Cambridge Wins YMCA Meet by a Narrow Margin
The YMCA of Cambridge edged Boston by a point or two at the Massachusetts Rhode Island championships in Boston. Cambridge led 22 22 with a broad jump deciding the trophy as Taunton Providence and Lynn trailed. The meet featured sprint heats and finals won by Newton Cambridge Boston Lynn and Providence athletes, plus boxing and other events.
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Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Boston Y
Taunton
Providence
Lynn
Cambridge
F. W. Fuller
J. M. Jackson
Boston
E. M. Whitney
J. F. Hurley
F. E. Poor
M. L. Bernstein
G. Ellis
S. G. Fills
T. H. Russell
R. Anthony
H. D. Holm
W. A. Corcoran
Cambriate
George Neville
Walter Gowery
Mott
A. B. Wood
G. Almorth
C. A. Leush
E. G. Manning
J. T. Brennan
I. S. Clark
Newton A. A
B. B. Osthues
Fred Wood
Matt O’brien
G. C. Meylan
Jeegee
E. H. Clark
E. W. Mills
Jd. M. Shoemaker
B. C
Dwyer and Wilson Meet at Crescent Club in Brockton
Boxing cards at the Crescent Athletic Club in Brockton March 30 featured a ten round bout between Jack Dwyer of South Boston and Thomas Wilson of Roxbury. Wilson withdrew after the sixth round due to a wound. Also on the card John Lucy of Brockton vs John Marrow of Whitman in a six round bout with no decision. Arthur Hunt of Brockton and Joe Babin of Bridgewater fought four rounds to a draw.
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George Siler
Marty McCue
New York
Charley Harvey
Marty
Dave Sullivan
Joe Bernstein
McCue
Bernstein
Mike Sears
McGovern
Mac
Ritchie
Harry Forbes
Forbes
England
Dick Burge
Lavigne
William
Jack Leonard
Tri-City Athletic Club
Barry Leon
Davenport
Ila
Saengerfest Hall
Iowa
Tommy Ryan
Billy Stift
William A. Pierce
Alden Street
Boston
F. S.—Macdonald
Bobby Dobbs
Brockton
Crescent Athletic Club
Jack Dwyer
South Boston
Thomas Wilson
Roxbury
Wilson
John Lucy
John Marrow
Whitman
Arthur Hunt
Joe Babin
Bridgewater
Draw Ends Night Of Boxing In Ithaca N Y
Eddie Burke of Buffalo did not appear to face Gus Merina of Syracuse in a twenty round bout, claiming the proceeds were not worthwhile. Local featherweights Jack Shaw and Jack Lynch fought four rounds to a draw. Billie Dwyer and Tommy Ryan, both of Ithaca, fought four rounds with Dwyer finishing the round with two heavy blows, though Dwyer was killed for four rounds.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Eddie Burke
Buffalo
Gus Merina
Syracuse
Goose
Dogo
Jack Shaw
Jack Lynch
Billie Dwyer
Tommy Ryan
Dwyer
New London bout ends in third round knockout
Austin Rice of New London defeats Joe Golden of Philadelphia in the third round of a scheduled 20 round bout. A color plexus and right hook on the jaw stopped Golden, ending the fight early in New London Connecticut.
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New London
Boxing Gossip Hinting At May 2 Exhbition At Coney Island
The article reports a May 2 exhibition between Fitzsimmons and Jeffries at Coney Island Athletic Club, noting pending police license and signed articles. It mentions training time, public anticipation, and mixed opinions on winners, with Jeffries seen as the underdog under Brandy’s coaching.
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Fitzsimmons-Jeffries
Coney Island Athletic
Fitzsimmons
Jeffries
Fitz
Corbett
Mitchell
Sharkey
Brady
Brady-Jeffries
Dave Holland
Butlers Offer Challenge for Tandem Race Match
Nat and Tom Butler express willingness to race Henshaw and Kent for a purse and bets from $10 upward. They will race any tandem format on the track offering the largest purse and urge Kent and Henshaw to announce when and where to meet. The Butlers train at Charles River Park aiming for faster speeds and longer miles to debut at middle distances.
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Nat
Tom Butler
Henshaw
Kent
Tom
Charles River Park
Frank Gately
Eddie McDuffee
Joe Downey
Cyclists Tackle March Century Routes and Racing Plans
Ducker Handy completed a March century with routes to Waltham Arlington and North Shore returning by same path. E W Pearson qualified for another bar with a detailed schedule Lynn Salem Wenham Salem Lynn Boston North Cambridge Boston. N C A aims to ease amateur restrictions, encourage club contests. Montreal set plans for twenty five mile match race with Eddie McDuffee Tom Linton and others. Eddie Bald and A A Zimmerman to race at season opening. L A W circuits may run through several states and Massachusetts. L N Walleston opens cycle store at 194 Columbus Avenue selling Lynnwood line plus new high grade bike.
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Messrs
Ducker
Handy
Waltham
Arlington
North Shore
E. W. Pearson
Lynn
Salem
Wenham
Boston
North Cambridge
Montreal
Eddie McDuffee
Tom Linton
Motors
Queen’s Track
Linton
McDuffee
Fred Titus
Major Taylor
Floyd McFarland
Harry Elkes
L. N. Walleston
Columbus Avenue
Lynnwood
Harvard cricket eleven trains with new players at Holmes Field
Harvard's cricket squad, trimmed to about twenty, finishes indoor practice and prepares outdoor sessions on Holmes Field. Coaching from J. A. Lester and Dr. A. C. Garrett has strengthened batsmen and bowlers, with outfield expected to improve over last year.
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Harvard Cricket
Holmes Field
J. A. Lester
A. C. Garrett
H. Edwards
A. Drinkwater
J. H. A. Fairweather
F. HK. Taylor
W. LL. M. King
H. Bell
A. §&. Harding
H. J. Davenport
T. Brown
Bostons Practice and Trade Talk Amid Spring Workouts
Boston players returned to practice in Durham as the team shows improvement after a slow start. The Phillies seek to trade Fox for Kuhns who has impressed at infield. Willis and Kirby mix in as pitchers against Trinity College with Lowe and Stafford at second. Lafayette beat Trinity 6 to 5, and Worcester’s Eastern League club eyes Yeager Frisbie Kuhns and likely Streit.
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Durham
N. C
Bostons
Phillies
Fox
Kuhns
Willis
Kirby
Trinity College
Lowe
Stafford
Lafayette
Trinity
Worcester Club
Yeager
Frisbie
Jkkuhns
Streit
Harvard Nine Goes Outdoors for Ball Work
Harvard baseball players including the varsity and freshmen candidates practiced outdoors for the first time under windy conditions. Scotty MacMasters urged outdoor training as essential for outfield fit, with plans to continue until April 16 before southward travel. An Annapolis game on April 18 was added to the Southern trip, and two weeks of busy tryouts lie ahead to fill nine positions.
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Scotty MacMasters
Harvard Baseball
MacMasters
Annapolis
Georgetown Beats Yale 9 to 4 in Washington Contest
Georgetown defeats Yale 9 to 4 as Bach rings up thirteen strikeouts for Georgetown. Scoring sequence shows Georgetown taking an early lead with a 1000 83 211 1 run pattern while Yale struggles, with Sullivan Hirsch Gibson Hall catching the innings.
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Washington
Georgetown
Yale
Bach
Schedule Troubles and New England Prospects In Baseball
Barney Dreyfus faces league disapproval over schedule issues as Robinson, Brush and Hart push for action. Young players are scarce this season while Frank Selee reels from leaked plans. John T. Brush faces mockery before his turn to laugh as New England League awaits committee findings and Worcester shows a promising youthful lineup under Frank Leonard.
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Barney Dreyfus
Louisville
Robinson
Brush
Hart
Nick Young
Frank Selee
John T. Brush
Cincinnati
New England
Worcester
Frank Leonard
Horton
Lampe
Viau
Wilder
Yeager
Bransfield
Harrington
Kuhns
Smith
Frisbee
Rickert
Whelan
Leonard
Dartmouth Elects Washburne Football Manager For 1900
The Dartmouth sophomore class chose Harry O. Washburne of Hartford Vermont as manager of the 1900 Dartmouth football team. Washburne is known as a college baseball player and Phi Delta Theta member. Harvard will be represented at the intercollegiate golf meeting in New York next Wednesday by W. Bayard Cutting.
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Dartmouth College
Harry O. Washburne
Hartford
Dartmouth
Washburn
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Harvard
New York
W. Bayard Cutting
Philadelphia
Quaker City
Knickerbocker
Staten Island
Baltimore
Germantown
Belmont
Canada
Star and Pastime A. C
John Kiernan
St. Bartholomew
Long Island
Tom’” Cotter
Waltham
National Polo Association
al Swords
Waterbury
Jim Blake
Plymouth
South Shore
National Polo League
Maine
Bath
Billy Leyden
Rockland
Lewiston
Augusta
Bangor
Pine Tree
New York A. C
Don Reeder
New York University
R. J. Reese
A. C. Buds
H. Eggleston
Eugene Satoppey
R. Pfortner
A. McMahon
New England Association
American Amateur Athletic Union
Boston Common
Athens
Westchester Racing Association
Morris Park
Lecture on Idion Decreas and Teachins at Zion Society
Mr. Robert A. Woods will lecture this evening at 10 about idgion decreas iis Pits and Hs Teachins at the Young Men's Hebrew Education Society rooms 113 ne over street. A postponed lecture will be delivered next Friday evening.
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Robert A. Woods
Idgion
Eee
Ar Zion Educat Society
Fignover
Estonel
Over Street
Princeton Defeats Johns Hopkins 12 to 1
Princeton's ball team beat Johns Hopkins 12 to 1 in Baltimore on March 30. The scoring showcased Princeton offense dominating Hopkins.
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Princeton
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore
Dr Ball Cough Syrup Claims Quick Croup Cure
A historic ad notes Dr Ball's Cough Syrup saving doctors' bills by promptly curing croup. The endorsement highlights rapid relief and affordability for families seeking pediatric remedies. The piece reflects period advertising language and medical patent medicine claims.
Kennedy Guilty Verdict Ends Dramatic Kennedy Trial
Dr. Kennedy was found guilty of murder in the first degree in New York. The final day featured dramatic testimony from the defense including the defendant’s family, with emotional scenes as counsel closed and the case went to the jury before midnight.
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New York
Kennedy
Supreme Court
Grand Hotel
Kennedy, Sr
Counsel House
Julia Slayton
Dr. Kennedy
Staten Island
Dolly” Reynolds
Margaret Kennedy
New Dorp
Marion S. Kennedy
Dudley Gideon
EF. Maxwell and
Dolly Reynolds
Salem
Mass
Defense Summing Up In Kennedy Murder Trial
Charles McKelvey testifies about Dr Kennedy signatures on prescriptions. Kennedy family weeps as House argues insufficient evidence for first degree murder. House contrasts Dolly Reynolds testimony with Grand Hotel staff and questions alibi. Court crowd, two hour plus summing up ends as jurors shown moved by tale.
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Charles McKelvey
New Corp
Dr. Kennedy
McKelvey
Mr. House
Kennedy
House
Dolly Reynolds
Grand Hotel
Counterfeiters Convicted in Lynn and North End
The jury found Guissepp Sargo of Lynn and Antonio Manas guilty at 8 15 p m after retiring at 2 30 p m in the afternoon This marks the third conviction from seven indictments charging possession publication and utterance of counterfeit money.
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Guissepp
Sargo
Lynn
Antonio Manas
North End
Takiang
Harvard Football Practice Edges Wednesday Session
Harvard football held a longer practice yesterday focusing on tackling and the first day drills. Dibblee coached catching and kicking as the squad prepares for breaking through drills tomorrow with all players expected to join by Monday. cups will prize the kicking contest after recess.
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Harvard
Dibblee
Itinerant People Triumph in Candle Pin Match
A candle pin bowling match last night saw the itinerant people team win two of three games against the Exiles. Scores listed show the Itinerants totaling 862 805 857 over three games with individual figures read as 408 899 400 and 111 noted in the report.
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D. 8. & Kendall
Democratic Leaders Convene In Topeka Banquet Address
In Topeka a Democratic conference and banquet drew over a thousand attendees. Speakers included Colonel W. J. Bryan, Champ Clark, Allen O. Myers, and Sydney Clark. Bryan defended the Chicago platform and urged unity against the common enemy, warning Republicans on trusts and imperialism. Clark spoke on economy in public expenses as essential to prosperity. Myers discussed East and West relations. Sydney Clark saluted Oklahoma as the next star in the Union.
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Topeka
Kan
Democratic State Committee
W. J. Bryan
Nebraska
Champ Clark
Allen O. Myers
Ohio
Sydney Clark
Oklahoma
Bryan
Chicago
Mr. Bryan
Democratic Party
Gold Party
Indianapolis
Republican Party
Bowling Green
Jekyl’s Island
McKinley
Washington
Jefferson
Jackson
Congress
William J. Bryan
Oliver Twist
Columbus, O
Mohawk Club Banquet Highlights Democratic Issues
Detroit Michigan March 30 four hundred Democrats and ladies attended the Mohawk Club banquet. Mayor Maybury acted as toastmaster and opposed trusts. Justice candidate Thomas E Bankworth spoke on partisan gaps in the judiciary. Congressman John Lentz of Ohio advocated reform of trusts and the Philippines. Ex congressman Justin R Whiting addressed restoring the money of the constitution as an enduring issue.
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Detroit
Mich
Mohawk Club
Silver Democratic Organization
Michigan
Bryan
J. Hamilton Lewis
Washington
T. E. Tarsney
Maybury
Thomas E. Bankworth
The
Supreme Court
John Lentz
Ohio
Justin R. Whiting
Boston Area Golf Clubs Forming Regional Association
A preliminary meeting at Young's Hotel gathered about a dozen clubs within thirty miles of Boston to form a regional golf association. Oakley Club’s Ben Hobart presided, Newton Club’s J A Wilkie kept minutes, with delegates from Wollaston, Newton, Allston, Newton Centre, Concord, Medford, Winchester, Boston, Salem, and Wrayburn. A seven member committee was named to organize, aiming to curb open-event date conflicts, arrange team matches, and possibly stage an annual championship.
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Boston
Young's Hotel
Ben Hobbart
Oakley Club
Wilkie
Newton
Wollaston
Allston
Newton Centre
Concord
Oakley
Medford
Winchester
Salem
Wrayburn
Dickerman Team Wins Two Of Three In Carruths Trade League
The Dickerman squad won two of three games against Whyte Wire Works at Carruths last night after Whyte Wire won the opener. Gordon's 529 was the feature.
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Dickerman
Whyte Wire Works
Carruth
Gordon
Suburban Team B Wins Pin Bowling Match at Murray and Irwin
RK H. White & Co. delivery squads contested a high pins game at Murray and Irwin's alley last night. The suburban team B claimed victory after a tense match with a final score reflecting surpassing total pins.
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Murray & Irwin's Alley
RK. H. White & Co
N.cos
Sherwoods Edge McCarthys In Candle Pin Series
In Worcester on March 20 the Sherwoods won two of three games in the final match, but Boston's McCarthys clinched the series eight games to four.
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Worcester
Sherwoods
McCarthys
Boston
Manhattans Win Three at Candle Pins Over Entre Nous Club
In front of a large crowd at St James alley last night the Manhattans defeated the Entre Nous Club of the South End in a three game series. Smith hit 201 as the brightest score entry while team scores listed show Manhattans 463 463 1371 and Entre Nous 417 421 1268.
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St. James Alley
Manhattans
Entre Nous Club
South End
Smith
Adi
Scces
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