This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1906
Page
3
Boston women of the younger set take to pushball on horseback at the New Riding Club as they drive a large ball toward a goal. The riders display skilled horsemanship and calm courage though the game is difficult, earning praise for their debut.
The National Trotting Association bans wind or dirt shields for future records prompting debate among horsemen. Readers note Dan Patch and Lou Dillon windshield records and discuss dropping such marks from the Year Book while preserving top champions.
In Oxford on March 11 24 Rhodes scholars compete in the Torpids a race for rowers not in last summer’s eights. Among the Americans listed are F Adelotte Indiana R E Blodgett Missouri J A Brown New Hampshire C W Bush Delaware E J Fora Mississippi R K Hack Massachusetts H Hinds North Dakota B H Jacobson Utah E R Lloyd West Virginia P C Main Louisiana L G Railsback Washington H W Soule Maine W W Thayer New Hampshire and C C Vincent Ohio.
At a Dorchester Driving Club meeting President D Arcy named a committee to study uniting New England amateur horsemen into a possible league to promote intercity matinee races.
Roxbury Comet Club and Tremont Temple A C seek 16 to 17 year old teams for matches. The Young Walcotts want 18 year olds, and a Dorchester field team requests games for older squads. Matches to be arranged through listed Boston area contacts.
The Franklin A C of Somerville seeks games with high school teams while St. Peter s A C of Cambridge desires matches with 120 pound teams. Arcadia second team of Dorchester challenges any 95 pound team in the State.
The column riffs on Grantland Rice opposing girls at baseball games, Boston vs Cleveland fans, and Harvard basketball roughness. It also notes Jack Chesbro sticking with the spitball, and a mock forecast of season dope with players like Freeman, Henry Clay, Criger, Kim, Stahl, and Dineen.
Many candidates for the U S team to Athens next month compete in a New York Athletic Club final tryout at Madison Square Garden tomorrow night. Entrants include Harry Hillman H V Valentine J P Sullivan Dick Sheldon Jim Mitchell Ray Ewry Harvey Cohn George Bonhag C J Seitz and Eli Parsons.
Interest in the Boston College and Holy Cross dual meets at the Boston College Gym next Thursday evening grows as top local athletes enter open events to be held the same night.
East Boston Evening High School faces the Naval Reserves of Newport R I on Wednesday evening. A special train leaves South station at 6 05 p m. Interested fans should contact Manager Patrick Crowley at 677 5. Round trip fare is 2 38.
The Timekeeper predicts a fast bruising bout between Battling Nelson and Terry McGovern in Philadelphia on Wednesday night. Nelson remains in top condition while McGovern is viewed as near his best, with Corbett’s past wins over McGovern cited as a benchmark. The Dane is seen as the 2 to 1 favorite.
A dense schedule spans Monday to Saturday with Nelson vs McGovern in Philadelphia and Gans vs Sullivan in Los Angeles. Notable local clash Chelsea Goodwin vs Rouse O'Brien for New England featherweight honor and Gloucester’s Stone vs Ashley headline Gloucester A C. A special New York to Philadelphia boxing train is offered for Nelson MacGovern.
East Boston forms the Maverick Baseball Club promising one of the strongest 19 20 year old teams in the state. Players include Jim O Rourke Morris Marcus David Block Louis Fleischer Michael Ober Israel Aronson Edward Ober Harry Flanzbaum and Samuel Lipinsky. Manager Benjamin Freedman 137 Paris Street East Boston invites challenges from rival 19 20 year old squads.
President John Collins of the Interstate league praises strong backing from North Attleboro and the local jewelers who are buying shares. Virgil Morse is chosen manager, Robert Gordon named treasurer, and plans for players and schedule are under way as enthusiasm rivals the 1898 1899 intertown series.
Tremont team total 2664 leads Commercial league. Faneuil 953 in Commercial league sets team high. Ober 603 tops North Shore Commercial. Clark 240 leads Faneuil. Harvard Square 1478 leads Greater Boston with 533 for its team. Hintz 331 total and 141 single lead Harvard Square in Greater Boston.
Standings show teams Towanda Newtowne Highland Colonial Medford Calumet and Old Dor with win loss records and averages. Individual leaders include Patterson Paul Philbrick Fuller Webb Snow Brown and Legate with high 98 99 averages.
Suburban interclub league standings show Dudley Jamaica Roslindale Newtowne W. Y. C. and S. B. Y. C. among leading teams with several players listed for batting averages and pools. The article notes two weeks remain in the schedule and a marquee East Boston versus Dorchester game is upcoming, with standings shaping the final positions.
Harvard letters bound for the New York Athletic Club indoor meet leave Cambridge for the trip this afternoon. Key events center on the relay with Captain E. J. Dives M. H. Whitman J. I. Davie M. B. Van Brunt, I. J. W. Ford P. M. Clark G. I. Roosevelt and W. A. Hanley. Outdoor practice begins today marking an unusually early start for the Crimson track squad.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.