Thornton Wins Again in Richmond Tennis Doubles and Singles
Adair and Thornton of Atlanta beat Reynolds and Trigg of Richmond in the men’s doubles at the eighth annual Old Dominion Tennis tournament in Richmond Virginia. Thornton also won his singles match, defeating Ricks, as Tyler defeated Adair and several other results are listed from tournament play.
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Richmond
Adair
Thornton
Atlanta
Reynolds
Trigg
Country Club of Virginia
Ricks
Tyler
Zinn
Mcintosh
McCaffe
Graves
Page
Cary
Blair
Shaner
Buford
Augustine
Cecil
Williams
McClees
Penn athletes chosen for Stockholm trip by alumni
Philadelphia June 12 The University of Pennsylvania contingent on the supplementary list will be sent to Stockholm by alumni. More than half the needed funds are raised. Selected are Wallace McCurdy in the two mile Burdick high jump Lippincott sprinter and Maderio distance runner.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Olympic Committee
Stockholm
Wallace McCurdy
Jarvis W. Burdick
Donald T. Lippincott
J. M. Maderio
Phelps and Grima Win Tennis Doubles in N C Tournament
In New Orleans on June 12 the Gulf States Tennis tournament saw fourteen matches amid showers. Grima and Phelps took the men's doubles crown by defeating Maginnis and Lyons 12-10 7-5, while other results included singles and ladies events with notable victories by H Macquliston Gus Worms Randolph Phelps Grima Sanders Cameron Leverich Wright Hogue Porter Eustis Kenna rd Godchaux Murphy Irquhart.
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New Orleans
Grima
Phelps
Maginnis
Lyons
H. Macquliston
Lloyd
Gus
Irving Murphy
Elizabeth Irquhart
Motor Men Look Over Course in Milwaukee
William K. Vanderbilt Jr Henry Sanderson and Colgate Hoyt of the Motor Cups Holding Company and the Automobile Club of America plan a two week June trip to Milwaukee to inspect the Vanderbilt Cup and Grand Prize courses for September races. Their interest signals a prominent role for the club in future contest activities.
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New York
William K. Vanderbilt
Henry Sanderson
Colgate Hoyt
Motor Cups Holding Company
Automobile Club of America
Milwaukee
Yale Princeton Baseball Showdown At American League Park
Advance ticket sales point to a large crowd for Yale versus Princeton in an afternoon game at American League park tomorrow. Each team has won once this season, and the recent meetings have been sensational, promising one of the best collegiate clashes.
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New York
Collegues
Tlanta
Baseball Association
Lefty Russell
Connie Mack
Brady
Callahan
New Orleans
Coleman
Yanks
Sykes
Crackers
Atlanta
Handicapped Bout Set For June 18 In Chattanooga
A catchweight handicap match between Aitty Tony Caponi and Joe Gorman is scheduled by the Southern Athletic Club of Chattanooga for June 18. Caponi agrees to place his fighter for an eight round bout.
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Chattanooga
Tony Caponi
Joe Gorman
Southern Athletic Club
Caponi
Crackers Drop Two and Slump Toward Last Place
The Crackers lost both games to the Tennessee Volunteers, dropping nearer to the cellar as Atlanta’s fielding failed. O'Brien, Lindsay, and Hemphill figured prominently in the slow, error‑plagued afternoon, while Ball and Atkins pitched for the Vols in a double header that left the Crackers still struggling as Atlanta youth and owner changes loom.
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Vols
Nashville
Atlanta
Crackers
O'Brien
James
East
Lindsay
O'Dell
Welch
Graham
Young
Dombie
Perry
Dessau
Schwartz
Hemphill
Callahan
Tommy Atkins
Ohio
Coulon and Hays in disputed Chicago bout ends in KO
Johnny Coulon of Chicago and Frank Hays of St Louis fought a ten round match in New Haven. Referee Fitzgerald left in the third, calling it a frame-up. police allowed continuation with Announcer Doherty standing in. Hays struck the floor in the fourth, counted out after a brief recovery.
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Haven
Conn
Johnny Coulon
Chicago
Franklie Hays
St. Louis
Fitzgerald
Cowles
Doherty
Hays
Wells and Palzer to box ten rounds at Madison Square Garden
Bombadier Wells the English heavyweight title holder and Al Palzer a white hope aspirant were matched today to fight ten rounds in Madison Square Garden on June 28. The bout is to be held as a headline event with both fighters eager to prove their worth on the arena stage in New York.
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New York
Bombadier Wells
England
al Palzer
Madison Square Garden
Johnson to Choose Referee in Las Vegas Fight
In Las Vegas New Mexico on June 12 Jack Johnson narrowed referees to four candidates Jack Welsh from San Francisco Ed W Smith from Chicago B W Cochrane from Kansas City and Mark Levy from Albuquerque New Yorkers John Kelly and Sam Austin were removed Johnson was expected to pick the official today Johnson also offered a 16000 to 8000 bet on himself versus Jim Flynn.
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Las Vegas
N. M
Jack Johnson
Jack Welsh
San Francisco
Ed W. Smith
Chicago
B. W. Cochrane
Kansas City
Mark Levy
Albuquerque
Honest John Kelly
Sam Austin
New York
Johnson
Jim Flynn
Ty Cobb Buys Detroit Sporting Goods Stock
Ty Cobb, star Tigers outfielder, purchases a large stake in the W B Jarvis Company, a $300000 Detroit and Grand Rapids sporting goods firm. He says he aims to settle in Detroit and devote winters to the business, with the house described as Michigan's largest of its kind.
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Detroit
Ty Cobb
Tigers
W. B. Jarvis
Grand Rapids
Cobb
Michigan
Smith Asks Umpire To Protect Him From Fan
Brooklyn third baseman Smith appealed to Umpire Owens for protection from abusive language by a spectator during the Brooklyn Pittsburg game. It was the first use of the rule since the Ty Cobb incident a few weeks earlier. The spectator left the grandstand after Smith identified him.
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New York
Ty Cobb
Smith
Brooklyn
Owens
Leach Cross Defeats Jack Redmond in Ten Round Bout
New York June 12 Leach Cross added Milwaukee lightweight Jack Redmond to his long list of victims and said he believes he is close to a championship shot at Ad Wolgast. Cross won on points after ten rounds at the St Nick's Athletic Club.
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New York
Leach Cross
Jack Redmond
Milwaukee
Ad Wolgast
Cross
Redmond
St. Nicholas Athletic Club
New Yorker
Adams Brothers Unable to Attend Olympic Team
New York June 12. Olympic selections loss as Russell Beatty of the New York A C. cannot go due to his stepfather’s illness. Platt Adams and his brother Benjamn Adams cannot obtain leave from business to travel. Harry Lott of Mohawk A C. also declines for the same reason.
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New York
Russell Beatty
A. C
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