First Blood in Temple Cup as Cleveland Wins Narrowly
Cleveland defeats Baltimore in a tense Temple Cup opener at League Park before about 8000 fans. McKean, Tebeau, and McMahon starred for the Guardians as Cleveland rally in the ninth to tie and win on a sequence culminating in Zimmer's infield hit and the winning run.
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Pat
Blake
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Robinson
Young
Burkett
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Childs
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Erie Oey
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She Gleason
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Tebean
Keefe
McDonald
Fall River Scrub Team Plays Miserable Benefit Game
Boston beats Fall River 13 to 6 in a charity exhibition at Fall River. Crowd around 2600 witnessed a low quality contest with Boston tallying 15 hits to Fall River's 5, 7 errors to 8, in a game billed as a benefit for Fall River players.
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MatareiDeck
Dolan
Sullivan
Ryan
Lincoln
Ladd
Rupert
Yale Alumni Dinner Honors Cambridge Track Team In New York
Yale Alumni hosts a large banquet at Sherry's in New York after the Yale Cambridge games. Judge Henry B. Howland presides. speakers include Chauncey M. Depew Judge Townsend Charles H. Sherrill and team captains Horan and Sheldon. Attendees include speakers guests and both teams.
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Conn
Yale
Cambridge
New York
Sherry’s
Henry B. Howland
Chauncey M. Depew
William K. Townsend
Charles H. Sherrill
Frederick B. Horan
Lewis P. Sheldon
Yale Track Association
London
Lowell Celebrates Merchants Week With Grand Parade
Lowell's first merchants week opened with a firemen muster and a massive bonfire. Thousands of visitors swarmed the city as a five mile parade formed from the North Common to John Street. Mayor Courtney and city officials reviewed the march as merchants showcased a robust display of enterprise. Tomorrow includes a balloon ascent a merchants’ reception and an evening fireworks show.
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Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Exhibition Opens
The piece reports on the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association exhibition with remarks by Winslow Warren and President Eliot, praising practical progress and the fusion of intellectual and manual labor. It notes displays at the min hall, papier mache carvings, crepe decor, and a strong MIT exhibit on material strength tests.
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Winslow Warren
Masachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Picture Wall Exhibition Showcases Verestchagin Masterpiece
The Mechanics Fair displays renowned works from former Boston shows along with new pieces. A large canvas by Russian artist Vassilli Verestchagin takes the placing of honor, catalogued as number 1, with chairs and other items completing the display.
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Edwin Lord Weeks
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Mr. Middleton
George Inness
E. Murrier
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Cupid
R. V. V. Sewell
Boston
Diana
Mechanics, Fair
Vassilli
Exhibition Preview Highlights Notable Works
Flage's Fog Study and Palmer White World along with Carlort Chapman's Port Jefferson are absent from the list. Two pieces Stand out Peter Stephensons Worldéd Indian and Moretti's Angel with the Book of Life promising enough to justify the trip. Harris Osgood notes these selections.
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W. L. Palmer
Carlort
Chapman
Port Jefferson
Peter Stephenson
Moretti
Harries Osgood
Yale opens season with a close win over Brown
New Haven, Oct 2. Yale and Brown opened the football season in a tight game. Yale scored once, while Brown showed better team work though frequent fumbles and penalties limited scoring. Captain Thorne disciplined the Yale squad after repeated off side calls as Brown threatened in the second half but could not finish.
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Yale
Brown
Thorne
Princeton Kickers Domestic Football Triumph Over Elizabeth
Princeton defeats Elizabeth 38 to 0 in a swift game at Elizabeth. Rosengarten scored twice in the first half, Wentz added a third goal, and Princeton led 14–0 at halftime. Second half featured a 60 yard run by Rosengarten and final score 38–0 with Baird injured late.
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N. J
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Elizabeths
Rosengarten
Rosegarten
Wentz
Baird
Harvard Practice Follows Day of Scrimmage Highlights
Harvard football squads continued practice with star Gonterman delivering a 50 yard run aided by Haughton’s blocks on Sohilers Field. Several players were placed on the training table including Captain Brewers and Brewer. The lineup featured Lane Cabot Halowell Puller Rae and Jaffray with Gonterman and Brewer at backs and Haughton Townsend and Borden on defense.
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University of Pennsylvania Defeats Bucknell 40 to 0
In Philadelphia on Oct 2 the University of Pennsylvania defeated Bucknell 40 to 0 after two twenty minute halves. Bucknell fought hard but allowed only one touchdown and a goal in the second half.
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Philadelphia
Pent
University’ of Pennsylvania
Bucknell
Tufts Football Team Beats Exeter in Narrow Match
Tufts eleven played Exeter in Exeter New Jersey this afternoon and won 2 to 0. The game featured strong teamwork with two touchdowns in the first half and Exeter’s substitutes holding their own in the second half.
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Mearthe
St Marks Defeats Marlboro High In Opening Game
St Mark's forty high school football team beat Marlboro 22 to 0 on the St Mark's campus. The St Mark's eleven showed strength in their first game and are considered the strongest team this year.
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St. Matis
Bennett's horse wins Prix Chronstadt trotting race
Paris October 2 James Gordon Bennett's Kleh Leyburn won the international harness trotting race for the Prix Cronstadt over 4200 metres. Austrian placed third and J W Mackay Jr's Mirdar finished fourth.
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James Gordon
Bennett
Kleh Leyburn
Mr. Bennett
Austrian
J. W. Mackay, Jr
Mirdar
Fragmentary Rail Era Note Traces Hudson River Line
Readable fragments mention Hudson River Line and Boston area railroad origins. Vague notes reference ships and trains, with unclear dates or events.
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Hudson Eo
River Line
Sea Bana Bany Railroad
The Mexican Rheumatic Cure Promised Relief
An advertisement recounts a Boston man's recovery from severe rheumatism after using The Mexican Rheumatic Cure learned in Minatitlan Mexico. It cites rapid improvement for Ryder and testimonials from Towne and Folger praising cure claims and urging purchase at $1 per bottle.
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Minatitlan
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Weeks & Potter
Geo. C. Goodwin
New England
G . A. Towne
Quincy Market
D. M.’ Folger
Wellesley Hills
Murder and arson attempt shake Worcester town
In Barré, Oct 2, H Rowell found his wife unconscious in a barn room with blood on her, a baby in her arms and a kerosene fire spreading. A thief took two watches and $10. Mrs Rowell may have a fractured skull.
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Barré
H. Rowell
Cycling Club discusses events and challenge to David Drummond
The Massachusetts Bicycle Club held its monthly meeting with committee appointments for entertainments, pool, whist and bowling. They plan a team for the 4 C C tournament and discuss new members. A Brockton run changed to Wayside Inn Sudbury leaves at 8 20. An entry surge grows for the National Cycle Club double century with finish medals. Edward Faxon Jr will try to beat Boston to New York record on the 27th.
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Charles L. Snitders
Purchase ‘Street
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Salem
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Boxing Gossip Notes on Fights and Officials
Acquainted with Both discusses a potential Dur rant versus Woods match and possible Texas venue. Dallas citizens push to outpace the Legislature while bets on Fitzsimmons and other bouts attract attention from Grannan and Johnson. Harry Hutchins signs off with requests for interviews and club official contacts.
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Henry Austin
Phil Smith
the Post
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Need of Good Roads Claims by Colonel Pope
Colonel Albert A. Pope urges extending good road work through the Agriculture Department and building national highways. He says states should follow New Jersey and Massachusetts in creating state roads while towns handle streets. He predicts motor carriages will rise this century, making roads and a national system essential and horses relegated to the countryside.
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Dunraven Daughters Sail for Europe on the Peutonia
Lady Aileen Wyndham Quin and Lady Rachel Wyndham Quin daughters of Lord Dunraven travel with designer L G Watson and captains Cranfield and Sycamore aboard the Valkyrie crew as the Peutonia waits in New York for Europe departure.
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Aileen Wyndham-Quin
Rachel Wyndham-Quin
Lord Dunraven
Gree L. Watson
Vakyrie I
McKeever defeats Valentine in 17th round boxing bout
In Maspeth on October 2, Charley McKeever of Philadelphia outboxed Arthur Valentine of England in a twenty round lightweight bout. McKeever dominated, forcing Valentine to the ropes and delivering punishing blows. Valentine was down three times in the seventeenth, counted out after one minute.
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Empire Athletic Club
Arthur Valentine
England
Charley McKeever
Philadelphia
McKeever
Mann
Valentine
Pearce and Snee Box in Drawn Lowell Clash
A twenty round bout at the Gladstone Club in Lowell featured Leslie Pearce and Martin Snee. The six round misprint aside, the fight produced a high action exchange with no slugging and ended in a draw after six rounds as ruled by referee Tom Scully.
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Lowell
Leslie Pearce
Martin Snee
Gladstone
Tom Scully
Englishmen Coming to Boston from Cambridge Team Visit
After a reception at the New York Harvard Club the Cambridge team of athletes along with Yale and Harvard officials will travel by night train to Boston. On Tuesday Oct 8 they will be greeted by graduates, breakfast at the Boston Athletic Association, coach to Beacon Park, Burke reportedly aiming for a quarter mile world record, then return to Cambridge for a welcome from President Eliot and a tour of Harvard followed by lunch with the Hasty Pudding Club.
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Sherman Day
Yale Athletic Association
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L. P. Sheldon
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Boston Athletic Association
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Harvard Hall
Hasty Pudding Club
New York excursion for Oct from Boston and Albany
Local notices announce a New York excursion organized by the Boston and Albany for October. Details on departure times and pricing are provided in the brief announcement.
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Boston & Albany
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