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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1900
Page
3
Harvard faces Yale today at Soldiers Field in a tight track meet led by freshman Haigh from Lawrence who has matched Yale’s best. Analysts expect fast times with home turf advantage and several key events contested between Harvard and Yale veterans.
Listings of golf events and matches at clubs from Agawam Hunt to Winthrop Club. Competitions include handicap medal play, team matches, foursomes, and cup contests across Brookline, Plainfield, Montclair, and other locales.
The verse contemplates love as a force that hits from multiple angles, comparing affection to the varied blows of a braying animal. It reflects playful wit on how love manifests differently for each person involved.
Dorothy asks to be rich and snub people without losing charm. Her father asks how rich, and Dorothy replies she wants to be awfully rich enough to ignore others yet be considered agreeable.
At 9 o clock last night the Bellevue Hotel changed hands as Harvey and Wood took control after two months of negotiations. The previous proprietors had been declared bankrupt two months earlier, but Harvey and Wood declined to withdraw.
Co. A. Wood becomes owner and assumes possession once bankruptcy proceedings end. Randall and Hovey turn over the property to new lessees who have bought the stock and fixtures. Hamilton Frazer will be head clerk and W. H. Torrey cashier with others retained. New owners bring fresh faces to kitchens and offices. Harvey and Wood run multiple prominent hotels.
College golfers entered for the Lawrence Harbor Country Club tournament will play thirty six holes medal style. The course has been improved from old dirt greens to turf and is in prime condition. The event will determine the winning aggregate team score.
Pittsburg Boston game set for today postponed due to wet grounds. Philadelphia defeated Cincinnati 20 to 11. May 11 Pittsburg.
The report lists players including Dexter Quigley Marshall Hubbard Patch Murphy Cassidy Harts Fisher Tinkham Hennessy Delano Cook and others. On balls were 8 for Strickland and 8 for Smith with Delano Tinkham and Hennessy hit by pitches. Quigley and Tinkham combined for two passed balls each, Tinkham four. Wild pitches credited to Smith and Strickland. Umpire Baxter. Time two hours ten minutes. Attendance four hundred.
Tufts tops Columbia 7 to 0 in nine innings as Woodworth limits Columbia to two hits. Tufts scores four runs in first two frames and dominates both offense and defense. Stiles and Kebler shine with sharp fielding and pitching battle marked by Cobcur character. Attendance 600, time 2h 45m.
Cincinnati and Philadelphia faced off in an old-fashioned game marked by many runs hits and errors. Hahn and Donahue lasted just three innings while Phillips and Orth struggled, and Cincinnati’s shaky fielding cost them the contest. The score:
The Roanoke Athletic Club sets an 8 o clock start on Monday to suit out of town attendees for Byers Gardner title bout. Shaw and Shallow train hard for next Tuesday night clash. May 23 meeting teased. O Brien may face winner. Kid McCoy versus Dan Creedon slated for May 18 at Broadway A C though plans unsure. Contending boxers Phalen and Fraser arrive to spar. Matthews draws with Connolly and Lynch in prior rounds.
Yale defeats Phillips Andover 6 to 0 after a scoreless five innings. Yale breaks through in the sixth with two out, riding a hit and Andover errors to five runs. Camp adds for Yale in the seventh on an error and a Sullivan hit as Guernsey doubled.
Burdett College defeated Cambridge team C C M T S at Franklin Field extending a winning streak to three this week. Burdett produced ten hits and strong defense, while C C M T S managed only four hits. McTague and Colburn starred for Burdett in a 14 to 6 game.
In the Eastern League Montreal defeated Springfield 2 to 1 while Providence outscored Toronto 5 to 4 Hartford beat Syracuse 5 to 4 and Worcester won 4 to 0 against Rochester In the American League Chicago routed Indianapolis 7 to 1.
The lineup lists Boston at Pittsburg Brooklyn at St. Louis Philadelphia at Cincinnati and New York at Chicago, marking a dense slate of intercity games with no venue changes announced.
Made at Stahl City N The best Sc Cigar that ever happened The best dealers sell them Gentlemen smoke them TRE RICHARDSON CO 335 Wasblorton St Boston Mass
Somerville High won its first interscholastic game yesterday defeating Brookline High 24 to 6. The Somerville boys dominated offensively while Brookline struggled in fielding and batting, settling the lopsided score in the opener.
Chesterfields defeat Charlesgates 6 to 4 on Clover Field as baseball play resumes. Yale arrives in Boston en route to Andover and faces Brown in Providence today. Teams like Columbia, Princeton, and Dartmouth schedule matches across New England with scouts noting pitchers and field play.
The estate of the late Honorable William W. Clark sold its entire racing stable at Mor ris Park New York on May 11 led by Banastar the Toboggan and Brooklyn Handicap winner bought by Craig Wadsworth for 11000 after bidding opened at 2500 and jumped through 5000 6000 to 8000 before settling. Several other horses also drew strong bids with prices from 2600 to 2000 and beyond.
The annual outdoor Tufts Oval meet features relay heats among Tufts medical and dental teams, Somerville High, Cambridge High and Latin, plus Tufts vs Exeter. The program lists entries across 220 to 1200 yard dashes, distance events, field events, and a 10900 yard relay with numerous students from Tufts and rival schools.
The Fabyan 25-footer by B B Crowninshield will launch later this week. Idle Hour, Brownlie, Opeechee and Higginson twenty one footer are ready for launching. Beverly Jubilee Yacht Lab lists race fixtures including May 20 championship, July 28 open, and September handicap races.
The I A W New York faction rails at Bassett for joining the N C A board of appeals after a letter of approval from Judge Sams. Bassett cites his racing experience and the policy of benevolent assimilation as reasons. Officials view the semi alliance between IL A W and N C A as mutually beneficial.
Johnnie Nelson may temporarily join Henshaw’s team in place of the injured Caldwell as he trains at Louisville and awaits pace duties at Fall River or Brockton. Olson likely moves to Waltham. Dubois plans a match race with Allie Darlow at Fall River or Brockton. Pettis seeks pace and a showdown with Darlow and Downey. Titus returns May 30 at Asbury Park to race Jefferson, while Elkes and Taylor race in Paris tomorrow with motor tricycles used for pace.
Promoters plan a new course on the vacant Samuel Dyer estate rear in Abington. The Beaver Meadow Golf Club of Concord N H announces a busy schedule including a New Hampshire State Championship on Sept 2, a Memorial Day start for the President's Cup finals June 16, and a Derby silver cup tournament. Clifton Golf Club held a Parker House meeting to elect directors Arthur L Robinson William Flood William J Holloway Elisha W Cobb George P Johnson James B Forsyth Emmons R Ellis Charles H Conway Charles M Hemenway.
Malcolm Williams wins first class distance as Wadsworth bests Forbush in second class. F. Smith takes third class. C. Kimball tops diving with 98 points, Townsend 91, Bray 90. Polo match ends 3 1 in favor of team No 2. Officials listed.
Manager D A Harrington Jr of Worcester High School and Harvard freshmen crews fix the May 26 eight oared race date. Park officials permit a gym on North End Park. a 14 by 120 foot hand ball alley with pine background and five foot wire screen is installed. A Mosquito Fleet Yacht Club match between Helen and Sacker 17 occurs Tuesday. Jamaica Plain Carnival Association to discuss Fourth of July sports. Woburn Canoe Club trains for Horn Pond May 30 against Medford Boat Club. Woburn may send men to the eastern American Canoe Association meet in Worcester. several racing canoes ordered. A A U notes residence clause in N Y A C regs. Athletes will summer at Travers Island as usual.
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