Harvard Athletes Prep With New Grounds And Roster Changes
Harvard athletes train on newly provided grounds while the varsity squad stays intact and the general squad shrinks. Captain Walter G. Mertland returns with last year’s team, and freshmen join the squad. The Weld freshman crew is reduced to about fifty, with six crews formed. The fencing club loses an instructor due to funding issues, swapping in F. H. Dohs. An open gymnastic contest seeks a team for the intercollegiate event in New York. A Democratic club forms at Harvard with Edward L. Logan leading. John Jay Chapman will lecture on political reform in New York.
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Rhere
Harvard
Walter G. Mertland
Reid
Hamilton
Bostons
Harvard Nasium
New York
Pr. Sargent
Nita
Edward L. Logan
Ward 14
Harvard Law School
Holworthy Hall
John Jay Chapman
Chapman
Yale Case Not Smallpox Diagnosed Variloid
New Haven authorities say Yale freshman G. W. Perkins now shows a varioloid diagnosis rather than confluent smallpox. The student is very ill but not considered in critical condition.
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New Haven
Conn
G. W. Perkins
Yale
Brimmer School Glass Of'84 Class Reunion Set
The thirteenth Brimmer School class reunion will be held at the United States Hotel on Thursday March 8 at 7 p m Dinner is served at 7 45 p m Quincy E Dickerman the current Brimmer principal will be the guest of honor
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Brimmer School
United States Hotel
Quincy E. Dickerman
The
Brimmer
Penny Savings Bank Corporators Reelect Old Officers
The annual meeting of the Boston Penny Savings Bank corporators was held yesterday and the old board of officers was re elected. Members listed include Roland Lamb Aaron Pratt Maurice H. von Fred Pratt Matthew Binney Jones Eager Frank Easterbrook William Sesalih William Rollins and John Ainsley.
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Boston Penny Savings Bank
Rolan Lamb
Appard
Maurice H. von Fred ' S Pratt
Matthew Binney
Jones T. Eager
Frank W. Easterbrook
William J. Sesalih
William
Rollins
John
Ainsley
Cambridge Edges Cushing with Late Free Throws
Cushing led 20 points in the second half after a first half score edge. Cambridge added a points tally on a foul to close the gap, securing a narrow win.
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Cushing
Clarke Training Tigers
Princeton New Jersey March 6 The Princeton baseball candidates began practice with catcher Clarke from the Boston league team taking charge He limited instruction to observing the players and assessing material for a two week stay He plans to drill on grounders batting and general form
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Princeton
N J
Clarke
Yale Opens With Coach Nichols for Spring Baseball
Yale baseball candidates in New Haven began training under professional coach Charley Nichols, the first such setup since 1894. Nichols will stay roughly until mid April to direct the squad at Yale.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Charley Nichols
Boston
Nichols
Annual minstrel show and local sports events set for March
The Melrose A. C. plans its annual minstrel show at City Hall on Tuesday night March 27. East Attleboro and North Attleboro announce a summer series with Donovan in talks, while Boston College schedules baseball games including Syracuse on April 2. A Metropolitan A. R. A. meeting is set for March 14 to elect officers and discuss regattas and crew sendings. Crack athletes meet March 12 at Cambridgeport gym in a St. Joseph’s A. A. clash. The piece notes poker rules and a strong candlepin run by Jack Sheafe of the Boylston team with 12 strings totaling 1228 pins.
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Melrose A. C
City Hall
Young
National Peeeee
East
North Attleboro
Young Donovan
Montreal
East Attleboro
Boston College
Syracuse University
Harvard
Commonwealth Club
Weymouth
Braintree A. C
Metropolitan
A. R.A
Acave
Cambridgeport Gymnasium
St. Joseph’s A. A
Cambridgeport
Dick Rant
East Whitman
Boylston
Legislature Schedules Hearing on Cycle Path Legislation
This morning at 10 o'clock the roads and bridges committee at the State House will hear proposed laws to establish a system of cyclist supported cycle paths. The L A W committee on legislation seeks the presence of one wheelman interested in the measure.
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Legislature On
State House
L. A.W
Team Race Set Between St John’s Literary Institute and Mission Church A A
The dual athletic meet includes a team race between St John’s Literary Institute Beat Boston and the Mission Church A A of Roxbury scheduled for next Monday evening at the Cambridgeport venue.
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St. Joseph’s A. A
West End
Cambridgeport m
St. John’s Literary Institute of
Beat Boston
Mission Church A. A
Roxbury
Fox Lake Yacht Club Adopts Massachusetts Racing Rules
The Fox Lake Yacht Club in Chicago will follow the Massachusetts Yacht Racing Association rules for next season as the method of scoring that gives the greatest satisfaction to competitors and organizers.
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Fox Lake Yacht Club
Chicago
Massachusetts Yacht Racing Association
MIT Winter Meet Sets Exeter Street Gym Event Lineup
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology hosts its annual winter meet tomorrow in the Tech gym on Exeter street. Events include a twenty yard dash potato race running and standing high jumps pole and fence vaults shot put rope climb and hitch kick. Classes have entered teams and rivalry is high.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tech
Exeter Street
Post Office Receipts Rise in Boston February 1900
The Boston Post Office reports February 1900 receipts from stamps and enclosures totaled 238,133.52 dollars. This marks a 16,267.57 dollar, 7.33 percent increase over February last year.
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Boston
Crowley Denies Byers Gardner Referee Bias in Hartford Bout
William L. Crowley manager Nutmeg Athletic Club Hartford defends decision to name Charley White as referee in the Gardner Byers fight. He claims Byers’s manager caused the dispute and accuses Byers of fouling the fighter on the floor. Crowley rejects police escort claims and defends his club’s honor.
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Hartford
Conn
Post
George Byers
George Gardner
Byers
Charley White
Gardner
Charley ‘White
Tim Ring
Ane
White
O’rourke
Ers
Sue
William L. Crowley
Nutmeg Athletic Club
Boxers Reach Lewiston For Riley Mullens Match
Representatives of Martin Riley and Joe Mullens post balance of forfeits and finalise terms. A new offer from Lewiston-backed, responsible parties secures a match to be decided in Lewiston on March 15. Other bouts include Shaw vs Mulverbill and Lewis vs Sullivan with various local contenders seeking engagements.
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Martin Riley
Joe Mullens
Maine Athletic Club
Lewiston
Griffo
Riley
Mullens
Anderson
Mose Hanlon
Kirtland Club
Riley-Mullens
Wince Sweeney
Shaw
Martin Mulverbill
Kid Lewis
Young Sullivan
John Costello
Haroles
Worcester
Faneuil
Hugh Winters
Winters
George Roles
Jeffries Point Rowing Association
Ry Yes
George Daniels
Om Heffernan
Dave McNeil
Frank Scott
John Bell
Bob Allen
Snyder
Clinton
Ike Mclean
Hudson, i
Jimmy Bynast
Biddeford
Ifc
Fake Wrestling Matches Sweep New England Fraud Scheme
An epidemic of fake wrestling matches is reported across New England with a gang running consistent frauds. The scammers target cities in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, diverting attention from legitimate events and profiting financially. The piece notes genuine Boston wrestlers exist but are not featured locally, leaving fakirs to operate nearby venues.
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New England
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Boston
Speer
Rob Roy
Rowing Plans Set By B A A For Interscholastic Season
The B A A rowing committee outlines weekly sculling races for club members and relays with the Union Boat Club ahead of open events on June 17 July Fourth and Labor Day. Inter scholastic scullers will field five or six shells, with 10 to 12 candidates from 12 plus schools. The interscholastic championship runs in late May. The Met ropolitan Amateur Rowing Association meets March 14 at the B A A clubhouse. N G Horton named sculling captain replacing G L DeBlois who resigned.
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B. A. A. Rowing Committee
Union Boat Club
Dick Glendon
John W. Crooks
Metropolitan Amateur Rowing Association
N. G.horton
G. L. DeBlois
Membership Rush For L A W As Racing Interest Grows
Applications for L A W membership rise with forty one new members in a week from multiple states. Medfield Cycle Club gears up for April 19 road race with a prize list led by two wheels. Dudley Marks and Albert Champion relocate to Cambridge for spring training as New Haven riders Collett Hausman and Rutz work legs and gym. Jack Prince plans a six lap track at New Haven and future tracks in Worcester Springfield and Hartford. A Nova Scotia summer circuit forms around Burns Pierce with Yarmouth and Halifax meetings awaited. State House lantern bill hearing set. Massachusetts Division L A W meets at Parker House to act on Chief Consul Elliott resignation amid leadership reshuffles.
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Rhode Island
New York
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Connecticut
Michigan
Medfield
Cambridge
Oe Ow
Waltham Save
Boston
Collet
Hausman
Rutz
New Haven
Collett
Jack Prince
Los Angeles
Baltimore Coliseum
Prince
Worcester
Springfield
Hartford
Nova Scotia
Burns Pierce
Yarmouth
Halifax
Jay Eaton
Vailsburg
State House
Parker House
Consul Elliott
Wolfson
Orge
A. Perkins
Mr. Perkins
Howard
Harry Elkes
Golf Championship Costs Burden Clubs Face
The passage notes the high expense of hosting championships with daily turf conditioning and maintenance. It states the United States Golf Association pays $1000 to clubs for tournaments, yet this sum does not cover costs.
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United States Golf Association
Rumored Engagement Reported in Odd Dutch Phrase
A fragmented local note hints at a rumored marriage involving Erick William in a peculiar reference to Holland and Amsterdam, suggesting a curious, uncertain social development.
Electric Bell in Kentud breeding notes and circuit plans
Electric Bell, a full brother to Chim by Electioneer, is part of Mr. Ley’s Kentud breeding program with Jimmie McCormick training and Jockey Walsh slated for next season. James B. Hoyt plans a Hudson River trotting circuit across eastern New York with meetings from June to August at Nagwill Albany Glens Falls Utica Rom Ay Tre Poughkeepsie Newburgh dependent on track participation.
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Electric Bell
Mr. Ley
Chim
Electioneer
the Moor
Jimmie McCormick
V. Bell
Walsh
James ’B. Hoyt
Troy
Kfoy
Hudson River
New York
Nagwill
FoushSetiemer
Albany
Glens Mans
Utica
Rom
Tre
Poughkeepsie
Newburgh
Pougkeepsie
Neburgh
Fatty Bates Laid To Rest At Auburn Cemetery
The body of C. F. Bates known as Fatty Bates was brought to Auburn Cemetery and laid in the family lot. The grave sits on a hillside near Mosspath as kin from New York accompany the remains with C. R. W. Dickens and the Brooklyn Yard staff.
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C. F. Bates
Fatty” Bates
Auburn Cemetery
C. R. W. Dickens
Brooklyn Yard
New Yo
Washington Tours 25 Dollars Rail Tour Announced
A Boston agent announces a Washington tour package priced at 25 dollars. The plan includes multiple stops in Pennsylvania and timing set for March, with rounds of rail travel arranged by Stine Dell at 06 Washington Street.
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Benk
Pennsylvania
Washin
Stine Dell
Weashit Hington Street
Boston
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Electric Eel
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