Glidden Tour Seen As Good Test For Industries
Horace Dellisser, general sales manager of United States Motor Company, praises the 1919 Glidden Tour in Chicago as a classic test of mechanical facilities and endurance. He argues road contests reveal reliability better than track races, highlighting shocks and varying road conditions that expose a car’s strong and weak points for improved production.
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Horace DelLisser
United States Motor Company
Chicago
France to hold annual wheel test for tires and wheels
Paris based General Automobile Association of France will run a summer contest for wheels tires and related devices. Daily runs of 156 miles aim for a 20 mph mean speed across a 38000 mile total. Cars must weigh 4840 pounds with 2920 on rear wheels and use four sealed tire covers. Entries cost 800 francs with partial refunds on withdrawals.
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Paris
General Automobile Association of France
Automobile Club of France
General Automobile Association
St Catherine's Games At Medford July 20
The annual field day for St Catherine's parish Somerville will be at Combination Park Medford on Wednesday July 20 at 2 30 pm Under Charles Cuddy Malden High School coach the event promises fast competition with races from 50 to 3 miles and field events Silver cups prize entrance 25 cents for one event 10 cents per additional event Entry blanks and information available from Charles Cuddy 63 Cherry Street West Somerville
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S 1. Catherine’s Parish
Spring Hill
Somerville
Combination Park
Medford
Charles Cuddy
Malden High School
Broadway
Cuddy
Charlies Cuddy
Cherry Street
West Somerville
Chicago White Sox unveil new plant seats 35000
The White Sox plan a 35000 seat facility with stands positioned to offer clear sightlines. Officials say the arrangement allows for compact seating and good overall view for spectators.
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Chicago White Sox
Motor Trucks Proven More Efficient Than Horse Drawn Transport
L H Butler local Rapid trucks agent cites years of testing showing gasoline motors in well built wagons outperform horses in efficiency reliability and economy. He notes 24 7 readiness in any weather and road condition reduces attention needs after daily work, countering views motor vehicles lag behind pleasure cars.
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L. H. Butler
Motor Boat Races Here Open to All New England Boats
Motor boating gains strong Boston following with open races by the New England Engine and Boat Association. Handicapping aims for fairness, trophies are valuable, and entries close two days before each race. Races set for July 30 at Winthrop and August 20 on Charles River Basin. Entry chairman Norman L. Skene with assistants Walter J. Forbes and George W. Campbell oversee applications. Enter your boat now.
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Boston
New England Engine and Boat Association
New England
Chester I Campbell
George W. Campbell
George F. Lawley
Toppan Boat Company
Charles L. McLellan
Arthur P. Homer
Lst
Winthrop
Charles River Basin
Norman L. Skene
Kilby Street
Walter J. Forbes
Longwharf
Commercial Street
He Says Money Not Reason for Marriage
A couple banters about marriage motives with a witty exchange. The man asks if money is the issue and the woman confirms she told her father the truth, while the father doubts her fiancé’s judgment.
Diamond Tires Claim Glidden Tour Victory
Diamond Tire makers tout mileage cost superiority after the Glidden Tour. On 14 cars with Diamond tires only four blowouts occurred while punctures and cuts were the main issues. Some teams switched to Diamond en route, but observers could not record full usage data due to dispersed cars and time gaps. BE Weber of Diamond Interests in Boston expresses strong user testimonials amid incomplete cost averages.
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Diamond Rubber Company
Pp. Weber
Diamond Company
Boston
Rudolph J. Farha
Nashville
Fred Castle
Falcor No
Harry Knight
Wescott
C. C. Bevington
Wescott Press
John Glover
Cino
Terrell
Tex
Red River
Cincinnati Air
W. Donnelly
Confetti Car Chalmers Thirty in the 1910 Glidden Tour
The Confetti Car Chalmers Thirty ran in the 1910 Glidden Tour on Diamond tires. Very poor road conditions caused only tire changes, the sole mechanical adjustments needed.
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Chalmers
ANDE
Premier in another run for Munsey trophy tour begins
Premier Motor Manufacturing Company yesterday unveiled a six cylinder Premier touring car for the east tour to contest the Munsey trophy. The event is set to start August 15 with Ray F. McNamara leading in the same type car and number as in the Glidden tour. Philadelphia designated as the initial city.
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Premier Motor Manufacturing
Hsts
Allegheny Mountains
Ray F. McNamara
Philadelphia
Marmons for Grand Prize
Two Marmon entrants join the Grand Prize field as Joe Dawson, Coke Cup winner at Indianapolis, and Ray Harroun enter Marmon factory cars. Both drivers have risen quickly in auto speed circles. They face Europe’s best in the long race on Long Island scheduled for October 15.
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Joe Dawson
Indianapolis Speedway
Indianapolis
Ray Harroun
Daweson
Speedway
Harroun
Europe
Long Island
Captain Driscoll Sails East on Maine Coast Cruise
Captain Bill Driscoll fits out his auxiliary yawl Normad for a three weeks voyage along the Maine coast. A party of eight will accompany Captain Driscoll on the trip.
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Bill Driscoll
Maine
Driscoll
Abernathy family to drive from New York in a Maxwell car
United States marshal Jack Abernathy his two sons Temple and Louis will drive from New York to Oklahoma in a Maxwell 30 horsepower touring car to join Colonel Roosevelt in a home coming parade. Temple is eight years old and Louis nine. they will ride a Brush runabout after the initial drive.
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Jack Abernathy
United States
Oklahoma
Hunter
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Temple
Louis
Colonel Roosevelt
Abernathy
Association of Licensed
Rambler lab study by ex uni students at Jeffery Co
Advanced students from several universities will study the Thomas B. Jeffery & Co testing laboratory to determine Rambler motor quality and strength. They will observe chemical tests, physical tests, hardening and grinding methods, and gauging of parts. A two acre building houses the engine tests with seventeen motors run simultaneously to ensure rated horsepower.
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Thomas B. Jeffery & Co
Rambler
Automobiles at Elks Meet in Detroit Parade
The Elks prepare for a vast Detroit gathering with hundreds driving to the city. A Columbus car, 1000 miles from Hartford, will map the route via Pittsfield Albany Utica Syracuse Rochester Buffalo Cleveland Toledo. Driver W. K. Hadley of the Maxwell-Briscoe Albany Co will carry messages as official parade car in a 250000 Elk crowd.
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Elks
Detroit
Columbus
Elks’ Committee
Hartford
Conn
Pittsfield
Albany
Utica
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffalo
Cleveland
Toledo
W. K. Hadley
Maxwell-Briscoe Albany Company
Hadley
Columbia
Grimshaw Injury Hopes Dim in Toronto Report
Word from Toronto says Myron Grimshaw has a fractured skull and may not recover. He is described as a friendly fellow with many friends. Joe Kelley uses Jack Slattery daily at first, and the backstop is performing well and handling balls effectively in the bargain.
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Toronto
Myron Grimshaw
Joe Kelley
Jack Slattery
Mordecai Brown Sizzles With Bat Against Reds
Pitcher Mordecai Brown has hammered the Reds this season clocking three hits in one game and two in another through July. Had he not faced Griff’s team his batting line might resemble a flock of shark eggs with sparse support.
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Mordecai Brown
Reds
Griff’s
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