League Training Begins as Clubs Prepare for Spring
Big league clubs and college teams begin camp with Chicago Colts first to report and Boston delaying South long after April. Teams plan to train at Baden Springs and in the South, with Reds in New Orleans by March 11 and Pirates at Thomasville Georgia mid March. Discussions about reducing the circuit to eight clubs continue as Ned Hanlon and executives meet in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Boston
Chicago Colts
Big Bill Lange
West Aden Springs
Ind
South
Tom Loftus
Alabama
Colts
Bostons
Selee
Cincinnati Reds
New Orleans
Reds
Pittsburgs
Thomasville
Clarke
Pirateville
Ned Hanlon
Brooklyn
Macon
Charleston
S. C
Buck Ewing
New York
Giants
Andy Freedman
P. G
Freedman
McGraw
Baltimore
Gotham
Duffy
North Carolina
Old Guard
Abell and
Bobbetts
Brooklyn-Baltimore
Fifth Avenue
City League Leaders Roll High Scores in Big Pin Battle
The City League title chase stays tight as Carruth and Meyers pace the big pins with strong showings. Cambridge's Meyers tops pinfall and averages, while Carruth rivals Marden Boylston and McIntosh share the lead in individual standings. The small-pin division also tightens with Carruth, St. James, and Jeffersons in close contention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carruth
McCarthy
Meyers
Cambridge
Boylston
Sudbury
Marden Boylston
McIntosh
Williams
Benjamin
Cooke
Ellis
Farren
Callahan
Cox
St. James, Murray & Irwin
The
Jeffersons
Roxbury and
Jameson
Freeman
O’connell
Hedge
Nay
Central
McQuade
Roxburys
Pins
Av’ Csvseree
I McCarthy
Seeeeeesnes
Eeeeese
Murray & Irwin
Broadway
Roxbury
Arruth
Ees
Ovols
Ieeeas
McCartee
Erris
Lawson
Collins
Binns
Watts
Kinemda
Aldredge
Clark
Tast Pins
Av’ge
Faneull Eee
Eee
Ee Eeeseee
North Shore
Es Eee
Wire Workers
Faneuil
E. P. Co
Ion
Foster G
Dierce
Pierce
K Phommer
Coughlin Eee
Wit Rotor
Gerrish Vereee
Tileston Coe
Beacon
Ter, Faneulies Cameron Sere
Foster
St. James
Currier
C.” Jefferson
Amin
Fordon
Gordon
Sea
Samphell
Yossae
J. A. Aw
Olynn
Hollis Eereesererre
Freemeeman
Per Earee
O'Connell
Kei
Wilby
Reer
Beatty
Memdouor
Lipton Plans Challenger Yacht For America's Cup
London report notes surgeon Reid Mackay from the Shamrock cites G L Watson's claim that Sir Thomas Lipton asked him to design a yacht to challenge for the America's cup next year. Lipton seeks a winning craft regardless of designer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Reid Mackay
Shamrock
Pitlochry
Scotland
G. L. Watson
Thomas Lipton
Fife
Watson
Crews Race Plans At Harvard On River
Harvard crews prepare for river season with workouts at Newell and Weld boats. Freshmen delayed until upgrades complete. John Chicas builds three wherries per club. Races set for April 10 upper class and law school crews, May 1 interclub finals, and freshman races thereafter.
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Harvard
Newell Boat Club
John Chicas
Cambridgeport
Newell
Law School
New Feature Boosts Sportsmans Show Canoe Events
A series of canoe contests joins the Sportsman's Show at Mechanics Hall under the American Canoe Association eastern division. Events include tilting tournaments hand paddling and hurry scurry races with schedule through Saturday and international final on Saturday evening. Hockey results and interscholastic basketball conclude the week with Holyoke and Dartmouth set for Friday night.
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Mechanics’ Hall
American Canoe Association
Louis A. Hall
Dimick and Fowle
Innitou Canoe Club
Hovey and Knowlton
Smith and Coulson
Tatassit Canoe Club
Francis West
May
Pratt
Wawhewawa Canoe Ub
French
Smith
Tatassit C. C
F. H. French
Quinnohiquin C. C
Wawwbewawa
C. C
J. B. May
Wawhbewawa C. C
Boston
G. B. Willems
Wawhewawa 2d
Innitou
Tatassi
Lawrence
Quinnobiquin
Lakeside
Toronto
Ottawa
Massachusetts
Worcester
Wawbewawa
Holyoke High
New England
Holyoke
Woodward Academy
Quincy
West Roxbury High School
New Zngland
August dates eyed for women national golf title at Shinnecock
Semi official note says the women's national championship may be held in August at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club Southampton with a date to be fixed after talks with the USGA. Open championship eyed for October at Wheaton Illinois while July is favored for the amateur by the USGA secretary. Yale expands golf with three courses and Vardon visit planned at Atlantic City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
Southampton
Shinnecock Club
United States Golf Association
Wheaton
Ill
Robert B. Kerr
Fis St
Yale University
Joseph Thittlesey
Yale Tennis Authority
Vardon
Opeinst
T. L. Cheney
T. Robertson
Atlantic City Country Club
Harry Vardon
Douglas
Manchester
England
Rdon
Cyclists Embrace Spring Weather for Long Awaited Rides
Cyclists flocked to the parks and country roads as mild conditions returned. Metropolitan Wheelmen led the largest club run with about a score of riders, while newer gear experiments draw interest from mileage fiends. W. Pearson and W. B. Churchill completed a century plus ten mile suburban hops, with gear-crank changes noted as easier for long-limb riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Round House
Metropolitan Wheelme
W. 5. Ellis
Massachusetts Ccycle Club
Press Cycling Club
Tigeroadsters
Brookline
Jamaica
Fulton
Elm Cycle Club
Frank Waller
W. F. Stafford
W. C. Stinson
Pat Sheehan
Nat Butler
Sam Sulkin
FE. C. Nissen
W. L Voge
Arthur Alden
J. H. Farnham
W. J. Potter
EB. J. Norris
F. L. Murphy
F. BE. Meers
Hingham
W. Pearson
W. B. Churchill
North Cambridge
Waltham
Wilmington
North Andover
Lynn
Y. Pearson
Consid
Harvard Mott Haven Training Moves Outdoors
Harvard's Mott Haven squad plans outdoor practice starting tomorrow if weather permits. Sprinters and quarter-milers will play handball and work on starts, distance runners will do long country walks with a run and finish break, and weight men will shift to outdoor work when ground conditions allow. Indoor meet at Harvard is abandoned due to scheduling changes and earlier than usual season start just before April recess.
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Mott Haven
Harvard
Boston
Ed Mills Offers Zero to Buy Bhba Mare from Fletcher
Indianapolis report states Ed Mills offers Jesse Fletcher zero dollars for Bhba the mare by Red Wilkes. The 4 year old mare has run a mile in 2 13 and in nine starts last year she finished out of the money only once.
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Indianapolis
Ed Mills
Jesse Fletcher
Red Wilkes
Bicycle Club Meeting Plans Season Pur suit
A meeting of the Club Racing Association will be held March 13 at 2 p.m. at the Metro poitan Wheelmen rooms to discuss season plans for team racing. Major Taylor seeks reinstatement after signing with the riders in their outlaw movement and riding LA W races. Reinstatement depends on paying fines. Tom and Nat Butler also face reinstatement upon payment and registration. The NC A will aid loyal riders, with amateur rules noted. Prizes may be reformed to match work. national championships will be held at the League of American Wheelmen meet in Milwaukee in July. An NC A AAU alliance is likely. Metropol itan Wheelmen plan a club run to the United States Hotel banquet tomorrow at 7:30. The Post seeks William Shields' current address.
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Club Racing Association
Metropoitan
Celestines
Taylor
Riders’ Union
Tom
Nat Butler
N. C. A. Board of Control
League of American Wheelmen
Milwaukee
Metropolitan’ Wheelmen
United States
William
Rube’’) Shields
Cornell to Send Track Team to Paris Exposition
Cornell University plans a track contingent for the Paris exposition international championship. An alumni appeal will determine the size of the team, with about eight men expected to have year end records. About 109 athletes train under Coach Jack Moaksley, aiming to form a representative college team to uphold U.S. prestige abroad.
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Cornell University
Cornell
Jack" Moaksley
Boston
Big Pond
United States
First French ball to be held in Providence
Harvard Yale and Brown will attend a French ball at Infantry Hall Providence R I on March 16. The event, the first of its kind in the city, is by Societe des Cursiniers et Garcons Francais of New York. French dancers will open the evening followed by a march led by Mile arquet with prizes for best and simplest costumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Yale
Brown
Infantry Hall
Providence
R. L
Truescoy
Societe Des Cursiniers Et Garcons Francais
New York
Milearquet
Madison Square Garden
Judge of Men Too Fatty Bates Knew Human Nature
Fatty Bates, famed horse dealer and Madison Square Garden figure, was more than a clown he was a keen judge of human nature and business instinct. The article recalls his strength his habits and the devoted band around him, noting Natty Bates’s lasting memory beyond his larger-than-life persona.
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New York
Charley
Bates
Madison Square Garden Ring
Fatty
Tony Weller
Worth of Two Year Olds in Trotting Circles
Two New York racing experts debate future auction prices for a high class two year old trotter. They wager on selling in 1902 for up to 15000 with speed and engagements cited. The rival argues three year old engagements could push him toward 25000 or more based on prior sales like Tommy Britton.
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New York
Ed Tipton
Andy Welch
Andy
Trotter
Ommy Britton
Harness stars eye fast trots and big auctions in New York
John Shepard trains Senator L 2 12 and West Cloud pacers amid Buffalo flyers and quick seconds. Amos Rathburn touts Lucille 3 09 ¾ aiming at a world record. Utica Horsemen’s Association contemplates Grand Circuit dates as W D sale in New York lists fast horses like Jersey Wood and Directum offspring.
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John Shepard
Senator L
West Cloud
Buffalo
A. M. Dold
Ponce de Leon
Amos Rathburn
Lucille
Utica
N. Y
W. D
American Horse Exchange
New York
Lucky Boy
Fred H
Belle Wilkes
Eben L
Kitty Kesler
Indelible Link
Annie Russell
Lady Clyde
Jimmie C
Parker
Tiger Tom
Joe Wible
Sherwick
Green Pacer
Jersey _ Wood
General Shafter
Lorna McGregor
Peter Duryea
Patchen Wilkes
Lexington
Emma Winters
Jupe
Tewksbury
Rovert J
Sommerville
N. J
Fatty Bates death leaves vast stable in good condition
The stock of Bates horses valued at 75000 dollars remains ready for market after the death of the famed trainer. The business legacy comes as the spring trade nears its peak, with 200 horses still listed for sale.
Birds seized as New Haven hotel raid nets sixteen arrests
In Savin Rock Keefe's Hotel officers backed by four specials raided a midnights dance gathering. sixteen men including the proprietor were arrested. More than twenty live birds and some dead ones were seized as crowd of 200 scattered. Several men were injured, two severely. ten detainees posted bonds and were released pending trial tomorrow morning.
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New Haven
Conn
Fouth
West Haven
Keefe
Savin Rock
Ting
Yale
Hartford
Boxing Gossip and Match Challenges Across Years
The column cites bouts and bets involving James O'Brien Westfield Jimmie Patterson Brockton and Tommy Ryan Lawrence with forfeit talks. It notes hopes of upcoming Walcott Smith fights and questions about Maher, McFadden Con sidine disputes, and renewed interest in re created McGovern Dixon footage. It mentions Joe Walcott Peter Maher and the Ebony boxer and hints at Corbett training rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dee
Boston
Patsey Sweeney
Dal
Hawkins
J. M. Kenny
James O’brien
Westfield
Jimmie Patterson
Brockton
Patterson
Fred Bryson
Scotty Coyne
C. R. Sheler
Cambridge
Jeffords
Peter Jackson
Vancouver
B. C
Tommy Ryan
Lawrence
Kelly
McGovern-Dixon
New York City
New York
T ‘Am Dering
Joe Walcott
Isoteric Club
George McFadden
Considine
Broadway Athletic Club
McFadden
Spike Sullivan
Spike
Walcott
Billy Smith
Peter Maher
Smith
Maher
O’hara
New York Telegraph
McCoy
Fitzsimmons
Joseph Walcott
Ryan
Tommy
Jim Corbett
Pernce
B. H. Roy
Benton
Rob H
Stones and Lynch to Clash in Featherweight Bout at Isosteric Club
Isosteric Club hosts a fifteen round featherweight bout at 122 pounds between Tig Stone of Charlestown and Charley Lynch of West End. A win by Stone could set him to face Sears or Gardner for the featherweight title. Preliminary fives include Jimmy Fossa vs Jack McMahon and Joe Gridie vs Harry Scott in six rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isosteric Club
Stone
Charlestown
Charley Lynch
West End
Lynch
Roanoke U
Charlestown A. C
Sears and Gardner
New England
Jimmy Fossa
Jack McMahon
Joe Gridie
Harry Scott
Cambridge
Si Roumis
Boston Smoke Scene Spurs Young Smoker Tale
A New York youth Thomas Guilfoyle aged 17 boasted a record fifty cigarettes daily and planned to leave home. He and companion Edward Rider were said to be seeking fortune in Beeston and were last seen in town, away from policemen, after Rider worked in Maiden Lane and Guilfoyle lived on Water Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Guilfoyle
New York
Edward Rider
Beeston
Rider
Maiden Lane
York
Clinton Street
Guilfoyle
Water Street
Gaelic School session on Ballymote Book and Irish dancing plans
At 1161 Washington Street the Gaelic School held a general meeting led by P. J. O Daly with Michael A Hurley and Jeremiah Coffey. A paper on the 14th century Ballymote Book was read. Frere chertue’s era was noted and a Boston Public Library book measured 18 by 42 by 4 inches was cited. A discussion on preserving Irish dancing in America followed and a roll of twenty names formed for a dancing school effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Street
P. J. O'Daly
Michael A. Hurley
Jeremiah Coffey
Ballymote
Boston
America
George Finneran
Washington Tours Launches $25 Travel Offer
A condensed notice announces Washington Tours at $25 offering trips leaving Beeston to Washingtons. Contact N. Bell on Ashington Street, Boston for details and scheduling under the Condecreticon system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington Tours
Pennsylv
Beeston
Washi
Arary
N. Bell
Ashington Street
Boston
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Lipton
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