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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1907
Page
9
Haverhill plays Brockton Lawrence hosts Fall River Lowell faces New Bedford Lynn meets Worcester in a compact slate of regional games. Teams seek关键 wins as they clash across venues shaping local standings.
Worcester defeats Haverhill 8 to 3 in a game highlighted by team batting and Bushey's strong pitching. Reynolds leads Worcester with two runs and stout defense backs the win, while Madden and Knotts contribute on offense for Haverhill.
Fall River defeated Lowell 4 to 2 as Lowell pitchers issued wildness. Key players include Messenger and Gilroy with two-base hits for Fall River, while Riley earned the win for Fall River and Abbott started for Lowell.
Lynn won 4 to 1 over Brockton in a listless game. Connoraughton produced a triple play and two two base hits driving in runs as the decisive plays. Catches by McGovern and Burke, plus a triple play by Lynn, highlighted the brief action in Brockton.
New Bedford defeated Lawrence 2 to 1 after nine innings of steady play in a cold crowd. Kiernan, Briggs and Valdois led the offense for New Bedford while Hartman allowed three hits over six innings and Gatcomb shrugged off five bases on balls to close out the game.
Fitz Hanson of Worcester retained the New England lightweight title with two consecutive falls over Clayton the Englishman in a 3 fall match at the Columbia Theatre. The bout lasted one hour 35 minutes with Clayton securing the first fall. Hanson won the next two. Next week Petrelli meets Jim Smart in a Greco Roman contest to the finish.
Pittsburg Club president Dreyfus says Bresnahan shin protectors are legal and will be adopted by catchers. he hints at potential trouble from the protest ruling and expects other clubs to follow suit. Publicity centers on Pulliam's decision against Clark in the shin guard dispute.
A fight between two Charlestown boys yesterday afternoon in a Joiner Street blacksmith shop left 10 year old John J. Mc Conville bleeding after his rival struck with a hatchet. A friend carried him to the Relief Station, noting Mc Conville had control until the hatchet attack.
The Clyde Park Country Club horse show drew large society crowds from New England and beyond despite cold weather. Reginald Vanderbilt showcased carriages and horses valued at 75 000 and 150 000 dollars respectively while 500 000 dollars worth of automobiles were stabled nearby. Accidents occurred in Class 7 and Class 45 with minimal injuries, as photographers and officials managed the event. The show continues today with ponies under saddle at 11 10 a m and visitors travel via subway to Chestnut Hill, Brookline.
A dense results listing shows multiple classes for saddle horses, novices, polo ponies, bee ponies, jumpers and hunters. First place names include Miss Stockton, George Watson, Joshua Crane, Allan Forbes, C H Macomber, Mrs Blair Johnson, and Reginald Vanterblitt among others with mounts such as Temptation, Master, Hecla, Boomerang, Her Grace, Jack Pot, Silver Lipper and Lightfoot.
In classes 13 65 15 64 14 63 18 19 28 5 55 30 45 78 21 7 66 events at the show, top placers include Reginald C. Vanderbilt Miss Edith Austin George Watson A. E. Ogilvie Dedham P. C. Allan Forbes Avondale Farm and others across harness, polo, and riding divisions with multiple firsts and notable combinations listed.
The country club horse show drew a large crowd despite a biting wind. Mrs Reginald Vanderbilt arrived in a white and gray coat and skirt, while Mrs A Henry Higginson wore champagne cloth. Mrs C P Greenough 2d was also noted among attendees.
A list of attendees mainly showing attire at a social gathering. Mrs. Greenough in dark blue cloth and Miss Hannah Stevenson in navy blue cloth among noted outfits. Many Mrs and Misses wear blue, black, gray, and checked fabrics with fur coats and veiling. Multiple named social figures circulate among a crowd of Boston notables and families.
About 200 Shawmut Tire Company employees in Watertown attended the first May party and dance at the Town Hall tonight.
At Readville three day East horse sale, opening today, more than 70 pacers sold above 400 with prices listed for several high earners. Buyers included John Barnes Worcester and W Litchfield Somerville among others as bidders pursued pace and trotting stock from 1900 to 1904 foaled horses.
Brighton High won the Boston High School junior division championship 9 to 2 over East Boston High at Rogers Park Brighton yesterday afternoon. Stars Starkey Captain Fred Woodlock Fitz gerald and Johnson led the attack while Carroll and Greene starred for East Boston. Brighton previously defeated West Roxbury and thus earned the division trophy with the win.
At Gravesend New York on May 21 Don Enrique, the Hastings gelding trained by August Belmont, led from the start and held on to win the Preakness stakes despite 15 to 20 to 1 odds. Other winners included Belle Griffin Ampeno Tom McGrath Dead Gone and Hickory in races one five and six.
Jimmy Gardner of Lowell won a decision over Harry Lewis in Lowell. Gardner controlled the bout from start to finish and landed repeated punches as a large crowd watched the mill.
Doubt surrounds Benjamin Ide Wheeler of the University of California as MIT weighs his potential to succeed President Pritchett. Wheeler did not appear as expected, and the Tech committee has yet to meet him or decide on a successor. No location for a new institute has been chosen, with plans still unsettled.
At today’s Board of Aldermen meeting the city ordinances likely will be amended to authorize eight extra sealers of weights and measures. Salary for deputy sealer is $1600 yearly. Names tied to appointments include William J. Gleason and John Young with Alderman Finigan backing. A possible aldermanic appointment by Draper is noted. The street loan of $500,000 may be delayed without sufficient votes. A possible mayoral conference could seek a compromise with Republican Aldermen on funding via loan and taxation, as urged by the Good Government Association.
George P Bowler a society man and former Harvard student recently convicted of forgery was set for sentencing by Judge Fessenden of the Superior Court within a day or two. R W Hale Bowler's trustee and attorney Harvey Pratt and A D A Doherty conferred with the judge about the case outcome and probation abandonment in favor of reform school placement.
Judge Fessenden of the Superior Court appointed James Holt as receiver of the Revere Beach Railway. An injunction had previously been issued. Holt may operate the property with bonds set at 10,000 dollars and a monthly fee of 150 dollars.
Henry Siegel Company announces a major sale starting Monday at 8:30 AM in Boston. Surplus stock from Atwood Gould factory formerly Rich Reed Atwood on Federal Street will be offered with no reserve and up to 50 percent off travel trunks.
A temporary injunction was secured by Southern New England Telephone and American Telephone & Telegraph against the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad to stop use of a high current on the Woodlawn to Stamford electric railway. The ground is that the current interferes with telephone service. The railroad says telephone and railway companies are working to determine the effect on lines.
A small blaze on the fourth floor of the Jewellers' building disrupted Washington Street. Dozens of stenographers fled in panic as Box 41 sent fire apparatus through crowded streets, narrowly avoiding collisions while quickly containing a minor office fire.
Miss Ethel G. Proctor, prima soloist at Swampscott’s First Universalist Church, and Ernest C. Blanchard, Blanchard & Jewett contractor, married in Providence last Tuesday on the bride’s birthday. The ceremony was kept secret until gifts arrived revealing the nuptials.
In the three cushion carrom contest at the Imperial Billiard Room last night Ryan led at the finish 50 to 30 over Laurie. The match will continue this evening.
Cunard Steamship Company publishes a descriptive brochure tracing the line from its 1840 inception. It showcases early steamers Britannia Scotia Russia Aurania and modern turbines Lusitania and Mauretania with original designs and an scale chart of ships from 1840 to 1907 detailing construction and engine power.
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