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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1908
Page
21
City officials wrestle with the new state auto act affecting city licenses and the power to issue licenses this year. Police and the Auto Club push for chauffeur licensing and rear and front car numerals.
The George C Miller Sons Carriage Company announces the 1909 Model X Stevens-Duryea touring car with thirty five horsepower priced at 2750 dollars. It is expected to be a hit in Cincinnati.
In the past week Hanauer Automobile Company delivered a Locomobile Type I tourabout to Mrs Frank L Perin of Loco mobile and touring cars to George H Gano and Mrs Van Stone of Vincennes Indiana. Orders placed for early delivery include Locomobile Type I touring car for Mrs Ralston Skinner and Locomobile Type E touring car for Mr Albert Wetter.
Mr. W. B. Fewell departs with a Locomobile demonstrator bound for Columbus to book orders. Mack the candy kid butcher boy will drive for Mr. Fewell.
Mr J H Gardner of Peebles Ohio was in the city yesterday and transacted business with the Hanauer Automobile Company.
The thirty horsepower Knox earns a reputation as a top hill climber by beating cars priced much higher. It placed first in Albany against 25 cars May 23, and finished second in New York, with New Haven defeat only by a fifty horsepower Stearns.
Trainer Harry Tuthill says Joe Gans is slowly going blind yet remains confident. Gans claims he could beat any challenger with one eye and plans a final bid to sweep the current lightweights while his sight fades.
A Philadelphia dispatch notes that many Western boxers with famed right hand power fade after facing local sk ill boxers. It argues right hand punches are easier to avoid and that historical champions like Sullivan used more than a single weapon. The piece cites McCafferty Mitchell Corbett and others as examples of left handed or varied techniques prevailing.
Entries list for Gravesend races with horse names, weights, and jockey-like figures across six races. Details include handicap and selling classifications for two year olds, three year olds, and older sprinters, plus a Brooklyn Handicap feature with cash value and weights.
Willie Lewis reports from Paris on Tommy Burns as a fighting sensation. Burns defeats Jewey Smith with sharp punches and shows peak form, while Lewis notes McVey’s rising challenge and the city’s appetite for boxing, with plans for a Burns Johnson or Burns McVey match contingent on purses.
The World of Golf editor recalls men who hate playing with women and explains how mixed clubs provoke etiquette tensions. He notes that both genders struggle with pace and focus, urging patience and equal consideration for lady and male players alike.
London May 30 H A Wilson won the 1500 meter preliminary at the Olympic trials in the stadium time 3 59 4 0. He beat James D Lightbody of Chicago who set the Athens 1906 record by 536 seconds in the same event.
Nelson Whitney of New Orleans defeated H. C. Egan of Louisville in the first round of 18 holes at the Southern championship in Memphis. Whitney finished with 76 to Egan's 81, four up. Egan won only one hole.
Detroit May 30 Cheerful Charley Hickman is the only American League player kept for hitting ability alone and yet his fielding is weak. He must produce a hit when needed as a pinch hitter and travels with the team despite a routine that rarely puts his name on the scorecard. If he fails the rally falters. Hickman batted .216 last season and began the season strong with five hits in his first six at bats. The Naps expect more hits from him this season.
A large crowd attended the weekly shooting event despite a brief shower. Wind challenged targets but top scores rose. Smith led with 92, Herman and Fultz tied at 91. Fultz led moving distance with 43 as the club plans to compete in the State shoot at Columbus on June 2 to 5 and the Grand American later in June.
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