Cocking Main in Cambridge
A cock fight reportedly took place yesterday morning near Station 4 in Cambridge inside a city official’s barn. About 100 spectators from surrounding cities watched as cocks were caged and carried on foot and by car along Massachusetts avenue while Somerville police tracked the crowd to Cambridge before no immediate action was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Station 4
Massachusetts Avenue
Parkhurst
Somerville
Sullivan Square
Charlestown
Davis Square
West Somerville
Ant Carter
Inspector Damery
Kingston Street
Catchers Criger and Moran Balk at Boston Contract Talks
Lou Criger of the Collins team and Pat Moran of the South End refuse to sign 1904 contracts with the Boston club until their demands are met. Criger seeks a $500 bonus tied to a pennant season while Moran protests a salary cut after a season where Moran carried much of the catching load.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Criger
Collins
Pat Moran
South End
Moran
Criger
Killilea
Duke Farrell
Alec Smith
Malachi Kittredge
Charley Dexter
Kittredge
Buckenberger
Fitchburg
Patrick J. Moran
Boston Nationals
Boston
Boston dog show opens with 1100 dogs in Mechanics Building
The New England Kennel Club prepares for its 20th annual Boston show at Mechanics Building with over 1100 dogs from the U S and Canada. The event features 190 Boston terriers and notable entries from Thomas Lawson, J B Thomas Jr and Champion Ives Doctor, running Tuesday to Thursday with extensive judging and two trained dog troupes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mechanics’ Building
New England Kennel Club
United States
Canada
Boston Athletic Association
Thomas Lawson
Lawson
J. B. Thomas, Jr
Yale
Ives Doctor
America
George Thomas
Mortimer
Smith
Boxing Gossip Week of Fights Across New England and Beyond
A dense schedule lists Tom Briggs versus Tommy King in New Bedford with 15 rounds, plus Kid Pantz boxing in Portsmouth and Lawrence. Other bouts cover Portland, Salem, Chelsea, and Chicago with varied rounds and opponents including Langford, Johnson, and Beauschelte among many.
Weighing in the Physician's Opinion on Whisky Quality
The phrase notes that the product has been weighed against expert medical judgment and deemed free of defects that caused others to fail. It is sold through licensed dealers everywhere and not offered in bulk. The overall tone suggests regulatory or quality assurance language from a historical trade notice.
Boxing Night Features Fall River Stars Across Two States
Prominent bouts headline action with Tommy King facing Jimmy Briggs in New Bedford while Fall River rivals Trance Ashley and Peter Sullivan clash. Other matches include Kid Pantz versus Hugh Glancy in Portsmouth and Bellows Falls, plus Jack O'Brien in Chicago and Walter Johnson versus Sandy Ferguson in Chelsea.
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Tom Briggs
Tommy King
New Bedford
Mass
Kid Pantz
Andy
Portsmouth
N. H
Hugh
Lawrence
Bill Dunning
Black Fitzsimmons
Portland
Charley O'Rourke
Jimmy ‘Handler
Salem
Chelsea A. C
Sandy Ferguson
Walter Johnson
Sam Langford
Willie Lewis
Jack
O’brien
Fred Cooley
Charley Mack
Chicago
Kid ‘Hessell
Young Sidney
Bellows Falls
al Sullivan
Stonewall Jackson
Troy
N. Y
Haverhill
Jim Scanlon
Billy Bates
Los Angeles
Cal
Fall River
Jimmy Briggs
New Bedford Athletic Association
King
Briggs
Trance Ashley
Peter Sullivan
Trance
Sullivan
North End
Andy Daly
Rockingham Club
Hugh Glancy
Frence
Pantz
Sidney
Kid Hessell
Falls Mountain
Byrne
Chester Goodwin
Jack O’brien
Chelsea A. G
Sandy
Johnson
Sentra
Joe Walcott
George Russell
Lynn
Walcott
Lincoln Athletic Club
Chelsea
Tommyly
Porsies
Harry Godfrey Pene
B. H. Benton
Rob Roy
Athletic Week Opens With Schoolboy Meets at Brookline Milton
The week features two closed meets at Brookline High and Milton Academy with finals this morning, plus an open meet by the Lawrence Light Guards in Medford next Saturday. Brookline and Milton preliminaries were held last Friday, with T C De Friez leading Brookline in sprints and a list of contenders including Fanning Skidmore Davidson Schlem Sharp Hill Crocker Kerrigan Treadwell Erhart and Hobart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookline High
Milton Academy
Lawrence Light
High Street
Medford
T. C. de Friez
Brookline
Fanning
Skidmore
Davidson
Schlem
Sharp
Hill
Crocker
Kerrigan
Treadwell
Erhart
Hobart
Shaw and Brooke Reach Racquet Championship Final
Quincy Adams Shaw Jr of the Boston Tennis and Racquet Club will face George Brooke of Philadelphia in the United States Racquet Championship final. Shaw defeated Austin Potter in three straight games, while Brooke overcame Hollis Hunnewell after a dramatic 18 17 fourth game, then won the last two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy Adams Shaw, Jr
Boston Tennis and
George Brooke
Philadelphia
United States
Boston Athletic Association
New York
Mr. Shaw
Austin Potter
Mr. Brooke
Hollis I. Hunnewell
Hunnewell
Itn
Quincy A. Shaw, Jr
Uvaeeehe Sah
Oveeees
Hollis Hunnewell
Old Belt Line Cars to Have a New Route
The Elevated railroad will discontinue the belt line as a circuit between Roxbury Crossing and the West End. The line will run from Roxbury Crossing through Tremont and Dartmouth to the West End, then Eliot Square and Roxbury, returning via Dudley and Washington streets. Free transfer checks may be issued for riders south of Northampton Street. The Spring Hill Eliot Square line will extend to the Dudley Street terminal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elevated
Roxbury Crossing
West End
Tremont
Dartmouth Streets
Copley Square
Charles Street
Eliot Square
Roxbury
Washington Street
Roxbury Street
Dudley Street
Dartmouth
Tremont Streets
Northampton Street
Dudley Terminal
Spring Hill
Dudley Street Terminal
Tug-of-War Championship Decided This Afternoon
The Music Hall in East Boston hosts a best two of three tug-of-war match for the New England championship between Thomas Francis Meagher and Clan Cameron. Each team weighs about the same. gate receipts and a $100 side bet are on the line. Start is 2:30 with pre and intermission entertainment by noted artists.
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New England
Music Hall
East Boston
Thomas Francis Meagher
Clan Cameron
Meagher
P. H. Garten
Hmit
Neutral Alley Games Race Tightens Across Four Teams
The Gilt Edge league heads into a neutral alley stretch with Charlestown Newtowne leading tied at 19 11 and B A A one game back Commercial four back The schedule lists six neutral matches from Feb 24 to March 10 plus a March 18 league dinner C S Carter F L Crocker and C C Caldwell head the committee The Mystic Valley candle pin standings show Battery Towanda leading with Calumet Charlestown close behind Individual averages favor Littlefield Cole and Ross amid shifting city league results with Sudbury leading and Somerset rising to top in New Century Also two records set Murray Irwins total and Cavanaugh 332 highlight the week
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Charlestown
Newtowne
Tost
Commercial
Unicorn Rollers
B.A
Charlesown
Old Dorchester
Dudley
C. S. Carter
F. L. Crocker
C. C. Caldwell
Mystic Valley
Battery
Towanda
Old Belfry
Arlington
Calumet
A. S. Littlefield
A. A
Cole
Smith
Highland
Ross
South Boston
Sudbury
Hub
St. James
Mitchell
Murray & Irwin
Miller
Somerset
McHarrie
Finnegan
Elite
Boylston
Soecpenens
Ark
Cavanaugh
Dedham
Schwender
Roslindale
Winthrop
Grove Hall
Hollis
Golf Match Scores and Individual Averages Displayed
The record lists team scores for W. L. Ave. versus Dudley with.partial results for several courses and 900th, Old Porch, Old Belfry, and others. Individual averages show players from Ross, Cousens, Drisko, Spaans, Fuller, Farrell, Coleth, Hecht, Duhig, and Newell with scores around .89 to .91.
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W. L. Ave
Dudley
Y.Y
Highland
Sclental
A. A
Old Porch
Old Belfry
Ross
Cousens
Drisko
Spaans
Highland Ac
Fuller
B. Oa
Farrell
B. Y
Coleth
Hecht
Duhig
Newell, Dudley
Thomas and Cavanaugh Lead Boston Bottle and Candle Pin Scores
J M Thomas of the Eggs team in Marketmen's league rolled last week's best bottle pin single. John Cavanaugh of Dedham in New Century TM league had the highest candle pins total. The article lists top scores in bottle pins and candle pins from Greater Boston league matches last week.
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Post’s
Chickering
J. M. Thomas
Eggs
Samarjian
John, Cavanaugh
Dedham
Greater
Boston
Bottle Pins Team Tops Marketmen's Totals
Butter team total leads Marketmen's with 2714 points and single Butter totals 957. Tileston of North Shore Commercial posts 596 in individual total while Thomas of Eggs Marketmen's adds 222.
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Tileston
North Shore
Commercial
Thomas
Standings and player scores from regional meet results
W L Ave leads with Winthrop 7 2 436 Carruth 4 5 439 Grove Hall 6 3 440 Sudbury 4 5 431 Malden 5 4 489 Everett 4 5 420 Rexford 5 4 429 Terminal 8 6 400 Old Colony 5 4 422 Dartmouth 2 7 414 Frank Winthrop 94 Ray Carruth 91 Corbett Sudbury 93 Miller Malden 91 Forbush Grove Hall 92 Hintze Malden 91 Phinney G H 92 Sherrin Winthrop 90 Stevens Rexford 92 Everett Dartmouth 90
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W. L. Ave
Eoteary - BT
Carruth
Old Colony
St James
Jefferson
City Hall
Mt. Pleas’t. ‘Te Bi
Rexford Somerset
Dartmouth
McCarthy
Boylston
Millen
Winthrop
Grove Hall
Sudbury
Malden
Everett
Rexford
Terminal
Frank
Ray
Corbett
Miller
Forbush
Hintze
Phinney
G. H
Sherrin
Stevens
Local Newspaper Byline Scoreboard Fragment
A damaged OCR snippet shows various newspaper bylines and column scores such as Herald Globe Journal Post with numeric ratings beside names. Specifics are unclear, but the fragment resembles a table of names and numbers across outlets including W. Ave. and Johnson, O'Connor, O'Leary, Kane, Byford, and Smith.
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W. WL
W. L. Ave. Herald
Globe
Journal
Johnson
Post
O'Connor
Herald
Simpson
O'Leary
Kane
Ae Post
Poultry and Butter Prices At Local Market Report
Prices listed for Poultry Butter and Egg commodities with multiple vendor figures including W L Pins Hollis Lincoln Kinsman Thomas Kilton Dutcher Littlefeld Watts Clark King and various numerical values across 1841 to 1942 ranges. The fragment shows market quotes and vendor names without a cohesive narrative.
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W. L. Pins
Hollis
Lincoln
Kinsman
Thomas
Kilton
Dutcher
Littlefeld
Watts
Clark
King
Engineer W M Nutting Fractures Wrist in Fall
Engineer William M Nutting of the New York New Haven Hartford railroad fell from his engine in the Congress street yard yesterday afternoon and sustained a fracture of the left wrist. He was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital in Division 6 ambulance and resides at 15 Elmont Street Dorchester.
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W. M. Nutting
Willia M. Nutting
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Congress Street
Nutting
Massachusetts General Hospital
Elmont Street
Dorchester
Candle Pins Team Dominates at City Meet
Murray and Irwin lead the team to a strong city meet total for New Century with 508. Cavanaugh from Dedham tops individual totals with 332 and 135 in single events.
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Murray & Irwin
City
Cavanaugh
Dedham
New Century
Aged Woman Dies After Leaving St. Cecilia’s Church
Bridget Kelly a 70 year old widow living with her sister at 19 Hemenway street fainted after leaving devotional services at St. Cecilia’s Church on Haviland street. She died of heart failure. Her body was found by Division 16 officers and carried to Undertaker Jones. Medical Examiner Draper viewed the remains.
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St. Cecilia's Church
Bridget Kelly
Haviland Street
Draper
Jones
Popular Dances Today at Roughan Hall Charlestown
Roughan Hall Charlestown will be crowded this afternoon and evening as young people dance to Condit's Orchestra. The tuneful strains attract a large crowd and promise lively social entertainment.
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Roughan
Local cyclists, teams, and hockey squads vie for weekly honors
Sammy Sulkins begins pro training next month aiming to challenge veteran riders. Emil Nelson retires from racing to work in Hyde Park. Murray Irwin and Murray & Irwin crews post top weekly scores in City and New Century leagues. Transatlantic liners Celtic Cedric Oceanic compared on tonnage and size. John Lennon resumes coaching at West Roxbury High after an injury. West Quincy’s St Mary’s battles Father Mathew Worcester in St Mary’s Hall. Franklin A A faces Cambridge A A at Franklin Field in a Greater Boston hockey showcase. Crowley Walker pair wins candlepin at McCarthy’s, Crowley posting 929 pins. W S Medford notes call for results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sammy Sulkins
Sulkins
Jimmy Michael
Emil Nelson
Joe
Johnny
Hyde Park
Emil
John M. Lennon
West Roxbury High School
U Se
Southston
Arry Blake
John Lennon
West Roxbury High
Lawrence Light Guards
Edford
Boston College
St. Mary's
West Quincy
Father Mathew
Worcester
St. Mary’s Hall
Theeam
Thomas Shortle
Common Street
Franklin Field
Franklin A. A
Cambridge A. A
Greater Boston
McCarthy’s
Geterney
Vincent Crowley
Alker
Fitzgerald
McKeon
Crowley
Walker
W. S
Medford
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cocking Main
Ai Qanjit
Criger Nor Moran
Mr. Killilea
Boston Baseball
George Cuppy
Snow & McDermott
J. Moran
Boston National
Phot
Horner
Louis Criger
Boston Americans
Twin
George Gardner
John Willie
Jack O'Neil
Harry Forbes
Gus Bezenah
Tom Sharkey
Jack Monroe
Brookline High School
Mystic Valley League
Standing
W. L. Averegth
Anda
Glendon Old Belfry
Highland Ee
Medford Esse
Littlefield
Flynn
Marketmen’s
NEW Century League
L. Ave
Webster
Roc’dale
Riley
Independents
McPhee
Brown
Stumpf
Garbutt
Clarke
Connors
Boston League
Newspaper League
Marketmen’s League
the World OF Sport
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