Sheppard Aims to Break Myers' Indoor Record Marks
Melvin Sheppard, a top New York distance runner, plans to challenge Lon Myers' long standing records in the 60, 330, 600, 700 and 1000 yard events. Myers set outdoor marks, while Sheppard will attempt them on an indoor track, with a prized trophy offered for any record he breaks.
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Sheppard
Myers
Lon Myers
Melvin Sheppard
New York
Mr. Sachs
New Yorker
Ceeds
Princess to Judge at Philadelphia Dog Show
Princess de Montglyon, once with the Queen's suite, will serve as a judge at the Philadelphia dog show starting November 28. She will judge collies and chow chows and has resided in Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island since her marriage.
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Princess de Montglyon
England
Philadelphia
Cold Spring Harbor
L. IL
National League Denies New York Club Rehearing
Cincinnati October 2 The National Baseball Commission denied the application of the New York American League club for a rehearing of the case.
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Cincinnati
National Baseball Commission Today
New York American League Club
Player Jensen Joins Spokane Club by Commission
The report notes that Jensen was recently awarded to the Spokane club by the commission, marking a key roster addition for the team.
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Jensen
Spokane
Favorites and Outsiders Split Honors at Jamaica
Three favorites and three outsiders shared the first money at Jamaica today in Hempstead selling stakes six furlongs. Draculum won easily by three lengths after racing at odds 5 to 2 as public betting shifted from 6 to 5 favored him and Loring moved from 21 to 2 to 7 to 5.
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New York
Jamaica
Draculum
Loring
Miller
Oraculum
Great Games Spoiled When Billiard Balls Catch Cold
The article jokes that ivory billiard balls froze and cracked at Madison Square Garden after a cold draught and a stone slab cooling them. Referee Edward McLaughlin notes the slab and temperature affected elasticity, with matches between Schaefer Hoppe and Slosson Sutton cited as affected events.
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Bozeman Bulger
Schaefer
Hoppe
Slosson
Sutton
New York
Madison Square Garden
Edward McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Liederkrans Club
Madison Square Garden Concert Hall
Auto Battles Through Storm on 2500-Mile Continuous Run
New England automobilists debate if the Maxwell car can complete the 200 mile non stop run between this city and Worcester as it endures a heavy rain storm. By 702 miles covered midnight, drivers Coburn and Lucila Tyler face skids and mud while maintaining speed and near misses.
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New England
Maxwell
Worcester
Frank J. Tyler
Ralph Coburn
Lucius Tyler
Here
Bay State Automobile Association
Coburn
Dartmouth
Boston
Lucila Tyler
Tyler
Main Street
Addeis
Middies Star Quarterback Taken to Hospital
Homer Norton of the Naval Academy football team was hospitalized with suspected appendicitis. Surgeons aim to avoid surgery to prevent ending his season, with Norton racing against time to recover.
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Middies
Annapolis
Homer Norton
Naval Academy
Academy Hospital
Norton
Football Notes Previewing Harvard Yale and Other Teams
Harvard fields Hall Newhall and ex St Mark's star at quarterback as Starr returns to form. Yale delays secret practice while Cornell and Princeton push hard. West Point looms with Army relying on two red heads Erwin and Pullen from Alaska as Princeton crowds onlookers. Yale praised for onside kicks and smoother passing as teams sharpen for crucial clashes.
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Starr
Harvard
Hall
Newhall
St. Mark’s
Yale
Chicago
Purdue
Hackett
Steffen
Harvard Bulletin
Cornell
Princeton
Tigers
New York
West Point
New York Sun
Nassau
Erwin
Pullen
Alaska
Metropolitan Golf Association to Defend Lesley Cup
The Metropolitan Golf Association team to defend the Lesley cup on Saturday will be chosen from twelve players: W. J. Travis captain Jerome D. Travis H. G. Gee Dwight Partridge C. B. Macdonald Findlay Douglas John M. Ward Archibald Graham J. G. Batterson C. J. Sullivan J. M. Rhett Archibald Reid.
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Metropolitan Golf Association
W. J. Travis
Jerome D. Travis
H. G. Gee
Dwight Partridge
C. B. Macdonald
Findlay
Douglas
John M. Ward
Archibald Graham
J. G. Batterson
C. J. Sullivan
J. M. Rhett
Archibald Reid
Ebbets Reaffirms Hold On Stars Amid Baseball Post Mortems
Brooklyn magnate Ebbets refuses to sell star players Lumley and Jordan, signaling continued team stability. Pittsburg reports hint Beaumont or Ganley to the Quakers while pipe dreams arise about Pittsburg moves. Former pennant winners Burkett Vaughn Qooley Doyle Ganzell Hawley Grim cited. Frank Isbell lauded after four two baggers, then jokes about his bat heading to Wichita as a cherished parlor relic after Cubs series success.
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Ebbets
Brooklyn
Lumley
Jordan
Pat Donovan
Beaumont
Ganley
Quakers
Pittsburg
Barney Dreyfus
Barney
Burkett
Worcester
Vaughn
Birmingham
Dick Qooley
Topeka
Doyle
Des Moines
Ganzell
Grandids
Hawley
la Crosse
Grim
Lynchburg
Sox
Big Frank Isbell
Izzy
Charlie Comiskey
Issy
Wichita
Cubs
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