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OSHKOSH W NOW UNDER WRYfrom Pekin, 111.; former presidentsJ. W. Dixon, of Burlington, la.: ; c. P. Hanley, of MuScatine, la.:t:*THREE SPKF.1 BOATS FROM THIS MTV AIIF ENTERED IN BIG EVENT; O F FIG! A h S GATHER.*OSHKOSH. Wis.. July 3.—Fromalong the water routes, the hardroads and by rail, racing boats andtheir crews have been pouring into-Oshkosh during the last three orfour days for the opening today of the seventeenth annual regatta ofthe Mississippi valley Power Boat association. This regatta continues through Thursday. Friday and Saturday.Racing power boats have reachedthis city from as far away points as St. Petersburg. Fla. Three special car loads arrived from theIllinois river valley. Specially built trucks have wheeled into the city■ ‘ V £ Pi, ;*t | Zie-.ifiwith racing craft from every point I of the compass. The platforms around the protected harbor of Menominee park are already packed with these craft and crowds of sight seers are watching the preparations for the beginning of the race program.President L. E. Selby and partyWalter R. Wilde, of Peoria, and A. C. Strong, of Kvftnstoh; Track Manager Commodore R. H. Daniels, andAssociation Secretary A. T. Griffith.*of Peoria: Treasurer R. A. Maples. lt;f Clinton, la: Starter J. W Sack-rider, of Chicago, and his aide, A. Tissot. of Cincinnati, with DirectorMcFarlan, of that city: Director 11. K. Harrison, of Sr. Paul: Director Fred W. Schram, of Milwaukee: Gerald T. White, of New York, and John G. Robinson, of Cleveland, of the timing committee, and a host of other officials and boat owners are in the • ity The hotel lobbies are crowded with visitors and steadystreams of tourists are arrivingover rail and auto routes.Tunc I p Crafts.The roar of racing motors the river and shore line of Winnebago from the 40 or aspirants for honors during three days of power boat racing is almost incessant, for many of theentrants are giving their boats final tryouts. The last of the huge fleetof starters was on the scene lastialongf .a k em ore t h e;e\ ening.JI -j Rommell was a better relief pip h-■ or than Hoyt after Rush and HaAris itad been knocked out in the first game of the Yankees' doubleheader. ; The world's ehampions smothered I their opponents in the second came. Scott hit a homer with two lt;n
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Racine Journal News
Racine, Wisconsin, US
Thu, Jul 03, 1924
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