Boston Automobile Show to Be Largest Ever Held
George H. owe of Wayne Automobile Company J H McAlman Locomobile and E A Gilmore Rambler lead the Boston Automobile Show committee as plans near completion for a record exhibition opening March 10. Demand for space overflow forced use of Symphony Hall with all space sold. The show will open Saturday evening and run through the following week with uniform decorative schemes in both venues.
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George H. @owe
Wayne Automobile Company
J. H. McAlman
Locomobile
E. A. Gilmore
Rambler
Boston
Symphony Siall
Campbell
East Boston edges Boston Latin 29 to 7 in league battle
East Boston High trailed but surged to defeat league leaders Boston Latin 29 to 7 as Murphy Heath and O Rourke starred for East Boston while Shore and Ellison led the Latin squad. Second team East Boston won 12 to 6.
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Boston Latin
East Boston High
East Boston
Murphy
Heath
O’rourke
Shore
Ellison
Dimtods de Be Bt Hs de Tae Venca Cules R. B
Shore Cahill
Crowley
Sheehan
Mulhern
Timer—hoster
Baseball News and Comment from the Early 1900s
Charley Nichols and John Kling organize to buy the Kansas City team though success seems unlikely. New York State league teams must station three uniform police at each game, a rule teased with Huntington avenue woes. Philadelphia plans early spring pitching in Savannah, while Detroit muscles 2200 miles for spring training costing over 5000 dollars for about 25 men. Congalton, a Cleveland outfielder, impressed Chicago early but faded later. Sugden, released by St Louis, endures after a decade. Graham of Tacoma, pictured by Collins, bats .202 with a .971 fielding. Corbett Wilson and Irwin named for Frisco management talks.
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Charley Nichols
John Kling
Kansas City
Huntington Avenue
Lingh MccBreen
Crich
Shettsline
Philadelphia
Quakers
Savannah
Detroit
Congalton
Cleveland
Chicago Nationals
Joe Sugden
St. Louis
Graham
Tacoma
Collins
Pacific Coast League
Joe Corbett
Parke Wilson
Charley Irwin
Frisco
Morse Releases North East League Contracts
Secretary J C Morse of the New England Baseball League approved contracts already issued for Fall River Lynn Nashua and New Bedford clubs. Fall River lists Hendenberg Lee Burke Leavitt Harmon Hirst Swander Jr Roberts Nolan Gorman Brennan Hurley Repler Cote Spratt Lee. Nashua names Riehl McIntchie Britton. New Bedford includes Chadbourne Brown Bushey Lord.
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J. C. Morse
New England Baseball League
Fall River
E. B. Hendenberg
C. F. Lee
Lynn
J. McDonald
T. F. Burke
H. Leavitt
J. L. Harmon
Lawrence
J. Hirst
J. H. Briggs
J. Swander, Jr
F. Roberts
T. H. Nolan
J. L. Gorman
W. J. Brennan
T. A. Hurley
G. Repler
H. J. Cote
W. A. Spratt
N. Lee
Nashua
J. Riehl
R. McIntchie
C. Britton
New Bedford
C. Chadbourne
J. P. Brown
A. C. Bushey
H. D. Lord
College sports bite back in brutal intercollegiate games
Myron W Townsend laments rough play across Harvard Yale basketball and Harvard Brown hockey. He cites slugging, injuries, and harsh tactics. He questions reformers and warns football’s violence mirrors basketball and hockey. He fears a sportsmanlike millennium remains distant.
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Harvard-Yale
Harvard
Brown
New York Tribune
Townsend
Crimson
Ife
Hmb
Freshmen and Pro Athletes Face College Sports Reform
Yale supports restricting first year men from teams while Harvard opposes blocking professional school athletes. The Yale Harvard Princeton conference recommendation may ban freshmen and pro athletes, ending wide recruiting and stirring sharp reactions at Cambridge. The piece laments brutality in college sport and urges reform in tone of a humorous ballad.
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Yale
Harvard
Crimson
New Haven
Cambridge
Quill
Levine
Forbes
Cates
Flanders
Princeton
Wachusett Boat Club Seeks 1906 National Regatta Bid
Worcester February 9. Wachusett Boat Club plans a strong bid against Philadelphia and Springfield for the 1906 national regatta. Three delegates attended the New England Amateur Rowing Association annual meeting to seek support, with executives favoring straightaway races across all events.
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Worcester
Wachusett Boat Club
Philadelphia
Springfield
New England Amateur Rowing Association
National Association
Suburban League Makeup To Be Announced Soon
A committee report on which clubs gain admission to the Suburban Baseball League will be released soon. Schedule adoption and umpire appointments follow. Delays stem from clubs lacking officers for the coming season. all arrangements expected by February 22.
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Suburban Baseball League
Jockey Club Announces Eastern Racing Dates
New York Feb 9 The Jockey Club stewards allot Eastern season dates starting Washington March 26 ending Dec 1. Met season at Aqueduct April 16. Dates cover Washington Maryland Queens County Jamaica Belmont Gravesend Sheepshead Brighton Saratoga with two segments per track. Valets to jockeys to wear uniforms and arm numbers under track detective supervision.
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New York
Jockey Club
Washington
Aqueduct Track
Washington Jockey Club
Maryland Jockey Club
Baltimore
Queens County Jockey Club
Aqueduct
Metropolitan Jockey Club
Jamaica
Westchester Racing Association
Belmont Park
Brooklyn Jockey Club
Gravesend
Coney Island Jockey Club
Sheepshead
Brighton Beach Racing Association
Saratoga Racing Association
Saratoga
N. Y
Boxing News Roundup Sparks Local Match Buzz
Local boxing chatter centers on Honey Mellody versus Terry Martin set for Chelsea’s Lincoln A C a week from Monday with 145 pound weigh in at 8. Deshler- Briggs talks loom as Deshler stalls signing. Reagan versus Walsh looms at Chelsea with Attell on minds of fans. Quill Devine rivalry and Murray Ahearn clash draw local support as Otto Mowatt and Murphy Goodwin pair headlines loom in New England rings.
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Honey Mellody
Terry Martin
Dave Deshler
Jimmy Briggs
John
Honey
Mellody
Martin
Mike Twin Sullivan
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Tommy Sullivan
Lawrence
Deshler
Dave
Chelsea
Jimmy Walsh
Johnny Reagan
Walsh
Reagan
Digger Stanley
Abe Attell
Tommy Quill
Brock
Exoneration of Patrolman Shea in South Boston case
Patrolman William J. Shea of Station 12 in South Boston was exonerated by the Police Board after the Rev H A Evans accused him of conduct unbecoming an officer. With witnesses failing to substantiate the charges, the board quashed the case and returned Shea to duty.
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William J. Shea
South Boston
H. A. Evans
Shea
East Boston High to host Lowell YMCA basketball clash
The East Boston Evening High team faces the Central YMCA of Lowell in a game set for tonight at East Boston High gym. The matchup pits local league rivals in a high school venue with fans awaiting a competitive showdown.
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East Boston Evening High
Central Y. M. C. A
Lowell
East Boston High
Chelsea High Exposes Nonregular Quintet After Lopsided Win
Chelsea High defeated East Boston by a record margin of 149 to 1. It later emerged the Chelsea five were nonregular players Hargreaves Evans Alcott Dykeman and Dorn, with only the first two on the regular high school team.
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Chelsea High
East Boston
Chelsea
Hargreaves
Evans
Alcott
Dykeman
Dorn
Jeffries and Hart rumored to clash after Burns battle
The piece complains Jeffries cannot retire as promoters push for a Hart match. It notes Jack Curley’s plan if Hart wins over Burns on the 23rd in Los Angeles, suggesting a possible Jeffries bout to avenge an insult. The tone mocks the rumor and publicity surrounding the heavyweight scene.
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Jim Jeffries
Big Jim
Jeff
Jack Curley
Tommy Ryan
Marvin Hart
Hart
Tommy Burns
Los Angeles
Jeffries
Ryan Hart
Charley Carr Signs to Play First Base for Cincinnati
Charley Carr has signed to play first base with Cincinnati. The move announced from Cleveland confirms Carr will join the Reds for the upcoming season.
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Carr
REDS
Cleveland, O
Charley Carr
Cincinnati
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