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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1904
Page
3
The Boston Horse Show premium lists announce a total of 20,009 in plate and money with entries closing March 28. Judging spans 12386 classes including Trotters breeding driving roadsters hackneys coach horses harness high steppers and numerous pony and hunter divisions led by chairs for dealers and non dealers restrictions and various prize categories.
Five South Boston ball players will compete for New England league glory this season. Four head to Haverhill to join Billy Hamilton’s squad, while James I Wallace Arthur McGovern Moroney and James J O’Neill stay in South Boston Gym for practice and photos. The quintet, all from local semi pro ranks, aims to report in shape despite harsh winter conditions.
The New Bedford Athletic Association hosts a packed boxing week with Canole vs Mack and King vs Tuths headlining. Highlights include Sweeney vs Reed in N H and Sullivan vs Reed in Marlboro as clubs seek marquee matches and buzz grows for a Canole win and a Goodwin Attel world title bid.
The Mechanics Building hosts the largest indoor schoolboy meet in New England with entries from Worcester, Andover, Exeter, Lowell, Lawrence, Providence, Concord, N H and Portland Me. Team races may occur among Worcester Academy Andover Academy Exeter Academy Noble Greenoughs Volkmanns Boston English High Boston Latin Cambridge High Cambridge Latin Brookline High Newton High Brighton High Dorchester High and Stones School. A Boston College Preparatory School open meet follows next Friday with strong prep school participation. A quadrangular meet Between Boston Latin English High Roxbury High and Mechanic Arts High is planned for March 26 at English High School drill hall.
Bridgeport reports a scientific test on Barnum and Bailey winter quarters shows animals not trained to drink liquor refused it. Most fronted trays containing liquor were untouched, with cat family members angry enough to attack keepers. A few trained animals drank whiskey, beer, wine, gin, and one bear became intoxicated and collapsed in its cage.
Medford March 6 Henry Williams grocery store at West Medford suffered heavy damage when Policeman B D F Lenox clashed with Alfred H Gaskins a colored man during an attempted arrest. They crashed through a plate glass window. Gaskins was bailed later by his mother.
The First Methodist Society of Chelsea held joint morning and evening services with the Cary Avenue Baptists, from whom they purchased a church after selling theirs to a Hebrew congregation. Rev. W. W. Skenk preached at both services.
Judge Emmons spoke to over 80 young men at the Spartan Club on duties of the police. The talk covered the history of voter listing and explained the Bertillon system plus the thumb print method of criminal identification.
Monte Carlo March 6 A new bank breaking syndicate working unobtrusively for weeks is credited with notable success The group includes three Americans and two Englishmen with a capital of 125000 They back even chances to win 25 at each coup with two members playing at different tables They escalate stakes to 50 when luck favors and revert to 25 when luck turns The public partly links the syndicate to recent casino downturns.
A large number of entries pour in for the Brookline Natatorium open swimming tournament next Wednesday evening. Officials face a tight deadline as mail brings in entry blanks and the club secretary races to compile a complete entry list and run all events before midnight.
West Newton origin reports Inspector Fletcher of police headquarters arrested Jeremiah Dunn in Quincy at the request of John McClellan who accused Dunn of stealing a witch. The watch was taken about three weeks ago from McClellan's Beacon street room, with police actively searching for Dunn since.
With one game separating Boston Athletic Association and Newtowne, the two meet at Old Dorchester Club alleys for the final clash. B A A leads by one game. Newtowne must win all three to claim the trophy, while a two out of three still ties and forces a rolloff.
Daniel Kilroy of Elm Cycle Club in the Cycle league and a player from Emerson team in the Commercial league posted last week’s best candle pin and battle pin totals respectively, highlighting standout performance across league bowling.
The report lists top performances from league matches across Greater Boston last week, highlighting the highest scores achieved in battle and candle pin play by individual bowlers. Strong names and exact figures are noted for competition standings.
Jefferson City posted a team total of 1459 and a team single score of 539. Kilroy of Elm Cycle led individuals with 326. Finnegan of Murray Irwin City and Morris of Old Colony City tied for high singles at 128.
Newton League Standing shows Newton Boat at 3.6 with 420 North Gate and 4360 Aniston Golf at 36, Hunnewell and Riverdale scores noted. Individual averages list Hersey of Maugus 93, Loring Hunnewell 88, Field North Gate 91, Wells North Gate 88, Kimball N. B. 01 Jennings Riverdale 87, Travis Mangus 80, Willey Mangus 80, Spalding Hunnewell 89, Weitz Allston Golf 86.
A fragment shows individual averages and street listings such as Old Colony and Dartmouth. Names like Hintze Miller Stevens McMullen Phinney and Rouse appear with partial scores. Calves were discussed for Forbush and Ray, with scattered digits and street references in a local sports or community ledger.
A fragmented ledger from the Telephone League shows numeric entries and names such as Wich awed W. L. Ave Ampermtnts, Laemoo, Penniman, Lynn Tampton, Emerson, Murray, Casta, Sh Cohoan, and Con. Supt. and Cashier roles are listed with varied figures like 17 7 414 and 145-10 4141, indicating payrolls, collections, and management.
The B O T T L E P I N S team from B A A Gilt Edge led the Interclub event with a team total of 2662. Emerson of Commercial posted the top individual score with 952 points, followed by Harriman of Emerson Commercial on 611 and Magynitzky of Colonial Suburban Interclub with 232.
A cluttered sports page shows standings with teams such as Newspap er League and Globe, alongside scattered player selections and brief notes. Names like Byford, Simpson, Berg, Olm, and Gonnot appear amid the unreadable OCR junk, conveying a faded snapshot of a past box score or column.
The town buzzes as talks of another postseason series spread. Fans back Collins in the American League and Giants in the National League are hoped to shine while Boston National’s young players may revive old triumphs. Frank Selee’s Colts drew crowds last summer in Chicago, and Freddie Parent’s Maine hunting trip is noted alongside a planned stroom house in Sanford. Hermann’s Ridgewood Park ruling stirs league officials, risking a clash between National and American leagues. Frank Farrell backs the decision amid worries over the New York Americans and potential league conflict.
Police from Division 1 raided 480 Hanover Street yesterday afternoon charging four men with Sunday card playing. Louis Trapline Louis Lonpris Jeste Bobo and Angelo Simarola were arrested on site.
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