Flanagan Sets World Hammer Throw Record at New York Meet
John Flanagan, champion hammer thrower, set a world record with a 66-pound weight distance of 26 feet 9 inches at Celtic Park during the Greater New York Irish Athletic Association games. Other events saw May of the New West Side AC win the 100-yard dash, Jerry Pierce start the three mile, and H Voorhis win by 20 yards with Pierce close behind. Peter O Connor, world jumper champion, entered the broad jump handicap but could manage only 21 feet 12 inches due to recent illness from an Travers Island accident.
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New York
John Flanagan
Greater
New York Irish Athletic Association
Celtic Park
Mitchell
Flanagan
Arthur F. Duffey
New West Side Athletic Club
Jerry Pierce
Pastime Athletic Club
H. A. Voorhis
Pierce
H. Golberg
Peter O'Connor
Travers Island
Harvard Work Awakens Coaches To Team Shortcomings
Harvard coaches plan heavy drills after a rough showing against West Point. The Cadets were held to one touchdown, exposing gaps in team play and readiness ahead of Penn and Yale games. Coaches aim to quicken pace and improve coordination, with the back field seen as the only reassuring unit.
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Harvard
West Point
Crimson
Pennsylvania
Yale
Harv
Boxing Gossip on George Godfrey and Dempsey Legacies
A boxing column reflects on George Godfrey’s funeral and the dangers of overtraining. It contrasts Dempsey’s extreme routines with balanced effort, notes Joe Walcot vs Joe Car hints, McKeever’s setback against Bennett, and Patsey Exoumy’s 140 pound class prospects while previewing upcoming sparring events in Canton.
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George Godfrey
Godfrey
Jack Dempse
Ge Reil
Dempsey
Bob
Fitzsimmons
H E
Woodlawn
Conia
Kelly
Kid Goodman
Goodman
Manel
Joe Walcot
Joe Car
Frisco
Walco
Charlie McKeever
Philadelphia
McKeever
Jack Bennett
Wilmington
Del
Bennett
Pateey Exoumy
George McPhadee Ge Pees Aangante
Ainsis
Aly
Impressa
Patsey
Manchester
Garryowens challenge sparks pro football clash offer
Garryowens manager Tim Sullivan and captain Roche announced in Cambridge they will meet any New England team for a championship game. They set next Tuesday at 8 pm as the matchup window and posted a $25 forfeit to back the challenge, aiming to draw the Celtics of Malden.
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Tim Sullivan
Roche
Garryowen
Cambridge
Post Sporting Department
New England
Celtics of
Malden
Sullivan
Celtics
Mormons in Boston on way to European mission field
A small group of Mormon missionaries reached Boston last night en route to Europe. The party included three young women and was noted at the Crawford House. Led by L. G. Young they planned to sail on the Commonwealth to Liverpool Wednesday, listing many named travelers.
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Boston
Europe
Crawford House
L. G. Young
Brigham Young
Commonwealth
Liverpool
Orange D. Baker
J. 8. Clark
L. Young
David Thomas
Alvin Drabble
William Hawkes
Heber. Hanson
Ove Hanson
F. G. Nelson
W. A. Zundell
George Payne
Ezra P. Jensen
R. Nickelson
Julia Hanson
Ellen Jones
Susan Cartwright
Henry Patterson
Garlic School Sessions Start at Roxbury Gaelic Classes
The Roxbury Irish Language School held a Sunday session at People's Institute 1171 Tremont Street with strong attendance. D. P. O Callaghan Garret Leahy and others led classes while social activities followed. A Taunton letter mentions a ninegan Irish school next Sunday and the Gaelic School at 1151 Washington Street grows weekly.
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Garlic
Roxbury
People’s Institute
Tremont _ street
D. P. O’callagen
Garret Leahy
O'Callaghan
Taunton
Gan Irish School
Washington Street
P. J. O'Daly
Thomas J. Griffin
Ellen Keohane
Pan-American sights and rail routes through Boston Albany
Visitors at the Pan-American can glimpse rare sights as the Bos & Albany offers the only direct double track route from New England to Buffalo. Special rates apply until November 1. The Boston Albany line operates 17 express trains daily between Boston Buffalo and Niagara Falls.
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New England
Buffalo
Wagers Falls
Bos& Albany
B. A
Boston
Niagara
Meeting of Roller Polo League at Savoy Hotel
A meeting of the American League of roller polo clubs is called for Tuesday evening at the Savoy Hotel. Important applications will be acted upon.
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American League of Roller Polo Clubs
Savoy Hotel
Close Bowling in Two Leagues Sees Tight Standings
After three weeks the New Century Teege league tightens with South Boston leading Independents by two games. Boylston and Norwood show strong form as teams push for top spots while Mason of South Boston and Shoals Webster lead individual averages and high strings.
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South Boston
Boylston
Norwood
Boylston Boys
Mason
Gavanaugh
Avge
Independents
Webster
Dedham
Roslindale
Hyde Park
Rea
R. Young
Lane, Murray & Irwin
McDuavitt
Mandeville
Millen
Boyleton
Eeteereesasse
Linton, Murray & Irwitn
Two Teams Tie for First in Mercantile Bowling Standings
After three weeks of play two teams share the top spot in the Mercantile Bowling League as winners of all games. Clapp & Tilton leads in pin totals while Knox posts the best three-string total with 26. Standings show Clapp & Tilton and Brown Durrett Co tied at the top with undefeated records amid scattered totals for other teams and players.
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Mercantile Bowling League
Lane & Tilton
Brown-Durrell & Company
Clapp & Tilton
Blackman
Knox
Cyclists Complete Multiple Historical Runs In State
The Charlestown Wheelmen completed a postponed half century run to Acton and back with over 30 finishers. The Boston Cycle Club finished a century run to Providence and return with 17 finishers. The Knockabout Cycle Club ran a half century with 30 starters all finishing and Mrs. Owen Fredericks the sole woman to finish. Tigers Roadsters sent a group to Scituate for the annual cool stew. Elmer Young’s motorcycle failure occurred in Cohasset woods and William Moore set a run record at 3 hours 17 minutes.
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Charlestown
Acton
Boston Cycle Club
Providence
Knockabout
Owen Fredericks
Tiger Roadsters
Scituate
Elmer Young
Cohasset Woods
William Moore
Doorway thieves arrested after street patrols
Two men described as doorway thieves, targeting drunken pedestrians, were arrested by Division 5 police. Joseph Thompson aged 18% and William Jackson aged 32, both of Boston addresses, face theft allegations including a $1.50 pin, a $3 solitaire, and cash loss from a victim who reported the robbery and was later processed as a drunk. A second incident involved a Roxbury man linked to a handbag snatch on Ellis Street and a third involving Patrick Corrigan’s Jamaica Plain stable. An unrelated convulsion case sent 46-year-old Aaron Young to City Hospital. Also advertised is a five day Boston to Buffalo Pan-American excursion for $9 via New York New Haven Hartford lines.
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Division 5
Joseph Thompson
Lindencourt
William Jackson
Stilson Place
Station 4
Henry E. Little
Roxbury
Mary’ E. Russell
Ellis Street
Aaron C. Young
Kearsarge Avenue
City Hospital
Boston
Buffalo
New York
Fall River
Stonington
Norwich
New York, New Haven & Artford Railroad
Maher Wins Highest Salary to Ride King’s Horses
Danny Maher, American jockey, will ride King Edward VII’s horses next season for a retained fee of 25000 dollars, the highest ever paid to a rider. Maher, 19, slight but tall for a jockey, weighs 126 pounds and can train to ride at 107 pounds. He is favored by the Duke of Devonshire and popular on the English turf.
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Maher
King’s
Danny Maher
Duke of Devonshire
Fred Archer
Selee’s Men Flop in Official Fielding Averages
President Nick Young releases fielding averages for players in 15 or more games. Boston players show weak overall fielding. Itredge and Long fare best among Boston infielders while Gannon leads the league in outfield averages with 1000 though limited games.
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Selee
Washington
Nick Young
National Baseball League
Boston
Avis
New York
Great Audiences Hear Dr Lorimer at Tremont Temple
Hundreds crowded Tremont Temple in Boston for Dr Walter Lorimer sermons as part of the Apostles Creed series. Morning service opened at 10 15 with emotional invocations while evening service began 35 minutes early as crowds filled every space.
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Tremont Temple
Temple
McKinley Memorial
Boston
Lorimer
New York City
God
Heaven
Earth
Jesus Christ
Warm Eulogy for Dead Boxer at Revere Beach Funeral
The coffin of George Godfrey lay in a flower-filled service at Revere Beach attended by about 200 mourners. The Rev. J. P. Bixby preached a sermon praising Godfrey as a straight fighter who never struck an unfair blow and urged preparation for life’s final encounter with Christ.
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George
Godfrey
Revere Beach
Yester
Chocolate
The
Ring
J. P. Bixby
Revere Congregational Church
Bixby
Christ
Sparrere
Mr. Bixby
Pittsfield Man Dies After Nose Found in Field
Thomas Dunlap, whose nose was found in a field this morning, died from exposure. He was a resident of Pittsfield, Mass., and the incident occurred on October 20.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Thomas Dunlap
Lorimer to Lead Madison Avenue Church in November
A telegram from Rev. Dr. George C. Lorimer of Boston announced he will assume leadership of the Madison Avenue Baptist Church on the first Sunday in November. Rev. T. J. Morgan said Lorimer’s arrival is expected to spur a large new building for denomination headquarters and church use, with interest from prominent wealth figures including John D. Rockefeller.
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New York
George C. Lorimer
Boston
Madison Avenue Baptist Church
T. J. Morgan
Lorimer
Et Pc
Morgan
John DP. Rockefeller
Wilshire Explores Trusts at Paine Memorial Hall
H Gaylord Wilshire, Socialist leader and Challenger editor, spoke to a Paine Memorial Hall audience on trusts. He argued overproduction stems from under payment of labor and urged cooperative sharing of a surplus that cannot be shipped abroad, labeling socialism a practical cure and predicting a two party future with Republicans and a Socialist labor bloc.
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H. Gaylord Wilshire
The
Challenger
Billboard
Harvard
Paine Memorial Hall
Patrick Mahoney
Socialist Laboraty
Wilshire
Europe
Bryan
Democratic Party
Capital and
Labor
Roosevelt
Mr. Wilshire
Envoys fail to contact brigands over Ellen Stone case
The Constantinople legation reports no definite news from Haskell or Baird of the Samakov Congregational Mission regarding the Ellen M. Stone case. Baird has returned to Samakov after failing to reach the brigands from Turkish soil. Efforts shift entirely to Bulgaria.
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Constantinople
United States
H. C. Haskell
J. W. Baird
Congregational
Samakov
Bulgaria
Djumabala
Joe Nelsons Fine Work At Vailsburg Cycle Meet
Joe Nelson of Chicago defeated rival riders in a 15 mile motor paced race at Vailsburg track and set world amateur records for all but the fourth and fifth miles. Spectators numbered about four thousand as Albert Champion led a five mile handicap on a single motor bicycle and set multiple world motor records. The five mile handicap was won by Champion with G Bennett and W C Dobbins second, while Nelson won the 15 mile event by a fraction of a mile with time 24 56 2 5 seconds.
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New York
Joe” Nelson
Vailsburg
Albert Champion
Albert
G. Bennett
W. C. Dobbins
Jed Newkirk
J. W. White
Joe Nelson
Chicago
Joe Fulton
Brooklyn
Nelson
Seven Phillies to Join American League Next Season
Philadelphia reports that seven Philadelphia National League players will move to the American League next season. Delehanty Wolverton Orth Townsend go to Washington, Flick Diggleby Monte join Macon’s Philadelphia ad. Five other names reportedly bound for American League clubs, destination not yet decided.
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Philadelphia
National League Baseball Club
Delehanty
Wolverton
Orth
Townsend
Washington
Flick
Diggleby
Monteome
Maca
Philadelphia Ad
Caution on Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey sales
A notice warns patrons against bulk or unsealed Duffy's Malt Whiskey as fraud and urges insistence on genuine sealed bottles. It touts medical claims by Mother Hieronymo of Rochester and offers free information about health, with bottles sold at $1 through Duffy Malt Whiskey Co. in Rochester New York.
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Duffy's
Monrevue Hosprtat
Frederick
Duffy Malt Whiskey CO
H. P. Fahrney
M.D
Duffy
Duffy’s
Pawtucket Emergency Hospital
Pawtucket
R. I. Pawtucket
R. L
Francis M. Harrington
John W. Gorman
St. Joshin's Hospital
Walnut St
Reading Pa
St. Joseph’s Hospital
E. Newby
Easton
Whisk.y CO
Rochester
N.Y
Silver Ghost Honors for Charles A. Kelley at Elks Hall
The Elks of Massachusetts presented Charles A. Kelley with an ornate oak chest containing a 300 piece silver set. Kelley has served as district deputy exalted ruler of the state for two years and is retiring from the post.
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Charles A. Kelley
Elks of
Massachusetts
Elks’ Hall
Hayward Place
Kelley
Elks Celebrate Mr Kelley With Gifting At Boston Lodge
Exalted Ruler Thomas W Flood presided as 15 lodges from across Massachusetts gathered after a Boston Lodge meeting. Past District Deputy Julius Zaeder presented a large silver chest gift to Mr Kelley, praised for long service and friendship. Edward McLaughlin added remarks as the brethren cheered for him.
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Boston
Kelley
Thomas W. Flood
The
Elks
Julius Zaeder
Worcester
Zaeder
Edward McLaughlin
Elks of
Lynn Lodge
Everett Lodge
Worcester Lodge
Lawrence Lodge
State
Cape Colony in Open Rebellion Reported
A Brussels to Daily Mail despatch says Mr Kruger received word that the greater part of Cape Colony is in open rebellion and that the Boers have armed 15 000 Afrikanders in the last three months.
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London
Riley Appeals for Irish League Support in Boston Meetings
Thomas Riley spoke to large audiences in South Boston and Charlestown urging active backing for United Irish League fundraising to advance the home rule cause in Ireland after returning from Ireland. He addressed South Boston in the afternoon and Charlestown in the evening.
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Thomas Riley
Ireland
Iris 4
United Irish League
South Boston
Charlestown
Mr. Riley
League
Funeral Services Held For Postmaster David Reed
Funeral services for the late David Reed postmaster of Brighton were conducted at Brighton Congregational Church with a crowded service and many standing. Interment followed at Newton Cemetery.
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David Reed
Brighton
Brighton Congregational Church
Newton Cemetery
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