Lipton Ship Shamrock IV Trials Stir Yachting World
English yachtsmen await trial spins of Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock IV launched in Scotland. The 23 metre class cutter aims to challenge Myles Kennedy's White Heather while Lipton targets the America Cup, with Captain Sycamore's crew aboard.
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London
Sir Thomas Lipton
Scotland
Fife
Myles Kennedy
Thomas Lipton
England
Sycamore
Sandy Hook
Shamrock IV
High stakes track meet in Boston B A A handicap event
The B A A handicap games in Boston June 13 promise top sprinting action with about 35 entrants in the 100 yard dash led by Phil Lockwood Larry Dodge Harvard Billy Eaton N A Sherman of Dartmouth and Ernest E Nelson of Volkmann. Chase for marks by Wesley Coe Ben Stephenson Ellery Clark and A N Chandler also features.
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Boston
Phil Lockwood
Larry Dodge
Harvard
Billy Eaton
N. A. Sherman
Dartmouth
Ernest E. Nelson
Volkmann School
Wesley Coe
Ben Stephenson
Ellery Clark
A. N. Chandler
University of Michigan
Belt line urged to boost Boston foreign trade
Henry C. Long urged a belt railway to encircle Boston, arguing it would keep factories competitive by lowering taxes and linking railroads to docks. He said New Orleans tightens the trade gap with Europe and South America because of its belt line, and urged Boston to adopt a similar system. The banquet attracted manufacturers and transportation officials from New England.
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Boston
Henry C. Long
New England Trade Press Association
Hotel Brunswick
New Orleans
Europe
South America
New England
Fire destroys large block in Atlanta area
A major blaze in Atlanta's business district burns a half block of buildings, causes about $100,000 in losses, injures six people, and leaves 175 horses cremated with two prize winners among them. The nearby theatre crowd faces a threatened panic as the flames spread.
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Atlanta
Dohan Knocks Out Billy Glover In Dry Dock Bout
New York May 11 Johnny Dohan scored a sensational victory over Billy Glover of Chelsea in the star bout at the Dry Dock A C by knocking out Glover in the last seconds of the sixth round. Dohan opened the final round with a fast attack and a right to the chin sent Glover to the canvas ending the fight.
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New York
James E. Sullivan
Sullivan
Sidney Hatch
St. Louis
London
Tom Morrissey
Hatch
Johnny Dohan
Billy Glover
Dry Dock A. C
Dohan
Glover
Corian
Rogers to Wrestle Faust at Columbia Theatre
Yankee Rogers meets August Faust in a highly anticipated wrestling card at the Columbia Theatre on Wednesday night. Faust is renowned as a top scientific wrestler and exceptionally active for a man of his weight, making this bout a likely close contest.
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Yankee Rogers
August Faust
Columbia Theatre
Farren
Faust
Burns refuses $15000 offer in Sydney visit
A Sydney telegram says heavyweight champion Tommy Burns accepted 15000 to visit Sydney for three fights during the battleships’ August visit, but London sources say he would take only one fight for 15000 and declined the three-contest demand Burns is in Ireland aiming to arrange a bout with Bill Squires.
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London
Sydney
Tommy Burns
Burns
Ireland
Bill’ Squires
Cambridge Latin Crew Faces Setback Ahead of Regatta
Illness truncates two top rowers at Cambridge Latin as Bow man Coleman and lincoln with heart enlargement cannot race. Roxbury Latin loses coxswain Callanan to illness, replaced by Wingate Rollins. Stone School second four surprises by finishing ahead of first boat, while interscholastic rowing leaders meet to set lineups for Springfield regatta.
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Cambridge Latin
Coleman
Burgess
Lincoln
Cambridge
Roxbury Latin School
Bobby Hill
Paul Callanan
Wingate Rollins
Harrington
Springfield Boat Club
Springfield
Graney
O’leary
Stone School
Stone
Interscholastic Rowing Association
Lightweight Bout Promises Close Clash at Armory Tonight
A. A. W. presents a tight lightweight bout in Boston as Aurelio Herrera and Willie Fitzgerald, neither champions, vie for top form. Herrera’s power and aggression contrast Fitzgerald’s craft and stoppages. Local preliminaries feature Young Delany versus Kid McDonald in eight rounds, with Fred Sidney meeting Joe Nelson in the semi final.
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Armory
A. A
Aurelio Herrera
Willie Fitzgerald
Herrera
Battling Nelson
Joe Gans
Baltimore
Fitzgerald
Kid Gooadman
Chelsea
Tommy Quill
Boston
Quill
Goodman
Young Delany
Northboro
Kid McDonald
Fred Sidney
Joe Nelson
Local Sports Quips on Baseball Weather and Rumors
The writer notes a slow rabbits hats supply for the Red Sox and praises Walpole Street players. Weather shapes the games with calm optimism, while queries on baseball’s popularity in Germany persist. References to Harvard schedules and Rube Waddell hint at broader sports chatter.
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Red Sox
Walpole Street
France
Larry Conilli
Paree
Harvard
Boston
Germany
Weathered Words Echo at Huntington with H Jennings
The report notes grass near the coaching lines at Huntington avenue will be scattered to the winds. H Jennings is in town and appears in the scene with local significance.
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Huntington Avenue
H. Jennings
Dedham High Juniors Win Annual Interclass Meet
Dedham May 11 The Dedham High School inter class track meet at Stone Park ended in a clear victory for class of 1909 with 6 points to 11 for 1910 and one for another class. Williams led with 18 points while Delaney Shriver and Macfarlane collapsed at the mile finish after a sprint to the final 250 yards.
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Dedham
Dedham High School
Stone Park
Williams
Delaney
Shriver
Macfarlane
Maine Interclass Meet Won by Freshmen at Orono
The freshmen swept the University of Maine interclass meet with 621.2 points while the sophomores had 361.2, juniors 26, and seniors 11. Hicks of 1910 lowered the mile record by five seconds to 4 minutes 50 1-5 seconds.
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Orono
University of Maine
Hicks
Rector enters Olympic trials after record dash
James A. Rector of Virginia, who set a world 109 yard dash record at the Southern intercollegiate games, has reconsidered and will enter the Olympic trials. His trainer Lannigan will take him to Philadelphia a week before the trials to acclimate to the track and climate.
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Charlottesville
James A. Rector
Virginia
Philadelphia
Lannigan
Baseball Gossip And Speculation From The Stands
A parade of quick opinions pokes fun at players and officials. The Deacon James McGuire hints at facial hair to match a rival, while Parent of the Boston Americans barely clears the grass on ground play. Responses question Joe Kelley’s true name Bruno Stavedahl and remark on umpire appearance being referred to a national commission.
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James McGuire
Harry Thaw
Eea Ee
Parent
Boston Americans
Joseph
Peter M
Joe Kelley
Bruno Stavedahl
Edna
National Commission
Boxing World Hears Of Glenn Burns Johnson Offer And Schedule
Promoter Jack Curley secured authorization from a Goldfield miners syndicate to offer Tomy Burns and Jack Johnson a purse of 85000 for either 45 rounds or a finish on Labor Day afternoon. Also on tap are Jimmy Briggs vs Willie Fitzgerald at Bridgeport May 21 and Al Delmont vs Willie Schumacher next Saturday. Ketchel earned 5120.40 for a 20 round win while Gans announces three San Francisco bouts then a rest.
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Tomy Burns
Jack Johnson
Jack Curley
Chicag 0
Joe Gang
Kid’ Hermann
Tonopah
Nev
Miners of Goldfield
Curley
Jimmy Briggs
Chelsea
Willie Fitzgerald
Bridgeport
A. C. Sehumacher
Delmont
Stanley Ketchel
Jack Twin Sullivan
Ketchel
Sullivan
Joe Gans
San Francisco
Rudolph Anholz
Frisco
Battling Nelson
Packy McFarland
Holyoke Holyoke Hartford Triumphed In Close Games
Scores show Holyoke 3 Hartford 2. New Britain 10 Meriden 5. Bridgeport 8 Springfield 5. New Haven Waterbury game moved to Waterbury on May 3 replacing today’s New Haven schedule.
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Holyoke
Hartford
New Britain
Meriden
Bridgeport
Springfield
New Haven
Waterbury
Schoolboy Athletic Notes Highlight Local Talent
Matty Doyle formerly of South Boston High stars for Boston College as a pitcher and batter. Bob Conly, brother of Dorchester High's Larry Conly, seeks a position in Dorchester High second crew. Frank Riley ex-Dorchester High excels at West Point. E H Whitney of Wellesley proves tennis prowess. An all interscholastic eight from Boston aims for the Springfield national regatta.
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Bob Conly
Larry Conly
Dorchester High
Boston
Springfield
Yale Loses Two Sprinters for Season
Yale today lost two of its best sprinters Gerald Butler of Evanston Illinois and Bobby Burch of Cincinnati also football captain. They have been out of form but when Coach Mack started them again both injured weak tendons. Mack says they will not be sent into competition again this year. Their absence will hurt Yale in the dual meet with Harvard next Saturday. Stevens the best sprinter formerly of Minnesota may not start next Saturday.
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Yale
New Haven
Harvard
Burch
Garrett Butler
Yale Field
Lester Stevens
Penn
Old Eli
New Haven, Conn
Yale Today
Gerald Butler
Evanston
Ill
Bobby Burch
Cincinnati
Mack
Stevens
University of Minnesota
Middlesex Crew to Race Harvard Freshmen on the Charles
The Middlesex crew of Concord travels to Cambridge on Saturday May 28 to meet Harvard freshmen. After years facing strong schoolboy rivals on Bateman's Pond, this away race on the Charles will stir local oarsmen and mark a notable event in early rowing history.
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Middlesex
Concord
Cambridge
Harvard
Bateman
Original American Yacht Model to Return to New York Yacht Club
David F. Edwards of Toledo returns the long missing original model of the schooner America to the New York Yacht Club after determining, with proof, that his possession was the original design by Steers. The model had vanished over six decades ago and inspired wide speculation among yacht enthusiasts.
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New York
America
New York Yacht Club
Steers
David F. Edwards
Toledo
Edwards
Jamaica track results list winners from May 11
Yesterday's Jamaica results show Bonnie Kelso winning the first race Juggler taking the second Hessian winning the third Golden Pearl in the fourth Big Ben in the fifth and Gladys Louise in the sixth race with odds listed for each winner.
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Jamaica
L. I
Bonnie Kelso
Juggler
Hessian
Golden Pearl
Big Ben
Gladys Louise
Young Otto Defeats Adam Ryan in Six Round Bout
In Philadelphia on May 11, Otto of New York defeated Adam Ryan of Philadelphia in a tame six round boxing match at the West End A. C. venue.
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Philadelphia
Penn
Young Otto
New York
Adam Ryan
West End A. C
Fleet of Vessels Brings Half Million Pounds of Groundfish
A sudden arrival of 11 vessels on Sunday and 15 more on Monday boosted Cornish harbor trade with over 530,100 pounds of mixed fresh fish. Haddock dominated with 144,900 pounds while cod reached 246,600 pounds and hake 89,000 pounds. pollock 18,600 pounds and cash 36,000 pounds. Prices ranged from haddock 33-4 to 43-4 cents and cod around 21-2 to 21-4 cents. Included vessels and fares mention Angie V. Watson Mildred V. Nunan and others. a Onaway sighting near port and overhauling of the Monitor noted.
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Angie V. Watson
Mildred V. Nunan
Little Fannie
God Luck
Alcina
Valentinna
Haddock
Cod
Hake
Oo Wowoboss
Hee
Esther
Catherine Enos
Belbina B
Domingos Ee Ag
Onaway
San Juan
Porto Rico
Chatham
Goldthwaite
Fajardo
Monitor
Boston
Maritime Almanac Notes Arrivals and Sailings at Port Ports
Miniature almanac details sun and moon times and high tides, list of arriving steamers including Canopic and Winifredian with routes to Genoa Palermo Naples and Liverpool, plus freighters carrying coal bananas lumber and barges, plus cleared and sailed vessels across Atlantic and coastal ports with tugs and tows noted.
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Canopic
Sealby
Genoa
Palermo
Naples
Ponta del Gada
Azores
White Star Line
Moise
Winifredian
Shepherd
Liverpool
Frederick Leyland & Co, Ltd
Esparza
Petersen
Port Simon
C. R
Everett
Abbott
Baltimore
J. H. Devereaux
Keene
Hoboken
N. J
Chattahoochee
Dieh
Savannah
Bay State
von Sneidern
Newport News
Britannia
Carlisle
Lloyd
Philadelphia
Robesonia
Gardiner
Franklin
Newburyport
Burnside
Valley Forge
Tyler
Ctc
Neshaminy
Paxtung
Rutherford
Swacatara
Lablich
Cacoosing
Tulpehocken
Wiconisco
Lykens
Wainwright
Manatawney
Pine Forest
Perkasie
Gloucester
Catawissa
Calhoun
Eagle Hill
Oley
Marion
Lynn
Boswell
Johnson
Hattie
Eureka
Plummer
Solus
Brockton
Lackawanna
Lewis
Ampere
Scranton
Pierce
Chenango
Richmond
Henderson
Portland
Kennebec
Mary B. Mitchell
Piedmont
Lee
Concord
Hewitt
Norfolk
Gibson
Winthrop
Easton
Plymouth
Portsmouth
Perkins
Newmarket
Po U. Co
Honey Brook
Durkee
Port Johnson
R. R
Henry B. Fiske
Moody
Brunswick
Georgia Gilkey
Williams
Jacksonville
Fla
Percy Birdsall
Nugent
Mary F. Barrett
Sargent
Maria O. Teel
Davis
G. W. Dexter
Fearaday
Calais
Harry C. Chester
Clark
Marshalls Island
Ira B. Ellems
Pinkham
Elizabethport
H. M. Stanley
Sprague
Temperance Bell
Wilcox
Witch Hazel
Kerrigan
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Alfred Shrubb
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Tury Limited
Link No. 1
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New England Telephone & Telegraph Company
Matty Doyle
South Boston
Boston College
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Willow
Frank Riley
West Point
E. H. Whitney
Wellesley
Otto-Ryan
Tame
C. J. Roush
Vineyard Haven
East Chop
Hamilton
Ont
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Sioux Falls
P. L. Peterson
Esparta
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Irc
Fruit Company
Workman, Clark & Co
Frost
San Jose
Hamburg-American Line
West India
Peterson
Landsman
Shipping News
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Lehigh
Wyoming
Perth Amboy
Persian
Massachusetts
Beaver
Pasoebiac
P. Q
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Governor Cobb
Eastport
St. John
N. B
Swatara
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Corbin
Silver Brook
Ariel
Neponset
Newport
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Mahanoy
Gazelle
Plympton
Henry W. Cramp
Geo. H. Ames
J. Manchester Haynes
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