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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1904
Page
3
Harvard rowing starts training with upperclass crews in the tank at the boathouse under Head Coach Colson and assistant Smith. A captain will appoint the coach for each crew. three class crews plus Weld and Newell teams compete for class numerals in June while club crews race for additional numerals.
One of Harvard’s largest baseball meetings was held in lower Massachusetts Hall Cambridge to hear Captain Walter Clarkson Head Coach Frantz Dr Nichols and Trainer MacMasters discuss the season. They condemned Mucker baseball and urged study and playing square with the college office. Practice begins this afternoon in Soldiers Field batting cage with Keeler and Chesbro from the New York American League on hand to coach patters and pitchers.
News notes on Willie Sudhoff remaining in St Louis during Browns training and McCornack’s views on college sports. salary talks for Dick Cooley with Boston Nationals. Tebeau pursuing Hallman to manage Denver. Remarks on pitching machines and a Siberia league. James Sullivan travels to St Louis for Olympic prep. Local clubs like Charlesgate A C reorganize. Harvard begins practice. Jack Powell contract talks. Skeeter Dunleavy signs with Cardinals. trade chatter around Tannehill and Moran. Buck Ewing’s mother dies. high school meets restricted. Roxbury Latin meet canceled. protest rules note. Jamaica Plain S A G seeks games. Everett Independents manager contact. Dorchester contact.
In the Hub Billiard Palace first night, Albert G. Cutler led William Paige by 564 points. Cutler plays 18 inch balk line one shot in while Paige uses 14 inch two shots in. Play will resume tomorrow evening with scores showing Cutler total 300, average 71-7 and high runs.
A farmer from Marsh Hill, Pa shares a kidney and back pain story with Swamp Root. He credits rapid symptom relief after multiple doses and weight restoration, noting prior nights of frequent urination and distress, and praises Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a gentle kidney aid.
A Brooklyn woman chronicled relief from urinary distress after using Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root. She described weakness, nocturia, and burning symptoms improving after trying a sample, then whole bottles, and declared Swamp Root cured her entirely and enabled endurance all day.
Editorial notice urges readers feeling ill to request a free sample bottle and book from Dr. Kilmer & Co. at Binghamton New York. It notes Swamp-Root’s pleasant taste and availability of standard fifty cent and one dollar bottle sizes at local drugstores and asks readers to mention Boston Daily Post.
Cambridge relief shortstop Joe Bean may join the Boston Nationals this season to replace Harry Aubrey. Bean, drafted from Jersey City by Pittsburgh, may be traded back to Jersey City but Boston holds rights, with Bean eager to prove himself in the majors.
Stockholders of the National Webster Bank and Atlas National Bank of this city received circulars detailing their merger. Webster will cut capital to half, refund 50000 at par, rename to Webster Atlas National Bank of Boston, and issue 5000 shares at 140 each to raise capital to 1,000,000. Atlas National Bank will be liquidated, offering each share either 92.0 cash plus a quarter share of Webster Atlas stock or 117.60 cash.
At Vorenberg's the annual trousers sale is joined by exceptional inducements. Large crowds flock to the department as buyers seize a money saving opportunity from this popular firm amid slush and snow.
Old Belfry rolled high at Lexington sweeping Highland in Mystic Valley league candlepin action. At Arlington Boat Club the 999th A A quintet took two of three from the home team. Fowle led individuals with 282 pins.
At the Review Club in Chelsea last evening the Melrose Highlands team won two of three games against Crandon of Highlands. The match was among the final events in the Tricounty league series with high scores recorded for individual players and team totals noted as 426 408 469 and 408 427 390.
Cambridge Gym defeated St Patrick's A in three-game series on the St Patrick's alleys in Roxbury. The bowling scores show Cambridge Gym 389 413 422 and St Patrick's 438 389 305, with Gym winning two of the three events including bowling and billiards but losing pool.
Boston Packing clinched the Pork Packers League title by sweeping Armour three straight on the Old Colony alleys. J. P. Squire also won two of three from Neilson Morris, and Boston plus Armour split three postponed games with Boston taking two.
North Shore won three straight against Curtis Safe while Federal took two of three from Tremont at the Chauncy alleys last evening. Fleston of North Shore rolled 596 total with strings of 211 and 204. AM. nw annaa.
In a cycle league race on Chauncy alleys the Independents won two of three from Press and set a new league record with a 484 total. Individual scores show McLaren Kerr Coburn Farnsworth Davidson Mack Small Edwards Hinky Dee among the top contributors.
In a Carruths match last night Sausage defeated Binns's Specials two games to one. The pinfall was heavy with Sausage totaling 1400 and Goeppel from Sausage rolling a 300.
Last night at Sudbury Alleys the weekly rolloff crowned Mahan with 291, Fitzgerald 287, Chase 275, and Corbett 273 in a tight scoring lineup.
Isabella Danzey and Henry Edley, both colored, faced Judge Forsaith in Municipal Criminal Court charged with larceny of $62 from Dennis J. Collins of Cambridge. Collins, visiting town with $66, claimed his pocket was picked after a night out. the court jailed Danzey for three months and acquitted Edley.
Princeton New Jersey February 15 Official announcement states Arthur T. Hillebrand has been secured by the athletic committee to coach the Princeton baseball team this season. Hillebrand previously produced a championship football eleven in 1903 and captained a standout baseball and football squad before graduating in 1900.
A Boston area medical notice advertises a radical Medico Osteopathic treatment by Doctor Blair with a $10 all inclusive cure offer for in person applicants who start treatment before March 1. The policy guarantees cure or money refunded, with no further fees, if not fully cured in a set time, and the deal ends March 29 unless extended.
Mrs F A Hickey of Chelsea Massachusetts a nurse for thirty five years suffered two years with dizziness heart pains sleeplessness and fatigue. After one treatment by Doctor Blair her symptoms disappeared and she recovered fully praising the treatment as remarkable and deserving medical recognition.
Mr C W Turner of 86 Compton Street Boston describes years of back pain headaches and nervous distress. After four Blair treatments he reports elimination of pains stronger nerves and a feeling of years gained without medicines or drugs from the doctor.
Mrs. C. L. Nichols of 410A Boylston St. describes constant coughing and throat chest distress. After three treatments by Doctor Blair she says she was completely cured and feels like a new woman.
I J Johnson of 188 West Brook line St. says he suffered long from rheumatism causing great pain and needed two canes to walk. After visiting Dr Blair and two treatments he improved rapidly and can now attend to his business with ease.
An advertisement extols Doctor Blair for rapidly curing chronic deafness and head noises. It asserts deafness stems from three causes with Eustachian tube stoppage as the first identified factor.
Bill Dahlen, veteran shortstop for the Giants, heads to Hot Springs with John McGraw and linchpin Bresnahan to begin training. In fair shape, Dahlen expects Hot Springs to do him good and boosts fan expectations for a strong season. He notes McGraw has assembled a capable group and predicts lively baseball in Harlem, signaling the Giants’ pennant ambitions.
Boxers and managers dispute a Frisco match schedule as Jimmy Britt aims to meet Young Corbett on March 11 though delays occurred. Dave Sullivan arrives amid disputes, while Sullivan denounces the club and locals. Jack McGuigan plans an all-star show for Feb 27 and New Bedford hosts two boxing cards on Washington's Birthday.
The notice describes a treatment by Doctor Blair for deafness involving stiffening of ear bones and other causes. It claims to cure the worst forms with a fixed law, noting patients express gratitude at his offices after being released from the “Prison of Silence.” The text also mentions thickening of the ear car.
The report describes Doctor Blair's 180 Tremont Street Boston offices as the largest and most elaborately equipped in the nation. It highlights a calm, masterful atmosphere and a unique full-body examination apparatus claiming superior diagnostic ability and startling medical advancement from years of experience.
The article extols Doctor Blair’s treatment claiming rapid cures for deafness and chronic illnesses by stimulating or inhibiting nerve centres along the spine. It likens bodily organs to locomotive wheels, asserting regulated heart function and universal disease control through nerve-centre action, predicting the treatment as the future of medicine.
Harvard has informed Yale it must cancel both scheduled games in the coming fortnight due to the wishes of Harvard's athletic committee. It is unlikely Harvard will be allowed to play any more games this year.
Two unfinished games in the Columbia versus Princeton match were adjudicated as Princeton wins, giving Princeton a 51 2 to 41 2 score and securing the match. The Pennsylvania Yale affair also ended with Pennsylvania winning 51 2 to 41 2.
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