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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1902
Page
2
Clinton defeated Lowell 7 to 6 in an overtime thriller before a large crowd. Farrell scored the winning goal as both teams showcased strong floor play and equal goaltending. Roberts and McGilvray starred for Clinton, while Worcester’s report notes costs from travel and a polo team transfer in the city.
Worcester defeats Portland in a fast game that went 17 minutes overtime to settle. Lineups show Daly Turner Pierce McGilvray Devlin Murtaugh Wood Hayes Hannon Burgess Wonders, with Worcester pulling ahead. Final score Worcester 54 Portland 5? Daly and Turner key in scoring. Referee Hasset timer Mace. Admission 1000.
Towell at Clinton tonight as Lawrence and Worcester battle for second place. Chelsea hosts a fast game if Whipple plays. Lowell may have an easier night. Lawrence defeated Providence Thursday, Bone and Canavan drew sharp reception. Manager Parsons left Lawrence polo to join 5S. D. Flanagan, Charles A. Lations and Hugh Devlin. Improvement widespread in the lineup. Olle and Robre?
Joe Gans defeated Howard Wilson of Philadelphia at the Scituate Athletic club in Providence. In the third round Gans landed a left to the body, sending Wilson to the canvas. Wilson showed defense early but tired and went down.
The late Chinese minister Wu Ting Fang plans to educate his son Chao Chow in America. He arranges for the boy to continue at Athletic City High School and then pursue a course at a major American university.
The Chicago Inter Ocean reports that nearly all James McCosh public school strikers returned to duties after parental discipline and concern over water quality. Officials note thirst and protest. A local principal and parents share views on corrections and future behavior.
Oaklands defeated C M A C 13 to 6 at the latter's rink. Pearson scored early in the first period as the pace picked up in the second, with McKillop and Bertwhistle contributing for Oaklands while Allard and Sicard stood out for C M A C. Referee Soule, attendance around 350.
Team Two of Merrimack En engraving room posted 2473 points at Les Miserables, outscoring Team One’s 2294. Buchanan led scoring with 525 as the meet concluded with a clear victory for Team Two.
The Defenders, a longtime Belvidere athletic club, held a reunion in Prescott hall last night. A social dance accompanied by Hibbard's orchestra drew many former supporters from Nashua, with a large managing corps led by General manager John T. Carroll and a long list of assistants and aides assisting throughout the event.
Secretaries of the Merrimack Valley Cricket League meet at the Methuen Cricket Club House in Lawrence to set a league schedule for the next season. The Lynn Cricket Club supports a State league and has offered help. A six club league from Lynn Lowell Lawrence and Boston is proposed.
Our stock includes manicure sets brush and comb sets atomizers perfumes shaving sets toilet cases and more Cigars in small boxes Queens Blackstone Marguerites Candies in boxes Russell Foss Huyler's Lowney's We have the goods we want your trade we will treat you fair.
Falls and Burkinshaw successors to F Manchard advertise reliable low priced draggints. Located at 48 Middlesex Col Thorndike Street Ohio. Northern Station open to eligible buyers.
Maynard edged Manchester 31 to 18 in a rough contest at Manchester. Doyle sustained a deep forehead cut requiring stitches, and Kane left the game with an injury. Jesse Whiting led Manchester with five baskets as Maynard pulled away late. Conners refereed amid a 600 attendance.
South Framingham crushed Nashua in a New England league game, 20 to 4. J Kynoch led with five floor goals, Dionne, Howe, G Kynoch, and McFarland also scoring. Referee J Twohey, timer Geo Stevens, about 600 spectators.
Springfield’s Central league team is on a long win streak with Ware a strong second. New England league fallout may push players to Massachusetts Central. Maynard visits Lowell next week to face P A C in a high stakes matchup after two prior meetings. Martens impresses for Springfield, while Howe of Nashua rises as a fast key player.
In Boston on December 20 the Six round bout at the Criterion Athletic Club between Joe Nernstein of New York and Steely Briggs of Chelsea ended in a draw after twelve rounds Briggs held the edge in exchanges but the scorecards ended level confirming a draw.
Dr Donlan outlined a series of departmental shortfalls totaling about $15 000 with additional year end pressures. Costs rose for labor provisions grain and meat as inmate numbers stayed high and state institutions loomed. City revenues lagged by roughly $39 000, creating a $54 000 hole in the year.
George S. Griggs was found dead in a room with a burning gas radiator. Police and Medical Examiner Irish linked the death to an epileptic fit intensified by heat, noting Griggs often lost his senses during seizures and concluding death resulted from a severe epileptic episode.
George 8 Griggs was last seen Wednesday morning after meeting Officer Hurley and a youth. He carried a parcel, possibly lunch, and inhabited Room 17 at Merrimack and John streets in a heavily sealed, airless suite. Neighbors note his wealth and guarded lifestyle as authorities search the sealed apartment.
A medical claim says vitality comes from digestion and that a special compound can be absorbed without stomach work, extending life by about 20 percent in some cases. It is marketed as a pink pill called The Andrews Dya Pepala Cure by The Andrews Co of Lowell Massachusetts through druggists with small profits.
Lowell man George S. Griggs died after an epileptic fit amid a furnace like room heated by a powerful gas radiator and two jets. Dr. Irish cited suffocation as a factor, epilepsy as the direct cause, and the oven atmosphere as a secondary factor, noting the body had been dead about three days. Griggs, manager of Plugger Bill Martin, had aided the cyclist’s comeback and left a substantial estate after eighteen years in Lowell. He is survived by a sister in Mystic, Quebec, and will be funeralized in Lowell.
The eighth annual concert and ball by the U S Bunting Cricket and Athletic association at Associate hall drew about fifty couples. The floor was crowded and the evening featured an 8:30 start with Atwood's orchestra, a 20-number dance program, and a late midnight close. Organizers led by General manager R A Stickner and reception chair G E Emely oversaw the successful event with many named assistants.
The body of former Attorney General Hose M Knowlton was brought from Marton to New Retford and lies at the Knowlton residence in Union Street until the funeral service at the local church on Monday kept in readiness for the burial plans by the family.
Dr Auntig Filnt reported at 11 90 tonight that Corneline Vanderbilt’s condition shows peritonitis symptoms but the patient is holding his own. Other details indicate steady progress and cautious optimism from the attending physician.
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