Sloop Built for H H Rogers Jr at New York Yard
Charles TL Seabury designs a 24 foot waterline sloop for H H Rogers Jr being built by Gas Engine and Power Co at Morris Heights New York. The 35 foot overall craft has 10 ft 6 in beam and centerboard, flush deck, cabin with two berths, and will be delivered ready for spring sailing around New Bedford Harbor near the Rogers family summer residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles TL. Seabury
H. H. Rogers
Gas Engine and Power Company
Seabury & Co
Morris Heights
Rogers
New Bedford Harbor
Kanawha
Park Square Garden Opens for Training and Races
Park Square Garden hosted a training session as the new fast track opened last Saturday night. Cyclists praised the track for safe turns and banked straights, with riders like Reimer and Waller noting its superiority to Madison Square Garden. The entry lists for the 26 mile open and mile handicap attract many amateurs and professionals, and team changes loom for the Monday afternoon race with McFarland and Gougoltz pairing and Munroe and Newkirk reassembling two strong teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Reimer
Waller
F. A. Gately
Bill’’ Tensler
Madison Square Garden
William Stinson
Michael
Tom Eck
F. A. McFarland
Howard Freeman
George Leander
Bennie Munroe
Nat Butler
Hugh Mclean
W. S. Fenn
Frank Kramer
Patsey Keegan
R. A. Carni
Kid' Fulton
Donnie Sullivan
Pete van Cott
Pete van Cott, “Bill” Rutz, F. J. Cadwell
Samuelson
King
L. E. Mettling
Jamaica Plain
E. G. Dow
Forrest Osgood
Collins
Lynn
Younie
Chelsea
Bill’ Potter
Everett
Joe Currie
Roxbury
Dove
New York
Wiley
Troy
Garland
Charlestown
Sammie Sulkins
McFarland
Jean Gougoltz
Jed Newkirk
Freeman
Spalding outlines NL duties and initial actions in letter
A. G. Spalding writes to eight National League clubs detailing his brief tenure as president secretary and treasurer before an injunction. He cites plans to secure top playing talent but says he cannot act further. He mentions appointing O'Day and Emslie to the umpire board and their proposed salaries. He stayed silent on telegrams and will spend holidays in the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A. G. Spalding
National League
Spalding
League
O'Day
Emslie
O’day
South
McGovern Chooses Hempstead Quarters for Sullivan Bout Prep
News from New York reports Terry McGovern selects Hempstead Plains as training base for his January 30 title defense against Dave Sullivan. McGovern aims for intensified prep after recent critiques of his Corbett bout, with sparring partner George Dixon aiding and potential changes to his fighting style.
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New York
Terry McGovern
Hempstead Plains
Dave Sullivan
Corbett
McGovern
Hempstead
Boston
George Dixon
Sullivan
Dixon
Broadway Club
Boxing Gossip Sparks Lenox Club Card With Star Matchups
The Lenox Athletic Club announces a one week ahead boxing lineup featuring Jack Woods of Worcester vs Kid Goodman of Boston in a six round bout. Fred Maguire of Lowell faces Patsey McKenna of Boston with the winner set to box Flanagan of Brooklyn. Other bouts and negotiations fill the card as plans unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenox Athletic Club
Jack Woods
Worcester
Kid Goodman
Boston
Woods
Goodman
Fred Maguire
Lowell
Patsey McKenna
Flanagan
Brooklyn
Kid McGee
H. Giles
FE. G. Dinham
George Dixon
Joe (Young) Tipnan
Baltimore
Knickerbocker A.gc
Charley Bengs
Dan Creedon
al Weinig
Slot Springs
Ark
Tom Sharkey
Wild Bill’ Hanrahans
Jack Downey
Joe Gans
Opening of the skating season draws crowds on Boston ponds
Thousands of skaters from many nationalities enjoyed a busy first day of skating in New England. Jamaica Pond hosted over 500 people with fancy and speed skaters drawing large crowds while Franklin Field and Hammond’s Pond faced poor ice conditions.
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Poston
New England
Jamaica Pond
John Olmstead
Dorchester
Franklin Field
Pettigrew
Park Department
Hammond's Pond
Brookline
Cambridge
Frog Pond
Quiet Christmas Week Keeps Local Bowlers Idle Except Two Leagues
Most leagues schedule no games during Christmas week with only Commercial and Bank Officers' leagues rolling tonight and Thursday. Commercial clinches first place in the Gilt Edge league by winning three from Arlington Boat Club. Arlington slips while B A A and Newton hold second and third. The 99th team climbs to fourth, Charlestown and Arlington Boat Club tie for fifth, Newtowne Calumet and Dudley vie for seventh, and Old Dorchester remains last after losing to Newtowne. Pray posts a 191 average, Grover holds 1.%, and 36 bowlers exceed 165.
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Arlington Boat Club
Commercial
Arlington
Newton
Calumet
Charlestown
Grover
Charlestown Extends Lead In Mystic Valley League Standings
Charlestown strengthens its grip atop the Mystic Valley League by sweeping the 999th team, dropping them to fourth as Arlington Boat Club and Calumet tie for second. Old Belfry falls to a tie for last with Newtowne. Marston leads individual averages at 188, with 601 in three strings and 9 percent spare average. Charlestown’s team string total 936 and three-string total 2710 remain unmatched. Old Belfry dominates the whist series with no defeats, followed by Charlestown in second. Newtowne and Medford share third with four wins each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conti
Charlestown
Brooks
Southwell
Tees
Medfor
Wetherhee
Haggerty
Winchester
Marston
Arlington Boat Club
Calumet
Old Belfry
Newtowne
Medford
Charlestown Club
Calumet Club
A. A Tees Ween
Medford Club
Towanda
Seere
Newtowne Club
Old Belfry Club
Orne
Rankin
A. B.C
Independents Tie South Boston in New Century Candle Pin League
The Independents move to a tie with South Boston in the New Century Candle Pin League standings. South Boston has led since opening week with only two weeks left in the schedule.
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South Boston
Independents
Bowling standings and leaders vie for top spots
The race heats up as South Boston leads tied for first while Independents hold total pin fall and string average advantage. Webster sits third one game back, Norwood fourth. Quinn leads individual averages but Shoals of Webster presses. R Young of Boylston broke last week’s three-string total with 308. Mandeville tops team averages.
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Nee
South Boston
Webster
Quinn
Ewes
Mandeville
Dedham
Coughlin
Seus
Mith
Norwood
Ea Aus
Waters
R. Young
Boylston
Tweeterereers
Mason
Aten
Lane
Independents
Peewee Rae
Pee Ewee
Linton
McAteer
Pedbertes
Sh Cavanaigh
Roby Oereeres
Ricker
Finneran
Shoals
Skate Spots Listed Around Boston Area Parks
A shuffled list of skating locations includes Jamaica Pond Jamaica Plain Spy Pond Arlington Hammond's Pond Brookline Crystal Lake Newton Lake Quannapowitt Wakefield Crystal Lake Wakefield Ell Pond Melrose Charles River Waltham Charlesbank gym West End M street playground South Boston Wood Island Park East Boston Billings Field West Roxbury Artificial pond Cambridge.
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Jamaica Pond
Jamaica Plain
Spy Pond
Arlington
Hammond's Pond
Brookline
Crystal Lake
Newton
Wakefield
Ell Pond
Melrose
Charles River
Waltham
Charlesbank Gymnasium
West End
Wood
M Street Playground
South Boston
Wood Island Park
East Boston
Billings Field
West Roxbury
Artificial Pond
Cambridge
Gaelic Football Club Elects Members and Plans New Year Talk
The Roxbury Gaelic Football Club met in Gurney Hall Roxbury Sunday with nine new members elected and several propositions acted on. A smoke talk is planned for New Year's Eve in Conant Hall with speakers Hon Thomas H Dowd and W W Clarke. M T Athridge presiding the club has joined the Massachusetts Association of Gaelic Athletic Clubs and a social followed the meeting with contributions from P A E P J Kealy W Gillespie J Carroll M Leonard M T Athridge J Murray M Reilly J Gilmore and W Fitzsimmons.
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Roxbury
Gurney Hall
John Duffy
Conant Hall
Thomas H. Dowd
W. W. Clarke
M. T. Athridge
Massachusets
Massachusets Association of Gaelic Athletic Clubs
P. Ae
P. J. Kealy
W. Gillespie
J. Carroll
M. Leonard
J. Murray
M.reilly
J. Gilmore
W. Fitzsimmons
Bank Officers League Standings Shift As Week Ends
Old Colony Trust holds first place while Boston Safe drops to fifth. Redemption and Second tie for second with International Trust moving up to fourth. Fourth gains six games but wins only one. Puritan drops to sixth. Bowker and Dwinnell tied for first in individual averages, with Sampson and Tobey tied for third at 89.
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Old Colony Trust
Bank Officers
Boston Safe
Redemption
International Trust
International
Puritan Trust
Bowker
Dwinnell
Sampson
Tobey
Shawmut
Shawmut International Trust
Boston
Republica
3D Colony Trust Werte
Lawrence
Perry
Cabot
Belknap
Pewee Eee
Reese
Butter Team Dominates Marketmen's League Last Week
Butter won all three games to lead the Marketmen's League, followed by Fish with two wins to place second two games back. Eggs rose to fifth as Fruit slipped, while Benjamin moved from fourth to first in individual averages. Clark dropped to eleventh after a slump. Dalton and Fisher sit second and third in player standings.
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Benjamin
Clark
Dalton
Fisher
Erator
Wright
Huckins
Thomas
Nichols
Kilton
Dillon
Houghton
Farmers
Webster Drops Season Opener to St James in City Candle Pin League
In the Candle Pin League last week Webster lost its first game of the season to St James.
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Webster
St. James Bowlers
basketball standings update as Murray Tr wins move up
Webster won two games while Murray and Tr win’s squad gains on leaders. Carruth and Jefferson beat St. Jones as Boylston and Lang show small changes. Lang leads with 92 while Lang’s credit sits at 94 for the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster
Murray & Trwin
Peg
Carruth
Jefferson
St. Jones
Boylston
Lang
Aaa
Ge. Webster
Murray & Irwin
Ae Lang
Sheafe
Jackson
Rado
Sereerees
Wilby
Finnegan, Murray & Irwin
Lavin
St. James
BO Hack
Sudbury Webster
SD Freeman
Bottle Pin League Leads as Hub Follows Second
The Boylston team remains atop the Bottle Pin League with no change from last week. The Hub team sits in second place two games back as Smith leads individual averages with 186, twelve points ahead of McDonald. Barnes Leads Rubber League as Stoughton Trio Trails. Whittley tops Stoughton averages at 90 with Freckard second and Ray third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boylston
Smith
Foylston
McDonald’s
Hub
Sudbury
Webster Eee
Meyers Eee
Gumbright
H. K. Barnes
Stoughton Rubber Co
Evere Rubber Co
Cable Rubber Co
Whitten
Seeee Eeee Pickard
Ruy
Esereeene
Hal Raetads
Blake
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Bot. Muscatel
Whskey
Fell
Air
Sterne Bros
Summer Street
South Station
H. H. Rogers, Jr
Cycle Vanguard
Park Square
London
Count Potock
Vienna
Jockey Club
Count Pallavincini
C. E. Perkins
G. A. Thatcher
H. W. Tower
F. L. Crocker
Co. N. Swift
Arge
Newton Aeee Ae Ee
Arlington Boat Clu
Newtowne Vee
Dudley
Old Dorchester
Buntin
Britta
Pray
Newton A. A
Hales
Newtowne Assess Pierce
Aeewee Richardson
I Kenney
Charlestown Hutchinson
Seeeersersereees
Eeersenreee
Tuttle
Saunders
Weeeseer
Wellington
Ee Es
Tee Sae
Cutter
Old Dorcheste
Guthelm
Newtowner
Marden
A B. C
Pons
Hill
A. Avwee
Fuller
B. A
Dodge
A. B
Ainsworth
Swift
Seeee
Gordon
Seae
Armstrong
Lis
Parker
Weeeeteseell
Gray
A. B. SC
Callaghan
Whittemore
Wees
Purrington
Small
Harding
Sereree
Crocker
Legate
B. A. As
Wwees Newtowne
Tesennes Ceereeed
Papth A. Aeeere
Ray Calumet Clu Arlington Boats
Teehee
Mystic Valley League
NEW Century League
Notman
Fred M. Williams
The
New Century Bowling League
T. H. Dowd
Hunter
Emarr Hunter Rye
Uanbhan Teparatel
Hardy
Broad St
Mass
Bank Officers’ League
Marketmen’s League
City Candle Pin League
Chamberlains
Paris
Mannish Street
Chamberlain
Washington St
Boylston St
Indi
VAL. Blatz Brewing CO
Milwaukee
Gove & Co
Canal S 'Phone Haymarket
Selg
Aim Garden
Sudbury St
A. Shuman & Co
Shuman Corner
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