New York Runners to Boost Boston Marathon Bid
Five entrants from New York clubs Irish American A C and Mohawk A C join a growing delegation for the Boston Marathon. Michael Ryan and James Crowley headline the Irish Americans with past success, while Mohawk runners I Gerschnack Frank Foran and I T Devlin bring solid form. Course reports promise favorable conditions for record times.
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James Crowley
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Crowley
Bob Fowler
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I. Gerschnack
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I. T. Devlin
Ashland
Armory bouts set with national amateur championships
Boxing schedule fills a week at Mechanics Hall Boston and armories in New York and Worcester. Notable matches include Sailor Burke versus Bill McKinnon in Boston and Jeff Doherty versus Arthur Cote in Webster. Other cards feature Ad Wolgast and George Memsic in Los Angeles and battles in Portland and Paris.
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Kid Farmer
New Orleans
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Schenectady
Charley Harvey
Eddie Curtis
Paladelphia
Boaston
Mike Glover
Marty Rowan
Brooklyn
Bill Warley
Jack Robinson
Glens Falls
N. Y
Tony Ross
al Kaufmann
New York
Bill McKinnon
Sailor Burke
Johnny Cavill
Tom Foley
Tim Sullivan
George Lougest
Danny Murray
Jack Williams
Armory
Arthur Cote
Jeff Doherty
Noah Perry
Young Rodman
Webster
Mass
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Johnny Dwyer
Jimmy Donn
Jerry Murphys
Jim Cogley
Tom Dawson
Andy Bezenah
Tommy Lee
Ed McGoorty
G. Koeran
Indianapol
Bill MacKinnon
Joe Thomas
Bangor
George Memsieva
Ad Wolgast
Los Angeles
Billy Clark
Tommy Bergin
Portland
Joe Jeanette
Sam McVey
Paris
Billy Griffiths
Jimmy Clabby
A. A
Burke
Bill
Roxbury
Maine
New Haven
Jesse Burkett
Worcester
Burkett
Worcester County
Jesse
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New Dorp
Newcastle
Penn
Ross
Kaufmann
George Memsic
Chicago
Milwaukee
Memsic
Wolgast
Opening Day Preview From 1909 Ben Shibe Park
Philadelphia and Boston open the American League season with previews of the Athletics and Red Sox. Connie Mack leads the Athletics and Cy Young is highlighted for Cleveland alongside a reshuffled Highlanders and Whitesox.
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Red Sox
Athletics
Quakerville
Connie’ Mack
Cleveland
Cy Young
Naps
Bradley
Turner
Detroit
Jennings
Red Sox Hopeful of Winning Today at New Park Dedication
Philadelphia April 11 The Red Sox confident to christen Philadelphia AL Park with a victory. Captain Gessler and Lake’s men ready for season opener as Mayor Rayburn to toss first ball amid thousands of fans and officials at dedication event.
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Red Sox
Lake
Gessler
O'Loughlin
Rayburn
Dorchester Driving Club Opens Season at Franklin Field
Dorchester Drivers' Matinee kicks off the season despite bad weather. The second matinee will be held next Saturday afternoon at the Franklin Field speedway.
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Dorchester Driving Club
Franklin Field
Finest Park in Finest Park in World Ball Fans
A brief item notes ball fans at Finest Park, highlighting enthusiasm and local spectator presence in the stands.
Shibe Park Opens as Boston Americans Play League Opener
The Shibe Park ball grounds opened today as the Boston Americans begin the league series. It is among the world’s most expensive parks with a plant cost of 8430,000. The venue seats 24,000 with 16,000 standing room and includes 40,000 capacity total. Features include econcrete and stone pavilion and bleachers, 16 turnstiles, 14 exits, and rapid emptying in five minutes. Home to centre field at 515 feet and notes on player facilities and garage space.
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Shibe Park
Athletics
America
Twenty-first
Lehigh
Connie Mack
Shibe Park Opens as New Home for Athletics
Shibe Park, the Athletics new home, hosts its first game this afternoon against Boston. The $430000 ground seats 24000 with 40000 capacity, 20 turnstiles, 14 exits, and advanced $1 seat pricing to boost receipts near $12000 for the visiting club. Connie Mack notes long reach to center field as the park features and locker rooms, showers, and lounges for both teams.
Doves Edge Grays In Slow Nine Inning Game At Providence
Rocky Point hosted a low-key nine inning game as the Doves beat Hugh Duffy's Providence Grays 2 to 1. Boston pitchers Chappelle and White held Providence to eight hits while the Doves had four, aided by a seventh inning double play and a costly wild pitch that produced the tying run in the eighth. Beaumont debuted for the Doves in center, scoring on a wild pitch after Beck sacrificed. The teams head to New Bedford and Fall River for upcoming games.
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BR. T
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Doves
Hugh Duffy
Providence Grays
Boston
Nardy
Cronin
Hlardy
Lavender
Chappelle
White
Walker
Peterson
Hardy
Hammond
Ron
Fitzgerald
Fanning Phelan
Arndt
Ginger Beaumont
Beck
Beaumont
Ritchey
Fall River
New Bedford
Wred Beck
Bowerman
AB R
A ' R Phelan
Moran
Ewes
Blackburn
Winston
Tee
Providence A
Rueber
Tases
Piteh Harily
Mattern
266000 for Grand Circuit Harness Season
Seven tracks on the Grand Circuit offer a total of 266000 for light harness racing this season. Columbus leads with 66000 for a two week meeting, Readville 60000, Buffalo 43000, Hartford 46000, Kalamazoo 25000, Detroit 21000, and Cleveland 11000. About 195000 is reserved for handicaps such as Readville’s last year debut in this country.
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Columbus
Readville
Buffalo
Hartford
Kalamazoo
Detroit
Cleveland
Boxing outlook bright at Memphis town next season
Johnny McGann and his proteges Young Donahue and Johnny Lynch returned from the South last night. McGann says Memphis will be a great boxing town next season.
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Johnny McGann
Young Donahue
Johnny Lynch
McGann
Memphis
Harvard Acknowledges Columbia Rowing Prep on Charles River
Harvard crew, rested after Saturday and Sunday, prepares to race Columbia on the Charles River Saturday. Coach Wray has trained the crew to a strong form and hopes for a strong showing. A grandstand is being built on the Charles River Parkway near Arlington street for the event, bringing spectators closer to the course.
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Columbia
Charles River
Wray
Charles River Parkway
Arlington Street
Beacon Street
Otter Street
Parkway
Charles
Harvard Soccer Takes On Columbia In Saturday Match
Harvard’s soccer team faces Columbia this afternoon at 4 on Soldiers Field. Harvard has yet to win this season with one win and three losses, after a 3 2 defeat to Yale and a recent loss to Columbia, while Princeton and Haverford stand among their results.
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Princeton
Allon
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Yale
Haverford
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