COLLINS READY TO PLAY BALL
Cleveland May 17 weather again washed out the Cleveland and Boston game as the diamond was waterlogged. Lajoie and Collins canceled play and Boston heads back for four games July 19 20 21 22 with likely doubleheaders. Hess and Gibson likely start Thursday Joss and Tannehill or Young Friday. Collins reports no foot issue and will play in the first game.
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Cleveland
Clevelands
Boston
Lajoie
Collins
Hess
Gibson
Joss
Tannehill
Young
Holy Cross shuts out Bowdoin 5 to 0 in fast game
Holy Cross defeated Bowdoin 5 to 0 on the Holy Cross diamond. Three runs in the sixth inning came from smart base running and Bowdoin errors. Clar of Bowdoin stood out defensively in the field.
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Worcester
Holy Cross
Bowdoin
Clar
R.H.E. Holy Cross
Mansfield
Kerigan
Loftus
Files
Lewis
Reardon
English High Beats Malden High in Inter scholastic Tilt
English High surprised Malden High 9 to 8 in a Dorchester league game. Elder of Malden struck hard, Tom Scanlon delivered a notable triple. Final score reflected English High as winner with 9 runs to 8.
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English High
Malden High
Dorchester
Elder of
Malden
Tom Scanlon
McLaighlin
Myers
Morton
Porter
Trinity College catcher Drave badly hurt by foul tip
Stewart M. Drave of Pittsburg Pennsylvania class of 1907 Trinity College catcher on the baseball team suffered a severe brain concussion after a foul tip from his own bat struck him. He fainted three innings later and was taken to Hartford hospital for treatment.
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Hartford
Conn
Stewart M. Drave
Pittsburg
Penn
Trinity College
Hartford Hospital
Syracuse University
Dravo
Baseball News and Comment from a Busy Season
The column covers Boston pitchers Willis or Frazer, Waterbury signing M. J. Thompson, and varied league notes from New Haven to Providence. It highlights Keeler and Williams’s two home runs for the Highlanders, Josslyn’s signing by Providence, and manager Dunn’s wisdom. It also remarks on gambling, Doran with Detroit, Pittnger dubbed Pitt the Rescuer, and Chicago’s limited runs against the Giants.
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St. Louis
Willis Or Frazer
Boston
M. J. Thompson
Georgetown
Waterbury
New Haven
Toric
W. L. Freeman
Bromfield Street
Keeler
Williams
Highlanders
Providence
Dunn
Josslyn
Collins
Anson
Chicago
Kidder
Frank Selee
Giants
Ruelbach
Tom Doran
Detroit
Malachi Kittredge
Jim McGuire
Dr. Osler
Philadelphia
Pittinger
Pitt
Charney Nichols
Chesbro
Griffith
Newton
Orth
Powell
Puttman
Clarkson
New York
Hidden wealth in health and life and whiskey brands
The passage claims vast wealth in the Atlantic Ocean if drained and unhidden riches in good health and longevity. It promotes G. O. Taylor Old Bourbon and G. O. Taylor Pure Rye Whiskies as wise profitable stimulants, noting world leadership due to age and purity. Sold by licensed dealers with the proprietor’s firm name on the label and cork, in sealed bottles.
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Atlantic
G. O. Taylor
Columbia Defeats Penn 10 to 0 in Baseball Series
Columbia baseball crushed the University of Pennsylvania 10 to 0 at American League Park. Penn’s Fennell relieved Crimian in the third, striking out the side. Collins collided with Aldendifer, who suffered a shoulder and collar bone fracture but stayed to watch the game. Batteries Tyler Framback for Columbia and Crimen Fennell for Penn.
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New York
Columbia
University of Pennsylvania
Fennell
Crimean
Pennsylvania
Tyler
Saunders
Aldendifer
R.H.E. Columbia
Penn
Tyler and
Framback
Fennell and
Hare
Harvard Crew Tests Form Before Cornell Race Next Saturday
Harvard varsity rowed a 9 minute 30 second time on the Charles in preparation for the Cornell meet. Lawson and McLeod showed weakness in drive while Pleasanton's four-oar won a mile race by under five feet. A coxless crew will race at the American Henley in Philadelphia May 27 with the bow steering.
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Cornell
Harvard
Charles River
Lawson
McLeod
Pleasanton
Philadelphia
Varsity
Shepard
George
Filley
Flint
Tappan
Bow
Burchard
Meier
Bacon
Lilly
Farley
Corlett
Kellogg
Gill
Country Club's Big Horse Show At Clyde Park Brookline
Country Club hosts a three day horse show next week at Clyde Park Brookline adding two new events a ladies in runabouts driving contest and an exhibition for Shetland ponies. Garnet Ripple a top hunter headlines entries along with harness horses from Mr Jordan Vanderbilt and Mrs Grosvenor.
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Country Club
Clyde Park
Brookline
Garnet Ripple
Madison Square Garden
Courtland Smith
Allan Pinkerton
Mr. Jordan
Mr. Vanderbilt
Mrs. Grosvenor
Belmont Park Race Results Amid Muddy Track
New York May 17 Only an ordinary card ran at Belmont Park as heavy track favored mud runners. Gallavant won the maiden stakes as an added starter, Leonard Joe Hayman captured the second race with a bid up to 2700 dollars, A. L. Aste the buyer. King Pepper Little Woods Hylac Kenilworth won other races at favorable mutuel prices.
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New York
Belmont Park
Gallavant
Leonard Joe Hayman
A. L. Aste
King Pepper
Little Woods
Hylac
Kenilworth
Pelican Found On Beach At Sandwich
May 17. A large pelican was found on the beach by Mr. Kounze and given to Eugene Haines. It measured eight feet wing tip to wing tip and had a bill over 18 inches long. Its throat pouch could hold two to three gallons. It is unclear whether it drifted here or followed birds away from its home. Haines will have it mounted for exhibition.
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Sandwich
Kounze
Eugene Haines
Watertown Gun Club Wins Shooting Match
Watertown Gun Club posted the high score of 124 at the New England Gun Club shoot in Wellington. Conditions were favorable with subdued light and no wind though no clean team scores emerged, followed by listed team results for Boston Gun Club and other clubs.
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Medford
Watertown Gun Club
New England
Derryfield Gun Club
Ee Boston Gun Club
Boston Athletic Association
Stoughton Gun Coud ii Cay
South Framingham Gun Club
Eos
Grace Darby in Bangor
Grace Darby, confined in an asylum, claims injustice and plans an escape. She recounts obtaining a door key impression from a nurse and finding the Bangor address to start a new life, asking not to be sent back to Taunton or Massachusetts.
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Bangor
Taunton Hospital Chief Says Grace Darby May Be Back
Taunton Insane Hospital acting superintendent Dr. Arthur Goss states escaped Grace Darby found in Bangor Maine and likely to be returned to the hospital. He refused to disclose commitment papers and hinted duplicates are filed with the State Board of Insanity.
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Taunton
Grace Darby
Bangor
Arthur V. Goss
Taunton Insane Hospital
Friends
Dr. Goss
State House
Secretary of the State Board of Insanity
Mexican Victor Wins Tight 16 Round Bout in Chelsea
Aurelio Herrera, the Mexican, edged Kid Goodman of Boston after a gruelling 16 round battle under straight rules at Chelsea. Judges and crowd debated the verdict as Herrera led in several late rounds and finished strong in a wild boom of exchanges.
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Douglas A. GC
Chelsea
Aurelio Herrera
Kid Goodman
Boston
Goodman
Crowley
Herrera
Marquis of Queensberry
Little Black Man Guided Murder Trial Tale
George Wood testified in Somerville New Jersey that a mysterious little black man compelled him to commit murder. He described traveling toward Searsdale with Henry Wolf and a man named Mack to obtain $1000 from Mack’s father, then ending up in Tombs Prison after the alleged crime.
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Somerville
N. J
George Wood
New York
George Williams
Watchung
Searsdale
Penn
Tombs Prison
Wood
Henry Wolf
Mack
Wolf
Dartmouth Wins Tennis Meet with Vermont
Dartmouth defeated the University of Vermont 9 to 2 in a revised 11 point tournament at Burlington. The doubles pair Rotch and Burtch beat Kirkpatrick and Hulett 6 4, 5 7, 6 3.
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Dartmouth
Univ. OF VT
Burlington, Vt
University of Vermont
Wallis
Rotch
Burtch
Kirkpatrick
Hulett
NO MEETING CALLED OF BOARD OF INSANITY
Dr. Owen Copp secretary of state notes Grace Darby, escaped from Taunton Insane Asylum, may be located but no special meeting of the State Board of Insanity has been called. Regular meetings occur on the second Wednesday monthly. He declines to comment further.
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Board OF Insanity
Owen Copp
Grace Darby
Taunton Insane Asylum
State Board of Insanity
Nurse Miss Cora Leighton Returns Home Demands Inquiry
Miss Cora Leighton the nurse discharged after Grace Darby's escape sailed to Halifax to await counsel and demand a thorough investigation of Taunton Insane Hospital. She had resided with her uncle in Somerville since dismissal and suffered nervous excitement and declining health.
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Cora Leighton
Taunton
Grace Darby
Halifax
Miss Darby
Ash Avenue
Meecham Street
Somerville
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