Six day bicycle race opens with eight teams tied for lead
The opening day ends with eight teams on 229 miles one lap in the six day race in Boston. A massive crash near Dead Men's Curve injures several riders including Anderson Lawson and West. Kramer Goulett and Moran surge in sprints while Bedell, Wright, and others race hard. Turville and Hunter run a motor race as the night session ends.
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Boston
Norman Anderson
Iver Lawson
Fred West
Anderson
Lloyd Krebs
Krebs
Anderson-Krebs
Ivor Lawson
Gordon Walker
Australia
Worth L. Mitten
Town
West-Mitten
West
Goulett
Kramer
McCarthy
Lawson
Demara
Menus Bedell
Wiley
Fogler
Jokus
Walker
Mitten
Moran
Scheller
Paddy Hehair
Scheller-Jokns
Goullett
Frank Kramer
McCarthy-Thomas
John Bedell
Scheller- Jokns
Charlie Turville
Jimmy Hunter
Turville
Imin
Phil Wright
Wright
Beddell
Percy Lawrence
Alrtaur Cuffeys ColumnN Sports Guidance and Corners
In this sports column Mr Duffey answers reader questions through the Post athletic section. Coaches Courtney and Moakley defend Red and White athletes, while Cornell is favored to beat Harvard with strong reception anticipated in Hub.
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Duffey
Courtney
Moakley
Cornell
Harvard
Tufts tech cross-country race set on field day
Tufts will meet Technology in a cross-country race from Highland Station West Roxbury to Tech Field this Saturday at 3 PM. The event, part of Institute field day, is a banner spectacle often featuring Harvard and Tech in past years, though Harvard moved their race to the Harvard course this fall.
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Tufts
Highland Station
West Roxbury
Tech
Institute
Harvard
Official Marathon distance debated amid track discourse
A newspaper discussion questions the official marathon distance, noting 25 miles as the standard rather than 26 miles 385 yards. It endorses cross country for youth development, cautions beginners to start slowly, and cites historical track figures like Fan Mel Sheppard Gissing Lunghi Cobb and Lajoie in passing.
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Mel” Sheppard
H Ry Gissing
New Orleans
Emilio Lunghi
Cobb
Lajoie
Blumenthal Wins Opener For National Billiard League
The National Billiard League opened last night at the Imperial Billiard Room with a 50 point three cushion carroms match. WIL Lam Blumenthal of New York defeated Allen Mason of Boston by scores of 50 to 41 with Blumenthal posting a high run of 6 and Mason a high run of 4. They meet again tonight.
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National Billiard League
Imperial Billiard Room
Willam Blumenthal
New York
Allen Mason
Boston
Blumenthal
Mason
Brockton Rolls Past New Bedford 5 3 in Tight Match
Brockton dominated the game against New Bedford winning 5 to 3 despite tough luck. Key players included Cusick with a set of tackles and Mallory at 40. Referee Kearns and timer Mayberry oversaw the match with fouls called on Duggan and Foley.
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Brockton
New Bedford
Aeeine Ir
Duggan Cunningham
Harkins Mansfield
Dean Doherty
Edginton
H. B
Foley Beguoow
Roosevelt’s One Dollar Word Says Little to Umpire
A newspaper quip notes Colonel Roosevelt charging a dollar a word for his writings but reflects that many ball players pay more for audience with an umpire. It highlights satire on costs of speaking to authorities in sports and politics.
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Anderson
New York Clubs Lead in Indoor Nationals Note Two Records
At Madison Square Garden the national indoor championships saw 16 of 32 events contested as New York Athletic Club and Irish American Athletic Club battled for supremacy. Two records fell, Walsh’s 56-pound weight for height mark and Platt Adams’s pole vault, while Melvin Sheppard of the Irish American club withdrew from key races due to illness.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Amateur Athletic Union
New York Athletic Club
Sheppard
H. Gissing
Con. Walsh
New York U. C
Walsh
Matt McGrath
New York A. C
Platt Adams
Martin Sheridan
Jack Monument
A. C
Tom Collins
Monument
Gloucester Loses Season Opener In Narrow Defeat
In Gloucester on opening night Mayor Parsons officiated as St Alphonsus A A of Boston defeated Company G 18 to 10. Scoring by players Renkert Wright Duffy Mullahy Stack Skim ball and others across two 20 minute periods. Referee Lord. Scorer Parsons. Timer Hotchkiss. Attendance unavailable.
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Gloucester
Henry H. Parsons
Company G
St. Alphonsus A. A
Boston
ST. Alphonsus
Hotchkiss
Cobb Won Auto by Hitting Southpaws
Cobb and Lajoie faced left-handed pitchers in 1916 with Cobb posting a .380 average from 187 at bats and Lajoie at .312. Cobb excelled against New York and Cleveland while Lajoie hit well against St. Louis and Washington, reflecting a season of strong showings against top pitching staffs. Both favored the same clubs in their best marks as the season ended.
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Ty Cobb
Cobb
Lajoie
Bill Bailey
St. Louis
Ray Collins
Krause
Atkins
Doc” White
Dollie Gray
Nelson
Ford
Frank Farrell
Waddell
Powell
Kirsch
Berger
Cleveland
Dygert
Philadelphia
Leudell
Stroud
New York
Criss
Spade
Mahoney
Boston
Vaughn
Otey
Washington
Cy Young
Navin
Detroit
Michigan City
Walter Johnson
Idaho
Highlander
Connie Mack
Chicago
Last Scrimmage Today Sparks Spirit at Field
A spirited practice under Head Coach Murphy and assistants Bergin and Flanders excites the school as signals flow and the squad prepares for the final scrimmage of the year tomorrow. Listed players include McCabe Faulkner Carter ends Nelson Kirkpatrick Gottstein tackles Way Neal Withington guards Mitchell Sittinger centers Ayer Matthews quarters Cornell O'Brien Dempsey Brickley Dickerman Fox backs.
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Murphy
Bergin
Flanders
McCabe
Faulkner
Carter
Nelson
Kirkpatrick
Gottstein
Way
Neal
Withington
Mitchell
Sittinger
Ayer
Matthews
Cornell
O'Brien
Dempsey
Brickley
Dickerman
Fox
Fall River Defeats Hartford 5-4 In Outplayed Contest
Fall River outplayed Hartford and won 5 to 4. Scoring details list Fall River players Harper and Carrigan with key stops by Bannon and Harper. Referee Lannigan and timer Leary officiated.
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Hartford
Ungeine Advagadions
Lincoln
Harper
Bannon
Lannigan
Timer—Leary
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