Last Day of Boston Auto Show Highlights Big Sales
The Boston auto exhibit closes with record crowds and strong sales. Dealers report many new sales and several traders selling off remaining 1999 models. The Lancia Lampo sold to William Goodwin Renwick for a San Francisco trip. William Hilliard mourns the loss as other speed cars sell. A controversial run from New York to Boston faces protests and a delayed 10000 mile non stop Maxwell-Briscoe contest rescheduling.
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William Goodwin Renwick
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San Francisco
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William Hilliard
Boston
New England
Boxing Vaudeville Keeps Kaufmann Busy As Contenders Circle
Al Kaufmann faces heavy pressure as Jim Jeffries looms with higher pay while a crowd of challengers led by Sam Berger and Sandy Ferguson line up for $10 000 backing and private bouts. Langford Delmont Bowker Beebe and others plot paths around the champion Jeffries in a bustling boxing scene.
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al Kaufmann
Jim Jeffries
Kaufmann
New York
Jeffries
Sam Berger
Berger
Sam
Sandy Ferguson
Hugh MacLean
Ferguson
Sandy
Joe Woodman
Sam Langford
Joe
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Jack Johnson
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London
Mechanic Arts Wins The Meet At Boston Latin Gym
Mechanic Arts High School track team overwhelmed Boston Latin School with a 45 to 27 score. Ferguson starred in the 600 yard and 1000 yard runs as Strecker aided May be, while Kenney and Connor led Latin in sprints. Several stars were absent due to illness and scholarships, altering expected results.
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Boston Latin School
Mechanic Arts
Walter Ferguson
Strecker
Ferguson
Kenney
Connor
Boston Latin
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Schoolboy Meet Off In Boston At Armory
The Boston High School meet scheduled for March 20 at the South Armory was called off. The organizing committee could not secure armory use and no alternative venue was found, so the games were abandoned.
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Boston
South Armory
Boston English High School Track Meets Mechanic Arts
The Boston English High School track team will host Mechanic Arts High School in a dual meet at English High School drill shed next Friday afternoon.
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Boston English High School
Mechanic Arts High School
English High School
Commonwealth baseball club seeks youth teams for games
The Commonwealth baseball club invites 15-16 and 17-18 year old teams in Massachusetts for matchups with their first or second squads. Prefer away games. Contact manager at 19 Myrtle street Boston or J Mahoney 263 Washington street Boston.
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J. Mahoney
Washington Street
Boston
Commonwealth Baseball Club
Massachusetts
Myrtle Street
Lincoln House Juniors Seek Two-Game Series With Holy Trinity Alumni
The Lincoln House Juniors basketball team requests a two game series with Holy Trinity Alumni, each on a home floor, plus a possible third on a neutral court. Contact EE. Soucy at 34 Bennett Street, City.
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Holy Trinity
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French Team Sure to Win at Six Day Event
New York March 12 The last 24 hours of the six day go as you please at Madison Square Garden saw fresh goar and rapid sprints. At 9 o clock the leaders were Milp laps 20 Davis Methus 22 Dineen Prouty 593 with Cibot Orphee close behind and Speikes 617.
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Madison Square Garden
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Davis-Methus
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Speekes
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Boxing Championships of New England A A U Tickets
Tickets for the Boxing Championships of the New England A A U to be held at Mechanics' Building on March 22 will be sold only to members of clubs or associations affiliated with the ASALU. The meet is under the B A A auspices with George W Brown as manager opening an office at 28 School Street Room 70 next Monday to sell tickets to eligible buyers.
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Roxbury Latin to Meet Noble and Greenough in Track
Roxbury Latin and Noble and Greenough will hold a dual track meet at the Back Bay track on Irv ington street this afternoon. Roxbury Latin previously impressed in a dual with St Mark's showing depth, with standout stars likely to contest multiple events to balance team strength.
Dorchester High Secures Harvard Cage for Practice
Dorchester High School coach William Matthews wins permission from Harvard College Athletic Director Garedon to use the Harvard baseball cage. The team will take possession of the cage this morning to train.
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West End Night for Lowell Boxer Jimmy Gardner at Old Howard
Ber wick Associates of the West End paid a visit to the Old Howard for West End night honoring Jimmy Gardner. The Lowell boxer appeared there this week and received a large floral piece from Harry Hodkins of Cambridge, who gave the presentation.
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Seymour Situation Ends With Giants Firing
Cy Seymour is removed from the Giants after a morning confrontation with Arlie Latham. He will be sold immediately and his name stricken from the club list at the Arlington Hotel as McGraw seeks waivers.
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Central Club of Somerville Beats Unicorns for Gilt Edge Title
At Newtowne Club in North Cambridge the Central Club of Somerville won the league by overcoming the Unicorns in bowling. The Unicorns led early but failed to win the second game due to missed spares, surrendering the title as Newtowne’s five spectators watched. Central won first game by 124 pins, lost second by 18, then triumphed in the third by 10 and edged total pins by 116.
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Somerville
Unicorns
Puffer Leads Thursday Bowling in Post's Big Pin Tourney
Puffer of the Arlington Boat Club tops the field with a 202 average, displacing Leach of Tremont who slips to second with 198. Six new bowlers join the roster including Ainsworth and Fuller from the B A A and Hales and Gutheim from New Town, signaling rising interest as 58 bowlers enter the event with 15 of 86 games completed. The Post plans a team for the National Bowling Association championship in New York in May, with 18 games required to qualify.
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Leach
Tremont
Puffer
Arlington Boat Club
Ainsworth and Fuller
Hales
Gutheim
Newtowne
New York
Candle Pin Scores Greater Boston League Totals
Candle Pin scores show Greater Boston League totals with .460, 427, and 434 across categories.
Gans Retains Edge in Quiet Ten Round Victory
Joe Gans previously world lightweight champion defeated Jabez White of England at the National A.G.C. in New York in a dull affair. Gans floored White four times, including hangs in the sixth seventh and eighth rounds, with a bell saving White at the end of the seventh. Spectators deemed the fighters past their primes as both tired and lacking edge.
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Joe Gans
Jabez White
England
A.gc
Gans
White
Joe
Hugh McIntosh
Bat Nelson
al Kaufmann
Kid McCoy
Packey McFarland
Instructors Barred as Officials in Boston High Games
A Boston High School football league meeting at English High School set next fall dates and approved graduates from Boston high schools to officiate in games except when their schools play. It also voted to exclude athletic instructors as officials, except in basketball, with all but one school in favor.
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English High
Boston
New Bedford Downs Fall River 4–0 in Clean Win
New Bedford blanked Fall River 4 to 0 in a tightly played matchup. Key scorers included Harkins and Higgins with 4 and 3 points respectively, as Sutton dominated the boards with 25 stops. Referee Kilgara oversaw the game at New Bedford.
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Fall River
Higgins Roberts
Jason
Thompson
Brea Holderness
E. Heb
O'Hara Peeeeee
Harper
West End A A. secures decisive West field games
West End iOnors schedules two pivotal basketball games to decide the West field championship. Tonight the Fenno five will clash at Blossom street ward room, followed by a Monday evening rematch against St. Joseph A. A. at the same venue on March 15.
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West Field
West Boston
Gaffney Hands Phillips Narrow Victory in Polo A A Stag Fight
At the Polo A A stag tonight in New York Jess Gaffney outboxed and pressured Harry Phillips. Gaffney controlled the action from start to finish and had Phillips close to a knockout in the fourth and tenth rounds.
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Jess Gaffney
Harry Phillips
New Polo A. A
O'Toole Defeats Allen in Six-Round Philadelphia Bout
In Philadelphia at the Non pareil A. C. Tommy O'Toole of Port Richmond defeated Johnny Allen in six rounds. O'Toole used sharp jabs and proved elusive against Allen. Earlier Fritz White stopped Morris Mahoney in the first round, Mahoney appearing to quit.
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Kellock Wins Bangor Bout in Third Round
Ollie Kellock of Shirley defeated Bill McLellan of Waterville in the third round of a six round boxing match held in Bangor Maine tonight.
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Bill McLellan
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Goodwin Edges Carleton In Tight Amateur Billiards Match
The fifth game of the Class amateur billiard tournament at the Hub rooms saw Goodwin defeat Carleton by a score of 150 to 149 in a nail biting finish.
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Carleton
Duffeys Column Confident on Doves Fast Runners
Duffey notes the Boston Doves may boast one of the league’s fastest base running groups led by Jimmy Neary and a fleet youngster corps. He recalls sprint practice among legends, mentions Arthur Devlin, Doc White, Lew Drill, and others, and foresees record-breaking speed with Neary guiding the charge.
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Jimmy’’ Neary
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Georgetown
Arthur Devlin
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Arthur
Neary
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Answers to Queries and Historical Sports Inquiries
A compilation of short sports queries and answers includes scoring rules in scribbage and checkers, fighter histories of Sullivan Mitchell Jeffries Johnson Corbett, admission prices, Irish descent athletes, Harvard Yale swimming result, and Swanberg the Swedish Marathoner.
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Johnson
Carroll
Ohio
Weters
Long
Kilpatrick
Gilbert
Duffey
Wefers
Harvard
Yale
Swanberg
Jim Corbett
Theatre Gossip and Weeklong Show Listings
The piece surveys upcoming attractions at major Boston venues with Fritzi Scheff Joseph O Mara Ethel Barrymore and many stars, noting engagements at the Colonial Park Theatre Majestic Globe Bowdoin Square and more. It lists shows like The Prima Donna Lady Frederick Peggy Macree and Way Down East along with touring acts and burlesque bouts.
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the Colonial
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Joseph O'Mara
Peggy Macree
Park Theatre
Adrienne Augarde
Hattie Williams
Boston
William A. Brady
Cyril Scott
John Mason
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Mabel Hite
W. C. Fields
Quigley Brothers
Martinetti
Sylvester
Gertie Everett
the Howard
Jimmy Gardner
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Arrah Na Pogue
Tommy Shearer
Shaun
Frances McHenry
Arrah
New York
Kathryn Pearl
Lindsay Morison Named Orpheum Manager in Boston
Lindsay Morison retires from Boston Theatre management and passes the duties to Al Levering who has been London representative of Charles Frohman. Morison takes over the Orpheum on Monday the 22d with an introductory program featuring a Wilson Melrose sketch. Morison previously led the Boston Theatre stock company.
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al Levering
London
Charles Frohman
Morison
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William Morris
Wilson Melrose
Bryson Named President of American Bowling Congress
Pittsburg March 12 Robert H Bryson of Indianapolis was elected president of the American Bowling Congress to succeed August Herrmann of Cincinnati who declined re election to pursue a bid for grand exalted ruler of the Elks.
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Robert H. Bryson
Indianapolis
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