Fitzsimmons Names Maher Top Champion Candidate
Bob Fitzsimmons declared Peter Maher the greatest aspiring champion among prizefighters, saying Maher could beat Corbett Choynski Goddard Sharkey and the rest. He doubted Sullivan’s chances and plan to fight again, with future moves to be set by manager Martin Julian.
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San Francisco
Bob Fitzsimmons
Peter Maher
Corbett
Choynski
Goddard
Sharkey
Coynski
Maher
Sullivan
John L. Sullivan
Martin Julian
Creedon Faces Strong in New York Boxing Show
Boxing gossip notes Fitz's win and highlights a Creedon versus Strong bout at the Arena Athletic Club in New York City. Strong's punch power is praised. Creedon is expected to win but upset potential exists as betting and anticipation grow. A new club, the Fifth Avenue Athletic Club, plans to open in New York on April 1 with a major attraction.
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Fitz
Arena Athletic Club
New York City
Dan Creedon
Charley Strong
Creedon
Strong
Creedon’s
Fifth Avenue Athletic Club
Salem 15 Victor Wins Amateur League Championship
Salem defeats Victor by two pins to claim the Massachusetts Amateur League title as Dorchester Central and Commercial tie for second. Dorchester Central earns the largest pin fall trophy with Commercial 210 pins behind. Season totals include 344 500 pin fall and an average of 2392 with 25 bowlers 160 or better.
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Massachusetts
Boston
Salem
Commercials
Dorchester Central
Les Miserables
Melrose Highland
Old Belfry
Review
Philedian
Norfolk
Commercial
Tower of Commercial
McFarland
Veteran Boxer Hints at Retirement and Challenges
The article quotes a veteran fighter saying he has fought his last battle and will not return for a title pursuit. It mentions potential matchups including Caspar Leon vs Jack Ward and Jimmy Barry, and notes Marty McCue vs Sam Bolan at the Manhattan Club of Troy. Spike Sullivan posts a $250 stake in a confrontation with Jack Downey.
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Maher
Corbett
Caspar Leon
Jack Ward
Jimmy Barry
Ward
Barry
Manhattan Club
Troy
N. Y
Marty McCue
Sam Bolan
New York
McCue
Darky
Spike
Sullivan
Jack Downey
Downey
Harvard Track Team Prospects at Holmes Field
Trainer Lathrop prepares Harvard athletes for outdoor work on Holmes Field weather permitting. standout W G Morse 99 rises in the running high jump with near six feet, while Hollister Grant Fisk Mansfield Williams Marshall and Vincent anchor the quarter and mile squads. Hammer Shaw and Cornell’s Patterson push distance events and Hoyt leads pole vault though hurdles and shot put look weak. Clarke returns from an ankle sprain to bolster the broad jump.
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Harvard
Holmes Field
Lathrop
W. G. Morse
Vincent
Fisk
Mansfield
Williams
Marshall
Hollister
Shaw
Patterson
Cornell
W. W. Hoyt
Clarke
New York
Admiral Sel leaves Rome for Naples as Cincinnati departs
Rear Admiral Selfridge, commanding the American Mediterranean squadron, has departed Rome for Naples. The Pope will receive a deputation from the American cruiser Cincinnati tomorrow.
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Rome
Selfridge
Naples
Cincinnati
Bunker Hill Rock Becomes Noted Table Drink
The text promotes Bunker Hill Rock as the most reasonable and delicious table drink. It highlights quality and suitability for everyday consumption without citing sources or context.
Sharkey’s Forfeit Pact Sets Maher Bout in Sight
Dan Lynch, manager for Tom Sharkey, posts 2500 dollars with Parson Davies to bind a match with Peter Maher. Sharkey will meet Maher for the club with the largest purse any time after five weeks from today, and a side bet of 2500 to 10000 dollars is planned.
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San Francisco
Dan Lynch
Tom Sharkey
Parson Davies
Peter Maher
Lynch
Sharkey
Maher
Polo title clash resumes with Pawtucket and New Bedford
New Bedford announces plans to play a five game polo series with Pawtucket this week. The clubs meet Monday and Wednesday at Pawtucket and Tuesday and Thursday at New Bedford with a fifth game likely in Providence. Manager Doe and players commit to participate and not forfeit the championship.
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New Bedford
Pawtucket
Providence
Doe
Noted Stallion Springbok Dead in Kentucky
CYNTHIANA Ky March 21 Spring bok the great race stallion and star of the McGibbon Edgewater stock farm died last night of paralysis. Springbok an imported Australian Lexington sire won nineteen of twenty six starts and set a dead heat record 3 56 4 in a Saratoga cup victory over Preakness and others.
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Cynthiana
Springbok
McGibbon Edgewater Stock Farm
Hester
Lexington
Scrambled Local Directory Fragments Include Multiple Names
A fragmented OCR section lists numerous names and places such as McFarland Melrose Highlands Swift Dorchester Central Jenks Peabody Old Belfry Reed Qld Boley and Hay Salem. It appears as a garbled directory style listing with inconsistent terms and unclear structure.
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Swift
Dorchester Central
Jenks, Review
Peabody
Old Belfry
Reed
Qld
Boley
Becca
Akebed
Soriood
McFarland
C. T
Melrose Highlands
Hay
Salem
Gtalard
BE L A C Breaks Tie as E L A C Tops Standings
BEL A C crushed the Paige quintet to drop them below the Travelers. Ryan and Linscott of BE L A C ended the three string and single string totals as E L A C maintains lead in games won and total pins. Team standings and individual averages follow.
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Thornton
Germania
Marden
Gill
J. C. Paige
Travelers
BEL. A. C
Paige
Ryan
Linscott
Veazie
O. W
Wheeler
Tray
Symonds
Falion
Hutchings
Burke
Seeee
Curran
Nixon
N. A
Nayson
B. L
Snow
B. Miss
Chess
McNish
Baron
Barker
Willis
Merrill
B. L A
Wedger
Jackson
Royal
Miller
N A. M
Tens
E L A C Team Star Tops Insurance League Prowess
A standout from the E. L. A. C. team holds three string records in the Insurance League. In his first alley season he emerges as a prime favorite.
City League Leads Display Carruths at Top and Fratus Leads
Carruths hold the City League lead with a comfortable margin, followed by Boylston Sherman Meyers and KE. Fratus of Quincy surges to first in the individual list with an average of 167, while Cochrane of Boylston sits second. Averages and team standings are listed.
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Joe Donnelly
Centrals
McDonough
McCarthys
Carruths
Boylston
Sherman
Meyers
KE. Fratus
Quincy
Cochrane
Amateur Bowling League of Boston and Vicinity Closed
The season for the Amateur Bowling League of Boston and Vicinity has closed with Boston Athletic Association leading 14 wins and 1 loss and a 1000 pin lead. Second place for the year is contested by Charlestown and Old Dorchester, with Arlington fourth and Newton last. B A A. champion Warren Hill tops averages with 181. The report notes many prizes and a track note with various cycling and local events mentioned.
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Boston and Vicinity
Boston Athletic
Charlestown
Old Dorchester
Arlington
99Th Artillery
Newton
Warren Hill
Team Totals 2450 and Over Brief
Line fragments indicate team totals and a mention of B A Brccccscccrccccccserescccnccsccgces, suggesting a stat-heavy sports item or scoreboard note with unclear specifics.
City and Candle Pin League Fixtures This Week
GAMES FOR THE WEEK lists city league schedule Tue Sherman at South Boston and Fri matchups including Meyers at Boylston Shawmut at Carruth Columbia at Granite's Quincy at Murray Irwins Jameson at Mc Carthy's Rexford at Prospect. Candle Pin League has midweek Jefferson at Meyers Car ruths at St James Lenox at Columbia Murray Irwins at Quincy South Boston at McCarthy's Hub at Jameson Prospect at Central. Insurance League schedules Monday and Wednesday matches among Employers C W Holden Paige Travellers Mercantile N A Mutual Boston Marine Obrion Rus sell Roxbury League features Wednesday Columbus Germania Scotia Roxbury Thorntons Chester's.
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Ste Jams
Eeswedte Nil
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Prospect Peeeee
South Boston
Eenee
Jameson
Murray & Irwin
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Joe Donnelly
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Collins
Murphy
Jim Donnelly
Hickey
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Sida Gas
Paterson
Len
Mansfield
Bradbury
Jameneoueee
McSella
Jeff
Callahan
McAllen
St. J
Barry
St. Boles
St. Joeo
Tavis
Bickford
Dickerman
Hub
Dray. Cen
RA Weaver
Flanders
Farrell
Ross
McKee
Socceess
Lack
Smith
Costello
Qui. Manning
Tenes
Negers
Jam
Nay
Pierce
O'Brien
McDonald
Hitchcock
IV Mackin
Carroll
Seee
Reake
Magner
Sen. Toole
Col
Young
Sherman
Meyers
Boylston
Shawmut
Carruth
Granite’s
Murray & Irwin's
McCarthy’s
Rexford
Prospect
Jefferson
Carruths
St. James
Lenox
Murray & Irwins
Insurance League
Employers
Bicycle notes on state road hearing and races
Wheelmen are reminded of a State House hearing on the East Boston to Lynn road project this morning. Columbia A. A. plans two road races on May 1 with prizes of gold watches. an eight o clock five mile handicap for boys and a ten mile event are scheduled.
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East
Boston
Lynn
State House
Columbia
Boston University Preparations Pouring Over Baseball Schedule
Boston University unveils a February to June season schedule with five open dates and planned Boston College Holy Cross and Harvard College games. Manager O'Shea will finalize two practice squads as Captain Kelliher leads workouts. Notable candidates include Lynch Goodwin O'Brien McCarthy Dickinson Delany Thompson McKie Dowd Chase Neal Foster and others.
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Athletic Council
O’shea
Boston
Harvard College
Holy Cross
Brown
Kelliher
Tufts
Medford
Taunton
New Bedford
Fall River
Cambridge
Newport
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Exeter
Dean Academy
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South End
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James O’shea
Marlboro A. C
Maurice A. Kelliher
Thomas E. Lynch
Williams College
Frank Goodwin
Mike O’brien
McCarthy
Dickinson
Harvard
Delany
Thompson
Dartmouth
Tom McKie
Amherst
Ed Dowd
A. A. Chase
Joe Neal
Harvard Record
Foster
Sally James
South Boston Dorchester mass meeting forms athletic group
A mass meeting of citizens from South Boston and Dorchester is set for tomorrow at St Augustine's Hall to form the South Boston Athletic Association. Land near Dorchester avenue and Locust street is leased, with discussion at the meeting.
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South Boston
Dorchester
St. Augustine’s Hall
J. J. Harkins
South Boston Athletic Association
Dorchester Avenue
Locust Street
Harry K. Jackson Dies in Everett Engineer
Harry K. Jackson 39 an engineer on the East Boston sewer pumping station died yesterday at 11 Swan street Everett pneumonia was the cause and he had been ill about a week. He leaves a wife seven children and had lived in Everett three years after moving from Amesbury born in Salem. Funeral services will be held at his residence Tuesday forenoon.
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Harry K. Jackson
Boston
Swan Street
Everett
Mr. Jackson
Salem
Amesbury
F. W. Parks Buried After Chelsea Funeral
The funeral for It Warren Parks was held yesterday afternoon at 316 Chestnut Street Chelsea. The Rev. R Perry Bush of the Universalist Church officiated and the interment followed in Cambridge.
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Warren
Parks
Chestnut Street
Chelsea
R. Perry Bush
Universalist Church
Cambridge
New England School of Boxing Ad For Lessons
Boxing instructor offers trials of six lessons for ladies gentlemen and children at 127 Tremont Street Room 12. Open day and evening sessions available by call or mail.
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New Eng
School OF Boxing
Tremont St
Harvard Crew Shows Leap Under Lehmann’s Coaching
Harvard’s rowing program gains speed after English coach Lehmann arrives. Changes in eight include Perkins to stroke and Moulton up to No. 2, Wrightington brought in at bow, with Bull and Boardman moved out. Lehmann praises Wrightington and notes longer strokes and quicker adaptation.
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Harvard
Lehmann
Mr. Lehmann
J. F. Perkins
Perkins
J. Moulton
Goodrich
E. A. Boardman
Bow
Bull
E. N. Wrightington
Poughkeepsie
Davy
Moulton
Boardman
Wrightington
Cemetery Row Factions Clash Over Proxy Control
Forest Hills Cemetery trustees meet today at Union Hall as a proxy battle shapes the board. Morse Forsythe lead, Forsythe Blume May counter, with 4000 lots and many owners lacking proxies. Past shifts left Morse and Forsythe holding influence. three trustees to be elected to maintain the current control.
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Board of Trustees
Forest Hills Cemetery
Union Hall
Boylston Street
L. Foster Morse
James Bennett Forsythe
Andreas Blume
John J. May
Morse
Forsythe
Hargraves
Barker
A. R. Porter
Major Chadwick
Gorham Rogers
George K. Guild
Guild
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