Near disaster during race as two sailors rescued at sea
On the Vanitie Resolute sailing match near Long Island a sudden squall washed two crewmen overboard. Hans Elfrinsen and others helped Johnson and Olsen into a dinghy while Captain Deakin and the Timmins crew aided in the rescue. Olsen was saved as the tug Timmins towed the men to City Island.
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Vanitie
Alexander Johnson
Oscar Olsen
Resolute
New York
John J. Timmins
Timmins
City of Stamford
Ceeded
Glen Cove
Long Island
Dennis
Johnson
Hans Elfrinsen
Olsen
Elfrinsen
Robert H. Deakin
Deakun
James Meenahan
Ed Conklin
Patrick Murphy
Thompson
George Keeler
Dorie
Alexander Smith Cochran
Stamford
William Dennis
Leeward
Adams
Mr. Adams
Racing tragedy ends a regatta after accident
The Vanitie led Resolve at the start before a mishap halted racing. Resolve began 1 minute 55 seconds after Vanitie and nearly overtook before trouble forced a stop. The Resolute returned to aid the scene as crews were rescued.
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Vanitie
Boat Race Collision Ends Close Match Between Vanitie and Resolute
The Vanitie and Resolute battled on port tack with close positions until an accident ended the contest. Both yachts swapped tacks and the Resolute briefly held the weather tack before the mishap. The next race is scheduled by the Larchmont Club at Larchmont on Saturday.
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Resolute
Larchmont Club
Larchmont
Rushing Work On Yacht Defiance In New York
In City Island New York on June 3 crews pushed to finish Defiance for the first Sandy Hook race on June 10. The yacht will not race at Larchmont this Saturday and mast work continued with a hollow wooden mast replacing the removed steel mast from last week.
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City Island
N. Y
Sandy Hook
Larchmont
New York Women Golfers Take Griscom Cup Match
In Greenwich Connecticut on June 4 Metropolitan women defeated Boston women 11 to 10 in rain soaked Griscom cup matches. Morning singles: Metropolitan 7 5. Afternoon foursomes: both teams won three matches with two New Yorkers and four Bostonians defaulting due to weather. Leading match Lilian B Hyde and Mrs Lawrence Swift of Metropolitan vs Mrs H A Jackson and Miss Harriott S Curtis of Boston. Boston trio won 2 and 1.
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Greenwich, Conn
Boston
Metropolitan
Lillian B. Hyde
Lawrence Swift
H. A. Jackson
Harriott S. Curtis
Poston
Boston Women Triumph in Philadelphia Tennis Doubles
Miss Marion Fenno and Miss Eleanora Sears of Boston defeated Miss Myers and Miss Myers of Philadelphia 6 3 and 6 4 in the championship doubles semi final at Marion. Rain delayed other matches, postponed to tomorrow.
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Philadelphia
Marion Fenno
Eleanora Sears
Boston
Myers
Phildelphia
Pennsylvania
Marion
Wiley and Didier Vie in Record Chance at Revere Track
American champion George Wiley faces French title holder Leon Didier in a %-mile motor paced race at the Revere cycle track tomorrow night. A dry track is expected and both riders are described as exceptionally fast. Didier is noted as unbeatable to 15 miles and likely to push Wiley hard in the early miles.
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George Wiley
Leon Didier
Revere
Wiley
Didier
Deutscher Verein Tops Cercle Francais In Muddy Five Inning Game
The Harvard Deutscher Verein defeated the Cercle Francais 14 to 13 at Soldier's Field yesterday. Weather forced a five inning game with heavy rain and mud as Francke and Pabst formed a strong battery for the Verein in a high scoring hitting contest.
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Harvard Deutscher Verein
Cercle Francais
Soldier’s Field
Francke
Pabst
Verein
Bouts Tonight in Cambridge Highlights Local Ring Card
Mike Glover of South Boston faces Al Britton of New York in a 12 round mass at University A C Cambridge with a win promising a shot at Joe Fagan. Preliminaries include Walter Butler vs Al Readdy and Joe Brown vs Peter Bruno as Atlas A A sets up future Mike Gibbons bouts.
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Mike Glover
South Boston
al Britton
New York
University A. C
Cambridge
Morton
Fettle
Glover
Hough
Britton
Byers’ Gymnasium
Joe Fagan
Walter Butler
al Readdy
Joe Brown
Revere
Peter Bruno
Boston
Old South Building
A. A
Mike Gibbons
George K. O. Brown
Arena
Bobby Dennis
Waterville
Danny Uraine
Young Brusso
East Weymouth
Billy Walsh
Quincy
Billy Corrigan
Charley Byers
Wall Street Bets on American Polo and Yacht Defenses
In New York on June 4 betting favored the American polo team to win the international trophy with $600 against $500, and Fred Schum offered a $1000 to $700 commission. Backers of the British faced odds at 80 to 50 as Bank of England notes appeared. For the yacht race $600 to $500 backed American defender, and $400 to $500 supported Resolute in trial races.
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New York
Wall Street
Fred Schum
Bank of England
Capper Track Leader Chosen By Harvard Team
Francis W. Capper of Brookline was elected captain of the Harvard track team for next year. He succeeds William A. Barron Jr. Capper has been a top half miler and a key indoor relay runner. He began at Brookline High School and showed strong performances in Yale meets and intercollegiate heats.
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Francis W. Capper
Brookline
Harvard
William A. Barron, Jr
Capper
Brookline High School
Captain Tower
Yale
G. K E. Brown
Captain Barron
Bb. A. A
Barron
Boyd
Jackson
Rock
Wilcox
Teschner
Stanley
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