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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1898
Page
3
Harvard’s scrimmage shows second team outrunning the varsity as Ellis the second’s standout punts well and Richards nearly scores a fake touchdown while Tech and Boston College stars shine in later drills.
New Haven reports a practice scrimmage ahead of the Princeton clash. Dudley again injured his knee, but trainers expect recovery with rest to allow at least one half. DeSaulles boosted team cohesion while Durston’s clearance hinges on faculty exams.
Princeton reports open football practice with improved interference and signals but not the championship level energy. The probable Saturday lineup includes Booth at center with Crowdis and Edwards guard, Pell and Hillebrand tackles, Geer in second half, and Wheeler at fullback. Ayers scored all three varsity goals in forty five minutes.
MIT beat Boston College 7 to 6 on the South End grounds. BC dominated play but failed on two scoring chances in the first half while MIT capitalized on a second half fluke. MIT showed flashes of individual brilliance despite team-work issues.
New England Amateur Rowing Association met at the Boston A. A. boat house to push for the national championships to be held in Boston next summer. Delegates from various clubs backed the plan and a seven member committee was formed to canvass clubs on support.
Boston hosts first outdoor automobile exhibit with electric, gas and steam vehicles. Races on Charles River Park track feature Ken Skinner and A. H. Whiting in two mile heats. Prizes include 500, 100, and 59 dollars. Steam wagon, Kokomo, and Whitney wagons also compete amid crowd of about 3000.
The Massachusetts Division L A W reports strong support for bicycle rider laws among over three quarters of State Representatives and Senate backing. Candidate Farrington leads Harwood in a bicycle platform race by 958 votes, with plans to revive the United Wheelmen of America and increase racing activity. Major Taylor aims to break road records following the campaign.
Attendance at the fair surpassed expectations with extensive local support and arrivals by excursion trains from Providence Pawtucket West Brookfield Spencer Charlton Sandwich and Bourne. Music by Reeves's American Band impressed visitors as did prizes for arts and crafts designs won by Sturgis Barton & Wills. Distinguished guests included Japanese architect H Mamizu and U S Daughters of 1812 members who hosted programs and tea.
The B A A indoor games drew strong crowds as W W Coe debuted as a B A A athlete and broke the club shot put record at 40 feet 101-2 inches. F C W Foster of Cambridge Y M C A set a new Y M C A indoor record in three standing jumps at 32 feet 6 inches, surpassing Doherty though he was beaten by three inches in actual jumps.
Odds quoted at 100 to 0 against Sullivan for the Sullivan Dixon featherweight bout in New York. Dixon backers accuse bluff odds while Sullivan’s form and stamina draw attention, with a large travel party departing Boston for the arena. In other news Red Cross aid reports Holguin plague and U.S. military warehouse seizure dispute in Gibara.
At Lyceum Hall East Boston the Columbian Rowing Association schedules a November card headlined by a 15 round bantam clash Patsey Sweeney versus Danny Brennan. Other bouts include Ike McLean versus Kid Lavigne ten rounds and Scotty Coyne against Pickett six rounds. J D Nicholson of 800 Wyanee Street serves as secretary.
World Greco Roman champion Ernest Roeber faced Professor Atlas at the Palace Theatre. Atlas, weighing about 210 pounds, thwarted Roeber for the full fifteen minutes, the crowd roaring as Roeber failed to throw his opponent before the time limit. Afterward Roeber pledged a $410 for twenty-five minutes won, Atlas limiting to twenty minutes. Match to be decided tonight with local wrestler Mark Stack aiming to stay fifteen minutes with Roeber partner Leo Pardeiro.
Tom McCarthy and Peter Donohue of Lowell faced Flair and Henry in a nine game afternoon matchup at McCarthy's alleys. Hall outpaced Henry with 801 to 797 while McCarthy and Donohue each posted 772 and 743 respectively.
Mrs. Josephine Desch of Chicago testifies about her son Ludwig Desch who died after Cuba service and Montauk hospital care. She cites alleged burial without clothing and mistreatment. Officers note medical staff and supplies were strained, with witnesses touring Santiago operations before Detroit followups.
In Hubbard Stevens county Rosare McCarth y Joseph Ramby and Jefferson Squires were killed with two others gravely wounded. In Steuben Hopkins county R. E. Sutton and George Young were killed while William Young is jailed as a suspect. At Aubrey Denton county Deputy Sheriff B Taylor was wounded and Webb wounded after a struggle. In Sheffield Trinity county J W Ashfield was killed as his father was fatally wounded. Additional clashes reported statewide amid election tensions.
Shaw National Bank sues Joshua Baker and wife in Superior Court to recover on two notes totaling 32 400. Mrs Baker testifies the signatures are not hers and that her husband admitted forging her name before he left the city. Court sides with Mrs Baker, judgment for bank against Baker.
Ransom Bishop, Civil War veteran and Grand Army man, fell from staging at a Brockton factory about 8 PM while tearing the roof. The hook slipped, sending the scaffold about forty feet to the ground. He died at a hospital within an hour. He belonged to Gardiner Lodge of Odd Fellows.
John O Reilly and Skip Sherlock from Brown will coach English High for a few days. Campbell of Boston Latin is in demand as referee. Tomorrow features the C M T 58 vs Brookline High at Charles River Park and the Happy English High game at South End grounds.
At Hanover Street last night about 150 veterans of British army and navy gathered to celebrate a proposed alliance between the United States and Britain. Speakers praised the blood bond and God cement, while toasts honored Lord Kitchener and other British leaders as war memories from Inkerman to Tel el Kebir were recounted.
George B. Perry opened by toasting President McKinley as British veterans sang the Star Spangled Banner and cheered. Major Charles Chapin praised England and predicted a grand royal visit, while Stokes and Low honored Massachusetts and Boston, noting Britain’s wartime aid and a blood bond between nations.
Lieutenant Grant speaks on the British Army and Navy and the alliance with the United States. Captain McDevitt toasts with Lieutenant McCarthy and calls the scene a portent of the coming alliance. Adjutant Turner recites Darga Ridge and Mr. Bond’s singing is noted as pleasing.
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