Sportsman Show Delights 3000 at Mechanics Building
Spectators packed the Mechanics Building for the Sportsman Show with water polo, swimming races, and canoe contests. The 220 yard New England championship heat featured Green, Waldo Holm, Herbert Holm, and Aechtler of Brookline Swimming Club, finishing with Green narrowly winning after a late surge. Canoe events saw Quinobequin and Toronto clubs taking heats and wars, while Brookline beat Walpole 6–0 in water polo. The 18 yard handicap swim drew a large entry list from Boston to Cambridge clubs.
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Mechanics’ Building
Green
Waldo Holm
Herbert Holm
Aechtler
Brookline Swimming Club
Holm
Rechtler
Herbert Holmby
Initou
Toronto
Tatasset Canoe Club
Worcester
Tatasset
Brookline
Walpole
L. W. Bryant
Boston
Gordon A. Noyes
H. Quinlan
Atken
F. Brodbeck
F. Notman
L. G. Haskell
BH Ward
B. Easterbrook
Quinobequin Canoe Club
James B. Green
Fred Rechtler
al. McCormick
Stanley Howe
Ve. Walpole Athletic Club
William Devine
John Opp
W. Kopp
Leonard Shore
Frank Hagerty
John Ardeacon
Fred Smith
Rookline
Read Eet
Moore
Howe
Bicycle notes spark new era in racing and bikes
George R. Leander seeks management from F L Howe of Cambridge and will race in Boston on April 19. Prince Henry of Prussia bought an American Columbia chainless bicycle. German makers remain hostile to U S bikes as saddles see orders rise 20 to 50 percent. Sumner Robinson trains for the season from a scratch mark. John Lawson, known as The Terrible Swede, is gravely ill in Milwaukee. Kenneth A Skinner plans to test his new French automobile on the Saxonia tomorrow.
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George R. Leander
F. L. Howe
Cambridge
Howe
Leander
Boston
Prince Henry
Prussia
Sumner Robinson
Senna
John Lawson
Milwaukee
Kenneth A. Skinner
May Alter Yachting Rules Meeting in Boston
The Yacht Racing Association of Massachusetts will hold its annual meeting on Thursday evening March 20 at Young's Hotel. Officers will be elected races dates assigned and amendments to by laws and racing rules acted upon. Meeting begins at 7:30.
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Yacht Racing Association of Massachusetts
Young's Hotel
North Cambridge A C Open Cross Country and Open Games
A revised schedule from the reservation committee lists events at several venues. Open cross country by North Cambridge A C on April 12. Open games at St Joseph Co T A 8 of Lynn and Father oeethew Cc T A 8 of Peabody on Labor Day. Boxing and basketball events scattered around March and April.
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N. U
South Beson Gymnasium
B. C
North Cambridge A. C
B. Kr
St. Josep Co. T. A
Lynn
Father Oeethew
Bigney Fielding Race Postponed to May
Charles A. Bigney and Eugene Fielding have postponed their 10 mile Charlestown to Boston Light swim from April to May. The event remains scheduled as a challenge between the two competitors.
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Bigney
Charles A. Bigney
Eugene Fielding
Charlestown Bridge
Boston Light
Monsoon to challenge for Seawanhaka Cup from Canada
Boston yachtsmen prepare Monsoon a 24 foot scow designed by Starling Burgess with St. Lawrence spars. Built by Stearns of Marblehead for two local owners of Manchester Yacht Club, launch aimed by May 15. Names withheld until Sunday. One owner will sail. Monsoon to face Royal St Lawrence Yacht Club for the cup.
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Boston
Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club
Starling Burgess
Exchange Street
St. Lawrence
Stearns of
Marblehead
Manchester (Mass
Catholic Men's Retreat Begins at Immaculate Conception Church
The annual retreat for the Young Men's Catholic Association of Boston College will begin at the Immaculate Conception Church next Sunday evening and continue through the week.
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Young Men’s Catholic Association of Boston College
Immaculate Conception Church
Musical sermons led by Rev Henry Van Rennse laer schedule
A week of evening sermons accompanies a musical programme led by Rev Henry Van Rennse laer of New York. Daily titles include Man's Destiny, Man's Folly, God's Warning, God's Reckoning, God's Mercy, and Christ's Appeal with listed soloists, basses, and organists. A body communion mass closes the period.
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Henry van Rennselaer
S. J
New York
Daniel J. Murphy
Ivan Orawsaki
George E. Whiting
Signor de Lucca
William H. O’brien
John A. O'Shea
J. John B. Donovan
Alcide T. M. de Andria
Walter J. Kugler
God's Skeckoning
Albert C. Orcutt
Charles Delmont
Edward MacGoldrick
God’s Mercy
Richard H. McMunn
Thomas B. Clifford
de Youngs
Henry van Reinselaer
Inter scholastic Baseball Association schedules major league debut
Last evening the Inter scholastic Baseball Association met at the Boston Athletic Association to form schedules. Dorchester High was admitted. Cambridge Manual Training, English High, Somerville High, and Cambridge High represented. officers named for 1902. Schedule lists games from April 14 to May 30 at various sites including Locust street Tufts oval and American League venues.
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Interscholastic Baseball Association
Boston Athletic Association
Cambridge Manual Training School
English High School
Somerville High School
Cambridge High School
Cambridge High
Dorchester High
French
Somerville High
J. Hannan
B. Fletcher
Cambridge Manual
W. B. Harrington
English High
League
Cambridge Man Ua
Camoridge
Aprage
Cambri Manual
Cambridge
Locust Street
Tufts Oval
Ee Somervill High
Cambrid
Somerville
Canoo SS
Beichester High
Gnne
Jambridge Ann Va
Ridge
Cambelage High
Iglis
Erville
Tiny Val Ie
Somery
Fia
Dorchester Va
Boxing Gossip and Boston Ring News
Boston boxing writer B H Benton reports on Criterion Club meeting plans with Kid Sheehan versus Johnny Gardner and Allie Alberts versus Johnny Mahan as a lively card. He critiques London carnival prospects, notes Cambridge Athletic Association bouts, Jeffries speculation, and local boxing personalities including Patsey Haley and Joe Epstein.
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B. H. Benton
Criterion Social and Athletic Club
Washington Street
T. Frank Griffin
Criterion Club
Boston
Lenox
Business Men's Club
Jack Coakley
Kid Sheehan
Johnny Gardner
Allie Alberts
London
New York
Rsons
National Sporting Lab
Agricultural Hall
Colonel Fox
Iy Edward
National Sporting Club
Patsey Haley
Franklin Use
N. H. Vateey
England
Patsey Aley
Cambridge Athletic Association
James Travers
Ed Maher
John Murphy
R. A. Boucher
John Roche
John Johnson
Ed Barrett
Dennis Downey
Joseph Sweeney
John McCann
Harry Higgins
Frank Dorman
John Sullivan
Robert Montgomery
J. Frank Facey
Prospect Street
Cambridgeport
Cardiff
Wales
Kid McCoy
Chariie Mitchell
John Bell
Sandy Ferguson
Bell
Joe Epstein
Chelsea Joe
Young Epstein
Australia
San Francisco
Jim Jeffries
Jeffries
Fitz
Spee
Chicago Athletic Association
Joe Walcott
Billy Stift
Klondike
Walter Johnson
Rob Roy
Walcott and Jackson Fight to a Draw in Baltimore
Joe Walcott and Young Peter Jackson battled 10 rounds to a draw before the Eureka A. C. in Baltimore. The bout drew about 2000 spectators and was described as one of the fiercest contests witnessed there.
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Walcott
Jackson
Baltimore
Joe" Walcott
Peter Jackson
Eureka A. C
Stofft Beats McCune In Brooklyn Pro Meet Score 125 to 7
In the Brooklyn pro tournament Stofft of Cleveland defeated McCune of Boston 125 to 7. Stofft’s best continuous run was 29, the highest to date in the event, while McCune’s top run was 11.
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New York
Brooklyn
Stofft
Cleveland
McCune
Boston
Swain to Coach Exeter Football Eleven
Co. C. Swain, Harvard tackle, has been engaged by the Phillips Exeter Athletic Association to coach the football eleven next fall. He will succeed Perry Hale of Yale. Swain, since his graduation from Harvard, has been active in coaching and is regarded as a strong choice for Exeter.
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Co. C. Swain
Harvard
Phillips Exeter Athletic Association
Swain
Perry Hale
Yale
Har
Amherst Coach Loses Post to Exeter Offers
Amherst College will lose coach vard this year as Exeter College offers stronger incentives. The Massachusetts institution could not match the terms Exeter proposed, prompting the departure of the Amherst mentor.
Phillips Exeter Academy Football Schedule Listed
Exeter announces the fall football slate beginning Sept 24 with New Hampshire College at Exeter and Tufts Newburyport A C Bowdoin Harvard freshmen Bates Worcester Academy Barton College Andover games set at various New England venues including Cambridge and Medford.
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Phillips Exeter Academy
New Hampshire College
Exeter
Tufts
Medford
Newburyport A. C
Bowdoin
Prunswick
Harvard
Bates
Cambridge
Worcester Academy
Barton College
Andover
Lipton welcomes visit to foster international sport
The London despatch reports Sir Thomas Lipton willing to support international sport and invite a visit by the Columbia. Yachtsmen in Cannes offer to back the Shamrock I heavily to win in British waters, signaling strong backing from Cannes for Lipton’s venture.
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New York
the Sun
London
Thomas Lipton
Cannes
America
Amphion Club Presents Second Melrose Concert of Season
The Amphion Club held its tenth season second concert at Melrose Auditorium attracting one of the hall’s largest crowds. About 15 numbers were performed and the program drew warm applause from the audience.
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Melrose
the Amphion Club
Melrose Auditorium
Lowell Defeats Clinton 6–3 In Rough Town Match
Lowell beat Clinton 6 to 3 in a rough game. Referee fined players Jean and Gardiner. Lineup lists Clinton Farrell Gardiner Cashman and Bey Bey.
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Lowell
Clinton
Jean
Gardiner
Se Farrell
Bh. B
Gardiner S
Bey Cashman
Salem Edges Lewiston In Overtime Thriller
Salem defeated Lewiston 5 to 4 in overtime in Salem. Whipps featured in the line-up for Salem with Lewiston also listed.
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SALEM
Lewiston
Whipps
Commercials Win At Brockton In Close Series
In Brockton on March 13 the Massachusetts Amateur League series saw the Commercials take two of three games against Old Dorchester. The finale was tightly contested as both teams traded leads and missed chances late.
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Brockton
Old Dorchester
Winchester
999Th Artillery Association
Calumets
A. A
Til Saunders
Tees
Phinney
Haggerty
Ewnees
Pierce Ween
Harding
Highland Club
B A Team Drops Two To Dudley In Amateur League
The B A team fell to Dudley at the Dudley Club alleys, losing two of three as Dudley totaled 924. Samson led Dudley and Legate led B A A, with Dudley posting 41 to 75 spares and 14 breaks while B A A notched 48 strikes and 61 spares.
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Dudley
Dudley Club
B. A
Commercial
Brockton
Samson
Legate
Evacuation Day Games Set in South Boston Gymnasium
Boston city Evacuation Day events planned for next Monday evening include a twenty yard dash, running high jump, 16 pound shot put, mile run and relay race. All but the relay are handicap and open to registered athletes. Prizes are offered, entries close Saturday evening with P J Aley at the South Boston Gymnasium. Directed by the South Boston Gymnasium Athletic Association, spiked shoes are forbidden.
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Boston
South Boston Gymnasium
P. J.aley
South Boston
Seventh international chess match starts today between England and United States
The match begins at 10 o'clock with the American team at the Academy of Music in Brooklyn and the British team at Cafe Monico in London. A silver cup valued at $1000, donated by Sir George Newnes, is on the line, to be won three times by one side in succession to claim permanent ownership. Historical results show the Americans leading three wins to two with one draw after six matches, and the lineup for this year includes Pillsbury Blackburne Showalter Mason and others as reserves.
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England
United States
Academy of Music
Brooklyn
N. Y
Cafe Monico
London
George Newnes
Wee
Aioe
Pillsbury
Blackburne
Showalter
Mason
Barry
Lee
Hodges
Atkins
Lawrence
Hynes
Mills
Marshall
Bellingham
Bampton
Ward
Newman
Jacobs
Voight
Rinke
Hewell
Trencherd
Mitchell
Tattersall
Sailed for Jamaica by the Admiral Dewey from Long Wharf
The steamer Admiral Dewey departed at 10 o clock yesterday morning for Jamaica carrying a list of saloon passengers including A P Clark O A Foster E F Quirk I O Wright and wife B S Willard W S B Moore Alma Tower Chapman and wife C F Stahl S S Ingalls J S Devereaux F Houghton and wife Flora R Small S B Hayden E W Finn C W Knapp and wife A S Bosworth Charles S Cook H W Ricker William A Eldredge G W Stevens Charles W Roberts Patrick Forrest Foster Goodwin Barton H Grant A W Barber D B Williams and Horatio Clarke.
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Admiral Dewey
Long Wharf
Jamaica
A. P. Clark
O. A. Foster
E. F. Quirk
I. O. Wright
B. S. Willard
B. Moore
Alma Tower
Chapman
C. F. Stahl
P. Ingalls
J. S. Devereaux
F. Houghton
Flora R. Small
B. Hayden
E. W. Finn
C. W. Knapp
Bosworth
Charles
Cook
H. W. Ricker
William A. Eldredge
Greatly Reduced Rail Rates From Boston to West Coast
Boston agents Simmons & Marsters advertise $49.90 fares for March and April to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland and Seattle with lower prices to other West points via Rutland railroad Tickets and information at 200 Washington Street Boston.
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Boston
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Seattle
Rutland Railroad
Simmons & Marsters
Washington Street
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