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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1903
Page
3
The Shamrock III mast was stepped this afternoon, measuring 148 feet from deck to track. The mainmast sits forward of Shamrock II, but the longer bowsprit keeps the fore triangle at 78 feet. The boom is shorter to avoid seas and riggers will work all night with a trial spin set for March 28.
The Reliance crew plans to finish polishing the Tobin bronze underbody and prepare for the first sail of the Constitution in early April. The Sunbeam serves as tender as crews arrive, while mast work and rigging proceed amid windy conditions and critical supervision by N G Herreshoff. Ten Constitution sailors assist, and Columbia fittings are prepared at City Island with potential fit-out for the old cup defender. اقت
President Hermann of the Cincinnati club warns the team will refuse to play the New York Giants if Ed Delehanty and George Davis appear for the Gotham aggregation. He says they will blacklist the players if they fail to honor the peace compact signed Jan. 21 amid a movement to break the agreement assigning players and circuits.
The piece notes George Davis and Md Delehanty resisting a peace pact with base ball magnates. Both are the only holdouts who have not accepted the accord, though experts expect eventual compliance when the final call is issued. Delehanty insists on playing with McGraw and refuses any arrangement with Washington.
Providence R I March 19 The Brown baseball squad will depart March 25 for the longest southern journey yet attempted by a Brown squad Captain W H Gray will pick 20 hopeful players for the trip Games include North Carolina Greensboro Virginia Washington and Lee Georgetown Athletics Philadelphia and Fordham The first home game is April 8 against Trinity The squad shows bright prospects with 13 returning B players and fresh material under Coach Gammons to build a strong team.
Nearly 980 chauffeurs gathered in New York to consider forming the American Chauffeur Club. The draft constitution outlines a 10 member board and a five member credentials committee, all first grade drivers, with exams for applicants and quarterly reexaminations for members seeking higher grades.
Hastings owned by August Belmont leads the list of winning stallions for 1902 with offspring earning not less than 105671.25 dollars. Mizzen Master Man and Gunfire key winners, Candlemas second via Irish Lad, and newer sires like St. George Grey Friar Salvator Golden Garter Advis Ben Strome and thfus with Ace ful Mexican Skilful cited.
Harvard starts spring football on Soldiers Field next Monday with two weeks of practice. Last year’s players act as coaches with some graduates assisting. No official lineup, focus on fundamentals and keeping experienced players in shape for next fall.
Trainer John E. Madden says Gunfire, Whitney’s standout 4 year old, can rival Hermis and McChesney. The mare is wintering at Churchill Downs in fine condition and has won major events as a young horse. She is entered in all eligible big events next season, though doubts linger about her stamina.
Mr Carson organized a relay motor cycle tour from Boston to St Louis and back and reports dozens of letters daily from motor cyclists nationwide. One man in St Louis and one in Nevada plan to join the full trip. The membership badge will be ready for circulation in a few days.
The Chelsea boxing scene buzzes as Jimmy Briggs, weighing 126 128 pounds, prepares for a 15 round bout with Fred Bryson at the Chelsea Athletic Club. Briggs, praised as a model for the sport, has drawn strong public interest with his disciplined training and local popularity. Referee Professor Joe Cummings is slated to oversee the match, with plans for a big club meeting the night of the bout while other boxing news and amateur events circulate through the scene.
Lynn on March 19. Mrs. Goff, a boot and shoe stitcher at the Donovan company factory, who had joined and later left a strike, was assaulted by a group of men and women on South Common street, pelted with rotten eggs, daubed with assafoetida, and had her garments torn. Windows at Mrs. Walliff's home on Franklin street, associated with the B and Ss. W. A. lodge, were smashed and stoned.
John Amstel a Dutch sailor new to the country and jobless fell twenty feet from a ladder at Mystic wharf in Charlestown to the dock. He was unconscious and critically injured, moved to a relief station after police could not obtain a Dutch consul certificate, with Marine Hospital possible admission pending.
Referee Stanton Abbott ruled a ten round match between Chester Goodwin of Chelsea and Tommy Feltz of Brooklyn a draw at Gladiator Athletic Club. Goodwin controlled distance and jabbed Feltz, who failed to land cleanly. The final two rounds favored Goodwin. Preliminary six round bout between Tommy King and Gus Ashley also ended in a draw.
Lawrence plans a city bicycle patrol squad. Officials announce the move as part of an expanding public safety effort scheduled to begin soon.
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