McGovern Knocks Out White in Three Rounds for Featherweight Title
New York June 12 Terry McGovern of Brooklyn defeats Tommy White of Chicago in three rounds to retain the featherweight championship. White is floored seven times, with McGovern dominating from the opening bell. Patterson wins a twelve round non title bout in a close decision.
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New York
Terry McGovern
Brooklyn
Seaside
Tommy White
Chicago
Frank Patterson
Lew Rial
Philadelphia
Rial
Kentucky Rosebud
Patterson
Terry
White
McGovern
Tommy
Johnny White
Debates Over Boston Schoolhouse Use and Sanitation Funding
The Boston city council debated a $300,000 appropriation for schoolhouse sanitation. Controversy over Fourth of July entertainments in schools continued with calls to curb vulgar performances. Sub-committee reports were postponed. several school appointments and reappointments were confirmed or sent to committees for approval.
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Baldwin
Merritt
Anderson
Boston
Berridge
James Frederick Hawkins
George H. Benyon
Jame Miggerald
McLaughlin
Seaver
Abram T. Smith
Dudley Grammar School
Seth Sears
Franklin Grammar School
Loen P. Howard
Charles Sumner
Wallace
Boyden
Normal Schoot
Frederic A. Tupper
Brighton High School
Augustine L. Rafter
Martin
Henry B. Hall
Phillips Brooks School
Dixon and Yanger Fight To Draw In Chicago Ring
In Chicago on June 12 George Dixon and Denny Yanger known as the Tipton Slasher fought six fast rounds to a draw before about 7000 spectators. Yanger, once a novice, showed notable progress with exchanges centered to the body and ribs. Referee Paddy Carroll declared a draw as the crowd reacted, while other undercard results included Stift over Jeffries, Percente stopping O Leary, Ryan over Ryan, and Harris drawing Lombard.
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Chicago
George Dixon
Denny Yanger
Tipton
Tatt@erealls
Yanger
Dixon
Paddy Carroll
George
Bill Stift
Jack Jeffries
Jeffries
Joe Percente
Don O'leary
Millee
Buddy Ryan
Jack Ryan
Sammy Harris
Henry Lombard
Powers Golden Wedding in Phillipston
Philastus Powers and his wife celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in Phillipston on June 12. Neighbors presented a dinner set and other gifts while their youngest grandchild, Gladys Hale, was christened by Rev. P. R. Crowell. The couple were married at Fort Ann, N.
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Phillipston
Philastus Powers
Gladys Hale
P. R. Crowell
Fort Ann
Fake Wins Hanover Stakes at Gravesend on Fast Track
New York June 12 Gravesend raced a fast card. Fake led from the start to win the Hanover five furlongs with Lief Prince second and Carl Kahler third. Dan Rice captured the sixth race, beating Post Haste with Precursor third. Other results include Renein ton hurdles and Glenellie in the earlier events.
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New York
Gravesend
Buela
Dr. Richberg
Henever
Fake
Lief Prince
Dan Rice
Robert Metcalf
Renein
Avela
J R. Cthers
Governor Riggs
Tirge
Fite Furlonge
Glenellie
Tower of Candies
Janice
James
Grp
Sarmatian
Orontas
Hanover
Pake
Carl Kahler
Post Haste
Precursor
Forlonse
Hamare
Pas Grempstead
Secon
Cleora
Baldur Wins Ascot Stakes at London Race Meet
Baldur, the bay colt by Sheen out of Sunshine, ridden by Tod Sloan for Lord Carnarvon, won the Ascot stakes. Ovbech and Tom Cringle took second and third in a field of eleven. Good Morning won the Coventry stakes with L Reiff aboard, followed by Volodyovski and The Parson. Solitaire claiming the gold vase with L Reiff, ReVike second and Goblet third. Jolly Tar clinched the forty sixth triennial stakes for Lord Beresford with J Reiff aboard.
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London
Lord Carnarvon
Baldur
Sheen
T of Sunshine
Tod” Sloan
Lord Durham
Ovbech
Lord Rosebery
Tom Cringle
Good Morning
L. Reiff
Volodyovski
Sloan
Solitaire
ReVike
Tod" Sloan
Goblet
Lord Beresford
J. Reiff
Yale Crew Progress On Four-Mile Course
Weather favors work at Yale. Varsity eight has light work after intense sessions last night and this morning. Dr Gallaudet prescribes rest and oversees pair-car practice with the new Davy shell, which arrived a month ago and proves fairly satisfactory though slightly narrower and longer than the old craft.
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YALE
Melbourne Yearlings Sold at Gravesend Auction
A batch of Melbourne stud and Noone’s Creek yearlings were sold at Gravesend auction. Top prices included Luck and Charity a bay filly by Hanover out of Bonita Belle sold for 1409 to P Daye. Shannondell by Prince of Monaco brought a high price to T. Jnenitle. Dene Belle by Prince of Monaco-White was bought by W Sehoer. Bamboo by Jim Gore-Bamboo sold for 700 to J G Follansvee.
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New York
Melbourne
Noone's Creek
Gravesend
Luck and Charity
B. S
P. Dayer
Sho
Shannondell
Ara
Pr. J. Nenitle
Iis Kilmant
Prince of Monaco
H. B. Leigh
Jim Gire
W. P. Burch
W. Sehoer
Jim Gore
Bamboo
J. G. Follansvee
Columbia College crew signs Ned Haninan for season
Ned Haninan has received an offer from Columbia College to join for the balance of the season after the 18th. The Union Boat Club may grant him a week or ten days away. Entry closures for Monday's regatta were misannounced and remain open for mail today. Weld and Newell clubs cannot change crews Friday. It is unclear if the B A A senior interscholastic versus Worcester High School eight will race if Worcester agrees to row the schoolboys.
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Ned Haninan
Columbia College
Union Boat Club
Worcester
Oliver Defeated by Novice in Open Golf Tourney
In Allston on June 12 the annual open tournament of the Alix Golf Club began with strong interest and a large crowd. Champion long driver Oliver was upset by a novice, marking a notable upset as play continued through Thursday with entries from Newport Centre, Wollaston, Newton, and other clubs. The event featured top contenders and a detailed field including George H. Sargent and A. Shannon among many others.
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Oliver
Allston
Alix Golf Club
Ae Arthur
Ancoln
A. Shannon
Nawton
George H. Sargent
Wollaston
Chick
Bay Com
Pine
Cambridge
A. J. Wellington
Oakley
Willems
Newton Centre
Hobhina
Newton
Mig Wealth
E B. Page
Wollaston _ Gardner
B. Williams
Aliston
Miss Oliver
Philadelphia
Miss Fargo
Railroad Convention Opens With Local Freight Agents in Boston
The thirteenth annual convention of the National Association of Local Freight Agents opened at Faneuil Hall with President Malcolm Townsend in chair. Delegates from 31 associations gathered, hear addresses by Mayor Hart and leaders from Boston & Maine and others, and discussed paper topics on freight handling, weights verification, and interline billing.
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National Association of Local Freight Agents’ ‘Association
Faneuil Hall
Malcolm Townsend
Atlanta
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Dayton
Detroit
Indianapolis
Joliet
Leavenworth
Louisville
Macon
Memphis
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Nashville
New York
Norfolk
Omaha
Peoria
Rochester
N. Y
St. Louis
Syracuse
Toledo
Wheeling
W. Va
Worcester
Mass
Youngstown
Zanesville
Townsend
Hart
Lot Brown
Lucius Tuttle
Boston & Maine
Tuttle
W. H. Bumpas
South
J. R. Judge
Kan
Weat
Hotel Brunswick
F. J. Bandholm
H. Newton
Audit Department
Ean Teemery
Ala
Ben Maines
Easton
Penn
Brungwick
Expert trap shooters contest opens grand American handicap
More than a hundred expert shooters from across the United States gather at Inter State Park Queens L I for Interstate Association first annual grand American handicap tournament. Eighty percent enter ten sweepstakes while others enter the preliminary handicap. Weather favorable. 16111 targets shot. top score 167 by R O Helkes Dayton Ohio. John S Fanning formerly of San Francisco 166. H B D Rike Dayton 165.
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New York
United States
Interstate Association
Interstate Park
Queens
L. I
R. 0. Helkes
Dayton
John
Fanning
San Francisco
HB. D. Rike
Phillips Exeter Elects Captain For Track Team
Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter New Hampshire selects Jonee fe Connor of Manchester as captain for next year A second line notes Jero Delaney of Woc oate y Pete as trainer though the text is garbled and incomplete with several misspellings and broken phrases.
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Exeter
N. H
Jonee Fe Connor
Manchester
Jero Delaney
Wocoate Y Pete
Death in Silver Lake Atholl Melvin Mitchell Suicide
Death reported at Silver Lake when Melvin R. Mitchell aged 3 from Atholl who had long worked as foreman at M. Lees shoe factory drowned himself this afternoon. His body was found by three men boating on the lake. Letters addressed to his wife in this town and to John Bulton of St Albans Bay were found on him. Mitchell had been despondent for some time and warned friends he would not be seen again.
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Atholl
Melvin R. Mitchell
M. Lee
Silver Lake
John Bulton
St. Albans Bay
Mitchell
Red Top Readiness Hosts Harvard Crew Incoming Arrive
Harvard oarsmen near arrival as quarters at Red Top in readiness. Assistant Manager Schweppe oversees preparations for Thursday arrival of the Harvard navy crew. John Harvard to land at New London with shells for eights and fours, plus barge and oars. Improvements made to quarters since last year.
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Harvard Carters
Harvard
T. Schweppe
Arvard Navy
John Harvard
New London
Westminster Chambers bill draws veto or sign fight
Governor Crane faced intense lobbying over the Westminster Chambers bill after it passed the House. Prominent opponents included Louis D. Brandeis and Dr H P Bowditch while supporters cited Bailey Babson Pillsbury and John T Wheelwright. Crane planned a Framingham stop to announce his decision, with expectation of a veto or signature depending on party.
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Westminster Chambers
Crane
House
Louis D. Brandeis
H. P. Bowditch
Sanford Warren
Osborne Howes
Corporation
Bailey
Babson
Pillsbury
John T. Wheelwright
Chamberlain
Wilmore B. Stone
Framingham
State House
Samuel J. Older
Doctors Entertained for Massachusetts Medical Meeting
Fellows of the Massachusetts Medical Society were invited yesterday to tour city hospitals ahead of the annual meeting starting this morning at 9 o'clock in Mechanics' building. City Hospital showcased operations including cancer removal from the lower lip, foot amputation, and appendicitis treatment.
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Massachusetts Medical Society
Mechanics
City Hospital
Waiting for Harvard Princeton aims for solid Harvard game
Princeton New Jersey June 12 The base ball team held its final practice before the Harvard game. All players are in fine condition and expected to show a strong performance.
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Princeton
N. J
Harvard
Harvard Crew Sees Steady Stroke in Charles River Rowing
The Harvard varsity eight rowed steadily on the Charles River in good form with the new boat, rigging adjusted and plans for minor changes. Key sailors Tilton, Lawrence, and Evans missed the crew while the Weld senior crew prepares for the metropolitan regatta, and the squad list includes Roberts, Ayer, Whitwell, James, McGrew, Hartwell, Snitser, George, Foster, Greydon, Bowditch, and Greenough.
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Harvard
Charles
New London
Yale
Thames
Tilton
Lawrence
Evans
G. Bancroft
MacConnell
Henderson
Bullard
Howe
Weld
Piralle
Blake
C. Morrell
Morrell
R. Blake
Burton
Grew
Holden
Ivins
G. Blake
Goodwin
Roberts
Ayer
Whitwell
James
McGrew
Hartwell
Snitser
George
Foster
Greydon
Bowditch
Greenough
Methuen Seems Got Off From Front In South Africa
London dispatch reports from General Forestier Walker in South Africa stating no communication from Methuen since June 7. June 11 message notes Methuen was moving north of Vetchkopeyn near Reitz on June 6 while prisoners sent to Vrede are said to be well treated.
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Methuen
London
War Office
Forestier‘Walker
South Africa
Cape Town
Kelly-Kenny
Vetchkopeyn
Reitz
Vrede
Boers Report Victories From South Africa
June reports from London claim General Dewet with 13 000 burghers advances on Johannesburg. Boers retake Bloemfontein with President Steyn restored. British suffer a severe defeat at Hiandsfontein and lose 10 killed and wounded plus 160 prisoners at Vredefort.
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London
Lorenzo Marques
Dewet
Johannesburg
Bloemfontein
Steyn
Hiandsfontein
Vredefort
Ostrich Passengers Arrive in Boston for Bass Point Summer
Strangers aboard the Clyde steamer Carib reach Boston after wintering in Jacksonville Florida. Thirty two ostriches, of varying ages, occupy state rooms on the main deck as part of a strange voyage north. A penguin egg incident and beavers attract attention aboard the ship.
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Boston
Bass Point
Jacksonville
Fla
Tey
Clyde Line
Exheniets Kaon Ville
Bass
Hin
Ry Yack
Golf Tournament Entries From Various Clubs
A list of golf events across several clubs and locales including Oakley Watertown mixed foursomes and Balom and Alpine clubs. Mentions Meaford Iva Sewten Centre and Rivah Crocker Cup with women handicap events. Essex County meets Lakewood at Orange in a metropolitan women’s championship context.
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Iiston- Dyke
Woillaston
Oakley
Watertown
Iva
Sewten
Meaford
Balom
Springfeld
Nea Sae Dence
Owen
Woanerpisett
Exce
Wowen
Landicap Ris
Essex County
Lakewood
Orange
Art critic Downes card at Chestnut Hill Golf Club
William Howe Downes, the noted art critic, set a new personal record on the Chestnut Hill links yesterday. He opened with a long drive over trees toward the tracks, then reached the green and sunk a fifteen foot put.
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William Howe Downes
Chestnut Hill
Downes
Princeton Ladies Team Sails to England for Games
J J Jameson leads Princeton Ladies team for England tour with captain J Cree son and members A van Marie M Perry Tunkers Morton pole vaulter William C h jumper J W Jar vis illiam Christie. Team departs July 7 and trains in Lon suburbs ahead of July 10 games beginning July 1.
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Lon
Banh
RO Co
Ana Wit
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