Bowlers Battle Tight Race In Gilt Edge League Standings
The Gilt Edge League championship race narrows as B A A leads with Dorchester and Charlestown squads each posting hot winning stretches. Cutter tops the individual averages while Newton and Cambridge show strong forms and City Ble Pin League action continues with McCarthy and Carruth contending for honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlestown
Id Dorchester
Newton
Newtowne F
Cambridge
Cutter
Old Dorchester
McCarthy
Meyers
Carruth
Boyleton
McIntosh
Marden
Boylston
Benjamin
Carahan
Cook
Williams
Local bowling league standings show shifts and high scores
Legate drops to third as Fuller leads him by a fraction in a week of changes. Dorchester's Richardson sits fifth and Smith of B A A rises to seventh. Tower falls from fourth to eighth amid top ten shuffle. Hayden Stone & Co. lead Bankers and Brokers' standings as scores soar and weeks wind down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legate
Fuller
Richarson
Dorchester
Smith
Tower
Bankers and Brokers’ League
Hayden, Stone & Co
Brooks
Bankers and Brokers
Av’'re
Hayden Stone
Towle & Fitzgerald
Paine, Webber & Co
Llornblower & Weeks
Bil A. B. Turner & Bro
Bright, Sears & Co
D. W. Bennett & Co
J. C. Paige
Bullird & Davenport
Carpenter Sons
Review Wins Massachusetts Interclub League Trophy Race
Review clinched the league trophy as the top general team in the Massachusetts Interclub League with 13 points. Newtowne of Cambridge and Melrose A tied for race honors, while Malden and Kernwood shared third place with equal points. Melrose A. C. won the bowling event.
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Newtowne
Cambridge
Melrose A
Malden
Kernwood
Melrose A. C
Morton Wins Individual Bowling Championship of 1899
Frank Fe Morton of M A C dominates the league with a 168 average to claim the individual high roller title while Pierce, also from M A C, earns the place prize with about 167 pins per game. Newtowne narrowly tops Central of Somerville for a league spot as Harris Malden Parker and Ware Glendon tie Flynn Melrose A C for third. Brastow and Livingstone are contenders for membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malden
Bartlett
Kernwood
Franklin
Central
Melrose A. C
Berr
Jenks
Glenon
Towanda
Woburn
Newtowne
A. C
Glendon
Avge
M. A Cc
Newtowns
Central Seas
Malden Seers
Kerniwood
G.P. Pins Ay
Ge. Morton
Pierce
M. A A. Crease
Harris
Parker Glendon
Glendon Cree
Ware
Flynn
AMS
Brastow
Central Sneer
Livingstone
Dearborn
Jouett
Willis
M. A
Malden Ween Eens
COTD
Dole
Review
Eee
Delano
Taylor
S Chase
Tuttle
Wee Ae
Lis
Gillette
Newtowne Eens
Cahoon
Foster
Ovo
Rae
Rosewine
Whee Eee
Kenealy
Clapp
Dee
Central Et
Somerville
Morton
Parker
Candle pin standings tight in Bankers and Brokers league
Two clubs lead the candle pin championship with equal wins and losses as Pearmain & Weeks and W. W. Merrill & Co. hold the top spot. Chase & Barstow and Curtis & Sanger join Curtis & Sanger tied for third, while Charles Head & Co. trails. The field remains close with only one game separating all teams and pins total varied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bankers and Brokers’ League
Pearmain & Weeks
W. W. Merrill & Co
Chase & Barstow
Curtis & Sanger and Hayden, Stone & Co
Charles Head & Co
Pearmain & Brooks
Chase & Bureton
Hayden Stone and Co Charles Head and Co clash
Business dispute unfolds between Hayden Stone and Co and Charles Head and Co with unresolved claims and potential negotiations noted. No further details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayden, Stone & Co
Charles Head & Co
Match proposed between Abraham True and Clarence Gosselin raises stakes
Abraham True of Boston seeks a match with Hyde Park great Clarence Gosselin to settle reputations with money or marbles as stakes. The Bankers and Brokers League prepares prizes for the league champions as the Interclub League concludes with notable scores from Towanda Towinda and M A C players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham True
Post Office Square
Boston
Clarence Gosselin
Hyde Park
Wizard
Goss
Heath
Professor True
H. Maxwell Brooks
Bankers and Brokers’ League
Brown
Towanda
Crockett
Newtowne
Rosewine
Towinda
Skinner
Cahoon
Livingstone
Glendon
Eight Teams Expected In Next Baseball Circuit
The National League is nearing an eight club lineup with Baltimore and Washington selling off players. Wagner faces pressure as unions with the other league loom. Hanlon and associates value Baltimore around 90 000 while lease questions threaten Union Park. The East teams Boston New York Philadelphia Brooklyn join Chicago Cincinnati Pittsburgh St Louis in the proposed eight club circuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Baseball League
Washington
Baltimore
Cleveland
Dineen, Freeman
Barry
Waegners
Demontreville
Brooklyn
Hanlon
van der Horst
Union Park
McGraw
New American Association
Louisville
Wagners
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Phillies
Pat Tebeau
St. Louis Indians
Earl Wagner
Association
John S. Rogers
Wagner
Vanderbilts Lose At Play In Nice
The Vanderbilt family gathers in Nice with W K Vanderbilt aboard the Valiant and Mrs Belmont, the Duchess of Marlborough, and Harold Vanderbilt at the Hotel Grande Bretagne. They visit Monte Carlo for gaming, stake up to 200 dollars, and frequently lose. Mrs Belmont and the Duchess of Marlborough later plan to Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nice
Vanderbilt
W. K. Vanderbilt
Mr. Hinckley
Mr. Stuyvesant
Wick
Monte Carlo
Oliver Belmont
Duchess of Marlborough
Harold Vanderbilt
Hotel Grande Bretagne
Local Sports Figures Lead Suffolk Cycle Club Roster
The sporting editor lists Jack Downey a ball player, William Couch a wrestler, Tim McCarthy a boxing instructor, and Joseph Walcott a boxer as members of the Suffolk Cycle Club, highlighting a diverse athletic lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Post
Jack Downey
William Couch
Tim McCarthy
Joseph Walcott
The
Suffolth Cycle Club
Bicycle notes on cyclists bids and races across continents
The article discusses Edward Taylor riding a French bicycle abroad, and A A Zimmerman earning pay and guarantees for a French wheel and tires. It notes many American amateurs may join the Paris scene, with Montreal results fueling confidence. It mentions the L A W assembly, Cuban cycling revival, and shifts in publications and lamp technologies affecting cycling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Taylor
A. A. Zimmerman
John H. Lake
George Schofield
New York
Earl Peabody
Chicago
Tom Summersgill
Montreal
Kramer
Peabody
D'Outrelon
Taillandier
National Assembly of
The
Wolfson
Massachusetts
League
Assembly
Havana
Columbia
Pope Sales Department
Dedham
Waltham
Swimming events at Sports Man's Show in Mechanics Building
A detailed programme of swimming events for registered amateurs at the Sports man's Show in Mechanics' Building lists open and A A U championship races from Feb 22 to Mar 10. It includes yards races, divers, water polo, relay heats, reflex challenges, novelty dances, and a full dress swim day with participants supplying attire, under A A U rules except diving. Entries close Feb 17 with John Graham, 216 Washington Street, Boston.
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Mechanics’ Building
A. U
A. A
Boston
Brookline
John Graham
Washington Street
Notable Local Sales and yacht details emerge in notices
The article records several transfers of ownership: Jeanette grant sold by Walter Burgess to FE H Bettys of New York. C H W Foster sold Persimmon to De Ver H Warner of Bridgeport. H M Leary sold Colleen to I R Al berger of New York. It also notes Worcester to host the New England Intercollegiate A A field day with bicycle races at Cambridge. William E Cox purchases steam yacht Nerita from Edgar Harding of New York. Nerita measures 143 feet overall 120 feet water line 18 feet 6 inches beam and 7 12 feet draft.
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Grant Jeanette
Walter Burgess
FE. H. Bettys
New York
C. H. W. Foster
Persimmon
de Ver H. Warner
Bridgeport
H. M. Leary
Colleen
I. R. Alberger
New England Intercollegiate
A. A
Worcester
Cambridge
William E. Cox
Edgar Harding
Congress proposed for street railway world gathering in Paris
A proposal calls for a global congress of street railway and tramway companies under Paris Universal Exposition authorities to be held in September. The location within this country is Salisbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Salisbury
Four Boston Oarsmen Chosen for Harlem River Regatta
Four brawny oarsmen from St Josephs A A of the West End will represent at the Harlem River regatta next summer. The crew trained under Jim Butler of the West End Boat Club. Members are A S Loftus stroke James Macksey No 3 Hugh Burke No 2 and Joseph Feeney bow. They rowed in last summers Labor Day regatta on the Charles against Farragut B C and impressed. They aim for the national regatta afterward.
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St. Joseph's A. A
West End
Harlem
New York
Jim Butler
West End Boat Club
A. S. Loftus
James Macksey
Hugh Burke
Joseph Feeney
Charles
Farragut B. C
Lynn
Boston
St Joseph junior eight to row for national prize honors
The St Joseph crew will race the best junior four oared crews in the United States for champion ship honors. Macksey, No 8, formerly starred in Interscholastic League football with Boston Latin School, is noted for his strength and readiness. Training begins as soon as their shell hits water at the West End B C float under veteran coach guidance. His relay team’s victory over Xavier A A and Knickerbocker results show the eagle emblem pillars may excel in multiple athletic events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Macksey
St. Joseph
Boston Latin School
West End B. C
St. Joseph's A. A
Xavier A. A
New York
Knickerbocker A. C
Donnelly Arrested After Gans Sullivan Fight Altercation
Daniel J. Donnelly Boston Common Council member is jailed in New York after allegedly striking referee Charley White at the Gans Sullivan confrontation. Bail set at $500, White expected to press assault charges in court today. George Considine, Broadway Athletic Club manager, isable to (text cut).
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel J. Donnelly
Boston Common Council
New York
Charley White
Gans-Sullivan
White
George Considine
Broadway Athletic Club
Donnelly’s Ring Attack After Sullivan Gans Fight
Boston blacksmith Donnelly charged the ring and struck referee Charley White after Spike Sullivan’s fourteenth round collapse in the Sullivan Gans bout. Police jailed Donnelly on assault charges as White demanded fair treatment and Sullivan’s corner urged the fight to continue amid a heated incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donnelly
Spike Sullivan
Joe Gans
Baltimore
White
Sullivan
Gans
Charley White
Mercer Street
Boston
Billy
Smith
South End
New York
Charlie White
Spike
Jimmie’ Buckley
National Club to sue over boxing forfeit money
San Francisco February 10 The National Club will sue over the Corbett Jeffries fight forfeit money. J D Gibbs manager says backers of Corbett and Jeffries used the club to gain better terms in the East and that he will pursue the $50 forfeit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Corbett-Jeffries
J. D. Gibbs
National Club
Corbett
Jeffries
Boxing Gossip at Kirtland Club Promises Big Night
The Post previews a long boxing program at Kirtland Athletic Club featuring George Byers and Martin Mulvihill. Rival camps boast confidence with bets high, as Mulvihill plans for future matchups and local readers are entreated to wagering details and fighter readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirtland Athletic Club
George Byers
Martin Mulvihill
Byers
George
the Post
Benton
Myers
Gardner
Mulvihill
George Gardner
Benny Sach
Mr. Lutchie
Kid Haley
Central Canada Trotting Assoc ice meeting to feature prominent pacers
The Central Canada Trotting Association schedules its annual ice meeting for Feb 2 to 2 with two races daily including 2:50 2:34 2:28 2:22 2:17 2:10 and 3 mile dash events. Notable entrants include H H James of Hamilton with Arbutestian 2:00 3-4 and T Fe Keating with Neeretta 2:11 1-2 as well as J I C 2:18 1-4 from William O'Neil. Several horses died or changed hands, and racing bodies in New Bedford Madison and Albany are active with track leases and a racing records company being formed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Canada Trotting Association
H. H. James
Hamilton
Ont
Arbutestian
Arbutus
Advance
T. FE. Keating
Neeretta
Neernut
William O’neil
Vnursaased
Tribute
Nelly Brace
Jeeler
Onoqua
Jeremiah Murphy
Illinois
Murphy
D. H. Rounds
Tempest
Saginaw
Mich
Round
Sprague
Governor Sprague
George S
James Howard
Worcester
Mass
Foster Palmer
Medford
New Bedford
Gentlemen's Driving Club
Evergreen
New York
New York City
Albany
William H. Clark
Frank C. Meehan
Samuel Schwartzman
R .E. Proctor
Keene
N. H
Burlington
Alcander
White
Ethan Allen
Hobbard
Woodchuck
Vermont
Black Hawk
Walter Cox
Manchester
Vardon Opens American Tour At Laurence Harbor
Harry Vardon visits American links to face H C Villepique and John M Ward of Laurence Harbor Golf Club in a two match set across morning and afternoon nine hole legs. An expected 10900 spectators will watch the event on the three hundred yard plus course praised as the north shore winter course. Willie Dunn recently shot 43 to match Vardon’s pace. Miss Helen Gould plans a new Irvington on Hudson golf course with Hudson River views and novel hazards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Vardon
Chamepion
Laurence Harper Golf Club
H. C. Villepique
John M. Ward
Ward
Laurence Harbor
Lakewood
Joseph J. O'Donohue
Willie Dunn
Vardon’s
Helen Gould
Irvington-on-the Hudson
Memorial for Gloucester Fishermen
The Gloucester Fishermen's Institute held a memorial service for 44 fishermen from the city who died at sea in 1899. The Rev E C Charlton presided and read their names while the Rev J A Mills delivered the sermon and prayers were offered by Rev R P Hibbard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
J. A. Mills
Rey
R. P. Hibbard
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Broadway
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Allahan Meyers
Sean Ewe
Merers Sree
Reese
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Ferris Boylston
Kinsman
Carrith
Jacques
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Uv Clark
Dow
Stout
Kirk
Harriman
Conti
McLaverty, Murray & Irwin
Sessler, Murray & Irwin
Geenreens
Wilkins
Caffrey
W. Glynn
Federal Team
City Candle Pin League
St. James
Jefferson
Freeman
Hedge
O’connell
Rouse
Ellis
Nay
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Wilby
Insurance League
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Arlington Boat Club
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Hales
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Dodge
Southwell
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Saxe
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Hall
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Walker Central
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Bailey
Ravanil
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Tees Wares
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Si McDonough
Joy Jefferson
Fossa
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Owee
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Donovan McCarthy
Ewe Wilson
Roxby
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Plimpton
Travelers’ Insurance Co
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Trav
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Burke
J. C. Tenn
Rowe
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B & Co
Ce Barklay
D. W
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Nutt
P & Co
Eynon
Kneeland
Perrin BK & D
Io Griffin
J Cc & Co
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Son
Ryland
G. O Fider
G. O. C Cc & Son
Frank FE. Morton
Candle Pin League
National League
Vanderbilts
World OF Sport
ST. Joseph’s A. A
Sullivan-Gans
Dan” Donnelly
Spike” Sullivan
California
Seana Tick Crawley
Charles Donavan
Mike Doherty
T. M. Parrott
Bob Montgomery
Tom Carpenter
Jack Fallon
Law
California Wines
Sherry
Angelica
Cobb, Aldrich & Co
Knee and Sts
Young Brooks
New England
Phil Brennan
Shawmut
Dan Snyder
Isoteric
Portland
Brockton
Andy Daley
Tommy Moran
Daley
Mike Sears
Billy Gardner
Haley
Lew Cummings
North End Union
Dan Donnelly
Jack Donovan
East Boston
Jim Ryan
Ryan
Kid Johnson
Maverick A. C
B. H. Benton
Rob Roy
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