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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1902
Page
4
Herbert H Holton announced the indoor school meet at Mechanics Hall with nine track events and ten team races. Entrants for the 40 yard dash and 20 yard run feature a large field from A. Mason N. G. and many Boston area schools plus dozens of named participants from Roxbury and Newton.
Listed are four-man relay teams from Boston area schools including Chelsea High Cambridge High Cambridge Latin School Stone's School Browne Nichols Boston Latin English High Somerville Newburyport Medford Malden Newton and others with each school’s four runners and captains noted for a 390 yard three lap competition.
Fred Wendell a 25 year old 200 pound Norwegian wrestler staying with relatives in South Boston seeks a match with Tom Jenkins at the Old Howard. Jenkins would wrestle Wendell if backed. discussion to continue. Wendell has travelled with Norwegian champion Norbeck and is eager to prove his ability. If Jenkins cannot be secured, Wendell will meet any American opponent.
A garbled OCR passage lists various names with substitutions for Worcester public and private schools, including Vinal Noyes Nell and Spaulding sub entries, marking incomplete roster details and embedded annotations. The text reads as a partially legible roster with multiple superscripts and parenthetical notes, lacking coherent narrative or dates.
The Yachting World cheers J Pierpont Morgan possibly racing the Columbia off European shores. It argues a successful series would settle if British challengers sail at a disadvantage off Sandy Hook and whether the Shamrock with a changed gaff plan is faster. It urges the Royal Yacht Squadron to offer a trophy to force a decision.
Charles Weston, Wyoming champion, defeated William E. McCune 125 to 71 at the Montauk Billiard Academy in Brooklyn. Weston's top runs included 24 and 15, while McCune hit 138. Irving Long beat P. H. Walsh 12 to 114 in a brimming display of brilliant plays.
Mana ger McCarry of the Century A. C. received a telegram from Robert Fitzsimmons today stating the conditions under which he would accept the club's offer to pull off the proposed fight with Jeffries in this city. The text of Fitzsimmons's message was not given out, but it is understood that he asks for 75 per cent of the gate receipts and a guarantee of $25,000. This combines two of the club's original bids of a $25,000 cash purse, or 7 per cent of the gate receipts without a guarantee, and it raises by $5000 and 6 per cent the third bid of 70 per cent of the gate receipts and $20,000 guarantee. Manager McCarry and his associates, James F. Morley and John Brink, met in consultation, and Manager McCarry replied to Fitzsimmons in behalf of the club. The club officials are inclined to laugh at the suggestion that the New Yorker can have anything to say about prices for the fight and complimentary tickets. "Fitzsimmons is too exacting,"' said Mc Carry in an interview. ''He combines two of our propositions and wants both. We still think our bid of a $25,000 cash purse is the best to be had, and perhaps Fitz simmons will come to see it that way. We have replied to his telegram, but I am not ready to state the conditions made therein. An answer is expected, however. If it comes we will know just where we stand."'
At the Live 1 spring race meeting in London on March 20, American jockeys swept the first two races. Olivia won the opener with Mander aboard. Golden Wings colt took the Molyneux Stakes ridden by Ike Martin. Simony claimed the Union Jace Stakes for three-year-olds with Chetto and Henry Spencer close behind, Morganath and Martin third. Spencer’s first mounting in England.
The St Johns Literary Institute of Cambridge defeated Braintree A C 17 to 12 last night in the Institute gym. Corbett scored seven goals from the floor and Grace added six for the winners, while Baker and Clark played well for Braintree.
The Murray and Irwin annual Individual candle pin tournament opened last evening at 1166 Washington Street with scores listed for Long 362 Maden 3% Coughlin 876 Sheehan 871 Ingraham 389 DeCourcey 372. Contestants compete for prizes totaling 100 dollars as play extends over two weeks.
Oakland March 2. Billy Delaney Jeffries's manager says Fitzsimmons likely will not fight. He doubts Fitzsimmons will travel to California unless bound and unable to crawl. He expects Jeffries will welcome a meeting if a fair offer arises, and notes Los Angeles Club may or may not consent to Fitzsimmons' terms.
The article recalls Boston’s renowned Athenian and Cribb boxing clubs, noting their exclusive membership and influential backers in banking and business. It credits their early role in launching many champions and situates them as world famous before later clubs. David H. Blanchard, Al Smith of New York, and Nat Goodwin Jr. are named as early supporters.
Roxbury High defeated Everett High 18 to 18 yesterday afternoon in the hall of the former team. About 175 spectators viewed the game. Curly and Amsbury of Roxbury and Hatch of Everett were standout players.
Worcester defeats Lowell 17 to 9. Lowell star rusher Lewis was badly injured in the third period and retired, while Worcester kept five men, giving Lowell an extra handicap. The game ended a pole season in Lowell with 130 in attendance.
In Association Hall last evening the YMCA ran a fencing tournament with twenty bouts. Shaw won first prize a gold medal, Wiggars took second and Meylan third. Parker of the B A A was referee, Breed and Cabot were judges.
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