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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1896
Page
3
Providence beats Boston 9 to 7 in the first championship game. Sullivan pitched for Boston, but support was limited as misplays and wild fielding marred the early innings. Attendance near 1000, weather improving after a drizzle. Upcoming games set for Boston, Everett, Haverhill, and Nashua with 3 PM starts.
The National Sporting Club of London rejects any bid for a Corbett vs Fitzsimmons bout, while offering a purse for Fitzsimmons and Maher. The affair is accused of being a publicity stunt with no guaranteed posted funds, and the match is reportedly off amid accusations of fakery and sensational promotion.
The day opened with fans cheering Nelson the horse in 2:09 and Star Pointer clocking 2:02 in the pacing trials. Fantasy failed to beat 2:06, finishing 2:10, while the free for all pace featured Star Pointer and Joe Patchen among fast contenders.
The opening day of the autumn trotting season in Berlin reports Kadett winning the opening prize with Anita second and Minnie Thorne third. Sprucewood wins the Begruessungs race with Crackajack second and Schallun third. Sprucewood takes the Vienna prize with Crackajack second and Shipnose third. Max wins the Inlarder handicap with Babelsfurg second and Loni third.
Labrador takes the eighteenth Great Foal stakes of fifteen sovereigns each with 100 added, a five year old field running one mile two furlongs. Serfdom places second and Grew third. Bayolia wins the nursery handicap for two-year-olds over five furlongs with Gelatine second and Lady Bess third. Astolpho, owned by P Lorillard, runs unplaced.
At a Boston Bowling Association meeting four members were elected from St James Columbia Rexford and Prospect street Cambridge. Members voted to run both candle and bottle pin leagues. Candle pin alleys include Jefferson Jamieson St James City Hall Murray Irwin Meyers Columbia Carruth Rexford Prospect Street and possibly the Hub. Schedule review set for Oct 12.
Princeton New Jersey January 29 The athletic committee approved a rule barring any man who has attended recitations or lectures at any college from representing Princeton in intercollegiate sports unless he has been a bona fide Princeton student for one full collegiate year The measure aims to end recruiting from smaller colleges and prevent drafting promising athletes from minor schools.
Frank H. Selee Boston club manager faced a $100 breach of contract suit filed in Hartford by Daniel Coleman Winstead manager. Service occurred yesterday. answer due October 24. Boston originally slated to play Winstead but moved the game to Hartford.
The Roxbury Bicycle Club postpones its century from next Sunday to Oct 11. Jacquelin has won over 11000 since Jan 1. Dixon and Krafts set an unpaced road tandem record 10 22 4 5, with five teams under the mark. Everett Wheeltmen head to Danvers Plains. Burling ton camping site chosen for Oct 25 opening. Monte Scott vs O B Hachenberger on Oct 10 in Denver. New American century record 4h 7m 1s by Miller in Chicago. Mets host first club supper with 52 members and musical entertainment. J P Jenkins of New York touring. A Boston agent profits from NY auction. Nashua Driving Park hosts 20 mile handicap Oct 8. Row r steam bike exhibited at fairs. Cement track planned for Haverhill. Press C C to Gloucester next Sunday and Newburyport Oct 15 open century. Hyde Park second eleven to reservation grounds Sat. Dorchester teams merge with Hyde Parks. Mike O Brien to Amherst. Bridgewater schedule lists Oct 10 New Bedford Oct 17 Newton H S Oct 24 Cambridge M T S Oct 31 Worcester Academy Nov 7 alumni Hingham Weymouth tie 12 to 6.
The thirty-eighth annual fair of the Hingham Agricultural and Horticultural Society opened today drawing about 5000 people. Bicycle events featured a five mile handicap won by J. P. Clark of Dorchester with W. F. Clark second and E. O. Peabody third in 14 29. The one mile open race went to J. P. Clark with W. F. Clark second and George E. Rounds third in 2 59. A separate one mile for Hingham riders saw Walter Dawes take first and Arthur Le Barron second in 2 46.
Harvard’s football squad held two practice sessions yesterday at 10 30 and 3 30 with a short two half scrimmage. Four new players Pitts 97 Elder 97 Fitch 9 and Beardsell 1900 joined while Haughton Cabot and Shaw were absent or watching. Beardsell is a 213 pound end improve the line. Morning work focused on tackling blocking signals and back drills. afternoon saw two elevens play in a vim filled session. Brown the fullback kicked a fine goal in a 4 0 second half win. The lineup featured Davis Irwin Sargent Mills Wadsworth Cochrane Britton and others with Wright at quarterback. Trinity game set for Oct 7 and Navy via B A A schedule to follow.
Dedham High School faced Burdett's Business College of Boston in the season opener at Stone Park. The local eleven showed individual skill but weak team play and fell 6 to 0 as the visitors pressed the exposed gaps.
Columbian University cancels its Philadelphia game due to the manager's absence in Europe. The Pennsylvania manager asks Trinity to fill in for Columbian, the team that faced Yale 6 to 0.
Dick Richards shines for the B A A team while Jack Greenway at Pittsburg gains notice from Yale. Newton High meets Laurel A A at Newton Centre October 31 as Underwood resumes fullback duties for the Institute of Technology and Tufts elects A Bean class eleven manager.
Bernard J. Wefers requests a trial against Harry Hutchins 30 second 38 yard record from Edinburgh set January 2, 1884. John Graham to manage the race with A A A sanction. If unable to arrange, Readville or Beacon Park tracks will host. Wefers aims to surpass the long standing mark and will race in the Canadian championships Saturday.
The Puritana Outing Club, a North End social and rowing group with over forty members, has relocated to No. 31 Atlantic Avenue at Lewis Wharf. At the first annual meeting, Thomas Rourke was endorsed for Representative, and officers were elected: President Captain Nicholas Lahey. Vice President Daniel Moran. Treasurer William Foley. Financial Secretary Frank Leach. Recording Secretary Daniel Leary. Sergeant at Arms Daniel Widduff. Executive Committee John Holland William Laffey John Hughes Aleck Foster Daniel McCarthy.
Frederick P. Forster was appointed receiver of the assets of Hulbert Bros & Co, sporting goods and bicycles at 20 West Twenty eighth street in a voluntary dissolution. Assets totaled 378 22, direct liabilities 292 476, contingent liabilities 62 476.
New York yachtsman reports Defender will be sold and rebuilt as a schooner for next season. A prominent racing man may purchase the Defender if he can satisfy himself on the draft tax which clubs plan to consider for the coming season.
A large crowd watched a professional golf event at the County Club with ten players. Lloyd edged Douglass for first prize of 100 dollars, Douglass took 50 dollars, Campbell finished third for 40 dollars, and Mackerl Sourth earned 20 dollars.
Gale defeated John J. Little last night here, taking the second and third falls. No dissatisfaction over the decision was voiced, and there was considerable betting on the bout.
In a dense fog the steamship Umatilla from San Francisco struck a sharp boulder near Rocky Point abeam of Port Discovery Bay at 2 AM. Passengers rushed on deck in night clothes as water flooded the hold, but crews steered the ship ashore at Point Wilson and evacuated everyone to Port Townsend. A gale could worsen the danger.
Schooner John H. Butrick of McLellan Washington D C sailing to Boston from Vineyard Haven lost and split sails during a heavy northeast gale on September 20.
The Boston Post will hold an evening at Music Hall in October to present a joint debate on how free silver will affect the campaign. Audiences will hear the strongest arguments from both sides and be educated by the discussion. Further details will be published.
The Democratic factions at Faneuil Hall and Music Hall dispute delegate counts for Massachusetts conventions. Secretary Robinson defends ticket issuance and cites miscounts, while Bryan Williams supporters attack the tally and question hall access and credentials. The dispute centers on whether 1780 delegates attended and how many were seated in Boston.
A political note states the candidate accepted the Music Hall convention nomination but doubts linger about accepting the Faneuil Hall nomination. No notice was given at Faneuil Hall, so he will act only when the question arises.
Nominations listed for the Seventh district at Worcester with Alvin L. Joslin as representative and for the First district at Middleboro with The Honorable Nathaniel F. Ryder as representative.
The Medford Massachusetts Democratic City Committee unanimously voted to thank retiring members led by William T. Jenney. The resignations, accepted on the spot, were signed by Jenney John Crowley Daniel F Lehan Edward F Allen and Ernest B Moore signaling further possible withdrawals.
A large turnout of German citizens in Ward 17 at Columbia Hall heard remarks by Senator Quinn and others. The meeting endorsed Bryan Sewall and the Chicago platform, with John Quinn for Senate and George Norton for House of Representatives.
The convention to nominate a candidate for Congress and a presidential elector in the seventh district will meet at Roughan Hall Charlestown on Friday evening Oct 2. District includes Boston Wards 3 and 4 Everett Malden Lynn Chelsea Nahant Melrose Stoneham Wakefield Saugus and Revere and nearby towns.
Public meeting of the American Woman's Sound Money League at Faneuil Hall today at noon features speakers Colonel H A Thom as Colonel Albert Clarke John C Cobb Edward Atkinson Henry B Blackwell. Mrs Nellie Brown Mitchell to lead patriotic singing with Grace White. Judge Woodbury and Mrs Booker T Washington attend as prominent guests. A demonetized cow circular will be a novel campaign feature.
James O Connor a Democratic House candidate in Ward 2 is praised as a bright prospect with ties to the National Plasterers Union after a Cleveland convention. Ward 16 caucus narrows to Droken Buie and Donovan, while Buie’s bio covers Georgetown Law, War Department service, and Prison Commission work. Ward 17 Helping Hand Society elects officers and endorses Quinn, Casey, and Quirk, with a treasury of 813.69. Chandler Associates Ward 9 backs Patrick Rowan for the House, planning a house-to-house canvass. Donovan of Ward 16 defends Chicago platform endorsements and Halls support.
Medford obituary reports Mrs Harriet Clark aged 79 mother of J C Clark station agent at Park Street died after a short pneumonia illness at Eleazar Clark 108 Washington Street Funeral at 3 pm tomorrow afternoon.
The Boston Custom House area store advertises five quart bottles of Old California Wines at 1 quart each including Angelica Port Sherry Muscatel and Catawba, with full sized St. Julien claret option. Prices: 1.09 for the mixed set, 1.00 for the single bottle, or 2.00 for both lots packed together. N. X. Brinthall, J. W. O'Connor.
Allan Edmoston, a West End sport, faces assault and battery with a knife in a Quincey House billiard hall incident yesterday afternoon. Manager York warded off the attack with a billiard cue until hotel staff and police arrived. Edmoston was captured on Scollay square and may have used an alias.
Yesterday at the old Court House the registration set a new high for a single day with crowds at the assessors office and clerks working behind the rail. Ward 17 led with 105, Ward 9 tallied 1038, while totals from other wards were lower. officials forecast near 97000 by closing time at 10 PM.
Gloucester reports 74 lives lost in all fisheries this year, lower than the twenty two year average but still leaving families. The port lists 428 vessels with 30 758 tons, down from 1895 when 449 vessels totaled 32 343 tons.
Part of the second edition of the Post Almanac for 1896 on hand, sold for ten cents each, publication price three cents. Includes full election reports, silver and gold statistics, financial tables, and more. 432 pages, apply at Boston Post counting room.
The Brooklyn Life notes Flashly has released a volume of fugitive verse. Commentators doubt the label as none were published before. Flashly claims he was driven from two hundred offices where he attempted to sell them.
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