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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1906
Page
3
The Boston Interscholastic basketball league opened its schedule last week with East Boston High and the Latin School fielding teams. The season kickoff featured early games and set the pace for the league standings as schools prepare for full season play.
West Roxbury High and Mechanic Arts tasted defeat as Captain Cahill led Noddle Isl team with Crowley dominating inside. Heath Sullivan and O Rourke complemented a fast, heavy five. West Roxbury meets East Boston in Roxbury in the second game. six games are scheduled this week including Boston Latin at Roxbury High, South Boston at Dorchester High, Mechanic Arts at East Boston, Roxbury at English High, English High at South Boston, and Dorchester at West Roxbury.
The Riverside basketball team of East Boston seeks games against 105-pound teams in the state. Open on all evenings except Wednesday and Saturday. Address William Shea 4 Winthrop Street East Boston Mass for arrangements. Also listings for Roxbury A C Myrtle A C Westboro A C Brooklyn Friendly Society Five Queen Quality A A Elliots of Roxbury Nilton Club Shamrock A C and more with weight classes and guaranteed pay.
A wide survey of tennis history, league reform talks, and boxing dispatches features Olympic targets for New England runners, Jack Palmer’s rise, and Palmer’s ties to British boxing. It notes athletic recruiting at Cambridgeport and Chicago University, plus Stagg’s Madigan sprint to a potential fullback role.
The Academic hockey league wrapped up with Stone's School defeating Roxbury Latin at Brae Burn leaving a single game on the schedule in need of no series to decide the title. Captain Wendell of Roxbury Latin opted against a three game finale, awarding Stone's School the cup. Mechanic Arts High opened the Interpreparatory cup with a win over Winchester High, who may protest the score. Cambridge Latin faces Brookline High on Tuesday and Mechanic Arts meets Arlington High Saturday morning.
The article notes Fitzsimmons born May 26, 1863 is the oldest man to compete in a U S ring contest. It compares ages of other champions including Jem Mace Joe Coburn Joe Goss Paddy Ryan John Sullivan Jim Corbett Joe Gans Terry McGovern and cites peak ages and title histories across multiple weight classes.
Records of bowlers standings show W L Ave Central Newtowne Commercial 12 4 8 8 11 5 8 8 8 5 8 5 8b3/A B C 4 12 8 5 6 INDIVIDUAL AVERAGES list Kingman Coml 183 J P Puffer A B C 177 E Puffer A B C 182 Perkins Comml 174 Bruce 999th 181 Hollis Dudley 174 Ashworth Central 181 Saunders 999th 173 Park Commercial 179 King 999th 171
Standings show Ww Illinois Ave leading with 21 wins and Colonial 18, Highland 12, Towanda 16, W Y C 10, Medford 10, Calumet 15, Old Derek 10, with several players listed including Gray, Spaans, Webb, Legate, Snow, Rooney, Paul and Brown across Towanda Newtowne Calumet and other squads. Individual scores and percentages accompany team entries, reflecting a dense ledger of season performance and player tallies.
A compilation of team average standings across venues such as Dudley Jamaica Roslindale and Newtowne with player initials and numbers. It lists daily per player averages, billiards play counts, and pool results featuring players like Duhig and McKee from 999th A A and Dudley based clubs, noting performance metrics and rankings.
North Shore team of the Commercial league dominates as William Beatty of Somerset leads the City league with a high individual total of 341 last week.
In Greater Boston league play last week Tremont Commercial topped the bottle pins list with a team total of 2712 and the best team single of 941. Lawson of Tremont Commercial led individuals with a total 651 and a single 246.
Somerset City hosts a bowling meet with team totals 1521 and single 521. Beatty of Somerset City leads individuals with 341, Burdett of Carruth City posts 126.
Local focus centers on Goodman versus Deshler at Chelsea tonight, a rematch under clean break rules to teach boxing standards. Deshler has the edge in catchweights. Dan Donnelly referees. Pantz confronts Sidney at Portland and Sieger faces Martin at Lawrence. Fitzgerald meets Lewis in Colma. Corbett versus Herrera looms for Herman’s possible title bid.
Chester Goodwin proposes to meet Deshler at 80 pounds ringside if Cambridge raises an unaffordable weight forfeit. A Goodman bout at catchweights hinges on a clean break. Other bouts discussed include Briggs versus Coffey next Friday at Sharkey A C and possible Sleger match at Hudson A C. Histories mention Hall beating Sidney opponents in 1890 and 1893, with a cribbage hand scoring ten.
Breeders admire Sidney Dillon the sire of Lou Dillon 1:58 1-2 at age 12. He earned the world’s champion trotting speed sire title with standout offspring Lou Dillon Dolly Dillon and Stanley Dillon. Sidney Dillon is owned by Sterling R. Flott of Indianapolis Indiana.
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