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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1899
Page
3
Harvard varsity handicap track meet on Soldier Field featured wind challenges. H F Cochems set a Harvard shot put record with 42 feet 6 inches, while other events showed mixed results as football season draw near.
Charles J. Cutler, a rising Boston amateur billiard player, becomes the first New England amateur to surpass the 100 mark at the 11 inch game and enters Class B of the championship in New York. He left for the city last evening with Fred Eames. Cutler, born twenty two years ago in Boston, began playing billiards six years ago but dropped the game.
The long time Mercantile Library Association player entered the Suburban Interclub tourney after three years away from top events. In 1897 he placed sixth to winner Mr Frizzel, then won first in 1898 ahead of Eaton Jewett Threshie Hooper and Parker L Eaton. On a 41 2 by 9 table with 10 inch balk lines he made a 62 run. This spring he began serious billiard study under Messrs Eames and Yatter and shows promise in match play.
Interscholastic League action at Charles River Park Brookline High and Cambridge Manual Training School played to a 0–0 tie. Brookline moved to Cambridge’s 5 yard line twice but fumbles and penalties halted drives while Cambridge repeatedly lost the ball on fumbles and downs. Matt, Parker, Wat kin, Farley and Quigley starred for Brookline with strong line play from Dexter and Watkins for Cambridge. Time ended with Brookline on the Cambridge 30 yard line. Attendance 1,650.
James O'Brien ex sheriff of New York endorses Omega Oil as an effective rheumatism remedy after testing it himself. He claims the treatment stops rheumatic pains and urges others to try it at little cost, asserting no more effective remedy exists.
Somerville High defeats Boston Latin 10 to 5 in a hard fought game at Tufts Oval. Slippery footing and rough play marked the match as Somerville capitalized on strong end runs and a first drive, with touchdowns by McGrath Harts and Jones. Attendance was about 200 as darkness halted the second half after five minutes.
English High dominated Dorchester in an Interscholastic League opener winning 46 to 0. English High scored 17 points in the first half and added 29 after substitutions, with touchdowns by Farnsworth Tracy Harrison Nichols Ball and H Ball among others. Referee was William.
The committee finds Dorchester and three Hopkinson school members Phipps Slattery and Leatherbee ineligible under the same grounds as prior protests. Hopkinson withdraws his school from the association leaving Dorchester to fill the vacancy in the senior league.
A packed schedule lists Harvard at Philadelphia against Penn and Yale at West Point. Princeton hosts Brown with Carlisle meeting Hamilton in Utica. Amherst, Tufts, Bowdoin, Williams, and others host or travel to multiple venues including Worcester and Albany.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology held postponed hurdle races with close heats. Wentworth and Mogimski tied for second in the low hurdles, Lowe won the run off, Pope was disqualified in the high hurdles, Pope Won final low heat with Wentworth and Baker.
The Dominion line steamer Canada under Captain Enoch Maddox was overdue from Liverpool and Queenstown, with 88 saloon 51 second cabin and 168 steerage passengers aboard. She anchored below late last night and was due to reach Charlestown on the flood tide this morning carrying 1327 bags of mail from the disabled White Star steamer Germanic.
Milford November 3. Death of Patrick Gillon removes a wealthy generous community contributor and Democrat supporter. Born in Ireland in County Sligo he immigrated as a young man and helped fund local business growth. He was a charter AOH member stockholder in Alley Brewery of Boston and leaves brother Charles H Gillon and children Louis Maud Patrick H. Funeral from St Marys Church Monday morning.
Mr Thomas W Lawson the financier and horse fancier buys box No 2 at the New York horse show for 300 dollars in the advance sale held Thursday The total advance sale reaches 15540 dollars about 300 less than last year Purchasers include J J Bache George Crocker William B Bannigan Henry L Burnett Joseph Stickney F K Sturgis Elbridge T Gerry W L Elkins and James T Hyde.
George G. Nichols 65 a building contractor of Dedham died this afternoon He was a Boston native Civil War veteran first lieutenant Company L Forty second Massachusetts Volunteers brigade quartermaster Twenty second Army Corps past commander Melrose Post G A K and member of several fraternal orders He was once captain of the Independent Fusiliers of Boston A widow and a son survive him.
John N. Fulton, detained on a fugitive from Montreal warrant for alleged embezzlement from Thomas J. Corristine estate, was marked in default when his name was called in U S Commissioner Fiske's court. He had been released on his own recognizance to await travel to Montreal for the proceeding.
A humorous verse from Chicago News recounts a young choir member whose voice soared and then vanished. The poem notes his voice rose to such height that it could be heard no more and was found next day on the spoir.
New York hosts the first formal gathering of the proposed American Association of Baseball Clubs the rival league to the National. Promoters expect backing from ten cities Boston New York Philadelphia Washington St Louis Chicago Milwaukee and Detroit with figures like Anson Jennings Buck Ewing and Tim Hurst linked to roles.
Harry Parker of Brockton offers to wrestle Benja min D Rhodes for any sum claiming a 14 pound weight. If Rhodes declines Parker will take on any other New England wrestler.
Garfield Park hosts Eddie McDuffee and Major Taylor as they pursue the mile record behind chainless machines. McDuffee reports a 1 17 2-5 mile with a 40 second first half, while Taylor plans the first trial. The piece also notes six day races in New Bedford and Kansas City, plus updates on Burns Pierce, Tom Barnaby, and the Massachusetts L A W’s $1000 loan aiding division debt clearance.
Football fans in Boston and Cambridge can watch the Harvard Penn game via Irwin's official football score and field board at Mechanics Hall, Huntington Avenue. The Harvard Band of forty will perform, with players and coaches explaining plays at halftime for a clear gridiron view beginning around 2 PM.
The Twilight A A would meet any 130 pound teams on Nov 11 and Thanksgiving with contact G H Burnett Newton Lower Falls. Powder Horn A A seeks 185 pound teams for Saturdays with contact F B Shenmard Chelsea. Emersons of East Boston want 120 pound teams with Lincoln A A of Somerville as preferred. Emmanuel A A has open Nov 11 and 18 and seeks Palmer A A of Lowell and North Shore A A with contact W A Pinkham Boston. Victor Cycle Club aims for 12 1 2 percent of 130 pound teams with Olympic A Co Cambridge preferred. contact Joseph Dyer Cambridgeport. Tigers of South End, with five straight wins, want any 120 pound team. contact M Minnehan Jordan Marsh Co. Hickories seek 100 pound teams for Saturdays and Thanksgiving. contact George Berry Jr East Cambridge.
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