Hamilton Wins Big In Six Day Roller Race
Clarence Hamilton of this city won the six day roller skating race at Park Square Rink last evening. William H Merritt of Canada was second and Gendr on of Nashua third. The leaders finished 201 miles and 2 laps ahead of the field. Fred White did not race after failing to regain a last lap. Barrett MacDougall and Reardon finished fourth to sixth. Crowd reached about 4000 spectators amid the excitement.
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Clarence Hamilton
Park Square
William H. Merritt
Canada
Gendron
Nashua
Fred White
Chelsea
Barrett
MacDougall
Reardon
Winkler Gains Control of Holyoke Baseball Club
Fred A. Winkler treasurer of the Holyoke club secured a controlling interest by buying stock from Daniel ONeill of the Springfield club and Jens J. Madsen of Holyoke. The change marks a major shift in management of the Connecticut league team.
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Holyoke
Fred A. Winkler
Daniel O’neill
Springfield
Jens J. Madsen
Boston Latin School Defeats Malden 15 to 11
Boston Latin School tops Malden High 15 11 in Stanwood Hall. Sullivan and Fish led scoring with floor goals, MacCormick drew fouls, and Pierce Ellison Gale contributed as Boston Latin secures the win before 150 spectators.
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Malden
Boston Latin School
Malden High Five
Stanwood Hall
B. L
Malden High
Boston Latin
Sullivan
Thompson Wien
Dt. B
MacCormick Eblligon
Pierce Armstrong
Gale Omarcnuward
Wasp
T. F
Otis
Fish
Ellison
Gale
Pierce
MacCormick
Churchward
Armstrong
Woodlock
Jones
East Boston A A A defeats Beverly A A by large margin
East Boston A A overwhelmed Beverly A A 69 to 19 at Lyceum Hall. Desmond and Crowley led East Boston with standout scoring while Chenery and Chung paced Beverly. Final line shows Chung and Chenery on Beverly scoring and Desmond 8 Crowley 7 for East Boston.
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E. Boston A. A
Beverly Five
East Boston
Easil
Beverly A. A
Lyceum Hall
Desmond
Crowley
Chenery
Chung
E. B
Dy Krugler Crowley
Bic
Tessa
Gorten Brett
R. Chee
Scaly
Ghenery Burke
Mcdonaid
Vieveeeuns
Gorton
Krugler
Corbett
Brett
Burker
McDonald
Kruger
Davis
Smith
Kelley
Baseball News and Comment Highlights Sour Grapple and Moves
Sammy Strang aims to start a club in Chattanooga but is advised against it as the town seems not ready. Charley Murphy clashes with Ban Johnson while Tom Hughes pledges better conduct to Joe Cantillon. Various players seek managerial jobs and minor trades unfold including Henry Kussman signing with Fall River.
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Sammy Strang
Chattanooga
Charley Murphy
Ban Johnson
Murphy
Ban
Rio Grande
Tom Hughes
Joe Cantillon
Cantillon
Tom
Matty McIntyre
Cuba
Jim Maroney
Arthur McGovern
Jim O'Neill
South Boston
Miami
Fla
John J. Carney
Wilkesbarre
Henry Kussman
Reading
Fall River
Ferguson
Giants
New Indian Runner May Prove Deerfoot's Successor
Canadian teen Longboat, age 19, arrives in New York with a bold challenge to race any contender. He won Toronto Marathon after sleeping in a farmhouse, then dominated Hamilton Herald races setting a near three minute record, drawing praise from Sherring who calls the Indian a machine for long distances.
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Deerfoot
Thomas Longboat
New York
Canada
Longboat
Bonhag
Nebrich
Toronto
Hamilton
Sherring
Athens
N E League Magnates to Hold Annual Meeting Today
The New England league gathers at the Quincy House for its annual meeting with prominent baseball men. Fred Doe departs for Providence and may sell Worcester holdings. Winn likely to receive the Lowell franchise amid recent club upheavals. Fall River gets new owners under John O’Brien and Robert C. Torphy.
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N. E. League
Quincy House
New England League
New England
Fred Doe
Doe
Providence
Worcester
Winn
Lowell
Fall River
Tom McDermott
John O’brien
Robert C. Torphy
George B. Dovey
Pittsburg
Ganley
Washington
Plans for Rice international chess trophy clarified
Representatives of Columbia Yale Princeton and the triangular college chess league met at Professor Isaac L Rice residence to draft a deed of gift governing the Rice international chess trophy. The March 23 defense will feature Oxford and Cambridge against a team from Columbia Harvard Yale and Princeton.
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New York
Columbia
Yale
Princeton
Isaac L. Rice
Oxford
Cambridge
Harvard
C. P. Kimball
J. L. Lockwood, Jr
L. J. Wolff
W. M. Ward
H. Cassel
Cornell
Brown
Pennsylvania
Big Four
University City Five Win Over Brighton A A
University City Cambridge defeated Brighton A A 19 to 16 after a 12 12 stalemate at halftime. O Leary Burns and McCullough starred for Cambridge while Cummings led Brighton A A with the best play.
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University City
Cambridge
Brighton A. A
Cambridge Boys
O’leary
Burns
McCullough
Cummings
Brighton
Gans Knocks Herman Out In Electifying Eighth Round
Gans blocks and feints through seven rounds then lands a left and right to the jaw in the eighth, sending Herman sprawling. Herman collapses, the crowd boos, Gans apologizes, and the referee ends the bout with a dramatic knockout.
Hedging bets and sports bets mix with baseball talk
A long column riffs on gambling anecdotes from 1897 Boston about Yale Harvard football and hedge bets. It moves to the latest baseball news with managers in uniform, signings, and players like Nichols Mack Cantillon Murphy and Hare Rabbits plus notes on Lou Dillon and boxing plans in Tonopah Nevada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Irwin
Arthur
Boston
Harvard
Yale
Bead
St Alphonsus Track Team Aims for Record Year
William A. O'Brien elected manager of the St. Alphonsus track team as athletes train for upcoming events. Notable members include Charley OConnell Jimmy Lee Frank Sheehan and Harry Brawley with Frank Kelley as captain for a third term. Newcomers B C Reilly J H O'Brien H S Sawyer join the roster.
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St. Alphonsus
William A. O’brien
St. Joseph’s Athletic Association
Charley O’connell
Jimmy Lee
Frank Sheehan
Harry Brawley
Thomas Sullivan
Marathon
Frank Kelley
B. C. Reilly
J. H. O’brien
H. S. Sawyer
St. Joseph’s A. A
Charley Dalton
F. P. Sheehan
N. S&s. Ray
F. W. Kelley
Thomas Flynn
Association
Cambridgeport
A. C
Round by Round in Gans Herman Bout Ends with Gans Edge
The report details a boxing match where Gans dominates several rounds with sharp rights to the jaw ribs and body, while Herman rallies at times. Gans improves his lead with powerful combinations, fending off Herman’s body blows and landing decisive rights to the jaw, leaving Herman staggered and the crowd energized.
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Gans
Herman
Chicago
Tke
Boxing Matinee at Philadelphia Club Goes All Star
A crowded Philadelphia National Athletic Club matinee featured six bouts. Joe Thel from Philadelphia knocked out Jimmy Farren of Baltimore in the second round. Eddie Chambers beat Kid Gleason in six rounds. Joe Gregg defeated Jimmy Ryan in the fourth after rapid exchanges. George Cole lost to Jack Blackburn in six rounds, and Unk Russell beat Maurice Sayers in the windup as Russell dominated from start to finish.
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Philadelphia
Penn
National Athletic Club
Joe Thel
Jimmy Farren
Baltimore
Eddie Chambers
Kid Gleason
Connecticut
Joe Gregg
Jimmy Ryan
George Cole
Merchantville
N. J
Jack Blackburn
Deshler and Neary Battle to Ten Round Draw
Dave Deshler of Cambridge Massachusetts and Charley Neary of Milwaukee fought a 10 round draw at 183 pounds for the Badger Athletic Club. Deshler pressed early while Neary rallied in the late rounds. The contest ended without a decision as both boxers earned the split result.
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Deshler
Neary
Milwaukee
Dave Deshler
Cambridge
Mass
Charley Neary
Badger Athletic Club
GANS NELSON BOUTS AND BOXING GOSSIP FROM NEVADA
Gans defeated Herman in a bout that drew little enthusiasm in Tonopah and stirred chatter of rivalries with Nelson. Mellody declines Denver bout in favor of matches with Martin and Lewis while planning cautious steps toward defending his lightweight title. Jeff Doherty and Pantz seek opponents, and Joe Jeanette and Jim Jeffords are set for a Lawrence card on January 11.
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Gans
Herman
Tonopah
Goldfield
Nelson
Nevada
Jeffries-Squires
Honey Mellody
Denver
Jimmy Gardner
Denver News
Terry Martin
Maine
Mellody
Gardner
Honey
Martin
Willie Lewis
New Yorker
Mike Twin Sullivan
Billy Gardner
Lowell
Belfield Wolcott
Jeff Doherty
New Haven
Martin Flaherty
Jimmy Briggs
Flaherty
Chelsea
Kid Pantz
Sporting Department of the Post
Joe Lavoie
Pantz
Lavoie
Lavotte
Unity Club
Lawrence
Joe Jeanette
New York
Jim Jeffords
California
Jeffords
Philadelphia
Fred Ford
Manchester
Automobiles Move Through Boston and Cincinnati Circuits
Freeman Hinckley leaves Pope Manufacturing to join Wrenn Brothers as of yesterday. Chester I. Campbell heads to Chicago to secure last exhibits for Mechanics' building during show week at the Boston Automobile Show. William Hilliard, now with Harry Fosdick Motor Company, praises the Thomas runabout and eyes a 200 mile Ormond race. Cincinnati plans an automobile show the week of January 21 to 26.
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Freeman Hinckley
Pope Manufacturing Company
Wrenn Brothers
Boston Bankers and Brokers
Chester I. Campbell
Boston
Chicago
Mechanics
William Hilliard
Harry Fosdick Motor Company
Thomas
Ormond
Hilliard
Cincinnati
Freezing Fight Fans Forced to Put On Heavy Overcoats
In Tonopah on New Year’s Day two boxers weighed in with Gans at 182 14 pounds and Herman at 133, amid a frigid arena of 2500 spectators. Gans claimed $10,000 to wager at 2 to 1, while fans bet heavily on whether the bout would reach 20 rounds.
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Tonopah
Gans
Herman
W., Hi. Johnson
Gardner
Kid Herman
Sandy Ferguson Cleared in Idle and Disorderly Charge
Boxing star Sandy Ferguson was found not guilty by Justice Murray in a city police court ruling he was not idle and disorderly. Ferguson testified to visible means of support and income from boxing lessons and performances, denying the charge despite six officers from Station 3 testifying against him.
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Sandy Ferguson
Justice Murray
Sandy
West Kind
Gloucester
Meredith
Mosher
Fitzgerald
Burns
McAuliffe
Munroe
Station 3
Ferguson
Murray
Yale trainer doubtful about track team outlook
Johnny Mack of Yale says prospects for a winning Yale track team are dim. Columbia entries for Madison Square Garden meet Jan. 25 close Jan. 10. Keogh loses to Hueston in pool title race. Hueston leads 600 to 507 after three nights. Eleven schools invited to intercollegiate relay at Madison Square Garden Jan. 9. Local high school athletes begin winter conditioning for indoor meets. A list of 1906 Kentucky thoroughbred owners includes Captain Ss.S. Brown and Colonel James E. Pepper among others. Willie Shaw earns about 20000 dollars yearly plus expenses for riding for Baron Weinberg.
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Yale
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Columbia
Princeton
Madison Square Garden
Kentucky
Ss.s. Brown
Pittsburg
J. E. MacDonald
New York
A. J. Cassatt
Philadelphia
James E. Pepper
B. Smith Gentry
Gus Straus
C. F. McMeekin
Co . 1
Mhomacana
Headley
Lexington
McMeekin
Salisbury
England
Centrals and Dorchester Alumni Clash at Dorchester Gym
Dorchester High School hosts a Friday night doubleheader with Centrals of Lowell and Dorchester alumni facing off. Baraca plays Beverly A. A. to follow, adding local rivalry flavor to the bill.
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Dorchester High School
Lowell
Baraca Five
Beverly A. A
Pons and Demetral Divide Honors on Mat
Chicago January 1. French champion heavyweight Carl Pons and Chicago’s William Demetral divided honors in a wrestling match. Demetral won the first fall in 27 minutes with a reverse half Nelson and headlock. Pons captured the second in 19 minutes with the same hold. The third bout ended in a 3 minute draw.
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Chicago
Carl Pons
William Demetral
Demetral
Nelson
Pons
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