Lumley reports $15000 purse bid for Goddard vs Fitzsimmons
Billy Madden wires that Olympic Athletic Club offers a purse of 15000 dollars or 60 percent of gross for a Goddard versus Fitzsimmons bout. Goddard’s camp accepts while Fitzsimmons rejects any immediate match and states he plans rest after proving himself the best.
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Olympic Club
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Arthur T. Lumley
Billy Madden
San Francisco
Olympic Athletic Club
Joe Goddard
Bob Fitzsimmons
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Goddard
Joe
World
Fitz
Corbett
Carson
Veriscope at Boston Theatre Shows Corbett Fitzsimmons Fight
The Boston Theatre plans two daily veriscope shows of the Corbett Fitzsimmons contest as many local houses close. The Dan A Stuart Company invested about 40000 dollars in filming and instrument production. The event runs one hour and ten minutes with about a thousand pictures viewed each minute, and an extra morning show at 11 a m on Decoration Day.
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Boston
Dan A. Stuart Company
Boston Théatre
Parson Davies Avoids 115 lb bout with Barry in boxing talks
Telegrams reveal Parson Davies resists 115 pound plans to match Jimmy Barry with Dave Sullivan. Davies hints at 112 for Barry and 116 for Dixon versus Sullivan, with Spike Sullivan in reach at 128 pounds, while weighing options with Tom O Rourke. The 115 pound championship remains open among Barry Kelly Rice Murphy and Sullivan, to be decided by decisive wins.
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Jimmy Barry
Dave Sullivan
Boston
Barry
Davies
Chicago
Dave
Tom O’rourke
George Dixon
Wonder
Spike Sullivan
Sullivans
O'Rourke
Sullivan
Spike
Dixon
Jimmy Anthony
America
Sammy Kelly
Austin Rice
Johnny Murphy
Kelly
Rice
Charley McKeever
George Green
San Francisco
New Eng School of Boxing Opens for All
The New England School of Boxing offers skilled instruction for gentlemen and children both day and evening. Located at 127 Tremont Street, Room 12, it invites calls or letters to arrange a trial of six lessons.
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New Eng
Tremont At
Brookline High Triumphs In One-Sided Opener On Common
Brookline High won its first interscholastic game on Brookline Common. Poor fielding by Cambridge helped Brookline while Ware and Lancy starred at bat and in the field for Brookline. Saul and F Clarkson were Cambridge standouts. Score: not stated.
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Cambridge
Brookline
Ware
Lancy
Saul
F. Clarkson
Princeton Varsity shuts out Phillips Andover 11 to 0
Princeton pitchers Altman and Stickney limit Phillips Andover to few scoring chances. Tigers shine with strong fielding and timely hits including a two base hit by Butler and a three base hit by Wilson. Attendance about 400 as Hawkins and Stickney manage the mound duties.
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Doane
Smith
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Chapman
Phillips
Jones
Hildebrand
Barnwell
Kaser
Dustin
Cornell Falls To University Of New York In Last Game
The Cornell base ball team lost a very exciting game to the University of New York at University Heights by 6 to 6 in the final contest of the season. Batteries Foster and Keane for Cornell faced Stratton Blair and Young for NYU, with a tense late rally.
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New York
University Heights
U. of N. WP
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Keane
Stratton
Blair and
Young
National League and college schedule on card
National League games list Boston Cincinnati Baltimore Cleveland Philadelphia Chicago Washington Louisville Brooklyn Pittsburg St Louis New York. New England Fall River Brockton Newport Pawtucket Taunton New Bedford. College matchups Brown Princeton Tufts North Shore A C Dartmouth Newton Princeton Harvard Amherst Williams Worcester Tech Boston College Jaspers Colby Bates Wesleyan Cuban Giants. Interscholastic Somerville Natick Arlington Lowell Concord Milford.
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Rain Delays Baseball. Standings Narrow in Key Matches
Rain halted most games yesterday. Only New York and St Louis played while Chicago and Philadelphia also did not. Western clubs lost. Boston sits fourth tied with Cleveland.
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St. Louis
Philadelphia
Boston
Cleveland
Giants Beat Browns In Home Opener At New York
New York wins 8 2 over St Louis in the first game of the home series. Rusie earns three Giants runs, Esper holds Browns at key moments, and fielding miscues aid the locals. Attendance 1800 as Cross and Douglas errors help New York tally.
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Rosie
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Cross
Douglas
Rusie
Wilson
Bill Clark
St. Louis
Gleason
Tiernan
Joyce
Davis
Warner
Holmes
McDermott
Quakers overpower Denver in high scoring tilt
Philadelphia pounded Denver with 11 runs on 17 hits, while Chicago managed 7. Delehanty and Fifield slugged home runs for the Quakers, with multiple doubles and key defensive plays. Attendance stood at 1100 as Denzer and Fifield split mound duties and the game featured a near-perfect fielding effort.
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Quakers
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Philadelphia
Boyle
Cooley
Delehanty
Nash
Lajoie
Fifield
Dahlen
Decker
Cormick
Geler
Denzer
Thornton
Hurst
Local Baseball Scores From Eastern Cities
In Springfield Springfield beat Providence 8 7. Springfield defeated Providence 9 to not clear. Pawtucket lost 10 9 at Brockton. Taunton beat Newport 6 3. Philadelphia Athletics crushed Richmond 10 2. Lancaster beat Paterson 11 6. Wilkes Barre beat Scranton 17 6.
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Tucket
Taunton
Newport
Philadelphia — Athletics
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Lancaster
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Paterson
Wilkesbarre
Scranton
Painter Francais Dies at Age 96 in Paris
Francois Louis Francais renowned painter and Institute member died in Paris. Born 1814 he was elected to the Academy of Fine Arts in 1890.
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Paris
Francois Louis Francais
Institute
Academy of Fine Arts
New England Botanic Depot Offers Stomach Liver Kidney Remedy
Delicate preparation from herbs described as a summer drink with medicinal value for stomach liver and kidney troubles. Makes five gallons, price 25 cents plus 6 cents postage. Four packages prepaid for $1.00. Source: The New England Botanic Depot, 345 Washington St Boston Mass.
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NEW England Botanic Depot
Washington St
Boston
Mass
Baseball box score highlights standout base hits and steals
The record lists two base hits by Edmunds and Manning, three base hits by Mills Nowell and Simpson, and four stolen bases by Jameson with additional steals by Thompson Stearns and McCall. Walks go to Hayes Jameson Simpson Struck out by multiple pitchers, with umpires H P Hallowell and J W Duntop.
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Mills
Nowell
Simpson
Jameson
Thompson
Stearns
McCall
Hayes
Chauncey
Nowa
Galbraith
Vincent
H. P. Hallowell
J. W. Duntop
Tragic River Drowning of 6 Year Old in Norwich
In Norwich on May 28, 6 year old Michael Charbonneau, son of Michael Charbonneau of Greenville, drowned in the Shetuckes River while playing with other children at about 6 pm. The incident occurred as he wandered beyond the group.
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Norwich
Conn
Michael Charbonneau
Greenville
Shetuckes
Weqing
Intercollegiate track meets begin at Berkeley Oval
The annual intercollegiate track meet opened at Berkeley Oval in New York with a fast track and good weather. Notable performances included Wefers of Georgetown aiming for repeats, Yale qualifying most finalists, and Princeton showing strong progress in sprints and field events amid close competition and rising hopes for tomorrow’s finals.
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Berkeley Oval
University of Wisconsin
Wefers
Georgetown University
Yale
New Haven
Quakers
Harvard
Princeton
Garrett
Jarvis
Colfelt
Carroll
Tyler
Wheeler
Jones
Tom Burke
Hollister
Hoffman
Pennsylvania
Burke
Woodruff
W. O. Hickok
Divorces A Specialty in Local Practice
Attorney at law Efield, a member of the bar, lists office at 28 School Street Room 389 offering divorce and related legal services.
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Surar Bar
Bchool St
B A A WINS CLOSE RACE OVER Weld CREWS
The B A A crew edged Harvard Weld intermediate and junior crews in a one and a half mile basin race. Start at Union Boat Club. B A A led early and stretched to win by a length and a half over the intermediates with the juniors a further three quarters of a length back. The B A A lineup matched the Wednesday race arrangement.
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Harvard
Union Boat Club
Harvard Bridge
Welc
J B Sawyer Dead In Manchester At 78
Joseph B. Sawyer former city engineer dies at age 78 in Manchester New Hampshire on the night of May 28.
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New York
Boston
Shaw
Fort Wagner
Manchester
N. H
Joseph B. Sawyer
Governor's Cup Clash Narrowed After First Day Play
At Baltusrol Golf Club near Short Hills New Jersey opening day narrowed the field for the Governor's Cup. L E Larocque defeated Harry Toler, W D Vanderpool beat Arthur Fenn, and L P Bayard Jr toppled James J Tyng. Bayard then beat Bayard to reach the final with Powers, as 96 entries contend for the handicap cup tomorrow.
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Baltusroil Golf Club
Short Hills
N. J
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Arthur H. Fenn
James J. Tyng
Morris County
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Fenn
Tyng
L. E. Larocque
W. D. Vanderpool
Princeton
L. P. Bayard, Jr
S. D. Powers
St. Andrews
Armstrong
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Powers
Woman injured after elevator incident at city building
Maggie Welch 27 of 26 Barton street and worker at L W Morrill's laundry 17 Merchants row was struck by a descending elevator on the third floor of a building at 4 10 yesterday afternoon. She was pinned between the floor and frame and rescued with difficulty. She was admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital with cuts to the head face and shoulders.
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Barton Street
L. W. Morrill
Merchants’ Row
Massachusetts General Hospital
Popular Bill of the Week at Grand Opera House
The Grand Opera House will open on Memorial Day to show The Stranglers of Paris along with a new vaudeville bill by W. E. Floyd and associates. The program includes illusionist acts thought transmission by Mrs. W. E. Floyd, Louise Horner as vocalist and instrumental soloist, and Edward W. Emerson as comedian, plus selected cinematograph pictures.
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Grand Opera House
Paris
W. E. Floyd
Louise Horner
Edward W. Emerson
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