Year 1903 Marks Notable Sports Epoch Across Disciplines
A sweeping recap of 1903 sports highlights across trotting, running, cycling, motorcycling, and auto racing. Lou Dillon and Dan Patch set pacing and trotting records, running marks fell at Washington Park Chicago, cyclists like Bobby Walthour and Harry Caldwell posted feats, and Barney Oldfield dominated early automobile speed records. The piece surveys a year of world-leading times and enduring records across multiple arenas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Dillon
Dan Patch
Pacers
Memphis
Readville
Brighton Beach
Prince Alert
Patch
Crescens
Wichita
Kan
Abbot
Major Delmar
Washington Park Club
Chicago
Dick Wells
Jane Holly
McGee
Glassfall
Waterboy
Africander
Bobby Walthour
Atlanta
New York
Tommy Hall
Harry Caldwell
New Hampshire
Charles River Park
Hugh MacLean
Jimmy Moran
Frank Kramer
Albert Champion
Sporting Records for 1903 and Comparisons to 1902
A survey of 1903 sports across disciplines shows major events and champions. Sailing saw America dominate yachting including recapture of the Canada cup. baseball had Pittsburg win the National League and Boston finish first in the American. Princeton claimed football and intercollegiate baseball titles. rowing, track, boxing, golf and tennis featured record feats and new champions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Great Lakes
Irondequoit
Strathcona
Royal St. Lawrence Club
Kolotov
Manchester, Mass
Pittsburg
Boston
Princeton
Tigers
Yale
New Jersey College
Harvard
Dartmouth
Amherst
Frank Greer
East Boston
Worcester
Thames
Cambridge
Oxford
England
Doherty Brothers
H. L. Doherty
Newport
Harry le Moyne
le Moyne
Mary Rogers Pleads for Help Before Death in Vermont
In Bennington Vermont Mary Rogers a convicted murderer appeals to New England women through the Post to save her from the gallows. She awaits dawn at Windsor prison and claims others plotted the crime while she bears the burden of the tragedy. She names Leon Perham and Morris Knapp and says she would tell all if spared. She facing execution, desires public sympathy and calls for a full inquiry into those she says helped plan the murder of Marcus Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Mary Rogers
Vermont
New England
Post
Windsor
Leon Perham
Perham
Mary
Boston
Mrs. Rogers
Morris Knapp
Marcusers
Erybody
Trousseau
Chance
Rogers
Newtowne Sets Near 1000 in Gilt Edge League
Newtowne at Dudley Club posted 993 for a single string and 2740 total, winning two of three games as Dudley mustered 972. Hales led with 582, including 215 and 210 in singles, showcasing team dominance despite individual scores not peaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newtowne
Dudley
Hales
Plumbers' Supply league matches decided at Chauncy alleys
Three games in the Plumbers' Supply league were contested at Chauncy last evening. The W. B. Hubbard team, though defeated in total pinfall, captured two of the three matches and edged into a narrow position in the standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plumbers
W. B. Hubbard
Somerset Wins New Century League Tilt With 1431 Total
Somerset roled a league record 1431 to sweep Dedham in the New Century series at Somerset alleys. Clarke of Somerset led all scorers with 311 while Powers of Dedham tallied 122. In Hyde Park, Independents outscored Hyde Park 1262 to 481 in a mixed scores tally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset
Dedham
Webster
Boylston
Independents
Hyde Park
Clarke
Powers of
Strange
Crowe
Linton
Riley
Griffiths
Corcoran
Jones
Harrop
Baker
Somerset Alleys
Heald
Delaney
Travers
Roley
Cavanagh
B M Y M C A Beats Salem Y M G A In North Shore Tilt
The B M Y M C A won two of three in a North Shore league match over Salem Y M G A on home lanes. Salem high roller Hay posted a 209 single and a 50 pin total. team members Roberts Holmes Barnard Byron Kendall Brown Jenkins Miller King and Hay contributed varied scores as totals reached 784 748 7 with Salem 736 842 729.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncy
Parker Holmes
Farley Harvey
New England News
Samuel Ward
McMuillin
Ward
P. B
Woodard
Knowles
Bray
Denen
Churchill
Graham
Johnson
Holland
Walch
Eevee
Russell
McClellan
N. E. News
Parks
Beatty
Cobb
Kimba Staniels
Clark
Davidson
I McMullin
Carruth’s
Ter
Kilton
Thomas
Pou
Hollis
Littlefield
Lincoln
Foster
Dickinson
Weitz
Gillis
Kinsman
Howard
Salem Y. M. G. A
Hay
Salem High Roller
SALEM
le Ee Ci
Roberts
Holmes
Barnard
Byron
Kendall
Brown
Jenkins
Miller
King
Charlestown Cyclists Forfeit in Setbacks to Iger Roadsters
Charlestown Cycle Club forfeited three times to the Iger Roadsters last evening while the Tigers achieved a quiet walkover on the Chauncy alleys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlestown
Iger Roadsters
Tigers
Salem Triumphs In Uphill Battle At Stoneham
Salem earned a plucky uphill win over Stoneham with a 2 to 0 score. Warner and Mead, recently recovering from an earlier season incident, saw action as substitutes. In the final period Murphy suffered a serious wrench to his shoulder and had to depart, impacting the team’s lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SALEM
Stoneham
Warner
Mead
Murphy
Frank Donohue to coach Yale baseball team
Yale bound candidates for battery positions will be coached again by Frank Donohue the well known American league pitcher Donohue who played for St Louis and Cleveland clubs with prior coaching stints at Yale
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Donohue
YALE
Donohue
Cleveland
Donohue Rejoins Yale As Battery Coach For 1909 Season
Donohue, who last spring worked with Yale players, will begin duties in New Haven soon and will focus on battery candidates. He is known to know the game thoroughly and was well regarded by the Yale squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
Eli
Donohue
New Haven
World of Sport Preview From 1904 Baseball and Wrestling News
J Ed Grille elected president of the American Association with league office in Chicago. Charley Dexter praised for Chicago fire heroics, may captain Te-beau's Louisville team instead of Boston. Hugh Duffy's Phillies to train in Savannah with release of Billy Hallman. Bonner protest over Louis Dillon bearing in axles. Mercer and Delehanty deaths noted. Baltimore’s Jennings predicts Eastern league pennant. Quakers to spend two weeks in Savannah then Philadelphia. McLeod and Jenkins plan private wrestling match before March 1. Providence aims to strengthen for 1904 and pay park bills. New Owners urged to fund before use. Providence fans hopeful for America League entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ed Grille
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
American Association
Thomas J. Hickey
Grille
Chicago
Charley Dexter
Dexter
Boston
Tebeau
Louisville
Hugh Duffy
Philadelphia
Savannah
South
Duffy
Billy Hallman
Kettsline
Hallman
Bonners
Loui Dillon
Maug’s
Win Mercer
Ed Delehanty
Mercer
Delehanty
Hugh Jennings
Baltimore
Jennings
Quakers
Quaker City
Dan McLeod
Tom Jenkins
Howe
Providence
Connor
Buffalo
George P. Cressey
From Reserves to Captains in Boston Police Reshuffle
The Police Commission announced a three week shift affecting all departments with roll call tonight. Nine new inspectors join the bureau of criminal investigation bringing total to 33, plus seven new men for Back Bay Station 16. Tenure changes include promotions to captain, lieutenant, and sergeant across divisions, with twelve new patrolmen drawn from reserve lists assigned to multiple stations and numerous transfers among patrolmen and reserve officers across divisions 1 through 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Police Commission
Department of Police
Watts
Bureau
Ainsley C. Armstrong
Herbert E. Chapman
Edward T. Conway
Michael H. Cronin
Gustaf Gustafson
Daniel W.W. Hart
George W. Patterson
Henry M. Pierce
William J. Rooney
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Back Bay
Philip McBryan
James F. Driscoll
Michael J. Goff
Division
Clifford E. Smith
Frederick H. Corser
John W. Carroll
Daniel J. Haley
Daniel McDonald
John T. Flatley
Alfred W. Gray
Martin F. Mullen
Eugene F. Dagle
John J. Harney
John F. McLain
Augustus F. Cunio
James J. Collins
Herbert W. Goodwin
Harbor
Thomas F. Goode, Jr
Albert Lovell
George H. McCaffery
Walker A. Smith
Michael A. Kelley
Levi W. Burr
Thomas H. Lynch
John W. Kilday
Frank E. Hall
Clinton
John M. Devine
Louis E. Lutz
Charles W. Gray
Lewis P. Morrison
John J. Donovan
Jeremiah J. Lehan
Michael M. Laffey
John C. Stockman
Edward C. Mackinnon
Howard J. West
John H. Brown
John E. Toomey
John C. Miller
Patrick Malley
William H. Crowley
Frank G. Hale
Stephen K. Higgins
Joseph J. Maguire
Joseph W. Hobbs
John F. Lyons
John C. Murphy
Arthur J. Smith
Boxing Gossip Buys Glimpse of Featherweight Showdowns
The Lenox Athletic Club hosts a 15 round featherweight clash with Baldwin and Murray amid earlier semi finals featuring Jim Kennedy and Bob Smith. Kid Donohue faces Chester Goodwin at Tammany Club, while Dave Holly praises as top East lightweight. Gardner, Hart, and Sidney linked to upcoming matches as boxing chatter runs through Boston and New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenox Athletic Club
Baldwin
Murray
Jim Kennedy
Bob Smith
Sidney
Spike Heley
Tammany Athletic Club
Kid Donohue
Pride of
Roxbury
Chester Goodwin
Chelsea
Dave Holly
Pennsylvania
Holly
Philadelphia
Gans
Andy Daly
Austin Rice
Terion Club
George Gardner
Bob Fitzsimmons
Marvin Hart
Louisville
Kid Carter
Blink McClosky
Blink
Jack Soley
New England
Florrie Barnett
Kid Curley
New York
Curley
Fall River
Sullivan-Ashley
Sullivan
Lawrence
Brook
Reader
Manchester
Trump
Inquirer
Boston
Jimmy Briggs
Young Corbett
Milford
John L. Sullivan
Frank Slavin
George H. I
Newcastle
N. H
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Jeffries
Jimmy B
Star of the East
Dave Sulliver
Criterion Club
Gardner-Blackburn
Central Athletic Club
Mike Ward
West
B. H. Benton
Rob Roy
Maud S May Still Be Wagon Queen
Robert E and Frederic Bonner protest the recognition of Lou Dillon's Cleveland record run that beat Maud S records from 1893. They claim wind shield and modern ball bearing axles aided Dillon and allege Maud S used a non modern sulky. Protest cites Bonners' assertion that Maud S sulky could have been borrowed from them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert E
Frederic Bonner
Robert Bonner
American Trotting Register Association
C G. Billings
Lou Dillon
Glenville
Cleveland
Maud
Lou Dillion
Maud 8
Lolly Dillon
Maud S
Bonners
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McCormick Brewery CO
Barney Oldfield
Oldfield
Trotter
Pacer
Aase
Albert Chamion
Tommy Ha
Robert Walther
Arthur Duffey
Arthur Schraable
John Flannigan
Yyacht—Reliance
James Jeffries
Joe Gans
Arthur Schrubb
W. A. Shick
Alec Grant
Travers Island
Amherst College
J. C. Lordon
Ray C. Ewry
Brigadier
F. . Chase
M. Content
George Leander
S. Thomas
John Flannig
Columbia
S. Titus
James Jett
Joe Gangs
Iles
Indelphia
Jack Johnson
Frank Neil
Jim Jeffries
Joe Walcott
Rhona Adair
Walter J. Travis
Bessie Anthony
Blue Ribbon
Erie
Penn
Marcus Rogers
T's Tales
James Barrett
Locke Stevens
Smith- Antho Ook
W. H. Gallison
Hubbard
Barrett
Hurley
D.hubbard
Santo Eee
Sheriff
O’brien
McAuliffe
Alesmen
Lockess Bond
Richards
Macarthy
Finnery
Moran
Sargent Eerene
Kay
Stokes
Gallison
Steward
Wall
Trefethen
Perkins
Plummer
Rankin
Cleaves
Annis
Coste
Wiggin
Mercantile League
NEW Century League
Boylston Alleys
Andeias
Marshall
Studley
Palmer
MacDona
McLean
Selby Finnegan
Broadway
Roreendale
Nelson
de Karski
O’rourke
Weene
Batchelder
Eeese
Reed
Roquetort
Connors Sence
Horner
World OF Sport
Egypt
Hunter
Wellington
A. Hardy Hinckley
Water S&t
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