Chicago 500 mile race heats cars at 100 mph pace
Italian driver Dario Resta leading a 24 car field in Chicago's first annual 500 mile race at a two mile track. Maxwell and Stutz teams among favorites as over 100000 spectators watch open throttle contest to test motors and tires with Burman aiming to average 97 mph.
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Dariol Resta
Italy
England
Peugeot
Two Mile Speedway
Resta
Harry Stutz
Ray Haroun
Maxwell
Sunbeam
Mercury
Union
Carlson
Rickenbacher
America
Burman
Oklahoma
Indianapolis
Yale Triumphs In Yale Harvard Regatta With English Stroke
Rowing experts credit the English stroke for Yale's easy victory and world championship at New London. Yale coach Guy Nickalls steered the Blue to a clean Thames sweep, beating Harvard after Wray's selection boasted top Crimson crews. The dramatic regatta confirmed Yale's tactical edge and the stroke's rising fame.
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New York
Yale
Guy Nickalls
Thames River
New London
Wray
Harvard
Datsmen
England
Race Details for 500 Mile Distance Event
Start time 10 a m. Race covers 500 miles on a 2 mile course over 250 laps. 21 cars qualified. Total prize money 54000 dollars. Rayfield cup and 500 dollars in gold for the winner. Spectator accommodations listed include grandstand 47000 bleachers 27000 infield bleachers 20000 parking 70000 standing room 40000. Referee Harry Vissering. Starter Fred B Wagner.
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Harry Vissering
Fred B. Wagner
Volant Beats Mahoningtown in Picnic Showdown
Volant defeated Mahoningtown M. E. church team 12 to 6 in Volant Pa. The game was decided early as Volant scored eight runs in the first two innings. Floyd Graham fanned 12 and pitched well while Mahoningtown made all its runs on errors in a mostly poor defensive game.
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Volant
Mahoningtown
M. E. Church
Floyd Graham
Cobb Tells Maisel He Is Faster Runner In Advice
Ty Cobb complimented Fritz Maisel on his speed and urged aggressive base running. He said Maisel should take chances, keep opponents anxious, and apply constant pressure to succeed, noting the key to Cobb's own success is keeping rivals worried.
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Fritz Maisel
Ty Cobb
Fritz
Wiltse resigns from Skeeters baseball club
George Wiltse, long time star southpaw of the Giants, resigns from Jersey City International league club leadership. Joe Yeager named temporary manager as Wiltse says the resignation was voluntary after the team's disappointing showing. He reached a satisfactory settlement with owners and is free to offer his services elsewhere.
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New York
George Wiltse
Giants
Jersey City
Joe Yeager
Skeeters
Polo Grounds
Wiltse
Baseball Summary Yesterday's Results and Standings
Yesterday's results show First Baptist defeating Second U. P. 7 to 4. Standings update reflects current club positions with no games scheduled today.
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First Baptist
Second U. P
National League Scores Past and Pending Games
New York 5 Boston 0. Brooklyn 4 Philadelphia 2. Chicago 5 St. Louis 0. Pittsburg Cincinnati rain remaining games list Cincinnati at Pittsburg Brooklyn at Philadelphia St Louis at Chicago Boston at New York
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Boston
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Baseball Scores and Schedule Preview
Boston defeats New York 9 to 6 and Washington beats Philadelphia 4 to 1. Other clubs not scheduled. Games today include New York at Boston St Louis at Detroit Philadelphia at Washington and Chicago at Cleveland.
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New York
Washington
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Detroit
Chicago
Cleveland
Federal League Scores and Tonight’s Matches
Pittsburg ties Buffalo and Newark 6 while Kansas City wins 1 over Kansas City? St. Louis tops Baltimore 11 to 2 and Brooklyn defeats Chicago 12 to 4. Tonight Pittsburg plays Buffalo Newark hosts Kansas City Baltimore hosts Chicago.
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Pittsburg
Buffalo
Newark
Kansas City
St. Louis
Baltimore
Brooklyn
Chicago
No Shortening of Western League Sched
Western league officials in St Joseph Missouri met to discuss finances and agreed not to shorten the season schedule while a majority favored salary reductions. It was later announced the season would be completed with no salary cuts as every club suffered heavy losses.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
News Team Triumphs In Muddy Diamond Clash
The News defeats Herald 3 to 2 as George Conway belts two long hits and scores another run. Herald claims victory but The News insists on its win with better defense and timely hitting. next Tuesday rematch could decide the series.
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Apple Alley
Herald
George Conway
Cascade Park
George
Boxing Begins Strictly In Minnesota Under New Law
Minnesota enforces a tight boxing regime with one club per city in St Paul Minneapolis and Duluth. Each venue may stage no more than 12 shows yearly and faces a 100 dollar license fee plus 100 dollars per fight permit. Each club has its own referee and physician. No food or drink sales, no smoking, and no betting at events. Promoters aim to boost the sport without killing it as seen elsewhere.
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Minnesota
St Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Anthony Comstock
Police
Tom Sharkey
Nelson
Jim Flynn
Flynn
Jim Corbett
Charley Mitchell
Corbett
Mitchell
Jack Munroe
Jim Jeffries
Jeff
Munroe
Jeffries
Pugilists Only Boxers Pugilists Only Boxers
Frank G. Menke argues that modern boxing lacks real grudges and fights. He recalls historical grudge bouts by Corbett Jeffries and Munroe, contrasting them with today’s sanitized, insurance guarded matches.
Yale Makes Great Sweep Of Regatta
Yale dominates the annual Thames regatta beating Harvard in the varsity eight with a 20 52 over 4 miles. Yale also wins the second varsity eight by three quarters of a length and the Yale freshmen take a decisive 2 length victory in New London Connecticut. The parade of Yale shells shows a dominant performance across all crews.
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Conn
Yale
Harvard
Thames
Nickall
New Haven
Varsity
Invitations Issued For Sixth Annual Northwestern Pa Tennis Tourney
The New Castle Country Club announces the sixth annual championship tennis tournament starting July 14 at 10 30 on its clay courts. Play continues daily at 1 30 with men’s singles and doubles and women’s singles plus consolation singles. Cups awarded to winners and runners up. the men's winner must challenge Charles S Garland for the championship bowl.
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Pennsylvania
New Castle Country Club
Charles S. Garland
Red Leg Cast Offs Would Make Good Team
A six year period saw many star Reds players cut loose. Outfielders Bescher Paskett Moran Dolan Becker Hinchman Knisely. Infielders Egan Phelan Lobert Hoblitzel Grant Niehoff Huggins. Catchers McLean Gonzales and pitchers Ragan Vaughn Cheney Humphries Doak McQuillan Adams Fromme. Imagine blending them into a single unit. riot potential if they joined forces.
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Reds
Bescher
Paskett
Moran
Dolan
Becker
Hinchman
Knisely
Egan
Phelan
Lobert
Hoblitzel
Grant
Niehoff
Huggins
McLean
Gonzales
Ragan
Vaughn
Cheney
Humphries
Doak
McQuillan
Adams
Fromme
One Inning Enough For 1st Baptists
The First Baptist aggregation clinched third place in the Church league by defeating Second United Presbyterian 7 to 4. Seven runs came in the Baptists’ lone big inning, while the U P squad started with three runs in the first inning before errors in the second allowed the victory to slip away. Two base hits by McCullough Dye F Hamill Whitlack 2. Umpire Jones.
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U. P. Bunch
McCullough
Dye
F. Hamill
Whitlack
Jones
U. P
Rodgers
Harris
Black
Hollis
Whitlatch
Baltimore And Ohio Defeats Biscuit Team 5 to 0
Baltimore And Ohio defeated the New Castle Biscuit company team 5 to 0 at Cascade Park last evening. Boyle pitched seven innings with 12 strikeouts. Notable hits included Stritzinger 1 two bagger and W Haid 1 three bagger. Evans was hit by a pitch, and eight walks were issued to Boyle. Haid struck out eight for the Biscuit team, while Kuhl fanned two. Dunlap Jones and J stole bases. Umpire Crill officiated.
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Dart
Fletcher
Graham
Wilson
Wilson D
Grim
Baltimore and Ohio
New Castle Biscuit Company
Cascade Park
Boyle
Stritzinger
W. Haid
Evans
Kuhl
Haid
Dunlap
Jones
Crill
Doctor Must Accept Double Fee for Twin Births
Justice 5 C Hyde of Spokane ruled that A Q Long must pay Dr E F Crane $50 for twin birth care, not $25 as Long claimed. The ruling notes the physician is entitled to a double fee when the stork brings twins and the doctor is summoned.
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5. C. Hyde
Spokane
A. QO. Long
E. F. Crane
Long
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