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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1901
Page
3
An article outlines the Independence yacht featuring two rudders a main large rudder pivoted on the stern post and a smaller balanced rudder behind it. The balanced blade is partly forward of the stock making it easy to move. Designer Crowninshield is praised for innovative rigging and a steel mast concept said to lead U.S. designs.
The annual indoor interscholastic championship on March 16 at Mechanics Hall will award a B A A shield to the school with the most wins. Boston schools appear strong contenders with Hopkinson Scheuber and Noble's Rothwell among top point scorers. Exeter Andover may challenge in 300 and field events while Worcester teams show potential yet lack clear dominance.
Ed Spooner arrives to manage Johnny Nelson for a Boston April 19 match after an April 10 departure from Los Angeles. Nelson set a five mile heat record in 1 37 1 5. Chronograph Club dinner features Batchelder and Kelsey. New clubs form in the West End, and local riders join ships and firms promoting bikes and instalment plans.
The five masted schooner Rebecca Palmer, built by Cobb Butler & Co in Rockland, will be launched Tuesday. Claimed as the first five master and largest vessel ever built there, she measures 261 feet keel, 2M feet overall, 46.1 feet beam, 37.1 feet deep with an estimated 2400 tonnage gross 2000 net. William F Palmer of Boston is managing owner and Captain David H Umner a Boston master will oversee launch.
Glasgow dispatch reports Sir Thomas Lipton, returning from inspection of the Shamrock II, expresses complete satisfaction with workmanship and progress. He notes the hull plating forward and says launch could occur with the April tides, while trials in Britain and American waters are planned before the cup races.
A flood of letters from New England wrestlers seeks a challenge to Mark Schack with bets up to 500 dollars. James Gilligan and Frank Moran propose matches against Schack or rivals while Parker backs Lenhardt amid disputes over referees and belts. Schack plans to meet challengers at the Post tonight to discuss terms and possible bouts.
The Dudley Club strengthens its Amateur League lead with strong road play while Roxbury alleys deter high scores. Arlington B. Co. shines with B. L. Rankin setting a state record three-string total of 677, and Cambridge slides to third as Newton grips second, one game back.
Dorchester Central Greenleaf and Dedham Cavanaugh printers dominate the Printers League. Forbes Hath spopeene and Klucken Forbes Peneseat Co. players figure in individual averages. Os re Davis and Gosselin among top names. Upton and Goodwin listed with major printers in the standings.
The annual convention announced 32 new lodges, totaling 118 lodges with 874 members, up from 4618 last year. Officers listed include Simon Freeman of New York as grand master and Louis Morris of Philadelphia as first deputy grand master, with Max Weinberg of Boston as second deputy grand master and other officers.
Boxing column reports Kid Broad's Boston visit amid rival Billy Gardner pressure for a match, with Gardner and Geriner backers pushing Broad to accept a 126-pound title bout. It notes O Rourke Armstrong clash, O Rourke wagers, and upcoming Lynn bout between Billy Smith and Twin Sullivan.
Steeplechase and hurdle events set for May 28 May 30 and June 1 with closing entries March 15 and May 16. Races include hack race three year olds up, Duke's Cup and National Hunt Cup with purses up to 1000 and 1200 added prizes. Entry forms due March 23 for Boston show stipulations on weights, ages, and stalls.
Boston manager Frank Selee doubts Jimmy Collins secretly signed with the rival team after Mr. Somers announced the move in Cleveland. Selee says Collins is well and may play his best wherever he goes, and cites Collins’s brief visit to Boston as not confirming a deal. He recalls Collins’s Louisville stint and argues players shouldn’t move to leagues that lower baseball prices. Selee also comments on league rule changes likely to benefit the game.
Sherman the Washington wonder leads the upcoming great pool championship at Hubrooms Court Street as matchups set to feature De Oro and Eby, Eby and Clearwater, and Sherman against Eby and Clearwater. The tournament resumes tonight with De Oro versus Long behind a standings list.
Delegates from seven Gaelic schools in Boston met at the old Franklin schoolhouse to organize fundraising for the Gaelic League of Ireland and to restart Gaelic language efforts. A Gaelic school start in Roxbury was announced with a meeting at Alphonsus Hall. The Irish debate was postponed due to an absent speaker.
A boy overheard a funeral remark about opening a coffin to check for life, sparking a ghastly tale of a woman buried alive. The rumor drew crowds to Brookline’s Holyhood Cemetery as officials answered questions and the undertaker avoided scrutiny.
New section of the elevated track north of the subway used for the first time from Sullivan Square to North station. The test ran near Thompson Square and included the Charles River drawbridge on the new Charles River bridge. Electrical supervision by Paul Winsor and a team including George A. Kimball and S. Neff observed progress with multiple-unit cars and signals to be completed within a week.
NO HOPE FOR THE LUGERAE ST. JOHN'S N F March 3 The steam whaler Southern Cross from Parsons reports severe Atlantic weather after crossing the ocean She lost jib boom topmasts bulwarks and deck grat and was afloat ten days on the Grand Banks She states that the missing steamer Lucerae may have foundered with Gay nine given out and the day ended as Lucerus may have foundered
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