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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1904
Page
4
A 65-man squad, the largest yet, practiced in the new stadium as Parker of Milton Academy emerged as a promising center rush. Veterans Nichols and Meier returned, while Mills and White impressed in a mixed first and second team scrimmage. Brill and Starr joined eligibility and could boost varsity prospects.
Entrance examination results for Harvard posted in University Hall yesterday pleased Harvard men.
Asthma readers are promised an absolute cure by Dr. Schiffmann with testimonials from O. W. Van Antwerp Ful says the remedy is effective. A pharmacist reports a patient used a package and a box entirely. claims night relief and improved health previously unseen.
Dorchester High and Melrose High clash at Dunbar Avenue grounds this afternoon in a decisive league showdown. Both squads, coached by Cornet who succeeded Sherlock, have trained hard amid reports of Waldron’s injured arm but remain focused on securing the league title.
Peanut Vaniderwat of Dorchester is sidelined with a dislocated knee. Claude Cairns shines for Roxbury Latin. he is sibling to last year’s Mechanic Arts player Douglas Cairns. Tufts coaches discouraged by recent practice forms. Holy Cross to be represented by fast eleven as Yale lines up with Wesleyan Wednesday. Yale’s new formation shows promise. Coach Cuddy trains Somerville High. Bill Caldwell of Dorchester High ruled ineligible for league play but can play in exhibitions. Roxbury High adds Moore from Chelsea High. Kendeth Parks confident Rindge Manual Training’s eleven can meet Somerville or Dorchester. Harold Drayton, Walpole fullback, reorganizes Westcott A A seeking games with teams averaging 150 pounds. References to H. B. Drayton and 274 Hilton Street, Dorchester.
The beach show committee of the Boston Terrier Club has secured James Mortimer of New York to judge the specialty show at Mechanics building from November 16 to 19. The event promises to showcase the breed’s best, with prizes open to all and entries closing November 2 with George B. Doyle in Philadelphia.
London, Sept. 26. Bill Crow Catcher Lang, famed long distance runner and rival of Deerfoot, sought admission to Salford workhouse after a hard life. Lang, once regarded as the world’s greatest pedestrian, held a two mile record of 9 minutes 11 seconds that stood for years until recently surpassed by A Shrubb of London.
New York reports English yachtsmen largely doubt Sir Thomas Lipton can lift the cup again. He plans a fourth trial but has failed to secure George L. Watson as a builder. J P Coats, Kenneth Clark, and Peter Donaldson welcome a challenge, hoping another British yachtsman leads. Royal Clyde YC naming one of the three could ease a race under newer measuring rules.
Kid McCoy, now a W to 8 favorite, will take light exercise before tomorrow night’s fight with Twin Sullivan. He declares the grind is over and vows to fight hard, noting he may adjust his strategy after seeing Sullivan’s approach. Sullivan backers expect a six rounder.
The column celebrates Cleveland’s grip on the pennant while recalling bats and pitchers like Cy Young Willis and McGinnity. It notes the spit ball controversy, praise for South End fans, and mentions Boston and New York figures in a lively, era-tinged roundup.
At a meeting of the Board of Aldermen Gustaf Olisson trustee of the public library Lawrence J Alwell registrar of voters M M Hall P C Weeks sinking fund commissioners were confirmed The Mayor appointed Willard R Wilson to the sinking fund commission and W Huey to secure a site for a new fire station, Everett Sept 26.
Two Brookline youths Patrick Sheehan aged 16 of 19 Cameron Street and James Doherty aged 16 of 25 Winthrop Place have been missing since last Friday. Authorities believe they may have boarded a cattle ship crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
John Welch of Roxbury driving a hack from St. Joseph's Cemetery on Hammond street Brookline lost control of his horses and was thrown to the ground. He was stunned and later returned home with head contusions.
Collector of Customs George H. Lyman returned to his desk yesterday from a vacation spent in the Adirondacks and was heartily welcomed by his associates.
Associate Medical Examiner Stickney cautioned on how wounds were inflicted and noted torn scalp tissue exposing bone. He mentioned sharp rocks and a possible connection to a blackjack but said further facts await District Attorney Peters. The case centers on a shore death near rocks and a dry set of clothing found on a boulder.
Frank A. Williams, a Beverly Farms carpenter, found Miss Davis on a lee rock near the Lee estate after she disappeared from Everett street. The body lay in a cave near the boulder while clothing rested on the rock, prompting murder speculation amid talk of a possible lover and foul play. Miss Davis, 23, was a Beverly resident known for singing at Second Baptist Church and teaching as a governess.
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