Briggs and Canole Fight to Draw in New Bedford Bout
In New Bedford on November 8, Martin Canole and Jimmy Briggs battled to a popular draw after a fast contest. Canole opened with his right to Briggs jaw, Briggs replied with body blows and relentless pressure. The later rounds featured brutal exchanges and Canole's late resistance, while 2000 spectators roared as Referee Patsy Downey declared the bout even. In the preliminary eight rounds Tommy King defeated Young O'Donnell.
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New Bedford
Patsy Downey
Martin Canole
Jimmy Briggs
Chelsea
Canole
Briggs
Tommy King
Young O’donnell
Paper Makers Ordered Out in Franklin Strike Action
The International Paper Company's 350 mill workers in Franklin New Hampshire were ordered to quit work Thursday afternoon by National President George Mackie of New York. The action follows a sympathy strike with the Ber lin mills in the same company, as labor tensions and unresolved dif ficulties persist.
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Franklin, N. H
International Paper Company
George Mackie
New York
Berlin
Death of Rev. S. E. Lane of Littleton
Rev Laurin Eliot Lane aged 86 died at his home in Littleton on November 8. Lane served as adjutant general of North Carolina during Ulysses S Grant's first term and later was a pastor for 50 years in Presbyterian churches across New York State.
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Littleton
Laurin Eliot Lane
Lane
North Carolina
President Grant
New York State
Disabled Tug Annie Towed to Port After Accident
In Toledo harbor the tug Annie of Bregman Bros. dredging operation was towed to port by the Hamilton A. Mathis after its hawser tangled in the propeller. A glancing blow from the City of Gloucester damaged the bulwarks and span of the bow as the Annie listed toward the bilge. Captain Aaron Wall and Captain Chase are noted in the account.
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Annie
Bregman Bros
Toledo
Aaron Wall
Ross Towboat Company
Hamilton A. Mathis
Chase
City of Gloucester
Reappearance of Montgomery and Nichols Boosts Coach Hope
The piece examines the looming intercollegiate football title decision between Princeton and Yale next Saturday in Princeton. It weighs how a Yale win, or Princeton victory, could crown the 1904 champion under an odd system, contrasting heavyweight Yale with quicker Princeton play and highlighting players like Ritter, Tooker, and Shevlin in a tactical preview.
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Princeton
Yale
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Tigers
Princton
Yale Hosts Princeton In Historic Oxford Freshmen Meet
Oxford reports a pair of American Rhodes scholars winning events with W F Schutt of Cornell triumphing the half mile in 2m 43.4s and T M Young of South Dakota winning the high jump at five feet five inches. Doubts on Bloomer’s health as Yale and Princeton clash, with Kinney, Tripp, and Roenback noted as key players and Yale favored to win.
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London
Oxford
W. EF. Schutt
Cornell
T. M. Young
South Dakota
Young
Boxing Gossip Points to Nelson Corbett Showdown Odds
The piece weighs boxing gossip against political talk over the Nelson versus Corbett bout. It notes Nelson’s durability and KO finish potential, cites past victims like Welch Canole Hanlon and McGovern, and mentions Karl-ups of other New England matches and prelims at Apollo A C Salem and Union A A Cambridge.
Brown Dartmouth Tilt Expected To Be Tight On Home Turf
Yale is viewed as stronger than Harvard but believes the Brown Dartmouth clash on November 19 at Yale Field will be close if current opinions hold. The Brown Dartmouth game set for the same date locally is also anticipated to be tightly contested.
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Yale
Harvard
Dolly Spanker Wins Aqueduct Handicap Record Race
Dolly Spanker odds six to one won the one mile and a furlong handicap at Aqueduct on election day from a fair field. The horse broke the distance track record as Redfern’s Israel ite led to the far turn before Dolly Spanker surged to win by a length over St. Valentine who beat Israelite. Pirate Polly took the Creedmoor stakes with Oxford disqualified for fouling. Sufferance placed second and Blucher third. Atwood, winner of race five, was bid to two thousand dollars but kept by stable. Jockey Hildebrand fined two hundred for not weighing with Blinkers and Gannon fined fifty for cutting across the field in race four.
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New York
Dolly Spanker
Grenade
Redfern
Israelite
St. Valentine
Pirate Polly
Oxford
Yale Song Gets New War Cry Music
Pop Hirsch, author of Boola, wrote the music for Yale’s new fight song The War Cry with lyrics by J C Ew ing in 1889. The chorus, likened to a Fijian war cry, urges supporters to cheer for Yale as the team approaches and to shout a battlecry during the contest.
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Boola
YALE
New Haven
Conn
Pop” Hirsch
No School Signal Ordered Restored
At a School Board meeting Mrs. Duff proposed a storm day signaling system to warn for no session, aiming to protect younger children from getting wet. The plan was amended to exclude high schools and passed under rules suspension amid debate on teacher appointments for evening schools and other agenda items.
Two More Vets On Harvard Squad
Harvard gains two veteran players as Jim Montgomery and Don Nichols return to scrimmage on Soldiers Field. Montgomery’s knee has improved, boosting end strength. Nichols’ presence promises competition with Sperry for the left halfback spot. Coaches expect a stronger Crimson eleven against Yale with focused postpractice training.
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Jim Montgomery
Don Nichols
Soldiers Field
Montgomery
Leary
Pruyn
Matthews
Whitman
Jones
Randall
Yale
Hurley
Wendell
Crimson
Dick Lawrence
Bouve
Waters
Lewis
Dunlop
Haughton
Jack Hallowell
Shaw
Schoellkopf
Carl Marshall
Cabot
Colonel Hallowell
Lawrence
Brill
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United Cigar Stores CO
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Little Ritter
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Kinney
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Roenback
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Foulke
Ritter
McCoy
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Miller
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Eddie Hanlon
Britt
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Young Corbett
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George Murray
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Conley
Charles F. Merrick
North End
James M. McLaughlin
Collins
Benyon
Mechanic Arts
Effie G. Hazen
Bunker Hill
Abby D. Beale
Emerson
George W. Ransom
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D. S. Harkins
Committee On Rules and Regulations
Robert T. Paine, Jr
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St. Louis Exposition
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McCormick Brewery Co
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