Moran to Match With Stinson at Boston Six Day
European cycling army arrives in Boston with trainers and stars Gougoltz Fisher Kaser Ryser Muller Aucoutrier Fredericks to race alongside American riders Stinson Moran McLean Waller. Indoor track training continues at the freight shed as fifty riders prepare for a two and a half mile opener and a crowded six day event likely to shatter speed records.
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America
Boston
John West
Europe
Gougoltz
Monte Carlo
Fisher
Alsace-Lorraine
Kaser
Ryser
Germany
Muller and Aucoutrier
Italy
Fredericks
Paris
Stinson
McLean
Waller
Moran
Barton
Park Square Garden
Jimmy Moran
Harry Caldwell
Joe Downey
Harry Elkes Sets Fast Pace for Park Square Meet
Harry Elkes stars at Park Square with speed and staying power as he targets a 1:30 six day pace and a 1:36 1 5 mile record in his first trial. Marcus Hurley returns as amateur sensation riding again in a program featuring the mile professional handicap and the half mile amateur open race drawing large starters.
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Harry Elkes
Park Square
Marcus Hurley
Ow York
Indoor twenty four hour champion arrives for six day race
Louis Gimm the indoor twenty four hour champion and Archie McHachern the Canada champion landed with trainers Robbie Thompson and Lester Wilson. They began training on the freight shed track with Gimm predicting the six day race will be the greatest contest and vowing to win. He urged changes to rules taxing a lap for punctures or wheel breakage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Gimm
Archie McHachern
Canada
Robbie Thompson
Lester Wilson
Gimm
Graves' Maryland Malt Whiskey Ad Claims Medical Value
Health is first and cost secondary when buying malt whiskey for medicinal use. Graves' Maryland Malt Whiskey costs more than cheap substitutes because it is worth more, with medical qualities vouched for by purity, mildness, and appetite. sold only by licensed dealers in sealed bottles bearing label details.
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Graves
Maryland
Chester H. Graves & Sons
Track takes shape as stringers rise and surfacing laid
The track shows its form as the stringers are erected and the surfacing lumber is installed. Workers continue the preparatory work, outlining the course and readying the surface for finishing touches.
Feats of Elkes in New York Cycling Meet
Harry Elkes achieved three remarkable feats in New York. With McFarland he won the six day team race, then reduced the world indoor one mile record, and a week after the six day race he defeated Jimmy Michel in a paced event. Elkes rode masterfully through the week, leading the pace and smiling at the end despite a hard grind.
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Elkes
Harry Elkes
New York
McFarland
Jimmy Michel
Padid
Lawson Not In Its Speedway Heats Centreboard Syndicate
Centreboard yacht ownership rumors are denied by Mr. C C Hanley who states Lawson is not a member or financier. Hanley describes progress on the model, plans, and shed construction for the 90 footer at Atlantic Works. He emphasizes balancing science with practical design and outlines shed dimensions and build timing near the water.
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Lawson
C. C. Hanley
Quincy Point
Mr. Hanley
Hanley
Boston
Atlantic Works
Landlord and Allee Win on Blue Hill Avenue
Dorchester club held match races on Blue Hill Avenue speedway. Landlord by C L Young won the pacing championship after five heats over Rudsley G owned by J Moulton. Alice B driven by W E B Newbert won the trotting championship in straight heats over Remus. Officials included Starter S Walter Wales and judges J M E B Timberlake George B Griffin and BE G Richardson.
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Dorchester
Drivin Club
Blue Hill Avenue Speedway
Co Ll. Young
J. Moulton
Rudsley G
Landford
W. BH. Newbert
Alice B
C. Keith
Remus
Landlord
C. L. Young
W. EB. Newbert
Rae Lady
Madison
Azote
E. O. Haddock
Fourtee Sunrise
FR. S. Harris
Prince Wilkes
C. c
Mey
Beauty
Wic
Littlefield
Rosewood
Wy. B. Morrison
Walter Wales
J.M. EB
Pacing Rivalries Highlight Boston Meet As Riders Prep
McFarland is down with the grip and unable to walk while Simar has pneumonia and Aronson lies dead. Bikes plans a mile back of motor Race, Elkes wins behind slow motors, and Moran seeks a fair chance to prove speed after October Brockton race. In Boston, about a dozen motorcycles operate locally with teams of chauffeurs ready for pacing jobs.
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McFarland
Simar
Aronson
Michael
Elkes
Europe
Will C. Stinson
Jimmy Moran
Chelsea
Stinson
Moran
Brockton
Boston
Chaffeurs
Bicyclenotes and cycling notes from a busy day
After a North Carolina board of control hearing Archie McEachern and Floyd McFarland were cleared of racing rule transgressions in the New York six day event. In Los Angeles Johnny Nelson beat Hardy Downing in an eight lap to the mile paced five mile record. Feats highlight evolving car preferences and wheelbase trends in American and foreign designs. Locals Patsey Keegan and various clubs held indoor track events and open houses as Mount Vernon bike groups hosted riders for indoor championships.
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Archie McEachern
Floyd McFarland
N. C. A. Board of Control
New York
Los Angeles
Cal
Johnny Nelson
Hardy Downing
Nelson
Messrs. Bostwick
Vanderbilt
Patsey Keegan
Lowell
Keegan
Press Cycling Club
Metropolitan Wheelmen
Tiger Roadsters
R. N. B. Association
Mets
Roberts Medal Play Sets Nine Holes Record At Danvers
Danvers Golf Club held a team match at its links with L H Roberts leading medal play and breaking the nine hole course record by finishing in 37 strokes. The match included team scores featuring Nichols Preston Coulthurat Rickaby H Roberts Perkins Burns Brown and Ota among others.
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Danvers
Nichols
Preston
Coulthurat
B. Rickaby
H. Roberts
B. L. Perkins
N. Burns
W. Brown
Price Wins Best Net and Best Gross at Salem Golf Meet
Salem Golf Club on the Gardner farm held an 18 hole medal play handicap this forenoon with prizes for best net and best gross. C. B. Price won both scores but the net prize went to N. C. Osgood with 100-18-62 while Price posted 96-18-78.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Salem Golf Club
Gardner Farm
C. B. Price
N. C. Osgood
Golfers Teed Off At Clyde Park After Season Close
The Country Club courses at Clyde Park Brookline were closed for the season yet many players gathered yesterday on temporary greens. Notable names included C. H. Webster Henry W. Emb Malcolm Whitman George Atkinson Jr Colonel H. E. Russell General C. H. Taylor G. B. Morrison and Francis Peabody Jr.
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Clyde Park
Brookline
C. H. Wester
Henry W. Mb
Malcolm Whitman
George Atkinson, Jr
H. E. Russell
C. H. Taylor
G. B. Morrison
Francis Peabody, Jr
Mixed foursome at Ronnie Burn Golf Club Chelsea rink
A mixed foursome competition was held yesterday morning at the Chelsea rink by the Ronnie Burn Golf Club. The scores included Arthur Morse with Miss Jessie Gould 46, Walter Pratt with Miss Amy Gould 66, Harmon Bell with Miss May Gould 60, George Haskell with Miss Harriet Haskell 62, Fred Bailey with Miss Fannie Powers 66, Ernest Hart with Miss Ellen Hill 66, Walter Walker with Miss Abbie Farrell 67, and Arthur Stearns with Miss Fanny Porter 72.
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Ronnie Burn Golf Club
Chelsea
Arthur Morse
Jessie Gould
Walter M. Pratt
Amy Gould
Harmon Bell
May Gould
George Haskell
Harriet Haskell
Fred W. Bailey
Fannie Powers
Ernest Hart
Ellen Hill
Walter Walker
Abbie Farrell
Arthur Stearns
Fanny Porter
Salem Leaves Polo League After Today
Secretary Upton of the Polo League states Salem will depart the league after today and may return later. East Weymouth manager Leighton retrieved Scofield Hayes Cusick and Moody. Swords and Moody quit the Maine League over money issues. Salem manager Carroll says three players were taken from him and Hayes was given to East Weymouth after he had secured him from Taunton, a final straw.
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Brockton
Upton
Polo League
Salem
Leighton
East Weymouth
Scofield and
Hayes
Cusick
Moody
Swords
Maine
Carroll
Taunton
PORTLAND AREA POL GAMES RESULTS YESTERDAY
Portland-Portland 9 Bath 8 leads column of district games. Gardiner 8 Bangor 0 and Bangor 4 Bangor 4 shows tight battles. Lewiston 6 Bath 2 and Brockton 8 eee 1 unclear. Plymouth 4 Brockton 3. Salem East Weymouth 11 Salem 2 and Fast Weymouth East Weymouth 9 Salem 0. Meriden 9 Hartford 5 and Lawrence 11 Clinton 8. Waterbury 6 New Haven 5 and Clinton 5 Clinton 2.
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Portland
Bath
Gardiner
Bangor
Lewiston
Brockton
Eee
Plymouth
Salem
Weymouth
Fast Weymouth
Two-Man Candle Pin Bowling Tourney Set for New England
The annual two men teams candle pin bowling tournament will be held across New England at the Murray and Irwin alleys beginning Thursday night. Four strings will count in the preliminaries and finals.
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New England
Murray & Irwin
Haff Backs Centreboard Skimmer For Cup Defender
Captain Hank Haff, invited to Boston by General Paine, endorses a centreboard cup defender. He cites Crowninshield’s potential, praises Nat’s design skill, notes Valkyrie III and Defender contrasts, and foresees a balanced centreboard as fastest all around while acknowledging strong rivals like Watson, Rhodes, and Jameson.
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Hank Haff
Boston
General Paine
Crowninshield
Herreshoff
Nat
Colonia
Ps Ct
Eowever
Watson
Arson
Fife
Jameson
England
Sycamore
Thomas
Nate Watson
Rhodes
Keeneship Seven Thoroughbreds to England for Grand National
Foxhall Keene shipped seven thoroughbreds to England with three hunters to hunt with Onorn hounds. Easter Gift is favored to compete in the Grand National, seeking one of the two biggest English turf prizes after prior Derby success by Foxhall. Mrs Keene plans to sail near Saturday.
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New York
Foxhall Keene
England
Sloan Returns to Saddle in San Francisco Christmas Handicap
Jockey Ted Sloan rode for the first time since returning from England at Tanforan in the Christmas Handicap. The race was won by Eddie Jones.
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San Francisco
Ted Sloan
Tanforan
Eddie Jones
Pine Banks Golf Club Christmas Day Match Upset
The Pine Banks Golf Club of Melrose hosted a Christmas Day four ball match witnessed by a large crowd. Allan Hitchcock Benton Clement Walter Piper and Rolland Toppan competed with Hitchcock’s side prevailing four up over their opponents.
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Pine Banks
Melrose
Allan Hitchcock
Benton Clement
Walter Piper
Rolland Toppan
Death of Captain James Miller at Soldiers' Home Chelsea
Captain James Miller died at the Soldiers' Home in Chelsea yesterday morning. Born in Boston he was 72. He joined the Civil War as a private in Company L, Third Massachusetts Cavalry, later becoming captain of Company D, sixty sixth United States Colored Troops. He was admitted to the home August 3, 1897 from Boston.
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James Miller
Soldiers’ Home
Chelsea
Boston
Third
Massachusetts Cavalry
Seventy-Sixth
United States Colored Troops
Boston Champion Praised by Leading Billiardists
Boston amateur Albert G. Cutler, winner of the Class B neo era title, is hailed as the country’s most remarkable amateur by top billiardists. Critics compare him favorably to Frank Ives and Maurice Daly predicts he may win major honors within ten years if he keeps playing. Cutler, from Boston, is noted for magical control, brilliant masse shots, and delicate touch. He is the first amateur in his state to reach 100 at 14 inch balk line with a 118 break and says he will retire from tournament play this year due to business obligations.
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New York
Albert G. Cutler
Frank Ives
George Slosson
Maurice Daly
Cutler
Boston
Malden Rifle Scores in Christmas Shoot Action
Captain Benjamin scored 104 out of 100 points in the Christmas rifle shoot of Company L Fifth Regiment at Faulkner rifle zones. A 50-member State militia match featured top score 24 by Lieutenant Underwood of Battery B First Regiment. Lieutenant Hillman won the first prize in the turkey match for Company B Eighth Regiment. Several shooters tied with 22 points including Wishman Spraker Hillman Lutes from Companies I Fifth and B Eighth, with Manning and Nutting at 23 in merchandise matches.
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Malden
Benjamin
Liieutenant Underwood
Charles H.hillman
Wishman
Steele
Spraker
Leutenant Hillman
World of Sport notes on Sanford Europe tour and chaos at Chicago base
G Foster Sanford plans a Europe athletic tour amid whispers of professional racing in England where he once won the foothall plate. Loftus denies Clark Griffith trade rumors for Rube Waddell. Oakland racing expands under the Montana senator’s son, alumni meetings in Ithaca shape next season coaching, and Columbia teams face $2000 debts while Manhattan Field rent remains $800.
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G. Foster Sanford
Europe
Sanford
England
Loftus
Chicago
Clark Griffith
Rube Waddell
Clark
Montana
Oakland
Cal
Cornell Football Committee
Ithaca
Percy Angerwork
Columbia
Manhattan Field
McCoy Open to Rematch with Major Foes in Boxing Comeback
McCoy arrived in Boston for Christmas and declared readiness to beat Jeffries, meet Jim Corbett again for any sum from 1 to 10000, and arrange a winner take all clash with Sharkey. He plans to force big fights, cites health and training, and denies Considine gossip about him.
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Brady
Jeffries
Jim Corbett
Corbett
Ruhlin
Sharkey
Carant
George Considine
Considine
McCoy returns to Boston amid boxing and theatre offers
B H Benton writes that Kid McCoy, weighing 183 pounds with face flesh, plans matches with Jeffries and others while entertaining offers for New York and Chicago appearances. He hints at unresolved marital tensions with Mrs McCoy and says McCoy will stay in Boston briefly before heading to New York for potential fights or a stage engagement at the Olympia training under Muldoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Walch
Melrose
Kid
McCoy
Boston
Mr. Walch
London
Hoosier Gladiator
Campania
New York
Jeffries
Considine
New York Theatre
Sire
Urtig & Seamon
Chicago
Muldoon
Olympia
Norman
Kid McCoy
B. H. Benton
Rob Roy
Dixon refuses to box as Davenport weighs 136 pounds
George Dixon declines sparring with Jime my Davenport of East Boston at the Isoteric Club last night. Davenport weighed 136 pounds, twenty pounds more than Dixon. Andy Daly substituted and boxed Davenport for fifteen rounds with no decision amid jeers. A Kid Carbone battered Kid Block for five rounds. Young Kelley of Boston defeated Frank Jones of Mald en with Kelley forcing a halt in the third.
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George Dixon
Jimemy Davenport
East Boston
Davenport
Dixon
McGovern
Andy Daly
Carbone
Block
Young Kelley
Boston
Frank Jones O
Malden
Jones
Kelley
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