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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1899
Page
3
The amateur racquet championship shifts to Boston as Quincy Shaw and Henry Hunnewell win through to meet in the final. Shaw defeated Paton 18 17 in a dramatic decisive game while Hunnewell beat Mackay 15 9 15 8 15 5 to set Saturday’s title showdown.
The B A A meet tomorrow features stars Arthur Duffy Worchester Academy Billy Holland Boston College Tewksbury Pennsylvania and Frank Bigelow Harvard last year s captain all on scratch Kranzlein Pennsylvania the world s champion hurdler is the scratch man for the hurdles Manuel Knickerbocker A C scratches the 600 The two mile invitation draws Bray Williams Grant Pennsylvania and McGirr N Y A C with likely blood in the race Tom Burke Bray Cregan and Bob Batchelder headline collegiate 880 scratch Rice and Morse Harvard lead the high jump There are several Boston focused team races Harvard class intercity and the B A A Knickerbocker A C clash
Large attendance at the Old Public Library marks the Boston Terrier Club show. Eighty four terriers from Boston and Providence are neatly benched as crowds pets them. Proceeds go to Women's Charity Hospital in Roxbury with notable dogs and judges named.
In a Boston Amateur League match at Old Dorchester Club Besarick set a new single in the final round with 244, breaking Parker’s prior mark. Besarick’s 555 three-string total led the night, Whittemore second with 516, Parker 500, Traiser two clean frames, Arlington bowled in streaks as Old Dorchester won all three games.
Martin Flaherty of Lowell knocks out Danny McBride of New York in the fifth round at the Greenwood A. C. Brooklyn, in a catchweight twenty round bout. McBride, very fat, was floored twice in the first round and knocked down repeatedly before being finished. Preliminaries: Tommy Moran defeats Kid Thomas in a 126 pound bout. Steve Burke draws with Tommy Lewis in a 112 pound bout.
The report says Harvard and Yale may run a 390 yard relay at the Boston College meet in early March. Harvard plans a crack lineup with Burke, H H Fish, Bush, Clark, Roche, and Greene, while Yale faces a late-arriving squad and Copeland’s consent. Captain Billy Holland works to finalize the arrangement for a smooth race.
Captain Beard will pit his Yale champion basketball team against Cornell on February 2 in Poughkeepsie. Yale and Harvard may play whist in New Haven on March 27. The New York Athletic Club water polo squad trains for the Sportsman’s Show championships next month. Regulars Davis, Reeder, Douglas and Wenck are on the team. The West India Cricket Club to hold its second annual ball at Berkeley Hall on February 21. Hull Yacht Club hosts a house warming and smoker at Rowe's Wharf next Tuesday evening. Seawanhaka cup race rules remain similar, signed by the Corinthian Club of New York this week. Winchester sportsmen push to form a Mystic lakes boat club with a clubhouse. Arthur Keene of the New York A C scored 62 points to win the National Amateur Skating Association championship in New York. Irving Brokaw of St Nicholas Skating Club had 63 points, Howard Ward 39. Tom Brown is ratified as Springfield Baseball Club manager for the coming year. Springfield papers list Tommy Connolly on the Eastern League umpire staff. Natick boys’ Uncle Nick Young era noted. major leagues may miss him if he’s let go.
Jack Middleton beat Jerome Keogh, the reigning pool champion, by a close score of 160 to 146. Keogh fought hard with his last forty balls in succession, but Middleton held on with one rack to spare. This afternoon and evening Keogh will face Ingraham and Nickerson at Murray & Irwin's.
The Oxford team faced Kernwoods of Malden in billiards whist bowling and pool. Billiards saw Cushman win by forfeit as James Bradley failed to appear. Kernwood won the other game by one point and swept the pool events with solid margins.
In San Francisco at Mechanics Pavilion thirteen riders remain in the international six day event. Gimm leads Miller by twelve miles as Pierce and Aaronson push for gains. Miller accuses team work against him while Fredericks and Aaronson gain form and the field stays in strong shape. Course miles tally shows Gimm 1183.7 Miller 1171.3 with others like Fredericks, Aaronson and Hale close behind as the race wears on.
The Board of Estimate and Apportionment in City Hall heard requests from South Boston members for road paving and park space, with councilmen seeking funds for asphalt bicycle paths on Massachusetts avenue and nearby streets. A proposed $50,000 march for a Spain War monument to be placed in Copley Square drew praise. Discussions covered a municipal building, gymnasiums, an emergency hospital, and annual support for Carney Hospital.
Winchester report says the Calumets defeated the Newtownes of Cambridge two games to one on the local alleys in the Amateur League series. The score details follow but are not legible in the available text.
Jamaica A A swept Whyte Wire Works in the Trade League with H R Coe hitting 510 as the best single score. Federals defeated Beacons two games to one, with Coe's 529 starring in the final match.
In a Circuit League match at Brookline Riverdale Casino defeated Newton Boat Club four rolls to two by games, despite trailing in total pinfall. Newton won the middle string led by Richards's 204, with Richards totaling 528 pins as top roller. Jennings led Riverdale with 502. The score:
Huntinston Cycle Club won two of three against Suffolk Cycle Club with Woodward leading for the victors and Freeman strong for Suffolk. Dorchester Cycle Club took two of three from Waltham Cycle Club, led by H. W. Homeyer and Hall as all three games stayed tight. Scores not shown.
A meeting of the captains from candle pin teams in the News paper League is set for 5 o clock this afternoon. George Smith the veteran big pin artist won the house candle pin tournament at Norfolk Casino Roxbury. Next week the Dudley Club and the Casino experts begin a candle pin fray for Roxbury championship.
Lord Herschell of the joint American Canadian Commission suffered a painful injury to his left hip after a fall on an icy Washington street. He is confined to bed and his physician does not fear serious consequences from the fall.
New York on February 16 saw a coroner inquiry into Mrs. Kate J. Adams's death with Assistant Attorney John F. McIntyre and Dr. E. S. Potter as focal witnesses. Potter testified a severe poisoning call arrived and that Mrs. Adams’s condition preceded by chromo-seltzer. Rogers pressed to delay reporting.
Detective William F. Maher testifies he visited the Adams flat found McIntyre and Hovey present and learned Cornish was kept away. McIntyre later claimed to arrange Cornish’s arrival. Maher waited at the station until midnight. Palmer the patrolman notes poisoning hints and suspicious silence amid a possible homicide.
At the Hotel Vendome yesterday forenoon the Woman's Charity Club held its monthly meeting. Secretary Mrs. Isabelle B Stimpson reported that Charity Hospital in Brookline admitted 161 patients in 1898 with 290 operations and 2 deaths. There are 19 patients under treatment now.
A May 3 1897 elevator use is discussed after a June 1897 incident. Senator Donovan notes safety devices may fail when rails are under load, an old undiscovered fracture in a cross-bar likely caused the fall, and air cushions in wells could prevent injuries. He questions inspector completeness and safety mechanism limits.
Two masked burglars entered the Gladstone street residence of Israel Bernier in Orient Heights at about 1:40 AM, binding and gagging lodger and carpenter William Eccles, beating him and searching for valuables as Bernier and his daughters cowered. One thief threatened to shoot if alarms were raised and both robbers fled via front door and side window after beating Eccles.
Violinist Lady Halle known as Norman Neruda arrives in Boston from New York to debut with the Boston Symphony Orchestra this afternoon and tomorrow evening. She is accompanied by her maid and met by assistant manager F. R. Comee. Next week she tours Philadelphia Baltimore New York and Brooklyn venues, marking her debut in these cities.
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