Yachtsmen Brace for Busy Week Long Boston Yacht Club Cruise
The Boston Yacht Club sails today from South Boston with a fleet likely over 50 boats heading to Marblehead for a week long cruise. Entry lists show three classes plus an open scratch class, with prizes in silver and weekend trophies. Ports include Gosport Harbor Isles of Shoals Portland Boothbay Harbor and Cape Porpoise with gatherings among club members and allied fleets.
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New Meadows Inn
Commodore Douglas
Marblehead
McGraw protests Giants game over umpire call
Giants manager John McGraw files a protest with National League President Lynch after Umpire Johnstone called off a second game with the Boston Doves in Buffalo. McGraw claims no agreement to the 6:2% start and argues Boston could have caught a later train to St Louis for a Saturday game. The NL may overturn the result and order a replay.
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Johnstone
Eastern Yacht Club Down East Cruise Sets Sail
A large fleet gathers around the Emerald at Marblehead for the annual Down East cruise with Bar Harbor as the destination. The 75 mile Gulf of Maine run starts at 6 am if wind allows and aims to anchor in Portland Harbor tomorrow night. Last year some yachts finished from Marblehead Rock to the Portland Lightship in under eight hours.
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Racing Carded Today At Combination Park
Amateurs race in matinee events with Lynn Quannapowitt Dorchester Metropolitan and Fellsway Driving clubs fielding one horse each in 10 events. Rivalry runs high as 50 horses compete with focus on the fast trotting class featuring Freda C. Carl C. Victor C. Crown Price and Sailorman representing their clubs.
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Metropolitan Club
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Baseball Notes Highlight Holy Cross Additions and Departures
Foley of Holy Cross joined the team yesterday while Ambie McConnell has not yet shown up. Herne returns from the New England league. New York released Engle to Boston. Clyde and Happy Jack Kleinow contributed significantly to the squad. Medical Examiner Green smiled after claiming a correct call. Al Bjorklund, noted in voice and figure, joined the Red Sox nine ninety niners and his head was shaved.
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Burns vs Johnson bout ends in fourteenth round stoppage
In Australia Johnson defeated Burns in fourteen rounds when the fight was stopped. The two prizes pool had A and B at fifty points each with forty eight claimed. neither has any prize. A and B should toss for first and second.
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Tommy Burns
Johnson
Australia
Burns
Touching Second A Baseball Lesson On Double Plays And Signals
The article reviews famous base running misplays and famed combination plays from early 20th century Chicago and New York games. It explains signaling, psychology, and timing used by infielders to trap runners, with examples from 1907 to 1909.
Lake to Stay as Manager Pittsburg
July 8 Boston National League vice president John P Harris denied a Boston sourced story of friction between President Dovey and Manager Fred Lake over Herzog's case and a looming change. Harris cited a Dovey conference on other matters and a Herzog suspension. Lake stated Dovey not to blame and praised Lake's performance with no management change planned.
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Kling the Greatest Behind The Plate In Crucial Moments
In the crucial moments of games John Kling was the greatest in the business. His coolness and timing made him the best catcher in the Cubs championship era. He caught runners at the right moments, aided by an infield that trusted his signals and feared his throws. The piece emphasizes teamwork, quick meeting of throws, and the vital role of timing in successful double plays.
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Jeffries Knockout Disputed by Technicalities in Ring
A letter-writer debates if Johnson earned a knockout over Jeffries, noting referee Tex Rickard ruled it a knockout. Rules mention no foul for seconds entering the ring, while spectators discuss what counts as knocked out and questions about Corbett, Sullivan, and upcoming fights.
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Tex Rickard
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DuffeysCOLUMN on Jack Johnson and sports betting
Duffeys column surveys Jack Johnson box office impact on the film trust and boxing bets. It notes expected Caledonian games Aug 6 with top fighters, discusses Jeffries Johnson rounds, retirement questions, and pool rules for runs and ties in Chicago St Louis games.
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Marvin Hart
Jeffries
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