Three Yachts Barred From Further Trials
The German American racing committee of the Eastern Yacht Club eliminated three boats from the trial races after yesterday’s events. The remaining sixteen yachts were split into two divisions with the listed boats in each group. no trials are planned for today unless weather improves and skippers must be on standby for a possible start.
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Eastern Yacht Club
Caramba
H. W. Foster
Corinthian, Co
Curtis
Sumatra
Alice Sargent
Alarm
Bandit
Bessie
Damon
Ellen
Sally X
Spokane III
Vim
Croonsr
Eel
Joyette
Jady
Manchester III
Skeezix
Wag
Wolf
Tiny sander boats race in heavy breeze at Massachusetts Bay
Marblehead August 17 reports a strong breeze as 16 of 19 candidates for the President Taft cup prepared to sail in Massachusetts Bay. The day saw light weather craft tested by hazardous conditions, recalling a 189% precedent where Gloucester fishermen faced rough seas.
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Marblehead
Massachusetts Bay
Gloucester
Sailboats Abandon Start Due To Rough Seas Off Marblehead Neck
Three boats Skeezix Alarm and Corinthian failed to start as Skeezix lost its jackstay and could not repair in time while Alarm and Corinthian stayed anchored. Race officials moved the start to Hospital Point Light Beverly shore to seek calmer waters sheltered by Misery and Baker's Islands and Manchester shore from the easterly gale.
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Skeezix
Alarm
Corinthian
Corinthians
Beause
Marblehead Neck
Hospital Point Light
Beverly
Misery
Baker's Islands
Manchester
Joyette
Spokane
Wolf
Manchester NL
Lady
Ellen
Demon
Bandit
Wag
Crooner
Way
Lee
Sumatra
Bessie
Eel
Vim
Hel
Billen
Wim
Caramba
Sally
Taft Cup yacht races test boats under rough conditions
The Taft cup trial off Taft's summer home featured two races with single and double reefed yachts. Despite heavy seas and gear failures from Bessie and Ellen, Manchester III and others, several boats posted strong times while Herr Otto Protzen injured his knee in an accident and may miss races.
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Taft
Bessie
Ellen
Herr Protzen
Herr Otto Protzen
Sonder Hevella
Emerald
F. Lewis Clark
Eastern Yacht Club
Herr Prot
Zen
Field Day At Point of Pines Draws Crowds
Good weather boosts the annual field day of the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer at Point of Pines. Entries fill track and field events and 80 plus swimmers compete in a carnival. Regatta races attract many spectators. Boston firemen and Lynn police play at 2 pm, track and field events start at 4 pm.
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Church of the Most Holy Redeemer
Point of Pines
Pines
Boston Firemen
Lynn Police
Entries Coming In For Labor Day Auto Races
Lowell reports 18 entries for the light car race on the Merrimack Valley course and nine for the big Labor Day event. Buick entries face objections over piston displacement under 301 cubic inches and weight under 2400 pounds. The governing board will meet in Indianapolis this week to decide Buick eligibility.
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Lowell
Merrimack Valley
Buick
Indianapolis
Baseball schedule across divisions with regional matchups
The schedule lists American League games Boston at New York and Philadelphia at Washington among others, plus Chicago at Detroit and St Louis at Cleveland. National League features Brooklyn at Boston twice and New York at Philadelphia twice, with St Louis at Pittsburgh twice and Cincinnati at Chicago. New England games include Lynn at Lawrence, Brockton at Haverhill, New Bedford at Worcester, and Lowell at Fall River.
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Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Chicago
Detroit
St. Louis
Cleveland
New England
Lynn
Lawrence
Brockton
Haverhill
New Bedford
Worcester
Lowell
Fall River
England
Mauretania
Newark
Baltimore
Niagara
Toronto
Cleveland Coven
Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Scowersenses
Brooklyn
Trintos Neve Hisens
Pall River
Ssc
Haverhill Seeee
OK pulleys and prep for senior mile and other notes
A column notes Abel Kiviat’s training for the senior one mile event and coach Robertson’s enthusiasm. It mentions soccer season plans, English Pilgrims visiting in fall, and a New England baseball league outing at Crescent Park with details on attendance and organizers. It also covers upcoming Mississippi 10 mile championship and various boxing and baseball rule curiosities and debates.
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Holland Wine Co. Ie
New England
Holland
Boston
Air Havana
Tampa
Florida
Boylston Street
Adams Square
Carner
Devonshire Street
Maga
Abel Kiviat
Robertson
Kiviat
New York, New Haven & Hartford Employees’ Baseball
Crescent Park
R. I
South Station
White Sox
Braintree
Third District
T. G. Roberts
Needham Heights
Employees’ League
D. F. Ahern
F. A. Tucker
C. W. Cooper
Obscure Baseball Rules and Historic Long Games Summary
A column questions umpire ruled plays and old marathon and swimming records. It lists long baseball games from 1903 to 1910, swimmer and cyclist feats, and queries about balks, steals, and batsmen duties with brief answers and references to Rule 34 and Rule 54.
Pirates Strong At The Finish In Rain-Shortened Win
Pittsburg defeated St Louis 11 to 8 in a rain shortened game. Leever pitched effectively for Pittsburg while Sallee and Beebe were chased from the mound. Pittsburg also bought Third Baseman McMechnic and First Baseman Tarleton from Wheeling Central League. A double header was set for tomorrow.
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Boston
Cleveland
Salem
Pennsylvania
J. R
Hast Dedham
Jeffries
Peter Jackson
Bob Armstrong
Hank Griffin
Charlestown
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Sallee
Beebe
Leever
McMechnic
Tarleton
Wheeling
Maddox
Lato
Delehanty
Gibson
Konetehy
Abstein
Brandom
Adams
Phelps
Murphy
Clarke
Evans
Kane and
Johnstone
George Gano Makes a Grand Showing in Harness Racing
George Gano the bay horse by Gambetta Wilkes has six wins in seven starts this season. He won at Windsor Detroit Kalamazoo and Cleveland in straight heats and set a 2:04½ mile in Detroit. He lost a heat at Buffalo to Major Bruno but won the next two. Tommy Murphy may enter Readville stake events with the star pacer and aim for top money.
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Tommy Murphy
New York
George Gano
Gambetta Wilkes
Terre Haute
Starr Patchen
Windsor
George Gann
Detroit
Kalamazoo
Cleveland
Buffalo
Bruno
George
Chamber of Commerce
Readville
Real Washington team aims for another cellar title
In the capital, the squad seeks a repeat cellar crown while recalling a 1860 pennant and their unselfish record. The piece likens this to pride in old Boston Nationals deeds.
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Washington
Boston Nationals
Readville Grand Circuit Entries Closed for Big Week
Readville entries for the Grand Circuit meet closed with strong fill. Secretary Charles M. Jewett said the program tops previous circuits and horses from Buffalo will train at Readville before opening day. The four day card includes 350,000 in purses across trotting and pacing divisions with several closed events and futurities.
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Readville
Charles M. Jewett
Massachusetts
Futurity
Overall's Work Beats the Reds in Chicago Shutout
Chicago's Overall pitched a 2 0 victory over Cincinnati allowing four hits and nine strikeouts. Gasper assisted with solid pitching while Evers suffered a mouth injury from a foul ball and Bescher dislocated a finger in an eighth inning collision.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
Gasper
Evers
Bescher
Zimmerman
Seeees
Sheckard
Steinfeldt
Boman
Ceessecca
Tinker
Eeere Ae
Needham
Oakes
Paskert
Egan
Mitchell
R T
Hoblitzel
Lobert
Miller
Campbell
Orne
Roth
Dugan
Hofman
Schulte
Chance
Emslie
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