Want A Catcher Boston Anxious For Ryan Of Louisville
Boston eyes a catcher at the league meeting next Tuesday as manager Selee seeks help behind the plate. Bennett may leave, Harrington declined, and Morgan Murphy is unattainable. Ryan from Louisville is discussed, with New York and Chicago clubs favored to strengthen. Directors Soden Billings and Conant attend, hoping for a stronger Boston plus rivalries with New York and Chicago.
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Bostons
Selee
Bennett
Boston
Jerry Harrington
Harrington
Morgan Murphy
Ryan
Louisville
Soden
Billings
Conant
New York
Chicago
New Yorks
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Connor
Ward
Fuller
Keeler
Jimmy Canavan
Cincinnati
Chicagos
Frank Bancroft
Comiskey
New New York
Enterprise
Burkett
Cleveland
Gotham
Davis
Fred Lake
Ganzel
Zimmer
Boyle
Murphy
Interclub Baseball League Proposed with Local Teams
A suggestion to form an Interclub Baseball League patterned after the Interclub Bowling League includes teams such as the B Aetes Newton Salems Vespers of Lowell Melrose and Malden. The league would feature business men rather than college athletes and could attract a large following with players like Turner Hubbard Stern and Peters forming a strong B A A nine.
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B. Aetes Newton
Salems
Vespers
Lowell
Melrose
Malden
Turner
Andover
Hubbard
Maurice Stern
Frank Peters
Walking Match at Nationalorium Hall Sparks Five Rivalries
Lively six days race unfolds under Grand Museum with seven female pedestrians led by Aggie Harvey. Jennie Frazier and Nora Evans trail as Rose Tremont and Clara Bell show steady pace, Frankie Fleming uniquely wearing leather shoes. After two days, leaders shift with Harvey and Frazier near front, Nora Evans close behind.
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Natatorium Hall
Grand Museum
Aggie Harvey
Jennie Frazier
Mollie Harvey
Nora Evans
West Superior
Wis
Rose Tremont
Clara Bell
Frankie Fleming
Miles
Harvey
Jennie Mrazier
Boxing Exhibition At Partridge Hall
The Charles River Athletic Club presents a sparring show tonight at Partridge Hall 53 Hanover Street. The programme features the Ashe brothers Patsey Kerrigan and Tom Mc Manus in a special match with Andy Brown and W Christie and a dozen other bouts.
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Partridge Hall
Hanover Street
Charles River Athletic Club
Ashe Brothers
Patsey Kerrigan
Tom McManus
Andy Brown
W. Christie
Haven Wins Junior Racket Championship in Straight Sets
H C Haven defeated Guy Norman to win the junior racket title in the B A A in three straight sets 15 7 15 9 and 15 12 Haven struck five aces against Norman in the match.
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H. C. Haven
Guy Norman
Haven
Stallion Sidney Sold for 27000 at Detroit Buyer Sale
Cleveland Feb 28 at the Tatter sall sale the famous stallion Sidney fetched 27000 dollars, bought by G. H. Hammond of Detroit. The event drew bidders and highlighted the auction’s top price.
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Cleveland
Tattersall
Sidney
G. H. Hammond
Detroit
Roeber and Lewis to clash for world title in New Orleans
Ernest Roeber and Evan Lewis, famed wrestlers, meet at Crescent City Athletic Club in New Orleans on March 2 for a world championship. The bout pits Lewis in catch as catch can against Roeber's Greco Roman style with a $2000 purse and best of five falls.
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Ernest Roeber
Evan Lewis
Crescent City Athletic Club
New Orleans
Lewis
Roeber
Edwin Bibby
Bibby
Loeber
William Muldoon
Muldoon
Roeber-Lewis
Charles E. Davies
Lancashire
Controversy Over Amateur Boxing Club Sparks Sanctions Talk
A Boston meeting of the Cooper Club in Music Hall has provoked widespread indignation among amateur boxing enthusiasts. Critics claim many contestants were paid and seconds were professionals, risking expulsion from amateur ranks if investigated by the Amateur Athletic Union. Names of pro fighters as seconds include Johny Murphy and Jimmy Sweeney among others. The issue dominates local sports chatter as suspicions of amateurism abuses surface. A New Orleans dispatch notes Mike Daly’s arrival at Bay St. Louis and plans to back Daly with Joe Choynski assisting Greggains. Additional notices report Ryan’s injury and a Dawson-Ryan fight up for March 6, with Sol Smith and George Dixon not yet offered by Moorhouse.
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Music Hall
Boston
Amateur Athletic Union
Johny Murphy
Maffit Flaherty
Howie Hodgkins
Jimmy Sweeney
Billy Hennessey
Jack Williams
Baidy Carroll
Tolan
Kelly
Coopers
J. Murray
Murray
Boyd
Gladstone
Eddie Conley
John Sulliv
New Orleans
Cooke
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Bay St. Louis
Bill Daly
Joe Choynski
Greggains
Miss
Ryan
Trust to curb purses in prize fights discussed in New Orleans
New York February 28 From the present outlook a trust of prize fight promoters may be formed. President Noel of the Crescent City Club New Orleans sent invitations for managers of athletic clubs to meet March 5 at the Crescent City Club to confer over plans of general interest to all. The aim is to form a combination to reduce purses offered.
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Noel
Crescent City Club
New Orleans
Winners on the Track at Guttenburg
Special to the Post reports horse race results from Guttenburg New Jersey. Six races listed with winners including Bob V Polydora Mary Rightaway Kerry Gow Van S Relief and top betting odds for each event.
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Narbonne
Tammany Hall
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Salisbury
Midget
Mary
Rightaway
Lady Mary
Lady Ae
Kerry Gow
Panway
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van Sr
Carnalite
Longard
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Relief
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Races at Gloucester Deep Card with Strong Betting Odds
Special to the Post reports a Gloucester race card with six events plus additional fractional results. Captain Wagner led the opening race with Trixey Gardner second. Roman won race two against The Nun. Roy Lochiel edged Shamrock after a dead heat resolved for John Lackland in race six. Betting odds accompany each entry, with several 1 to 2 and 8 to 5 lines.
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Trixey Gardner
Fitzroy
Roman
the Nun
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Roy Lochiel
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Indoor Championships At New England Armory Events Listed
The New England indoor championships organized by the Technology Athletic Club and First Regiment Athletic Association will include 75 yard, 600 yard, 1000 yard, mile runs, mile walk, 70 yard hurdle with five flights, running high jump, pole vault, and a half mile race in heavy marching order open to New England military groups. Cash prizes awarded for first to third. entry fees are $1 per event. Entries close March 4 with Francis G. Green at MIT. Major Kellett requests Harry Cornish oversee the event management to ensure completion.
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Irvington Street Armory
Technology Athletic Club
First Regiment Athletic Association
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ALAU
Blanks
Francis G. Green
Institute of Technology
Kellett
Harry Cornish
Looo Yards
Frank Rowe
Suffolks
Billy Batchelor
Athletic Gossip at New England Championships
Steve Coombs runs fast in practice and aims to win the 600 yards if no Harvard form challenges him. Elmer White competes in the mile on March 11, then rests for outdoor season. The B A A nine will use Irvington Oval this year as many athletic meetings are planned. A monster programme awaits the Trimount Athletic Club carnival. Worcester athletes expect to attend the championships as tickets for the interscholastic meeting sell quickly and seats may all be taken.
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Steve Coombs
Harvard
Steve
Elmer White
Irvington
Trimount Athletic Club Board of Managers
Worcester
The Bowling Tourney Entries Close Today
Entries for the national bowling tournament begin Monday March 13 and close tonight. Send entries to H. S. Cornish, B. A. A., Exeter Street. Postmarked entries received before midnight tonight will be accepted. Entries are coming in well and several big features are planned, promising a big success.
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Cornish
B. A
Exeter Street
Ex-champion Osmond trains daily amid tough bike drills
A Bearings report notes ex England champion Osmond trains each day with a four mile run in heavy clothes, vaulting fences, and hammer work. It cites Nelson H. Bratt’s 4429 mile long tour in 86 days from New York to San Francisco, official riding time 62 days. Henry Goodman tours for Hartford Cycle Co. Zimmerman backed exhibition on Savannah cement track finished a quarter mile in 34 seconds. Baird holds amateur Southern standing start record at 65 29 seconds for the quarter.
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England
Nelson H. Bratt
New York
San Francisco
Henry Goodman
New England
Hartford Cycle Company
Zimmerman
Savannah
Baird
Musicians Give Two Night Recitals At Chickering Hall
A large crowd welcomed Mr. and Mrs. Nikisch at Chickering Hall with Miss Leonora Von Stosch. Mrs. Nikisch voiced beautifully and drew floral tokens, while Stosch’s violin earned recalls though showed room for refinement. Accompanist Nikisch was praised for perfection. the concert overall was successful.
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Music Hall
T.A. Kimball
William A. Huntley
William H. Minot
Nellie Robinson
Rose
Don Quixote
Curtis Fairbanks
Willie F. Kimball
Reuben R. Brooks
Harry Denton
A. A. Furland
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Ideal Glee Club
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Sebastopol
Edmund Clark
Signor Chimenz
Merona
Marie Delano
Ina Colby
Dex
Aes Fiumara
Gerard Russo
Harist
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Aida
Treasurer criticizes carriage hire bill in Texas Siftings
The Knights of Labor treasurer says the carriage hire bill is too large and unaffordable. The stable keeper insists payment is required, arguing walking delegates cannot cover the cost. The exchange reflects labor movement tensions in the era.
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Knights of Labor
Texas Siftings
Mother Tongue Joke In Classroom
A teacher asks what is meant by the phrase mother tongue and a boy replies that it means the old men don’t have much to say at home. The exchange captures a humorous classroom moment.
Midnight meets American hosts in a satiric tale
A narrator reflects at midnight on a humorous custom of Chinese hosts asking guests to depart. A companion sighs that although in America, expectations differ, revealing cultural clash and social pressure in a succinct exchange.
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America
Mass Meeting of Piano Makers Union in Boston City
In Wells Memorial Hall Boston the new Piano Makers Union held a mass meeting for unorganized tradespeople. Ex President Fitzgerald Thomas Brophy and Charles Weeks spoke on benefits of organization. 100 signed the charter, plans made for monthly social meetings. local unions discussed grievances and brewing industry ties.
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Wells Memorial Hall
New Piano Makers’ Union
Boston
Fitzgerald
Central Labor Union
Thomas Brophy
Hatters’ Union
Charles Weeks
Furniture Workers
Pianoforte Polishers and Varnishers’ Union
Mass Meeting of Boston Waiters Hears Alliance Leaders
The mass meeting in lower Columbus Hall tonight will feature Boston Waiters Alliance figures and other labor agitators. Secretary Finch aims to recruit nonunion waiters from city restaurants and hotels, inviting every waiter to attend. Young's Hotel waiters will provide a collation and entertainment. ex Secretary OConnor travels to Brockton to purchase The Brunswick. The Post highlights Thomas Dunn, longtime Boston Waiters' Alliance leader and secretary of the Benevolent Association.
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Boston
Waiters’ Alliance
Finch
Young’s Hotel
O’connor
The
Alliance
Brockton
Brunswick
Post
Thomas Dunn
Boston Waiters’ Alliance
Boston Waiters’ Benevolent Association
Waiters’ Organization
Social season kicks off with labor circles events
Over the next two months a flurry of annual balls and banquets are planned by labor groups. The Garment Pressmen’s local union holds its second annual ball at Cotillon Hall Thursday. The Boston Journeymen Tailors L A No 12 hosts its twenty third annual concert and hall at Odds Fellows Hall April 17 with National Guard Band music and Tufts catering. Music Hall hosts the Building Trades Council ball for Easter Monday with about 1200 tickets. A new souvenir will be given at the Boston Plate Printers Cotillion Hall April 2, a silk piece decorated in their style valued over one dollar. The Lasters Protective Union ball fills Columbus Hall April 14 in a gala event.
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Cotillon Hall
Boston Journeymen Tailors
L. A
Tufts
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Building Trades’ Council
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Cotillion Hall
Lasters’ Protective Union
Columbus Hall
Painters and Decorators Local 11 Holds Anniversary Plan
The regular meeting at New England Hall drew a large attendance. Members voted to celebrate the sixth anniversary with a public meeting on March 15 and appointed a delegation for the Building Trades Council mass meeting in Wells Memorial Hall tonight. A Brewers Local 14 delegation attended and endorsed the American Brewing Company salary action in Lowensaee for their employees.
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Dexter Hall
United Garment Workers
American Brewing Company
Central Labor Union
Boston Steam Fitters’ Helpers
St. Stephen’s Hall
Building Trades Council
Wells Memorial Hall
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Lowensaee
Boston union members hear addresses on trade matters
The Boston stationary engineers gathered last evening to hear members speak on trade issues. By request, the Post publishes the union preamble stating it will not promote strikes or wage disputes and aims to preserve harmony between employers and employees, with no political or religious use.
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Boston Stationary Engineers
Post
Boston Cooks' Alliance Holds Large Meeting
A large and enthusiastic meeting of the Boston Cooks' Alliance convened in lower Columbus Hall last night. It was voted on a key issue and adjourned with strong support.
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Boston Cooks’ Alliance
Lower Columbus Hall
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