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WAKEFIELD SOLDIER BOYS WIN BASKET BALL CHAMPIONSHIP HOLYOKE WINS CHAMPIONSHIP MELfROSE. March High won the high school basket ball championship of Massachusetts for the third season tonight, when they defeated the Melrose High team by a score of 38 to 28. In addition to the honor oi winning the iState championship, the Holyoke boys i are eligible to represent Massaohu- setts In the interstate competition at the St. Louis world's fair next summer. The game tonight the seiaaon.

so far as Melrose is concerned, and it was without doubt the fastest game that has ever been played In the local gymnasium. I From the first to last it was a continual battle for supremacy. During the flrat half Melrose held her own, but In the second period, the visitors outclassed them and threw baskets with ease. During the last five minutes the i playing was fast and furious and Mel- rose scored several goals, but their spurt came too late and when the blew they were 10 points behind their opponents. BASKET BALL TEAM OF CO.

A. SIXxH REGIMENT. M. V. OP WAKEFIELD, WINNERS OF THE bJBURBAN MILITARY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP.

Top C. Hunt (manager), John McFadden, Richard A. Cosman; middle row, George E. Gammons, John M. Widen (captain), Richard L.

Collins; bottom row. William E. Clarence Legg WAKEFIEl.D, March basket ball team of Company A. Sixth Regiment, has won the championship of the Suburban MiHt.ory league with almost a clean record. The league Is composed of Company of Beverly, of Everett, of Somerville.

of Malden, of Salem and A of Wakefield. Of the nine league John Wldell, who is himself the star games thus far played the Wakeiield player of the team, the boys have learned team has won eight. One more game the art of basket throwing until they are with Company of Somerville Is yet to a match for any similar team in the be played Besides the leagvie games the local team has played a number of others and h.avc been very successful throughout the season Under the captaincy of State. Undoubtedly the league will enlarged next season and the Company A boys are already planning for a strong team. SPALDING BASEBALL GUIDE FOR 1904 OUT The Sp.alding ofhcial baseball guide for 1904 Is out.

It contains .384 pages and is unquestionably the most complete Issue ever put forth. It Is in Its 28th year, and the 23rd year of editorship. In the book are numerou.s notes which will prove good reading for all the followers of the game. Of the mo.st Important feature of the guide Is the ofTicial rules, which were revised and adopted by the National and American leagues at their recent meeting. As in former years the lllu.s’trations form a most pleasing feature.

All the teams of the National and American leagues arc given, in addition to most of the prominent minor clubs. FIELD EVENTS THE FEATURE AT DARTMOUTH CONTESTS HANOVFTR, N. March features of the Indoor athletic contests at Dartmouth College tonight were three field events. Brown, 'Oo. won the shot- put with a distance of 36 feet 10 inches.

Smith, '05, the high jump, 5 feet 6 inches, and Hazen, '06, captured the pole vault at 10 feet. GRA ri on. Washington, Han over anti friend Streets BUY YOUR Easter Suit TOMORROW AND Save Enough on Your Purchase TO B. A. A.

FENCERS BEAT N. Y. A. C. Score of 6 to 3 at Bouts in New York NEW YORK, March return contest between fencers representing the SEARCH NEWTON EXPRESS CARTS Liquor Law Enforcement Hits Druggists, Too NEWTON.

March the past two nights Newton police officers have been stopping teams and examining the books New York Athletic Club and the Boston expressmen and the names on the Athletic Association for team fencing tags of packages in their possession sup- honors w.ts decided at the New York Athletic Club tonight. The Boston men won by a score of six bouts to three. The Boston team was composed of Sewall Cabot. J. P.

Parker and E. J. Elam, while the New York team was made up of Dr. G. M.

Hammond. W. F. Heintz and C. G.

Bothner. The closest bout was that between J. P. Parker and Dr. Hammond, who.

after having tied, had to decide their relative merits in an extra bout of two duration. The Is the result of the several bouts: Hammond defeated Elam, Parker defeated Heintz. Cabot defeated Bothner, Parker defeated Hammond, i Helnts defeated Cabot. Elam defeated 1 posed to conuiin Practically of the teams were held up at either the Brighton or Watertown line, as they were coming into the city. Many people who have been In the habit of purchasing liquors for medicinal purpose.s, and have heretofore bought of iocal dealers, are onw purchasing direct in Bostqn.

not because they are ashamed of being known liquor con- but because they feel that their private rights are being Imposed upon by the rigid Inspection of express wagons. people are patrons of Western distilling concern which advcrtl.se extensively In the magazines, and In consequence packages are coming Into Newton, the contents of which are not known. It Is reported that agents of Western NEWS OF THE AUTOISTS Spring Weather Brings the Cars Out Climbing Contest Bay Bothner, Hammond defeated Cabot, Elam cnnoerns are selling coupon defeated Heintz and Parker defeated jjookg. These entitle the holder to four Bothner, HABEAS CORPUS IN SMITH CASE Attorney Horatio N. Allin of 14 Beacon street last night declared to the Po.st that he Intends to begin proceedings immediately looking the securing of a writ of habeas corpus to bring before the Supreme Court, the case of George H.

Smith, who Dr. George W. Galvin claims has been illegally confined in a solitary cell of the prison during the past two years. Mr. Allin stated last night, through his representative, that his sympathy had been aroused for Smith because of the Post's exclusive story of Friday last pertaining- to the solitary prisoners' reported condition.

It Is the intention of Mr. Allln to press the matter to an issue and ascertain if the fact exists that prisoners are confined in solitary until insanity overcomes them, as Dr. Galvin has stated In the charges that he has forwarded to Governor Bates. The prisoner Smith does not know of the sympathetic movement being made In his behalf, although friends are here from New York, where he lives, ready and willing to assist. qu.arts of whiskey free of expense provided that the four coupons in the book are sold.

This scheme Is practically an endless chain. Newton druggists are sfck and tired of what they term the "picket By this system an officer In plain clothes Is detailed to duty In front of each drug store on Sunday's, evenings and holidays, They claim that this picket system is drlvin.g away their legitimate trade and they feel also that the police department could better be In watching resorts, both high and low. where liquor Is said to be "served at all hours." Clothe Your Children Free Largest Department in Boston finBst Covert Overcoats, in all the new shades for Spring. Regular $20.00 garment 9.8S Suits, single and double breasted. Thousands to select from.

Cannot be bought in any clothing house under $20.00 BARNEY OLDFIELD FAILED TO LOWER AUTO RECORDS NEW ORLEANS, March Oldfield failed today in attempts to lower automobile records. Going against liis own record of .5.5 on a circular track he covered the mile in .58 and subsequently tried to smash his 10-mile record of 9:32, finishing In 9:49 1-5. AUGUSTUS POST TN HIS WHITE STEAMER. MR. POST IS NOW MAKING THE RUN FROM NEW YORK TO ST.

LOUIS, TO MAKE A REPORT ON THE ROADS. HARVARD BEATS YALE AT whist; score 34 to 15 Harvard defeated Yale at their annual whist meet at Cambridge by a score of 34 to 15. The matches were played during the afternoon and evening. The results; Afternoon match. Harvard 15, Yale evening.

Harvard 19, Yale 6. WRIGHT DITSON Spring Announcement GOLFERS The links are open. Special sale of imported Gutta Percha Golf Balls, Slazenger, Henley, Paxton, Musselburgh and Dormie, $2.00 per dozen. Special Sale of a lot of shopworn Drivers and Brassies at 75c. each.

Special Remade Rubber Core Balls. doz. Wizard Remade Rubber Core Ralls, $4.00 doz. Haskcl! Remade Rubber Core Balls, $4.00 doz. New Wizard Rubber Core Balls, $6.00 doz.

New Haskell Rubber Core Balls, doz. A. H. Findley Golf Clubs are finer than ever; new models. Choice lot of Caddy Bags, Jackets, Sweaters and Shoes.

Send in your clubs and have them put in order. Send for General BASE BALL GOODS National League Balls, League Balls, Wright Ditson League Balls, 1 00 League Balls, 75c. uni or League Balls, 25c Other Ralls, 10c. and 50c. Bats, 75c.

and $1. "Mitts, $1, $1.50 and $3. Nlitts, $1 and $2.50. Mitt.s, $1, $2. $.3.50.

Gloves, 7.5c., $1. $1.25, $2 and $2.,50. Special Base Ball Uniforms, Other Uniforms, $3.00, $4.00, $5.50 and Ba.se Ball Shoes, with spikes riveted on. $2.00 and $3.50. Spalding Reach Base Ball Guides, lOc.

Athletic Cata'ogue. BICYCLES. Nyack Bicycle, fitted coaster brake, $25.00. We have a full line of Spalding and Crawford Bicycles for boys and girls, and women. St.

WRJGHT DSTSON nt ear WHIk The signs of spring during the past week and the rapid disprearance of snow from the streets and roads have roused the automobilisls to the fact that it Is time to get out their machines and prepare for the coming season. At the Mass.achiisetts Automobile Club all has been activity. Already during the day the big garage room that has been so crowded with cars all winter long begins to take on an empty appearance for the first time since last November. Many Sates of Cars The various dealers also wore a happy look last week. There was a rush of prospective purcnasers that taxed the energies of demonstrators and gave an Indication of how lively the ceason will be when it gets well under way.

Parties who merely attended the show to get a general line on this vehicles, out in full number and many sales were made that can be put down as a direct result of the exhibition. Of course, from a general standpoint the St. Louis tour will be tne greatest of all and New England automobilists will be there In good round numbers. Many havo already signified their intention to enter. Charles J.

Glldden of this city, the chairman of the New England divi.sion of the touring committee of the Automobile 1 Association of America, under whose I auspices the tour Is to be held, is now busily engaged in preparing the preliminary details of the run. The St. Louis Run The New England division will have charge of that section of the run from Bo.ston to Albany, at which city the tour i will become a part of the national tour. Up to this point the details will be entirely in the hands of the local committee. This committee will map out a route, and some time before the run 111 make a trip over the course to arrange Cor accommod.atlons on the road and for the distribution of confetti along the route on the days of the tour.

Chairman Post of the national committee is now making the run from New York to St. in order to make a complete report on the route and arrangements along the line. Upon his return to New York he will come on to this city to confer with the officials of the New England division regarding this end of the tour. Mr. Post reviorts that interest in the tour is increasing materially wherever he has been ami that there is no question but what all sections of the country will be well represented in what is acknowledged will be the greatest automobile run In the history of the sport in America.

The tourists arc scheduled ici arrive at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition present time building a 150-horsepower car, with the idea of taking the scalp. This car will be the highest horsepower car ever made In America and faster than any car made either in Europe or America, according to the Inventor. Another man who will get after Oldfield this season is B. Shanley. president of the New Jersey Automobile Club, who last week purchased the 90- horsepower Mercedes record-breaking automobile used by William K.

Vanderbilt, at Ormond, when he lowered all records from one to 50 miles. Provided Oldfield does not go to Ormond, Shanley will race Oldfield some track In the East, and Manager A1 Reeves of Empire City track will probably endeavor to bring the noted pair together at the May 30 meet at Yonkers. J. B. Bowden of Waltham Is another American who Is following the movements of the Cleveland flyer closely and may pit himself against him during some of the early meets.

Besides the Americans, there are several foreigners who are coming to this country this summer with fast cars, wno will only be too glad to meet Oldfield at any distance. SCHOOLBOY CREWS READY Work Will Begin on the Charles This Week- Waltham Prospects grounds on Aug. 10, which is to be St. I.ouls Day there, and there Is a great, chance that the parade Into the city may be reviewed by the President of the United St.ates. Hill Climbing Contest Now that the automobile show is a thing of the past the automobilists are looking forward with a great deal of anticipation to the hill climbing contest to be held on Commonwealth avenue hill under the auspices of the Massachusetts Automobile Club on April 19.

This contest has been placed In the hands of the race committee, of which Mr. William Wallace is chairman. During the p.asl week Mr. Wallace has gone over preliminaries in a most thorough manner, and has prepared an entry blank which will be ready for distribution early the coming week. This year the machines are to be classified according to their weight.

Irrespective of motor power, the classification In many ways being similar to that used abroad. There will lie five classes as follows; Class A. for machines weighing over 2205 pounds. Class maohlnes weighing between 143.3 and 2205 pounds. Class machines weighing between 81S and 1433 pounds.

Class machines weighing between 515 and 818 pounds. Class machines weighing between 110 and 515 pounds. Many Wil Try Records There is apt to be trouble in store for Barney Oldfield this season. There are several who have got an axe out for him and from the looks of things the champion will have to "go In order to defend his title. Walter Christie of Brooklyn is at the CONG.

POWERS GIVEN DINNER NKWTONVILLE. March the Newton Club this evening a dinner party was given in honor of Hon. Samuel L. Powers, Congressman from the 12th district. President Weeks of the club presided and the special guests of rhe evening were Hon.

H. M. jlogg. Congressman from Colorado, and Congressman C. E.

Townsend of Michigan. The first speaker at the post-prandlal exercises was Hon. Powers, who delivered a very witty speech on the present condition of politics in the 12.h congressional district, referring to the candidacy of Messrs. Francis of Brookline and Weeks of Newton for his own place. Weeks then Introduced Congressman Townsend of Michigan, who responded in a very neat and manner.

The Hon. Mr. Hogg also responded to a toast and made an extremely Interesting and timely address. Be Jolly The Keynote of p. B.

Success Making the best ale yesterday, today, tomorrow and TRAINS LOST IN STORM The schoolboy crews will begin work on the Charles at 2:30 tomorrow. This sport has made rapid steps into the curriculum of schoolboy athletics and is now very popular with the schoolboys. The development of the boys is watched with great Interest by the followers of that line of sport as there are several strong and evenly matched crews that will make the fight interesting. The Waltham High School crew make a strong hid for a win In the final heat this year. Captain J.

R. Gilbert says that second place In the, race last year was not what his crew deserved and he will make it up this year by taking the championship. All the candid.ates who have handed in their names to Captain Gilbert are In good physical condition as they have been doing track work under school colors during the winter with considerable success. The crew will pull out from the Union Boat Club pier at 3:30 p. m.

on Monday, Wednesday and F'rlday. Captain Gilbert will not occupy his position at three again this year, but will stroke the crew. The most promising candidates are A. R. Scribner.

H. I. Eaton, C. Atwood. 16.

E. Chadsey, E. H. Metz, W. A.

Moody. E. W. F'lske, R. C.

Glancey and H. Mosher, T. C. Furbush. C.

G. Chase. A. H. Wethcr- bec and A.

McCormack are trying for the coveted position of coxswain. The following schools will be quartered at the B. A. A. boathouse: Boston Latin, Flngllsh High, Volkmann.

Cambridge Latin. Stone's. Mechanic Arts and Do Merrltte. The Union Boat Club will have Noble Greenongh, Roxbury Latin. Brown Nichols, Waltham High and Frye school pull out from its The following are the allotted hours for crew practice: English Wednesdays and Fridays at 2:30.

Boston Thursdays and Saturdays at 2:30. Wednesdays and Fridays at ST. PAUL, March of the storm which is still raging in North Dakota and northern Montana, and which within the last three days has caused the Great Northern railway more delay in traffic than for years, the compan.v’s wires are all down betweeen here and the storm belt and no Information is obtainable direct from several trains which are stalled. The limited train which left St. Paul Thursday night Is still held up at Devils Lake In North Dakota, and all trains west of the storm belt are being turned back.

CAPTAIN J. GILBERT Of the Waltham High School crew. Cambridge Wednesdays and Fridays at 2:30. Thursdays and Sat- at 2:30. Mechanic Arts High-Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 3:30.

De Thursdays and Saturdays at 3:30. Noble Wednesdays and Fridays at 2:20. Roxbury Wednesdays and F'rldays at 2:30. Roxbury Thursdays and Saturdays at 2:30. F'rye Thursdays and Saturdays at 3:30.

Brown Wednesdays and Fridays at 3:30. Waltham Wednesdays and Fridays at 3:30. BOXING GOSSIP All OTer town yesterday talk on the Corbett- Brltt flcht excluded discussion of anything else In the line. The told you people were scarce for once, for even those who had quietly picked Britt and placed their money on him did so because be looked good at the odds, and was a possible killing on a long shot. The short end winners were too much stupefied to crow, but quietly congratulated themselves upon their good luck.

Reading the published report of the fight by rounds, It looks as if Y'oung Corliett a little more than held his own up to the 17th. He had inflicted terrible punishment upon Britt, and had taken mighty roeasnre himself. But Brit' to stand it and in the last three rounds made the whirlwind finish that earned him the decision. The problem was the familiar one. with one man showing superior during the greater fiart of the battle, and losing in the liomestretcn by his inability to St ami the full distance.

Under those circumstances it is always hard to give a decision that will please ever.vlKKly. unless It is by the simple method of declaring the battle a draw. Britt Is entitled to every bit of honor he has gained. It would have been honor enough for him to make a weight three pounds lower than what was considered to he ills effective fighting weight, and then stand 20 rounds In front of Y'oung Corbett For him to best the champion, even indecisively, is a feather tn his cap that The place at 17 Bowdoin street. West imls him up among the top-notchers.

But he End, long suspected of being the scene GAMING RAID IN BOWDOIN ST. for any of the titles at given weights houestly weigh in at that limit. It is ridiculous to hall Britt as a featherweight champion when his normal weight i.s 140 pounds-in the welterweight when only by the hardest sort of training can he get down to pounds, which is within the lightweight division. Kven the National Boxing new classification of heavy featherweights, with tlie limit at 12rt is below what Britt, or Corhett either for that matter, will ever he able to do. This Is written to stall off Inniimerahle qnerlea which will pour In this week, of which the first appeared from a Quincy sport.

He asks: "Did Britt and fight for the featherweight championship? Is Jimmy Britt the featherweight champion The answer is In iKjth cases, no matter what claims may be made. If the weights mean anvthlng at all the.v must Ite adhered to. Otherwise the definitions mean nothing, and there would be nothing to prevent, say Britt and fighting for the fentherv eight at pounds or any old weight A man Is charnnion In a class oniv so long he will defend the title at the spc'cifieil weight limit for that class. of many little game.s. was surprised shortly before midnight, the contents seized and eight men arrested for gaming.

A gaming table, two packs of cards and 117 chips were found. The men gave their names at Station 3 as Biarnett Seecon. Phillip Bramburg, Oscar Lapurte, Harry Phillips, David Strauss, Henry Smith, Barry Myers and Max Ambush. SULLIVAN AND GOODMAN WIN CHICAGO, March the Chicago Athletic Club tonight Kid Goodman of Boston was given the decision over Mose King of New London, and Twin Sullivan, also of Boston, was given a The victory of the Californian confusion worse confounded In the dispute over the featherweight championship. The men were supposed to he battling for the title, hut at 130 pounds the championsliip could not involved, if weiglit cla.ssitieations amount to nnythlng at all.

Britt is a lightweight, and not even the lightweight champion until he has disposed of r.nns. who. hv the way. would hp easy picking for Britt. Corbett is not the featherweight champion, long as he has been credited with the title, for be defeated McOovern at 127 nounds.

while the featherweight limit is 122. Terry has never been defeated at that weight, hut it la hardly possible that he could make it today. Iliirrv Forites and Abe Attell recently fought for the featherweight at 122 poiiiids, Attel winning, but nolvidy can sanction bis claitn to the title until he ha.s met enough of the other aspirants to prove that he is best of the buncli. The featherweight title is in the same mixttp as tlie mldiHeweigiil. which Is claimed Tomm.v Ryan, hut for wlilch Bob Fitzsimmons has never Ik-pii defeated.

Tlie wliole mixnp shows the need of some national control of professional supervision that will infike it certain that contestants You ve heard ssnme champagnes are good. F'orm an opinion of your own similar verdict over Dick Fitzpatrick of founded on taste. You'll find Im- Chicago. I perlal better. PLAY BALL WE give to every boy free a champion baseball outfit, cunslstlng of baseball, bat, mitt and glove, for selling 25 of our collar and cuff sets at loc.

eaclt They sell on sight. Send us vour name and on po.stal at once. E.ASTERN NuVELTY Box 1922, Boston, Mass..