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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1900
Page
3
In a tense six round bout, Broad battles the champion with relentless power and skill. The challenger sustains pressure but the title holder wins by decision after a closely contested stoppage-free finish.
Chicago November 18 Kid Broad of Cleveland lasted six rounds with Terry McGovern at Tattersall s. Broad fought valiantly mixing offense with clean knockdowns but was overwhelmed by a storm of blows. McGovern dominated rounds with hard body and jaw shots and won by knockout after Broad collapsed near the end. Referee Siler declared the decision for McGovern.
James J. Corbett, after entering the ring in Chicago on November 13, offers a formal challenge to James J. Jeffries. He deposits 1000 dollars with Lou M. Heuse, pledging either six rounds at 7 percent of the purse or up to twenty-five rounds, to a finish, before any club in the country. The crowd reacts with loud approval.
The Yale Princeton game is anticipated as a historic clash with Yale holding a 2 to 1 edge. Yale backs by veterans and a strong trainer face Princeton rising from gloom with new players. Princetons home advantage amid a hopeful crowd adds to the intrigue as the battle unfolds Saturday.
Yale faces Carlisle after a reported wobble in confidence. Coaches push extra drills as stars Hale Fincke Tompkins and Dupee bolster the heavy line while Robinson handles the field sponge amid practice chatter and plans to curb Princeton’s rushing threat.
Newport News Nov 13 Pu rlist Robert Fitzsimmons indicates he will spurn James J Jeffries prospect of a fight at season end and would post a $2500 forfeit if Bud Dunkhorst could defeat Jeffries.
The Chicago crowd bets on Kid Broad vs Terry McGovern while promoters pressure for Jeffries return. Rumors link Frank Erne and Tim Sullivan to ring plans as Corbett eyes a reappearance and Hartford city matches gain steam at the Empire A. C. December card.
Princeton coaches and players drill behind closed gates as key veterans Wheeler Bergen and Hillebrand miss practice. Hillebrand recalls past Princeton grit while Reiter threatens Yale ends. Open practice planned Thursday to lift spirits and rally home support in Princeton New Jersey.
Officer Wolf with Chelsea police captured I Shepard 28 and Henry I Arnson 29 at 34 Orange Street Chelsea on October 1 for stealing 12 stoves from Richmond Stove Company Norwich Conn valued at 8 percent. The pair recently ran a store business at 27 Beverly Street, owed 16.0 dollars, assets 200, borrowed the stores for 15 dollars each, and allegedly sold them to various North and West End retailers for 10 to 11 dollars each.
In New York on November 12 David Barrie confirmed Shamrock II will be built by Hendersons near Glasgow. The yacht should be finished by May and begin trials shortly after, sailing with Shamrock I off Sandy Hook. Charles Francis Adams 21 of Boston declined the manager post for business reasons. Archibald Rogers is being sought to take the role.
Big demand for seats at the Yale Harvard football game leads Yale official R B Hixon to cancel a previously awarded contract after the building committee declines responsibility for potential accidents. More than 1200 applications exceed available seating even after plans to add 4000 east side seats.
The Sheffield scientific school stated there is no formation for Hale being disqualified from championship games. Hale remains in good standing and no order has been issued. Practice was brisk but ragged with fumbling. De Saulles returned a fumble for a long run and several veterans rested while Sharpe and Hale played.
Princeton New Jersey November 13 The University Athletic Association has signed James Robinson who is training the football team as general athletic trainer for a term of years.
Robert W. Sise defeated E. A. Bradlee four up to win the Medford Golf Club championship at Medford. The final round opener was tightly contested through the first nine holes with neither player gaining a clear edge before Sise pulled ahead.
Festival opened at Arren Hall Brig ations Brighton drawing one of the largest gatherings ever for the event. The fair will run through the week with plans to continue activities and attractions.
Hopkinson remains School Preparatory League champion after an 18 to 6 victory over Boston Latin School at Charles River Park. Hoppy dominated with team play, Leatherbee and Burlingame scoring, Chase and McGrath kicking goals. Umpire Saul and referee Pendleton oversaw a 20 minute halves game attended by 800.
Somerville faced Burdett in an afternoon match at Tufts Oval with both sides scoring and the game ending in a 6 to 6 tie. Neither team secured a victory as the players traded chances in a tense contest.
Wellesley High School traveled to a nearby rival yesterday and suffered a heavy defeat as the local high school posted a decisive win. The score and exact details were not fully available in the readable text.
A New York report quoted a Yale coach predicting Harvard’s defeat, sparking an angry practice in Cambridge. Mifflin emerged as a standout in the backfield, Daly and Kendall sidelined, Fincke excelled in Daly’s role, and the team showed increased tempo though line weakness and nerves linger. The censor noted rough play but acknowledged improved effort and potential hidden strengths.
In a ga evening at Waltham Press Frames led in pool with a 60 7y score against J Vanayes and F Berlange. A. F. Smith and N Schaff scored 62 for Press in pool. In whist the team Paul Rand Press won, with Bean and McDonald also winning, delivering a 6 point margin.
The champion pool player White defeated DeOro 150 to 127 in a Murray and Irwin billiards game at a Providence venue. White claimed the $10 offered for reaching 125 balls. The St Louis Kia team was set to meet DeOro next Wednesday.
Boston Baseball Club president A H Soden dismisses a Baltimore meeting report as dreamland. He says the American League did not consult the National League and warns any new territory requires NL approval. Soden notes potential Philadelphia and Baltimore moves depend on permissions and calls the gist of the despatch a likely “story.”
New York November 13 The Amateur Athletic Union plans to vote next Monday on joining the international association. Secretary James E Sullivan expects no opposition and favors holding the next big meeting in the United States, with Buffalo as a likely site during the Pan American exposition next summer and fall.
New York dispatch reports sprint racers Floyd McFarland of San Jose and Major Taylor of Worcester have entered the six day team race, set to start at Madison Square Garden on December 10.
Harold Brown completed a road test from New York to Boston on a De Dion motor tricycle. He aimed to learn road conditions for a future record attempt, detailing legs from New York to Bridgeport, Bridgeport to Springfield, and Springfield to Boston. He faced rain, frequent oiling pauses, and muddy gear, noting Connecticut roads as challenging. The piece also covers the Press Cycling Club’s six day race plans, other riders training, and remarks on endurance and potential record contenders.
Federals defeated Fruit. Team defeated Produce. Early season results show top bowlers reaching high marks as standings begin to form.
New York reports the Grant Bros. firm of C. F. Grant Frederick Grant and J. K. Van Sickle failed after an employee allegedly stole between 150000 and 175000 dollars. The stock exchange firm, organized May 11 1895, was assigned to B. G. Stedman. The assignee would not confirm the rumors of the defalcation.
Three Italians arrested in the North End on November 5 faced a U S commissioner hearing. Michael Angelo Ciampa Emilio De Cristofarro and Peter Mascea were linked to a naturalization fraud plot. Ciampa waived examination and testified against his co defendants and was the only one held.
Charles R. Hallstrom of Somerville was sentenced by Judge Bishop in the Massachusetts Superior Criminal Court yesterday afternoon. He had briefly stayed at the Hotel Touraine in first class style and left without paying.
Hartford polo team led by Cotter defeated a visiting squad 10 to 7 in a decisive performance at home. The contest showcased Hartford’s control throughout, with strong offense and solid defense, drawing a large crowd.
Brockton faced a rare setback as Plymouth secured a victory through sharp teamwork. The final score read 9 to for Brockton, with the outcome credited to Plymouth's cohesive play and strategic execution.
S I Kimball reports in the annual life saving service summary that 269 stations operated nationwide including 19 on the Atlantic and 58 on the lakes with 364 disasters involving 2655 people, 2602 saved and 48 lost, plus 329 small craft casualties with 781 aboard and 5 lost. Total property imperilled about 9.47 million with 7.23 million saved and 2.24 million lost. 61 vessels totally lost. Crews saved or aided 371 vessels and aided 6% others in distress, while 194 warned of danger and no life lost due to crews' prompt efforts. Maintenance cost for the year was $1,535,936.
East Boston’s Everett Street honors Matthew Merigan, a Philippines veteran of the Eleventh Cavalry, with a surprise home welcome. Relatives, many kin, gather as a gold watch and chain are presented after eighteen months abroad. Mahoney delivers the presentation speech.
Colonel Jyneh notes seventy to eighty Americans left for the Transvaal to fight with Colonel Arthur Lynch. Most are returning home, some dead or captured, and few expected pay. About twice as many Americans were already in the Transvaal and joined when the war began.
Frank Bly a married African American worker at Lindall Place and employed by Currie Burton coal dealers fell from the staging on the coal barge San Joaquin lying off South Boston flats about forty feet into the hold. He was taken by tug Resolute to Constitution Wharf and died en route to Massachusetts General Hospital in an ambulance.
James Thompson received a three year sentence to the house of correction at South Boston after confessing involvement with a confederate that assaulted an intoxicated man near Court Square on Sept. 9. The arresting officer reported the two men hustled the victim into a doorway and attempted a robbery.
Weymouth hosted Pawtucket in a polo match on November 13. Pawtucket won 9 to 2 as Higgins starred for the visitors while Weymouth’s Wole showed uneven form and the home side struggled.
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