Boston College Forms First Rowing Crew This Year
Boston College announces it will start a crew this year after years of effort. James E O Connell leads a committee with Ambrose A Dore and James C Gallagher shaping the plan. Riverside Boat Club offers facilities and a coach will guide candidates including Billy Holland. Races will be arranged with college rowing groups.
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Boston College
James E. O’connell
James FE. O’connell
Dorchester
Ambrose A. Dore
Roxbury
James C. Gallagher
Billy’ Holland
Holland
Kiley
Hart
Dore
Tooling
Grainger
O’connell
Murphy
Lafayette Beats Trinity In A Close College Baseball Tilt
Lafayette defeats Trinity 10 to 9 in cool weather as McAfee stalls Lafayette bats outside of the ninth inning. Trinity pitcher Lawson fanned fifteen Lafayette hitters. Bostons prepare for another game against Trinity. Boxing notes include Kerwin versus Spike Sullivan and Goff vs Byers near ready for Broadway Athletic Club bout.
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Durham
N. C
Bostons
Lafayette
Trinity
McAfee
Maston College
Bob Lowe
Hamilton
Lowe
Lawson
University of North Caroline
Bill Clarke
Norfolk
Princeton
Yale vs Manhattan College Opens Baseball Season in New York
In New York on March 29 Yale University faced the Jaspers of Manhattan College to inaugurate the season. Cold weather and fair field conditions did not deter a several hundred crowd, mainly collegians, from watching Yale lose 4 to 1.
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New York
Yale University
Jaspers
Manhattan College
Yale
Manhattan
Boxing Gossip Shapes April 16 Bout in San Francisco
Mysterious Billy Smith finalizes terms with George Greene once known as Young Corbett for a San Francisco bout at the National Athletic Club on April 16. Weigh-in at 154 pounds, 12 pounds above Smith’s usual, amid a dispute over purse share. Jim Daly joins Jeffries camp as sparring partner for Bob Fitzsimmons bout at Coney Island May 2, with Daly traveling from Buffalo to Pittsburgh to train. Tom Sharkey seeks the winner of Fitzsimmons Jeffries for a $5 000 to $10 000 side title challenge, aiming for a world championship. Dan Creedon vs an opponent is billed for next Tuesday at Lenox Athletic Club as a major glove fight of the year.
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Australia
Tommy West
Tommy Ryan
Spike Sullivan
George Kerwin
Chicago
Greenwood Athletic Club
Kerwin
Riverside B. C
Murray
Lynn
George Dixon
Ed Beatty
Jimmy Briggs
F. A
Hall
Choynski
Brooks
Mitchell
Pony Moore
London
Billy Smith
George Greene
Young Corbett
Mr. Green
National Athletic Club
San Francisco
National
Excelsior Athletic Clubs
Smith
Green
Billy
Jim Daly
Buffalo
Jim Corbett
Billy Brady
Jeffries
Bob Fitzsimmons
Coney Island Sporting Club
Daly
Brady
Pittsburg
Tom Sharkey
Fitzgimmons
Tom
Lenox Athletic Club
Dan Creedon
Morgan-Iselin syndicate launches taller Defender of 1899
Bristol Illinois March 2 The Morgan-Iselin cup defender of 1899 will be seven feet longer overall than the Defender of 1898. The new boat rises sharper at the bows and stern, with sailing length expected around 108 feet versus 100.36. The mast stands eighty-one feet and the topmast fifty-eight feet, about ten feet taller overall.
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Bristol
R. IL
Morgan-Iselin Syndicate
Defender
New York Yacht Club
Shamrock's Launching Delayed to June Private Ceremony
Sir Thomas Lipton announced the Shamrock will probably launch in early June at a private ceremony. He cannot fix the exact date as the vessel is not as far advanced as hoped. The crossing mode will be decided by the captain and builder, with strict adherence to cup rules and no sharp practice expected.
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London
Thomas Lipton
Shamrock
Atlantic
Metropolitan Amateur Rowing Association Approves New Members
The Metropolitan Amateur Rowing Association held its annual meeting at the B A A boat house. Newell Boat Club and Jeffries Point Rowing Club were admitted. Officers elected include J W Crooks president and W S Youngman vice president. The annual regatta date is set for June 17 with plans to seek city support for the Fourth of July regatta at Springfield.
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Metropolitan Amateur Rowing Association
Chestnut Street
Weld and Newell Boat Clubs
Harvard
Union, Riversides
Shawmuts
Jeffries Point
Newell Boat Club
Jeffries Point Rowing Club
J. W. Crooks
W. 5. Youngman
Weld B. C
J. F. Facey
Riverside B. C
George de Blois
Association
R. F. Balke
J. F. Perkins
Newell B. C
N. G. Horton
J. F. Gardner
Union B. C
P. N. Murtha
Millstream B. C
P. J. Daley
Shawmut R. C
Ed. Brown
Jeffries Point B. C
New England
Springfield
Club Promotion Triggers Return to Traditional Race Meets
Expensive pacing teams for middle distance riders have led to the withdrawal of professional promoters of cycle racing, causing a shift back to the old style race meetings. Local officials anticipate a revival of straightforward meets as promoters exit the scene.
War for Samoa throne tests German British and American roles
The Samoa crisis centers on Mataafa and Tanu Malietoa after King Malietoa's August death. The Berlin treaty backed court result naming Tanu, while German, British and American consuls argued over process. German backing for Mataafa triggered clashes and a siege around Apia, with naval preparations and regional powers weighing recognition and control.
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Malietoa
Samoa
Mataasta
Jaluit
Mulinuu
Apia
Mataafa
Tanu
Trials and turmoil in Samoa draw international attention
Amid collapsing authority in Apia, Mataafa forces vs Malietoa factions escalate into civil war as consuls from Britain and the United States protect civilians and judges. Von Bulow of Germany stirs tension while ships like the Purpoise deploy marines to shield officials and prevent wider conflict.
Fighting at Samoa deepens as war erupts
The report describes sustained bombardment in the jungle and fierce joint action by American and British forces. It notes bitter anti German sentiment, and mentions the arrest of two men one British and one German subject, amid continued fighting.
Kilmer Swamp Root Promises Kidney Relief
An advertorial claim advises testing urine sediment to spot kidney trouble and promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a universal remedy for kidneys liver and urinary woes. It touts free sample bottle and booklet via mail from Dr Kilmer Co of Binghamton New York as seen in the Boston Daily Post.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Boston Daily Post
Germans Angry in Samoa Over Judge and Consul Actions
Private letters from Apia report German officials in Samoa furious at Chief Justice Chambers and British Consul Maxse for treaty violations. They accuse Chambers of overstepping by punishing German trespassers instead of letting the German consul handle them, following a drunken merchant incident.
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Berlin
Samoa
Apia
Chambers
Maxse
Preliminaries Complete for New England Boxing Wrestling Champs
The B A A gym hosted the preliminaries with seven boxing bouts and one wrestling match to set finals for Saturday night. Notable results include Mansfield defeating Norton in wrestling, Hayes edging Kaveney in a 10 pound open, and Bullock, Kerins, and others winning decisive boxing bouts. Final matches and a special Nelligan Sullivan bout slated for Saturday.
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New England
John Graham
M. Norton
W. R. Mansfield
G. M. Lathrop
Harvard
Mansfield
Norton
Frank R. Peters
E. Kaveney
West End
Stephen Hayes
Columbian Rowing Association
Kaveney
Hayes
J. F. Sheehan
J. McKee
Lincoln Social Club
Sheehan
McKee
Sharkey
McNeill
Millstream Boat Club
Chelsea
J. de Wolf
Morgan
G. 8. Bullock
Warren, R. I
H. Kerins
Charlestown Associates
Bullock
Kerins
Rhode Island
E. K. Johnston
Boston
J. Ryan
East Boston
W. Fraser
Jack Fitzpatrick
West Newton
Dave Nelligan
Twin Sullivan
Cambridge
Boston Amateur League heats up as Newton vies for third
In Boston a prolonged league season keeps attention on outdoor sports in April. Newton and the Calumets of Winches fight for third place as Newton defeats Old Dorchester, gaining a small edge. Newspaper League captains meet this afternoon to discuss postponed games and the annual dinner. City League alleys feature tours and big scores at Murray & Irwin's candle pin pins and the Julius Meyers tournament lasting two weeks draws local entries.
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Boston
Newton
Calumets
Winches
Old Dorchester
Murray & Irwin
Candle Pinners
Julius Meyers
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American Cycle Racing Association of New York
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