Harvard Football Reels Under Amherst Defeat
Harvard faces a grim period after a decisive loss to Amherst on Soldiers Field. The Crimson seek renewed vigor with intensive practice and a large coaching staff, aiming to rebuild a lineup capable of competing with Yale Penn West Point and Dartmouth.
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Amherst
Harvard
Soldiers Field
Crimson
Yale
Pennsylvania
West Point
Dartmouth
Carlisle Indians
Boxing Gossip at Criterion Club Prepares for Big Bout
Boxers Carter and Alcock square off tomorrow at 541 Tremont Street with Carter holding a size advantage and past wins over Alcock cited. The Central Athletic Club card features Jimmy Gardner versus Kid Griffo in a highly expected main event and a slate of tough preliminaries as promoters promote membership and controversy around Gans.
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Criterion Club
Tremont Street
Carter
Criterion
Barbadoes
Alcott
Arky
Lewis
Central Athletic Club
Jimmy Gardner
Kid Griffo
Gardner
Lowell
Griffo
Kid Pantz
Austin Rice
Iron Man
Pantz
Jimmy Hanl
Joe Williams
Patsy McKenna
Chisholm
Roday Wall
Market Street
Brighton
Speedway Athletic Club
Gene Flanagan
Waltham
Fred Bryson
Joe Nelson
Chelsea
Dick Lynch
Lynch
Joe
Bryson
Jack Flanagan
Cambridge
Frank Ams
Ikey Woods
Ikey
Frank Chisholm
New England
Carr
Lewiston
Kid Dufresne
Walsh
Jimmy Briggs
Terry Mc
Chester Goodwin
Forbes
Danny Dougherty
Sammymith
Inquirer
Ryan
A. C
al Greenwood
Tom Wilson
Jim Cortt
Kid Carter
Boston
The
Post
Joe Gans
Gans
Arthur Cote
Patsey Haley
B. H. Benton
Rob Roy
Cleveland Americans win Ohio championship over Cincinnati
The Cleveland American League club won the Ohio title by taking the second game of a doubleheader to seal a 6 to 4 series win over Cincinnati. Final game scores show Cleveland 6 10 4 and Cincinnati 7 18 6 with 5743 in attendance.
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Cleveland Americans
Ohio
Cincinnati
Cleveland
RHE
Sutthoff
Harper
Schlel
Rhoades
Abbott
Chicago Americans blank Nationals 2 to 0
Chicago defeated Washington 2 to 0 as Dr. White held the Nationals to six safeties. Lundgren pitched well aside from a rough third inning with four consecutive hits producing both runs. Attendance 11,000 at the game.
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Chicago
Nationals
Dr. White
Lundgren
R.H.E. American
National
King
White
Sullivan
Sheridan
Johnstone
Nationals Defeat Americans 9 5 In Postseason Finish
In St Louis on October 11 the Nationals beat the Americans 9 to 5 in the final game of the post season series. Brown pitched standout the Nationals outhit and outfielded the Americans. Attendance was listed at 5000 with Brown and Ryan behind the plate Pelty and Shannon on the Americans.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Americans
St. Louis Nationals
Nationals
Brown
Ryan
Pelty
Shannon
Man Bows Bear With a Kick in Illwaco Woods
Osborne Goulter encountered a she bear with two cubs in the woods near Illwaco Washington. Unarmed and blocked by brush he used a strong kick to the nose, sending the bear fleeing. No injuries are reported.
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Ilwaco
Wash
Osborne Goulter
Many Deer Killed in Maine as Hunting Opens
In Kineo Maine Oct 11 deer hunting opened with poor conditions for still hunters. The season has yielded many deer carcasses including a surprising number of Goestead fawns. Despite a new license law hunters still kill fawns and does, arguing a deer is a deer regardless of price or legality.
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Kineo
Captain Collins Predicts Home Win In Nervous Town
Captain Collins says the team expects a victory in today’s game while at home townspeople press for a win. He notes away games offer focus free of distractions and anticipates a win with Sam Leever or Vail slated to pitch. He praises treatment received in both Pittsburg and the current city.
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Bostons
Sam Leever
Vail
Homeward Team Aims to Close Series Strong
The speaker expresses relief at returning home after an 80 to? victory and anticipates winning the series soon. They acknowledge fatigue from the ongoing struggle and voice determination to end it promptly tomorrow.
Boston Fans and Stars Return After Close Series Sendoff
The loyal rooters arrive in large crowds at South station after a hard road trip with Cy Young and Captain Jimmy Collins receiving warm welcomes. Fans express confidence Boston will win the deciding game, while Pittsburg supporters head to their Vendome base awaiting Tuesday’s clash.
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Jimmy Collins
Cy Young
Charley Lavis
Mike McGreevy
Pittsburg
Huntington Avenue
Boston
Collins
Post
Smoky City
Back Bay
South Station
Vendome
Clarke
National League fielding averages 1903 by position
Official fielding averages for players who appeared in at least 15 games in a single position during 1903. Compiled by Secretary H. C. Pulliam, the figures cover National League players and list rankings by position.
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New York
H. C. Pulliam
East Boston Men Rescued From Drifting Yacht by Police Boat
Two East Boston men George J. Cullen and William H. Grizzell were rescued after nearly two hours aboard a drifting yacht battered by heavy seas. They clung to ropes as waves swept the craft toward Bird's Island. police vessel Guardian towed them to East Boston after Captain Mareen maneuvered a safe recovery.
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East Boston
George J. Cullen
Putnam Street
William H. Grizzell
Maverick Street
Boston
Jeffries Point
Bird’s Island
Guardian
Mareen
Mr. Cullen
Flood Devastates Paterson Area with 2.5 Million Loss
The Paterson district suffers extensive flood damage with over 500 families homeless. About 160 sheltered in Apollo Hall, others in the armory per Governor Murphy order. Dundee dam intact, but risk remains for Passaic, Wallington, and Duttonville as workers at Kearns Bros. dyehouse struggle to salvage silks amid rising water.
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Apollo Hall
Murphy
Passaic
Dundee
Paterson
Wallington
Duttonville
Kearns Bros
Civil War Veteran Hiram Stanton Dies at Chelsea Home
Hiram Stanton age 72, a Civil War veteran and former first sergeant in Company M Kentucky Cavalry, died yesterday at the Soldiers' Home in Chelsea. Born in Bartlett New Hampshire, he was admitted to the service in 186?
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Hiram Stanton
Chelsea
Kentucky Cavalry
Bartlett
N. H
Gale Rips Boston Harbor Shipping Amid Severe Gale
A northeasterly gale off the New England coast disrupts harbor activity. Long Island Sound steamers delay while Boston yachts report damage and near misses as City of Gloucester and Halifax battle heavy seas. No lives yet reported lost.
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New England
Boston
Long Island Sound
Dorchester
Pleasure Bays
Lfe
City
Gloucester
Central Wharf
Halifax
Union Wharf
Revere Beach Wrecks Hit Pebble Beach and Short Beach
A northeast gale drove ashore at Pebble Beach and Short Beach wrecking the Azel Rose clipper dory and H. C. Hoffman dory while Isfort Strongs’ large bathing raft was smashed. The Dora yacht broke up with only the stem remaining. Underpinings of several cottages at Short Beach were weakened and repairs quickly begun.
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Pebble Beach
Beachmont
Azel Rose
Short Beach
H. C. Hoffman
Isfort & Strong
Dora
Crescent Beach
Passenger killed on Old Dominion liner Jefferson
The Old Dominion liner Jefferson arrived in New York at 10 30 a m after a stormy passage. The ship was due to arrive Saturday but rough easterly seas delayed its voyage and a passenger was reported killed during the trip.
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New York
Old Dominion
Jefferson
Stormbound Fleet Braves Gales Entering Halifax Harbor
A large fleet of 50 to 60 sail and barges rode out a fierce gale in Halifax harbor as thick mist and rising seas hampered navigation. Vessels to reach port included the James S. Whitney from New York and the Prince Arthur from Yarmouth. A passenger on the Henry Wilson was fatally knocked down by a heavy sea during the storm.
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Cunard
Altonia
Boston
Liverpool
Queenstown
Halifax
Prince Arthur
Hamburg-American Line
Assyria
Hamburg
Borneo
Calcutta
Algiers
Fernley
Java
Nash, Spaulding & Co
Leyland Line
Canadian
Cambrian
London
City of Birmingham
Savannah
Philadelphia
Delaware Capes
Howard
Baltimore
Ellis
Prince George
Long Wharf
Yarmouth
Herman Winter
Seaboard
New York
Metropolitan Line
James S. Whitney
Whitney
India Wharf
Nantucket Shoals
Kinney
Boston Light
Richard Learson
United States Quartermaster
Henry Wilson
Old Point Comfort
BE. B. Hawley
Lake View
Moon County
N. C
City Point Yachts Ashore After Northeaster Strikes
A violent northeaster battered Pleasure and Dorchester bays in South Boston from midnight to daybreak. Dozens of boats were wrecked or driven ashore including five sloops and schooners in Pleasure Bay and three yachts in Dorchester Bay. Notable losses included the Wyona and Josie C with others missing or sinking near Cow Pasture and Castle Island. Rescue efforts by life-saving crews saved some, while several boats were heavily damaged or lost.
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City Point
Pinkham
South
Pleasure
Dorchester Bays
Boston
Pleasure Bay
Dorchester Bay
Long Island
Squantum
Wyona
D. F. Pinkham
Josie C
Clarke
Majestic Theatre Orchestra
Bedbug
Q Street
Castle Island
Head House
Lottie
Harry Reincher
Maud
William Johnson
Creoa
Lynch
Roxbury
Wasp
Billy Ryan
Howard Stickney
Captain Higgins
Welcome
Heavy gale delays Sound steamers and repairs cited
A northeast gale hit the Sound string of steamers with most vessels delayed. The Fall River line s teamer Priscilla arrived over an hour late after battling wind and waves off Connecticut and Rhode Island. City of Bedford burst a steampipe off New London and needed repairs before continuing. City of Fall River also ran several hours late into port.
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Fall River
Priscilla
Connecticut
Rhode Island
City of
New Bedford
New London
Identity Unknown After Cat-Boat Sighting Off Woods Hole
Two young men and a man hired a small cat-boat to sail from New Bedford toward Buzzards Bay yesterday morning. Attempts by life saving stations to identify the trio have failed. Authorities suspect the craft may be the same vessel seen drifting at sea.
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Wood's Hole
New Bedford
Buzzard’s Bay
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Big Bill” Dineen
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Corcoran
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Eeewee
Kling
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Weaver
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Kittredge
Abe
Ogul Egyptian Cigarettes
Sabe
Revere Beach
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