Germany Lacks Designer in Americas Cup Dream
The German Emperor is unlikely to challenge for the America's Cup due to lack of a top yacht designer and the strong British naval architects. German progress in yacht racing is limited to short years and smaller Sonderklasse boats, with past losses at Marblehead and Kiel underscoring the odds.
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Germany
Herreshoff
New York Y. C
Sonderklasse
Kiel
Marblehead
Otto Protzen
Sheppard and Porter Set Olympic Marks in 800 and High Jump
London reports two finals won by Americans Melvin Sheppard and Harry Porter. Sheppard led the 800 metres in 1m 53 4-5s, an Olympic record, while Porter cleared 6 ft 3 in to set a new mark in the running high jump. Leahy and others trailed as the U.S. scored twice and held the lead in overall standings.
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Sheppard
Porter
Melvin Sheppard
America
Lightbody
Paris
Harry F. Porter
Baxter
Leahy
United Kingdom
Somody
Hungary
London
A. C
Harry Porter
W. C. Robbins
Cambridge
Mass
W. C. Prout
James A. Rector
University of Virginia
H. A. Gidney
Monson
Norway
England
Gidney
Ireland
Leany
Andre
France
T. Moffitt
University of Chicago
Lunghi
Italy
Braun
Germany
Bay State Car GE Stalled on Glidden Trophy Run
Bay State team competing for the Glidden trophy falls behind after Marmon car No 22 driven by Walter C Marmon suffers a brake seizure in the mountains 15 miles from Rangeley Maine the car arrives 10 minutes late and incurs penalties. Contest narrows to Buffalo Columbus and Chicago teams with Oak towed and Packard Red Cross incident noted. The Hower trophy contest unchanged.
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Rangeley
Bay State
Poland
Marmon
Walter Co. Clark
Walter C. Marmon
Buffalo
Arrows
Columbus
Chicago
Haynes
Oldsmobile
Oakland
Packard Red Cross
Stoddard-Dayton
Worcester 2 Brockton 1 first game in Brockton doubleheader
Worcester wins 2 1 over Brockton as O'Toole surrenders walks and Barberich keeps Brockton to two hits. Catterson Burkett and Reynolds drive runs for Worcester while Gatcomb falters after a Worcester lead.
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Brockton
Worcester
O’toole
Barberich
Gatcomb
A.E
A.E. Burkett
C. F
Hickman
Russell
M’k'nan
Reynolds
R.f
Reardon
Bradley
Catt’son
O Thornhill
Waters
Brocktons
Catterson
McGovern
Burkett
O'Toole
Umpti O'Brien
V.f
Thornhill
Donovan
R. F
Logan
M’k’nan
Burn
Bannon
McCune
M’govern
Owens
Blackburn
J. O'Brien
West In Ninth Rally Lifts Lowell In Haverhill Game
Lowell scores 1 in ninth to beat Haverhill 3 2. Vandergrift Connors Zinssar Beard Poland Femplin preside on offense. Uniac Templin doubles. Reilly Uniac West contribute sac bunts. Connors Courtney Vandergrift Tunac and Connors steal bases. Left on base Lowell six Haverhill eight. Warner and Keady pitchers.
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West
Lowell
Vandergrift
Connors
Zinssar
Beard
Poland
Femplin
Uniac
Templin
Reilly
Courtney
Andrews
Tunac
Haverhill
Warner
Keady
Rirack
New England
Wew
OWELL
A.B
V'grift
Um Connors
Zinsser
Falas
Srt Boardman
Magee
Bea c Templin
Andrews c
Important events today in track and field semi finals and finals
Americans qualified for the 200 metre semi final with Huff Cart mell Cloughen Hamilton N A Shere man. The 100 metre dash final sees Rector Cart mell qualify. The 400 metre run semi final lists Taylor Robbins Prout Ramey Atlee Merriar Carpenter American qualified. Hillman Ba con reach the 400 metre hurdles final. Running broad jump entries include Adams Bellah Brennan Cooke Irons Kelly Mahoney Mt. Pleasant OConnell N A Sherman Stephenson F Young.
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Huff
Cartmell
Cloughen
Hamilton
N. A. Shereman
Rector
Taylor, Robbins, Prout, Ramey, Atlee, Merriar, Carpenter
Adams
Bellah
Brennan
Cooke
Irons
Kelly
Mahoney
Mt. Pleasant
O’connell
N. A
Sherman
Stephenson
F, Young
New Bedford Beats Lynn 3 1 In Extra Innings
New Bedford defeated Lynn 3 to 1 after 12 innings. Adler Gardner Barrows each had two base hits for New Bedford while Robinson hit a three base and scored. Hartman Robinson Labelle and others contributed on the mound with Robinson fanning 12 in 12 innings. Connolly umpired.
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Hartman
Wallace
Lynn
Adler
Harrison
Weeden
Barton
Gardner
Barrows
Robinson
Labelle
Daum
Moorehead
Shea
Pulsifer
New Bedford
Connolly
New England
Lynn New Bedford
Po.a
E. BH
A.E
C. F
M‘head
Gardners
Lord
Clemens
Ort
Delave
Connor
Aulee Ooee
Foster Eere
Track finals and semi results from Chicago meet display times
200 metre dash finals show Hulf of Chicago clocking 22 4 5 seconds ahead of rivals Dartmell of Pennsylvania and Sherman of Dartmouth with Cloughen, Hamilton also under 23 seconds. 100 metre dash semifinals list Cartmell of A P and Hillman of New York A C under 11 seconds, with Bacon from I A A C near 58 seconds. 400 metre run trials include Taylor and Robbins from Cambridge and Prout and Ramey from Chicago A A, with Merriam of Chicago and Atlee of Princeton posting times around 50 seconds.
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Hulf
Chicago
Dartmell
U. of P
Cloughen
Hamilton
A. C
N. A. Sherman
Dartmouth College
Dover trainer ships grand circuit stable to Detroit
Walter Cox manager of Granite State Park has shipped the grand circuit racing stable from the Dover track to Detroit. The car carrying his outfit includes Jerry B George Gano Arrow Thought ful Marjorie Hawkins Lis Axworthy Milton 8. J. Julia Hall and Melvin J.
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Dover
N. H
Walter Cox
Granite State Park
Dover Track
Detroit
Jerry B
George Gano
Arrow
Thoughtful
Marjorie
Hawkins
Lis Axworthy
Milton 8. J
Julia Hall
Melvin J
Gossip of the Boxers and Boxing Moves Abroad
The piece mocks Bob Fitzsimmons versus Stanley Ketchell as a publicity stunt and praises Jimmy Britt. It notes Rudolph Anholz’s preparations for a fight with Tommy Murphy at the Armory Club, while Murphy trains in Northboro. It cites plans for Packy McFarland vs Phil Brock and Jimmy Hanlon vs Mike Cunningham, plus Langford and Gans drawing attention as Black fighters consider trips to Paris and Sydney for upcoming bouts.
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Bob Fitzsimmons
Stanley Ketchell
Fitzsimmons
Ketchell
Jimmy Britt
London
Britt
Cecil
James Edward
Rudolph Anholz
Tommy Murphy
Armory Club
Harry Edels
Anholz
England
Boer
Murphy
Northboro
New Yorker
Gans
Nelson
Packy McFarland
Chicago
Paris
Jack Blackburn
George Gunther
Denver Ed Martin
Sam Langford
Jack Johnson
Sam McVey
Joe Gans
Bill Papke
Sailor Burke
Coliseum A. C
New York
Phil Brock
Tom McCarey
Los Angeles
Jimmy Hanlon
Mike Cunningham
Lewiston
Rockland
Mike Twin Sullivan
Halifax
Tom Foley
Joe Francis
Sydney
N. S
Eddie Keevin
Dave Deshler
Fall River Edges Lawrence 2-1 in 10 Innings
Fall River defeated Lawrence 2 to 1 in ten innings in New England. Messenger and Wormwood drove runs for Fall River, with a late ninth inning spark. The pitchers Wormwood and Eason matched, the game decided by a two-run bottom of the tenth.
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New England
Lawrence
Fall River
Bh.po
A.E. Byd
A.B. Mes
Flynn
Devine
McLane
Prcock
Herter
Solbran
Vinson
R. F
Donovan
Wilson
C’mings
Whiting
Smith
Conn’ton
Be Toomey
Messenger
Wormwood
Harter
Bowcock
Toomey
Wortwood
Eason
Frog Pond Trout Casting Event At Great Barrington
The Massachusetts Anglers' Club will hold a fly and bait casting tournament at Frog Pond on the Common today at 3:30. Three events are offered: five ounce red for accuracy, five ounce for distance, and five ounce unlimited distance. Amateur champion Carl J. McCarthy will compete in accuracy with 14 entries total plus a bait casting exhibition.
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Massachusetts Anglers’ Club
Carl J. McCarthy
Cambridge Woman Dies During Auto Trip to See Son
Mrs. Fannie S Bittenbender widow of William D Bittenbender of Cambridge Mass died in Greenwich General Hospital after falling ill with acute indigestion while traveling from Cambridge to New York to see her son who had just graduated from Harvard and prepared to sail for the Argentine Republic. The journey paused in Meriden and Greenwich where she was taken to a friend’s home and then to the hospital. services were held in Greenwich before the body was sent to Brookline Mass for burial.
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Greenwich, Conn
Fannies
Bittenbender
William D. Bittenbender
Riverbank Court
Cambridge
Mass
New York
Argentine Republic
Greenwich General Hospital
Couple Wins Connecticut Wedding After Phone Consent
Miss Ethel Bodurtcha, 18, and Charles Bliss Hitchcock, 19, sought marriage in New Haven after learning their Wilbraham license was invalid in Connecticut. With parental consent verified by telephone, registrar approval followed and Rev. Mossman officiated.
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New Haven
Registrar of Vital Statistics
Connecticut
Hitchcock
Isman
Fans rally for Cy Young tribute in Boston
August 18 fans in Boston join thousands of baseball admirers to honor Cy Young with a popular subscription gift. Small donations count toward a robust tribute as Detroit and Pittsburgh are noted with the target total of 146.20 dollars.
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Boston
Cy Young
Red Sox
Detroit
Pittsburg
Saas Osc Cp Condi
J. W. Wright
Ahea Gaeineess
Perfect Gentlemen and Games in a Troubled Market
A fragmented column muses on joy and sport amid market slumps and national pride. It laments overwork on the flagpole at Divas Stadium and notes Philadelphia’s cricket pains with English players, ending with a quip on a perfect gentleman’s subsistence.
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Sheppard’s Bush
Chicago
Divas Stadium
Philadelphia
Langfords Two Jolts Stop Willie in Second Round
Sam Langford of Boston lands two sharp punches in the second round against John Willie of Chicago at Navarre A C in New York. Willie collapses and cannot rise before the count of ten, needing medical aid to recover.
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New York
Sam Langford
Boston
John Willie
Chicago
Navarre A. C
Windy City
Dreamland
Langford
Willie
Harry Gilmore and Packey McFarland Fight Draw in San Francisco
In San Francisco on July 21 the boxing match between Harry Gilmore and Packey McFarland ended in a draw after a competitive eleven rounds with both fighters trading blows and enduring a tough pace through most of the bout.
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San Francisco
Cal
Harry Gilmore
Packey McFarland
Amateurs and farewells shadow Red Sox town chatter
Tommy Longboat finds solace in staying among pure amateurs as Tom Eck keeps him there. J McAleer stays grim since arriving, Constable Fay notes Boston’s busy streets, Dan Pennell approves the new fake fence at the Red Sox park, and beer ads near Tom McCarthy’s area await shipment to the minors amid a harsh seven win setback.
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Tommy Longboat
Tom Eck
J. McAleer
Constable Fay
Boston
Dan Pennell
Red Sox
Tom McCarthy
Boxers Ketchel and Kelly Set for July 31 Bout
Ketchel and Hugo Kelly reach agreement to fight at Luke Marisch's club on July 31 at 158 pounds. Earlier wrangle over weight ends with Ketchel conceding to 158. Other match: Mc Farland vs Phil Brock 10 rounds Aug 7 at Tom McCarey's club with catch weights and standard gate share.
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Los Angeles
McFarland
Phil Brock
Tom McCarey
Stanley Ketchel
Hugo Kelly
Luke Marisch
Ketchel
Kelly
Boston to Newport Excursion by Special Express Train
Plan a round trip from Boston to Newport on Thursday July 28 via the New York New Haven Hartford railroad. Special train departs South Station 9 30 a m and Back Bay 9 34 a m. Round trip fare is $1.00.
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Boston
Newport
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
South Station
Back Bay
Star of the Sea Picnic Sets Reunion at Point of Pines
The Star of the Sea Parish of East Boston hosts a reunion and field day at Point of Pines with Miss Annette Kellermann as referee for the mile swim, awarding the Post trophy. Proceeds go to the Star of the Sea Church building fund. The event features swimming, horse racing, and various committee chairs guiding arrangements.
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Star of the Sea
East Boston
Point of Pines
Annette Kellermann
Post
Saratoga and
Moore Streets
William H. McDonough
John Kelley
David Ryan
L Street
Brownies
Brookline Swimming Club
Keller
James B. Dealey
D. J. Larkin
Butler After Moran Slugfest Sparks Rematch at Revere
Jimmy Moran defeated Nat Butler at Madison Square Garden and the rivals clash again at the Revere track Saturday night with Elmer Collins. Moran leads in a 20 mile showdown as Butler shifts focus to racing full time and Collins eyes a strong run after recent Europe arrival. An amateur program includes a three-quarter mile handicap and a 10 mile open.
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Jimmy Moran
Chelsea
Nat Butler
Cambridge
Motors
Madison Square Garden
New York
Nat
Jimmy
Revere Track
Elmer Collins
Butler
Moran
Collins
MacLean
Europe
Newark
N. J
Why Bull Dogs Are Made
A neat instructive booklet from Hewes & Potter of 87 Lincoln Street Boston is free to readers. It guides proper dress for formal and informal occasions and outlines comfort durability economy and style claimed by Bull Dog Suspenders.
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Hewes & Potter
Lincoln Street
Boston
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