undefeated fighters.
Bob Fitzsimmons, now in Milwaukee, sent a curt telegram denying a comeback with Corbett. He insists he has retired from the ring, a stance that blocs any fight offer from Dan Stuart. Corbett may claim the title and may defend it if he accepts by default, per his public statements.
Instructors Tracy and Ross hosted a well attended event at Sullivan Square Charlestown featuring vaudeville songs by Donovan and Kenney, a recitation by Hugh Winters, and multiple glove bouts. Notable skirmishes included Tobin versus Dan Snyder, Tommy Quinn versus Scott, Lawrence Robinson against Johnny Coppinger, Dave Ross against Andy Daly, and a lively Pacific coast champ Jack Frazier versus Jimmy Davenport. Professor Harry Tracey invites readers to call at 3 this afternoon.
The Boston Athletic Club defeated Charlestown in two straight games in the Swell League series at Charlestown Club. BA A led late in game one and pulled ahead in game two to win 836 to 728, with James of BA A delivering a clean sparking three strikes and Haggerty posting a 553 for the series.
In San Francisco on December 16 Eddie Connolly of St. John New Brunswick was knocked out in the fourteenth round by Cal Hawkins.
New York December 16 The O'Donnell Curry boxing match at the Greenpoint A C ended in a draw as the judges could not determine a winner.
J H Herman secures Mysterious Billy Smith to box Tommy West in a twenty round match before the Olympic Club of Buffalo on Monday January 10. The purse totals $2000.
Richard Croker expresses support for Sunday baseball arguing it offers rational recreation, compares it to Sunday bicycle use by ministers, and says the public will avoid desecration. He asserts trust in the people and notes golf is allowed on Sundays.
Princeton announces a schedule of two games each against Yale and Harvard with a possible three games if tied. Dates include May 14 Harvard at Princeton, May 28 Harvard at Cambridge, June 4 Yale at New Haven, June 11 Yale at Princeton, and June 18 Yale at New York if needed. The final Harvard deciding game location remains unsettled.
At a Wednesday evening session of the St Augustine T A S the following officers were elected President J H Toland first vice president William D McCarthy second vice president Patrick J Egan recording secretary J William Bigney treasurer Daniel Mahoney superintendent M J Concannon librarian James Burns and a director slate including Henry W Walters Stephen J Joyce John J Sullivan George P Brophy Joseph W Ferris Daniel L Kehoe and Joseph Bowden
The Boston University football team elected Bart Bossidy as captain. Bossidy is a junior in the Law School and a graduate of Lee High School where he captained the football team. The faculty appointed Walter G. Hay of the Medical School as team manager, a Boston native.
The Massachusetts Yacht Club hosts an 8 p m evening in its Rowe's Wharf clubhouse. The Harvard Banjo Club will provide part of the entertainment and the steward will contribute squid inspiration.
The Brockton Y M C A held the second athletic test meet last evening and gym records for pull ups and high kick were beaten by a few inches. Brooklyn has drafted pitcher Horton who helped Syracuse win the championship.
Teams numbered 1 2 and 3 bowled last night on Hub alleys. The last named finished first and the first finished last with Team No 2 ending where it began. A bouquet was presented to Commodore Wedger of the winning team. The scores follow.
Mercantile League games at Boylston alleys ended with John P Lovell Arms and Boston Dry Goods Co defeated. Boston Dry Goods paired with American Waltham Watch Co and lost by more than 300 pins. John VP Squire beat Lowell Arms Co by 129 pins. Scores follow.
The Waltham Cycle Club bowling team defeated Roslindale Cycle Club by 222 pins in last night’s A. C. game, keeping its slate clean as Watch City team remains undefeated.
The Old Dorchester Club swept the first two games at the Arlington Boat Club in Arlington on December 16. The third game ended in a tie at 725 apiece before a roll-off winner by Old Dorchester with 95 to 8.
Keswick defeated the Metropolitan team in the Duck Pin League with a decisive score. Keswick 0 5 0 440 424 421 1285 Metropolitan 407 413 401 1221.
In Rockland Whitmans of the Old Colony Bowling League won two of three games over Rockland. Grasse starred with a 551 triple total as his team led the league. Final scores show Whitman 78 725 8156-2296 Rockland 74 749 711-2214.
Cambridge notes intrigue over Bill Kirby turning politician and Quincy links. A Battery team eyeing high scoring prompts glasses for players. Herman Long, famed Boston shortstop, bowls 326 for three strings at St James alleys, near city-season best, attributing it to Dutch luck.
A serious fire in London reported that Lord Wrottesley’s Staffordshire seat was completely destroyed. The blaze damaged historic artifacts and spy prn articles of value were reportedly destroyed in the fire.
In New Bedford Fall River 66 for New Bedford 3. Augusta 7 Gardiner 6. Portland 9 Lewiston 4. Salem 3 Providence 2. Outdoor meet style scores reflect regional competition across Maine and Rhode Island cities.
Secretary Abbot Bassett uncovers a signed autograph list from 1880 showing founders of the League of American Wheelmen at Newport. The Maryland and New York contingents are named, with about thirty founders to be honored as "Our Founders" at the next assembly.
A six day aftermath discusses prohibiting any member of national or state racing boards or handicappers of the L A W from any financial identification beyond their official fees. It proposes submitting an amendment to the national assembly to curb races for profit and targets officials like Han.
Boston citizens mobilize for a week of events honoring Maude Gonne also known as Ireland's Joan of Arc. A parade from Hotel Vendome to Columbia Theatre will feature five Irish groups with 5000 participants led by the Bunker Hill Guards and St Patrick's Grass Band Somerville.
August Lehr the German champion and Charles Kaser the Swiss champion will travel south tomorrow to begin training at Bellair track. John West will manage Lehr and will limit his indoor racing, focusing on regulation tracks. Lehr weighs 212 pounds and aims to ride around 190 pounds in condition, making him the heaviest rider on the current track aside from Walter Sanger.
The piece notes T J Keenan of Pennsylvania as a potential first vice president on the Potter ticket and questions if his name could swing Pennsylvania's 63 votes. It also mentions proposed changes to league rules and upcoming meetings of cycling groups in Boston and New York, plus a medical setback for E C Hauseman after a record race.
The Liberty Supply House at 9 Park Square, Boston, will represent Liberty and Stormer wheels for 1898. J F McNamee is proprietor and J J Jancis manager. The shop will open within a week offering full lines of wheels and sporting goods with new sprocket design reducing chain pull to four teeth.
Premier George Murray and Finance Minister W S Fielding with R Drummond travel to Boston to meet Dominion Coal directors over planned Cape Breton colliery closings. News reports the Victoria mine dismantling order has been suspended.
Lewis George Clark aged 86 died in Lexington Kentucky resolving the identity of the original George Harris from Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel Lewis G Harris was the real name of the famous Uncle Tom character.
A large rally by the Hebrew Democratic Club of Ward 8 at Independence Hall backs Josiah Quincy for mayor and the Democratic ticket. Senator Lomasney urged unity, likening Irish and Hebrew oppression and urging support for candidates aligned with immigrant rights.
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