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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1904
Page
3
Harvard and Yale clash in their annual track and field meet at Soldiers Field this afternoon at 2. Yale appears favored in field events, with Harvard facing a tough challenge across events. Coach Garcelon stresses uncertainty in track outcomes as Harvard hopes for surprises.
Promising intercollegiate events at Worcester Oval under poor weather as Amherst star Taylor leads in hopes of another Amherst championship with strong showings from Williams Dartmouth Bowdoin Tufts and M I T. Records fall in preliminaries Rollins and Denning set marks in shot put and hammer and Yale Danford pole vault and sprint stars brace for finals with a likely Yale win.
Retail ad notes straw hats as available but emphasizes Brown Derbies and Colored Soft Hats. Lists Revelation Derbies and Soft Hats with prices 22¢, $2.00, and $3.00. Indicates variety for those who find straws early.
London Town goods mark the sale of wash vests and negligee shirts with prices noted. The listing includes two pairs of cuffs and figures in the description, labeled with small price figures 4.10 and 1.10 alongside a stock number 1200.
Six pedestrians will walk from Boston to Lowell next Sunday. Notable entrants include Al Nelson and Fred J. Mattie. The event starts at the State House at 8, with a projected finish in Lowell between 2 and 3, following a route via Beacon Street, Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Arlington Centre, Arlington Heights, Lexington, Bedford, Billerica, North Billerica to Merrimac Square.
Prizes for the big amateur athletic meet of Federal Council No. 466 K of C to be held at Caledonian Grove West Roxbury May 30 are shown in Jordan Marsh & Co window. Entries close May 23 with B. B. Osthues Cambridgeport post office among the entrants from New England.
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