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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1908
Page
8
Giuseppe Cappello, 22, sneaks aboard the Italian liner Brassio to sell bananas in Palermo style, gets stuck halfway through a porthole at the dock. Sailors grease him out with a paint brush and bucket, leaving him minus clothes and home bound to Palermo.
The Montclair New Jersey Golf Club outlines a busy season from May to November with numerous handicaps medal play foursomes bogey and special events. Highlights include May 2 club handicap 18 holes and Decoration Day 36 holes, and November 28 city handicap.
A scrambled OCR line references Warren Street and Sand Street with stray numbers 258 842 4260 and 43thet. The text is fragmented and offers no clear event or named entities beyond street names.
The remodeled Sheepshead Bay course opened for training after a Winter of limited use on the old track. The new mile long main course features new turns and fencing, with the old course largely preserved. Whitney and Brookdale Stable arrivals are noted, with Joyner in charge of the Whitney setup and a Los Angeles ownership carload adding to the stables.
Charley Harvey leads a National Athletic Club of America show at a renovated Twenty fourth Street facility near Lexington Avenue. The event features amateur bouts with referee stoppages and no formal decisions. Notable results include Rubin defeating Baum and Well over Sewart, with several light bouts highlighted by lively action.
Special report from Pinehurst details fast opening rounds of the eighth annual United North and South amateur championship. Many cards under 80 with two 74s. eight matches required extra holes including a 23 hole battle between Allan Lord and J D Foote. Herreshoff of Gardena wins two matches, defeating Meskine of Onwentsia in the afternoon.
In a six round main event at Brown's Gymnasium, Donohue controlled the action with constant two handed blows while Dohan rushed and was repeatedly countered. Donollus evaded many exchanges, and in the final rounds he regained momentum with sharp body hits and slashing returns.
Yale tops Columbia 31 to 22 at the College of the City of New York in the last swimming meet of the season. Yale won four of six events including the relay, diving, fifty yards, and distance plunge. Beattie nearly tied Yale’s record in the plunge, and Richards edged McKinlay in the fifty. Yale also won the water polo 4 to 2, tying Penn for first in the intercollegiate polo standings with one loss each.
Jay Gould the amateur champion defeated Racquet Club pro Jack White in straight sets 6-4 6-4 6-2 after a strong serving display. Eustace Miles and Charles Sands practiced with professionals as others worked on court tactics. National amateur court tennis entries close today and draws will use the Bagnal-Wilde system with about ten to twelve entrants.
The Brooklyn Handball Club reported strong growth and optimism at a well attended annual gathering at Court and Degraw Streets. Officers were elected including President James Dunne and Vice President John Murphy. Notable players like William Courtney and Corby were highlighted as promising competitors for upcoming matches. In chess news Carl Schlechter led the International Masters tournament in Vienna with a win over Reti while Duras gained on Schiechter, Marshall eyed a win, and several draws occurred among top players.
Barnard College seniors of the 1908 class beat the 1903 team in a spirited basketball match by 15 to 8. The 1908 lineup includes Josephine Prahl and Agnes Miller forwards, Florence Samuret centre, Florence Mastin and Pauline Steinberg guards. The 1903 squad features Herlinda Smithers and Antoinette Fransiell forwards, Adelaide Smithers centre, Molly Conroy, Hortense Mirch guards. Referee Miss Calhoun, umpire Mr. E. Farmer at Columbia University.
Julian W. Curtiss, treasurer of the committees, announced that A. G. Spalding has contributed 500 dollars to the Olympic fund. The money will be used to cover expenses for the American team competing at the London Olympic Games this summer.
The newly formed New York Naval Reserves track team reports strong progress with many volunteers training at the Twenty second Regiment Armory. Standout sprinters include Dailey Wemyss McNair and Yan while middle distance contenders are Schneider Meehan Walker and Casolin.
Special to The New York Times Carlisle Penn March 81 Indians from the Southwest won the big cross country run at the Carlisle Indian School commencement. Louis SereWop from Arizona set a 14 minute 25 second time while John Corn from New Mexico and Peter Thomas from California took top places.
Special to The New York Times reports the Associated Automobile Clubs of New Jersey backing a bill to allow Freeholders to borrow for road improvements. The Senate approved the measure amid a meeting, with the group also pushing for regulator reforms and higher license fees for road repairs. Officers elected: President G. F. Post. Vice Presidents W. Crosby and Capt. Walter E. Edge. Secretary-Treasurer H. A. Bonnell. Retiring leadership noted doubled membership and a healthier treasury by year end.
A large list of officials was announced for the Fort George hill climbing contest set for Thursday April 9 as part of the automobile carnival week. Col Pardee chairs the arrangements with honorary referee Jefferson De Mont Thompson and referee A R Pardington.
Cortlandt Field Bishop spoke to the Automobile Club of America on French road building and mountain travel. He showed 100 views illustrating stone breaking to tarred macadam and noted France keeps workmen on roads to sustain quality amid heavy traffic.
At yesterday's Executive Committee meeting held at the Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers office, E. P. Chalfant was chosen to succeed M. J. Budiong as Assistant General Manager. Chalfant has long worked in the auto industry as sales manager of Waltham Manufacturing Company, a Licensed Association member.
A New York fishing column reports trout season notes from April tides, pollution complaints against saw and pulp mills, and outlines the Audubon Fishing Club officers. It details catches near Coney Island Creek and Southport L I, plus reports on Long Island trout fishing and the upper streams.
Seven other individuals filed a ding two em Ms in the records noting unspecified actions. The brief entry lists names in shorthand with no further details provided.
Former jockey George Odom sent Draculum to the track after a disappointing first race at Benning. The old gray horse faded late in the fourth race, finishing third behind Poquessing and Park Row as winning favorites Right and True and Poquessing led the program. Obdurate and other juveniles produced strong performances in the day’s sprints.
In New Orleans at the Fair Grounds the second race produced chaos as First Manuscript bolted with its rider and three horses fell at the three furlong post. Jack Bratton surged to the lead in a five horse field and won over Raimondo with Allenby finishing third as no favorite prevailed.
Colgate University defeated Agricultural and Mechanical College 6 to 4 in Raleigh. The game featured a late Colgate surge as the Farmers struggled with two baserunners on second and third in the ninth. Batteries were Chapman and Leonard for Colgate and Harris and Thompson for A and M.
At Jacksonville Brooklyn National league game ended in ten innings with no winner. In Durham North Carolina Cornell defeated Trinity by eight to three after darkness halted play in the tenth inning.
In Philadelphia Hoppe wins 400 to 222 after a 218 point run in the fourth game of the balk line contest against Scheefer. Earlier Hoppe posted 200 points to Scheefer’s 184. Scheefer showed progress but Hoppe sealed the match with a 218 break in the eighteenth inning. Current totals: Hoppe 1,300 Scheefer 906.
Evans powers Giants with long hits in a Fort Worth exhibition. Taylor limits New York to four hits across five innings as Fort Worth routs the visitors. Malarkey backstops Dallas contingent and Ames Wiltse work to prep for upcoming games.
The regulars and colts of the New York Americans beat the youngsters 11 to 6 in Atlanta. Neuer pitched poorly, allowing five first inning runs. Griffith relieved in the sixth and shut them down. Chase hit a home run in the fourth off Dr Newton as Colts errors allowed runs. A rematch is scheduled for tomorrow morning.
El Gilmour beat F. Meehan 50 to 48 at John T. Doyle’s Academy last night. Gilmour opened with a run of ten and led by ten points after the fourth frame. Alexand and H. Goldmen were slated to play tonight.
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