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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1903
Page
3
Reginald C. Vanderbilt has entered 11 harness horses in the Boston Horse Show and will share box seating with his fiancée Miss Neilson. Artist Richard Hale, who painted Miss Neilson, calls her interesting, but feigns sharper critique of American women’s dress and color sense.
Glad tidings from Scituate report Thomas W. Lawson’s heart warmed by a new filly named Dreamwold Dawn. Bred from Rosa Morn, out of Noontide and lineage tracing to Midnight Twilight Daylight and Darkness, the black filly by Dare Devil is slated for rebreeding to Dreamer.
Welterweight champion of New England Sullivan of Cambridge defeated Andy Walsh of Brooklyn in a 15 round exhibition at the Criterion Athletic Club. Walsh failed to mount a challenge after the opening rounds as Sullivan controlled with precise jabs and hooks. Preliminaries featured M. Barry over Billy McCoy in six rounds, Fred Bouteller defeating Willy Fraser in five, and Jim Stone beating Arthur Welch in three.
The piece argues Jack O'Brien must secure a new suit for a potential match with Bob Fitzsimmons. It notes O'Brien went to New York to verify a $5000 weight and appearance guarantee, revealing no forfeits and that Fitzsimmons wants a $5000 stake and Frisco venue. The writer views Fitzsimmons as avoiding a fight, cites past side-bet controversies, and mentions legal risks from such wagers.
O'Brien meets Al Smith over a proposed 158 pound match with a largest purse split 75 25 and no side bets. Fitz seeks a $5000 stake, while O'Brien backs a weight of 154 pounds and a venue abroad from state limits. The Health and Physical Culture Club runs into delays as disputes and finances swirl around boxing events in Lynn.
Malden beat Highland Club of Melrose in the Massachusetts Interclub Candle Pin League. Clapp led with a 276 total from a 10 and % score, as Malden took three strings. Team totals show Malden 444 426 489 and Highland 435 423 421.
Pork outpaced Poultry in two games with decisive scores and won the rolloff in the Market men's league at Hub alleys. Final totals show Pork 1279 to Poultry 1227 with strong performances from Bond, Morley, and Webb.
Tremont tops South Shore three games to two in the Commercial league. Beacon defeats Emerson Piano two games to one as Plympton of Tremont leads with 555 high total and Young of Emerson posts a 213 high single.
Three matches in the Southern league series were rolled on St. James alleys last evening with all teams active. Essex swept Jamaica three straight, Dedham took two of three from Shaw and Chandler, and C E Osgood won one lost one and won the rolloff against Goodnough and Jenks.
The Stoneham Baseball Association organized with David B. Smith as president and multiple officers. W. R. Adams vice president. George R. Barnstead secretary. Frank A. Walker treasurer. Daniel Quinlan W. A. Nash and George W. Drew directors. F. L. Whittier manager. Several well known players signed, including Curran and Snow, the crack battery of last year.
The fifth annual international cable chess match features Oxford and Cambridge against Harvard Yale Princeton and Columbia. The U S team will broadcast moves from the B P A A via direct wires to Atlantic stations for transmission to England. Core players include Rice Sewall Keeler Sawin with new members Richardson Princeton Bridgman Harvard and substitutes Tucker Columbia Hull Yale.
Shamrock III, Lipton’s America’s Cup challenger, launched at 1:15 PM in Glasgow with Lady Shaftesbury christening. Lipton vows hope and luck, notes 50 years of American yacht experience, and Shamrock will proceed to Greenock for drydock before trials.
Bristol R I March 17 A few hours after the America's cup challenger made her maiden plunge into the Clyde today the Herreshoff company began preliminary work to place the marine railway for launching the Reliance next month New shears have been erected for stepping the mast and tested lifting a nine ton scow proving strength to swing the six ton mast Special braces are being added to stiffen the long overhanging bow Progress over the past two days is favorable with no setback anticipated.
Cambridge angry after Yale accuses Harvard of using a Yale style racing shell. Harvard denies copying and says its shell will differ. Davy says Yale boat is an English plan with an off keel seat. Several race dates and venues listed in the spread accompany the dispute.
Harvard releases baseball schedule featuring four new opponents Columbia Georgetown Fordham and Wesleyan replacingVirginia Bates Lehigh and Illinois. Dartmouth games cut to one at Hanover while Princeton Yale and Pennsylvania play at Soldiers Field. The slate opens April 4 with Maine at Cambridge and April 7 with Trinity at Cambridge.
Attendance at the Symphony Mall exhibit yesterday confirms strong buyer interest. Dealers report multiple sales and praise the event with features like an asbestos car house, a fire extinguishing powder test, and a Northern runabout display. Louis Callahan, famed motor tandem rider, is hired as chauffeur for F L Ames’s large touring car.
It is reported that Joseph Gavin of the Boston American team may be transferred to a similar post with the New York American club. Gavin was wired by Ban Johnson to report to New York, though his return from the message is not yet clear. Colleagues doubt he will leave Boston, believing the call is to start the New York ball rolling. Gavin is highly valued for his business skill and popularity with fans.
The international chess tournament ends with Tarrasch winning 900 dollars for 20 points, Maroczy 450 for 19, Pillsbury 236 for 18 12, and other final scores listed. The last round features draws and decisive games including Mason over Albin and Reggio over Marshall, with final prize duties pending the masters on conditions of the contest.
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