Pins in Full Blast as Night Meets Record Sprint
The lively night saw a flurry of strikes and pins falling at high speed as competitors delivered a fast paced frame. Organizers reported strong turnout and anticipation for the next session.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1898
Page
3
The lively night saw a flurry of strikes and pins falling at high speed as competitors delivered a fast paced frame. Organizers reported strong turnout and anticipation for the next session.
The Boston Athletic first team defeated the B A A second team with a 2761 total the highest with regulation pins. Two first team string totals set records 979 in the first 949 in the last string. Wardwell led the second team with a 219 single string as every first team bowler exceeded 500 for three strings.
In Lynn at the Oxford Club Interclub games against Reading A C the home team won two contests and tied two. Billiards totals show Oxford J H Parke 150 Cushman 150 for 300 while Reading Elliott 105 Scott 105 for 210. Pool scores list Oxford E G Parke 60 Johnson 47 total 107 Reading Clark 39 Twombly 60 total 99. Witte totals 312 for Oxford and 312 for Reading A C. Bowling:
The Melrose Athletic Club defeated the Jeffrey Winter Club of East Boston in all four Interclub games. Winners include Melrose Billiards with 300 total over Jeffrey W. Bond 149 Schwar 139, Peel Melrose A C 60 58, Whittaker 61 McKie 60 for 111. Whist forfeited to Melrose.
In the Mercantile League at Boylston alleys last evening American Watch beat John P. Squire by 200 pins, Saunders scoring 522 for three strings. New England News Co defeated Winch Bros easily, with two players exceeding 500.
St Augustine's beat St Mary's 2241 to 2182 at Roughan's alleys Charlestown in the first of a three game series. The scores list follows the opening totals.
The Glenwood Club of Somerville clashed with the Charlestown Cycle Club over tie ins at the Hub alleys last evening, signaling a heated confrontation between rival groups in a busy sports venue.
Eastman of the Charlestown Club bowled 984 across five strings at Carruth alleys last week. Merose A C lost their first bowling match in two seasons to Newtowne but won their first whist game of the season against Cambridge players. Boylston suffered season defeats in Candle Pin and Battle Pin Leagues to Murray and Irwin at their alleys. Wilby led Roxbury alleys roll-off with 287. Morrison claimed top single and three-string prelim totals, scoring 111 and buying cigars for the group. A St James vs Sudbury candle pin game at St James alleys drew large crowds. teams tied for first in Division B. A published BA A Circuit League standing error is corrected to 9–6, and Riverdale Casino should be 7–8.
Barry won first prize with 289 for 7 dollars in the weekly roll off at St James alleys. MccAllan took second with 267 for 5 dollars and Martin was third with 257 for 3 dollars. Other bowlers and scores were Duffy 253 McKee 248 Murphy 2409 Bradbury 237 Sullivan 230 J Sullivan 229 Crosby 217.
A busy crowd attended Hicks midwinter sale at Combination Park Medford with Fred M. Montague auctioneering assisted by W. Emerson McAfee New York. Prices generally low though several horses fetched above hundred dollars including Nelly Bruce bought by Frank Hayden for 1500 and Weed Wilkes bought by T. F. Corey for 900.
At New York meeting of the Horsemen's Protective Association directors I L Carside resigned as vice president and became secretary while Matthew Byrnes was elected director. The board adopted a rule barring trainers and jockeys from membership unless they are horse owners, prompting Fred Littlefield to resign and leave his Morris employment amid criticism of his ties to the association.
A New Orleans racing card showed five selling races with large fields. Bombardon shocked long odds at 100 to 1 before drifting to victory in the fourth race. Mazarine, Tremona and other favorites won or placed, with times ranging from 1 22 to 1 45 for the mile distances.
San Francisco racing at Ingleside shows Velox, Dr. Sharp, The Roman, Argentina, Cash Day, and Fashion Plate winning respective sprints and routes. Notable runners include Little Singer Rufalba Martha N Horatio Red Glenn and Charles Reiff in placings across seven races with times listed.
Jim Field is signed to be Buffalo's first baseman for next season. The Baltimore club will conduct spring practice in Thomasville or Macon Georgia starting March 15.
The Columbia Rowing Association held a semi annual election of officers last evening in East Boston. Daniel Leahy was named president Ed ward Ivis vice president David Harrigan treasurer Charles Iford clerk Frank Greene captain and trustees J Casey William Shaugh peseey L Hayes Benjamin Schantz. The club plans winter entertainments featuring addresses on aquatic and other athletic sports by prominent gentlemen.
Harvard candidates for the Mott Haven team hold a meeting tonight with prominent graduates including Morrison who held a 4:38 mile record in the 1880s. The plan envisions sending first and second place winners to England to face Oxford and Cambridge victors next season.
F A Abell withdraws as principal backer of the Brooklyn Baseball Club citing cumulative losses near 100000 across fifteen years. He notes 25000 loss in the last two years and says Ebbetts aims to buy out minority interests, with Abell planning to leave by February 1 if the deal proceeds.
The Boston Athletic Association will send a daily skating bulletin to the Post naming top skating sites around Boston. It warns skaters to avoid unsafe ice near bridges dams and bends. Good surfaces listed include Felsmere Park Pond Malden Jamaica Pond Jamaica Plain and others with notes on local flooded rinks.
Lyman leads Somerville on Newtowne list as BP H 8 meets Roxbury Latin at Franklin Meld at 3 30. Newton Club teams with three Canadian players W D and W B Donaldson and B Hodgson. Newton hockey likely vs Harvard next Saturday at Riverside. Wakefield cancels games as team not ready. Dorchester loses 2 0 to Stoneham at Spy Pond amid foul disputes. Boston Latin captain is L B Conness. Malden championship races scheduled next week.
Fragmentary OCR lists locations and scores in a Rhode Island context with Providence and New Bedford mentions. It shows mixed city names and numbers, but lacks coherent event details or dates to determine a clear outcome.
The Supreme Court affirmed the Common Pleas Court ruling awarding pitcher Mark Baldwin $2500 in a damage suit against Chris Von Der Ahe, owner of the St. Louis Baseball Club, in Pittsburg.
The piece notes an impending boxing bill in the House drawn by experienced minds for humane aims. It previews Tracy and Ross's class program and an Empire Associates entertainment with novelties. It highlights Sammy Kelly versus Billy Rochford at Polo Grounds and discusses O Brien Burge tensions and Corbett Fitz rumors with potential fights at Klondike or Coney Island.
William A. Brady, manager of James J. Corbett, says a Corbett versus Fitzsimmons fight is likely and would be held in Carson City. He notes Fitzsimmons needs new attractions while Corbett draws crowds, and expects Corbett to be ready soon with no plans for pictures of the contest.
Harvard announces 12 hopefuls for the battery. Pitchers include Cozzens Bacon Morse and McCormick with Cozzens as the standout. Catchers feature Davis Singer Reid Blair and Williams with Davis as the veteran. Training will focus on gym work, light pitching, and a general call after mid year exams in February.
The Thomas Francis Meagher A A of Roxbury held a major meeting at their hall with 63 members present as four candidates were initiated and eleven propositions considered. Patrick Guiney was elected president with Timothy McCarthy as vice president. Captain John J. Hickey announced immediate tug-of-war practice. A vote of thanks was given to the 98 celebration committee and to the Boston management.
The national racing board of the League of American Wheelmen impeaches Vermont division chief consul B. C. Rogers over a race with cash prizes. A mail vote will decide if he shifts to professional status, forcing abdication if approved. Rogers claims he rode as a clown, not a competitor, a defense deemed weak by the board.
The Massachusetts division L A W announces a mammoth minstrel show for its midwinter meet. Manager Arthur K. Peck invites clubs to send 109 voice volunteers for a consolidated chorus with twelve end men. Rehearsals set at White Cycling Academy on Tremont Street next Sunday at 2:39.
In Chelsea 1838 inaugural exercises opened with Mayor elect Seth J. Littlefield and the new board of Aldermen sworn in. Dennis A. O'Brien presided as senior alderman, George T. Roberts was chosen chairman, and George B. Gurney re-elected city clerk.
A detailed bicycle news roundup notes shifts in membership in New York and Pennsylvania, discusses West opposition to the Potter ticket and potential office demands, cites race meet ambitions in 1898, and reports social events and industry forecasts including six day races, national management tensions, and a Boston Wheelmen diary promotion.
The Chelsea Board of Aldermen awards the building contract to Keeney & Strout Bros for 33904 dollars and the plumbing and heating contract to Burkell & Co for 7281 dollars. The building must be completed by October 1.
In Montpelier Vermont on January 3 a bullet lodged near Mildred Brewster's left ear was removed at Heaton Hospital after she shot her rival Anna Wheele. Surgeons Chandler and Bisbee called the operation delicate but successful and said Brewster rested comfortably and would probably live.
Christopher R. Robert a 68 year old contractor and retiree died in his La Rochelle apartment at 57 West Seventy-fifth Street after shooting himself. He left a fortune between 20 and 30 million dollars and had long displayed odd behavior over unfinished plans for La Rochelle. He had prior tensions with W K Vanderbilt over dogs on adjacent property and kept deer on his farm.
In Lincoln Nebraska fusionists plan to nominate William J. Bryan for Congress if he accepts. Opinion split on his probable response as he has not stated a position while seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. A complimentary banquet to formally invite him is set for Tuesday night.
Josiah Quincy was sworn in as Mayor of Boston yesterday by Chief Justice Field in a ceremony before 500 citizens. The joint convention of the City Council witnessed the oath and inaugural address in the decorated council chamber. The two bodies then organized, amid a council deadlock over the chairman, with Alderman Conry and Dyar each receiving six votes.
Charles Porter aged 49 died from injuries after a scuffle in a pool room at 1219 Washington Street. Patrick Halley of 20 Hanson Street is in custody, initially charged with assault and battery, to be amended to manslaughter. Porter never regained consciousness and died at City Hospital. The Roxbury District Court may hear Halley today. Porter's body remains at the hospital morgue awaiting relatives.
Charles Rand of Newburyport was fatally injured with an eye blown out and severe limb injuries after dynamite exploded in a North Attleboro crevice while workers drilled on the state highway. George Healey, also hurt, suffered a broken wrist and multiple contusions. Rand was moved to Rhode Island Hospital in Providence in critical condition.
Members of the division held last night at Maverick street hall for instruction under Captain George J. Lovett. A large attendance and good appearance suggest a strong showing at the annual parade. Next drill set for Maverick Hall Wednesday Jan 65 at 8 p.m. Gratitude expressed to Jeffries Rowing Association and the Boston Post for notices.
Obed Merrill, a well known Topsham resident, was struck by a Lewiston freight train while walking on the railroad track about a mile north of Brunswick this afternoon and died almost instantly.
J. P. Morgan & Co. in New York and London report a contract with the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad to retire its entire bonded debt at or before maturity. They are prepared to receive up to 20 million dollars of bonds certificates or debentures for exchange into new 3.12 percent gold bonds of the railroad.
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