Cable Chess Match Sets Britain and United States Players
The Brooklyn Chess Club received the official Great Britain team list for the cable match with Friday and Saturday games. British team includes Blackburne Atkins Mills Jackson Jacobs Bel lingham Lawrence Ward Lee. United States roster features Pillsbury Showalter Barry Hymes Delmar Hodges Marshall Voigt Newman Banton. Matches will be at Brooklyn Academy of Music and Cafe Minaco London with Commercial Cable Company handling moves.
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New York
Brooklyn Chess Club
British Chess Club
London
Great Britain
J. H. Blackburne
H. E. Atkins
England
D. Y. Mills
E. M. Jackson
H. W
Herbert Jacobs
G. E. H. Bellingham
T. F. Lawrence
W. Ward
F. J. Lee
United States
H. N. Pillsbury
J. W. Showalter
Kentucky
John F. Barry
Boston
Edward Hymes
Eugene Delmar
A. B. Hodges
F. J. Marshall
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
H. G. Voigt
C. J. Newman
S. W. Banton
Blackburne
Jackson
Atkins
Mills
Barton
Delmar
New Y
Academy of Music Assembly Rooms
Minaco
Ingomar Whist Party at Bernice Hall South Boston
Ingomar Club members host a whist party and hop at Bernice Hall Broadway South Boston. Six prizes three for ladies and three for gentlemen. Cards dealt at 8 30 sharp for two hours with dancing until midnight.
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Bernice Hall
Broadway
Boston
Ingomar Club
Roslindale Cycle Club Banquet Attended by Local Officials
The Roslindale Cycle Club's annual banquet at the United States Hotel drew about seventy five members. Councilmen Whitely and Middlesex Cycle Club President A. R. Duryea spoke along with ex-Representatives and ex-Presidents. Guy F. Newhall served as toastmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roslindale Cycle Club
United States
Whitely
A. R. Duryea
Middlesex Cycle Club
F. W. Estey
H. A. Fisher
R. F E. Mimock
EB. J. Bromberg
Guy F. Newhall
Harvard Nine Chases Varsity Spotlight in Spring Tryouts
Harvard baseball drills under Manager Selee with Coburn and McDonald showing promise. Captain Bill Reid drives the effort with a deep college program. early scrubs feed into the varsity setup ahead of April 7 opener with Boston College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Reid
Harvard
Harvard Baseball Prospects Named for the Varsity
The article reviews Harvard's potential varsity lineup with Coburn and MacDonald as leading pitching candidates. It notes MacDonald’s height shortcoming but solid control, Coburn’s strong form yet nerves, and mentions Clark Dudley Stillman Kernan and other hopefuls contesting positions across catcher, infield, and outfield.
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Coburn
MacDonald
Ttvo
George Clark
Dudley
Stillman
Kernan
Imp Ready For Eastern Racing Season At Bennings
Imp the celebrated Ohio mare prepares for the Eastern circuit opening at Bennings DC within a week. She shows full speed on a soft track and has not forfeited stamina. Records praise her heavy feeding and calm, disciplined manners as she trains under favorable signs.
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Ohio
Chillicothe, O
Imp
Bennings
D. C
Dan
Harness
High Bank
Harvard Team Prospects Highlight Fast Learners
The article notes cleverness in reaching and first on many hits, listing players Loughlin Wendell Parton Stewart Wood Farrington Quincy and George as strong fielders. It emphasizes need for batting to secure places and predicts Harvard will stress this in the year. It praises zeal and readiness to learn while noting weaknesses in stick work and throwing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Selee
Bostons
Boston College
Reid
Milne
Wendell
J. D. Clark
Kendall
Jaynes
Clark
Putnam
Finecke
Keene
Short George
Devens
Coolidge
Archie Galbraith
Ewer
Lay
Loughlin
Parton
Stewart
Wood
Farrington
Quincy
George
L A W Membership Surge and Racing Pace Plans
Last week the L A W saw a large membership rise with 58 new members across divisions led by New York 15 and New England states. Pitman attended his sister’s funeral in Boston and proposed bars for L A W badges and membership years, while racing concerns grow as motor tricycles face pacing rules and a 21 inch limit is anticipated. Everett E Ryan contemplates turning professional with a capitalistic class debut against C Stuart Bolting on April 19 in Providence. Wentworth Address W S Ellie Boston.
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New York
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Ohio
District of Columbia
Michigan
Wisconsin
Texas
Penn-sylvania
Illinois
Indiana
Will R. Pitman
Boston
Pitman
Abbot Bassett
Century Road Club
Bassett
Dudley Marks
Albert Champion
Marks
Everett E. Ryan
Waltham
C. Stuart Bolting
Providence
Wentworth
W. S. Ellie
East Brookline Street
New England Sports Notes From a Hectic Week
World of Sport reports Newton High School forms a boat club with George H. Daniels as manager. Practice spins on the Charles River near the B A A at Riverside. Harry Vardon arranged matches with Joseph T. Whittlesey and Charles Hitchcock Jr. and T M Robertson of Yale for April 6 and 7. A Paris Exposition gymnasium event opens to the world July 29 and 30 on the Bois de Vincennes bicycle track. Gymnasts under 18 barred. Brae Burn Golf Club president Charles I Travelli resigns. Intercollegiate football rule committee to meet at Princeton this week. Cutter Oliva to be broken up for lead bolts copper and tin. Cythera wreck remembered. Y M C A championships at Cambridge postponed to next Tuesday. Apollo Club athletic committee to consider a series with Laundry Social Club at 1488 Columbus Avenue. City Point baseball nine reorganized aiming for stronger play. lineup includes Leahy O Malley McGovern Lyons Wallace O Brien Taber Sullivan Houghton Welsh Musgrave Bleper. The pea
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Newton High School Athletic Association
George H. Daniels
Charles River
Riverside
Harry Vardon
Joseph T. Whittlesey
New Haven
Bois de Vincennes
Brae Burn
Newton
Charlies I. Travelli
Princeton
N. J
Oliva
C. Smith Lee
William A. W. Stewart
Cambridge Y. M. C. A
Harvard
Apollo Club Athletic Committee
Laundry Social Club
Columbus Avenue
City Point Baseball Nine
Leahy
O'Mally
McGovern
Lyons
Wallace O'Brien
Taber
Sullivan
Fight venue bids for Sharkey Fitzsimmons match collide
In New York March 19 negotiators eyed Seaside Sporting Club and West Chester A C for the Sharkey Fitzsimmons bout. Seaside offered 60 percent of gross receipts and 50 percent of picture profits with 2500 on deposit. West Chester proposed 67 percent of both, with a 5000 check. A decision delayed to tomorrow amid favorable talk for West Chester.
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New York
Sharkey
Fitzsimmons
Seaside Sporting Club
Tom O’rourke
Jeffries-Corbett
West Chester A. C
Martin Julian
G. J. Cook
West Chester
Kittridge Eyes Selee in Boston for season role
Malachi J. Kittridge arrived in Boston to confer with Manager Frank Selee about a baseball position for the coming season. Selee was not located, but rumor says Kittridge may join the Boston club later to bolster the catching cadre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malachi J. Kittridge
Boston
Frank Selee
Bull May Have Killed Them in Farmyard Tragedy
In Danville Pennsylvania on March 19 the mutilated bodies of E C Stout and his wife were found buried under snow in a Nescopeck Columbia County farmyard. The couple were likely attacked by a savage bull kept in the yard with other cattle, and their deaths were believed to be caused by goring as the wife rushed to aid her husband.
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Danville
Penn
E. C. Stout
Nescopec
Columbia County
Boxing Gossip Sparks Lightweight Title Talk Between Erne and Gans
The piece surveys Frank Erne and Joe Gans as top lightweights with betting markets shifting in New York and Boston. It cites Erne as a clever, championship‑caliber fighter and ranks him against Bobby Dobbs and McAuliffe, noting a 2 to 1 odds tilt toward Erne despite Gans’ favoritism. It also mentions wrestling rumor fakes, upcoming bouts at Maverick Athletic Club, and local matchups shaping the boxing scene.
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Frankie
Joe Gans
Boston
New York
Erie
Griffo
Scribes
Bobby Dobbs
Erne
Frank Erne
Ack McAuliffe
McAuliffe
Buffalo
Gans
Ernc
Ernest Roeder
Olsen
Troeber
Andy Watson
Billy Hill
Pickaninny
Maverieck Athletic Club
Maffit Flaherty
Harry Oles
Smoke Connors
Inquirer
Kidney Health Promoted by Swamp Root In Boston Daily Post
An advertisement touts Swamp Root as the premier kidney and bladder remedy from Dr. Kilmer of Binghamton New York. It claims kidneys cleanse waste, lists symptoms of kidney trouble, and offers free samples and pamphlets to readers who mail their name and address and mention the Boston Daily Post. Purchases of fifty cent and one dollar bottles are urged.
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Kilmer
Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Swamp Root
Boston “Daily Post
Tor Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Horse Notes Highlight Early Season Trotting News
Dan McCabe dies recently as racing context notes nearly $200,000 horse prices and a mixed outlook for popularity. Charley Doble to campaign Lord Vincent again. Eagle Flannigan to join Grand Circuit under Gus Macey. Local studs flourish in New England with strong brood mare stock and a promising filly by Potential. Rumors about Cresceus and Tommy Britton tours denied. hopes for free-for-all races alongside The Abbot. Lucie May misreported as owned by Thomas Lawson. former Congressman William S. King linked to early trotters. Baronwood sold to Knapp Forshner. Praytel la Maxine to race for up to $5000 in a wagon match.
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Dan McCabe
Charley Doble
Lord Vincent
Eagie Flannigan
Gus Macey
New England
E. D. Bither
Readville
Oy W. R. Janvier
Wilkes Spirit, Jr
Wilkes Spirit
George Wilkes
Joe Patchen
Searchlight
Crescens
Tommy Britton
Cresceus
Abbot
Sether
Boston
Lucie May
J. la Dodge
Paris
Thomas Lawson
Wiliam
King
Minneapolis
Twin Cities
Splan
Barus
Dan Mace
W. H. Moulton
Hudson, Mass
Knapp Forshner
Providence
Baronwood
Baronial
Baron Wilkes
Richwood
Baron‘wood
McCargo
Praytel
Maxine
O'Donnell and Carter Set For 154-Pound Bout at Manhattan A. C.
Troy on March 19 reports Kid Carter of Brooklyn to face O'Donnell of Boston in a twenty round 154 pound match at the Manhattan A. C. tomorrow night. Preliminary features Terry Edwards of New York and Hank Hazleton of Albany with Hazleton pursuing the 106 pound title.
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O'Donnell
Carter
Troy
N. Y
Kid” Carter
Brooklyn
O’donnell
Youn Sharkey
Boston
Manhattan A. C
Terry Edwards
New York
Hank Hazleton
Albany
Hazleton
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Browning
King Clothing
Browning, King & Co
Washington St
Cor
Kneeland
W. F. Hinckley
Ingomar
WHIST
Roslindale C. C. Banquet
Hibernian
E. J. Slattery
John W. Glynn
P. F. Cannon
M. J. Roach
Quincy House
Escale
Cal Ani Peabody & Co. Akers
McDonald
Harvard’s
Joseph Leiter
Chicago
Bill Reid
Yale
Sam Morse
World OF Sport
Seaside Club
Sharkey and Fitz
Westchester Club
P. C
Kittridge
Farmer
Hearts
Fater
Bhut
Sadbury Street
Peter
Flavin
Barte O
Russell
John Noble
Tom Moone
Tim Harrington
South Boston
B. Benton
Rob Roy
Dr. Sanden
Boork
Sen
R. A. Sanden
Tremont St
Boston, Mass
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