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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1898
Page
3
Everett report details Glendon Club hosting interclub games with Philedians. Home team swept all departments except whist where visitors prevailed. Final scores and further details incomplete in readable text.
In Whitman the Stoughton team swept all three games 417 427 416 to Whitman 391 395 396. Brockton Montello won two of three against the Metropolitans 407 375 427 to 400 412 406. Keswick beat Rockland two of three 442 420 447 to 404 433 427. Belvideres defeated North Abington two of three 407 443 486 to 366 408 418.
Boston College and the Oxford Polo Club of Cambridge played to a 1 1 draw at Franklin Field yesterday afternoon. Fitzpatrick scored for Boston College with strong passing from Ernan Fitzpatrick and Currie-Lewis teamwork for Oxford.
County Director John F Burke officiated at the Military Division 40 A O H Somerville installation last evening. Speakers included Alderman James F Davelin Dr Louis P O Donnell Captain Thomas Maguire and others. A collation and a dance followed with many members and ladies in attendance.
A meeting of the Circuit League at the Boston Athletic Clubhouse last night approved adopting the New York bowling pin now used by the Gilt Edge League.
A fragmented note lists names Arate Uzsao eide and Dr Bull alongside a mention of a cough remedy azrup. The readable items hint at a medical or personal query but details are scarce and unclear from the OCR text.
Brown defeats Harvard 6 to 0 on Franklin Field in the first hockey game under Canadian rules. Day opened the scoring seven and a half minutes in, with Brown pulling away as Harvard’s defense faltered. Captain Goodrich and Russell stood out for Harvard, but Brown’s team play and goalkeeping sealed the win. Harvard plans to play Tech today and Yale on Saturday.
Harvard track teams will use MIT’s Tech gym on Exeter Street for indoor high jump practice until the outdoor season starts. Harvard rules ban spiked shoes on the floor, while Tech allows them, prompting the accommodation. About 200 men train, with Perrie directing shot and hammer work in Carey Building and Lathrop supervising four squads for dumbbells runs and board-track drills as BA A games trials set Yale and Cornell matchups.
Old Dorchester Club defeated Roxbury in a postponed match at the Old Dorchester Club. Dorchester topped with a season best 2641 totals in bowling and a team score of 927. Roxbury finished with 2290 in bowling across three games.
In Fall River and Pawtucket matchups, Cambridge High and Latin and Cambridge win, with Cambridge defeating Somerville High 8 to 4 in one era close clash at Franklin Field. Goals credited to Warnock Clarkson and McRae for Somerville. Referee Is Clark. Time 20 minute halves.
Charles Kid McCoy, now part of the Limited Man cast, declares he will ignore Maher’s challenge and won’t pursue a heavyweight clash with Choynski. He seeks the heavyweight title only by fighting Corbett or Fitzsimmons, argues against facing “second class” contenders, and is open to middleweight bouts with reputable fighters. He invites Fitzsimmons and Corbett to challenge him at middleweight.
Kid McCoy denounces his critics from New York and spurns challenges to Choynski Fitz or Corbett. Palmer skips forfeit. April match with Sullivan appears unlikely. Sammy Kelly instigates a Palmer clash in London at 115 pounds with a side bet. Other boxing notes include Raedy V Vasey 20 rounds at Spa A C and Bernstein Burns purse, plus Olympic Buffalo talks with McPartland Matthews failing.
John Nilsson of Minneapolis, world champion short-distance skater, arrives in Boston from Chicago. He has set multiple world records in half mile one mile and five miles as a professional, defeated top rivals, and plans exhibitions while his wife handles business matters.
Chief Consul Sterling Elliott returns from Pennsylvania division meeting saying the fight has just begun. Delegates opposed to the board’s Potter pact may vote against it in St Louis. Kircher withdraws from the Potter ticket, while Gideon gains strength amid shifts in New Jersey Pennsylvania and the West. Transfers to the professional class are announced for several veteran riders.
New York stockholders of the National Board of Trade of Cycle Manufacturers elected officers including C Dikeman and A L Garford retiring president who said cycle shows are no longer essential to sales. The group urged government action to remove German bicycle duties as British exports fell and US exports rose in 1897.
Cyclists W G Story William Kelly and Robert Shaw covered the Newburyport century course starting Castle square at 7 50 am finishing 4 28 with few stops. C A Benjamin formerly Eddie Bald's manager now with Olive Wheel Company in town. Boston visiting Tom Cooper expected soon. Knights of Labor resolutions favor state highway aid and convict road work praised by LA W officials in Albany. National Cycle Track Association plans major meeting in New York. Social Cycle Club of South Boston held a large dance in Bethesda Hall. Dorchester Wheelmen held third whist party and dance in Bloomfield Hall with matrons Mrs J I Stewart and Mrs J F Fisher. committee listed. Boylston Cycle Company moved to 159 Washington Street. Bigelow Dowse lines retailed there. Boston Cycle Supply traveling men on road. Will F W Richardson of East Boston requested street address. A C C bowling Roxbury and Roslindale clubs postponed match to next Tuesday.
Applications from A. W. Evans of New Brunswick and F. R. Lang of Portland are listed for 2 mile, 50 mile, 75 mile, 100 mile and longer events with times and mileages. The committee accepts Otis W. Smith’s Massachusetts double century record of 16 59 on the Springfield Boston course and awards a meritorious medal to H. W. Knights for a December century in a snowstorm over rough roads.
New England School of Boxing at Pelham hosts a card featuring Harvard College athletes and local boxers in a regional event.
An advertisement touts the Dr. Sanden Electric Belt claiming to restore 5000 men last year. It warns against cheap imitations and offers a sealed book with explanations, requesting readers write to 826 Broadway New York for details.
This week is like a vacation due to a week’s pay being withheld in advance and workers to draw a week’s wages next Saturday. A mass meeting of women strikers is planned for tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. Harriet Pickering presiding.
At a large special general meeting carders vote to suspend all but death and strike benefits. Secretary Tansey cites talks with Shore mill authorities and price changes. Carders gain permission to strike if unsatisfied and a shop meeting is set for Friday to decide.
The Arkwright Club held a secret session in New Bedford with William H. Bent acting president and Edward Stanwood recording. Members refused reporters and discussed cotton packing and the mill strike's impact, noting public sentiment favors the strikers but fearing a hard outcome for mill owners.
In Brunswick Maine on January 19 about 225 Cabot mill operatives joined a second strike of the week. Piecers already left Monday and four fifths of speeder tenders quit today. Guards were posted but no violence occurred. Superintendent Eaton plans to boost the crew and expects a return to work, though wages stay at new terms. About 700 workers remained employed at nightfall. The strikers’ stance was unchanged.
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