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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1902
Page
3
Pleasure is part of business as our fall and winter offerings delight customers. We invite patrons to see season-made suits and overcoats, crafted in our own workrooms from selected materials. Fashion detail is meticulous, promising higher grade clothing for men at lower prices.
Special for Saturday Fall overcoats in Oxford gray Venetian cloths offered at 6.75 after a 10 dollar tag. Large selection of English top coats at 7.50 and Bon Ton styles in light and dark shades with silk venetian linings. Ultra fashionable Auto Berkeley and Academician coats at 15, plus fall suits from 6.75 to 18 and 10 to 15 in various cuts and patterns.
At Lexington Kentucky on October 10 the 2:06 pace race required seven heats to decide winner. Despite fines for laying up heats four drivers McMahon McHenry L McDonald and Erwin kept heats hotly contested and Little Squaw won the seventh heat nosing out Prince Direct with Gest time 2 05 1 4.
The Yacht Racing Association of Massachusetts held an informal meeting at Young's Hotel with many yachtsmen to gauge opinion on further restrictions to prevent freak boats and racing machines. Debate focused on wide versus narrow beam designs, with no plan gaining consensus. The executive committee will report restrictions to the fall meeting.
W C Fesisenden of Boston bought Gold Heels the Suburban winner from Winnie OConnor for 670 dollars. The purchase was made for E J Arnold Co of St Louis. The horse will be shipped to St Louis Sunday and retired to the stud.
A pamphlet-like report describes Dr Henson’s free weekday healing at the Methodist Church on Bromfield Street from 10 to 11 am. The piece highlights cures of paralysis braces removal, a deaf woman hearing, and other notable recoveries before a large, excited audience. The article notes his office at 11 Beacon Street with free consultations 9 am to 6 pm.
Harvard coaches promote Foster a green but fast back who starred as a lightweight sprinter and rower. He advances from the scrub to the varsity with Farley Dunlop and Ellis guiding his development as Harvard prepares to meet Maine this afternoon.
Division 3 of the Boston Elevated Railway Company won the overall field day at Gibson's Field Dorchester with 15 events. James T. Pendergast led in shot put, pole vault, hammer throw and other events to claim all around champ, while Division 3 also took the tug of war with a silver cup from F J Wilkins.
A dense roster of intercollegiate matches lists Harvard Yale Princeton and others with venues in Cambridge Providence Annapolis Philadelphia Ithaca New York and more. The long schedule includes notable pairings such as Princeton freshmen at Lawrenceville and Yale at New Haven among numerous city and campus field pairings.
Cambridge High defeats Needham High 11 to 0 at Charles River Park. University of Chicago weighs over 1600 pounds across five centermen. Georgetown lists a Mexican prospect named Forever for the eleven. Harvard coaches travel to Providence to scout Elis versus Brown. Yale fullback hopeful Malcolm Farmer, Roxbury Latin alumnus, tops for Yale. Cornell reports freshmen Morris Holliday trial at fullback from Ithaca High. Gibson School eighth grade tops ninth 5 to 0. McCormick and Fitzpatrick stand out. U. P. captain Gardner excels as kicker and overall player. Two interscholastic games set Dorchester High vs Malden High and Salem High vs Hyde Park High. Northwestern on strike. home games moved to Evanstown. football management leases West Side park in Chicago. potential season disruption continues.
Dana J. Flanders a Boston & Maine official Dr Heber Bishop of Boston and Charlies KK Fox of Haverhill returned from a hunting trip in New Brunswick Each harvested a moose Flanders took a 1200 pound head with antlers over 50 inches and will mount it Fox and Bishop also took moose with Bishop claiming his 22d moose in Maine and New Brunswick forests
Terry McGovern and brother Hughey with Jen Humphreys visited the Boston Athletic Club at the invitation of Hon Charles H Innes and John Mack. They staged a three round bout between McGovern and Mack noted for speed and skill, Mack admitting he learned much from the experience.
Boxing notes from Boston and Cambridgeport cover sparring tournaments at Riverside Boat Club with weights 105 115 125 pounds and prizes of gold watches. Promoter Braham signals O Brien ready to fight in Providence with Hogan and Clancy while Twin Sullivan wins by knockout boosting the Criterion Club show with Handler and Riley as strong prelims.
The Beacons won all three games in their Greater Boston league match at Beacon Chambers, defeating Rexford in straight sets after Chelsea Sudbury and Winthrop Everett fixtures opened the bowling series.
Laurence Auchterlonie of Chicago led day one with two 78s on the Garden City links. Stuart Gardner tied for second with 168, Willie Anderson tied for fourth, while John Campbell posted the day’s best first round 77.
Four matches were played across Newton Golf Club Brae Burn and Newton Centre with two finals remaining in both championship and consolation. P W Whittemore beat Merrill 2 up 1 to play while Longley defeated Bailey 4 up 3 to play. Gilbert beat Chase 3 up 2 to play and Edmonds won 2 up. Hickox Jr clinched the Albemarle club title by beating Hollings 3 up 2 to play.
Williams College trustees met at President Henry Hopkins home and approved salaries for the dean and Kellogg. Dr. Bullock named Orris Sage professor of political economy, Bascom named lecturer on sociology, Norton granted a year off, and the trustees changed the academic year from two terms to three terms.
The Yom Kippur fast begins after a day of feasting and solemn services in Boston synagogues. Cantors lead all day prayers as families seek forgiveness and peace. Beth Israel at Baldwin Place drew the largest crowd last night while Temple Adath Israel and Temple Ohabei Shalom hosted key services.
A six story Pearl Street block at 478 and 480 caught fire around 7 am. Four alarms summoned firefighters who evacuated residents and rescued children. italian tenants suffered most as D. H. Cardozo E. F. Young and others housed in rear tenements burned. Fire controlled by 8:30 am. loss around 75000 dollars.
In League Park the All-Americas and National League champion Pittsburg played a scoreless 11 inning tie. Bernhard.
The St. Margarets Lyceum on Dorchester avenue corner Mt. Vernon street hosted last night talks. Mr. Fred Gore spoke on A Trip Through New Mexico and William S. McNary spoke on The Republic of Mexico.
Survivors of the New York to Boston endurance run gather in Springfield awaiting the final leg to Boston on the morrow. H. Michener in a Haynes-Apperson crashes in sand near Yale s ville. front gear wrecked and quit the run. First to Hartford control are Carl Page in an Olds, followed by a Knoxmobile, an Oldsmobile and a Packard.
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