Rindge Students Fund Athletic Field By Newspaper Drive
Rindge Manual Training School students led by Headmaster John W Woods Jr Coach Robert Broderick and the Parents Association raise funds to build an athletic field. Each student to bring at least one hundred pounds of newspapers aiming for about 500 dollars from sale plus existing funds and subscriptions.
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Rindge Manual Training School
John W. Woods, Jr
Robert Broderick
Parents’ Association
Phillips Exeter names entries for Harvard meets
Phillips Exeter Academy coach George S Connors announced entries for the Harvard freshman dual meet in Exeter and the Harvard Interscholastic meet in Cambridge. Several top performers may be sidelined by academic restrictions. listed events include sprints hurdles distance races and field events with multiple Exeter athletes named.
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Cooney
Murray
Chevrelet Drives Mile in 56 Seconds at Montgomery Meet
Louis Chevrelet of the Buick team powered a 56 second exhibition mile with a 30 horsepower car on the Montgomery Automobile Association meet track. He also won the 1 mile race in 12 36 minutes despite trouble at several junctures. George DeWitt of Buick won three races while another event remained closed to him.
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Montgomery
Ala
Louis Chevrelet
Buick
Montgomery Automobile Association
Fair Grounds
George DeWitt
Yale
Princeton
Gamble
Dewhbarn
Tigers
Johnny Mack
Arey
Dewbarn
Sawyer
Conger
Vilas
Seymour
Spitzer
Whitely
Coney
McGee
Haskell
Weeks
Harvard and Columbia Open LaCrosse Series at Soldiers Field
The first game of the intercollegiate lacrosse series is set for this afternoon at 4 o clock on Soldiers Field. Harvard will field a team almost identical to the one that won the pennant last year.
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Soldiers Field
Harvard
Columbia
Harvard Hosts Record Intercollegiate Track Meet Preview
At a Harvard hotel dinner Joseph D. Leland and W F F Garcelon outlined the 24th annual Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association of America meet to be held at Harvard Stadium this month. MIT and Bowdoin will send teams, and officials expect the greatest turnout yet with Soldiers Field serving broader student use in coming years.
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Young's Hotel
Joseph D. Leland
Harvard
Amateur Athletic Association of America
Leland
W. FF. Garcelon
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bowdoin
Garcelon
Soldiers Field
Mr. Garcelon
Pennsylvania
Penn
Yale
Princeton
Armory Bout Cancelled After Weight Dispute
No boxing match occurred at the Armory A A last night as Dave Deshler failed to weigh in at 183 pounds. Freddie Welsh refused to fight under altered terms, causing the program to be salvaged by running preliminaries and refunding tickets. The card featured Walter Altieri drawing with Andrew Morris, Tom Foley beating Ed McDonough, and Young Jack Johnson stopping Tom Goodman in the opener.
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Armory
A. A
Dave Deshler
Cambridge
Freddie Welsh
England
Deshler
Welsh
Joe Humphreys
Armory Club
Harry Edels
Jack Sheehan
Walter Altieri
United States
Missouri
Andrew Morris
East Boston
Tom Foley
South Boston
Ed McDonough
Manchester
N. H
Jack Johnson
Tom Goodman
Portland
Post bowling dates set for New York tournament
The Post bowling team dates for the Madison Square Garden event were assigned by Maurice C. Wyman secretary of the tournament. Boston will be represented in the national tournament for the first time. Entries extend to May 8 and the Post Yannigans and Thomas Faulkner teams will compete at 167 Washington Street Boston.
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Post
New York
Madison Square Garden
Maurice C. Wyman
Boston
Fast Boston High Defeats Commercial High 2 1 in Fifth
Fast Boston High edged Commercial High 2 to 1 in a shortened game called after the fifth inning. East Boston High led 2 to 0 before Commercial High scored late in the frame.
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East Boston High
Fast Boston High
Commercial High
Worcester Wins in the Eleventh
Fall River 0 New Bedford 24. Hallman muffs eighth relief. Baum an Woods lead hits. Sullivan Devine Toomey Adler Crum score runs. Griffiths Woods earn 1 4 strikeouts. Umpire Fabey. time 2h 10m.
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Fall River
New Bedford
Bauman
Woods
Solbran
Nicholls
Toomey
Weaver
Devine
Adler
Crum
O’brien
M Hallman
Griffiths
Fabey
Fall Rivers
Po.a
Barrows
G Adler
Wee
B'cock
Cram
L Wilson
R. F
C. F
Banman
Nicholis
Dunham
M’d'mott
Ulrich
Eene
Sullivan
O' Brien
Worcester Defeats Lawrence In Eleven Inning Pitchers Duel
Worcester defeated Lawrence 3 to 2 in 11 innings after a ninth inning tying run. Burkett drove in the winning run with a single, Logan saced, and Bradley added a safe hit. Hess pitched for Lawrence, Wilson for Worcester, with Connolly umpiring.
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Lawrence
Burkett
Logan
Bradley
Bel.po
A.E
Rondeau
Ae Burkett
Thomas
Vinson
ZO A'nolds
W'leben
Ly Russell
OjChunk
H'mond
Wagner
Grost
Oleierick
FO McCune
Hess
Dyana Rivard
Bees
Wilton
Fale
Clank
Fillerick
Russell
Wilson
McCune
Lynn Triumphs 4-3 Over Brockton on Errors
Lynn defeats Brockton 4 to 3 as Brockton miscues lead to three Lynn runs. Herbst pitched well for Lynn while Brockton’s ninth inning rally yields only one run. Two-base hits by Wallace Hickman and McGovern highlight the offense.
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Lynn
Donovan
McKernan
Herbst
Enos Oo
Wallace
Hickman
McGovern
O'Toole
McLane
Cutting
Mit
Weeren
Burg
Werbst
Hamilton
Summerman
McLean
Tickman
B. Sim
Buckley
Wildey First Honors in National Duck and Daniel Pin Bout
The opening night of the National Duck and Daniel Pin Bowling Congress at Somerset alleys featured high scores. Wildey led with a four man team total of 1567 while Murray & Irwin had 1511 and Somerset 1509. Imperial of Lynn led the lone duck pin team with 1487 and two man candle pin high was 675 by Clancy and Walsh. John of Springfield posted 325 for the top individual.
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Somerset
Murray & Irwin
Imperial of Lynn
Burns
Cohn
Edgerton
Ponald
McDonald
Crescenzo
Clancy
Walsh
John
Springfield
Wheeler Weakens In The Seventh. Lowell Defeats Haverhill
In Lowell on May 4 Wheeler weakened in the seventh as Lowell scored five runs to beat Haverhill. Boyle’s catching for Lowell stood out while Beauchamp White and Courtney led offense with multiple hits. Scoring details show Lowell 6, Haverhill 2, with Beauchamp, Ball, Fleming and Boyle among the best hitters.
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New England
Lowell
Wheeler
Haverhill
Boyle
Lowell L. Jaaverhill
Ball
OlCourtney
Fleming
R.f
Ton
Howard
Ol Taylor
Uniac
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Venable
Briggs
C. F
Cox
Ide
Ol White
Echamp
Rogers
OlPerkins
Warner
Bwen
Lore
Beauchamp
White
Gor
Venerable
Olf Warner
Courtney
McLaughlin
Fall River Defeats New Bedford in Narrow Victory
Fall River defeated New Bedford today by a narrow margin in an anti era baseball game. The score stood close as Fall River captured the win with a late rally.
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New England
New Bedford
Fall River
Mrs Converse Wins Handicap Golf Match at Allston Club
Mrs G H Converse won the 18 hole handicap medal play at the Allston Golf Club with a 100-0-100 score, claiming best net and gross. Due to rules, the low net prize went to Miss M G Bleakie with 108-6-102.
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G. H. Converse
Allston Golf Club
M. G. Bleakie
Waltham High Beats Concord School 12 to 1 in Park Game
Waltham High defeated Concord School 12 to 1 at Bileyele Park this afternoon in Waltham. The scoreline shows a dominant home victory with sharp offense and solid pitching from Waltham High.
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Waltham High
Concord
Waltham
Concord School
Bileyele Park
Steamship Service Resumes to Prince Edward Island
The Plant line resumes PEI trips starting Saturday May 8 with the steamship A. W. Perry leaving Commercial wharf at noon. Service runs until about June 15 then goes tri weekly with Halifax sailing Tuesdays for Halifax Hawkesbury and Charlottetown. The Perry sails Wednesdays and Saturdays for Halifax only.
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Plant Line
A. W. Perry
Commercial Wharf
Halifax
Hawkesbury
Charlottetown
Perry
Ha gan KOed in 2nd round by Eddie Stanton
Philadelphia lightweight Jack Hagan fought a winning pace for 1 1 2 rounds but collapsed after a stray right hand toward the end of the second round. He was counted out after a single punch landed on his chin and stayed down for over a minute in New York.
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New York
Eddie Stanton
Jack Hagan
Philadelphia
Cubs
Meikle
J. K
Lawrenceville School
University of Virginia
Burns
Jack Johnson
Former captain May rower Severance cleared for varsity eight
Ex captain William R Severance after a month in a single scull was declared fit by Dr Ladd to endure the varsity eight training. He joined the second eight at seat five replacing Perry Smith while Loring left the boat. A long Charles River row followed and Severance showed strong form. The question remains if he will join the varsity or be kept as an emergency reserve under Coach Wray.
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Volkmann
Roxbury Latin
Stone School
Kimball
Jocke
Holbrook
Curtis
Walker
Roxbury Tatin School
Graney
Meade
Eichorn
Crombie
Fallon
Nice
Ball
William R. Severance
Dr. Ladd
Severance
Perry Smith
Loring
Charles River
Varsity
Wray
Harvard Keeps Warmup With Andover At Soldiers Field
Harvard faces Andover Academy in a 4 pm practice game on Soldiers Field. Andover is strong in the twirling line and Harvard plans to use Davis as a substitute pitcher to gain practice.
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Andover Academy
Soldiers Field
Andover
Crimson
Academy
Davis
Bandaging and shoes key in boxing and running
In his column Arthur Duffey argues fighters and runners lose big races due to poor hand bandaging and ill fitting shoes. He cites Sailor Burke McKinnon and Shrubb Marathon defeat as examples and notes strong college meet activity with Harvard Yale Dartmouth Princeton. A walker, Louis Wolf, plans a no pay walk to New York with Fenil Brodt.
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Burke
Shrubb
Longboat
Louis Wolf
Mott Haven A. C
New York
Wolf
Fenil Brodt
A. C
Runner on third attempts steal home as pitcher winds up
With two out, a runner breaks for home during the pitcher’s windup and slides in ahead of the throw. The batter then hits the ball.
Harvard and Yale Selections for Intercollegiates Feature Close Contests
Harvard and Yale are favored to win the forthcoming intercollegiates with Dartmouth and Princeton. Predictions point to a tight Harvard Yale meet in New Haven on May 15, with sprints a key battleground and several events in doubt as both teams push for top point totals.
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Harvard
Dartmouth
Yale
Princeton
New Haven
Old Sports Statements and Anecdotes From a Bygone Era
A collection of scattered sports claims and questions mentions longest strides eight feet six inches, John E Sullivan’s 1889 bout with Jake Miilrain lasting seven rounds, and debates over umpires in ball games. It references Rube Waddell’s Boston season of 1908 and Meikle’s baserunning dispute between the Giants.
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John E. Sullivan
John L
Jake Miilrain
Richburg
Sullivan
Rube Waddell
Boston
All Jesuit College Team to Tour After Season
An All Jesuit College team from Georgetown Holy Cross and Fordham is approved by Father Stanley. The squad drafts include Duffy Larkin Cantwell Dowd Mahoney McDonald Mayock Coffey Scheiss Simon Murphy and Scanlon with positions listed for each.
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Mayock
Georgetown
Coffey
Fordham
Scheiss
Simon
Murphy
Scanlon
R.f
Ketchel to Box Six Rounds in Pittsburg May 18
The National Athletic Club of Pittsburg announces Stanley Ketchel will fight six rounds with Hugh McGann of Kansas City on May 18. Ketchel is guaranteed $2000 as his share of the purse, marking the biggest fight in Pittsburg history.
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Pittsburg
Penn
National Athletic Club
Stanley Ketchel
Hugh McGann
Kansas City
National
Ketchel
Marto Bedell bout ends in ten round draw
In Troy New York on May 4 the ten round match between Johnny Marto of New York and Joe Bedell of Brooklyn finished in a draw. The fight stayed even until the seventh round with Marto gaining the edge in the ninth, and finishing strong in the final round.
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Troy
N. Y
Johnny Marto
New York
Joe Bedell
Brooklyn
Marto
Bedell
Frankie Neil Defeats Young Britt by Disqualification
In the 11th round of a bout held in Baltimore Frankie Neil of California was awarded the decision over Young Britt who was disqualified for wrestling after the fight, with Neil having the upper hand when the match was stopped.
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Baltimore
Eureka Athletic Club
Frankie Neil
California
Young Britt
Neil
Corbett Knocks Nitchie to a Draw in Sixth Round
In Philadelphia May 4 the Corbett Nitchie bout at the Douglas A C. ends with a brave rally by Corbett. Nitchie floored Corbett in the first round for a nine count but Corbett recovered and evened the score by the sixth round.
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Philadelphia
Fred Corbett-Young Nitchie
Douglas A. C
Nitchie
Corbett
Morningstar Defeats Cutler at Miah Murray's
Ora Morningstar won his first Hub appearance since title win by defeating Albert Cutler 400 to 284 at Miah Murray's. The experts will continue play through the week with 3 PM and 3 PM sessions.
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Ora Morningstar
Albert Cutler
Miah Murray
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