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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1906
Page
9
The boxing match at the Scott House ended after six rounds with Nelson declared the winner. Both fighters showed stamina as the bout featured exchanges, clinches, and hard blows to the wind and chin before the bell.
In Macon Georgia on March 14 Boston defeated Mercer 8 to 0 as Harry Murch struggles at first base show he lacks big league experience. Murch struck out twice while Mercer’s pitchers fooled him with curve balls. Collins owns a single Worcester stock and awaits Burkett’s move. Ferris is kept at hotel due to stomach trouble.
The bout features repeated clinches and heavy exchanges as Nelson lands jabs to the head and body while McGovern pushes for breaks. Referee warnings for holding and rough tactics punctuate the match with a sour crowd and lingering tension at the bell.
The piece laments boxing’s decline due to gambling, urging clubs to scrap decisions and spotlight matchups. It details Middlesex Club in Cambridge hosting Larry Conley vs George Ashley, with preliminaries Flanagan vs Nelson and Quinn vs Williams, plus notes on Peter Maher and Sam Langford seeking events and managers coordinating fights in Providence and Philadelphia.
The Jamaica Independents, formerly in the Suburban Amateur League, reorganize for the coming season with 20 candidates. Four are from West Roxbury High School including Godwin Cahill Magraw and Leonard. Magraw is regarded as one of Boston’s fastest amateur players and is expected to boost the team.
Thornton will pitch for the club with a strong high school core led by three mainstays from last year. Dick DeCoursey handles catching as the battery. With three Jamaica Plain teams named Jamaica A A Jamaica A C and Jamaica Independents, contests for supremacy promise keen rivals. Suburban teams may contact Thomas Gouvin 11 Carolina avenue Jamaica Plain Mass for away dates.
George Winter is described as a full fledged farmer who owns 172 acres in Lancaster county Pennsylvania. He keeps six horses and many cattle hens and chickens and treats farming as his future after baseball. He began farming five years ago when he earned big money and now prioritizes farming over playing ball.
John Koster of Brooklyn delivered the city’s greatest bowling exhibition at Samuels Harlem Circle alleys in the Greater New York individual tournament. He opened with 12 straight strikes and finished six games totaling 1529 pins with an average of 254.5. Riddell trailed by over 500 pins, averaging 168.5.
An advertisement promotes Graves' Maryland Malt Whiskey as a remedy for dyspepsia and related ailments. It urges taking a tablespoonful with meals, touts mild flavor and aromatic bouquet, and notes full quart bottles sealed with the proprietors’ signatures Chester H. Graves & Sons. It advises buyers to ensure a sealed bottle and look for signatures when purchasing.
The winter racing Derby at the Fairgrounds in New Orleans attracts strong interest as 62 entrants have been whittled to an expected seven or eight starters. Potential runners include Lotus Eater Guiding Star Disobedient Ben Hodder Lieber Lady Navarre Macy Jr and Disobedient is among contenders.
Managers in the American League secured most top minor league players for the new season. Key veterans include Clay, Hemphill, and Jones moving to Boston, the Browns, and Detroit. Notable arrivals include La Porte to the Highlanders, Riggs to the Athletics, Himes to the Cardinals, Welday to Chicago, Armbruster to Philadelphia, Cobb to Detroit, and Dygert to Philadelphia champions. The lone exception is Lindaman, leased by Boston from Pittsburgh for Victor Willis.
In Chicago on March 14 the opening amateur billiard tournament match saw Wright of San Francisco beat Norris of New York 300 to 179.
Montgomery March 14 The big left hander Rube Waddell is reported missing after going to the police to claim he was robbed. Connie Mack shows no plans to search, calling it the same old gag as Waddell disappeared following two days away from the team.
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