Harvard 0 Ges Schoolboy Talent Inspires Track Hopes
Boston schoolboys push Harvard prospects as Volkmann and local lads reel off strong marks in interscholastic meets. Harry Lee Ernest Nelson and other Volkmann alums set new times while Worcester Exeter Andover athletes boost Cambridge team strength through events from 1000 yard runs to high jumps.
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Harvard
Volkmann School
Mechanics
New England
Back Bay Athletics
Andover
Exeter
Worcester Academies
Yale
Brown
Dartmouth
Boston
Cambridge University
Harry Lee
Bunny Estabrook
Marnest Nelson
Dan Follett
Shrigeley
Stanwood Miller
Ashley Adams
Noble & Greenough
W. D. Ranney
Minots
Volkmann
Herbert Jacques
Volkmann Mien
Ernest Nelson
Lee
Nelson
Lawrence Light Guards
Greater Boston
Hackenschmidt to wrestle Gotch in high profile 10k match
George Hackenschmidt the Russian champion will tour major eastern cities starting with Boston on March 16. His first contest in the United States will test him against the strongest available opponent, with a plan to throw five times within one hour. He travels to Chicago for a $10,000 match against Frank Gotch on April 23. He will arrive in two weeks for the Philadelphia stop.
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Philadelphia
Penn
George Hackenschmidt
Frank Gotch
Chicagee
Hackenschmidt
Boston
Nelson
Gans
Britt
George Memsic
Milwaukee
Anholz
Boston College baseball team opens spring practice
Boston College varsity baseball begins hard practice as coaches evaluate candidates for every position. Captain O'Kane leads the squad with veterans Hopkins Manning Keelan and O’Keefe returning. new players Sliney Greene McHale Tattan Sweeney Sullivan Murphy Finn R Sullivan expected to compete.
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Boston College
Wors
O'Kane
Hopkins
Manning
Keelan
O'Keefe
Sliney
Greene
McHale
Tattan
Sweeney
Sullivan
Murphy
Finn
R. Sullivan
Harvard Baseball Trials Focus on Hitters This Week
The Harvard team tests hitters amid a shortage of accurate batters. Coach Pieper plans to fix the issue through long practice as players continue cage work and McCall recovers from a sprained ankle. Pitchers keep using straight balls while field work shifts from infielding to hitting.
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Harvard
Pieper
McCall
Boston Latin Schedules Long Season of Baseball Games
Boston Latin School lists a full baseball schedule for the coming season. The team opens with Commercial High at Fenway on April 15 and plays multiple games through June, facing schools such as Groton Newton East Boston Revere Salem Dorchester St Johns Beverly BB C Prep Somerville Melrose Norwood Roxbury Bridgewater and English High.
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Boston Latin School
Commercial High
Fenway
Commercial
Groton
Newton
East Boston
Revere
Columbus Avenue
Salem
Dorchester
St. John's
Danvers
Meechanie
Beverly
BB. C. Prep
Massachusetts Avenue
Somerville
Sommerville
Melrose
Norwood
Roxbury
Bridgewater
Tluron Baseball Team Plans Season in Roxbury
Tluron baseball team of Roxbury has organized for the season and is anxious to arrange games. Contact K. T. Walmsley at 148 Hillside Street, Roxbury.
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Tluron Baseball Team
Roxbury
K. T.'walmsley
Hillside Street
Spectator Notes on Early 1900s American Sports Scenes
The column recalls Iver Lawson and James Moran as amateur checker players, hints at Little Rock excitement, and laments over schoolboy tears after defeats. It references Patsey Donovan and Brooklyn, Jack Johnson, Cincinnati Reds, Cyrus Young, Fred Tenney, Britt and Nelson, Mertes Sandow, Des Moines, Michigan baseball and track, and a dull ski jumping season with an American record fade.
Cassidy Wife Attempts Suicide in Omaha Divorce Bid
Worcester dispatch reports Mrs. Bernard Cassidy, 20, tried to kill herself in Omaha yesterday while seeking a divorce from her husband, a New England league ball player. She traveled from a Boston family.
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Worcester
Omaha
Bernard Cassidy
Boston
Holy Cross Baseball Trimmed to 25 Ahead of Season
Worcester March 1 Holy Cross cuts squad from 40 to 25 with fifteen released by Coach P. J. Carney. Except Cahill none of last year’s starters return, while veterans are joined by new candidates seen as fast and reliable. Coach Carney calls the outlook excellent.
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Worcester
Holy Cross
P. J. Carney
Cahill
Carney
Albert Champion Brings Motor Paced Race to Park Square Coliseum
French cyclist Albert Champion returns to action after two years for a motor paced race at Park Square Coliseum. He faces Hugh MacLean in likely three five mile heats with Walthour unable to attend. Champion has endured a serious 1904 crash and a leg operation.
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Albert Champion
Park Square Coliseum
Hugh MacLean
Champion
Empire City Track
New York
Jimmy Moran
Revere
Chelsea
Boston
Walthour
Europe
Maclean
It Looks Bad For Nelson In Los Angeles Bout
The fourth annual Nelson vs Britt match is set for Los Angeles. The article argues Britt’s jabbing style will outpoint Nelson over 10 rounds and predicts Nelson’s poor generalship and likely defeat. It notes Britt’s resilience and past comebacks, with the fight’s potential payoff around five thousand dollars.
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Nelson
Jimmy Britt
Los Angeles
Britt
Terry McGovern
Madison Square Garden
Terry
Jimmy
James Holward
New York
McGovern
James Edward
Billy Nolan
Nolan
San Francisco
World Pool Championship to be Held in Chicago
Commencing April 6 the United States championship at continuous pool will take place in Chicago under the Brunswick Balke Callendar Company. The sponsor donates an emblem and 500 dollars to the prize fund. Entrants pay 50 dollars each. Prizes allocate 40 percent to first, 28 percent to second, 20 percent to third, and 12 percent to fourth from entrance fees, net receipts, and donations.
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United States
Chicago
Brunswick, Balke, Callender Company
Reasons Why Burns Johnson Fight Should Be Held in England
This article argues Tommy Burns would prefer England for a Johnson bout to maximize profits during the Olympic era. It notes Burns’ business approach, past earnings near 80000 dollars, and his belief that UK venues offer better purse potential than the United States.
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England
Johnson
America
Burns
Ketchell-Sullivan
Washington
Colma
James Coffroth
Burns-Johnson
Boston
Keller challenges Curtis for bantamweight bout
Sammy Keller, the English bantam, after strong work around New York, challenges Eddie Curtis of Quaker City. If they agree on weight, the two would make an interesting contest.
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Sammy Keller
New York
Eddie Curtis
Quaker City
Keller
Curtis
Murray's Bowling Tourney High Scores Listed
In Murray and Irwin's single man tournament the top scores are Jones 382 Parks 378 Sprague 584 Harrop 380 Murray 390 Williams 294 Connor 401 and Baker.
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Murray & Irwin
Jones
Parks
Sprague
Harrop
Murray
Williams
Connor
Baker
East Boston Five Not to Play Newburyport
East Boston manager Fitzpatrick informs the Post no game is scheduled with Newburyport for this week. Any game arranged by someone acting for East Boston will not be considered officially arranged by the team.
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East Boston
Newburyport
Newburyport Five
Fitzpatrick
Field the Trainer Becomes Worcester Trolley Motorman
Worcester March 1 H B Field the well known trainer and driver who gave campaigners Harrison Wilkes 2 11 1 4 and Aintree 2 10 3 4 their early races is now a trolley car motorman in this city.
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Worcester
H. B. Field
Harrison Wilkes
Aintree
New England
Post baseball editor joins Red Sox training camp crew
Paul H. Shannon the Post's baseball editor departed with Boston Red Sox staff for Little Rock Arkansas to cover training camp. The Post will publish the best reports and pictures from the camp and treat every phase of the early season work impartially.
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Paul H. Shannon
Boston
Little Rock
Ark
Red Sox
Horseracing Notes and Acknowledgments from Wakefield to Hartford
Lyman Stevens of Wakefield owns Wavelite 2:24 1 4 and heads to Maine races. Frank Fox at Combination Park enters 2-year-old Allah in 26000 worth stakes. George Gano 2:24 1 2 now with Walter Cox in Manchester is a leading prospect for slow classes. Colonel Nat Richardson, 87, a celebrated New England breeder and driver, died in Winchester. Lon McDonald’s training history cited. Sadie egg and Selma’s deaths noted. Charter Oak Park in Hartford offers 40000 purses for grand circuit meets with 2 09 trotting and 2 07 pacing classes. entries close April 2 and other purses to be announced.
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Lyman Stevens
Wakefield
Wavelite
Maine
Frank Fox
Combination Park
Allah
Astras
Bow Bells
Baroness Owenna
Baron Wilkes
George Gano
Gambetta
Christian Hill
Manchester
Nat Richardson
Winchester
New England
Old Brighton Road
Lon McDonald
Readville
Sadie Egg
Selma
Charter Oak Park
Hartford
Charter Oak
Harvard Overseers Move Sparks Fear Over Sports Reform
Harvard students fear the board of Overseers intends to overhaul the athletic committee by removing deans from the panel to place faculty allies who favor cuts in intercollegiate contests. Deans Sabine, Hurlbut, and Sriggs express surprise, while the Harvard Crimson criticizes changes that could ignore the panel’s new regulations after a brief trial.
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Harvard University
Harvard
Foliot
Sabine
Dean Hurlbut
Sriggs
Harvard Crimson
The
Crimson
Sabile
Briggs
Gossip of the Boxers Week in New England Shows
Boxing week features blend New Bedford Armory A. A. showdowns Langford Jeannette clash headline Boston plans. Notable bouts include Young Donahue vs Arthur Cote and Dave Deshler, plus Nelson, Kirby, and Langford sparring in multiple cities.
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Willie Lewis
Bill Harley
Glen Falls
Howard Smith
Irish Paddy
New York
George Ashley
Kid Willette
New Bedford
Jimmy Walsh
Joe Wagner
Noonoke A. C
Boston
Sam Langford
Joe Jeannette
Jack Flanagan
Tomias Renson
Johnny Sheehan
Kk. Curtis
Armory A. A. Boston
Battling Nelson
Jimmy Britt
Kid Dalton
PJ Brock
Los Angeles
Cal
Fred Uradley
Napoleon Dufresne
W. Allen
Montreal
Soldier Burns
Kid Sullivan
Baltimore
Dick Nelson
Young Kirby
Sim Clements
Billy Kirkland
Kid Rogers
Young Jeffries
Scotty McGee
Billy O'Brien
Unity A. C
Lawrence
Young Donahue
Dave Deshler
Young Dyson
George Alger
Rhode
New England
Jefferson Club
Fall River
Wid Willette
Mason
Washington
Armory A. A
Ian
Joe
Jeannette
Billy Elmers
Tommy Rawson
East Boston
Carbridge
Roxbury
Arthur Cote
Biddeford
Thornton, R. J
Deshler
Vonohue
Young Tiyson
Providence
Cambridge
Thornton
Kirby
Nelson
Unity Club
Willy O'Brien
Scunly McGee
Reading
Tom Sawyer
Rockland
Tilly Isirkland
Bangor
Flell
Mike Grady
Southbelige
Jack Slanagan
Bill [Urley
N. Y
Jack Witzgerald
Fred Bradley
Sailor Burke
Jack Fitzgerald
Philadelphia
Bill McKinnon
Engilant
Bartly Connollye
Portland
McKinnon
Connolly
Roanoke Club
West End
Newton
Charley Walsh
Young McCarron
West Nd
Kid Russell
Young Shea
Yanik Schwartz
Wid Jackgol
The
West
Athletics Win Opening Game at New Orleans Diamond
The Athletics defeated New Orleans 4 to 1 to open their spring practice at the local Southern league club’s new diamond. Connie Mack used three pitchers as New Orleans outhit the A’s but committed five errors. Bartley and Fritz pitched for New Orleans, while Dygert, Maxwell, and Vickers started for the A’s. attendance was noted, with sparse crowd remarks.
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New Orleans
Athletics Today
Connie Mack
Athletics
Spo.ae
I. Hartsel
Huber
Nicholls
Holland
Seybold
R.f
Lord
Davis
Cross
Murphy
Carleton
Collins
Dtunn
Too Morsp
C.f
M'Clellan
M’done
Reilly
Dygert
Stratton
Maxwell
Matthews
Vickers
Lawton
Ryan
Otree
Bartley
Fritz
Bi Bates
Maswell
Dygery
Manxwell
Huberto Cross
McDonogh
Fritz, Time—ih
Carpenter
Son
Philadelpha
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Boston Latin
Kansas City
Iver Lawson
James Moran
Arkansas
Patsy Donovan
Brooklyn
Jack Johnson
Cincinnati Reds
Cyrus Young, the Great
Cyrus
Bliss
Fred Tenney
Mertes
Sandow
Des Moines
Michigan
Cassidy
Holy Cross Baseball
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