Quintette From Heart of the Commonwealth Secures Second
Portland defeats Lowell 9 to 5 as Fox and Lewis are out. Graffam and Gribben fill in for Lowell. Scoring by Campbell and Hart leads Portland past Lowell 9 to 5 with 600 in attendance.
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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1902
Page
2
Portland defeats Lowell 9 to 5 as Fox and Lewis are out. Graffam and Gribben fill in for Lowell. Scoring by Campbell and Hart leads Portland past Lowell 9 to 5 with 600 in attendance.
High school polo schedule lists Lowell at Lewiston and Salem at Lawrence while Clinton visits Worcester and Portland hosts Portland. Also notes matchups Clinton at Worcester and Lowell at Portland. Strong local teams compete tonight with multiple games across venues.
Polo at the armory begins at 8 30 with Co 6 facing the Washington club admission 15 cents Lowell plays in Lewiston tonight and hopes rise that the Lowell team will fare well the town awaits with interest the polo schedule and results.
The cycle racing season builds across New England with a 25 mile open race at Charles River Park Boston on April 19 and frequent meets from May through summer. Promoters F L Howe E C Howe Alex McLean and Jimmy Hunter Cadwell figures shape a circuit centered in the East as riders chase pace honors and a growing Grand Circuit of 1902.
Lowell fans expect a strong turnout for a Tuesday night benefit in Huntington hall to help replace absences and cover injury concerns as Lawrence is set to be the opponent. The event aims to assist Fox after his unfortunate injury and draw local amateur talent.
Result from a postponed Mercantile league game played last night at the Merrimack Street alleys reports H. H. Wilder & Co. as the notable participants.
The Lowell contingent in the New England Base Ball league signals a busy season with twelve Thursdays eleven Saturdays and three holiday afternoons set for home games. Concord regains balltown status as Manager Carney moves season book sales past 500 at ten dollars each for fifty games. The N H State Fair grounds near the city center will host the season with a large grandstand and new diamond visibility.
Basketball notes report a repeat meeting between the P. A. C. and Burkes in Huntington hall with manager Gray predicting a P. A. C. win. Webster beat South Framingham 15 to 13 in the first of five for New England championship and a $400 purse, Mathieu scoring the deciding basket before about 1000 fans in Webster. There is a push to have C. P. Davis of Everett referee the Burke P. A. C. clash, and Webster is favored to take the series if Huntington hall floor is less slippery.
The Bay State Colony Pilgrim Fathers held a semi monthly meeting in Post 126 hall last evening and initiated one candidate. In the open session Emma Regnier and C. E. Corbett performed piano solos while Edwin Sawtelle Ralph Lord and John Webster sang. A whist party closed the evening.
Advertisement touts Hyomel as a universal cure for croup colds bronchitis and catarrh with rapid relief times from thirty minutes to two weeks It promises a five day free trial and offers a one dollar outfit with a money back guarantee if it fails to cure from The R T Booth Co Ithaca NY and druggists.
The report highlights Newark sprinter Joe Nelson focusing on basketball and skating passion. It notes plans for a modern cycle track at Rockaway Beach, New York, with financiers weighing the project. Washington spring training, new tracks, and listed riders including Floyd McFarland Bennie Munroe Spooner and Wells appear, with youth cyclists Heer and George gaining early notice.
The article warns cold and la grippe can lead to pneumonia but asserts Chamberlains Cough Remedy prevents pneumonia if taken promptly. It claims thousands have used it with no pneumonia cases and that it cures a cold or la grippe faster than other treatments. It notes the remedy is pleasant and safe and sold by all druggists.
An old advertisement promotes Sowed direct to the inflamed membrane. Ely Brothers of New York offer 8 Hly's Cream Balm for 50 cents and mail order from 56 Warren Street. It claims to restore taste and smell without drying tissues and ends with urging druggists to stock it.
An advertisement for Foley’s Honey and Tar claims to cure coughs and colds including bronchitis asthma croup whooping cough hoarseness and bronchial troubles pneumonia and la grippe. Listed are F C Goodale and C E Carter as sellers or manufacturers.
The Lowell High School girls team Number Two lost to Stoneham High Seconds 21 to 9 in the armory yesterday afternoon. Referee Burtt of Lowell called the game with minimal fouls as both teams played a gentlemanly, skilled contest. Stoneham’s Sweetland and Green led, scoring two and three points respectively, while Lowell’s Wilson and Bailey added most for their side.
Zion Cricket Club has secured new grounds in Te Wksbury near Wigginville. Work starts now to ready fields for the opening game May 10 when the first eleven meets U S B second eleven. Captain is Mr Croft with Arthur Hindle as vice captain. First league game May 3 at Andover, then May 17 at home versus Methuen. Members meet this afternoon to lay out the crease.
The Low ell Evening High School alumni hosted a reception and banquet for the class of 1902 at Burbank hall. President John J. Coyne opened the meeting, then a musical and literary program featured Frank Murphy piano solo and accompaniment, John Murry song, recitations by James Warner, Roxy Wenderson, Miss Margaret McDonough and others, plus various solos and readings. After refreshments, dancing followed with the Alumni orchestra providing music.
Lowell Association of Stationary Engineers held a well attended meeting with an instructive discussion on engineering topics. Two applications were received. Inspector Jones of Hartford Boiler Insurance Company presented a brass pressure gauge and a vacuum gauge said to have served in the Confederate Army. The Lone Star block ade runner was presented and the association expressed thanks to Mr. Jones.
Patten the florist at 70 Central Street showcases Easter lilies, boasting superiority over imitators and urging customers to compare their lilies with others while avoiding inferior stock sold by competitors.
A large crowd of ladies attended a spring millinery exhibition at Miss Delude's shop, number 111 Merrimack Street. The store was holiday trim with attentive sales staff and hats from top French and American designers. Miss De Sade tailored fittings to suit each customer, ensuring broad approval from friends.
Shoppers crowded Wood's department jewelry store for the Easter sale and bargain event. Special Taster bundles priced at 330 each offer safety lock key rings with every purchase while supplies last.
An advertisement claims Devoe Pead and Zinc paint covers more area per gallon than Mixed Paints and lasts twice as long as lead and oil mixed by hand, suggesting greater durability and economy for building coatings.
In the winter of 1898 and 1899 T was taken with la grippe. Hewitt of Winfield Ill used two bottles of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to break up the cold and stop coughing. The remedy is touted as reliable for quelling severe colds and warding off pneumonia, and is sold by all drug gists.
Exquisite residence in a prime Lowell street offered for quick sale by owner who has no use for it. Also included is a small, well located farm near the city on the East side. Call T. H. Elliott at 64 Central Street for full particulars.
Your summer vacation may be most pleasurably and profitably spent along the line of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway. Stop-over privileges are allowed at all interesting points and health resorts without extra charge. The comfort safety and punctuality of this renowned trunk line have earned it a world wide reputation among tourists and pleasure seekers.
Laxative Bromo Quinine claims to remove the cause of grip in two days with E W Groves signature on every box.
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