Bowie Opening Draws Capacity Crowd for 1925 Race Meet
At Bowie Md crowds packed Prince George's Park for the inaugural 1925 season handicap plus seven furlong and mile races. Leopardness led from start to finish to win by a couple of lengths over Donaghee. Tester faded, Prince TIT TIT claimed third as betting favored Leopardness and Moongaker led the field in a brisk, crowd-pleasing program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ledy
Leopardness
Moongaker
Ralhoa
Red Wieafeld
Maglse
Tester
Noah
Horns
Leopardnes
Donaghee
Tao Tester
Leonardness
Reparation
Cloudland
Red Wing Talhoa
Quotation
Blue Hill
Fair
Baseball advance through the leagues since 1882
The piece notes growth from three major leagues in 1882 to forty leagues now and cites the 1898 National circuit payroll peak of 103 players on the alert club.
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National Rcult
Alert Club
Seattle Outfield Strong in Fielding and Power
The piece notes Seattle outfield strength with Brick Eldred and Billy Zane among leaders. It mentions Zane stole 45 bases and hit .338, along with Buster McCate and Beals Becker as notable players. The tone highlights danger in the field and feature players from the Southern League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brick Eldred
Billy Zane
P. L
Buster McCate
Herquan
Beals Becker
Sevier's Selections for Today at Bowie Racing Card
Sevier's selections list for Bowie today includes Preida D in the first, Bruns and White Marsh in the second, Merrimac Lady Ross Ed Pendleton in the third, Ilourmore Midden Jewell Elemental in the fourth, Tor Sargent Fascatting Sun in the fifth, Bucado Dancing Fool Lexington Mala in the sixth, and Trajanus Rosa Veta Asa Jewel in the seventh.
Borotra Wins Three Matches In Tennis Play
Jean Borotra shortened the route to the national indoor championships by winning three matches in one busy afternoon. The French star defeated Percy Kynaston 6-3 6-4 to reach the semifinals, then teamed with A W Asthalter to win 6-3 6-2 in doubles, and later beat Horace Orser and J M Henriques 6-3 6-2 to reach the next round.
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Jean Borotha
Percy Kynaston
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Jerome Lang
Horace Orser
Borotra
A. W Asthakter
Willam Fischer
Paul Martin
J. M. Henriques
Charles Anderson
Alien Behr
Cooney Balk Controversy Sparks National League Review
The piece describes a balk dispute centered on Cooney as scouts from the National League watch his delivery. It notes that Teague and Kiem weigh the motion after a Boston game and consider if it violates rules. The report contrasts Cooney with Howard Ehmke, whose similar motion is often called a balk in the American League.
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Teague
Kiem
Heydier
Boston
Cooney
Am Ilona
Red Sox
Howard Ehmke
Herdler
Ehmke
Untitled Race Meet Mayhem on Track Card
A chaotic racing results page lists multiple races with abbreviated horse and jockey data. Entries include Rockman, Harvey Stedman, Ambrose, Sea Sand, Stutts, Dream of the Valley, Jacanes, Royaline, Bekwood, Racing Star, and Wild Goose among others. The program covers first through seventh races with purses around 1200 dollars and various distances from 4 fur to a mile and 76 yards. Several horses and jockeys are noted as ending or running, with times and payoffs scattered.
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Rockman
Harvey Stedman
Ambrose
Ayou! Are
Park
Dark Test
Charge
Lynn Kickanan
Chef
Little Blaze Endo
Chile
Stutts
Prose
Jacanes
Liebgold
Mme
Royaline
Bekwood
Racing Star
Wild Goose
Asa Jewell
Aunt Gle
Lagoon
Ora Geose
Valor
Cing
Mac
Dep
Harvey
Sun
Raiah
Wallace
Tiane Waukens
Ayrea
Admirer
Searchlight
Jingle
Chris Wierney
Johnny Jewell
Noah
Myrtle Belle
Smith
Woot Man
Weber
Lady Glassen
Moon
Leopardess
Donaghee
Tester
Weiner
Vilager
Red Wingfield
Dr. O'Mara
Cloudland
Bayboa
King of the Spa
Fields
Blue Hill
Prince
Woodlake
Quotation
Clique
Altissimo
Owasco
Smarty
Rork
Lickgold
Fatiient
Pensive
Gladys V
Boy From Home
St Martins
Mystic
St. Germain
Tia Juana Race Day Opens with Wide Purses at Trials
First race lists Futurist Trial Handicap purse of 1000 with Eleve Sixty and Three Sixty among top finishers and horses Lord Julian and others running. multiple odds and times noted. Second race for yearlings and up to 12-2 fur with Mits Falge winning. field includes Shasta Rapids and Yorkshire Relish. Subsequent races cover 12 fur to 4 1-8 fur with various contenders, times, and field entries. final race features Chilliwack era entries and multiple finishers.
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Lord Julian
George O'Neill
Prince
Ronald
Sir Maurice
Furs
Mits Falge
Histon
Vanderburg
Bt Hiaeffer
Yorkshire Relish
Mortensen
Shasta Rapids
Yorkshire
Pat Carter
Laxey Barrett
Fioneys Jewel
Evalyn Trarrigan
Jean Velville
Witless
Reven Wing
Elston
Norfle'd
Barnes
Lone Pine
Hatherton
Feradoz
Choir
Olympian King
Shasta Express
Chet Gy
Reene Frye
Coombs Nacomee
Little Agnes
Rattan
E Furs
Cuba
Gupta
Stamp
Castle Crown
Dr. Corbett
O'Donnell
Solimente
Chevalier
Delson
Sundow
Kingworth
Tharrigan
Amackassin
Ep J. Pendergast
Hmma Williams
Hoagland
Bedazzie
Borg
Clarkson
McHugh
Tire
Rosemint
Green Spring
Runteign
Mildred Ruth
Atbossa
Sheats
Sylvia
Rieht Idea
Zealot
Bulletproot
Madam Vennis
Tencan
Taplin
Teover
the Lamb
Tady
N. Vweralt
Queoreel
Victor
Sally Bonita
Planet
Minsurance
Chilliwack
Citin
Putland
Omodtell
Livis
Enette
Purlous Bill
Lady Berrilden
Dr. Hays
Delanvey
Joe V
Bowie Entries First Race at Doping Purse Highlighted
Dashing 1,200 purse for 2 year olds over 4 furlongs features Takaneesa 104 and several other entries including dfuttercup 109 Flirt 116 eSmackover 19$ and Lady Chilton 104 May Ftoma 10 Royal Kiss 103 Hare Jon Tul 109 Freda TD 114 Ner eid 101 Rens By 115 Cosy 193 Thompsons HH P entry Salmon os Bertin entries. RACKE P purse olds 5 It SL2n0 furs.
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Dfuttercup
Flirt
eSmackover
dLady Chilton
Ftoma
Royal Kiss
Hare Jon Tul
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Nereid
Cosy
Thompsons
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Salmon
Os. Bertin
Racing event summary with mixed horse names and purses
Seventh race purse $1,206 for four year olds and up mile and 20 yards. Entries include Dancing Fool Kirkcaldy 116, Rupee 115, Lexingtan Maid 103, Prima Donna 107, Pete the Scribe OG. Over Fire Asa Jowell 111, Spuge 110, Lomanna 108, So viet 108, Blossom House 107, Tra Janus 163, Rosa Yets 102.
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Dancing Fool
Kirkcaldy
Pete the Scribe
Asa Jowell
Spuge
Lomanna
Soviet
Blossom House
Tra- Janus
Rosa Yets
Toodles
Navy Princeton Game Listed for Annapolis
Annapolis Md April 1 Rear Admiral Louis M Nulton superintendent of the Naval Academy yesterday stated that the Navy Princeton football game would be played at Annapolis on October 17 as previously announced Efforts had been made to transfer the contest to the Baltimore stadium. Fred Toney for 10 years a major league star is a Nashville Southern association player many. Toney was a free agent having been locked by the stouts Cardinals who picked him up when he refused to report to the Boston Braves when John Metraw New York Giant manager sold him to that chub.
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Annapolis
Louis M. Nulton
Naval Academy
Baltimore
Fred Toney
Toney
Stouts Cardinals
Boston Braves
John Metraw
New York Giant
Stenroos to run in Boston Marathon this year
Albin Stenroos Finland 41 year old Olympic marathon winner set to start in the Boston Marathon April 20. He sailed from Finland March 15 to join the Finnish American Athletic Club of New York and has expressed eagerness to compete. The race will adopt Olympic style rules with no bicycle aides and six relief stations for runners.
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Albin Stenroos
Finland
Pariy
Tenroos
England
New York
A. C
Paavo Nurmi
al Gleger
Lauri Pihkala
Paris
Pihkals
Stenroos
America
Pinkala
Sten
Rathon
Beaix
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