Ten Thousand Dollar Reward For Honest Leather Shoes
Regal Shoes offers 10000 in rewards to anyone who reveals a sight test to distinguish genuine Oak Tanned sole leather from cheap substitutes before wear. Additional 5000 reward for determining if the vamp is whole or patched after assembly. Details available at Regal Shoe stores in Boston.
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Regal
Regal Shoes
Regal Buzz
Regal Shoe
Regal Shoe Co., Inc
Summer St
Boston
Mass
Disruption Looms In New England Amateur Rowing
Local rowing followers foresee the New England Amateur Rowing Association dissolving after the B A A and clubs like West Ends St Josephs A A and Shawmut withdraw. Millstream Jeffries Point and Chelsea clubs may also bow out amid a bitter factional fight led by Stimpson and Youngman. The dispute, bitter and ongoing, could end with one faction gaining control or with a reorganization.
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New England Amateur Rowing Association
West Ends
St. Joseph’s A. A
Shawmut Rowing Club
George McDonald
Millstreams
Chelsea
Stimpson
Youngman
Metropolitan Association
Williams. Youngman
Aso
New England
Experts Favor Harvard to Win Intercollegiate Trophy
Hockey experts say Princeton outplayed Yale and Harvard should win the league title. Harvard leads with two victories and no defeats as they prepare to meet Yale. a win would likely secure the championship for Cambridge.
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Yale
Princeton
Harvard
Crimson
Cambridge
Johnson To Reveal New York Baseball Ground Plans
New York writer hints the Great Diamond Mystery will end this week as Ban Johnson returns from Washington. Johnson may name the correct among 179 proposed locations on Manhattan Island, with a $60,000 park featuring a grand stand for 700 fans, a deep center clubhouse, and room for football and track. The project aims to attract intercollegiate events and Columbia University, with a four week completion target once ground is broken.
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New York
Ban Johnson
Washington
Johnson
Manhattan Island
City Hall
Columbia University
Americans Spring Games Schedule For Patriots Day Exhbitions
Boston American team manager Gavin arranges several spring exhibition games as Patriots Day draws near. Nationals and Americans hope to share the day after last season drew 12 000 in two Nationals games and 16 000 in the Americans afternoon. The Boston club travels via Macon Ga from March 15 for spring play with Mercer University grounds used until April 1 then heads north through a series of cities including Louisville Evansville Terre Haute Indianapolis Columbus Buffalo Jersey City ending with Patriots Day celebration on March 20 in the home city.
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Gavin
Boston
Patriots
Nationals
Washington
Macon
Mercer University
Louisville
Evansville
Ind
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Columbus
Buffalo
Jersey City
Mathewson Joins Presbyterian Church in Lewisburg
Christopher Mathewson, pitcher for the New York National League team, was received into the Presbyterian church in Lewisburg. His home is Factoryville and he attended Bucknell University until his junior year before turning pro. He reportedly joined the church influenced by Miss Jennie Stoughton, to whom he is soon to be married.
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Lewisburg
Penn
Christopher Mathewson
Presbyterian Church
Mathewson
Factoryville
Bucknell University
Jennie Stoughton
Circuit for sprinters to join yearly bicycle races
A national paced circuit will run July to September with 12 tracks hosting weekly meets. An added sprint circuit may run concurrently or on extra days. Vailsburg and New Haven expect involvement. New York may host both paced and sprint races in dual meets. Over 30 of last season’s 50 sprinters are expected to return, with new amateurs joining.
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Vailsburg
New Haven
New York
Lasker Praises Boston Chess Players Before New York Exit
World champion Emanuel Lasker praised Boston players after a week of match games at the B A A and Boston Chess clubs. He called John F Barry a remarkable talent and predicted a bright future. He noted Pillsbury’s blindfold play adds mental strain, and said Lasker plans a long rest in New York with few more matches on this visit.
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Lasker
Boston
Emanuel Lasker
New York
John F. Barry
Barry
Dr. Lasker
Pillsbury
Europe
Noted Steeplechaser Cloister Dead at Wondon
Cloister, once the dominant steeplechase racer, was killed by a friendly bullet. The Grand National winner of 1893 carried 10 pounds, a record burden at the time, and set a 9 minute 42.85 second course time for 4 miles 86 yards, winning by four lengths and never surpassed.
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Wondon
I Will Cure You of Rheumatism Offer Dr Shoop
An advertisement by Dr Shoop claims a proven cure for rheumatism after 16 years and 2,000 experiments. He offers a trial with six bottles at 5.50 if successful, or payment none if it fails, and urges writing for his book and the order to send to a druggist. He asserts blood cleansing as the cure and cites Racine Wisconsin as the address.
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Liverpool
Boston
Dr. Liverpool
Tremont St
Germany
Dr. Shoop
Shoop
Freeman sets amateur Pinehurst golf record in four ball
E A Freeman of the Montclair Golf Club established a new Pinehurst amateur 18 hole record with 77 strokes in a four ball match. He went out in 36 and came home in 41, praised for long accurate driving and excellent short game, rarely needing more than two putts.
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Pinehurst
N. C
E. A. Freeman
Montclair Golf Club
Pinehurst Links
Freeman
Circuit projected for auto racing across major tracks
The Automobile Association of America eyes a touring auto race circuit to cut travel and express costs. Meets are planned from Boston to Denver with New England grouping, and purses of 50,000 dollars offered for key events in Cincinnati Hartford and Yonkers. Fournier-Winton match races at Yonkers and Cleveland slated as highlights of a broad schedule.
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America
The
Automobile Association of America
Boston
Providence
Springfield
Hartford
Empire City
Yonkers
Syracuse
Buffalo
Cleveland
Dayton
Cincinnati
Detroit
Indianapolis
Chicago
St. Louis
Denver
New England Automobile Association of
New England
George A. Wahlgreen
Andy Welch
Charter Oaks Park
Oakley Park
Fournier-Winton
Yonkers Track
Fournier
Wrestling Match Off Between Cannon and Hackenschmidt
The proposed London match between Tom Cannon and George Hackenschmidt has been abandoned as Cannon suffers a troublesome shoulder injury. Cannon blamed the Birmingham bout for the trouble. Hackenschmidt is described as immensely strong and capable of forcing foes to the mat. He previously threw Nourulah and compelled the Turk to rest for a month.
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Tom Cannon
England
George Hackenschmidt
London
Cannon
Hackenschmidt
Birmingham
Nouralah
Big Turk
Free trial bottles of Dr David Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy
Boston Post readers can obtain a free trial bottle of Dr David Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy by presenting a coupon at listed Boston stores. No purchase required. Supplies limited. offer emphasized as unusual and time limited.
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David Kennedy
Boston Post
Wm. H. Knight
Court St
Walker-Rintels Co
Boylston St
Adams House
Epstein Bros
Tremont St
Boston
Mass
Wash-day tip with Fels Naptha soap
Recommend using Fels Naptha for washing clothes without boiling. Follow directions to reduce effort and achieve cleaner brighter clothes that wear longer. After using Fels Naptha you won’t need common soap.
Massachusetts Golf Association meeting called for Feb 24
A meeting of Massachusetts golf club representatives will be held at the Exchange Club in the city on Tuesday Feb 24 at 3 pm to act on a proposed constitution and bylaws. Each club may send two delegates. An accompanying letter urges full attendance to advance the state association and invites nonmembers to apply for United States Golf Association membership.
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Golf Clubs of
Massachusetts
Exchange Club
Massachusetts Golf Association
R. R. Freeman
Commercial Street
G. Herbert Windeler
Golf Association
States Golf Association
United States Golf Association
New York
National Association
Maturin Ballou
Wall Street
New York City
Harvard Relay Selections For B A A Meet At Mechanics
Harvard announces the class and varsity relay lineups for the upcoming B A A meet at Mechanics Building next Saturday night. Yale race features six laps per man with Rust Curtis Clerk Walsh as starters and Behr Colwell as substitutes. Penn race has three laps per man led by Foster Haigh Lightner and Schick with Howes Greenough as substitutes. 1904 to 1906 classes populate the roster with captains Howes Baur Wharf Leonard and peers as team members and alternates.
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Harvard
Mechanics’ Building
Yale
E. C. Rust
S. J. Curtis
W. G. Clerk
R. B. Walsh
G. E. Behr
W. A. Colwell
University of Pennsylvania
F. W. C. Foster
J. E. Haigh
M. T. Lightner
W. A. Schick
D. W. Howes
D. S. Greenough
EB. M. Ayers
R. P. Kernan
R. Inglis
K. J. Adams
J. T. Doyle
F. R. Baur
Co. B. Marshall
A. Peterson
JL. Grill
R. W. Kelso
E. C. Smith
C. P. Wharf
J. A. Powleson
W. Barnard
J. J. Moyn
Dixon Draws With Ware in London Boxing Bout
George Dixon American colored boxer fought a 20round draw with Harry Ware of London at Northampton tonight before about 3000 spectators. The stake was 1500 dollars. Ware started strong and scored freely until the fourth round when he took heavy body punishment. There was relentless punching to the 14th round before Dixon tired Ware but failed to land a knockout.
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London
George Dixon
Harry Ware
Northampton
Ware
Dixon
Modern kidney remedy praised as cure all
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer swamps root as a universal kidney remedy. It links kidney health to overall well being, lists maladies from back ache to insomnia, urges testing urine samples, notes hospital use, and offers samples and books from Kilmer Co of Binghamton New York.
New Club Opens With Boxing Exhibition in Boston
The Health and Physical Culture Club opened with a large turnout and an ambitious boxing night at the Grand Theatre Boston. Captain Bill Daly refereed a 10 round Temple versus Jackson bout won by Temple. Three preliminary fights showcased Young Nadeau, Jim Lowrie, and Dick O'Brien with decisive results amid a well behaved crowd.
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New Health and Physical Culture Club
Boston
Grand Theatre
Bill Daly
Larry Temple
Chicago
Peter Jackson
Baltimore
Temple
Daly
Jackson
Young Nadeau
Young Kelley
Kelley
Jim Lowrie
South End
Martin Clougherty
North End
Dick O’brien
Dorchester
Young Mahan
Chelsea
Lawson tops Boston Dog Show entry list with 63 names
Thomas W. Lawson files the largest single entry for the Boston Dog Show, submitting 63 nominations, mostly toy spaniel and bulldog. Mrs. Richard Harding Davis enters Iroquois Muddle, Woodcote Wonder, and Woodcote Jumbo as part of a notable kennel showcase, signaling strong representation of sporting dogs like pointers and setters.
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Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Mr. Lawson
Woodcote Wonder
Woodcote
License Asked for O’Brien in Lexington Case
A petition has been circulated asking the Jockey Club to grant a license to Dan O’Brien the Lexington trainer who attempted to sell Clarence Mackay a thoroughbred yearling by moving the three eighths pole.
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Lexington
Jockey Club
Dan O'Brien
Clarence Mackay
Essex Club Rounds End Without Decisive Finish
About 700 Essex Club members witnessed three bouts and a star event that ended in a draw as Patsey Sweeney of Manchester and George McFadden of New York did not fight after weighing in news reports say McFadden refused to go on citing sickness. Belfield Walcott substituted and a lively exhibition followed though the first five rounds were tame. Referee Donnelly scored the main bout a draw with both fighters still on their feet. Preliminary bouts featured Tommy English beating Scotty Coyne and Fred Sydney, with a four round draw for Measey and Boudrot of Newtown and Measey went four rounds evenly.
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Essex Club
Patsey Sweeney
Manchester
George McFadden
New York
McFadden
Sweeney
Belfield Walcott
Donnelly
Tommy English
Philadelphia
Scotty Coyne
Fred Sydney
Vevns
Matlady Bewind
Boudrot
Newton and
Requests for Proofs on Baxter Kraenzlein Disqualification
London February 9. Gossips in English sporting circles arise over the American A A U demand for evidence on Baxter and Kraenzlein. The pair were disqualified last year by the Irish Amateur Athletic Association for taking excess expense money from Dublin metropolitan police sports. The request is unlikely to be granted.
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London
United States
Baxter
Kraenzlein
Irish Amateurthletic Association
Dublin
Providence Defeats Worcester In Clean Basketball Match
Providence won against Worcester 9 to 38 in a well played game. Freeman filled in for Daly and performed creditably while Cunningham and Pierce starred for Providence with strong goaltending and offense.
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Providence
R. I
Worcester
Freeman
Dan Daly
Cunningham
Pierce
John L Sullivan Granted Bankruptcy Discharge
Former champion prizefighter John L Sullivan was discharged in bankruptcy today after filing Nov 28 for adjudication. His liabilities totaled 2658 with all unsecured, assets listed at 60 in clothing, discharge granted following referee George Co Holt's finding.
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New York
John L. Sullivan
Sullivan
George Co. Holt
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