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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1903
Page
3
Charlestown defeated Calumet two straight games on neutral alleys to clinch the Mystic Valley league championship after a tied season. In the opening string Charlestown led with 933 to Calumet 900, then Calumet slipped to 786 while Charlestown totaled 819. Burnham led Calumet with a 214 single and 404 total.
Maugus secured the Newton bowling league championship by taking two of three games from Newton Boats on Newton alleys. Low scores prevailed with Hersey posting the high game of 196 and a strong total.
Joe Mullins president of the Bay State Athletic Club was arrested by Captain Wescott and Sergeant Gunn on a warrant for promoting prize fights without proper authority. He was found at the Criterion Club rooms where a boxing exhibition was to be held and was bailed by friends. Mullins longtime prominent promoter in the city.
Unofficial correspondence shows Oxford and Cambridge in talks with Harvard and Yale to stage an athletic meeting. No formal challenge yet and English universities doubt funds to travel to the United States, making acceptance unlikely for 1904.
St Louis with the 1904 World's Fair will host the Olympic Games after a cablegram from Paris confirms the decision by the international committee. Michae LaGrave, world’s fair commissioner, states the games will be held in St Louis during the exposition after originally being planned for Chicago.
The Westmin ster Kennel Club held its 27th annual bench show at Madison Square Garden with 1650 dogs competing. Leading exhibitors include Foxhall P. Keene George J. Gould Mr and Mrs Howard Gould Frank H. Croker Edward F. Croker Mrs James L. Kernochan Winthrop Rutherford and Jacob Ruppert Jr.
Boylston led with 1409 as high team in City league matches. Rexford’s Balle rolled 308 top individual. Final results include Dartmouth Esterson 418 435 407 1260 and Rexford 449 473 400 1830, with multiple players tabulated.
Bristol reports give the defender measured at 141 feet overall length and 28 feet 12 inches beam with a 19 foot draft. Columbia sits at 133 feet overall with 27 feet 7 inches beam and 20 feet draft. Both hulls near 90 feet waterline. sail area near 17 000 square feet versus Columbia’s 18 000.
In Indianapolis on Sunday, February 11, the Senate killed a law to legalize professional Sunday baseball in all cities with populations over 16,000. The vote ended 2 to 24 amid riotous scenes as senators rushed the aisles and lobbyists vocally supported or opposed the measure. Senator O'Brien refused to vote and was declared in contempt.
Arthur F. Duffey is unable to compete this Saturday at the B A A games. Georgetown Graduate Manager Thompson reports Duffey is sick in the hospital and it will prevent his participation.
A fragment lists multiple firms and addresses including Leopold Morse & Co at 187 Washington Street Rice Bros at 875A Columbus Ave and 624 Atlantic Avenue J W Day & Son at 1080 Avenue and 1308 Tremont Street W Newcomb at 84 West Broadway P Hinnegan at 1892 Dorchester Avenue Rosa B at 92 Hanover Street Gamnett Simons at 463 Charles Street Killaweya & Son at 52 Merchants Row M Sheehy & Co at 341 Washington Street and other stores.
A Boston physician with 80 years in the city advertises free diagnosis and treatment for all diseases. He claims to locate ailments without examination, asks only age and illness duration, and invites afflicted individuals to visit at 360 Tremont Street with hours 10 to 4, 7 to 8 evenings, and 9 to 10 for the poor.
The B A A meet at Mechanics Hall promises a full night of racing with eleven events led by a two mile Harvard versus Yale showdown. Harvard squads clash with Princeton Cornell Dartmouth Williams Amherst and others in team races and class events as star riders vie for top marks.
Paris reports M. Serpollet, inventor of the Gardner-Serpollet 40 horsepower car, aims to break the Rothschild Cup record at Nice next April. He previously claimed 120 kilometers per hour and achieved 75 mph, with rivals later surpassing 77 mph. Serpollet now promises 93 mph on a wind resistant inverted rowboat shaped machine.
Foreclosure sale ends the Boston United Gas bond drama as Addicks and Bay State Gas case unravel. Massachusetts Gas Companies gain control of four Addicks Boston firms amid plans to expand Everett plant and raise 50 million capital.
The ad highlights washing with Fels Naptha as a simple, time saving method. It emphasizes tackling many small cleaning tasks on days other than wash day.
In 1896 litigation began against the firm, receivers were appointed and later discharged, and since then the company has faced ongoing legal troubles, leading to removal from both the New York and Boston Stock Exchanges lists.
Justice Richardson heard arguments on appointing a master in a dispute over preventing Bay State Gas entities from trading stock pending a Massachusetts inquiry. Henry A. Wyman named as master. sale of stock in New York reportedly netted $11,000,000 to Robert Winsor of Kidder Peabody. Court declined to grant the injunction at this time.
Boston Council and Royal Arcanum held a ladies night at Lawrence Encampment Hall on Washington street. After a collation, speakers included Rev. J. J. Goodacre of Winthrop, W. A. Farnsworth, Thomas Mullen, and Henry Good.
Boston boxing writer defends George Gardner and Kid Flaherty’s hopes while criticizing Boston boxing manager comments. He details local clubs spread across 14 academies, outlines plans for a Macon fund drive, and reports gym construction and an upcoming program at the Health and Physical Culture Club led by Rob Roy.
Worcester hosts Chelsea with Lowell amateur Harper at goal for Chelsea. Chelsea edges Worcester 5 to 4 as visitors are bored by the home squad and Harper’s play stands out.
The Lowell team overwhelmed Providence at home, winning 14 to 5 on February 11. The champs dominated the contest with a strong offense and solid defense throughout the game.
A boxing card at the Criterion featured Billy Gardner of Lowell losing in 30 seconds to Willie Fitzgerald of Brooklyn. Fitzgerald landed a quick barrage after Gardner failed to land a blow, ending the bout early. Earlier preliminaries included Johnny Sheehan defeating Eddie Carr in five rounds and Eddie Nadeau edging Joe Williams in six.
The annual meeting of the League of American Wheelmen in its headquarters did not re elect the old board. Membership stood at 6830 with New York 2215 and Massachusetts 667. Dues rise from 10 to 20, divisions to delegate for every 200 members, and debts to the national body noted. New officers named include C. J. Obermeyer New York as president and Abbott Bassett Massachusetts as secretary treasurer.
Jimmy Collins will visit Boston to select uniforms for his team. Henry Killilea will decide if Collins’s team meets the Nationals this spring. Yale defeats Columbia to strengthen its claim to the intercollegiate basketball title. The Utica club forfeits its New York State league franchise after poor finances, with three players moving to Newark. Seats for the B AA meet are in high demand, with a Cambridge speculator offering 2800 for 1400 floor seats but being turned down.
Hot ashes in a wooden barrel in the cellar of Henry H. Savage’s Oak street residence sparked a blaze in the Greenwood district this morning, causing losses of several hundred dollars.
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