Rainy Day Rest For Tri-State Teams
Rain stopped Tri-State League play with all clubs idle. Harrisburg aims to tighten first place as Reading holds a slim lead. Meyers Weitzel Mack Hoffman powered Reading, while McCarthy and Heist from Trenton may bolster Harrisburg.
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Heist
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Johny” Jackson
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York
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Shamrock IV Trial Spin Tests New Challenger
Shamrock IV, Lipton’s new America’s Cup challenger, sailed near Spithead with Shamrock III in light winds. Sir Thomas Lipton, designer Charles Nicholson, and amateur skipper William Burton watched as the towering mast and huge sails showed speed in a noncompetitive outing.
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Spithead
Charles E. Nicholson
William P. Burton
Tri League Standings Snapshot From Rainy Schedule
Federal League results show Indianapolis seven over St Louis six Kansas City five and Chicago four with other games postponed due to rain. standings of the teams listed reflect a weather disrupted slate.
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Big Teams Switch Fortune Battles in Early Baseball Week
The American League teams move east for a 30 day stretch while the National League opens with the eastern clubs. New York hosts and the Giants aim to seize first place as Connie Mack faces tough tests from Detroit and other Western clubs. The Athletics hold a slim lead over the Senators as they split four in Boston and Philadelphia.
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New Olympic Rules Adopted by IAAF Committee
Lyons France June 5 The rules and records committee of the IAAF adopted a modified set of Sullivan submitted rules. Timekeeping rule faces French and English opposition on middle versus best time.
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International Amateur Athletic Federation
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American Olympic Committee
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Harrisburg City Golf Championship Plans Finalized
Harrisburg Park Golf Club announced the annual city tournament schedule with qualification starting June 15 at Reservoir Park. The Boyd Payne cup standings favor Reservoir Park with three wins to Country Club's two, and finals feature eighteen or thirty six hole formats under tournament director MacEwan with entry at the locker house.
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New Shooting Rule For Reedbird Season Expands States
The Agriculture Department proposes amending migratory bird rules to allow reed or rice birds to be shot in September and October in New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland District of Columbia Virginia and South Carolina. If adopted the rule takes effect September 1 1914 expanding hunting opportunities for sportsmen in three more states while reducing the birds’ numbers due to the short season. Reed birds migrate south in late summer and are valued for sport in states where hunting will be allowed.
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Qualifying Events Set for 440 and 880 at ICIAA Meet
Chicago June 5 Preliminary trials in the 440 and 880 yard runs were scheduled to qualify the men for tomorrow’s fourteenth Intercollegiate Conference Athletic Association meet. Entries of 36 and 43 in the two events would be cut down by qualifying as decided by the conference committee.
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Chicago
Ill
Intercollegiate Conference Athletic Association
Resolute Wins Third Defender Race in Windward Return
In 4 1/2 miles course, Resolute finished in 1 hour 55 minutes 88 seconds with 1 35 54 at the windward mark and 23 minutes 57 seconds to windward. Vanitie withdrew after starting. Grammar school athletes had their inning today.
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Leeward
New Mast for Defiance Wood Replaces Steel
City Island New York June 6 Effort to ready the cup defender Defiance for the June 10 trial at Sandy Hook continues with a hollow steel mast replaced by wood The mast is cut eight feet topmast remains 127 feet from deck to track Sails recut in Boston will return Saturday The underbody repaint and rigging overhaul are also planned A sail trial is expected Tuesday before leaving for Sandy Hook
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