Yale and Harvard Race Ahead of Schedule on Thames
Red Top Conn June 16 Yale and Harvard competed in an early big varsity race on the Thames. Yale covered four miles in 20 minutes 55 seconds while Harvard finished three miles in 16 minutes 15 seconds. Yale led Harvard in the half mile as well with 2 minutes 24 seconds to Harvard's 2 minutes 25 seconds. Freshmen posted 10m 358 for two miles and second varsity four 11m 50s. The Yale eight look set to race again Saturday night.
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Red Top
Conn
Yale
Harvard
Thames
Freshies
Harvard Crew Satisfies Red Top With Upstream Row
Captain Cutter leads Harvard in a three mile upstream row at Red Top. Time 16 15 with 26 to 88 strokes, crews showing strong work though Faulkner and Lunt had small faults. Freshmen eight and two fours practiced. varsity eight faced wind and water, shifting stroke patterns and a racing start at the 21 2 mile flag. Visitors included G D Marvin and others.
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Red Top
Conn
Cutter
Faulkner
Lunt
Navy Yard
Wray
Hooper
Richardson
Varsity
Sargent
G. D. Marvin
Malcolm Donald
George S. Mumford
John Merrill
Harvard
Yale Varsity Eight Sets Fast Thames Time
Yale's varsity eight completed a four mile stroke on the Thames in 20 minutes 55 seconds. A fair wind and favorable tide aided the crew with only the river current opposing them. Captain Howe and Coach Kennedy praised the effort at the finish.
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Gales Ferry
Conn
Yale
Thames
Howe
Kennedy
Sulloway to Play Johnson in Massachusetts Final
A large crowd watched semi finals. C. F. Johnson beat R. J. Leonard 7-5 2-6 6-1 and F. J. Sulloway beat A. S. Dabney 6-4 8-6 6-3 to set a Johnson Sulloway final for the right to face R. Co. Seaver. The final was scheduled for 2:30 p m.
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Longwood
Massachusetts
C. F. Johnson
I. J. Sulloway
R. Co. Seaver
R. J. Leonard
Conflict Over Hull Bay Yacht Races Splits Clubs
In Hull Bay hoys, a clash between Boston Yacht Club and Manchester Yacht Club disrupts today's Sonderklasse, 38 and 31 rater, special 30-foot, and other classes races. Hull race starts at 10 25 with several classes including Sonderklasse and dories.
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Sonderklasse
Boston Yacht Club
Hull Bay
Manchester Yacht Club
Hull
Massachusetts
Boston
Local Baseball Scores From New Haven and Hartford Pairings
New Haven defeated Northampton 8 to 7 in the opening game and won 5 to 1 in the second. Hartford routed Bridgeport 11 to 1 as Waterbury beat Holyoke 6 to 4.
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New Haven
Northampton
Hartford
Bridgeport
Waterbury
Holyoke
Fast Time Expected at Readville Races
Bay State Automobile Association events at Readville track expect sub minute times in several races. The highlight is the 25 mile match between Charlie Basle and Ralph DePalma with their French and Fiat Cyclone machines. Eight races fill the program and stock car events promise strong showings despite faster times likely elsewhere. Police report catching several track observers yesterday as they monitor speed law compliance.
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Bay State Automobile Association
Readville Track
Charlie Basle
Ralph DePalma
BIKERS SET FOR OPEN PACE RACE AT REVERE TRACK
Floyd McFarland arrives after a cross country trip and plans finishing touches for a one hour paced bicycle race at the Revere track this afternoon. Jimmy Moran and Elmer Collins are in strong form and Moran predicts victory but any rider could win. A corking race is expected with a motorcycle race and two amateur events also on the card.
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Floyd McFarland
Jimmy Moran
Elmer Collins
Revere
Moran
A New Record for Sheridan in Stand ing Hop Skip Jump
Martin Sheridan, world champion all around athlete, wearing the Irish American Athletic Club insignia, set a new record in the standing hop and skip with 32 feet 61/2 inches. He also threw the discus 10 feet 1/2 inch while handicapped by an uphill start. Matt McGrath and J J Mlanigan tied in the 16 pound hammer throw at 167 feet. contest halted when throws went into a dense crowd. No injuries reported.
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Pittsburg
Martin J. Sheridan
Ech
Williams shuts out Holy Cross 3-0 on home turf
Temple ton's brilliant pitching and strong support by Williams neutralized Holy Cross. Williams allowed three hits through four innings with Dowd yielding three hits and three walks, but Williams' offense produced three runs to clinch the shutout.
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Williamstown
Templeton
Williams
Holy Cross
Dowd
Brockton Trims Worcester Twice In Double Header
Haverhill beats Lowell 5 to 4 with Friel pitching and Connaughton and Boardman key hits. Brockton wins 4 3 and 1 0 in 11 innings to take both games from Worcester as Murch and Shannon spark the offense.
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Bh.po
Courtney
R.f
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Fitzpatrick
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Shaw
Raun
Keady
Justice
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Klobedanz
Lemieux
Part
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Aickman
Walter
Finlayson
Sweeney
Wild
Local sports talk includes boxing star Johnson and handicaps
In a reader letter exchange the columnist defends fair treatment of American athletes abroad while noting mixed reception in Britain. The piece covers Jack Johnson’s strong Armory showing, Ketchel's looming bout, and local New England handicapping gripes, with references to Yale's Kilpatrick and NYAC results.
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Jack Johnson
Armory
Johnson
George Byers
Stanley Ketchel
Ketchel
Stanley
New York
Scannell
Kilpatrick
Yale
New England
Amateur athletics and cricket queries from a reader
A reader asks about amateur versus professional status in meets and what counts as a run in cribbage. The notes discuss Tris Speaker’s name, running wide jump vs broad jump, Dave Billington, and baseball uniform colors for the Boston Americans.
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Dave Billington
Tris Speaker
Tris
A. S
Stanley Ketchel
Billy Papke
Vernon
Cal
Boston Americans
New Bedford Beats Lawrence 4-2 in Baseball Result
New Bedford defeats Lawrence 4 to 2 as Adler doubles and Cunningham homers for Lawrence. Berger and Greenwell split pitching duties with New Bedford mounting early offense and Lawrence stranding 11 runners.
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New
Betford
Lawrence
Adler
Wilson
Cunningham
Templin
Ball
Bean
Berger
Beauman
Catterson
Crum
Barrows
Vinson
New Bedford
Sline
Coffin
Roy Coffin
Slattery
Buckley
Lynn Defeats Fall River 12-6 In Low-Play Baseball Game
Lynn beat Fall River 12 to 6 as hitters like Page O Rourke Messenger Burg and Reischman led the offense. Wood Leonard and Whiting pitched with several miscues and errors noted. six Lynn players left on base while Fall River stranded two.
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Fall River
Wood
Leonard
Law
Page
O'Rourke
Wallace
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Reischman
Daum
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Devine
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O’rourke
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A Leonard
Sia
Toronto and Jersey City duel in two games
First game saw Toronto defeat Jersey City 5 to 3. The second contest ended 7 to 3 in favor of Toronto. In a ten inning affair Buffalo edged Baltimore 4 to 3. Providence topped Montreal 4 to 1.
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Toronto
Jersey City
Buffalo
Baltimore
Providence
Montreal
McNeil Offers Sterilized and Resharpened Tools
Gillette and other items are sterilized and resharpened at 2 ½ percent. Satisfaction guaranteed. Address P. H. McNeil 169 Congress street Boston.
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Gillette and Other
P. H. McNeil
Congress St
Boston
McGraw and Raymond In Car Fight On Way To Pittsburg
In a sleep er last night near Cincinnati manager John McGraw and pitcher Bugs Raymond from the Giants fought in the car. Raymond said McGraw choked him and he struck back, leaving Raymond with a cut ear and swollen lip. McGraw downplayed the incident calling Raymond a bad actor and saying the matter amounted to little.
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Penn
John McGraw
Bugs
Raymond
Giants
Cincinnati
McGraw
Giant
Boston Boy to Lead the Dartmouth Nine
Walter H. Norton, class of 1910, of Boston was elected captain of Dartmouth varsity baseball for next year. Norton has played second base for four years with English High and two seasons in the second corner, regarded as one of the best college second basemen.
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Hanover
N. H
Walter H. Norton
Dartmouth
Norton
Boston
Brookline Country Club opens with three crack steeplechases
The Brookline meeting launches with three steeplechase events the Myopia Brookline and the Challenge Cup plus seven races on the flat. Expected high society attendance and unprecedented box sales mark the opening day as riders from Boston New York and Philadelphia compete against top U S professionals in tight 2 1 2 mile layouts. Entries list horses for the Myopia Brookline and Challenge Cup with purses and weights specified.
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Brookline
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Gen. D'Arme
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Vaquero
Lanette
Algie
Yama Christy
Grandpa
F. FP. V
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Sir Wooster
Reginald
Octopus
Sparker
Country Club
Dick Roberts
Tellfare
Linnia
Arlington
Fincastle
Prince Hampton
Local sports slate features wide interscholastic matchups
Today Division A games include Arlington at Medford Concord at Malden Brighton at Woburn and Waltham at Brighton. Division B hosts St James at Natick Jamaica Plain at Roslindale Dedham at Elm Hill Somerville at Bunker Hill.
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Hingham High
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Hingham
Norwood High
Stoneham High
Norwood
Brighton and surrounding clubs hold spring field and race events
St Anthony's parish field day at North Brighton playground Western Avenue Allston. Division 72 A O H field day at Locust Street grounds. Quincy Club field day at South Quincy City of Brighton sports at Brighton playground Annual spring race meeting of the Country Club at Clyde Park Brookline Combination Park Medford Interclub matinee Dorchester vs Fellsway Driving clubs Bay State Automobile Association race meeting at Readville.
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Fellsway
Bay State Automobile Association
Readville
Local Sports Schedule and Tournaments
Wellington Paleface shoot Marblehead Holiday handicap Clarendon Hills traps Hyde Park Highland Gun Club state championship singles at Longwood interclub tournament Dedham Milton Waban T C Handicap singles classes A and B Wollaston Tennis Club Open doubles McFarland Collins Moran one hour motor paced race at Revere 230 p m
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Highland Gun Club
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Wollaston Tennis Club
Jeffries Barnstorming Tricks Rankle Public Adherents
Heavyweight scene notes Jeffries sparred six one minute rounds with Sam Berger in Pittsburg to keep the Johnson bout in doubt. Boston bill features Ferguson Jeanette twelve rounds with past Paris decision under review. Frankie Neil vs Monte Attell and Erie Powell bouts also listed with Curtis Coyne hinting at a Curtis bout.
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Pittsburg
California
Jeffries
Johnson
Sam Berger
Jeff
Boston
Armory
A. A
Sandy Ferguson
Joe Jeanette
Jeanette
Sandy
Paris
Hugh MacLean
Ferguson
Frankie Neil
Monte Attell
Colma
Young Erie
Philadelphia
Lew Powell
San Francisco
Jeffries Headsline at Philadelphia Boxing Exhibition
Jim Jeffries and Sam Werger staged a three round exhibition before about 2000 spectators at the National A C in Philadelphia. Jeffries received a tremendous ovation and promised to deliver when the time comes. He sparred three short rounds with Berger after a brief in ring display.
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Penn
Jim Jeffries
Sam Werger
National A. C
Jeffries
Berger
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