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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1904
Page
3
The 990th A A edged Charlestown two games to one in a Mystle Valley Candlepin league night on their home alleys. High totals surpassed 1800 with Charlestown’s third string close to a league record. Dutig’s 208 topped individual scores among a cluttered set of figures.
North Shore dominated Emerson three straight on Chauncy alleys. Tileston led with high 506 total, while Tileston 185 209 172 and Smith 164 149 178 contributed strong trio scores as North Shore routed Emerson 895 to 722 792.
Melrose Y M A defeated Melrose A C in the first leg of the city candlepin contest on the MA C alleys. Perry of the Y M C A was high with 270. Team scores show Y M A 1262 to A C 1210 with individual tallies listed for Carr Reidy Connolly Kennard Lynde.
Binns Specials won the last two games at Carruth alleys after Rouse’s took the opener. Final scores show Binns 1887 to Rouse 1422 in the first game, with narrow wins by three and one pins in games two and three. Also noted: Chauncy Hall beats Arlington High 19 to 13 at the Boston Y M C A with a detailed box. Pitcher Jack Powell departs St Louis for Griffith with interest in a scrap he will miss.
A bold mail order pitch promises Dr Shoop’s Restorative can restore vigor and confidence with six bottles on a month trial at no cost if it fails. The advertiser claims safety in testing, lists book numbers by topic, and directs readers to Drass Racine Wisconsin for purchase.
A Boston Daily Post advertises Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder trouble. It offers a free sample bottle by mail with a testimonial from I C Richardson and notes hospitals and doctors endorse the remedy. The notice urges readers to send address to Kilmer & Co in Binghamton New York.
Medford High School boys have three weeks of practice in the Tufts College cage led by Captain H. H. Bean as they shape into form. Jesse Burkett of the St. Louis Browns sent 15 new bats to Corsicana for the team to test. Prospects include Pat Conroy from Lawrence and Portland pride in New Bedford.
The report lists likely positions and players for a team. Catcher Blanchard stands out, with Rosenstein Gilkey Hazelton and Jackson Tyron Couch Walker Kimball covering pitching. Infield options include Lewis Comstock Puffer at second, Crockwell Mather at short, Zwischer at third, and an outfield consisting of Benson Neill Perrin Thulin Whitcher Heman and R. Crockwell.
The Mott Haven A. C. of New York holds cross-country runs for members entered for the B. A. A. Marathon on Patriots Day. William J. Warner, two-year Cornell football captain and prior coach, signs to coach the Sherman Institute Indian team of Riverside, California next fall. Manager Charley Nichols of the St. Louis Nationals says he can pitch well this season after 17 years in the mound. Three Mac named umpires McCloud McManus and McDermott headline the New England league's officiating corps.
March 14 New Bedford. Fred Bryson retires after 4tn in first round when Martin Canole lands a blow to the solar plexus. Canole dominates with speed and skill. Bryson slumps, refused to rise after count as crowd boos. Prelims see Young Delmont defeat Lew McArthur and Guy Ashley defeat Indian Gomly, who quit under punishment.
Boxing fans at the River Side Boat Club will see a high class program tonight featuring Jack Winters against Larry Hayes Young Barrish versus Lefallon O Neill Dave Manning versus Harry Duffy and Jack McCarthy against Bord Jarvis Winters, a 145 pounder, is noted for a preliminary bout attended during the Joe Gans Sam Langford event.
The Maine man quits promptly while Hayes looms as a tough foe. A A U officials discuss entries from Olympic A C of San Francisco. Mott Haven A C aims to sweep three titles as Payne and McGarrys train hard. Fitzsimmons seeks a fight as McCoy Placke dates shift. Munroe Sharkey match prompts debate on risk and purse. Old boxing figures discuss past bouts and potential opponents.
Deaf patients from New England flock to Boston as Doctor Blair promotes Medico Osteopathy with a positive guarantee to cure or money refunded. The offer applies this month only and will not be extended after April 1, urging early treatment to avoid crowds and ensure access to his care.
Doctor Blair guarantees to treat all in person applicants at his office before April 1 for a nominal sum of 10, covering the entire cure and no further fee. If not cured in the allotted time, the money is returned. The offer expires on the 31st day of the month and treatment must begin on or before that date.
Doctor Blair claims his Medico Osteopathic treatment cures deafness by addressing ear drum thickening ear tube stoppage and small middle ear bone stiffness. He promises rapid cure for 10 dollars or money back and asserts unprecedented effectiveness with a fixed law certainty.
Doctor Blair offers a free copy of Osteopathy What It Is And How It Cures along with The History of the Newmen containing opinions of notable men and women. Request via the office or by mail.
William Lyons of Malden says he was deaf from childhood for over 20 years and could not hear ordinary conversation. After eight weeks with Doctor Blair's Medico-Osteopathic treatment he can carry on conversations and even hear a clock ticking, claiming a cure for the deaf.
Newton Morton of 10 St James Ave Boston aged 70 recounts 15 years of severe hearing loss and head noises. Despite many treatments and specialists he gained no relief until he learned of Dr Blair's method and now reports improved hearing and comprehension in social and religious settings.
Macon Ga March 14. Jimmy Collins pins hopes on new pitcher Jesse Tannehill to lift the Boston team back to the American league pennant. Tannehill, from Dayton Ky, shows improving form after winter walks and declares himself ready for the season. He recalls his 1902 Pittsburgh success and says Boston is the best baseball city. The published photograph captures Tannehill in action with distinctive left handed delivery and speed.
March 14 report from the Charles River Amusement Association notes a shift in stance toward the Metropolitan Park police. For 1904 the police and association will collaborate to curb river rowdyism, with re elected directors pledging support for canoeing promotion. A season of 26 concerts is planned, including 18 band concerts on Saturdays in July and August plus Newton Boat Club concerts in June and September, plus the annual river carnival and a May to season end concert schedule.
California spring travel boom touted with low one way rates to the West via the Santa Fe during March and April. Special round trips offered April 22 through 30. Details provided by S. W. Manning, General Agent, 332 Washington Street, Boston.
Tufts managers cut the varsity candidate group to 28 with practice in two sections. Remaining reporters for the next cut include Captain Arthur L. Simon Ernest A. Seanders Norval E K Lamb Charles H H Bacon D S OT Eugene J McCarthy Carl Reynolds Herbert L. Mains Dennis A Galarneau Percy S Prince Henry T Claus Lester S Flint Charles K E Cha yin Charles K McMahon Charles A McCarthy Alfred M Bond Scott E Watson James H Wallace Patrick W Pleming Otis D Marion Frank J Dickenson Charles E Patch Henry S Linton Jeremiah Donovan James P Hanley Derby J Buchanan John W Clifford Henry S Muncerry Thomas P Hennelly.
Chicago March 14 Manager Frank Selee of the Chicago National League Club says Pittsburg will take second place or worse this year. He notes Dreyfuss lacks the pitching force of old and cites post season pitching as a weakness. Selee adds the Americans won due to stronger material and a better team overall.
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