William F McCune Aims To Capture National Pool Title
William F McCune former New England billiard champion plans a trip to New York City for the national billiard championship tourney in March. He leaves in a week for two weeks of matches at the Montauk billiard parlor in Brooklyn on a 5x10 table with prizes of 175, 100, 75, and 50 plus a 350 diamond medal. Competitors include Grant Eby Cleveland Clearwater Pittsburg Jerome Keough Buffalo Irving Long Daly Chicago Wenrick Walsh New York Weston Kansas Stofft Cleveland.
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New York City
William F. McCune
McCune
New York
Grant Eby
Springfield
Clearwater
Pittsburg
Penn
Jerome Keough
Buffalo
N. Y
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Daly
Chicago
Wenrick and
Walsh
Smith
Hartford
Cleveland, O
Montauk Billiard Parlor
Brooklyn
Yee
Harry Forbes
Tommy Feltz
St. Louis
England
George Gardner
Frisco
Jack Root
Gardner
Root
McGoverrn-Sullivan
Tom Sharkey
Kas
Kid Parker
Charlestown
Oswald Crowe
Fall River
Woodland
Worcester
Parker
Medford Street
Billy’’ Fisher
Matt Baldwin
Napier
East Boston
Lee Kehoe
Salem
Lawrence
Tim Harrington
South Boston
Young
Allen
Jack’ Dwyer
Harry Man
J. J. Connolly
Huogene Daly
Draws and results in the Monte Carlo chess masters event
Morning adjournment leaves four games decided with Janowski beating Wolf and Tarrasch defeating Marco while Schlechter Mason and Teichmann Mason drew. Maroczy and Tschigorin drew in the afternoon. Standings show Janowski 4 1 4 and Maroczy 19 1 2 with multiple players atop or near the middle of the field.
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Marshall
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Genuine BOCK Lager Beer Ready Timeline
The text explains draught in February and bottle beer in March 1902 for Genuine BOCK Lager. It notes tradition ties to the year's new malt and hops crop, brewed stronger than ordinary lager, with four months needed to mature before serving. Barley and hops are harvested in fall, malted and dried, delaying production until late October.
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Charlestown
Boston
Bunker Hill Rock
Worcester Hands Lawrence Lopsided Defeat
Worcester defeated Lawrence 13 to 9 despite illness to Tibbetts. Coggeshall stood in at goalie as Devlin suffered a heart-area knock and was replaced by Wood. Final line shows Rushes Jason 14 Daly 1 and stops Bannon 42 Coggeshall 4 with Pierce called for foul. Attendance about 2000.
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Lewiston
Worcester
Canton
Salem
Lawrence
Portland
Tibbetts
Coggeshall
Pierce
Devlin
Wood
Plymouth
Jason
Daly
Bannon
Furbush
Donovan
Lewiston Wins Overtime Battle Over Clinton 2-1
In Clinton on February 26 Lewiston edged Clinton 2 to 1 in overtime. Both teams played hard with ups and downs as Cashman racked up 26 stops and Burgesa 30. Cunningham had four rushes while McCilvary had one. Referee Connell Timor Hartwell. Attendance listed at 60.
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Lewiston
Cunningham
McCilvary
Cashman
Burgesa
Connell
Timor—Hartwell
Boxing Gossip: Gans-Erne Bout Near Fort Erie May 5
Framed as a major boxing update, the piece notes Frank Erne reestablishing himself by agreeing to sign articles for a May 5 meeting with Joe Gans at Fort Erie. The 20 round bout is to be at 123 pounds, with articles sent to Baltimore for Gans's signature and a neutral ground anticipated for a decisive winner.
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Joe Gans
Fort Erie
Baltimore
Gans
Erne
Philadelphia
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jeffries
Gus Rublin
Akron Giant
Fitz
Rublin
Jeff
Noyes Arrested on Forgery Charge in Baraboo
Baraboo Wisconsin reports D W K Noyes was arrested for forging his mother's name on a note. He is brother to Arthur B Noyes who served as judge today in Alaska.
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Barapoo, Wis
D. W
B A A Wins Two Games In Amateur Bowling Set
B A A won two of three bowling games at home from Old Dorchester, with Warren Till’s five strikes and Ainsworth’s triple helping the first game. In the second game Old Dorchester came back to win by nine pins, Parker and Cutter each doubled, Gray doubled twice, Richardson tripled, and Dorchester closed strong. The third game saw B A A extend a 58 pin half time lead and hold on as Old Dorchester failed to close the gap. final scores not shown.
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Commercial
Arlington
Brockton
Warren Till
Ainsworth
Parker
Cutter
Gray
Richardson
Hill
Grover
Legate
Webster Stays On Top In City Candle Pin League
Webster topped McCarthy in three of four games to maintain first place in the City Candle Pin League standings. McCarthy threatened a late win, narrowing the gap to six pins in the final game. Carruth swept City Hall, Boylston won all three from St James, Jefferson led Murray and Irwin, and Hub defeated Sudbury in two games. In another match, Pruitt forfeited three games to Beef in the Marketmen’s League at Carruth’s last night.
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Murray & Irwin
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Callahan Anew
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Morris & CO
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Tillman snubs president over Charleston sword gift
Augusta dispatch reports Lt Governor James H. Tillman, nephew of Senator Tillman, telegraphed President Roosevelt asking him to withdraw acceptance of a sword for Major Micah Jenkins presented during Roosevelt’s Charleston visit. Tillman, via statement, cites sensitivity to a recent affront connected to his relative.
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James H. Tillman
Roosevelt
Charleston
Micah Jenkins
First United States Volunteer Cavalry
First
South Carolina Volunteer Infantry
South Carolina
Tillman
Old Battle Flag Returned to Forty-Second Massachusetts Veterans
Sixty veterans of the Forty-second Massachusetts Regiment rose in Grand Army Hall as their marker flag captured at Galveston in 1868 was unfurled again. The flag, blue silk with Forty-second gilt lettering, was returned by the Dick Dowling Camp of Confederate veterans of Houston, who received it from General T. B. Howard. A letter from Houston dated Nov. 10, 1901 explained the flag’s capture and return. The gathering also elected new officers for the veterans’ association for the coming year.
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Forty-second Massachusetts Regiment
Galveston
Grand Army Hall
Washington Street
Forty-second Veterans
Dick Dowling Camp
Confederate Veterans of
Houston
Tex
T. B. Howard
Forty-second
Orty-Second Massachusetts
Texas
Harriet Lane
George M. Fiske
Boston
Mass
Pereplante
Dick Dowling
W. W. Dexter
Association
Henry C. Dimond
Cyrus Savage
William Hunt
E. C. Crocker
BF. Thomas
J. A. Fitts
D. C. Weymouth
C. W. H. Sanborn
G.M. Fiske
Weavers' Progressive Association seeks 10 percent wage rise
In Fall River a special Textile Hall meeting unanimously approved asking manufacturers for a 10 per cent wage increase to start March 17, rejecting a 7 per cent offer. A five member committee was named to discuss a standard 64 yard cut. The shut down at Sagamore Mill No 1 remains until an outcome from tomorrow's Textile Council vote.
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Fall River
Weavers’ Progressive Association
Sagamore Mill No. 1
Whitehead
Textile Council
Yale Clamps Down Princeton 28 to 20
Yale defeated Princeton 28 to 20 in a searing battle at Princeton. Yale led with key plays from standout guards while Princeton struggled to convert in the second half. The win boosts Yale’s season as Princeton eyes upcoming fixtures.
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YALE
Princeton
N. J
Guard badly hurt by elevated train arm accident
James McCann a 36 year old guard on the elevated was seriously injured at Thompson square Charlestown yesterday when an automatic gate arm struck him as he tried to fasten it. He was taken to Relief Hospital Haymarket with a brain concussion and facial injuries.
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James McCann
Arougd
Thompson Square
Charlestown
McCann
Relief Hospital
Haymarket Square
Floods Close New Jersey Mills In New Brunswick
In the eastern and northern districts of New Jersey serious floods are imminent. At New Brunswick the ice in the Raritan River has broken and the streets along the water front are flooded. Many of the mills have been compelled to close.
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New York
New Jersey
New Brunswick
Raritan
New York Man Convicted in Grand Rapids Water Scandal
Henry A. Taylor of New York was found guilty of conspiracy to bribe in the Superior Court. This marks a second conviction linked to the ongoing investigation of the city water scandal in Grand Rapids.
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Grand Rapids
Henry A. Taylor
New York
Superior Court
City
Gilmore denies engagement with Chicago mystery Miss McDonald
Melrose Feb 26 James W. Gilmore refuted any knowledge of Miss McDonald of Chicago. A clipping had listed him as the man engaged to marry Miss McDonald seven years ago, which he said he never heard of or met. He offered no further details.
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Melrose
James W. Gilmore
Miss McDonald
Chicago
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