Brockton Commercial Club Wins Two Of Three In Match
In a Brockton bowling clash at the BAA alleys the Commercial Club defeated the home team in two of three games. Tower V led the Brockton effort with high individual marks, while Newton’s best were Kingsley Smith and Whippen. Weitz and Ashley topped 500 pins for Brockton.
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Bowlers Clash As Teams Split Three Games
Four of the five Boylston champions rolled over 600 pins in last night's match with Meyers team, which lost two games to one. McCarthy routed Roxbury, Highlanders swept three straight. Carruth defeated Murray Irwin two to one. Sudbery edged Broadway in a tight race with a late surge. The scores follow.
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Roxbury
Highlanders
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Murray & Irwin
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Broadway
Newton Boat Club Beats Alpha in Circuit League Tilt
In Waltham on January 26 Newton Boat Club defeated Alpha Boat Club in three straight games to extend its lead in the Circuit League. Saunders contributed to the win.
Charlestown 929th Artillery sweeps Hunnewell in Circuit final
In Charlestown last night the 929th Artillery swept Hunnewell Club of Newton in the Circuit League championship series. Orne sparked the win with high rolling and multiple bowlers topped 500 pins including Lord and Ashworth. Spare scores featured Paul, Tard, Parker, Orne, and Haskell with varied marks.
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Hunnewell Club
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Route chosen for international cup race June 14
Cable despatches state the Versailles to Lyons route via Fontainebleau 344 miles will host three American competitors. The course starts level, turns hilly southward, and is noted for its varied terrain.
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England
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Committee On Mercantile Affairs
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W. C. Odlin
George C. Sturges
New England Electric Vehicle Transportation Company
Automobile Club of America
New York
New Country Club House
Irvington
Good Roads Committee
Intercollegiate Athletes Readmit UC and Ivy Plans For 1906
Letters at the office address George Brown and Terry Daly. UC readmission set for February at IA AA meeting. Yale to meet Oxford and Cambridge at Travers Island next season if war permits. Harvard prefers Cambridge Massachusetts. A A U announces 1.9 emblem prize for Class A tournament beginning February 6 at Knickerbocker A. C. Winner can’t enter next year and must face the 1907 champion. Dudley Club Roxbury to hold annual minstrel show on February at Dudley Street Opera House.
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Indian to race White Man on Snowshoes
Joe Vince a Blackfoot Indian from West Winnipeg Canada challenges Charles Gladwin to a snowshoe race. Vince 19, champion snowshoe runner among Blackfoot, has mile time near Gladwin and ten miles faster in rough Northwest terrain. Gladwin holds many records and may accept the challenge as a match is arranged.
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Corbett Changes Training Ahead of Jeffries Bout
Jim Corbett plans a nontraditional regimen for the March 15 world title bout at Lakewood New Jersey. He rises early and spars after a light breakfast with Gus Ruhlin and Stockings Conroy, aiming to remain fresh and hit with full power. Jeffries delays hard training to begin February 12 for four weeks.
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Boxing Gossip on Jeffries Corbett Bout in Paris
The Sunday Post tease reports plans to stage Jeffries versus Corbett in Paris with managers manipulating press material. It accuses Tom O Rourke and Billy Brady of fraud, hints at fake matches, and promises forthcoming revelations on sport integrity and local boxing figures.
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Martin Clougherty
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George Milbank
Austin & Stone
Fencing Opens Season at the B A A
The first fencing event of the season at the B A A is an open competition for gold silver and bronze medals. Participants include competitors from New York Providence Worcester and local T A A members Varkeyr Ciapp De Diaz and Wardwell. Henry Keator formerly Yale captain will coach Columbia University baseball candidates this year.
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Medford High Wins Ice Polo Clash at Upper Mystic Lake
Medford High defeats Winchester High 2 to 1 on Upper Mystic Lake West Medford in a brisk cold afternoon game. Medford’s faster skaters and a Winchester skate mishap shaped the match with no fouls and an enthusiastic crowd despite a biting NW wind.
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Curious Russian wheel at New York cycle show
At the New York cycle show a Russian mechanic unveils a freak wheel combining treadmill action with a standard bicycle. The device uses a rear mounted driven crank and a two inch pedal crank to move a triangular case, producing an up and down pedal stroke with little dead centre. Weighs 26 pounds and a 47 inch wheel base.
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Plunger Hommedieu Wins Big at Hot Springs Races
Steve I Hommedieu, famed bettor at Sheepshead and Coney Island, netted $20 000 clear in New Orleans and Frisco races. After a slow stretch last week, he turned luck around at the Arkansaw Club wheel, turning $4000 into $15 490 before cashing another $5500 in a single afternoon. His wagering spree becomes the talk of Hot Springs sports visitors.
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Arkansaw Club
Rhodes Defeats Mc Pherson For New England Wrestling Title
In Durham New Hampshire January 26 Rhodes won two of three bouts to claim the McPherson Rhodes wrestling championship of New England with a $250 purse per side. The match was staged by the Durham Athletic Association at Whitcher Hall.
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Golf Notes on Charles Thom Planning Georgia Winter Post
Charles Thom, last season's Mt. Pleasant Golf Club pro in the White Mountains, plans to run a Georgia green this winter and return to Mt. Pleasant Club when the season opens in June. He recalls a long career from Montrose caddie at 12 to Montrose champion and Rushey Hall pro. Thom notes the U S offers strong opportunities for pros and criticizes club makers posing as greens keepers.
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England
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Great Britain
Four Clubs Planned but No Further Details Revealed
A brief notice states eight clubs are planned but officials refuse to discuss specifics. The terse statement leaves the exact nature and schedule of the clubs undisclosed.
Powers Plans and League Moves Spark Baseball Rearrangement
National League magnates have returned home denying details of Cleveland franchise reductions. President Soden reports eight clubs remain, with prices on Baltimore Washington Louisville and Cleveland kept secret. Reports say four clubs may be dropped. Pat Powers hints at placing clubs in Washington and Baltimore if bought out, warning against ruinous moves.
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Providence Not Certain as Association City Vote Looms
Washington sources say Providence may not be chosen as an association city. If adequate financial backing is secured by Tuesday, Washington will be the fourth association city in the latest drive.
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Providence
Bicycle Notes and racing gossip from the English Cyclist
Molitor Sturmey reviews racing controversy and the Union Velocipedique de France stance as the L A W assembly looms. News highlights include an N C A request, Powderhorn Wheelmen minstrel show, A A McLean planning Paris Berlin racing, Stafford’s motor paced match with Downey, Linton’s Paris deal, Meyers bid for Paris grand prix, Schock return from South America, and the L A W professionals choosing Butler by mail for their assembly representative.
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Albert Schock
South America
Charles Hadfield
New York
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Chicago
Butler
Yale Football Association elects 1900 managers
At Yale Football Association annual meeting R B Hixon of La Crosse Wisconsin was elected manager for 1900. C D Francis of Winchester Tennessee was chosen assistant manager. The season 1899 gross receipts exceeded 44000 with expenditures about half that.
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R. B. Hixon
la Crosse
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New Bedford Bicycle Race Sees Tight Standings at Rink
New Bedford January 26 The six day bicycle race at the rink closed with close scores. Thayer from Avon on 32 miles 13 laps leads, Obed Swift 32 miles 2 laps trails by a few laps, Sulkins on 304 miles 6 laps remains in contention.
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Horse Notes Highlight Fast Trotting Stars and Breeding Moves
E I Robinson winters fast horses including Paul at Cedar Park. Parkville Farm offers My Trinket out of Trinket for potential races this year after training at Turner's Ambler farm. Lochiel tops the snow brigade at North Brookfield with a 2:22 1/4 record. Advices note strong breeding moves with Mazatlan sold to Galesburg and a family of Kiosk fillies racing pair. Forbes Farm claims three fastest trotting stallions Bingen Peter the Great and Arlon. Arlon as 2-year old champ for nine years.
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West Somerville Team Issues Local Basketball Challenge
Walter Leach captain of West Somerville basketball invites teams within ten miles of Poston to meet them under YMCA rules. The team averages 149 pounds and players may contact Captain Leach through the Post for acceptance.
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Y M C A Interstate Conference Opens in Gardner
The tenth annual conference of the Young Men's Christian Association of Massachusetts and Rhode Island began in Gardner with officers elected: President Levi Fountain Haverhill first vice president France Chase Pawtucket second vice president Harry Briggs Boston secretary Cecil Day Cambridge assistant secretary Earl Cross Providence.
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