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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1897
Page
3
Readable listings show Brockton Park Theatres at 2628 Stoughton and Whitman Whitman at 2601 Metropolitan. Includes show times for the 27s series and related screenings.
Dissatisfied members of the Massachusetts Division L A W vote to repeat the midwinter show at the Bijou on Friday evening Feb 19 with near identical programs. Tickets available Monday at division HQ. Dedham road race set for April 19 with a grand ball by the Dedham Cycle Club.
Nearly 1000 spectators watched James Urquhart of the Dorchester Wheelmen post a 1:20.5 mile to top four riders at the West Newton street rink. George Dorr Jr and F A Peterson posted 1:24.5 and 1:23 respectively, Irving Litchfield finished 1:22 and died before three quarters. Trials run nightly at 9 with finals Saturday, prize headlined by a diamond gold medal.
The Arlington High School ice polo team received a challenge from Providence High School. Manager Wood has not decided whether to accept the match.
Amherst Feb 8 Charles Kingsley Arter 98 of Cleveland Ohio was tonight elected captain of the Amherst College football team in place of G M Callahan 19% who left college last term.
H E Jones of Phillips Exeter A A and J F Callahan of Holy Cross College A A won the first and third prizes in the 40 yard novice dash at the B A A meet but were ineligible for a novice race and will be asked to return their prizes.
A sale listing offers Pure California Wines at 4A per gallon with four bottles assorted. It also lists Blanchard & Farrar at 44 to 17 Mock Square and Faneuil Hall Square addresses.
Samuel Grover of Boston, New England champion, defeated Harry Freedman of Glasgow in a twenty game checkers match at the Boston Checker Club. The afternoon games produced two draws and Grover won the third game, while the fourth was a draw. Spectators from several cities and Scotland attended the event.
Patrick Carroll of Waltham and his manager Peter Ward are accused by Glasgow meet officials of entering the New Year’s one mile handicap under the alias P McCarty of Edinburgh. Carroll won at 125 yards while identified by track officials who questioned the purse. Celtic Football Club may file fraud charges.
Lexington buyers attend the Woodward and Shanklin trotting horse sale with multiple lots led by Feliciana by Allerton Haughty and Baron Wilkes. Prices range from four figures for Feliciana and Lottie Lorine to lower bids for Georgia Lee and Georgie Davis.
Hetherston Importing Company at 44 and 46 Broad Street corner of Milk advertises high grade teas from broken packages sold directly to families at reduced prices 20 30 40 and 45 cents per pound. C O D shipping available and a free catalogue is offered.
Peter Maher the heavyweight fighter was robbed of money and jewelry worth 1170 at his boarding house in Philadelphia. He was asleep when a burglar entered the apartment and stole the belongings before escaping. No arrests have been made as police investigate.
Joe Walcott again changes managers in a move described in a letter to Howie Hodgkins. Hodgkins met Walcott at the depot with a copy of their partnership agreement, noting Walcott’s fear that only Tom O Rourke can run his career now. Hodgkins hopes Walcott can curb his social temptations and return to form that earned him a larger purse against Johnny West.
James J. Corbett landed in Denver from the east this afternoon and was greeted at the depot by Billy Woods and Bat Masterson. Woods will be his sparring partner for the short stay of under twenty four hours before the fight.
A prize fight between Joe Goddard of Australia and Nick Dooley occurred Saturday night in Johannesburg and Goddard won the bout in the second round.
Boxing gossip recounts Creedon's self confidence and limits, Choynski's Knickerbocker role, Sullivan Gans talk, Jackson's expected visit, and other bouts and scuffles. Also notes Richardsons clash with Bracksons and Byers summoned to the Post.
The State Board of Dock and Terminal Facilities won broad support at a Boston Associated Board of Trade meeting at Your's Hotel. Alden Speare endorsed the board and urged legislative action while Walstein R. Chester opposed public wharf control, warning of $1,000,000 costs and real estate manipulation. The assembly approved the resolutions. A special meeting is set for March 8 to consider money commission proposals. Boston Music Trade Association was admitted.
Bob Cumberbatch of Boston Massachusetts issues a nationwide challenge to any man in America weighing 125 to 148 pounds. He cites backing from New York totaling 500 to 1000 dollars per side or any purse fitting the unknown. He can be reached at Kendall Street in Boston at any moment.
In Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Gaynor granted the Greater New York Club of Coney Island a permanent injunction restraining Mayor Wurster from interfering with the club's exhibits at Coney Island. The ruling was delivered on February 8.
Advertisement urges contacts to engage Prof Shaw, a leading boxing instructor, listing the Hotel Pelham as the venue for inquiries or responses.
An advertisement extols Dr Liverpool at 233 Tremont Street Boston offering free consults to diagnose and cure chronic and obscure diseases without prior medical info. It lists thousands of cured cases across many conditions, claims free medicines, and invites patients to verify his success through published figures.
Berkeley Hall delivered a brilliant appearance at the Burke Coaching Club’s first annual ball. The grand match was led by James J. Burke, drawing attention to the event and its host.
Boston physician Simon M Landis declares a challenge to “regular” physicians in a public confrontation. He recalls past exploits defeating Andrews and Pancoast before 3000 in Philadelphia and proposes a widely advertised event with a large hall for “useful fun and instruction.”
Boston reader Max Pauly challenges printing of a debate between Dr. John Hamilton and Dr. Landis. He believes Hamilton can defeat Landis and urges newspapers to publish the exchange for public benefit.
A reception drew over three hundred attendees including Congressman John F. Fitzgerald Councilman Edward C. Fitzgerald and several local notables such as William L. Ford William A. Nickerson and John B. Ryan. The event featured Michael H. Burke and his wife among fifty couples in attendance.
Consul-General Lee telegraphs the State Department that Correspondent Scovel, arrested at Tunas, will be brought to Havana by Friday. He foresees no difficulty and expects a brief imprisonment before examination and expulsion from the island.
The schooner Aldine from San Andreas reports chief mate C A Miller aged 48 a native of Machias Maine was drowned when the vessel’s boat capsized at San Andreas on November 22. His body was recovered and buried ashore.
Ned Ten Eyck expressed confidence he can win the Henley diamond sculls for Wa chassets, promising to race as in prior events. He noted two Americans may compete, including Dr W M McDowell of Chicago, and claimed an undefeated record and a victory over the American amateur champion if the race is fair.
Harry R. Bradstreet of Brooklyn has been granted a divorce from Mamie S. Bradstreet in Trenton New Jersey. The divorce cites infidelity with ex Congressman Archibald Bliss of Brooklyn named as a co respondent.
The Universalist Club of Boston held a meeting at Hotel Thorn dike with Rev James M Pullman joining, and several members were reinstated. The program featured Professor Walter P Beckwith on Manual Training and a wide discussion on Boston School Board evolution and education policy.
Rochester N Y February 8 Rochester shows signs of returning business activity. Six hundred more workers will soon be employed in bicycle kodaks at a factory to be erected by the Eastman Kodak Company. Other industries brighten with especially hopeful shoe makers.
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