Arlington High Dominates Cambridge High and Latin In Polo
Arlington High cruised past Cambridge High and Latin 5 to 1 after Waltham refused to play, with Johnson and Puffer showing fast passes and White at center delivering solid defense. Harvard players Goodridge and teammates later clashed with Cambridge, resulting in Cambridge winning 3 to 1 and Cambridge High and Latin defeating Winchester 5 to 2.
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Arlington
Waltham High
Arlington High
Spy Pond
Cambridge High
Latin
Cambridge
Johnson
Puffer
White
Woods
Pierce
Warnock
W. Clarkson
Saul
Co. H
L. Johnson
Reece
Bey Clarkson Puffer
Mey
Warnock White
Saul Wood
H. B
Brown Pierce
Zev
Clarkson
Durgin
Winchester High
Brine
Hurd
Rush
Winchester
L. Winchester High
F. Oun
Shes Payne Brown
H. Bd
Montclair A C to Face Brown University in Ice Polo Final
Tonight at the Ice Palace Montclair A C takes on Brown University for the U S championship in ice polo. Both teams are evenly matched with notable players listed in the lineup for Montclair and Brown.
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New York
Ice Palace
Montclair A. C
Brown University
United States
LE Paychene
M. Hornfeck
F. F
Koehler
Teesseeeeeer Ree Ress
Hunt G. Hornfeck
Watson
Kennaday
Crens H. B
Chase Emerson
Merriman Williams
G. Cevet Cokes Powwers
Arlington High Set for Interpre preparatory League Game at Spy Pond
Arlington High will play in the Interpre preparatory League at Spy Pond on Thursday. Two Suburban High School League games are listed for today with Medford vs Melrose at Medford and Winchester vs Malden at Winchester. The Arlington Melrose game is canceled.
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Arlington High
Spy Pond
Medford
Melrose
Winchester
Malden
Melrose High
Everett
Jamaica Pond
Jamaica Plain
Chandler's Pond
Oak Square
Fair
Wood Island skating carnival draws record East Boston crowd
About 3000 spectators watched six high school and open events at Wood Island Park. Winners included J. B. McCallum in grammar school and Bertram McCallum in the one mile, with Thomas Burke taking the high school race.
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Wood Island Park
Boston
Bob Warner
New England
J. B. McCallum
Peter Mulholland
Bertram McCallum
J. B. McCleary
James Cannon
James Youmie
Oscar Martin
Thomas Burke
Eddie McCullum
Sergeant Rideout
Warner
Chutes
Wilson Breen
Wetmore
John H. Hickey
Joseph A. Krazier
Frank Carruthers
Gordon McKay
Dick Richards
Nelse Innes
Frank Timmins
W. Kirby
Herbert Riker
John T. Quinn
Frank Frazier
Les Miserables Tie for Second After Narrow Bowling Win
In Lowell on February 2 the Les Miserables Club defeated Dorchester Centrals by 51 pins to move into a tie with Salem for second place in the Massachusetts League. Both teams posted solid scores, with Les Miserables trailing after the first two strings but pulling ahead in the final string. notable spares included Merriam 5 7 Cutter 3 10 3 5 10 McLaughlin 3 7 1 2 7 8 Swift 1 3 9 10 Fullerton 9 10 2 4 7 10.
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Lowell
Les Miserables
Dorchester Centrals
Massachusetts
Salem
Merriam
Cutter
McLaughlin
Swift
Fullerton
Casino Alleys Showdowns in Mercantile League Night
Results from last evening at Casino Alleys in Roxbury show Mercantile League games with scores but details are unreadable.
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Mercantile League
Casino
Roxbury
Carruths and Leonards Win Two Match Games
At Carruths alleys last night two match games were rolled. F M Leonard's team defeated Carmody brothers' team and the Carruths won from the Beverlys. The scores:
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Carruth’s Alleys
F. M. Leonard
Carmody Brothers
Carruths
Beverlys
Harvard's Strong Boy Luther Colby Rood Triumphs in Lifting
Luther Colby Rood, Harvard Medical School student since 1895, claimed the amateur dumbbell lifting title. The 21 year old from East Boston weighs 143 pounds, stands 5 feet 6 inches, and has a 37.8 inch expanded chest. His record 202 pounds contrasts with earlier marks. he remains among Harvard's top ten strongest men and plans further training toward new world records.
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Luther Colby Rood
Harvard Medical School
Boston
Rood
Hercules
Sargent
Klein
Lovering
Harvard
Bob Fitzsimmons to Fight in Nevada on Feb 12
New York reports Bob Fitzsimmons will travel to Nevada on February 12 for four weeks of training before a big fight with Jim Corbett. A Carson City watering hole is favored. Julian notes good preparation and optimism despite illness delaying departure. Betting on Corbett runs around 6 to 4, with regional preferences shifting as events unfold.
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New York
Bob Fitzsimmons
Nevada
Carson City
Julian
Bob
Corbett
Smith
Fitz
Stuart
Maher
Sharkey
Dixon
Erie
Charley Kelly
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Kelly
Paddy Sullivan
Jack Delaney
Billy Murphy
Polo A
Manhattan A. C
Troy
Mike
Leonard
England
Pat Daly
Billy Hill
Pickaninny
Boston
Billy Plimmer
Sammy Kelly
Billy
Plimmer
Palmer
America
Kid Lavigne
Kid McPartland
Broadway Athletic Club
Lavigne
Oceanic
N. J
McPartland
Coney Island
Owen Ziegler
Jack Daly
Wilmington
Joe Burke
Brooklyn
E. R
Bob Smith
George Byers
Jamesons Beat Columbias In Evening Bowls at Home Alleys
The Jamesons defeated the Columbias in a bowling game held on the Jamesons’ alleys last evening. The match produced a clear winner as the scores were tallied.
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Jamesons
Columbias
Cleveland Fans React to Possible Star Transfers
Cleveland baseball fans are stirred by a report that Young, Cuppy, Childs, Burkett, McKean and Zimmer have moved to the St. Louis club. Secretary Muir denies knowledge of the report but warns that sweeping changes are possible in Cleveland.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland
Young
Cuppy
Childs
Burkett
McKean
Zimmer
St. Louis
Muir
Clevelands
Relief Association Ball in Lynn Marks Eighth Event
The Revere Beach and Lynn Relief Association held its eighth annual ball in Odd Fellows Hall. Buffum's Orchestra played as about 175 couples joined the grand march led by Floor Marshal P. W. Soliff. President Frank W. Belcher received a watch charm. Notables present included Mayor Ramsdell and city officials.
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P. W. Soliff
J. E. Fowler
George C. Worcester
Henry Harris
G. Holbrook
H. C. Hale
Mamie Flowe
Flossie Kemp
Angie Wilson
Mary White
Boxing Gossip Sparks English Lightweight Rivalries
The article chronicles Connolly of Boston stopping Burge in a heated England bout and notes Daly and Connolly as leading lightweights. It mentions Skelly, White, Erne, Dixon, and other fighters shaping the era with upcoming clashes and title prospects.
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England
Eddy Connolly
Boston
Burge
Griffo
Jack McAuliffe
Connolly
Ingland
Tom Causer
Dick Burge
Pat Daly
Daly
Brooklyn
Pickaninny
Billy Hill
National Club
Tommy White
Sally Smith
Tommy
Jack Skelly
Skelly
White
New Orleans
Empire Club
Maspeth
I. Erne
Erne
New Manhattan Club
New York
Solly Smith
Sally
Bobby Dobbs
America
Austin Gibbons
Gibbons
J. J. Jeffries
California
Tom Sharkey
Billy Vernon
New York City
Vernon
Contented Women Dance Club Ball At Roughan Hall
Five years after forming a bicycle club now known as the Contented Women the group held a social function in Roughan Hall last night. Grand march led by Miss Georgie Oakes with Herbert Clark. floor duties by Miss Oakes aided by Misses Bernard Tuplin Keyes Ford Hines Smith Sheehan Kennedey Parsons Remington Mamie Sheehan Rideout in attendance.
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Roughan Hall
Georgie Oakes
Herbert Clark
Minnie Bernard
Mabelle Tuplin
Malden Aldermen Decide on Appointments and Budgets
At the Malden board meeting the mayor withdrew Millard F. Rodgers as undertaker and kept Eliphalet T. Marr on the table as inspector of buildings. George W. Stiles was confirmed as street commissioner with Emerton and Powers named constables. Thomas J. Sheehan as fire commissioner was rejected 5 to 2. The health board was asked to address the Saugus branch creek nuisance. Water commissioner choice deferred after five ballots. The School Board asked for 138,500 for 1897 appropriations and referred 85,000 for a Oak Grove school house and 2,500 to convert the Linden School into a fire station.
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Malden
Board of Aldermen
Millard F. Rodgers
Eliphalet T. Marr
George W. Stiles
Samuel M. Emerton
William T. Powers
Thomas J. Sheehan
Board of Health
Saugus Branch Creek
Oak Grove
Linden School
Rumored Utah Montana Push to Move Fight Near Carson
Carson era November 2 report claims Dan Stuart offered inducements to move a major prize fight inside Nevada near Salt Lake. Legislators threaten repeal of prize fight legalization if the event is not held in Carson. Virginia & Truckee RR hires extra staff to move crowds. hotels and seats booking fast. A London cable despatch requests seats. Pullman cars from major cities are contracted. a San Francisco syndicate plans a large Carson hotel.
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Carson
Utah
Montana
Dan Stuart
Salt Lake
Nevada
Virginia & Truckee Railroad Company
A. Livingston
Stuart
London
New York
St. Louis
Chicago
San Francisco
Governors Opinion on Nevada Prize Fight Bill
The Journal reports statewide responses to Nevada's prize fight bill. Virginia and West Virginia condemn it as unmanly or harmful. Alabama Florida Nebraska North Dakota Oklahoma Montana Arkansas Utah criticize it as demoralizing or dangerous.
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New York
Nevada
Virginia
West Virginia
Alabama
Florida
Nebraska
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Montana
Arkansas
Utah
Will Be Very Expensive for Corbett Fitzsimmons Trip
New York reports boxing fans in the city plan a costly Nevada journey to witness the Corbett versus Fitzsimmons heavyweight bout. Estimated costs cover rail, sleeping car, meals, luxuries, fight tickets, hotel, and incidentals, totaling about 266 dollars for a round trip of three to four days.
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New York
Nevada
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Prizes for the Finest Animals at Boston Horse Show
A full prize list for the Boston horse show includes Thoroughbreds and trotters with first prizes up to 150 dollars, various stallion and mare classes, roadsters, hacks, coaches, ponies, saddles, and polo ponies. Awards span multiple breeds, ages, and harness types with post-entry rules and reserve ribbons.
Suffolk Dis pensary aids poor with LIFE GUARD donations
The Suffolk Dispensary at 10 Charter Street, a noted Boston charity, extents free medical aid to the worthy poor. Its letters show Dr. Thomas P. Shaw of Lowell supplying LIFE GUARD, a remedy claimed to cure colds prevent pneumonia and arrest la grippe, with repeated donations urged by A C Smith.
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Boston
Suffolk
Charter Street
Albert ©. Smith
Nathan Matthews, Jr
Stephen M. Allen
Charles P. Thayer
A. C. Smith
Shaw
T. P. Shaw
Dr. Shaw
Thomas P. Shaw
Lowell
Harvard Medical School
Massachusetts Medical Society
Prize list for Myopia Hunt Club horse show events
The notice details prize allocations for a horse show including heavyweight, middleweight, lightweight, and ladies qualified hunters with cash awards of 100 or 50 dollars, thoroughbred and green hunter classes, Corinthian and jumping classes, hunt club team event, selling prize, best pony, Boston mounted police, and driving competitions with specific weight and height requirements and benefactors such as Herbert M. Sears, John Shepard Jr., and Charles F. Bates.
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John &. Thayer
Cleveland Bay
Cleveland
W. R. Thayer
James T. Hyde
Albert S. Bigelow
Boston
Ainder
Samuel D. Warren
Shetland
Udges
Eac Ae
Herbert M. Sears
Green Hunters
Myopia
Norfolk
Agawam
Boston Mounted Police
Ifor
John Shepard, Jr
Charles F. Bates
Gotham cycle show prep and industry notes
Preparations for the New York cycle show are underway with exhibits ready today and a final deadline Saturday. President R Lindsay Coleman will oversee setup amid claims this will be the largest show yet. various firms and racers are active, with personnel changes and network rumors about new Boston tires and showroom moves.
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New York
R. Lindsay Coleman
Gothamites
Metropolitan
Newton Boulevard
Gilchrist
Mattapan Road Club
City Hospital
W. A. Henderson
White Company
Dan McCarthy
Roxbury B. C
Pope Manufacturing Company
Boylston Street
Columbus Avenue
Hall of the Tiger Roadsters
Berkeley Hall
Odd Fellows
Tom Butler
E. C. Stearns & Co
Chicago
Philadelphia
Young
Beauty treatments advertised by Boston dermatologist
An advertisement by dermatologist Woodbury of 11 Winter Street Boston promotes static electricity therapies and home batteries. It claims to cure all skin diseases and offers a Beauty Book and samples of Facial Soap or Facial Cream for 10 cents, asserting electricity tones up the system.
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Woodbury
Boston
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