Genevieve Hecker Prepares at Brookline for Championship
Genevieve Hecker previews the national women’s golf championship at Brookline Country Club. She notes the tough 5504 yard course favors accuracy over power, and discusses conditions, entrants from the West, and the absence of Frances Griscom. Hecker highlights her own long game and poise, while outlining the field’s expected challenge and schedule.
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Brookline
Baltusrol Golf Club
Baltusrol
America
United States Golf Association
Country Club of
Chicago
Pacific Coast
R. Gilman Brown
Miss Hecker Likely to Repeat Title at Brookline
Miss Genevieve Hecker, the current national women’s golf champion, starts as a strong favorite to defend her title in the Brookline Country Club tournament beginning tomorrow. Her brilliant play and stylish form have raised expectations, though the outcome remains uncertain as challengers seek to surpass her.
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Miss Hecker
Metropolitan Golf Association
America
Ruth Underhill
Miss Griscom
Georgianna Bishop
Miss Bishop
W. E. Burlock, JR
Genevieve Hecker
Brookline
Boxing Gossip Shapes Monahan Peterson Fight Tale
The Monahan Peterson clash at Stoughton drew sheriff tips from Boston after a Boston man leaked details via Charley O Rourke. The same informer has long sought bouts for Charney O Rourke while warning of trouble and organizing volunteer police tips in Plymouth and Stamford Springs. Jimmy Briggs versus Mose King headlines weight concerns and a fifteen round plan as Briggs tours Boston with manager Steve Mahoney. Chester Goodwin aims for top matches if he defeats Cliff Howe in Providence, while a Roach family benefit draws boxing support. Young Corbett and sparring partner Willie Fitzgerald plan Boston arrival for a week of training.
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Stoughton
Boston
Charley O'Rourke
Plymouth
Charney O'Rourke
Jimmy Briggs
Mose King
Stafford Springs
Conn
Clendid
King
Briggs
Jim Collins
Steve Mahoney
Chester Goodwin
Cliff Howe
Providence
Howe
Goodwin
John Allen Roach
Roach
Young Corbett
Willie Fitzgerald
B. H. Benton
Rob Roy
Alpine G C Advances in Fitchburg Third Round
Alpine G C moves into the third round of the Crocker Cup in Fitchburg as G Wi Crocker matches proceed.
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Alpine G. C
Fitchburg
G. Wi. Crocker Cup
Noted golf writer Burlock pens exclusive Post article
Mr Burlock, a leading American golf writer, has witnessed most major championships in recent years and his critiques and player assessments carry substantial influence. This piece, authored exclusively for the Post, reflects his opinions on the game.
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Burlock
Post
Chestnut TMill G C Second round handicap tournament
Springfield C C Qualifying round women s club championship Warner Meadow GC ston C tournament continued to Oct 4 F Club cup
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Chestnut Tmill G. C
Springfield C. C
Warner Meadow G. C
Noted billiardists matched for three cushion carom
Albert G. Cutler and Irving Kid Long are matched to play three cushion carom at Hub Billiard Palace tonight Tuesday and Wednesday. Fifty points per night with Cutler aiming for 150 total and Long for 185.
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Albert G. Cutler
Irving
Kid) Long
Hub
Cutler
Long
Captain Mullin of Salem Dies After Long Illness
Captain John Mullin a retired Salem shipmaster died this afternoon after a long illness He commanded many vessels most recently the ship Paul Revere He leaves two sons and a daughter.
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Salem
John Mullin
Paul Revere
Sally V I defeats Seboomook in Gloucester match race
Sally VI of Marblehead defeats Seboomook of Gloucester by 3 minutes 24 seconds over a 1½ mile course. A large yacht fleet followed the race as both Y R A restricted 2 footers. Sally led from early on with a weather-gauge battle and held top speed through reaches and windward legs to finish at 5 38 50.
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Gloucester
Sally
Marblehead
Seboomook
L L. F. Percival
B. A. Smith
Norman
Hawthorne Inn
National league season ends as Cubs take two from St Louis
Chicago reports the National League finale with two wins over St Louis. Taylor’s pitching and Tinker’s fielding highlight the first game, as visitors were retired in seven of nine innings. Williams outpitched Wicker in the second, which was halted by darkness after seven innings. Attendance 6800. Scores followed.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Taylor
Tinker
Slagle
Williams
Cincinnati Defeats Pittsburg in Farewell Season Game
In Cincinnati Ohio on September 28 Cincinnati defeated Pittsburg 3 to 2 in the season finale. Umpire Donlin was ejected after a disputed call by O Day. fans jeered and hurled seat cushions as Hahn pitched well and Phillippi was hit hard. Attendance reported around 8000 with the game ending in a tense finale.
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Cincinnati
Pittsburg
O’day
Donlin
Hahn
Phillippi
Cincinnati Iaaticcwaies
St Louis and Chicago Split In Final Doubleheader
St Louis and Chicago split even in a double header as the season closed. A large crowd watched the two games with attendance listed at 15 678 for the twin bill. The second game was a burlesque affair for both teams to mark the season end.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
American jockey Ted Sloan faces French roulette inquiry
Sept 28 The Figaro reports an American jockey and horse owner among others summoned to testify before a magistrate over a hotel roulette game in Paris. Losses cited include Ted Sloan’s 150000 francs in French races after license withdrawal, with foreigners suspected and possible expulsion from French turf.
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Tod Sloan
France
Paris
the Figaro
Ted Sloan
Pack of Discards Helped Mack Steer A's To Title
The Philadelphia American Athletics credit Connie Mack with shaping a risky roster of former rejects into champions. Rube Waddell’s pitching and Mack’s leadership, plus Lave Cross’s captaincy, drove the A’s to the pennant as the 1902 season ends with final league games and a late-scheduled World Series series looming.
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Connie Mack
Collins
Fred Clarke
Jim McAleer
Love Cross
Rapid Society
Louisville
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Tebeau
McGraw
Waddell
Schreck
Rube
Mack
Lave Cross
Rube Waddell
Supreme Court
Cross
Baseball slate this week features AL and NL matchups
American League games include Boston at Baltimore and Philadelphia at Washington. National League schedule has Boston at Philadelphia and Brooklyn at New York. Tuesday shows Boston at Philadelphia and Cincinnati at Chicago. Wednesday brings New York at Boston and Cincinnati at Chicago. Thursday lists New York at Boston, Brooklyn at Philadelphia, Cincinnati at Pittsburg. Friday features Brooklyn at Philadelphia and Chicago at St. Louis. Saturday includes New York at Boston, Brooklyn at Philadelphia, Cincinnati at Pittsburg, Chicago at St. Louis. Sunday has Chicago at St. Louis and Pittsburg at Cincinnati.
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Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Boston
Cincinnati
Chicago
St Louis
Philadelphia
New York
Sheen Eeeen
St. Louis
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Baltimore
Crowley to Lead BC Return Aces Football Star Tom Crowley to return to Boston College as a leading player.
Thomas F. Crowley, hailed as one of the greatest Boston College football players, is set to rejoin the program and boost its lineup. Details on role and timing remain forthcoming.
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Thomas F. Crowley
Boston College
Will
Return to the Institution for Right Tackle Role
Crowley returns to the institution to reclaim the position of right tackle after summer at Bayonne New Jersey. The lineman stands 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs about 198 pounds, described as a big and powerful performer.
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Crowley
Bayonne
N. 4
Billings Secures Vic Willis for Boston Next Season
Treasurer J B Billings orchestrated a contract for Vic Willis to join the Boston Nationals next season after chasing him through a tense bidding by American League clubs including Detroit and Cleveland. Willis had been courted by Ameri can league teams and briefly linked to Detroit despite Willis agreeing to play for Connie Mack in 1902. Billings finally obtained Willis’s signature before the club’s last trip, strengthening Boston’s pitching staff.
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J. B. Billings
Boston
Vic Willis
Willis
Connie Mack
Mr. Billings
Collins
Huntington Avenue
Angus
Detroit
Wroth
Nationals
Cincinnati
Buckenberger
Pittinger
Billings
Boston Nationals
Two Men Shot in Fight at Fall River
Fall River story recounts a shooting affray after a social gathering at the home of Joseph Seifirt. David Deliveau and Alfred Pardiff were wounded, Seifirt and two others arrested. wounds described as not dangerous. Deliveau demanded his hat, Seifirt warned them off, then opened fire after being challenged.
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Fall River
David Deliveeu
Alfred Pardiff
Joseph Seifitt
Seifirt
Deliveau
Treliveau
Pardiff
Lipton Contemplating Balloon Trip Across English Channel
London dispatch reports Sir Thomas Lipton, recently elected to the Aero Club, considering a channel crossing by balloon with the Hon. C. S. Rolls. If done, Lipton would be aided by his steam yacht Erin and accompanied by Rolls. A friend says Rolls proposed Lipton for the Aero Club and hinted at ascents, but details remain unclear.
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Thomas Lipton
London
The
Aero Club
Sir Thomas
Rolls
Surprise Gift Home for Hanna's Daughter Adopted by Senator
Cleveland tale recounts Mrs. Hanna presenting Mr and Mrs Harry Parsons with a fully furnished gift house after their bridal trip. Renovation involved union tensions resolved by Mrs Hanna urging painters to join union or quit. The property, previously owned by the Senator, was prepared as a wedding surprise with a $50,000 check earlier given to the couple.
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Cleveland
Harry Parsons
Hanna
Painters’ Union
Freak calf deer born at New Hampshire farm shocks locals
A freak offspring at the Wethersfield town farm near Claremont, New Hampshire, is part calf and part deer. The dam is a two year old Durham heifer. The creature shows deer like horns and eye features, is tameable by H A Willard, and displays mixed calf and deer traits in its neck, legs, and coat.
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Junction House
H. A. Williard
Kentmore's Crew Tells of Scorbutic Suffering at Sea
The British bark Kentmore, owned by Standard Oil, arrived from Yokohama with most crew members ill from scurvy. Dr. Doty reports nearly all affected, some in pitiable shape. Malnutrition blamed. moon blindness noted. Crew reportedly fed little beyond salt meat.
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New York
Standard Oil Company
Yokohama
Doty
Surprise Home Gift For Senator Hanna’s Daughter
Mrs. Harry Parsons, daughter of Senator Hanna, returned from her bridal trip to a completely furnished house awaiting occupancy. She planned a surprise, but it nearly came to grief until Mrs. Hanna acted quickly to handle the unexpected situation.
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Harry Parsons
Senator Hanna
Mrs. Hanna
Liquor Officers Have Busy Day
Station 1 police on Hanover street arrested three men for unlawfully selling liquor to officers and seized a large quantity of beer. Detained were Lewis Hoffenel 41 of 57 Fleet street Nicola Pedescid 40 of 22 Cleveland place and Hugh Bonner 44 of 55 Washington street north. Also seized were six gallons from Antonio Zerrone 36 Prince street eight gallons from Giuseppena Isiago 366 North street twelve gallons from Nicola Picti 21 Hinchman street and twelve gallons from Bencenzo Lariso 18 North street.
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Hanover Street
Lewis Hoffenel
Fleet Street
Nicola Pedescid
Cleveland Place
Hugh Bonner
Washington Street
Antonio Zerrone
Prince Street
Giuseppena Isiago
North Street
Nicola Picti
Hinchman Street
Bencenzo Lariso
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St. Louis E. Repose
Eseseee
Philadelphia American Athletics
Harry Davis
Monte Cross
Dave Fultz
Shettsline
Pete Childs
Montreal
Yapp Mitchell
Boston Americans
Pete Hasting
New Yorkers
Pitcher
Rube” Waddell
Carl J. Horner
Philadelphia Athletics
Tom Crowley
Claremont
Kentmore
Pba
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