Lowell routs visitors as Hart shines for Clinton
Lowell dominates on the road with Hart the star for Clinton while Lewis is injured. Lowell plays at Lawrence as Clinton travels to Worcester and Portland hosts Chelsea in the day’s schedule.
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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1902
Page
2
Lowell dominates on the road with Hart the star for Clinton while Lewis is injured. Lowell plays at Lawrence as Clinton travels to Worcester and Portland hosts Chelsea in the day’s schedule.
Lawrence Telegram notes Lowell will travel with a delegation for the polo match in Lawrence. Denny Bartlett’s injury keeps him from speed play, and Pearl Graffam has yet to decide on Western league offers. Western teams lure talents like Bone and McGilvray while Lawrence misses key regulars.
In Nashua at Franklin Opera House the Lowell Burkes defeated Nashua 27 to 14 in a rough basketball game. Lowell’s five four teamwork carried the night while Nashua’s McFarland Howe and Simpson led individual efforts. The match saw the abolition of the five four rule saving Lowell players Donnelly and Lynch from early ejection. refereed by Davis with Barry Regan timekeeping.
In a tense P A C game at South Framingham Lowell edged the hosts 18 to 16. Har rington delivered the deciding overhand goal as Lew, Tighe, and Allard starred for South Framingham while Kynoch and Connors boosted the locals after toping rosters and a late foul rule change.
A Lowell delegation of over 100 Highland club members visited Calumet in Manchester. Calumet won nine to two in bowling and pool. Manchester led in billiards, and visitors returned on a late special train. Notable figures include Mayor-elect Charles E Howe and Calumet’s Eugene E Reed.
The Oakland team beat Co C 8 to 6 at the Oaklands rink in a hard fought game. Birtwhistle scored three for Oakland, Ramsay added Co C’s sole first period goal, and Willbrennan debuted at second rush as Co C rallied late but fell short. The Oaklands move to first place while Co C drops to second.
Early today E F Root and J Frank Galvin regained a lap while Nat Butler and others chased. Newkirk and Jacobson lead a field slow to lap as Will Stinson endures a broken collarbone and sleepless nights. By midnight eight teams remained on track covering 1970 miles as Leander Krebs and partners battled to avoid losing a lap.
National League members closed a meeting at the Hotel Victoria as Harry Pulliam was elected president and a peace committee with the American League planned further talks on January 5. N. E. Young retired ill health and was made an honorary life member. New board includes John T. Brush A H Soden Barney Dreyfuss and James Hart. The league will not withdraw from New York and the peace talks require honoring current player contracts.
Manchester hosts a heated game with crowd energy as Nashua’s fast quintet, led by MacFarland O'Neil and Regan, prepares after Wednesday’s showing. Simpson of Manchester scores 13 goals amid rough Marlboro night injuring Porter, while Maynard umpire Lynch faces calls for dismissal.
The Merrimack Clothing company clerks halted Parthenais Brothers with a sharp 1978 to 1827 victory in last night’s alleyway confrontation.
At today’s session of the National Civil Service Reform league the following officers were elected President Daniel C. Gilman Baltimore Vice presidents Charles Francia Adama Boston Joseph H. Choate New York Grover Cleveland Princeton Charles W. Eliot Ambridge Arthur T. Hadley New Haven Henry C. Lea Philadelphia Seth Low New York Frank MacVeagh Chicago Bishop Henry C. Potter New York Archbishop P. J. Ryan Philadelphia H. A. Garfield Cleveland Eliott H. Goodwin re-elected secretary.
Secretaries from Merrimack Valley Cricket league meet at Methuen Cricket Clubhouse in Lawrence to arrange next season. Opening game scheduled for last Saturday in April for league benefit. conflict with Mohairs Harvard College clash may force cancellation of the Harvard game. Clubs will miss two dates on Decoration Day and July 4. Mohairs eye dates with Harvard, Brockton, Everett, Lynn, Lynn Wanderers, St George’s NY. reserve team to schedule with Leominster, Fitchburg, Clinton, Maynard, Kuntings of Tewksbury, and Lynn Reserves.
George H. Ketcham of Selma Alabama says Cresceus will never race for money again. The famed trotter plans to go to the Canada ice carnival this winter and possibly Europe next fall. His last public showing was a 2 mile in 4.17 at Memphis. Ketcham recounts Cresceus racing history and the dream of reaching two minutes, noting the enormous stride he must shorten to reach that mark.
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