New Rules Set for Paced Races in National Cycling Meet
Delegates of the National Cycling Association discussed a paced circuit for 1908 with a planned dozen tracks and 15 pace followers. The season runs June 1 to Sept 1, with new width limits for pacing machines and rear tires, and several officials elected.
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National Cycling Association
C. B. Wbloemecke
Newark
Board of Control
A. McLean
F. J L. Howe
F. R. Wendelschaeffer
Providence
E. F. Damon
Boston
J. C. Kennedy
Philadelphia
C. R. Klosterman
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A. G. Batchelder
Thorndike Hotel
Batchelder
Harry Elkes
Bobby Walthour
Joe Nelson
Gus Lawson
Stinson
Freeman
Moran
Champion
Caldwell
Benny Munro
Leander
Nat Butler
Brown Ignores Holy Cross Cancellation Signal
Brown University officials discussed the rift with Holy Cross and accepted cancellations of April 20 at Worcester and May 2 at Providence. The Brown committee instructed manager Cox to inform Holy Cross Brown accepts the action and plans to ignore the broader dispute unless Holy Cross makes overtures.
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Providence
Brown
Holy Cross
Brown University
Cox
Worcester
Sharkey and Munroe Matched for 20 Round Fight
New York Feb 3 Jack Munroe and Tom Sharkey have been matched for a 20 round bout to be held after four months. The purse is to be split with 7 percent to the winner and 3 percent to the loser. Bids open March 3 and a mutual club must be satisfactory to both men. Marquis of Queensberry rules apply. James J Corbett signed to fight James Jeffries for the heavyweight title at Fort Erie on June 2 for $25,000.
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New York
Jack Munroe
Tom Sharkey
Marquis of Queensberry
James J. Corbett
James Jeffries
Fort Erie
Canada
Jeffries
Duane Beats Hawkins at Criterion Athletic Club
Danny Duane of New York defeated Dal Hawkins of California at the Criterion Athletic Club last night. Duane dominated after Hawkins only showed in the second round, with effective jabs and strong body work. The undercard featured Rhode Island 115-pound champion Hugh Glancy drawing with Jimmy Hanlon, Noah Perry taking the newsboys title from Young Kelly, and George Murray of Lynn out-pointing Allie Alberts in six rounds. Captain Bill Daly refereed.
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New York
Dal Hawkins
California
Criterion Athletic Club
Hawkins
Duane
Danny
Hugh Glancy
Rhode Island
Jimmy Hanlon
Glancy
Hanlon
Noah Perry
Newsboys
Young Kelly
Kelly
George Murray
Lynn
Allie Alberts
Bill Daly
Boxing Club Draws Mass Interest With Inaugural Card
The new Health and Physical Culture Club attracts heavy applications as President Nicols and staff plan a strong program. Upcoming bouts include Young Nadeau versus Young Kelly and Temple versus Young Peter Jackson, with a limited membership drive and daily office hours for inquiries.
Gold Heels Owners Face Possible Backlash Over Ban
Gold Heels owner BE J Arnold Co of St. Louis says they may respond after the horse was barred from Coney Island and Brooklyn clubs. They note Eastern tracks have long opposed their entry while Memphis dispatches say the Western Jockey Club may allow it, signaling a regional split.
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Gold Heels
Coney Island
Brooklyn
Jockey Clubs
BE. J. Arnold & Co
St. Louis
Memphis
Jockey Club
Western Jockey Club
Holland's Champion Wrestler Seeks Matches Here
Emile Maupas, Holland's champion, arrives in New York seeking Greco-Roman bouts with top American opponents. The 200-pound, six-foot wrestler has faced France's best, earning a draw with Paul Pons after 90 minutes, and recently defeated Andre Kramer of Yonkers in two straight falls.
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Emile Maupas
Yankee Knights
Maupas
Holland
Europe
France
Paul Pons
Andre Kramer
Yonkers
Melrose High Defeats Everett 61 to 4 in League Game
Melrose High School defeated Everett High School tonight in a Suburban league basketball game at Melrose by 61 to 4. The Melrose squad dominated with strong defense and quick offense, securing a one sided win.
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Melrose High School
Everett High School
No Grounds for Manhattan American League Club
Ban Johnsons organization planned a Manhattan ball park for next season but sources say plans are blocked. John B McDonald offered to lease property on One Hundred and Forty third Street and Lenox Avenue from Interborough Railway Company but the deal was refused and no ground location has been announced. Somers noted plans to reveal them but delays occurred.
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Ban Johnson
Manhattan Island
Manhattan
John B. McDonald
American League
One Hundred and Forty-third Street
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Interborough Railway Company
Charles W. Somers
Sire brothers bid 3000 for McChesney in match with Hermis
New York reports the Sire brothers offer Darnell and Herz 3000 to pair McChesney with Hermis in a sweepstake match race of 1 1/4 miles at 122 pounds. Morris Park favored. Bets of at least 20000 proposed. Bell backs Hermis while Western back McChesney.
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New York
Messrs
Darnell & Herz
McChesney
West
Morris Park
Hermis
Mr. Bell
No Negro Help For Trainer Hudson
Lexington Feb 3 Scott Hudson shifts his training stable to employ only white hands. Other trotting trainers consider the move after a Cleveland incident where a colored driver insulted Myron McHenry. Some drivers plan to form an organization to bar horses driven by colored men from races.
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Scott Hudson
Cleveland
Myron McHenry
Beiling
Forest City
Gala Night and anniversaries color South Boston Yacht Club scene
Tonight the South Boston Yacht Club hosts its gala and its 35th anniversary as Paul Revere Hall fills for the grand march. The New England Amateur Rowing Association meets at the American House and Harvard faces Brown in a Providence basketball clash.
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American House
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Dartmouth
D. S. Rollins
England
Rock Sand
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Penn
Samuel Curran
Tufts
Battery
John F. Conroy
Lipton Hails Shamrock III In Cup Challenge
Sir Thomas Lipton and partners William Fife and George T Watson visited Dumbarton Jan 17 to inspect Shamrock III. Lipton says the boat is destined to lift the cup and praises Denny’s design as a big advance. He notes Herreshoff as a formidable opponent and predicts thorough trials and expert rigging and sails.
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New York
Sir Thomas Lipton
William Fife
George T. Watson
Dumbarton
Sir Thomas
Siir Thomas
Herreshoff
Big Gulf
Thomas
Chicago Clubs Vie For United States Women’s Championship
A new applicant for the USGA women’s championship runs from Onwentsia Golf Club near Chicago, joining Country Club of Atlantic City and Chicago Golf Club. The field may split Western votes at the annual USGA meeting to be held in Chicago.
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United States Golf Association
Onwentsia Golf Club
Chicago
Country Club of
Atlantic City
Changes in Golf Rules Reported by USGA Committee
The USGA rules committee led by Windeler Travis and Macdonald is expected to report early on new penalties for dropping a golf ball. Violations include dropping improperly behind hazards or in front of the head, with penalties of losing a hole in match play or two strokes in medal play. Exceptions allow near drops if exact method is impossible.
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Messrs
Windeler
Travis
Macdonald
Committee On Rules
United States Golf Association
Harvard Trials Show Football Runners Ready for Yale Relay
Harvard yesterday held trials on Holmes Field for the B A A games February 14 against Yale. Captains Kernan and Carl Marshall qualified, with final teams to be chosen today from senior junior soph and freshman groups. Yale entrants named include Clerk Rust Walsh Curtis Behr and Adams.
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Yale
Kernan
Carl Marshall
Holmes Field
Graham
Crimson University
W. G. Clerk
I. Rust
R. Walsh
J. Curtis
G. E. Behr
K. Adams
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M. T. Lightner
E. M. Ayres
D. S. Greenough
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Raver
R. W. Kelso
McCoy Secures Two Matches for Fort Erie Club in March
J H Herman of the International Athletic Club Fort Erie arranged two bouts for March 16 with Kid McCoy and Jack Root, each signing articles and posting forfeits for a $5000 purse. George Gardner also signed to fight McCoy a month later for a separate purse and date.
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J. H. Herman
International Athletic Club of
Fort Erie
Kid McCoy
Jack Root
George Gardner
McCoy
Protest Sustains Bryn Mawr and Dedham in Polo Case
The Polo Association sustained the Bryn Mawr and Dedham protests against Lakewood’s 1902 08 championship, declaring Lakewood’s victory null and void. No current champion exists, and the Astor gold cup will return to the Polo Association pending next tournament. The ruling hinges on Rule 13 and Waterbury’s year on Lakewood. An amendment may follow at the March annual meeting.
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New York
Polo Association
Bryn Mawr
Dedham
Lakewood
Lawrence Waterbury
Cornell Aims To Stage Triangular Track Meet
Cornell University Track Association seeks to convert a planned dual meet with Columbia and Pennsylvania into a three school triangular contest. Cornell previously set May 9 for a Princeton meet, but Princeton moved to Yale and proposed May 16. To fit all three rivals the May 9 date would host Columbia and Pennsylvania, while Princeton would join on May 16. Pennsylvania is willing. Columbia's decision remains pending.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell University Track Association
Columbia
Pennsylvania
Ithacas
Cornell
Princeton
Yale
Ithacans
Basketball on skates tested in Brooklyn game
Brooklyn enthusiasts plan a novel basketball game at the Clermont Avenue skating rink. Competing teams will feature players who are both skilled basketball players and expert skaters, making the game unusually strenuous and novel.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Clermont Avenue
Ice Yacht Races Off Gull Lake for Winter
After a week of waiting for safe ice at Gull Lake Kalamazoo the Stuart international trophy cup races are canceled until next winter due to two inches of water on the ice and unsafe conditions for the larger boats.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Gull Lake
B A A Defeats Dudley in Gilt Edge Series
B A A. candle pin team beat Dudley Club two games to one at the Gilt Edge series. Morrison of Dudley won high individual with 273 pins and 118. Dudley led in total pinfall while Colonial lost three straight at Highland Club. Old Belfry Club event with South Boston Yachtsmen postponed.
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Morrison
Dudley
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Houghton
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Med ford trio tops rivals in tight alleyway series
A three game run carried Med ford over the rival club on their home alleys, delivering a decisive series sweep. Key performances highlighted strong defense and clutch shooting by the visiting squad.
Brigadier the mile record holder shipped East fully recovered
Brigadier the mile record holder 1 3 4 5 at Sheepshead Bay, once near death from pleurisy and threat of pneumonia, was shipped east tonight for spring workouts. After careful treatment his condition improved and he is ready to race against top rivals in stake and purse events.
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Chicago
Brigadier
Sheepshead Bay
Plunger Ike Hackelberg Nets 24000 in New Orleans
New York plunger Ike Hackelberg won big at the New Orleans races. He spread 2500 across the ring on Illuminate, taking as high as 12 to 1 and securing 24000 plus his stake as Illuminate led a gallop to victory.
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Ike Hackelberg
New York
Illuminate
Hackelberg
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