Harvard 6 Yale 2 in intercollegiate final opener
Harvard defeated Yale 6 to 2 in the first game of the finals. Yale captain Hitchcock strained his knee and was sidelined. Yale and Newhall were disqualified for rough play. Foster and Hall scored for Harvard as the Crimson led 4 to 2 at halftime. The second game is set for tomorrow night with Harvard needing another win to take the championship.
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New York
Harvard
Yale
Crimson
Hitchcock
Lovering
Newhall
Rowland
Ronugh
Foster
Hall
McLeod
English polo teams may visit New York season
International Polo in New York hears hints of two English teams possibly visiting for tournaments this season. Names mentioned include Mes ire Buckmaster Freake Rawlinson and a Nichols brother, with another team considered per a Rockaway Hunting Club notice. They plan to sail in July after Hurlingham and Ranelagh seasons end.
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New York
H. L. Herbert
The
Polo Association
Mes
Buckmaster
Freake
Rawlinson
Nichols Brothers
Hazard
Rockaway
Hurlingham
Ranelagh
Constitution Yacht Set for Launch and Cup Trials
The sloop Constitution, wintering at Riverside, will be launched in a few days. She is in excellent shape and her crew will reach New London by March 15 to ready her for a voyage to Bristol for cup trial races.
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New London
Conn
Constitution
Riverside
Bristol
Palma Tablets Promise Bright Eyes and Calm Nerves
Sunken eyes with half moons are described as a foe to good looks. Palma Tablets claim to remove the cause, brighten the eyes, clear the brain, and calm nerves. Available at multiple druggists including Walker-Rintels Drug Co, Dewey Square and others with a 50 cent box and a 12 box guarantee.
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Walker-Rintels Drug CO
Dewey Sqn
B. F. Bradbury
Beach St
Yarrison Awve
F. H. Putnam
School St
Washington St
F. Eaton
Friend St
Klein's
Corner Tremont
Boylston Sta
Essex Pharmacy
Famous horseman sent to Napa insane asylum
William McCormick, a renowned American horse trainer, has been admitted to the State Hospital for the Insane at Napa from Folsom prison where he served nine months for the murder of a stable boy. Once a top trainer for Rancho del Paso and Theodore Winters, he bred El Rio Rey before his arrest.
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Sacramento
Cal
William McCormick
United States
State Hospital For the
Napa
Folsom
McCormick
Rancho del Paso
Green B. Morris
Theodore Winters
el Rio Rey
Rock Island President Enters Big Turf Racing
William B. Leeds, president of the Rock Island railroad, plans a large scale racing venture after buying half of Andrew Miller’s Jockey Club stable. About a dozen horses will race under Leeds’s name starting at the Aqueduct meeting on April 15, with trainer Frank Regan in charge after being engaged by wire from New Orleans.
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New York
William B. Leeds
Rock Island Railroad
Sir Florian
Wire
New Orleans
Mr. Leeds
Courts to Decide Tie in Billiard Championship
Paris February 27 The law court is asked to settle a billiard championship tie among Vignaux Cure and Sutton. The agreement allegedly favored the highest average but its scope is disputed with Vignaux pushing for highest general average and Sutton opposing.
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Paris
Law Court
Vignaux
Cure
Sutton
American Trotters for Europe Eye European Championship
Goshen New York February 27 Ira Ryerson plans to ship Prosperity Bill and Neighbor Girl to race on European tracks this season. The pair, bought in Indiana, aim for the European championship trotting event at Bardon Austria in July. Ryerson sails to Hamburg March 7 with Kentucky Wilkes Jr and Sonana aboard.
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Goshen
N. Y
Prosperity Bill
Neighbor Girl
Indiana
Ira Ryerson
Europe
Bardon
Austria
Ryerson
Hamburg
Kentucky Wilkes, Jr
Sonana
Pillsbury Wins Again at Monte Carlo Chess Tourney
In Monte Carlo on Feb 27 the international chess event saw Taubenhaus defeat Reggio in 24 moves using the French defence, Marshall beat Moreau with the Vienna opening in 29 moves, and Pillsbury defeated Mason employing the centre counter gambit in 48 moves.
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Monte Caria
Taubenhaus
Reggio
Marshall
Moreau
Vienna
Pillsbury
Mason
Rolls's Great Auto Record at Welbeck Abbey
Hon C S Rolls drove a Mars racer one kilometre in 27 seconds at Welbeck Abbey Nottinghamshire lowering the world mark. The young record setter, son of Lord Llangattock, topped a series of faster runs by Vanderbilts and Fournier in France and Staten Island trials, with earlier drivers failing to get official approval due to course downgrades.
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C. S. Rolls
London
Nice
France
Leon Serpollet
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Albis
Henry Fournier
Dourdan
Mr. Vanderbilt
M. Augiers
Mr. Rolls
F. Walsh
Staten Island
Ss. T. Davis, Jr
Welbeck Abbey
Nottinghamshire
Charles Jarrett
Boxing Gossip Sparks New Corbett versus Jeffries Talk
The column notes Jim Corbett’s oratorical prowess and a planned meeting with champion Jim Jeffries. It lists possible matchups in Frisco and Boston, mentions Young Corbett’s narrow loss, and highlights boxing figures and upcoming club cards in Salem and Boston.
Arlington Boat Club Takes Two Of Three In Candlepin Match
Arlington Boat Club defeated Old Belfry two games to one on Belfry’s alley in a Mystic Valley candle pin clash. Turner had a best string of 107 and Fowle led three-string totals with 256 as scores listed show narrow margins and uneven team totals on the Derby Street lanes.
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Lexington
Arlington Boat Club
Old Belfry
Mystic Valley
Turner
Fowle
SDERS
AEE Whittemore
Gray
Worthen
Homer
Clarke
Durgin
Melrose
Kernwood
Highland
Flanders
Cleveland
Siorts
Spear
Jones
Chase
Marketmen's Candle League Produce Triumph at Hub
The Marketmen's Candle League Produce beat New England at the Hub alleys last evening by winning the rolloff on the third string.
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Produce
New England
Mercantile League Closed at Chauncy Alleys
The Mercantile league series concluded last evening at Chauncy alleys with Farley and Harvey finishing in a ties. Their scores tied the final frame to cap the event in a tight finish.
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Chauncy
Auto Show Closes Today With Grand Parade Highlights
A large crowd visited the Auto mobile Show at Mechanics' building yesterday with society well represented. Expert chauffeurs demonstrated difficult stunts while exhibits from A Shuman & Co showcased coats gloves and automobile apparel. The show ends this evening with a closing program featuring an auto quadrille tilting match grand parade and coat and vest race.
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Mechanics’ Building
A. Shuman & Co
Paris
Princeton Cruises Past Cornell In Intercollegiate Basketball
Princeton defeated Cornell 55 to 18 in an intercollegiate basketball game. The first half ended 30 to 6 in favor of Princeton.
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Princeton
Cornell
N. J
Shaw and Bartlett Lose Racquet Championship
Philadelphia retains the silver racquet trophy after Shaw and Bartlett of Boston A A lose to Philadelphia pair Robert Cossatt and Hugh David in four games of a best of seven match at the Philadelphia Racquet Club.
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Shaw
Bartlett
Philadelphia
America
Philadelphians
Columbia's Big Meet Tonight At Armory
Columbia hosts a major indoor meet at the Twenty second Regiment Armory with Yale Harvard Penn Georgetown Williams Amherst NYU Rutgers CCNY and Columbia fielding top athletes. Records may fall in several events including two mile and one mile intercollegiate relays plus invitational races for record purposes.
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New York
Columbia
Twenty-second Regiment Armory
Yale
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Georgetown
Williams
Amherst
New York University
Rutgers
College of the City of New York
National Guard
Athletic Club
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Cluett Brand
Fuctt
Peabody & Co
Marsh Motor Cycle
B. B. Emery
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Oor
Jim Corbett
Jim Jeffries
Tom O'Rourke
Jeffries
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Demosthenes
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Denny Kelliher
Young Corbett
Hanson
Frisco
McGovern
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Terry McGovern
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Fred Bryson
Waltham
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Dick Kain
Eup
Jimmy Handler
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Charley Haighey
George Byers
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Butler
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Evening World
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Jimmy Walsh
Chick Tucker
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Madden
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Fitzsimmons
Sharkey
McCoy
Hoffman Athletic Club of
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Health and Physical Culture Club
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B. H. Benton
Reb Roy
Arlington
Marketmen’s Candle League
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Sra Et Tre
Aura
Mercantile League
Washington Market Corner
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Wee
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Fahey Ocoes
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Bank Clerks’ League
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Rooney
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Swasey
Perkins
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Rudd
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Allen
Eeee
Cardase
Burpee
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St Raat
Hoffman Eee
van Norman Ee
Pratt
Beaconsfield
Ae Price
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