Motors and roads sparking news and race results
The Lights Law shows limited enforcement for horse-drawn vehicles. Four Knight motor cars achieve perfect scores in Canterbury reliability trials with the Silent Knight hitting 47.16 ton miles per gallon. A A A Glidden Tour advance headed toward Anaconda Montana with officials and bids for route planning. Ralph De Palma earns 382.34 for a 600 mile Indianapolis race as Speedway Company distributes remaining prize money after crashes.
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New Zealand
Canterbury Automobile Association
Canterbury
Portland
Ralph de Palma
Indianapolis
de Palma
Speedway Company
Cubs Take Three of Four From Giants in Chicago
Chicago defeated New York 11 to 7 to clinch three wins in four games. Lavender started for the Cubs but weakened in the sixth. Evers was benched after protesting a call. The article also covers track news from Stockholm including Jackson’s 1500m Olympic record and remarks on John Paul Jones and Chisholm.
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Chicago
New York
Lavender
Wiltse
Crandall
Evers
Rigler
Jackson
Abel Kiviat
Amateur meets announce open entries for picnic games
Entry blanks for the Scotch picnic games at Caledonian Grove on Aug. 3 are available from Peter Niven in Tremont street. Events include 100 yard dash to pole vault and running high jump. St Joseph's Total Abstinence Society plans Aug. 10 at Locust street grounds with H. H. Sawyer handling entries. John Paul Jones of Cornell holds the world amateur mile record at 4m 52.5s and W. G. George the pro record at 4m 12. a. Tinder has run 4m 15.5s. Boston Light swim entries are from Pilgrim A. A. secretary in Old South building, Boston.
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Peter Niven
Tremont Street
St. Joseph’s
Total
W. G. George
George B. Tinder
Boston
Pilgrim A. A. Old South
Two Games With the Tigers Today
A second heavy storm forced a postponement of a double header with the Tigers. Managers Stahl and Stovall agreed to reschedule the two games when the Browns visit Boston. The Red Sox must perform well to extend their lead before the West trip.
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Stovall
Browns
Boston
Red Sox
Tigers Bring Two-Game Gauntlet To Fenway Cap
The Tigers visit the Hub for a doubleheader today, drawing crowds with Cobb Crawford and Jennings action. Detroit’s Mullin, Willett, and Dubuc duel Red Sox in a swat heavy affair expected to fill Fenway’s stands despite Stovall’s team struggles.
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Stovall
Fenway Park
Browns
Tigers
Cobb
Crawford
Jennings
Athletics
White Sox
New England
Mullin
Detroit
Willett
Dubuc
Cleveland Wallops Washington 9 to 3 in Baseball
Cleveland defeated Washington 9 to 3 as Steen baffled challengers in key moments. Turner stood out with strong batting support while Moeller Griggs and Schaefer collected two-base hits. Jackson homered and Hughes surrendered 13 hits in seven innings.
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Cleveland
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Steen
Turner
Engel
Ae Ee
Moeller
Griggs
Schaefer
Livingstone
McBride
Jackson
Milan
Ryan
Walker
Morgan
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O’loughlin
Egan
Nash
Olson
Ereerersenece
Ereet Seser
Birmingham
Eree Ryan
Neadweeeniccaae
AB. R
D Eveeceeses
Engle
Eeceesresesoe
Taconic Cup First Round Ends at Ekwanok Club
In Manchester Vermont on July 11 the Taconic cup first round match play concluded at Ekwanok Country Club. H K Kerr of Ekwanok was eliminated by F W Kemble of Philadelphia Country Club at the 17th hole. James I Taylor of Garden City defeated R B Parker of Agawam Hunt Club on the same green. W J Travis, F A Martin and C H Gardner advanced easily.
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Ekwanok
H. K. Kerr
F. W. Kemble
Philadelphia
James I. Taylor
Garden City
R. B. Parker
Agawam Hunt Club
W. J. Travis
F. A. Martin
C. H. Gardner
Detroit Boston two games at two o clock
Two games feature Detroit at Boston at 2 p m and Chicago at Philadelphia also in two sessions. St Louis meets New York while Cleveland faces Washington in remaining matchups.
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P.C. Boston
Washington
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Detroit
St. Louis
Boston
New York
National Matchups Across Cities Prompt Busy Baseball Slate
National league games show Boston traveling to Chicago while Brooklyn visits Pittsburg and New York heads to St. Louis and Philadelphia to Cincinnati for key early season clashes.
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P.C
New York
Chicago
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Brooklyn Ear
Boston
Brooklyn
St. Louis
New England Football Pairings Announced
The schedule lists Haverhill versus Brockton Lawrence versus New Bedford Lowell versus Worcester and Lynn versus Fall River in upcoming regional matchups.
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P.C. Brockton
New England
Haverhill
Brockton
Lawrence
New Bedford
Lowell
Worcester
Lynn
Fall River
Providence Baltimore game ends 11 to 5
Results show Providence defeats Baltimore with an 11 to 5 score. Montreal beats Rochester 6 to 2, and Toronto hosts Buffalo losing 2 to 0. Newark faces Jersey City in rain play.
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Providence
Baltimore
Montreal
Rochester
Toronto
Buffalo
Newark
Jersey City
Sports scores summary from multiple matches
Minneapolis beat Columbus 5 to 1 while St Paul beat Toledo 2 to 1. Milwaukee defeated Louisville 4 to 2 and Kansas City Kansas City prevailed over Indianapolis 7 to 3.
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Minneapolis
Columbus
St. Paul
Toledo
Milwaukee
Louisville
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Baseball score updates from three Connecticut games
Hartford defeated Hartford Bridgeport 2 to 1. New Haven lost to Holyoke 5 to 8 in nine innings due to rain. Springfield beat Waterbury 6 to 4 in the first game, then Waterbury won 5 to 3 in the second game.
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Hartford
Bridgeport
New Haven
Holyoke
Springfield
Waterbury
England and France tie for Davis Cup in Folkestone
The preliminary Davis Cup matches opened in Folkestone with C P Dixon defeating Max Decugis in three straight sets 6-3 6-2 6-4. Andre H Gobert beat Arthur W Gore 3 sets to 1 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-?
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France
Folkestone
Eng
Dwight Tr
C. P. Dixon
Max Decugis
Love
Andre H. Gobert
Arthur W. Gore
Johnsons post bond in necklace smuggling case
Chicago July 1 1911 Jack Johnson champion heavyweight boxer and his wife Etta Johnson posted bonds on an indictment accusing them of smuggling a London to New York necklace in December 1911.
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
Etta Johnson
London
New York
Reds and Dodgers split double header in Brooklyn
Cincinnati and Brooklyn divided a two game set with identical 3 to 2 scores. Wheat homered and Smith starred for Cincinnati while Egan and Hoblit zell paced Brooklyn in the opener. In the nightcap Cincinnati battled back as Keefe held, but errors and varied pitching left both sides with the same result.
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McDonald
Davis
McLean
Egan
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Benton
Stack
Rucker
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Owens
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Ragon
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Daly
Phelps
AB. Bescher
Eereees Bates
Vecsessiesie McDonald
Arrest Kid Griffo for Street Begging in New York
Albert Griffith known as Kid Griffo the light weight champion of Australia was arrested in New York charged with soliciting arms. He was lined up at the station house before Sergeant Sheridan who recalled his palmy days and recognized him despite his heavy alteration.
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New York
Albert Griffith
Broadway Athletic Club
Griffo
Worcester Shuts Out Brockton Leaders 3-0
Boehling held Brockton to two hits as Worcester won 3 to 0. Brockton failed to record a hit through eight innings while Worcester bunched hits in three innings. Nye Crum and Wilson drove in runs for Worcester.
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Brockton
Bh.po
A.E
A.E. Nye
Smith
Shorten
Howard
Flaherty
Nelson
Aubrey
Boardm
O Crum
Barry
Clements
FJ Sul
Wilson
JH S'l
McCune
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Anderson
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Mflaherty
Lanigan
New Bedford shuts out Lynn in July game
New Bedford blanked Lynn 7 to 0 in a July 11 baseball outing held in New Bedford. The game featured strong pitching from the home team and a decisive early lead pivoting the result.
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New Bedford
Baldwin Meets Tommy O'Keefe In Pilgrim Show Bout
The Pilgrim Athletic Association cards feature a 12 round bout between Matty Baldwin of Charlestown and Tommy O'Keefe of Philadelphia with Eddie Murphy sidelined by a hand injury. Three six round prelims include Peck LeFavor vs Jimmy Moriarty Frankie Mack vs Kid Willetts and Jack Munice vs Chicken Roskin. The event marks the club's last meeting before Sept. 9 with coupon exchanges ending Monday night.
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Charlestown
Tommy O'Keefe
Philadelphia
Eddie Murphy
South Boston
Baldwin
O’keefe
Bunker Hill
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Peck LeFavor
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Jimmy Moriarty
Lowell
Frankie Mack
Beachmont
Kid Willetts
Fall River
Jack Munice
Chicken Roskin
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