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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1899
Page
3
Busy men will be happy on Christmas Day with indoor wear and sensible gifts. A large display features house coats from $3 to $16, swell neckwear, shirts, pajamas, hosiery, night shirts, gloves, and more. For boys, Irish Freize Reefers priced $4 or $5 or a suit or overcoat make practical presents.
Princeton announces its track squad will travel to Paris next June for six weeks of training ahead of an international meet in Vincennes in mid July. Captain Cregan says teams will include graduates such as Garrett and Potter, with undergrads drawn from intercollegiate results in New York next May.
The American Bicycle Company prepares to ship Indiana Bicycle Company machinery to Canada for bicycle production while Indianapolis operations expand for automobile manufacture. Kenneth A. Skinner collects French gasolene motors in Paris for U.S. shipment. Local makers eye autos as the era of motorized wagons nears.
Boston area clubs met at 264 Washington street to form the New England Hockey League. Delegates from Newstowne Club Cambridge Roxbury Wakefield North Shore Phillips Andover and Dorchester A A voted a board with one delegate per team and adopted Quebec rules and the Lovell No 1 pack.
In Newtonville the A. A. defeated the Newtons two games to one on Newton Club lanes. High series belonged to Hill with 534 pins, Hutchinson second with 525. total pins 2579.
In Carruths alleys last night Faneuil won three straight games against North Shore in the Trace League. Scores are not listed in the readable portion.
Seven year old Joseph Shal drowned on the Little River bank while playing with companions. The incident occurred today as local officials investigate the accident.
Spike Sullivan of Boston stopped Martin Flaherty of Lowell in the twentieth round in Troy New York. The bout was even through the fifteenth with Sullivan landing repeated rib and stomach blows before Flaherty faded. Time 2 minutes 40 seconds. Preliminary disqualification notes on Ess Shilford for holding in a planned twelve round bout with Tommy Dore.
Charley Goff of California defeated Geoffrey Thorne of England in under two rounds before the Hercules A. C. in Brooklyn. The fight, at catchweights with little weight difference, ended when Goff floored Thorne with a left jaw shot at 50 seconds of round two. preliminaries saw Johnny Lines KO Eddie Avery and a Hannigan Riley draw.
In Brockton on December 21 the Crescent Athletic Club staged three bouts. John Murphy of South Poston defeated Jim Morrow in four rounds after a swift second round jaw shot left Morrow briefly unconscious. Spike Haley lost to Young Tierney. Morris Rosenberg and Billy Berkeley fought a clean, clever match. Rosenberg insisted on no decision and was granted it.
A large Riverside crowd witnessed a smoke talk program headlined by boxers from Cambridge and nearby cities. The Madison brothers opened with a three round exhibition followed by six round bouts featuring John Sheehan, Jack Powell, Harry McGovern, Billy Frasier, Charlie Lynch, Tim Harrington, Twin Sullivan, and Martin Riley with Sullivan displaying the quicker left jabs.
Milwaukee reports Joe Choynski and Jack McCormack have signed for a six round match at the Milwaukee Athletic Club on December 19.
Edward Taylor blames Dudley Marks for slows during the Madison Square Garden hour race where Harry Elkes defeated him. Elkes is praised as a fearless rider willing to push speed and take risks on all tracks. другие notes cover jockey Michael and crews at New Orleans and New Bedford, and rail and bicycle law actions affecting wheelmen.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls times of money when friends were many and generous, noting a lack of regret for giving away what he had and reflecting on how fortunes shaped social ties.
Summary text appears to report on John L. Sullivan or a heavyweight figure’s earnings across a 15 year span from exhibitions in the 1880s to a trip to England. It lists large figures cited as profits and winnings from fights and exhibitions, with a claimed total around $1,000,690 and a peak season showing high gains.
John L Sullivan says he has barely four dollars in the world despite earning about one million dollars in prizefights. He testified in a suit by Anheuser Busch Brewing Co over beer supplied to his Sixth Avenue saloon, refused to sign a ten year non selling paper, and defended his conduct. The case was dismissed with $30 costs. Sullivan claimed he never owed the company and that his earnings likely approached $1,000,000. He described being swindled, spending on his linen and self, and aging with health and friends remaining valued.
The column notes a strong turnout for the Isoteric Club meeting and outlines six close match bouts prepared by manager Tom Maguire. It mentions George Pat Sheppard Provoking a clash with Professor Jordan, claims of backers Col Pat Sheehan and Denney Murphy, and reports on recent ring activity at Music Hall and plans for future bouts.
A local column speculates on Peter Maher versus Kia McCoy with heavy bets favoring Maher. It notes rumors about McCoy’s health, but argues the wagered odds reflect more than that and hints at a sharper, more compelling clash than other big fights.
The Boston Alumni Association of Wesleyan University met at Hotel Thorndike last evening with about fifty members present. President B P Raymond and several ministers spoke after dinner while officers for the coming year were elected: President C A Littlefield Vice Regent G A Rich Chief Secretary and Treasurer W B Wilson.
Christmas shoppers are drawn to Browning King Co. on Washington street for a striking window display of men’s furnishings. The assortment includes nearly all accessories, with wreaths bows and laurel, and colored lamp light at night enhances the display’s beauty and business appeal.
Major General Leonard Wood formally assumes Governor-General duties in Havana at 9 AM. He accepts resignations of General Brooke’s advisory Cabinet, which Cuban officials and generals say improves public opinion and signals a shift from Brooke’s civil-military tensions.
Sothern and Harned present Hauptmann’s The Sunken Bell translated by Meltzer in Boston. The drama blends mysticism and allegory with elaborate scenery and long dialogue. The plot centers on Heinrich a bell founder drawn to an elfin sprite, his wife’s death, and a moral struggle between religion and modern thought.
At the Tri-Mountain Garrison No. 98 Regular Army and Navy Union election, Herbert W. French was named commander with Philip J. Kelley senior vice commander and John F. McCluskey junior vice commander among others. French, a Civil War veteran and Custer unit former officer, is the garrison’s youngest retiree and the first adjutant on its rolls, noted for naming the garrison. Past Commander Robert R. Centre remains on special duty regarding relations with the National Shrps.
Albert von Wagner died at Fimners gency Hospital last night at 8 o clock from injuries suffered in an elevator accident in the Ludlow building at 133 Essex street yesterday afternoon. Found wedged between the elevator and wall about 2 pm he was treated with ether for extraction. He suffered a compound fracture of the thigh and hip plus multiple injuries. The 62 year old Auburndale resident was treasurer and manager of the McKay Lasting Company, living at Woodland road and Seminary avenue.
Suffolk county Hibernians representing about 8000 men adopted resolutions expressing sympathy for the Boers against English rule in the Transvaal. They endorsed Irish actions in South Africa, praised Boer resistance, and urged U S officials to oppose Britain’s conduct, sending copies to press and European powers.
Yonkers veteran Miss Sarah Moore Delaney files a mandamus to compel the Civil Service Board to place her name on the eligible list for female sanitary inspectors. She argues ahead of Mrs Von Wagner, the Civic League selection, on grounds of her veteran status and qualifications.
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