Boxing Club in Bermuda Planned by Boston Promoters
Boston sportsmen consider opening boxing in Bermuda with top names. Neg Graham John Kennedy travel to Bermuda to seek John L Sullivan as manager. Plans include biweekly contests purses from 300 to 1000 dollars heavyweights Billy Wilson and Sandy Ferguson target.
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Cuba
Boston
Bermuda
United States
Gould
Graham
Kennedy
New York
John L. Sullivan
John . Sullivan
Sullivan
Henry Hess
Boxing Combine
Wilson
Sandy Ferguson
Mr. Graham
Kid McCoy
Tommy Ryan
Ryan
McCoy
B. BH. Benton
Reb Roy
John L Sullivan Advocates Boxing Reform
John L Sullivan outlines boxing reform ideas including fifteen round fights five ounce gloves physician examinations for entrants and strict foul penalties He criticizes anti boxing moves by governors and legislators and argues boxing builds men while noting football does not teach self defense
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New York
John L. Sullivan
John L
America
Boxing Gossip Sparring and legal quips in Chicago boxing scene
Boxing notes report Patsey Sweeney and Kid Goodman as Irish and Hebraic champions at Highland Lake. Chicago courts dismiss cases against boxers for theatre exhibitions as law misapplied. Hall and Fitzsimmons figure in tailed intrigue. Terry McGovern and "We" Sullivan reportedly matched for twenty five rounds in Frisco. Mattty Mlaherty to call at the Post at 10:20.
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Standish
J. Markowitz
Chelsea
Joe Walcott
Kid Goodman
Highland Lake
Mike Deveney
Patsey Sweeney
Sweeney
Patsey
Tommy Feltz
Chicago
Hall
Tattersalls
Iit
Ruhlin
Bob Fitzsimmons
Dunkhorst
Frank Hall
Louisville
Terry McGovern
We Sullivan
Frisco
Matttt Mlaherty
H. Benton
Rob Roy
Sullivan McGovern Bout Negotiations Denied in Louisville
Louisville report says both Dave Sullivan and Terry McGovern denied a planned match in Louisville. McGovern's manager agreed to hire the Twentieth Century A. C. of Francisco to guarantee a $5000 purse, with Charley White as referee, but Sullivan rejected White as referee.
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Louisville
Dave Sullivan
Terry McGovern
Uisville
McGovern
A. C
Francisco
Sullivan
McOvern
Charley White
Sllivan
White
Britain to contest 1901 Davis Cup in lawn tennis
Secretary Newburn of the English Lawn Tennis Association informed Secretary Presbrey of the U S Lawn Tennis Association that Great Britain will compete for the international lawn tennis championship, the Davis Cup, in 1901.
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Presbrey
United States Lawn Tennis Association
Newburn
Unclear Local Sports Placements Listed
Fragmentary results show placements for Ti Lawrence at Lewiston Lewiston, and entries at East Weymouth East Brockton and Salem Sarem with scores 5 or 6, plus Clinton 5. The text lacks full event names and contexts.
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Lewiston
Ti Lawrence
East Weymouth
East Brocktoneymouth
Salem Sarem
Clinton
Old Dorchester Triumph Over B A A In Amateur Bowling
Old Dorchester defeated B A A in three games at Exeter Street clubhouse scoring 2566 to 2568. Legate Hill and Gray led with high strings as Dorchester held a slim halftime edge before B A A surged to win the final game.
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Old Dorchester
B.A. A
Exeter Street
Unicorn
Legate
Hill
Gray
Parker
Tyler
Cutter
Ieeideane
Kyler
Ceecees Ie Shack Kee
Richardson
Gay
Elas Ielacciviste
Sane
Wardwell
Esesecee
Ainsworth
Fuller
Cccess
Ccce
Bowling Scores Highlight Local League Night
At Carruth's last night Higgins & Co of South Boston defeated Howlett & Co two games to one. Kelley led with 235. The Shepard Clark & Co swept Seavey Manufacturing Co. at Boylston alleys, O Bryan rolling high. The Springfield A A defeated Cambridge A A two to one, Bergen posting 267.
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Carruth
Higgins & Co
South Boston
Howlett & Co
Kelley
Shepard, Clark & Co
Seavey Manufacturing Company
Boylston
O'Bryan Rolling
Ata
Springfield
A. A
Cambridge A. A
Bergen
Handicapping changes in New England bicycle districts proposed
Chairman R F Kelsey has moved to Boston and will oversee handicapping for Connecticut Rhode Island western and southern Massachusetts except Worcester Gardner and east of them. The plan shifts districts trading New Bedford Taunton Brockton for Worcester Gardner Keene and other centers. The Metta Wheelmen expect a strong season as several amateurs join the club.
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R. F. Kelsey
New England District Board of Control
Boston
Kelsey
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Worcester
Gardner
Ie Neo A
New Bedford
Taunton
Brockton
Dat S. Spengue
Ae Scots
Betensaire Et Oeten
Board of Control Is
Metitan
Ww. I
Mr. Irwin
River Park
EBY Defeats Clearwater in Lopsided Meet
Clearwater of Pittsburg suffered a third defeat as Grant Ivey of Spring Ocean edged him by 61 points in the onappionamp meet.
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W. H. Clearwater
Pittsburg
Grant Ivey
Spring Eay Gran Y Ocean O
Herbert's rise as college strong man showcased
Carl Guy Herbert of H Law School is praised for relentless effort that turned him into a top intercollegiate strong man. From a 1998 champion with 1459.8 points, he closed the gap on leaders like Lovering, Klein, and Henry F. Cochems, growing through careful training and total dedication. He stood barely 5 feet 6 inches, not an imposing athlete, yet his disciplined training yielded extraordinary improvement shown in a comparative table.
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Carl Guy Herbert
H Law School
New College
Lovering
Klein
Henry F. Cochems
Herbert
Cothems
Samson
King Edward Leases Racehorses to Duke of Devonshire
The Racing Calendar reports King Edward has leased Diamond Jubilee and twelve other horses, including a Derby winner, to the Duke of Devonshire. This arrangement could affect upcoming races and breeding plans.
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London
King Edward
Diamond Jubilee
Duke of Devonshire
Salta tournament final rounds resume in Monte Carlo
Play resumed in Monte Carlo with four winners Marshall Marco Lentz Henig Weiss Adler advancing to a tourney for the top three prizes. The morning results show Marshall over Marco, Lentz over Mieses, Henig over Winawer, and Weiss over Adler.
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Monte Carlo
Marshall
Marco
Lentz
Mieses
Henig
Winawer
Weiss
Adler
Knickerbocker Club Rout Milwaukee In Water Polo Showdown
In Chicago on March 7 the Knickerbocker Athletic Club defeated Milwaukee 4 0 at the Sportsmen's Show Coliseum. The Knickerbockers and Brookline Swimming Club lead the championship, each unbeaten.
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Chicago
Knickerbocker Athletic Club
Coliseum
Milwaukee Athletic Club
Knickerbockers
Brookline
Mass
Concert at Newtowne Club Delights Wednesday Audience
A large crowd enjoyed an evening at the Newtowne Clubhouse arranged by Fred J. Caldwell and Guy Carnes. Elizabeth Landers read Gypsy Flower Girl with dramatic force, the Masters Fay displayed buck and wing dance, and Miss Alice Jones with Master Walter Caldwell performed a Spanish dance. Piano duets by the Corner Twins and Master Albert Caldwell’s hornpipe followed, with dancing until midnight.
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Newtowne
Fred J. Caldwell
Guy Carnes
Elizabeth Landers
Fay
Buck
Alice Jones
Walter Caldwell
Mamie
Bessie
Albert Caldwell
Blanche Holman
Florence Hatch
Cambridgeport Gymnasium Triumphs Over Lowell Team
Cambridgeport Gymnasium defeated Company G of Lowell in a fast exciting basketball game in Cambridge watched by about 500 spectators. Sweeney and McCarthy starred for Cambridge while Fawcett led Lowell with strong play.
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Cambridgeport Gymnasium
Company G
Lowell
Cambridge
Messrs
Sweeney
McCarthy
Fawcett
Jealous suitor shoots girl then commits suicide in New York
Dorothy Treulieb, 19, was shot by James Campbell after she rejected him and was found in critical condition. Campbell, who shot himself in the head, died later at the hospital. Police believe jealousy sparked the tragedy, with a Boston letter thought to have intensified Campbell’s fixation on Treulieb.
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MT. ON
N. Y
Dorothy Treulieb
Allen C. Treulieb
James Campbell
Kiman
City Hospital
Campbell
Boston
Miss Truelieb
Texas Representative Cooper Slapped on Train in Damages Suit
In a District Supreme Court case moving from Washington to Maine, Representative Cooper of Texas is accused of slapping George G. Barker of Maine after Barker objected to expectorating on a sleeping car floor. Barker seeks 10000 in damages as Cooper defends his conduct and calls Barker a busybody.
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Washington
Cooper
Texas
George G. Barker
Maine
District Supreme Court
Atlanta
Barker
Coo
Mr. Barker
Mr. Cooper
Oppositg
Samuel J. Hilborn
Floorida
Cabot Lodge Social Draws Large Crowd At Knights Hall
Cabot Lodge No. 394 Sons of St. George hosted a largely attended social last night in Knights of Honor Hall with about 200 people present. Attendees admired gowns including Miss McNeul pink silk waist black skirt Miss Lowthern blue black Miss Wright black Miss Nellie Alger black satin gray skirt Mrs Abbott black silk Mrs Grant black blue Mrs Chapman gray white Mrs Ilgar black silk Miss Johnston blue silk dress white skirt Miss Blanche Yates blue white Miss Dower black white Mrs Frank Foster black dress cerise waist Mrs McDonald black Mrs Carter black white Mrs Livingstone white gray.
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Cabot Lodge
Sons of St. George
Knights of Honor
Miss McNeul
Miss Lowthern
Miss Wright
Nellie Alger
Abbott
Grant
Chapman
Ilgar
Looking for Attwood's Relatives
A man who gave the name Frederick Attwood a pedier of 119 Charlestown Street North End died at City Hospital March 1 after being brought there January 28 He was 48 years old and attempts to locate his relatives since then have failed.
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Frederick Attwood
Charlestown Street
North End
William W. Smith Dies by Suicide in Lowell Foundry Owner
William W. Smith aged 37 hanged himself in the cellar of 49 Warwick Street in the serene district this morning. He had been ill with grip and was a co owner of Eagle Foundry in Ayer City.
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Lowell
William W. Smith
Warwick Street
Smith
Eagle Foundry
Ayer City
Tenney Signs with Boston for 3000 Offer
Fred Tenney, Boston's first baseman, was signed yesterday by Manager Selee. He is the second player under contract with Soden, Billings and Conant's group, with Demon Treville the first. Tenney said he had been approached by the American League offering 3000 to sign. He was a limit man last year. details on any raise were not learned.
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Fred Tenney
Boston
Selee
Death ends brief for American Association founder
John T. Brush named John S. Rogers of the Philadelphia National League Club as the sole cause of the American Association’s failure and predicted Rogers will face trial next fall to balance the record.
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Brush
American Association
Indianapolis
Ind
John T. Brush
The
John S. Rogers
Philadelphia National League Club
League and American Association
Groundwork Laid for Huntington Avenue Baseball Park
The Huntington avenue grounds began preparations for the season with a sod turning at 11:30 a.m. Attendees included Arthur Dixwell M J Moore and M J Sullivan as a cheering crowd and a luncheon followed. The plan features a diamond near the Huntington avenue entrance drainage work by Johnson Bros and a May 10 completion target. Jimmie Collins to meet Boston National League officials to discuss contract status amid lingering questions of bad faith and renewed plans.
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Huntington Avenue
James Collins
Arthur Dixwell
Mr. Dixwell
M. J. Moore
Somers
M. J. Sullivan
M. J. Gillis
H. A. Norton
Chelsea
Moore
Johnson Bros
Michael J. Murray
Charles A. Gardner
John A Carl Lothrop
James Fahey
John Coakley
John Coakley, “‘Tim'’ Murnane, W. 8. Barnes, Jr
F. A. Frost
J. C. Morse
Joseph Sheehan
John W. Crowley
C. W. Tibbetts
Wil
Heart Disease and digestion link and Stuart's Tablets remedy
The article links rising heart trouble in Americans to digestion issues and nervous system factors, noting most heart problems are non organic. It recommends improving digestion with Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, claims they aid digestion and stomach trouble, and offers a 50 cent package plus a free booklet from F A Stuart Co Marshall Mich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Marshall, Mich
Death of Harry Gray Bixby
Harry Gray Bixby of this city died yesterday noon of pneumonia. Former Nashua New Hampshire resident, he was a former champion tennis player with Hovey and a cup winning rifle shot. Short funeral services will be held at 4 PM at his brother George W. Bixby’s residence on Howland Street Roxbury. Interment will be at Saratoga Springs New York.
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Harry Gray Bixby
Nashua
N. H
Bixby
Hovey
George W. Bixby
Howland Street
Roxbury
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Chelsea Man Killed Crossing Train Tracks
George H. Packard age 68 of 372 Broadway Chelsea was killed by the Rockport express on the Boston and Maine tracks at Everett avenue. He attempted to cross and was carried nearly a quarter mile by the locomotive. Packard, a carpenter, leaves a family.
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George H. Packard
Broadway
Chelsea
Boston & Maine Railroad
Everett Avenue
Rockport Express
Boston
Packard
Thieving Postal Clerk Sentenced in Havana
John Sheridan former Havana post office money order clerk was arrested January 20 and sentenced to two years in prison and a $1300 fine for embezzling $1300 sent from Guantanamo on December 26.
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Havana
John Sheridan
Guantanamo
Playmate Shot by Accident in Princeton
A fatal shooting occurred in Princeton Maine when 14 year old Percy Campbell fired a loaded rifle hitting 12 year old Maxie Austin in the abdomen. The ball exited the back and Austin died shortly after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calais
Princeton
Percy Campbell
Maxie Austin
Captain Watson Ordered Away From Independence
Charles H W Foster spoke from Washington and New York aligning with Lawson's plan to name the Independence after Mr Lawson. Foster said he would not be made a NYYC member nor allowed on the boat in any role. Francis Skinner says Watson must sail Constellation from Bermuda April 1 to meet the owner.
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Charles H. W. Foster
Thomas W. Lawson
Washington
New York
Post
Lawson
Foster
New York Yacht Club
Poster
Thea
Nate Watson
Francis Skinner
Watson
Constellation
Bermuda
Hull 4
Massachusetts Yacht Club
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Sons OF ST. George Social
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Tenney
John J. Rogers
Liam Killeen
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Charles Mintz
Thomas J. Cummings
J. J. Ae
Jimmie Collins
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