Harpoon Defends Quincy Cup With Sixth Straight Win
The Harpoon becomes the first yacht to win the Quincy Yacht Club Challenge Cup twice in panels detailing its sixth consecutive victory in six cup starts. The contest, nine miles triangle course, saw Mudjekeewis, Mblem, Clara, Iris and Virginia race with disputed maneuvers leading to protests and a pending corrected time decision.
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Quincy Yacht Club
Government Wharf
Peddock’s Island
Bumpkin Island Shoal
Clara
Iris
Virginia
Interbay Catroats
T’m
Hms
Mudjekeewls
W. Emery
CC. O. Ae
J. D. Peck
F. F. Crane
John Norris
Barn
Kitten
H. Crocker
Alpha
E. Whittemore
Yarita
H. Ayer
Cubs Four Sack Day Highlighted by Outfielder Feat
The report notes 20 four sack performances by the Cub outfielder with five more easy picks. Frank boosted his batting average in the recent Cub Hep series by hitting three home runs. Mike Murphy the Quaker trainer advocates tennis for conditioning.
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Cub
Frank
Langford Knocks Out Ross In Sixth At National Sporting Club
Boston heavyweight Sam Langford fought off a 85 pound disadvantage to stop Tony Ross of Pittsburgh in the sixth round of a ten round bout at the National Sporting Club in New York. Langford mounted early relentless punishment until finishing with a sharp left to the jaw. Ross crumpled and was carried to his corner.
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New York
Sam Langford
Boston
Tony Ross
Pittsburgh
National Sporting Club
Langford
Ross
Neva Todd Wins at Columbus as Rain Delays Madden Sweepstakes
Heavy morning rain at the driving park postpones the Madden sweepstakes and the 2 05 trot to tomorrow. Neva Todd wins the 2 12 trot in straight heats while Nutmore takes the 2 09 pace easily over rivals. Viola Strong fails to place in the favored 2 12 trot.
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Columbus
Driving Park
Geers
Viola Strong
Neva Todd
Nutmore
Black Joe
Hal Akin
S. m
Todd
Curtis
B. m
Murphy
Tues Odagh
Snedeker
Morning Light
Br. G
Jones
Pace
Hal Alin
B. Red Wilkes
Exail
B. G. Harvey Me
Alta Cost
Hb. m
Baker
Eee
Abrams
Afe Clelland
MicGrath
B. G
Taylor
Dempsey
Fleming
Harpoon Dominates Taft Cup Race In Light Air
In the Taft Cup international series Harpoon extended its streak winning its 11th consecutive start. Today the race ran 10 1 3 miles, starting off Great Head Long Island with light winds. Harpoon led Ellen, Beatrice and Seal at every mark and finished 6 minutes 19 seconds ahead of Ellen, 11 minutes 42 seconds ahead of Beatrice, and 1 minute 17 seconds ahead of Seal.
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Auccession
Leeward
Great Head
Long Island
Séal
Beatrice
Seal
Ellen
Ellén
Hough
Catboat Race Ends in Counter Protest on Menning Day Cup
The interbay catboat race for the Thomas Menning Day cup saw Mudje keewis of the local team and Mblem of Narragansett Bay finish first and second but draw counter protests over a second leg mixup in the first round of the triangular series.
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Interbay
Mudjekeewis
Mblem
Narragansett Bay
Motorists and Glidden Tour Links Highlighted in Auto News
Boston depot welcome for Henry L. Johnson after a year in Indianapolis. Inter state Company manager Charles enters two cars for Old Orchard Beach race. Buffalo Automobile Club 800 mile run September 6-9 preludes Glidden tour. Maxwell entries from New York to Jacksonville expected in Buffalo race. Laurens Enos trophy eyed. Splitdorf magnets ignition boosts total $1475 outside prize for four race classes.
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Henry L. Johnson
Boston
Indianapolis
Vv. A. Charles
Interstate Company
Old Orchard Beach
Buffalo Automobile Club
New York
Jacksonville
Fla
Buffalo
Maxwell
Charles HE. Munroe
E. L. Vail
C. F. Splitdorf
Ust
Elgin
Splitdorf
Tommy Howell to Fight Ray Bronson at the Armory Show
The Armory A. A. secured Philadelphia lightweight Tommy Howell to meet Ray Bronson of Indianapolis next Tuesday evening. Howell has proven his class in the local ring and should push Bronson to top speed in pursuit of the award.
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Ray Bronson
Dave Deshler
West
Armory Club
Bronson
Buck” Crouse
The
Armory A. A
Tommy Howell
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
Howell
Aiready
Yale Chooses Between Alumni For Baseball Coach
Will ask Al Sharpe to coach Yale baseball after Morgan Bowman declines. Sharpe, class of 1902, played first base at Yale for two years and was a member of the freshman crew, varsity football, and basketball teams in New Haven.
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Haven
Conn
Morgan Bowman
Yale
al Sharpe
Sharpe
Large groundfish fares and fleet movements at East Boston wharf
Large hauls of haddock cod hake pollock and cask were brought to the East Boston wharf with 14 trawlers contributing 343 500 pounds haddock 82 800 cod 64 500 hake 40 200 pollock and 16 000 cask plus 41 swordfish from the Stranger and five swordfish on the Flora J Sears trip. Dealers cited prices. Vessels Leyland Mne Bostonian Dominion Atlantic Prince George Bisley and Tug Charles W Parker Jr are noted with arrivals delays accidents and a stranded schooner Willie H Child stranded near Gull Shoal. A 10 foot shark was exhibited at the wharf.
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EB. M. Thompson
Flora J. Sears
Gladys
Nellie
Bostonian
John Parry
Manchester
Liverpool
Clyde Street Prier
Boston
Dominion-Atlantic Railway Line
Prince George
Long Wharf
Yarmouth
Halifax
Bisley
New York
Chatham
Charles W. Parker, Jr
Angelo Poniata
Willie H. Child
J. P. Ellicott & Co
Gull Shoal
Cape Hatteras
Jacksonville
Thomaston
Boston Nationals and National League pennants
Since 1876 the Boston Nationals have won the National League pennant eight times in 1877 1878 1883 1891 1892 1893 1897 and 1898.
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Boston Nationals
Rockland
Harvard
Yale
College Athletic Association
Prospect Street
Cambridgeport
Mass
Fisth
Armory Club
T. EF. P
Edward Collins
The
Athletics
Harry Lord
Chicago White Sox
William Carrigan
Boston Red Sox
Frank Schulte
Chicago Cubs
Shipping News Miniature Almanac and Tide Report
Shipping notices list steamers and schooners along the Atlantic coast from Boston to Portland and St John with ports like Manchester Liverpool Digby Norfolk and New York. The almanac notes sun rise and set times length of day high water and rise of tide, plus tug and barge movements and vessel names such as Governor Cobb City of Bangor and Marquette with various towings and calls at Portland Gloucester Newburyport and Portsmouth.
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Bostonian
Parry
Manchester
Liverpool
Fratera
Danielson
Port Antonio
Jam
Boston
Simms
Digby
Prince George
McKinnon
Yarmouth
Cobb
Allan
St. John
N. B
Eastport
Portland
Kershaw
Johnson
Norfolk
North Land
New York
Camden
Brown
Bangor
City of Bangor
Colby
Bath
Ransom B
Fuller
Linscott
City of Gloucester
Linneken
Gloucester
Cape Ann
Godfrey
Lackawanna
Lewis
Hoboken
N. J
Avondale
Irvington
Farnham
Perth Amboy
Black Tom
Bralt
Blue Bird
Nemasket
Betts
Searsport
Greenwood
Elizabethport
Neponset
Sears
Newburyport
Pocono
Paol
McGoldrick
South Amboy
Haverford
Portsmouth
Radnor
Amesbury
Shamokin
Georgetta Lawrence
Perkins
Thomas Hix
Mitchell
South Gardiner
George R. Bradford
Littlefield
Rockport
Mass
Ella May
Berry
Lynn
America
Albert Baldwin
Marquette
Antwerp
Philadelphia
Calvin Austin
Quantico
James
Whitney
Cto
Felix Oar
Cornwall
Canton
South Ampoy
Waltham
Cares
Solus
Sewall’s Point
Newford
Newport
Pene Braddock
F. ©. Hersey
Hampshire
Baltmors
Charles T. Gallagher
Baltic
Daniel Wiiken
Badgewater
Embarges Berantey
Edgewater
Uhlan Trois Excels in 2:02 Exhibition Mile at Grand Circuit
Goshen New York August 23 Uhlan the trotting marvel ran an exhibition mile at the Grand Circuit in 2 02 3-4 with splits 31 1 01 1 32 driven by owner K G Billings and paced by a running horse. The 2 08 exhibition drew a huge crowd and aroused the greatest enthusiasm seen on the historic track.
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Goshen
N. Y
Uhlan
K. G. Billings
Rainy day pacing and trotting meet highlights top placings
A drizzling rain marked the day's events. Robert Mirol won the 2:17 pace in straight heats while Hal B Jr captured the 2:10 pace in three straight heats. Mamie Guy won the three year old trot in two straight heats with a purse of 2000, noting strong performances in the pacing and trotting divisions.
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Robert Mirol
Hal B., Jr
Mamie Guy
Milrot Cra
Baden
Bingara
Rodney
Shaw Boy
Silent Brook
Codubeay
B. m
Ona
Hollenbeck Ane
Ro Ake
Red Lake
Remember
S.eccesces Es Eseess
Mayberry
Nelly Temple
Proctor
Sro Amwanda
B. Z
Mary Ann
Sidney
BOK
Pete Esses
Bellyara Boy
Bik
Hollenbeck
Tro Clare
Ch. G
Mendle
Shadeward
Ivan B
Tim (Davis
Bushnell King
Norval Bare
BOF
Buster Brown
B. G
An Axworthy
Temelin
Caerds Fair
Lady Lorgan
Sable
Peter the Great
Miller
Kalavia
Kavaili
Nolan
Box
Young
Mac
Wells Matched to Meet Knockout Brown in Garden Bout
George McDonald, manager for Matt Wells, announced Wells will face Knockout Brown in a ten round lightweight bout at Madison Square Garden on August 9. The fight, first under the new state boxing law, will weigh 133 pounds at 4 p.m. on fight day.
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Wells
Brown
New York
George McDonald
Matt Wells
Madison Square Garden
Boxing Commission
Two Will Try for Boston Light Today
May O Loughlin a 17 year old Charlestown girl and John Everett of Charlestown start from Charlestown Bridge at 10 this morning as more swimmers aim to reach Boston Light.
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Boston Light
May O’loughlin
Charlestown
John Everett
Charlestown Bridge
Long is Out of Tourney at Newport Tennis Meet
In Newport R I on August 24 the national lawn tennis tournament at Casito Courts saw 16 players eliminated and the fourth round completed. Melville H Long fell to Nathaniel Niles of Massachusetts in a standout performance as the Californians’ recent dominance waned.
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Newport
R. I
Eifiadnation
Melville H. Long
Nathaniel Niles
Massachusetts
Tennis Tourney Delivers Longest Match With Behr Loss
R D Little defeated Karl Behr in a gruelling 62 game clash after Behr’s late set surge and shattered racket forced a handicap in the fifth set. Bundy, McLaughlin, Dabney and Andrews advanced as several players reached the fifth round alongside interscholastic winner Church who captured the national title.
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R. D. Little
G F. Touchard
Karl Behr
Little
Behr
T. C. Bundy
W. P. Burden
Maurice ©. McLaughlin
California
Dabney
Boston
E. P. Larned
C. K. F. Andrews
G. F. Touchard
R. F. Palmer
C. M. Bull, Jr
Brooklyn
J. D. E. Jones
T. Gross
Providence
Beals C. Wright
G. P. Gardner, Jr
C. R. Gardner
New York
G. C. Caner
Philadelphia
Lincoln Park Wins Somerville Games at Tufts Oval
About 150 boys played in an athletic meet as Lincoln Park led with 60½ points. City Field finished second with 40½ and Glen Park third with 6. Frank Hanlon of City Field won three firsts in the 220-yard dash and running events, set city records, and earned extra prizes through his relay win.
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Lincoln Park
Somerville
Tufts Oval
City Field
Glen Park
Frank Hanlon
Eddie McDonald Sidelined By Heavy Cold At Hotel
Hops third baseman Eddie McDonald rests at his hotel with a heavy cold under a doctor’s care. He is expected to return to uniform within a few days.
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Eddie McDonald
Hops
McDonald
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