Track fans hear name pair for Maine coaching job
Yank Robbins and Joe Finneran are eyed as likely trainers for the University of Maine track team. Robbins recalled for the 1908 London Games 400 metre race disqualifications of Carroll Carpenter and others, while Finneran has coached at the Naval Academy. The piece also notes ongoing debate over discarding the hammer throw and mentions Olympic prospects and local football rivalries.
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Joe Finneran
University of Maine
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Carpenter
Cornell
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Five Mile Hyde Park Amateur Handicap Race
Hyde Park hosts a five mile amateur handicap road race on June 24 as part of the A O H field day. Riders start at Hyde Park and finish at Rendville race track with entries sent to Joseph Carroll. The New England A A A championships are set for Tech Field on August 26 and the national meet will be at Newark on September 8 and 9.
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Mahan Illness Alters Harvard Yale Game Plans
Eddie Mahan Harvard star falls ill with a severe cold at the Shoreham hotel in Morris Cove. Doctors say he should not play in New Haven tomorrow or Cambridge on Wednesday, while Whitney may start against Yale. Harvard’s improved fielding and pitching bolster its title chances as war-time duties briefly affect roster choices.
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American Association Scores and Standings Report
Loulaville defeats Milwaukee 4 to 2 while St. Paul and Toledo shutout 0 0 in a compact American Association update. Milwaukee and Toledo suffer losses as St. Paul shows offense in a mixed results card.
Brassard at Revere track doubles on a big card
Manager Nat Butler schedules a double header at Revere track next Wednesday. The Brassard features riders George Wiley Clarence Carman Victor Linart and Georges Seres racing behind motors for the year’s richest prize with cash shield and a daily premium of 5 dollars until beaten. The second event is a 20 mile motor pace race with Pinky Turville Georges Columbatto Paul Suter and Fred Herbert, marking Herbert and Suter’s local debuts.
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Fall River
Church and Mathey Win Metropolitan Doubles Title
G M Church and Dean Mathey, western doubles champions, claimed the Metropolitan tennis championship doubles at Bronxville. They defeated Hackett and Hall 6 1 6 3 after topping Pell and O Neale 6 4 in the semi final on soft courts following a shower.
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Dean Mathey
Bronxville Athletic Association
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Richmond Edges Buffalo 13 to 7 in IL action
In the International League Richmond defeated Buffalo 13 to 7. Rochester beat Baltimore 5 to 3 while Newark Toronto Rain and Providence Montreal games were noted as transferred.
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Southern Association Scores From New Orleans and Nearby
New Orleans-Little Rock balin goattandees 9 Birmingham 4 Atlanta 1 Nashville 0 Mobile 6 Memphis 4. The brief scoreboard lists results in a Southern Association event with multiple city matchups and final tallies.
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Harvard crews fear mobilization delays for race
Harvard oarsmen face possible postponement as Francis Parkman of the freshman crew leaves on mobilization orders. Coaches adjust lineup with Joe Howard stepping in at bow and all crews row in two sessions, completing morning drills and planning an evening workout amid uncertainty.
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Francis Parkman
Cambridge
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Freshmen Rides Return to Armory After Sea Race
Low Cow Point crews faced rough water before turning back to the float. They maintained low strokes and reached the float at about 6 30. Parkman, ordered to report at the Armory in Cambridge, returned to freshman quarters with furlough until after Friday’s races.
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Yale Crew Members Granted Leaves After Furlough Threat
In GALES FERRY Conn four Yale oarsmen were ordered to join the Yale battery in New Haven triggering a conference with Harvard authorities. Plans to race were scrapped then resumed with leaves of absence granted. The varsity logged a five mile row and a half mile sprint while the second varsity completed two miles in 10 minutes 46 seconds. The freshmen practiced a brief paddle and half mile row.
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New Haven
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Ormsby Chosen Captain Of Brown Baseball Team
Providence R I June 19 William N Ormsby center fielder on the Brown varsity baseball team was elected captain of next years team at a meeting of letter winners He is a Boston native and Mechanic Arts High School graduate who played three years in Brown outfield and also played end on Brown football He belongs to Phi Kappa and is popular with teammates
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