Centreboard Cup Defender Plans Discussed in Boston
A Boston syndicate linked to Commodore Doherty of the Columbia Yacht Club plans a meeting to discuss forming a centreboard cup defender. Builders Hanley of Quincy Point and partners expect quick contracts and aim to launch the boat by June, with trials in May winds. Congressman Naphen denies any involvement or funds.
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James & Doherty
Columbia Yacht Club
Centre Board
New York
Boston
Commodore Doherty
Post
M. Barrie
Sir Thomas Lipton
America
Mr. Barrie
Sir Thomas
Barrie
Centreboard
Cc. C. Hanley
Quincy Point
Henry F. Naphen
Hanley
Clapham on Yachts and a Return to True Cup Racing
Roslyn designer Thomas Clapham argues the America's Cup has drifted from a clash of distinct boat philosophies to a near duplicate match. He recalls the sport’s golden era when Franklin Osgood and others valued true testing and longs for one more authentic contest before final retirement.
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Thomas Clapham
Roslyn, . I
Franklin Osgood
Lang Sync
America
Unclear fragmentary note from Atlantic discourse
Fragmentary OCR text shows misspelled words and broken phrases about a center rack and a fee. No clear people places organizations or events are readable. The piece lacks coherent news content to summarize into a full item.
Descriptive Sketch of a 150 Foot Boat Concept
A fragment outlines a roughly 150 foot hull draft with 36 foot beam and 4 feet of water, noting the keel as a hull safeguard rather than speed and mentioning a centreboard and potential outside case for play. The speaker laments folly in a stray exclamation.
Lewisohn’s $800000 Yacht to Dominate Sandy Hook Waters
Leonard Lewisohn orders from Charles L. Seabury & Co. a steel steam yacht about 155 by 130 feet with 18 mph speed. The craft, costing around $800000, will feature lavish appointments and be delivered by May, to cruise extensively but mainly sail between Sandy Hook and New York.
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Woak
Leonard Lewisohn
Charles L. Seabury & Co
General En Gance
McCoy-Charkey to Meet Feb Twenty Eight for Box Office Split
Kid McCoy arrives in Boston with Billy Elmer and John Frost ahead of a planned bout with Sharkey at the California club on Feb 28. The match offers 60 percent gross receipts with 7 percent to the winner and 25 percent to the loser, backed by Martin J. Walch.
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Kid McCoy
Boston
Billy Elmer
John Frost
McCoy
Old Howard
al. Smith
Martin J. Walch
Tom Sharkey
Sharkey
Jim Kennedy
New California
Peter Maher
Gould
Walch
Jeffries
Billy Ryan
Waterbury
Choy
Smith After McGovern as World Featherweight Hope
Bing Smith formerly of East Side New York now based in London challenges Jack Roberts England’s nine stone champion for a shot at Terry McGovern. If Smith defeats Roberts he will meet McGovern in a twenty round bout with a 2000 dollar stake.
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Bing Smith
To East Side
London
England
Terry McGovern
Smith
Jack Roberts
National Sporting Club
Roberts
Rroberts
McGovern
Brooklyn
Pedslar Viulmer
New Yorker
Srighton
Robec
Mat
Adrainer
Karley Horan
New York
Jim Kerry
San Francisco
Sorag
Timing and titles swirl around quiet boxing scene
Persistent rumors and heated talk about Tim Callahan and Oscar Gardner dominate the Boston and upstate boxing scene. Promoters eye a featherweight clash with Billy Roe and the Omaha Kid, while legal questions flare over whether exhibitions can be held for purses. A Berlin athletic club bout card features Mullins vs Manuel and local contenders spar for prize money, as boxers press for decisive matches this week.
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de Callahan
Foscar Billy Roe
Terry M Stump
Joston
Maunager ‘Lorce
Kid McCoy
Isoteri
McCoy
Martin J. Waich
Cme
Pny
Geal K Iton
Pues
SW Worcester
Tim Callahan
N.oh
Berlin
Letic
Luther Manuel
Maine
Joe Micins
Poston
Mullins
Mike Baat
Joe Mullins
Manuel Sk Ned
al Preme Nas
Troy
Jim Riggs
Bex
Dolan Fis
Cox
Amne Athletic Club
Armory
Billy W
N. H
Will
Mike Cook
Lo Nan
Mike Healey
Nérypoer Iil
Herbert
Wilmot
W Patsey
Yale
Wily
Newtowne and Newton Lead in Amateur Bowling League Tie
After a post holiday break Newton and Newtowne again share first in the Massachusetts Interclub League. Newton wins two of three against Newtowne as B A A remains third. Charlestown and Calumet follow, with 999th A A and Arlington Boat Club near the rear. Individual high marks include Armstrong 288 and Scully 522 three-string total.
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Newton
Newtowne
Newtonians
Newtown
A. A
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Charlestown
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Battery Boys
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Chidwell
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Bradford Boat Club Ball in Prospect Hall Cambridge
The Bradford Boat Club plans a ball at Prospect Hall in Cambridge on Friday evening January 25. The notice mentions social plans and local venue timing for a community event.
Cambridgeport Gymnasium Carnival Entertains City Fans
The Cambridgeport Gymnasium Association hosts a carnival at the gymnasium on Harvard and Prospect. The program features free hand, dumbbell and Indian club exhibitions by classes, new gymnastic games, parallel and horizontal bars work, vaulting, tumbling and pyramids, ending with a pursuit race and basketball game.
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Cambridgeport Gymnasium Association
Harvard and
Prospect Streets
Six Day Cycle Race Wraps Up in Boston Park Square Garden
Walthour won the Park Square six day race in Boston amid tough riding and abscesses on hips. Downey rode with a forming abscess, McLean suffered a dislocated collar bone, and Kaser Fisher Muller abroad after finishing. Referee Kelcey praised the clean event as riders rest between long daily sessions and prepare for motor paced matches.
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Park Square Garden
Walthour
Atlanta
Boston
Couny
Will Stinson
Cambridge
Archie McEachern
Downey
Joe
Kaser
Fisher
Muller
New York
Europe
Paris
America
Kelcey
Hugh McLean
McLean
McEachern
John Curry
Jimmy Moran
Chelsea
Arthur W. Ross
Jersey
Ross
Waller
Stinson hour record at Brockton challenged over track length
Debated Brockton track length as protestors argued it was short though measured on the correct line. Track designer Mr. Loyal Barton asserted the track is full length and banking affects apparent measurement. Stinson’s manager P O Sheehan plans legal action over unauthorized sale of pictures.
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Elkes
Walthour
McEachern
Stinson
Caldwell
Will Stinson
Brockton
Loyal Barton
P. O. Sheehan
Charles River Park
Europe
Louis E. Mettling
EK. F. Root
Winchester
Middlesex Cycle Club
Prospect Hall
H. E. Stover
W. B. Handy
W. K
Ruggles and
Parker Streets
Record Ice Skating Thrives Across Boston Area
Boston enjoyed a prime skating day with 30 000 to 40 000 on Franklin Field and ponds around the city crowded with diverse crowds. Notable skaters included De Must Canovel Burlingame and Miss Barry plus many police on skates keeping order as crowds flocked to ponds from Cambridge Arlington to Newton Centre.
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Boston
Franklin Field
Talbot Avenue
Mr. de Must
H. Canovel
Edward Burlingame
Roxbury
Hammond’s Pond
O. J. Terry
C. C. Shaw
Weston
N. Barry
K. Barry
Chestnut Hill
Spy Pond
Cambridge
Arlington
Mill Pond
Jamaica Pond
Cambridge Field
Wood Island Park
East Boston
Charlesbank
North Brighton
Columbus Avenue
South Boston
Crystal Lake
Newton Centre
Needham
Newton Upper Falls
Charles River
Newton
Riverside
Cow Island Pond
Spring Street
West Roxbury
Eight Hour Day Push Moves From Labor Union Meeting
Boston Central Labor Union delegates urge U S Senators Hoar and Lodge to back bills for an eight hour work day and oppose changes to the Australian ballot law. They seek legislation to require public contractors pay union wages and limit to six workdays a week. New locals join from several unions as officers are elected and meetings address wages and closing times. Pete Curran to speak at Faneuil Hall for Social Democratic push.
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Boston Central Labor Union
United States Senate Committee
Abrahams
Hoar
Lodge
Senate
Richard W. Garrity
House of Representatives
Ward 17
Labor Committee
Icemen’s Union
Metal Polishers, Buffers, Platers and Brass Workers’ Union
Boston Waiters’ Alliance, Housesmiths’ Union and
Teamsters’ Union
Teamsters’ and Helpers
W. J. Hartnett
T. J. Gorman
Frank Brown
T. F. Gallagher
Dexter F. Pinkham
Alexander M. Johnson
William Hoadley
Pete Curran
Gas Workers’ and General Laborers’ Union of England
Faneuil Hall
Social Democratic Party
Bartenders’ Union of Boston
Robert Callahan
Journeymen Barbers’ Union No. 182
Eliot Street
Bricklayers’ Union No. 8
Jeremiah Harrington
John Price
George J. Twiss
George K. Watson
Moses Price
Martin Conway
Stone Masons’ Union
John C. Collins
Patrick Cronin
L. D. Cullen
John C. Cronin
Alexander Chisholm
Dennis Sullivan
J. T. Laycock
Boston Waiters’ Alliance
Bennet Street
Famous jockey Samuel Loates arrives in New York
English jockey Samuel Loates arrived on the Kaiserin Maria Theresa from England. Asked if he would ride while here, he could not say. Loates was second in England's winning jockey list last year with 114 victories and 619 losses.
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New York
Samuel Loates
England
Loates
Olympian Games to Be Held in Chicago in 1904
In Chicago on January 6 1904 a temporary committee passing through France secured assurances from M Merou Trench consul to Chicago that the Olympian games will be staged there. The committee expects Chicago to construct a stadium capable of hosting all athletic events on a grand scale.
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Chicago
M. Merou
Trench
France
University of Chicago
Hotel Wahant Must Go From Lynn Nahant Causeway
In April work begins on the metropolitan boulevard from Lynn to Nahant, with Evacuation notices served to Allen Helay ship builder J. Crafton owner of Hotel Nahant Woodbury storage owner and Tibbetts restaurant keeper. All properties lie at the Lynn end of the causeway backing Lynn Beach.
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Metropolitan Boulevard
Lynn
Nahant
Ccausewiy
Allen Helay
J. Co. Wyrafton
Woodbury
Tibbetts
Causeway
Lynn Beach
Third Strike in Year Shuts Mt Pleasant Colliery
In Scranton Pennsylvania the Mt Pleasant colliery workers of Flir Hill Coal and Iron go on a third strike this year after a driver boy wage dispute. The company posted a shutdown notice and workers threaten a wider walkout of Elk Hill company’s 7000 employees across twelve collieries if the lockout continues.
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Scranton
Penn
The
Mt. Pleasant
Flir Hill Coal and Iron Company
Elk Hill Company
May Renew Gar Strike In Scranton
In Scranton Pennsylvania January 6 a street car strike looms as barn men reject the company wage schedule and return an ultimatum seeking 14 to 19 cents per hour, while the firm offers 12 to 19 cents.
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Scranton
Penn
Gaelik School Session Debates Irish Language Question
Gaelifc School held a session at 1151 Washington street with P J O Daly and Miss Mary A O Neil in charge. A Gaelic language debate on colonial history featured Eugene O Sullivan Daniel Sullivan Denis Crowley and others. Father Supple donated St Francis de Sales parochial school for weekly sessions. A public meeting was announced for next Sunday at Parnell Hall to establish another Gaelic school in Brighton.
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Gaelifc
Washington Street
P. J. O'Daly
Mary A. O'Neil
Ireland
Island
Parnell Hall
Chestnut Hill Avenue
Brighton
Royal Blue Line Tours to Washington and Boston Promotion
Royal Blue Line conducts personally guided trips to Washington with set dates January through May and a $25 total expense package. Five days in the national capital plus a visit to Philadelphia includes stopovers and side trips. illustrated pamphlet available on application to A Simmons N E A 211 Washington Street Boston.
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Royal Blue Line
Washington
National Capital
Philadelphia
A. ” Simmons
Washington Stretc
Boston
Prominent YMCA Delegate Named for Boston Convention
George M. Vanderlip will be a prominent delegate to the international convention of the Young Men's Christian Association in Boston in June. His study of association work in London as a Watchman correspondent, aided by Captain T. W. Sullivan of Boston, helped found the Boston association in 1851 as America’s first YMCA.
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George M. Vanderlip
Young Men's Christian Association
Boston
London
T. W. Sullivan
Boston Association
America
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