Boston Craft the Fastest Auto Boat in the World
Marblehead July 12 a Boston boat set a new world speed record in motor boat racing the Mercedes driven by Herbert T L Bowden hit 23 knots 26.48 mph on the 2.7 mile leg of the 6 5 mile triangle. Autowin was favored to win the Gay cup after a strong days racing in rough seas.
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Herbert L. Bowden
Stinson Captures Final In Tight Motor Pace Race
Stinson wins the 10 mile motor paced event at Charles River Park after two earlier heats. Moran withdraws from heat one citing a faulty roller and later suffers a tire failure in heat two. Butler and Stinson split the first and third heats with Stinson taking the final by a half lap as amateur events provide added excitement.
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Jimmy Moran
Charles River Park
Nat Butler
Moran
Will Stinson
Stinson
Butler
A. W. McDonald
Carl Linberg
Logan Iserateh
Gus Lasidso
W. FL Drea
A. Dreghorn
J. A. McNeil
B. Coffey
Matt Downey
George Matthewson
Harvey Giles
A. R. Urquhart
Pat Logan
P. F. Logan
Orangemen's Picnic Lights Up West Roxbury Tug of War
About 3000 attendees at the Orangemen's picnic in Caledonia Grove West Roxbury witnessed a tug of war between Star of Melrose and Garfield of Chelsea, with Melrose taking the prize after a draw in the third heat. J A Campbell won both the five mile and one mile races. Fish Marsh won the 100 yard dash. D Mahoney took the 16 pound hammer, and J D Pendergast won the 16 pound shot. Prize money offered: five mile top $100, second $50, third $25. 100 yard dash top $25, second $15, third $10. same structure for one mile handicap.
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Caledonia Grove
West Roxbury
Star of Melrose
Garfield of Chelsea
Melrose
J. A. Campbell
A. McClane
Boston Caledonians Plan Athletic Picnic At Caledonian Grove
The Boston Caledonian Club hosts the first annual Scotch picnic and games at Caledonian Grove in West Roxbury on Wednesday August 3. The event draws top athletes. past champions like Dinnie Davidson and Buchan are named among prominent competitors. World open events begin at 2 o'clock with strong entries expected.
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Boston Caledonians
Boston Caledonian Club
Caledonian Grove
West Roxbury
Donald Dinnie
George Davidson
Duncan ¢ Toss
James Grant
Thomas Buchan
George Tinder
McLellan
Hjertberk
Marshean
Donovan
Hobbs
Gill
Veterans over 50 play golf today at Kenilworth Club
The Veteran Handicap event is held today at Kenilworth Golf Club for members and invited friends over 50. The open competition offers three novel prizes and requires competitors to be at least 50 years old.
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Kenilworth Golf Club
Haverhill Beats Fall River 3–0 In New England League
Haverhill shut out Fall River 3–0 as Courneen and Page locked down the pitching. Calhoun and Riccius led Haverhill bats, with solid infield plays by Murphy Tibbetts and Wall. Tonight’s box shows Fall River limited to two second-base reach.
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Courtesn
Riccius
Tibbetts
T. Murphy
Connaughton Weing
Wall River
Calhoun
Wallace
R.A. Haverhill
Fall River Oasis
Connaughton
Ricctis
Boardman
Page
Murphy
F. Nenny
Courneen
Moorhead
G. Murphy
Metloud
Lawrence Defeated as New Bedford Edges Win 6-0
Lawrence could not hit Friend as New Bedford won 6 to 0. Long held the locals to none while the visitors totaled 13 bases. Key plays included a Burrill catch and a Murphy step and throw. Scoring showed New Bedford leading 8 to 0 after several innings.
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Long
Burrill
Murphy
R. HH. E
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Coveney
Valdois
Vandergrift
Chilcott
Murch
Wiley
Rien
Tong
Kerins
Soo
Nashua Defeats Manchester in Ten Inning Game
Nashua beat Manchester 6 to 4 in ten innings as rain shortened a doubleheader. Soffel starred with the bat and Pastor and Chapman excelled in the field. Labelle was ejected in the 10th for abusive language to the umpire. Attendance reported as 400.
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Manchester
N. H
Nashua
Labelle
Rollins
Soffel
Pastor
Chapman
Ore
R. Heshina
Wilder
Wilson
Taylor
Warren
Cassidy
VanZant
Morrissey
Iy Morrissey
Swope Rime
Sullivan
Boxing Gossip Sparks Cambridge Roxbury Showdown
A major boxing program at Cambridge A A features a 10 round clash between Young Donahue of Roxbury and Jack Flanagan of Cambridge for a New England 122 pound title hopeful. Preliminaries pit Johnny McGriel against Michael Ward, Ralph Kelley versus Tommy English, and Pocahontas against Gus Dumond.
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Young Donahue
Roxbury
Jack Flanagan
Cambridge
New England
Donohue
Flanagan
Billy Griffin
Johnny McGriel
Boston
Michael Ward
Ralph Kelley
Tommy English
Pocahontas
Gus Dumond
Toston
Mayor Harrison
Chicago
Titzsimmons
Jack O'Brien
Philadelphia
Frankie Neil
Abe Attell
Peter Maher
Ireland
Jack Williams
Manhattan A. C
Williams
Peter
Joe Grim
Martin Canole
Willie Fitzgerald
Canole
Yosemite A. C
San Francisco
Jeffries
Jeff
Blink McCloskey
Manchester
N. H
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Jimmy Briggs
Charlestown
Steve Mahoney
The American Beats Transcript at Dorchester Park
The American defeated the Transcript 11 to 7 yesterday afternoon at Dorchester High Athletic Park in a fast paced game with several exciting plays.
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Dorchester High Athletic Park
Americans Beat Detroit Tigers 12 to 6 in Boston
Boston defeats Detroit 12 to 6 after a big fourth inning rally. Mullen strands Detroit in later innings as Lachance Ferris and Selbach spark the attack. Tannehill falters in middle frames.
Rain Shortened Baseball Game Between Washington and St. Louis
Washington and St. Louis played five innings due to rain with St. Louis leading 6 to 2 when time was called. Home errors proved costly for Washington. For other sports see Page 6.
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Washington
St. Louis
Hitting Up and Park News from Dorchester Contest
Albert Ferris and Candy Ta Chance each had two hits as Dorchester and South Boston scheduled a second game at Dorchester High School Athletic Park. Ungland was expected to report soon while Collins advised he remain. A group of boys was chased over a fence by a policeman, captured under the bleachers. Dineen may pitch next week. bases theft sparked discussion. Five Georgia trained teams dominate their leagues including Boston Americans and New York Nationals.
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Candy Tachance
Young
Criger
Ungland
New York
Collins
Dorchester High School Athletic Park
Lovells
Dorchester
South Boston
Dineen
Winter Hills
Cross
Webster Street
Somerville
W.T. O'Hara
New Orleans
Atlanta
Abner Powell
Georgia
Boston Americans
New York Nationals
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