Maher Named World Champion by Corbett Precedent
A 19th century boxing tribute lauds Peter Maher as the world champion pugilist, citing Corbett’s retirement and Maher’s rise. It recounts Maher’s Irish roots, early fights in Dublin, debut in America, key wins, and praise from figures like Joe Hall, Sam Fitzpatrick, George Morgan, Mike Donovan, and others, while noting Fitzsimmons as the rival challenger and Maher’s improving science and power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maher
Fitzsimmons
Fitz
Corbett
Joe Hall
Peter
Sam” Fitzpatrick
Kid” Lavigne
O'Donnell
T Hat
Peter Maher
Mike” Donovan
New York Athletic Club
Arthur Lumley
Tom O’rourke
Parson Davies
Dowling
Maher Seeks Early Fight With Fitzsimmons or Corbett
Peter Maher, seen by a reporter after an easy win over O'Donnell, declares intent to meet Fitzsimmons, Corbett, or Goddard, aiming for a match at an early date and pledges pursuit of the ex Blacksmith.
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Fitzsimmons
Corbett
Goddard
Peter Maher
O’donnell
Maher Has No Claim Abduction of Champion Corbett
Leading boxing men discuss Corbett’s retirement and Maher’s right to the title. Critics argue Corbett forfeited the championship by stepping away and Maher must prove supremacy over Fitzsimmons’s heir before claiming honors. Opinions emphasize Maher’s improved form and potential to defeat O’Donnell in a rapid bout.
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Corbett
Peter Maher
Fitzsimmons
Maher
Phil Dwyer
O'Donnell
Dan Stuart Leaves El Paso Amid Corbett Fitzsimmons Fight Hopes
Dan Stuart, long in El Paso seeking a venue for the Corbett versus Fitzsimmons bout, has mysteriously departed for the North. Reports say he headed toward Chihuahua, though the exact destination remains unclear.
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EL Paso
Tex
Dan Stuart
Mexico
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
North
Chihauhau
Corbett’s hasty ring gesture stirs boxing gossips
In a lively boxing column, Corbett leaps into the ring to congratulate Maher after O Donnell’s defeat and offers Maher the title. Critics call the act ill timed as the title is deemed empty, and Corbett’s retirement and stage plans draw public ire. A personal note for O Donnell and others closes the piece.
Vermont breeders elect officers at Rutland meeting
The Vermont Association of Road and Trotting Horse Breeders held its annual meeting at the Bardwell House in Rutland on November 13. Elected to the three year terms on the executive committee were Dr. H Seward Web of Shelburne H S Bailey of Hardwick W W Grant of St Johnsbury E D Frayes of Brandon G T Chaffee of Rutland and K S Adasit of Burlington. The committee will convene in Branson on December 19 to elect officers.
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Rutland
Vermont Association of
Bardwell House
H. Seward Web
Sheburne
Bailey
Hast Hardwick
W. W. Grant
St. Johnsbury
E. D. Frayes
Brandon
G. T. Chaffee
Adasit
Burlington
Harvard Meets B A A in Big Soldiers Field Game
Harvard faces the Boston Athletic Association at Soldiers Field this afternoon in a key race against Yale strength. Captain Waters’s squad has shown promise, with changes in the line and backfield, while Yale and B A A also prepared for a close contest.
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Harvard
Boston Athletic Association
Soldiers’ Field
Captain Waters
Yale
New Haven
Waters
Princeton
Peck Elected Secretary Treasurer In Massachusetts L A W
The L A W division in Massachusetts completed its voting with A D Peck winning Secretary-Treasurer by 1921 votes to 1364 for Howard. The nominating committee secured most division board seats. Perkins led the board vote followed by Arthur K Peck and others, with 3434 total votes cast.
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Returning Board
Howard
A. D. ‘Peck
George A. Perkins
League
Massachusetts
Arthur K. Peck
Elliott
Miller
A. D. Peck
G. A. Perkins
Dr. Kendall
S. T. Williams
Ww. Co
Dillingham
J. 5. Dean
A. W. Swan
W. W. Eddy
W. 8. Doane
A. G. Frothingham
C. Adams
J. J. Fecitt
F. J. Gorton
J. B. Tippett
Hoyland Smith
G. H. Stevens
T. 5S. McCausland
H. E. Nickerson
G. H. Patton
J. Fred Adams
A. W. Robinson
J. C. Kerrison
Seward
Mansfield
Percival
Burns
Atwell
Sullivan
McKee
McGarrett
McGinley
Mercer
Gilbert
Crowley Sustains Arm Injury Just Before Period Ends
Crowley broke his arm just above the elbow right before the period closed. The injury halted play briefly as medics attended to him and he was escorted off the court.
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Crowley
Natick Defeats Framingham High 20 to 0 at South Fair
Natick School football team topped Framingham High 20 to 0 at the Middlesex South Fair grounds this afternoon. Natick showed stronger play with superior interference and weight giving them the edge throughout the game.
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South Framingham
Natick School
Framingham High Eleven
Middlesex South Fair
Natick
Dedham High Defeats Roxbury Latin In Junior Game
Dedham High won 6 to 2 over Roxbury Latin in a Junior Interscholastic League football clash at Stonepark Dedham. Clark scored the touchdown and Kennington added the safety and goal. The game featured heavy Roxbury pressure but a late fumble kept them from tying. Attendance 600.
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Dedham
Stonepark
Dedham High
Roxbury Latin
Clark
Roxbury
Derhim
Rolland
George Cutler
Ecliacesstelvtey
Morrison Delaney
R.g
Marshall Warren
Rey Rooks
F.b
Graham
Dedham High School
Roxbury Latin School
Kennington
W. F.sanborn
Hyde Park
T. A. Walter
H. Ewer
A. L. Dean
Gity Brevities and Local Incidents Spark Boston News
In Boston for a meeting of the Boston Christian Endeavor Union the executive committee will elect a president, with Rev. Frank W. Merrick to speak on Practical Christian Endeavor Work and William T. Ellis to lead an open parliament on prayer meeting duties. In court, John H. Laskey faces $3500 bond on fraud charges over stock sale claims involving Palace Floating Amusement Company. A watchman found an unconscious man near the First Street crossing, believed to be John Fahey. A chimney fire at No. 21 Albany Street caused no damage. Robbers took two copper hot water boilers from a Parker Street apartment under construction. A sailors’ supper and concert are set for Charlestown, and Puritan Hall hosts a first party by the Social Four. A raid on Harrison Avenue nets twelve Chinese men and gambling implements. Owen Hines, 23, held for breaking and entering in a South Boston burglary. Richard Murphy, injured at Chadwick Lead Works, suffered serious injuries. James Welsh, employed by Spaulding, injured when a glassware load fell in an elevator, breaking two ribs.
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Boston Christian Endeavor Union
First Free Baptist Church
Boston Union
Frank W. Merrick
William T. Ellis
Municipal Criminal Court
Hardy
John
H. Laskey
L. O. Shurtleff
Shurtleff
Palace Floating Amusement Company
City Point
Boston
Thomas Lyden
New York & New England Railroad
First Street
John Fahey
Albany Street
Joshua Bennett Heirs
Louis Mitchell
William Bassett
Parker Street
Water Street
Charlestown
Puritan Hall
Harrison Avenue
Joseph “N. Garrity
C Street
South
Division 6
Owen Hines
Richard Murphy
Chapin, Wood & Co
Atlantic Avenue
Hudson Street
Chadwick Lead Works
High Street
James Welsh
A. G. Spaulding
Blackstone Street
Yale Coaches Second Eleven Aims to Mirror Princeton
Yale football management has begun a plan to train the second eleven to play exactly the Princeton game style, aligning practices with Harvard and Cornell. Alexander Brown, an oarsman and leading tackle candidate, will captain the second eleven this fall to push the same approach across the varsity.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Princeton
Harvard
Cornell
Alexander Brown
Sentenced for Forgery in Middlesex Court
Judge Bishop sentenced Thomas E. Burns to five years in State Prison for forgery after a guilty plea. Burns, about 55, was arrested in Cambridge last summer for passing forged checks bearing local business names. he previously served multiple terms for forgery and breaking and entering. William C. Hall received four years in the House of Correction for forgery after a prior impersonation scheme targeting customers of a Boston clothing house.
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Bishop
Middlesex Court
Thomas E. Burns
Burns
Cambridge
Charlestown
Boston
Dedham
William C. Hall
House of Correction
South Framingham
Lynn
Salem
Salem High School Triumphs Over Beverly Academy 14 to 6
In Beverly on November 13 Salem High School outplayed Beverly Academy 14 to 6 in a tight contest. Salem relied on superior teamwork with a standout 65 yard run by Bell for a touchdown highlighting the victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
Salem High School
Beverly Academy
Salem
Bell
Davis Leads A P A Delegates in Ward 1 Victory
Delegates pledged to Mr. Davis of the A P A and straight Republicans carried Ward 1 by 468 to 111 with voter turnout doubling normal. Davis attended the ward room and received several ovations as crowds filled Prescott schoolhouse on Pearl street. In Ward 2 delegates pledged to Davis won by 188 votes, routing the antis in a Davis stronghold.
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Davis
Prescott
Pearl Street
Aig
Perry
Gran
Mr. Perry
Century Road Club riders set fast pace for coast to coast event
The Massachusetts division predicts the century race next Sunday will be the fastest yet in America with four tandems a triplet and ten singles in the fast group. Entries go to C G Percival 194 Columbus Ave. New reports note Tom Winder has logged 15668 miles to Newport News Va. The League of American Wheelmen gains members in New York and statewide divisions while railcar bicycle carriage costs spark a new joint committee to seek fixes.
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Massachusetts
Century Road Club of America
America
State Centurion
C. G. Percival
Columbus Avenue
Tom Winder
United States
Newport News
Cyclists’ Federation of
New York
New York State
League of American Wheelmen
Sterling Elliott
Consul Potter
League
National Assembly
Transportation Committee
Cycle Board of Trade
Trunk Line Association
Joseph McKee
W. F. Wilson
George R. Bidwell
J. B. Potter
H. T. Duffield
F. A. Myrick
F. M. Frobisher
C. A. Sheehan
J. P. Haight
G. C. Pennell
A. P. Black
New York City
C. B. Lockwood
Yonkers
J. F. Clark
Princess Bay
J. H. Carpenter
Sing Sing
A. M. Jervis
H. T. Btrugnell
C. M. Losee
E. H. Walker
R. L. Stillson
D. B. van Vieck
L. P. Coleman
Stackhouse
Andrew Peters
Brooklyn
G. A. Roulles
Flushing
C. B. Benson
Hudsor
H. O.folger
Cohoes
J. D. Cheson, Jr
B. Schmidt, Jr
Albany
F. G. Tyler
Troy
J. A. Barkhoff
Amsterdam
E. Leonard
Auburn
W. C. Greene
Watertown
C. E. Wood
Syracuse
N. Wright
Poughkeepsie
F. W. Ogden
Binghamton
G.M. Millspaugh
Middletown
Walter Jenkins
Buffalo
Records of leading scorers and prizes in path tournament
In Rochester and Buffalo figures show R B Oliver and J B Kelley as top performers with close competition this season. The tournament clubs have awarded valuable prizes and a record of points and prizes won is presented.
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Ww. R
Rochester
R. B. Oliver
Kelley
Buffalo
Ave
Folowm
Danbury Yankee Builds Music Bicycle Instrument
Charles Close of Danbury Connecticut invents a music making bicycle that powers a flywheel organ through a belt drive. He demonstrates a full repertoire from the seat of his machine during his fifteenth wedding anniversary.
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Danbury, Conn
Charles Close
Danbury
Raymond Sues Bradstreet's Agency Over Unrated Status
Raymond and The Raymond Syndicate Company sue Bradstreet's Commercial Agency for 25000 damages alleging loss from not rating him. He asserts unrated status harms business. agency claims right to rate or not. Raymond cites Boston merchants as witnesses and notes past notices printed in Bradstreet's books.
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Raymond Syndicate Company of
Washington Street
George J. Raymond
Bradstreet
Raymond
Supreme Court
Boston
Bradstreet’s
Mercantile
Reform forces seek joint conference for political union
A Staten Island reform conference letter, signed by about 100 notable reform figures, urges the national committees of the People's party Prohibition party and Socialist Labor party to appoint three member committees to convene a joint Chicago conference before March 1 189. The signatories include General Master Workman Sovereign Senators Kyle and Peffer Mrs Lease Frances J Willard John P St John H Clay Bascom Isaac K Fink and other reform editors and advocates.
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New York
Staten Island
People's Party
Prohibition Party
Socialist-Labor Party
Chicago
Central Point
Kyle and
Peffer
Lease
Kansas
Gougar
Frances J. Willard
John P. St. John
H. Clay Bascom
Isaac K. Fink
Reform
Rally for No License At Cambridge Union Hall
A no-license rally drew a large audience at Union Hall Cambridge last evening with prominent attendees. Speakers included Richard H. Dana Edwin Mulready Professor Francis G Peabody ex Mayor J M W Hall and Rev. Thomas Scully urging Cambridge to keep its no-license status for a ninth straight year.
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Union Hall
Cambridge
Richard H. Dana
Edwin Mulready
Francis G. Peabody
J. M.W. Hall
Thomas Scully
Charitable Irish Society Ball Planned at Music Hall
The Charitable Irish Society schedules a ball at Music Hall for Tuesday evening January 14. President Edward J. Flynn presided at a Parker House meeting arranging sub committees. Boston mayors, Port officials, navy yard leaders, congressmen, and civic leaders attended as organizers and supporters.
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Irish Society
Music Hall
Parkers House
Eward J. Plynn
Sones
Charlestown Navy Yard
Fort Warren
Fitzgerald
Barrett
Atwood and McCall
Common Council
Wotus
Senate
House of Rep
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