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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1909
Page
9
The Post pin tournament shifts the lead as 16 of 52 bowlers post averages above 180 with 24 games left. Leach of Tremont held the high mark until Gumpbright of Dudley Club toppled him with a 656 three-string. Next week’s games roll Thursday as contenders chase a final six for New York.
Nearly 300 Harvard athletes competed in cold trials for the track carnival finals. Fastest 40 yard dash time was 42.5 seconds by J Wiggins with a foot handicap. E H Ruch and E B Merrihew won half mile heats amid strong winds. Rand, Foster, Blumer won hurdles heats. I Wallon led the 260 yard dash. S A Reed qualified high jump and Little reached 41 ft 1 in in shot put.
In Somerville at Central Club the Gilt Edge league race stays tangled as Newtowne halts B A A with a 2 0 split. Newtowne won the first two games 21 and 20 pins, B A A replied in game three by 61 pins to gain total pin superiority by 10 pins. Grover led with 500+ in three strings, scoring 233 in his final string. Next week B A A must sweep at Newtowne alleys to force a title deciding match.
Fall River defeated New Bedford tonight by 6 goals to 1 in a fast hockey game. Higgins, Warkins, Roberts, Thompson starred for Fall River with strong rushes and stops by Sutton Harper and O'Hara. Referee Heffernan.
Worcester and Providence battled to an 8 to 6 final score as Worcester's strong defense kept Providence from scoring. Key players included Bone Menard Hart Fahey and Mallory for Worcester, with Sutherland and Perrin noted in stops and refereeing by Kilgara.
Watertown High beat Everett High 27 to 15 at the Newton YMCA gym. O Brien led Watertown with four goals on the floor. Robinson Hart and Henderson added multiple scores as the teams played two 20 and 15 minute periods before an attendance of about 100.
Mat Maloney former amateur champion marathoner beat Paddy White of Dublin in his first pro race at the Sixty-ninth Regiment Armory. White led early and into the 15th mile but faded as Maloney closed the gap and surpassed him by the 18th, finishing 8 laps ahead after 20 miles in 2 95 30. Curran won the preceding five mile pro race.
Winthrop High School barely defeats Rindge Manual Training School 27 to 24 in a rapid game. Scorers include Snow and Treland. referees were Urowell. Attendance reported as 400 with two 20 minute halves.
English lightweight champion Fred Welch defeated Ray Bronson of Indianapolis in the 15th round of a 20 round match in New Orleans. The bout was even through ten rounds before Welch battered Bronson with jabs and delivered a decisive knockout with a right hand in the 15th.
Johnny Thompson the Cyclone from Sycamore Illinois defeated Mickey Gannon of Pittsburg in a ten round bout at the National A C tonight. Thompson controlled the fight from the start and sent Gannon to the canvas at the end of the tenth round as the bell rang to end the bout.
The seventh annual Boston Automobile Dealers Association show opens at 8 pm in Mechanics' Building with more exhibitors and cars than ever. About 105000 square feet of space hosts 560 exhibitors and a multi-room, ornate decor planned to outshine other cities. The event runs all next week with concerts by three orchestras.
Dense listing of scores from Prospect Malden Hills Revere Rexford Carruth Pilgrim Chelsea and Winthrop alleys with individual bowlers and totals for the night. Highlights include notable performances by Turner Sullivan and Nystrom while team totals vary across venues and formats.
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Brockton march 5. After a meeting the Stitchers Union executive committee is expected to announce concurrence with W I Douglas Company's settlement proposal for 425 workers. The agreement to be declared at tomorrow's conference with Superintendent Drake signals end of the strike and return to work.
The scout cruiser Salem reached Portsmouth New Hampshire from Newport to be dry docked before its voyage to the Azores. The Salem entered the harbor at 3 p m. The Birmingham, bound for this port, was off Cape Ann at that time.
Doran do sent word he injured his knee and could not run. Johnny Hayes substituted to face Bob Hallen and Mike Spring at the Second Regiment Armory. Spring and Hallen beat Hayes by three laps. Spring finished in 59 minutes 4 1-5 seconds for ten miles, Hayes in 1 hour 1 minute 16 2-5 seconds.
Carmen brothers, two newsboys, won first prize at the Grand Opera House amateur performance. Miss Marie Brown was second prize winner as the sole girl performer. Albert and Rogers, acrobatic balancers, claimed third honors.
The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute basketball team defeated Brown University 30 to 3 in a fast-paced game played at Brown.
In New Haven on March 5 Yale defeats Cornell four bouts to three to win the tournament after Pennville wrestlers L J Peake breaks his shoulder in the 145 pound class. Yale wins in 111 125 135 18 and 175 pound classes while Cornell takes 145 heavy and heavyweight titles.
In the last game of the Lean versus Thresher three-cushion carrom series at the Imperial billiard room, Jean claimed victory with Lean scoring 1 and Thresher 8.
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