B A A Champions in Amateur League With Narrow Title Race
B A A holds first in the Amateur League of Boston and Vicinity with an eleven game lead. Charlestown Newton and Calumet compete for second as Old Dorchester Old Bel and Lexington make late pushes. Individual leaders include Legate Wood and Hill with several Charlestown Calumet players among the top ten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston and Vicinity
Unicorn
B A. A
Legate
Tord
Smith
Hill
Wardwell
Charlestown
Newton
Calumet
Old Dorchester
Old Bel
Lexington
Arlington
Newtowne
Fred Wood
Warren Hill
Southwell
Richardson
Tower of
Pin
Fear
Newton Tee
Calumet Tenes
Tower
Old Belfry
Purrington Calumet Seer
Ingraham
F H. Reed
Old W Belfry
Marston
la Ae
A Ee
Calumeta
Kenney
Walker
Emmons
Arlington Ee
Hales
Linder
Tiray
Old Percneaeet Ee
Close Candle Pin Race Leaves Three Teams in Contention
Seldom has a closer struggle in the candle pin division of the City League been seen as Jefferson leads West Brookline by one game with Jameson tied for third. Roxbury, earlier leader, sits fourth as three clubs are bunched, and McDonough and Sheafe contend for the top averages with a 4.0 grand average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
West Brookline
Jameson
McCarthy
Murray & Irwin
Hub
Roxbury
McDonough
Sheefe
Boylston
Wilby
Winfall
Bk Aee
Gallee
Ammobon
Basin
Barras & Uwit
Carruth
Sete Ereees OD
Mervers
Eee
Terceerre
Boylston --Ereees Ees
Mab
City Hall
McCar
Murray
Sheafe
Boyliston
Devine
Pierce
McPhillips
Jameson S
Rouse
Coleman
Jones
Prury
Bickford
Selbing
W. B
Bradbury
Fossa
Higgins
Meyers
Hayes
Smith
Moylston
Irwi
Aree
Rockwell
Willems
Ferguson
Binns
Potter, Carruth
Batson
Finnegan, M. & I
Curtis, Carruth
Hatcb, Carruth
Libbey
Paige
Solfollan
Kendy, McCarthy
Seahy, Meyers
Metsuac
Jacunsbury, Hub
Nayson
Joy
McDonald
Byrnes
Piper
Tye
Lodge
Soegrath
Caswell
Carruth Leads City League Pin Rollers With Top Averages
The City League's big pin rollers show strong winter form in Boston. Carruth leads Boylston by three games with Murray Irwin third and Sudbury fourth. Hub sits fifth, Meyers Cit Hall and mcCerthy trailing. Carruth tops pinfall by about a thousand, with Marden posting the high average at 173 and Gordon tying Binns at 109 for Carruth’s top bowlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Carruth
Boylston
Murray & Irwin
Sudbury
Hub
Meyers
Cit
Hall
mcCerthy
Marden
Gordon
Binns
Eapiece
Kinsman
Watts
Civy League
Wen Taoat
Sity Hall
McCarthy
Manion
Boriston
Kendrick
Shaw
Ek Rinns
Carrut
McCabe
Andrews
Caffrey
Collins
Jones Boy
Brackett
Prem
Dow
Tisch
Meyera
Brown
Cunningh
Cochrane
Trwin
Peverley, McCar
Jackson, City Hall
McDonald, Hub
French & I
Journal Surges to Cut Hotel & Railroad Lead in Newspaper League
In the Newspaper League the Journal moved to seize the lead from the Hotel & Railroad after key last week wins. The Hotel & Railroad group still holds a slim two game edge, with a once ten game advantage shrinking as rivals push for the championship. The Herald and Journal show strong bowling, while pace-cut strain plagues Hotel & Railroad. two weeks of play remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Herald
Hotel & Railroad
Herald and Journal
Hatel & Railroad News
Sveseees Veeegay Sou Ee
GONG
Cc Cee
Esene Wiseeees
Ewes Ok
City News
Seeeee
New England News
POSG
Iis Cree Weebien Vevese
Local Bowling Match Opens Purse Contest in City
A $50 purse bowling bout features ten men per side candlepins in a Carruths arena opener between the home team and Murray & Irwin Consolidated. Return bout at Murray & Irwin next Monday. Murray & Irwin lineup includes Byrnes Hedge Finnegan Mc Carthy Butterfield McLaughlin Bates Bent Ferguson. A bid may come for a Keogh De Oro pool title match, likely in New York or Chicago, with local roomkeepers asked to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carruth’s
Murray & Trwin Consolidated
Murray & Irwin
Byrnes
Hedge
Finnegan
McCarthy
Butterfield
McLaughlin
Bates
Bent
Ferguson
Jerome Keogh
Chicago
Alfred de Oro
Keogh
New York
Burns Pierce Home After Six Day Coast-to-Coast Ride
Burns W. Pierce, who raced from San Francisco to New York in six days, is at his Waltham home after a rapid cross‑continent journey. He gained sixteen pounds and describes the race as very hard though he feels well. Promoters report a $7009 loss for the Western trip, including $3600 paid to Frisco newspaper men who demanded exposure. Pierce doubts Gimm was drugged but blames excessive hot baths. Tom Barnaby plans to stay on the West Coast for now and other riders are reported healthy and financially unscathed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burns W. Pierce
San Francisco
Waltham
Pacific Coast
Frisco
Pierce
Gimm
Tom Barnaby
East Boston
P. T. Powers
American Cycle Racing Association
Louis Gimm
Hale
Boston
Exchange Building
Louis J. Solari
Cuba
Montreal
New York
Bridgeport
Trenton
Reading
Wilkesbarre
Baltimore
Canadian Wheelmen’s Association
T. CC. A
United States
L. A
Pope Manufacturing Company
State Centurion
Harry W
A. M. Curtis
Meriden
Conn
Warren i Taylor
Norwood
James J. Casey
Worcester
Joe Downey
St. Onge
Clay
Lowell
Union Velocipedique de France
Jaced Bald
Arend
Bourillon
Jacquein
Morin
Tom Butler
Major Taylor
Banker
Barden
Boulay
Brock
Chinn
Cooper
Deschamps
Domain
Eros
Grogna
Houben
Jaap Eden
Bouton
W. J A. Elkes
Tarry D. Ilkes
Jarry
Hot Springs
Adhieres
Mott
Gerlach
Dixie Hines
Lavigne
Joe Bernstein
Annie Morris
Scio
Pittsburg
Soio
Tommy Hogan
West Baden
Gardner
Dixon
Harry
Page
Andy Daly
Eddie Connolly
McPartland
Connolly
Oscar Gardner
Jimmy Murray
St. Louis
Murray
Omaha
Valley Falls
R. I
Robinson
Hartford
Larry Burns
Troy
George Siddons
Kid Broad
Cleveland
Jack Hamilton
Burns
Siddons
Institute Hall
East Cambridge
Bridge A. C
Billy Berkeley
Riverside Boat Club
Steven Mahoney
Chelsea
Bob
Harrison
Corbett
Sharkey
Windy City
Fitz
Chicago
Tommy West
Dick O’brien
Olympic A. C
Buffalo
Tommy White
Jack O’brien
A Rother
O’brien
White
Bicycle Notes From the Frisco Six Day Race Controversy
Mr. Powers denies drugging claims by Louis Gimm after a 142 hour race. Gimm seeks fourth money and challenges the 142 hour entry as extended two hours, with riders alleging extensions without consent. Also notes on Boston meet committee, Montreal clash over championships, Cuba tours, and growing wheel trade and speed classifications.
Veritable Cloud of Canvas Stirs Surprise in Yachting Circles
A sailing event promises a striking display as a boat’s spreading canvas is set to astonish seasoned yachtsmen. The maneuver arouses anticipation among veterans and enthusiasts alike.
Defenders New Yacht To Feature Record Canvas
Captain Charles Barr will skipper the Defender in America's Cup trials. The 90 footer will carry a mast 16 feet taller and a boom 16 feet longer with a gaff six feet longer boosting mainsail by about 1500 square feet. The mast will be hollow and steel topmast likely, with nickel steel shrouds to prevent buckling seen in earlier Defender trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hank Haff
Islip
Charles Barr
Watson
Defender
Indian baseball star William Going’s near execution
The report recounts Justice Clayton halting a planned execution of William Going by sending a courier to the scene. Going, a Choctaw player, had killed his uncle in 1893 and faced death by firing squad delayed by court action. The delay allowed a federal hearing to proceed rather than immediate death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Mallister
I. T
William Going
Clayton
United States District Court
Going
Mason Going
William
Tonehka
Omaha
Kansas City
United States
Local Boat Clubs Start Season as Regatta Looms
The city readies for a national regatta with ice gone from the Charles and boats moved to floating houses by April 1. Dick Glendon announces schoolboy crews begin April 1, with eights first and fours later. Riversides lack a spar but expect progress in April. The Shawmut and City Point clubs prep heavily while a members meeting decides policy. Bradfords enter last year’s junior eight in the July 4 Springfield regatta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Chestnut Street
Dick Glendon
Bradstreet
Wise
Hobbs
Panock
Bradfords
Springfield
Joe Whitehead
Maguire
L Street
Cirles
Griffin 1 Dad. Bory Is Now in the Morgue and May Go to Potter's Field
Johnny Griffin the Braintree lad and former featherweight star dies in a West Sixty Street boarding house. He was born in Braintree Massachusetts about thirty years ago and fought notable bouts with George Dixon and Johnny Murphy. After quitting boxing five years ago he studied dentistry before drifting from public life. He collapsed at his boarding house after a period of dissipation and died before aid could reach him. The body shows bruising not from assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bory
Potter's Field
New York
Johnny Griffin
Braintree
West Sixtieth Street
Mass
George Dixon
Johnny Murphy
Griffin
Bellevue Hospital
Boxing Schedule and Rivalries Across Cities This Week
A busy boxing week spans Cincinnati Brooklyn London and more with bouts featuring Spike Sullivan Paddy Purtell Patsey Haley Terry McGovern Maher Ruhlin Gardner Walcott and Walcott earnings push. Promoters target first class fighters including Joe Walcott Oscar Gardner and Jack Waldron with bets and purses in play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Ryan
Paddy Purtell
Cincinnati
Spike Sullivan
Jack Waldron
Brooklyn
Jim Holloway
Jem Curran
London
Eng
Charles Exall
Harry McDermott
Gateshead
Patsey Haley
McGovern
Maher
Ruhlin
Gardner
Walcott
Sullivan
Waldron
Tommy Butler
Black Griffo
Jack Downey
Spike
Ryan
Selence
McCoy
Pat
George Monroe
Fred Mayo
Harry Forbes
Paddy Donovan
Jimmy Rose
Austin Rice
Casper Leon
Philadelphia
Rublin
Joe Walcott
Billy Edwards
Edwards
Tommy West
West
Watlcott
Wes
Black Demon
Lavigne
Fall
Busine
Work of the Ninth Extolled at Hibernians Reunion
Military Division 43 of the Ancient Order of Hibernians held a Fusiliers Hall reunion at 58 Hanover Street. Captain John B. O Higgins received a silver tea set in a presentation led by ex Senator John Quinn praising his zeal for promoting the order's principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Hibernians
Fusiliers’ Hall
Hanover Street
John B. O’higgins
John Quinn
O’higgins
Treatment of Prisoners Debate Prompts Wide Plan
Mr P F O Neil urges state control of prisons with 15000 acres for arable land brick making quarrying and water supply to house classify and employ inmates to produce clothing and food for all institutions. He argues work for families moralizes prisoners and reform requires government management. The talk is followed by reports on Cuban war experiences and Irish American fraternal activity in Suffolk County with references to Emmet St Patrick and imminent conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. F. O'Neil
Committee On Prisons
Deer Island
East Cambridge
O’higgins
Murray
Cuba
Chicago
Camp Alger
Ireland
Cronin
Suffolk County
New York
Pennsylvania
Boston
Douglass
East
Robert Emmet
Emmet
England
America
St. Patrick
P. J. Lynch
Boston Post
Victor
Croagh Patrick
Erin
Clark
Signal Corps
Ninth Regiment
Grady
Flanagan
Patrick J. Colbert
Thomas Francis Meaghes Literary Association
Dennis J. Donovan
C. J. Keyes
James E. Halligan
Charles MacCarthy
Eugene Sullivan
Thomas F. Fitzgerald
D. A. MacCarthy
Timothy F. Crowley
Edward J. Mel Cauley
Thomas Kelley
Brighton
Dominick Conlon
John Quinn
Patrick Guiney
Peter Dolan
Charles FE. Donohoe
Martin J. Roche
James Mantie
Paterick Guiney
Michael Morrison
John Lane
Dennis J. Cronin
Michael J. O
Entertainment and Zionist Meeting at Baldwin Place Hall
An entertainment and meeting in the interest of Zionism was held yesterday afternoon at Baldwin Place Hall under the auspices of the Dorshath Zion Association. Mr. S. Aronte presided and the principal speaker was Miss Jeannette Feingold of Dorchester. There were flow latte recitations and musical selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin Place Hall
Dorshath Zion Association
S. Aronte
Jeannette Feingold
Dorchester
Patrick Maloney to be Buried Today
Patrick Maloney who died at the city hospital Saturday will be buried today. A solemn high mass will be held at the Cathedral at 9 a.m. The notice corrects an earlier claim that no relatives would claim the body, stating his family took charge immediately after death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Maloney
Cty
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Candle Pin League
Newspaper League
Burns Pierce Home
Alikci
Big Creek
Alikhi
Griffin 1
Dad
Braintree Lad
The
Doc Payne
al Caldwell
Rockford
Jimmy Dime
Jimmy Gorman
N. Y
Dick O'Brien
Jack Bonner
Terry McGovern
Lenox A. C
Peter Maher
Gus Rublin
Ark
Broadway A. C
Crockey Boyle
Sam Bolen
Broadway
A. C
Mexican Pete
Frank Childs
Billy Hill
Joe Robinson
R. J
Joe Youngs
Eugene Bezenah
Charley Burns
Matty Matthews
Division 43
Robert Emmet Daly
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass’n
ST. Louis, U.S.A
Mr. O'Neil
Military Division 43
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