Records of the Bowlers Sign of waning season in Gilt Edge league
The final week of the Gilt Edge league season saw three teams tied for first Charlestown Newtowne and Commercial each with 15 wins. Charlestown led in total pinfall and posted the season best 2819 three-string total while B A A produced the best three-string mark 2819 and Newtowne the top single 991. Duhig 376 and Kemp 256 highlighted standout efforts as Towanda and Boston pin leagues chased titles.
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Newtowne
Commercial
Cambridge
B. A. A. Charlestown
Arlington
Dudley
J. P. Puffer
Boat Club
New England
Kemp
Thatcher
Grover
Towanda
Mystic Valley
Boston
A. A. Bruce
Battery
Baseball News and Comment Opens Big Show in New York
Tomorrow the business end of baseball begins in New York with Charles A. Comiskey expected to push the Taylor charges. Old Charley Bennett is reported healthy at his Detroit home as Tom Hughes faces scrutiny from American league headquarters and a group photo of the 1903 Boston team appears in President Taylor's room.
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New York
Charles A. Comiskey
Taylor
Charley Bennett
Detroit
Tom Hughes
Boston
Thomas Hughes
Tom
Mike Regan
Jake Stahl
Regan
Hughes
Stahl
Washington
Holly Langford Set for 15 Round Salem Showdown Tonight
Pave Holly of Philadelphia faces Sam Langford of Cambridge in a 15 round match at the Apollo A C in Salem tonight. Holly weighs 142 pounds for welterweight limit with manager Billy Reynolds and Eddie Haney in his corner. Langford, training at Roanoke A C, is in top form aiming to seize the world title in his division if victorious.
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Philadelphia
Sam Langford
Cambridge
Apollo A. C
Salem
Boston
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Salem Club
North Street
New England
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Langford
Roanoke A. C
Holtz
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Willieitzgerald
Quaker City
Haney
Buddy Ryan
Sammy Smith
Toby Irwin
Jimmy Briggs
Will Goodrich
Brockton
Duke Cahill
Lynn
Johnny Sheehan
South Boston
Young Duffy
East Boston
Jack Thibodeau
Billy Vandrigan
Jack Sheehan
Gloucester
Ralph Rose Sparks Boston Crowd at B A A Games
Ralph Rose star attraction at Mechanics Building as the Chicago A C entrant draws cheers. The champion shot putter, 6 feet 6 inches tall and 250 pounds, enters in athletic dress and bathrobe, prompting mass recognition and admiration from the audience.
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Chicago A. C
Oxford
Ralph Rose
Rose
West
Boston
Mechanics’ Building
Mig
Prep School Rivals Meet in Cambridge Gymnasium Preview
The Volkmann and Noble and Greenough prep schools clash in a Cambridge indoor dual meet next Saturday at the port gym. Key events include the relay and mile run with track stars Conant Shaw and Scott Woodruff leading contenders. Newton High hosts an open handicap meet with multiple class championships to follow.
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Noble & Greenough
Cambridgeport Gymnasium
Noble's
Tufts College Gymnasium
Frank Kanaly
Noble’s
Pope
Little
Noble
Conant
Shaw
Scott Woodruff
Pevear
Newton High
Record of Rose's giant shot putter's forged way
The excerpt describes a massive athlete in street dress towering over others in Oxford corridors. He reacts to a Michigan telegram denying him an honorable dismissal, laments the outcome, and discusses his fame in Boston. He recalls childhood, roots in Sonoma County, and ambitions toward Cornell law, with past world-record attempts and plans for future training and schooling.
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Rose
Boston
Michigan
University
Sonoma County
California
Danbury
Somerville sprinter Eaton breaks 40 yard dash record at B A A meet
William D. Eaton of Somerville, running for Cambridgeport Gymnasium Association, finally lowers the old 435 second mark in the 40 yard dash at the Boston Athletic Association indoor meet in Mechanics Building. Eaton, 5 ft 3 in and 126 pounds, defeated top East sprinters Seitz Williams Deer and McCarthy to claim the new world record.
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William D. Eaton
Somerville
Boston Athletic Association
Mechanics’ Building
Eaton
Cambridgeport Gymnasium Association
Amherst
Seitz
Georgetown
Williams
Deer
Pennsylvania
Charley McCarthy
Somerville High
W. Jennings
Dartmouth
Buffalo
Amherst College
Duffey
Ameherst
Mechanics
W. B. Hubbard
H. E. Taylor
F. L. Thompson
Cambridgeport Gymnasium
Copley Square
Faton
Paul
Bowling Scores Highlight Greater Boston League Matches
Best totals and high games from last week in Greater Boston show Arlington Boat Club and Gilt Edge leading with 2761 team total and 991 team single. Individual leaders include Kemp of Newtowne and Puffer of Arlington Boat Club with 667 and 256 respectively. CANDLE PINS top Central and Greater Boston with 1439 team total while Allston and Doolan of Central Power post 503 and 316 in totals. Armstrong and Brown Ter?
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Horner
J. P. Puffer
Arlington Boat Club
Armstrong
Boylston
City, and Brown
Allston
Greater Boston
Munson Beats Bonhag In Two Mile Fight At B A A Meet
In a closely contested two mile race D C Munson of Cornell faced G V Bonhag of the Greater New York Irish A A. The pair led from the start with Munson holding the pole on the final lap but Bonhag edged ahead to win by a narrow margin. The crowd praised the meet despite a number mix up that credited the finish to Magoffin.
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Dc. F. Magoffin
D. C. Munson
Magoffin
Munson
Bonhag
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