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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1902
Page
3
A jury in Elizabethtown awarded $6000 in damages against David Fleming after he threw his golf stick at his caddy on the Lake Placid links last summer, resulting in the caddy losing sight in one eye. The suit had sought $10,000.
The American Henley moves toward reality after a New York meeting of the American Rowing Association. Officers named include Van Duzer Cabot Forbes and Durand with a stated aim to host a truly amateur regatta in Philadelphia on July 2, 1908. The group vows strict entry investigation, special interschool races, and nonpartisan, unbiased governance to foster high type amateur racing. Meanwhile, boat construction progresses with riveted framing tests on the new design.
The Bristol Rhode Island boat shops received a large shipment of bronze rivets today for the new cup.
Police halted a planned prize fight in a West Lynn barn after a tip led by a scout warned officers. More than 400 spectators anticipated Spike Mahony versus John Ward in a $200 purse fight before the disturbance prompted intervention by Sergeant Bessom and five officers.
W A Schick Jr of Harvard won a medal at the intercollegiate games in New York last spring but ran under protest and was disqualified. J S Westney of Pennsylvania, who finished third, received the medal and points before returning it after Schick was disqualified and then later kept the medal. The Pennsylvanian sent the medal to Schick, who returned it.
Lansing December 19 Governor A T Bliss will not permit the McGovern Corbett fight set for Detroit next month at the Metropolitan Athletic Club. He says though billed as a sparring match it falls under prize fight laws and is banned.
Detroit, Dec 19 William Considine of the Metropolitan Athletic Club says McGovern and Corbett will meet as planned and that the law will be tested.
Terry McGovern will train in Mt Clemens Michigan for his bout with Young Corbett. He has arrived with a small party at Bingham's Lakeside Inn and is starting a rigorous daily training grind. Bookmaker Joe Wendig guides the group through area venues and Lake St. Clair outings.
The Atlantic Yacht Club plans a boxing evening with Frank Hawkes versus Eugene Smith at 130 pounds and several other bouts. Captain Bill Daly referees, Commodore Denny Murphy handles seconds, and membership notices close Monday. Reputable matches and an announced Wrestle Dec 22 also feature in recent notices.
Jack O'Brien beat Jim Watts of Louisville before the Broadway Athletic Club in Philadelphia on Thursday night to claim a quick four round win earning him Christmas money. Watts fell in four rounds, while O'Brien eased through without heavy effort. The piece notes potential future matchups and corrects welterweight limits.
Commodore John O Shaw through Arthur Binney buys the schooner Alert once owned by Clement A Griscom of the New York Yacht Club to be the club flagship replacing the Puritan sold to C H W Foster. Alert launched May 1888 at City Point built for designer Henry Bryant. Now at Lawley's to be overhauled for a Southern cruise. 107 ft overall 99 ft waterline 23 ft 5 in beam 13 ft 9 in draft.
Dartmouth in Hanover reports captain elect D S Rollins has been disqualified by the athletic council for alleged professionalism after playing for Newport for money last summer. Rollins is the second Dartmouth captain banned after last year’s leader Dike Varney. Friends dispute proof, but alumni support the council’s action. reopening seems unlikely though undergraduates may seek another look.
C W Carpenter of the Phillips Andover hockey team is in critical condition at his West nd avenue home after a Wednesday night injury at the St Nicholas rink. Doctors Haughton Dowds and Young found a skull fracture in three places following a hit and ensuing skirmish among several players.
District Attorney Sanderson declined to discuss the Woburn aldermenic troubles citing that the committee report and evidence have not reached him. Attorneys for C B Cummings and Alderman Greaney suggested it is not certain the case will reach the grand jury. Alderman Wood would not comment until further notice. Greaney said he had been re elected to the Common Council for the next year.
A man rented a room at Mrs Nellie Vickerys boarding house in Mount Vernon New York and then departed with his baggage and a pocketbook bulging with money The pocketbook held only stage money belonging to Mrs Vickerys young daughter The culprit is unknown and the act described as him saying things
Final selections for the tenth annual collegiate chess tournament to be played at Columbia Grammar School on December 29 to 31 list players from Columbia Harvard Yale and Princeton. Columbia entries include Frank H. Sewall Howard Keeler George Tucker Jr and Frederic Barshel with substitutes Carr and French. Harvard names Claude Rice Percy Bridgman William Clark Philip Eston with substitutes Owen Sandiford. Yale team features James Lawin Edward Adams Edward Hull Norman H with substitute Clifford Owen. Princeton sends Charles Richardson John Hankinson Louis Bissell and Arthur Hilgrim.
New York Dec 19 A new amateur skating governing body has been formed by Henry Buermeyer and Clifford E Dunn and other long time enthusiasts. The Amateur Skating Association of the United States is its name with member clubs including The Skating Club of Brooklyn Vernon Lake Skating Club Cambridge Skating Club and Springfield Skating Club of Springfield Mass.
The grand jury returned a true bill against Colonel Arthur Lynch, Galway MP, who was arrested June 11 for high treason tied to his role in the South African war. Lord Chief Justice Alverststone noted the charge as the highest in law, with trial expected to start January 20.
Spalding ex banker seeks parole before the board of pardons at the penitentiary with new evidence gathered by Mrs. Spalding and arguments by A S Trade. The plea cites his age and that he has already been punished, with indications from board observers that favorable action is possible as he approaches turning sixty in June.
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