Standings Shifting in Gilt Edge Bottle Pin League
Last week's matches shook the league with Old Dorchester dropping three straight as Newtowne rises to first with eight wins. Commercial sits second at nine and six, while four teams tie at eight and seven in total pinfall. Dudley and Arlington trail, with a postponed Newtowne vs Dudley match looming, and next week promising lead changes in a tight race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Dorchester
Newtowne
Dudley
Commercial
Charlestown
Arlington
Ewtowne
Bowling and billiards lead swap as Towanda rises
Glendon remains atop Massachusetts Interclub bowling after last week’s matches. The 999th A. A. sits two games back, Towanda passes Melrose into third. Pierce of Melrose A. C. pips Hoskins of Glendon by mere pins, posting 284 in the high three-string and Sawyer of Towanda 115 for high single. Newtowne leads pool, 999th leads billiards, Towanda tops ping pong and overall team average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendon
Massachusetts
A. A
Towanda
Melrose
Pierce
Melrose A. C
Hoskins
Sawyer
Newtowne
Bill Ae
Owtown
Melrose A. Coc
Aha
Svesae Hoskins
Harding
Iavenead
Dow
Seeaan Glendon Sewer Etree
Livingstone
Wilder
Newtowne Goth
Spencer
Syieeekewon Cete
Eercoevesterese Eee
Melrose Ta
Bess Somette Kennard
Melrose A
Total Newtowne
Seane
Melrose Weet
Cesses
OKO Eda
CCE
Glen
Boston & Maine week tournament ends with Union Station win
The first tournament concluded by the Boston & Maine railroad league with Union Station taking first place after tight finishes and a late-frame surge. They beat every league team as 14 of 35 games ended in victories, while Fi Local Freight placed second with the closest pinfall. Webb of Fitchburg Local Freight tops the individual average at 571 and holds the high three-string total at 206. Ferrar of the Independents posted the highest score.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley
Old Orchester
Highland
Medford
Boston Yacht Club
Vicone
Baders
Kee
South Boston
Drisko
Thayer
B. A
Cole
Medio
Hendley
W. Mckee
Rees
Aicvaeeeresede Oom
Marketmen’s League
Boston & Maine Railroad
Union Station
Jyosts
Webb
Fitchburg
Avera
Ferrar
Independents
New Defender 10 Be Boat of Great Power
New details on the Defender 10 being built at Bristol for the America's Cup, with heavier keel load than the Constitution and a longer, steadier hull. The yacht will feature similar beam to the Constitution, greater sail area, and a lower freeboard, while plans remain closely guarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bristol
C. Oliver Iselin
Herreshoff
Columbia
American Express Highest Team String Leads Standings
The source reports the American Express with the top team string 447, followed by the standings and the ten highest individual averages. The standings table highlights the leading team and individual scorers, forming the core of the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Express
Kernwood and Towanda lead Mystic Valley bowling standings
Kernwood and Towanda share the lead after Kernwood drops one to Medford while Towanda sweeps Newtowne, tying for first with 14 wins and 7 losses. Kernwood edges on total pinfall. Calumet’s Littlefield leads individuals at 183, with Kernwood boasting top single 241 and best three-string 617. Kernwood 995 is best team single. Calumet holds best team three-string. Standing and top 10 averages listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kernwood
Medford
Towanda
Newtowne
Littlefield
Calumet
Tast
Tinfall Avge
Eeseees
Towanda Eeeree
Newtowneeseeneee
Arlington Ee
Charlestown
Medford Wee
Calumet Ore Seerenee
Tattlefielad
Theese
Orne Wernwooe
Dearborn
Kernweood
Wireneser
Brown
Seswidoeerensods
Gillertre
Sukeen Berry
Richerdeon
Chandler
Medford Coetreee
St Burnham
Pinfall
Brown-Durrell Co
Farley-Harvey
Clapp & Tilton
Stoughton Rub. Co
Edison Light
Shepard-Norwell Ise
Samuel Ward
Clo. Co
Pettingill
Stout
Mathews
Wilson
McLellan Peckard
Whitten
Whee Barlow
Bowling Records Highlighted in Greater Boston League
Best records noted for A om bowling in Greater Boston during air canoe and bottle pins. Prae games omitted. Jefferson and Campbell prominent for team totals and individual marks. Crosby and Giganes linked to top performances in the Greater Boston league standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Boston
Jefferson
Campbell
Crosby
Jefferso
Carruth Wins Three Straight in Bottle Pin Division
In the Greater Boston league last week Carruth defeated Rexford three straight in one game. The Roslindale Sudbury game was postponed while Carruth and Sudbury led in games won and Hanover Street performers trail by three games, yet still hold the lead in that standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boylston
Sudbury
Columbia Road
Jefferson
Miah Murray
St. James
Lavis
McHarrie
Sud
Bury
Av'ge
Sudbury Ee
Murray & Irwin
Jefferson Seen Wee
Carruth
Hu Tee Ewer Serene
Aeee
City Hall
Rexford Eee
Wwe
Chauncy A
Dartmouth
Webster Seer
McCarthy
Rowse, Murray & Irwin
Sheafe
Millen
Webster
Greater Boston
Rexford
Roslindale
Golfers From Over The Sea To Compete At Garden City
New York Dec 21 College golf will boost its ranks with Cornell in the Intercollegiate Golf Association now totaling six schools. Garden City links will host next year’s championship Oct 20 21 22 23 and 24 with Harvard Yale Princeton Harvard officers elected and a USGA committee authorized to consider a transatlantic team match if Oxford and Cambridge visit. The move promises a major boom for golf in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Garden City Links
Cornell
Intercollegiate Golf Association
Association
Holland House
W.W. A. Murdock
Harvard
Stewart Campbell
Yale
L. H. Conklin
Princeton
Boston
Hollins
Garden City
Columbia
University of Pennsylvania
Oxford
Cambridge
New Orleans Racing Draws Big Crowds At Crescent City
New Orleans racing at the Crescent City track draws large crowds surpassing earlier winters. The past week was solid for favorites, with many winning. More horses arrive daily. California races did not dampen interest. Mrs Lily Barnes- Allien will head the Rancocas stud next season with David Garrick and St Leonard NI. Dr Carver confirms she will not race horses next year. Tommy Burns to ride for BH. J. Arnold & Co. at a monthly retainer of 1000 dollars.
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New Orleans
Crescent City
California
Lily Barnes- Allien
Rancocas Stud
David Garrick
Imp. St. Leonard NI
St. Simon
Dr. Carver
Wellfare
St. Leonard
Lily Agnes
Ormonde
Allien
BH. J. Arnold & Co
Tommy Burns
Gilt Edge Bottle Pin League and City League Sched
A compact listing of interclub matches across multiple leagues in the Greater Boston area. From Monday and Friday fixtures in the Gilt Edge Bottle Pin to Tuesday and Friday lines in the Mystic Valley Malden Melrose Suburban and Greater Boston leagues, highlighting teams, opponents, and venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malden
Melrose
Melrose A. C
Kernwood
Melrose Highlands
Tremont
Allston
Watertown
Meyers
Inman
Prospect
Centrel
Newton
Brighton
Terminal
Greater Boston
Rexford
Carruth
Sudbury
Fverett
Nee
Grove Hall
Winthrop
Dartmouth
Bank Clerks
Shawmut
Federal
State
Purttan
Boston
Old Colony
Trades
Commercials
Middleby
Wason
Grocers
Barvers
Moody
Eastern Drug
Boston Managers
Suburban
Engineers
Mercantile League
Clapp-Tilton Va
Foster
Farley-Harvey
Standard Clothing
Brown-Durrell
Boston My Gooda
Shepard Norwell
Edison Light
Ward
American Cyclists To Invade Europe Again
New York dispatch reports at least ten American cyclists will compete across Europe in early spring. The party includes four pace followers Joe Nelson Jimmy Micheel Harry Bikes George Leander and six sprinters Owen Kimble Eddie Bald Ivor Lawson Frank Kramer Woodie Hedspeth Major Taylor and others racing under Buffalo Velo drome management in Paris and elsewhere. Key stops include Berlin Copenhagen and Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
Europe
Australia
Joe Nelson
Jimmy Micheel
Harry Bikes
George Leander
Frank Kramer
Lawson
Bald
Hikes
Michael
Paris
Berlin
Copenhagen
Italy
Erne Retires With Fortune of 40000 Dollars
Frank Erne of Buffalo ex lightweight champion retires after fading career ending defeat to Jimmy Britt in San Francisco. He plans to return home to Buffalo to work with his father and has earned over 40000 in eleven years, with earnings tallied from bouts against Gans, Gardner, McGovern and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank Erne
Buffalo
Jimmy Britt
San Francisco
Erne
Erie
Joe Gans
Broadway A. C
Curley Supplies
Fort Eris
Jem Maloney
London
Tom County
Seaey
Gans
Fort Erie
Gus Gardner
Chicago
Terry McGovern
Jim Ferns
Bosak Ween
Jenkins M Leod match set for Thursday
The first world heavyweight wrestling championship to be decided in Worcester will occur Thursday afternoon as Tom Jenkins defends his title against Dan McLeod. Promoted as a fierce contest, the bout will draw fans from Worcester, Cleveland, Buffalo, Hamilton, Ont, New York, Hartford, Boston, Bridgeport and other cities, with many seats already sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Tom Jenkins
Cleveland
Dan McLeod
Jenkins
Buffalo
Hamilton
Ont
New York
Hartford
Boston
Bridgeport
Abe Attelle
Terry McGovern
Young Corbett
McGovern
Detroit
Harry Raymond
Chester Goodwin
Peter Brooks
Inquirer
Bob Fitzsimmons
James J. Corbett
John L. Sullivan
George Siler
A. A
Chicago
Joe Gans
England
Gsrs
al Herford
Tommy Ryan
Jack Root
Ryan
Jack O'Brien
Root
O'Brien
O’brien
al Smith
Austin Rice
Eddie Lenney
Bangor
Christag
Scituate
R. I
John R. Robinson
Providence Telegram
Scituate Club
Rice
Lenney
Robinson
Stuate A. C
B. H. Benton
Rob Roy
English polo players planned visit to America next season
English polo experts led by R L Agassiz forecast a possible informal tour of American polo by visiting players. They may first appear at Newport during the July tournament, with correspondence ongoing between English experts and American players and clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
R. L. Agassiz
Myopia
England
Mr. Agassiz
Newport
Rescued Crew From Foundering German Steamer
The British steamer North Point reports rescuing the crew of the German steamer Pure Oil after it foundered off Hamburg. The North Point towed the Pure Oil for five hours before reaching port London on December 21. Captain Drake commanded the North Point and Captain Dix led the Pure Oil crew. The Pure Oil had sailed from Hamburg on December 4 bound for Philadelphia and sank December 14.
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London
North Point
Drake
Philadelphia
Dix
Hamburg
Police Chief Isaiah Ines Dies in San Francisco
Isaiah W. Ines, 72, longtime captain of detectives and former police chief of San Francisco, died today. A native of Oldham, England, he played a prominent role in many national and international criminal cases during his service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Isaiah W. Ines
Oldham
Eng
Cornell Plans New Agreement With Princeton
Cornell graduates form a committee to work with the local football committee on engagements for next season and seek to renew Princeton's team visits to Ithaca every other year. The athletic council abandons sending an eight to Henley. Junior crew races on Lake Cayuga for Memorial Day and the Poughkeepsie regatta are ratified with Harvard and Pennsylvania crews entered for Memorial Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell
J. W. Beacham
L. S. Tracy
C. R. Wyckoff
Princeton
Henley
Lake Cayuga
Poughkeepsie Regatta
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Judges Named for Kennel Club Show in New England
Entries rise for the New England Kennel Club show to be held in Mechanics' Building on February 23 to 26. The list includes J A Boutelle for Whippets Yorkshire toys and terriers and others across breeds, with Miss A H Whitney among the judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Kennel Club
Mechanics’ Building
Whippets
Yorkshire
J. A. Boutelle
W. C. Codman
Providence
R. I
Boston Terriers
F. G. Davis
D. A. Goodwin
H. W. Lacy
J. J. Lynn
James Mortimer
R. C. McQuillin
George ¥. Reid
T. H. Terry
A. H. Whitney
First American Henley To Be Held Next July
Philadelphia Dec 21 The American Henley regatta is to be inaugurated next summer on the Schuylkill in July A meeting of the American Rowing Association board of stewards elected officers adopted by laws and effected organization The amateur clause proved difficult to settle and will be left to the executive committee The plan to model after the English Henley gained support from Harvard Cornell and the University of Pennsylvania and led to the association's formation to foster amateur standards and fair competition by limiting time devoted to training while welcoming college oarsmen and others with less training time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Schuylkill
American Rowing Association
Boston Athletic Association
Union Boat Club of
Boston
Harvard
Cornell
University of Pennsylvania
Boxing Gossip and wall of old-time bout notes
A veteran boxing writer recalls the Walenti Tracey dispute at Music Hall on Patriots Day 1894 and clarifies that the finish was intentional and legal. The column covers Atlantic Yacht Club plans, upcoming bouts, promoter figures, and debates over referees and middleweight titles, with notes on fighters Briggs Bernstein Corbett and McGovern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Walenti
Tom Tracey
Music Hall
Jimmy Colville
Dan Creedon
Dick Moore
John Dever
New York
John Hopkins
Tom O'Rourke
Walcott
George Dixon
Harry Miner
Eighth Avenue
Pierce
Board of Police
Tracey
Atlantic Yacht Club
Bonade
Frank Hawkins
Eugene Smith
Young Kelly
Custer Dow
Kid Blessel
Kid Freeman
Kid Pantz
Kid Maguire
Jim Pendergas
Pemberton Square
Jimmy Briggs
Briggs
Joe Bernstein
Shaman
New England
Bernstein
Bricci
Whiskey and spirits advertised for mail order from O Connor
An old newspaper fragment advertises a wide range of liquors including Kentucky bourbon Pennsylvania rye imported Star Beane EB Burke’s Irish whiskey Glenlivet Scotch California grape brandy and cooking sherry. It promises prompt mail orders from A J. W. O'CONNOR 21 and 22 India Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Battle of Glenlivet
California
Union
J. W. O'Connor
India &T
Also Mentioned on This Page
Avge
Nwee
Arlington B
Interclub
NEW Century League
Clark
Winchester
Hyde Park
Mt Pleasant
Norwood Eee Ween
Railroad League
Seitz
Qgift
New
John Bestgen
the Reliable Shaving Outfitters
Portiant St. Bosten, Mass
Smale
Av’ Gc
Union Statio Direeee
Fitchburg L
Southern Division
Des Aeeeere
Hintze
Ricker
Mystic Valley League
Bankers and Brokers
Candle Pin League
Knapp & Co
Wrenn Bros
Seesee
Ourens
Turner
Waters
Wrenn Bro OB
Markson
Towle & Fitzgerald
Doyle
Serge
Doucette
Merriee
Hawes
Mitchell
Rasgy
Paine
Lee
Higginson
Dempsey
Merreee
Brckley, Hornblower
Weeks
Ek Ee
Meyers Tremont
Leahy
Sessds Haskins
Sessace Necessas Finnegan
S. Eee
Hamrock
Lyon
Riverdale
Greater Boston Candle Pin League
Frank
Winthrop Ee
Greater Boston Bottle Pin League
Sadbury
Roslindale Ee
Hub
Rexford Ee
Harriman
Tener
Arnot Sudbury Etter
Pton
Hall
Ferris
Willams
Wilkins
Sateen
Smith
Lyman Carruth
Eeererrerrar Coccce
Cage Eka
Telephone League
Ee Eeervese
Ee Seer Eens
Renee Ereee
Eernwood
Bankers and Brokers’ League
Head
Lee-Higginson
Hornblower- Weeks
Mitchell-Knapp
Paine- Webber
Towle-Fitzgerald
Fernald
Merrill
Morse
Tucker
E Sears
Graham Rice
Canal Street
Federal Bank
State Nat. Bank of
Com. Forster
Sweet Alice
Harry Wilson
Maxim &*Gay Company
Maxim & Gay Co
Maxim & Gay Company
Sol Lichtenstein
Lichtenstein
Maxim & Gay
Maxim & Ae Company
Kennel Club
Custom House Wine
Foreign
Port
Angel Musca
Cata
J. E. Doherty & Co
Atlantic Ave
Purchase St
Golden Dream
Bond
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