Bowling league race tightens with B A A ahead
Commercial and Daaineot battle for lead in the Massachusetts Amateur Bowling League as B A A enjoys a 26 pin edge in average over rival. Newton Club trails by one game, Cambridge and Newtowne chase, while Grover shines with a 256 single, 654 three-string total and .929 spare record. Secretary Littlefield presents a 12 week team record table showing B A A’s few misses and Newton’s high strike total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Rover
Buntin
Littlefield
Charlestown
Reve
A. A. Os
Commercial
Newtowne
A. A
Dorchester
Peete Eter
Calumet
Grover
Ain Tent
Newton Peewee
Pray
Beseton
Steet
Pierce
Atk Sl
Ales
Newtowne Terneeee
Rieson
Cutter
Old Dorchester
Guthern
New Towne
Whittemore
Peesee Eeearneee
B. A. Etme
Fedeadie
Ainaworth
B. A. Av
Kean
Skinger
Newtowne Peetee
Aessceres Ceeses
Hutchinson
Newton Senecassagesseeces
Tuttle
Newtowne Tee
Peer Etee
Callaghan
Maltby
Parker
Orne
Wea
Age
Caldveall
Ae Eerseeree
Small
Gordon
Ewee Nares
Weeee
Eere Ns
Newton Satie Tere
Oath
A. A. Ae i As
Mystic Valley League Title Chase Closes In
The Mystic Valley League ends with two top clubs firmly placed for the championship while five teams contend for third. Charlestown leads individually with Marston, Winchester, and Southwell earning top honors. Final games are tonight and tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlestown
Old Belfry
Havig
Charlestown
Marston
Winchester
Southwell
Bank League Final Week Sets Championship Showdown
The Bank League finishes its schedule this week with two decisive matches. Re ge jon leads and can clinch the title by beating International Trust, while Redemption faces Old Colony and Boston Safe. A tie could occur if both leaders lose, but Old Colony seems likelier to fall to Boston Safe than Redemption to beat its foe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demption
Ayss
Od Colony International
Wesbeneesssesr
Shawmut
Tae Ewe
Puritan Trust
Boston
Republic
Bowker
Old Colony
Dwinnell
Redemption
Wirgin, International Been Ete Nena Ewannes
Dresser
Eeeedverese Sa Ashenden
Joslin
Asen
Johnson
Rege" Jon
International Trust
Boson
Meteor Yacht: Emperor William's New American Built Vessel
New York Feb 16 The German Emperor's yacht Meteor nears launch on Shooters Island New York with Miss Roosevelt to christen. Built for the Emperor in American yards by Cary Smith Barbey design and Townsend Downey shipbuilders the 161 foot schooner will grace Kiel regatta with 24 seat dining and ventilation features across a spacious main saloon and private cabins for the Imperial suite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roosevelt
Germany
America
William
Hiehenzollern
Land of Columbia
von Reuber-Paschwitz
Washington
Townsend & Downey Shipbuilding Company
Shooters Island
Newark Bay
Theo Boe
Ferris
Det
Royal Yacht
Staten Island
Prince Henry
Kiel
Europe
Substitution Fraud in Everyday Trade Warns Public
The article warns against counterfeit and substitute goods flooding markets after a successful product lands in demand. It cites P B Ale from Van Nostrand of the Bunker Hill Breweries as an example and urges buyers to insist on the genuine article, endorsed by Massachusetts hospitals and physicians for quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Nostrand
Bunker Hill
Nanepashemet Leads Mass Interclub Candle Pin Standings
Nanepashemet still leads the Massachusetts Interclub Candle Pin League with Glendon close behind. M. A. C., Highland, and Malden tie for third as Towanda sits sixth and Melrose is last with one win and eight losses. Gibbons dropped to 14th in this week’s averages while Sewall dominates individual averages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanepashemet
Massachusetts
Glendon
Highland
Malden
Towanda
Melrose
Gibbons
Sewall
Avge
Miller
Pierce
M. A
Blake
Barker
Batting
Libby
Glenwood
Phillips
Newhall
Harris
Meyers Extends Suburban League Lead With Three Wins
Meyers strengthened its grip on the Suburban League by adding three more victories to its ledger, pulling four games ahead of Mt Pleasant. Mt Pleasant leads Jameson by four games for the next nearest challenger as the rest of the field remains scattered. Leahy tops the individual averages, while the table shows Mt Pleasant 45 over Mt Pleasant 41 and Jameson 30, with other teams like Prospect, Newton, Inman, and Watertown registering varying records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyers
Ius Ust
Mt. Pleasant
Jameson
Leahy
Myers
Mt. Pleasan
Prospect
Newton
Uccee Inman
Bee
Watertown
L. Clark
Campbell
Turner
Whiton
W. Clark
Elavesesa Danas
OLETR
Ricker
McLean
League Standings Shuffle as Webster Leads Solo
Webster rises to sole lead after a week of shifts with Carruth dropping to a tie for third alongside Hoylston. City Hall improves its position while Jackson overtakes Lang for individual average supremacy. Other teams show little change in standings or scoring averages amid the crowded field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster
Carruth
Hoylston
City Hall
Jackson
Lang
Etrington
Art'ge. Wahbster
C.csecceccsesres
Murray & Irwin
Boylston
Jefferson A
St. James
McCarthy
Sudbury
Ste. Scares
Cade sHubaares
Poyleton
Sarees Harriman
Rouse, Murray & Irwin
Hedge
Lawrence
Carruth , Williams, Webster
Kinnear
Vinnegan
Joy, Webster
Freeman
Webste Stone
Independents Lead New Century League as Norwood Falls
In the current New Century League series the Independents hold the sole lead from the start of the week with Norwood out to second place and Dedham slipping to third. Cavanaugh of Dedham and Harrop share top honors in individual averages while Young drops from last week’s first place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independents
Norwood
Dedham
Cavanaugh
Dedhams
Harrop
Young
Depaanm Asda
Scehupuly
Avgesbeeee
Norwareneee
Dedham Sourerevserelo
Sine Enweee
Boylston Roslindale
Ae South Boston Seteneee
Hyde Park
Webster
Beenee
Cavan Dedham
Iston
McAteer
Wheeler
Dedham Keong
Jedham
Sullivan
Boylston Oslindale
Ony Schwender
Tone
Bone Lane
Penne
Roby
Orwood
Bottle Pin League Leads as Hub Falls Further Behind
Boylston moved ahead of Hub by two games and now leads by two. Hub sits two games up on Sudbury, with Meyers trailing by one and Webster and Carruth out of contention. A trio remains in the chase as the season tightens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boylston
Hub
Sudbury
Meyers
Ebster
Carruth
Two Fine Yachts Soon to Be Launched for Well Known Bostonians
Boston yachtsmen Arnold Lawson and George W. Weld prepare for launchings of new craft. Lawson's 46 foot schooner will sail with Helen, Gossoon, and the 46footer Oweene as master. Weld's steel Chanticleer, designed by Charles L. Seabury, advances in construction at Morris Heights New York with plating finished and joiner work underway. The Chanticleer measures 118 feet overall, 79 feet at the waterline, and 22 feet beam as reported by observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Pierpont Morgan
Sir Thomas Lipton
Cary Smith
Will E
Boston
Arnold Lawson
Thomas W. Lawson
Lawley’s
George W. Weld
Hull Massachusetts
Eastern Yacht Clubs
Morris Heights
New York
Oxford University
England
Lawley's
Helen
Gossoon
Oweene
Weld
Charles L. Seabury
New York Yacht Club
Chanticleer
Yacht details of the Dreamer designer and crew
The text notes a luxury vessel with its owner’s stateroom, designed by Clinton H. Crane for Thomas W. Law son. Captain Oloff Cronstadt, with a history on Puritan Volunteer Pilgrim and the 40water line, is listed along with vessel dimensions including masts, booms, and sails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton H. Crane
New York
Thomas W. Lawson
Oloff Cronstadt
Volunteer
Pilgrim
Independence
Boylston Men Dominate Individual Averages in League
BE Morgan climbs to first in individual averages ahead of Smith as Boylston leads. No matches are scheduled this week. Notable names include Morgan and Smith of Boylston, Williams of Webster, McGlaverty of Sudbury, Brown of MeYC, Gumbright of Huy, Bavers of Boylston, Rosai of Budbury, and McDonald of Hub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boylston
BE. Morgan
Smith
Avge
Cccessersees Bl
Budbury
Butter Team Leading Marketmen In Tight Standings
The Butter team leads Marketmen by four games with Farmers in second and Produce eight behind. The closest race is for individual averages among Small Clark and Kinsman. Records show Butter with several players posting strong totals across games won and totals, including Hollis and Watts among Poultry and Benjamin among Produce, with Clark and Kinsman noted for batting averages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small
Clark and Kinsman
Oonens Eeevessed
Nesters Aabae Clark
Kinsman
Hollis
Gillette
Benjamin
Watts
Puffer Farmers and Wright Butter Company Incident Recounted
Fragmentary OCR reads mention of Puffer and Wright with farmers and butter related terms. The legible names include Butter Kilton and Butter references. No clear event date location or outcome is determinable from the readable text.
Local and College League Schedules Include Navy Rowing Crew
Amateur and Mystic Valley leagues list diverse Tuesday to Thursday matches across towns including Dudley Charlestown Newton and Calumet. Competing leagues include Bank Officers and New Century with tied dates and venues at Arlington Old Belfry Murray Inn Janesville. Annapolis rowing coach Ten Eyck lists 35 candidates for Navy crews as Harvard race set for May 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley
Commercial
Charlestown
Newtowne
Arlington
Old Dorchester
Newton
Calumet
Mystic Valley League
Old Belfry
Towanda
Medford
Bank Officers’ League
Shawmut
Republic
Boston Safe
Old Colony
Tedemption
International Trust
Puritan
NEW Century League
Poulston
Murray & Irwin
Norwood
Rotindale
Webster
South Boston
Dedham
Hyde Park
Watertown
Meyers
Mt. Pleasant
Prospect
Central
Jameson
Inman
Annapolis
James A. Ten Eyck
Harvard
Michael on His Cycle to Jockey Life in Europe
Michael, the cyclist who has earned about $200,000, plans to sail to Paris on Tuesday to ride as a jockey for M. Charron. He denies reports of becoming a bicycle track owner or promoter in America and says he will try racing ponies in France this season. He notes a longer future in riding than cycling and intends to return to America with a new outfit if the venture fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael
Jimmy Michael
Europe
Paris
M. Charron
America
Tom Eck
Coney Insane
Mr. Eck
Boston Catholic Clubs Form Baseball League
The Assumption Catholic Association of East Boston plans a new Catholic league with teams from local associations. A meeting at the ACA rooms on Webster Street will gather representatives from Assumption C A East Boston City Point St Patrick’s and St Alphonsus to draft a constitution and choose a trophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Catholic
Baseball
Assumption Catholic Association
East Boston
Boston
Webster Street
Assumption C. A
East Boston C. A
City Point C. A
St. Patrick’s Club
St. Alphonsus Club
Jeffries and Fitzsimmons Confident for 20 Rounds Match
New York Feb 16 Both boxers Jeffries and Fitzsimmons expressed strong belief they would win the May championship rematch. Jeffries said he could duplicate his prior victory and that his condition is excellent. Fitzsimmons added he would begin training at once and feels in fair condition with a grand chance to regain the title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jeffries
Fitzsimmons
Jeffries and Fitzsimmons Agree to Heavyweight Fight Rules
Agreement signed in New York February 15 1902 by James J Jeffries of San Francisco and Robert Fitzsimmons of Bath Beach New York to contest the heavyweight championship under Marquis of Queensberry rules. Twenty rounds five ounce gloves 60 40 purse moving picture rights to winner and other strict conditions with bids opening March 15 and May 15 target date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James J. Jeffries
San Francisco
Cal
Robert Fitzsimmons
Bath Beach
N. Y
Marquis of Queensyerry
J. J. Jeffries
Robert Witzsimmons
J. P. Gagan
Percy
Williams
Jeffries
Fitzsimmons
Fite
Wirz
Fitz
Joeffricn
California
Joe Choynsk
Methuselah
Corbett
Choynsk
Oakland
Denver Il
Martin
Joe
Frisco
James McVicar
Lynn
Sam Langford
Cambridge
Langford
McVicar
Fred Jang
Everett
Mr. Curran
Darrell
Sam Francis
Young
Nadeau
Philadelphia
Boxing Gossip Sets Stage for Jeffries Fitzsimmons Bout
Articles signed by Jeffries and Fitzsimmons promise a genuine title clash on or about May 15. Final bids due March 15. Various match talks and contenders noted, including Langford, Choynski, and Nadeau, with AAU championships planned for Philadelphia on the 27th and 28th.
Boston boxing and wrestling offers listed
The notice lists bouts and challenges for fighters in Boston and nearby areas. James F. Sullivan, Mike Donovan, J McGoldrick, J Fitzgerald, Joseph Sweeney, Oswald Crowe, Charles Houghton, Young McSherry, Bernard Majore, Charles Gartier, Md Nadeau, Jos Williams, Young Kerrigan, Ned Maher, Harry McGowan, and others are mentioned with proposed matches, weights, side bets, and venue references in East Boston, Dorchester, Cambridge A A, and the Post sporting room. Also notes John Sullivan and Rob Dever heading to Rath Me to box Big Jordan in 15 rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. Sullivan
New York City
Mike Donovan
Cambridge
J. McGoldrick
Tornado A
Mr. Holmes
Paris Street
Charles Houghton
Lawrence
Oswald Crowe
Fall River
Winas
McSherry
Dorchester
Cambridge A. A
Bernard Majore
Charles Gartier
MD Nadeau
Jos Williams
Kelley
Harry Gilman
Charles O’rourke
Andy Watson
Columbian A. A
Kerrigan
Ned Maher
Young Aspero
Tom Lydon
Jerry Collehan
Harry McGowan
Danny Sadr
Jack O'Brien
Charles O'Rourke
George McCarthy
Young Kerrigan
Post
John
Twin) Sullivan
Rob Dever
Rath. Me
Sullivan
Jordan
Roth
Young Kelley
Harry Glenn
Post Sporting Room
Bicycle Notes On Washington Birthday Exhibition Plans
Next Saturday bicycle dears and agents will observe Washington's Birthday with an opening. 1902 models will be shown and the public entertained with special displays at many depots including cycles motor bicycles and cars. Officials deny track owners threaten the National Cycling Association while noting the N C A governs but does not manage racing and that promoters have a board representation. 200 cyclists turned out in mild weather as big crowds gathered on North Shore roads and Franklin Dark drew over 200 visitors in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Cycling Association
American Picyele Track Association
Earle
Wafor Taylor
Alverian
Worcester
Brahim
Franklin
North Shore
Harvard Baseball Schedule Highlights Season Games Listed
Harvard University announces a coming baseball schedule featuring matches with New England colleges. Key dates include Bates and Dartmouth at Cambridge in late April, several May fixtures such as Williams and Phillips Exeter at Cambridge, and June clashes with Brown Bowdoin Princeton Yale in Cambridge and New Haven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard University
New England
Bates
Cambridge
Dartmouth
Brown
Ltory Cross
Worcester
Willams
Phillips Exeter
Holy Ross
Cornell
Providence
Bowdoin
Princeton
Yale
New Haven
Harvard Nine Going South For Southern Trip
The Harvard baseball team will depart April 10 for Annapolis to meet the University of Virginia in Washington on the Wth. The following week they will face the cadets twice, then play at West Point on the 19th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvard
Annapolis
University of Virginia At
English champion amateur canoeist to visit United States
Kendall Howard, an English champion amateur canoeist, will visit the United States in the summer to compete for the A C A championship cup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendall Howard
United States
A. C
Michael defeats Brady in Boston suit on track incident
New York report says Jimmy Michael defeated William A. Brady in a lawsuit filed last September over a failure to appear at Pennetta Beach on September 14. Brady claimed heavy damages. Michael was arrested at Revere Beach but bailed and continued racing. The final trial concluded Michael never agreed to ride at Manhattan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jimmy Michael
William A. Brady
Boston
Brady
Michael
Pennetta Beach
Revere Beach
Ane
Manhattan
Bids Close for Boralma versus Lord Derby and The Ab Bot
Bids for the big trotting match races between Thomas W. Lawsons Boralma and E Smathers Lord Derby and between Boralma and John J Scamwells The Ab Bot close on March 1. Horsemen speculate where the great trotters will settle their disputes and win the 20000 side stakes in each race. Smathers wants Lord Derby to meet Boralma near New York while Dawson favors Readville for both races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. Lawson
Boralma
E. Smathers
Lord Derby
John J. Scamwell
Maryn 1
Smathers
Lorderby
Royal Blue Line Tours to Washington and Florida
Boston readers offered Royal Blue Line tours with departures to Washington and Florida from March through May and February for Florida. Packages include five days in Washington with visits to Philadelphia and New York, and a Jacksonville trip at 41 dollars all expenses. Also advertised are Old Point Comfort and Richmond itineraries with illustrated guides from Joseph P. Taggart of Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Florida
Jacksonville
Old Point Comfort
Richmond
Joseph P. Taggart
Washington Street
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Charlestown Club
Aetineine
Newtowne Club
Towanda Club
Elford Club
Calumet Club
Old Belfry Club
Litlefield
Conn
Brooks
Arlington Foat Club
Teel
Metall
Calumet Seeee
Wilson
Calumet Corneres Sal
Ucharlestown
Arston
Ola Relf
BLATZ
Milwacker
VAL. Blatz Brewing CO
Milwaukee
Chas. Ds. Gove & Co
Canal St
Felg
Palm Garden
Sndbury 8&T
N. Y. Telegram
Interclub League
Candle Pin League
New York Herald
Marketmen’s League
Puffer
Sessereeveessel Wright
Killton
Uoughton
McCarthy, Murray & Irwin
Boylaton
Jefferson
Marketmen's League
Frutt
Railroad League
Fitchleburg
South Terminal
Union Station
Astero Division
American Express
ASTOR
London
William Waldorf Astor
Jockey Club
Royal Blue Line
Hunter
Wellington A
BARDY
Oston, Mass
Grand Union Hotel
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