Russian Champ Hackenschmidt Quits After Two Hour Match
Chicago April 3 George Hackenschmidt quit his world catch wrestling title bout with Frank Gotch after over two hours of grappling. Gotch held the defenses and finally forced Hackenschmidt to surrender the championship to the Iowa challenger amid a roaring crowd at the Dexter Pavilion Stock Yards.
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Chicago
George Hackenschmidt
Frank Gotch
Iowa
Gotch
Smith
Hackenschmidt
W. W. Wittig
Americus
Baltimore
Anholz
Catch
Farmer Burns
Jack Carker
Dexter
Stock Yards
Europe
Young Rooney
Jenkins
Young Billiter
Young
Limberg
Dick Sorenson
Ted Toumman
L. Loudenbach
Emil Stegemueller
Henry Ortmann
Minneapolis
Ortmann
Stegemueller
Boys Spring Coats and Suits at Rocers Peer & Company
A provided advertisement offers spring overcoats for boys in sizes 8 to 16 priced 14 to 18 dollars, box cut top coats in olive, tan or grey at 12 to 14 dollars, and reefers and suits for younger brothers in sizes 3 to 9 priced up to 12 dollars. Stores listed at Three Broadway, Rocers Peer & Company.
Equestrian Event Closes Brooklyn Club Season
The Friday evening class at the Riding and Driving Club of Brooklyn concluded its seventeenth season with a music drill ride featuring 22 members under Col. John N. Partridge followed by a potato race won by Winthrop Tuttle. Harry Taylor and J. W. Kersey capped the program with Mr. Hayseed's first riding lesson.
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Riding and Driving Club
Brooklyn
Hayseed
John N. Partridge
Twenty-third Regiment
Ludwig Nissen
G. William Rasch
V. A. Robertson
Henry B.seamen
Arthur L. J. Smith
W. M. Tuttle
Frank H. Tyler
W. E. Thorp
J. A. H. Turney
Winthrop Tuttle
D. French
William B. Winslow
Mr. Hayseed
Harry Taylor
J. W. Kersey
International amateur billiard title set for April start
At a Liederkranz Club meeting the international amateur billiard championship was confirmed with Lucien Re Rolle as likely sole foreign entrant. American contenders include Calvin Demarest Charles F. Conklin Edward Gardner and J Ferdinand Poggenburg with possible Wilson P Foss. Matches to be 18 inch balk line two counts per match to 400 points.
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Liederkranz
Fifty-ninth Street
Park Avenue
Lucien Re Rolle
Calvin Demarest
Charles F. Conklin
Chicago
Edward W. Gardner
Passaic
N. J
J. Ferdinand Poggenburg
City
Wilson P. Foss
Comte de Cree
Record Handicap Meet Draws Elite Entrants at Seventy First Armory
An entry list includes Olympic, Metropolitan, Canadian, and American champions for a big Military Athletic League carnival at the Seventy first Regiment armory next Wednesday evening. Fort Warren, Fort Wadsworth, Fort Wood, Fort Terry and multiple regiments send dozens of athletes, with Tad White of the Twenty third Regiment spotlighted for the one mile handicap and Herbert Thompson of the Twenty third favored in the half mile.
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Military Athletic League
Regular Army
Fort Warren
Fort Wadsworth
Fort Wood
Fort Terry
Welfh
Iment
Tad White
Herbert Thompson
Twenty-third Regiment
Thompson
Bacon
Beherman
Wright
Kreitseck
Kennedy
Sheppard
Dominican Lyceum Hosts Greight 600 Yard Race Event
The Dominican Lyceum adds a one mile relay between the flying fours of the New York A. C. and the Irish American A. C. to the Sixty ninth Regiment Armory athletic carnival. Notable sprinters Harry Hillman Melvin Sheppard Charley Bacon and Joe Bromilow will race as part of a night of open handicaps and special events.
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Harry Hillman
Melvin Sheppard
Charley Bacon
Joe Bromilow
Dominican Lyceum
New York A. C
A. C
Domnican Lyceum
Catholic Athletic League
sSixty-ninth Regiment
Krupp and Williams Extend Six Round Draw in New Polo Boxing
At the New Polo Athletic Association show on 129th Street and Park Avenue last night Wille Krupp and Kid Williams headlined a six round bout that ended in a draw after Krupp faded in rounds five and six. Decking versus Hoboken Tommy Murphy also drew, Bud Eicher beat Sandy Williams opened prelim, while Lortz and Gardner and White and Smith drew. Hunt defeated Smith in four rounds.
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New Polo Athletic Association
129Th Street
Park Avenue
Wille Krupp
Kid’ Williams
Krupp
Pee Yoat al Decking
Fishing and Fishermen High Tide for Saturday
The article notes a busy fishing schedule in Greater New York with clubs from Jamaica Bay and Gravesend Bay planning trips from Canarsie and Rockaway. It reports plentiful flounders at Rockaway and in Jamaica Bay, warns of law violators and patrols, and lists officers of the Edward Benson Fishing Club in Jersey City.
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New Lon. S Hook. Gov
Isi
D. Will. Pr. AM. Pom
Roundabouts
Eurekas
New York
Canarsie
Brooklyn
Gravesend Bay
Rockaway
Capt. Knowles
James Kruger
Oregon Fishing Club
League of Brooklyn
Jamaica Bay
Edward Benson Fishing Club
Jersey City
Rodman Pearson
Thomas Aiken
Richard Huston
Peter Rot
Ted Navin
William Gratz
Raunt
Henry Muller
Glade Shines for Yankees in Atlanta Exhibition
Fred Glade the new pitcher from St. Louis Browns held Atlanta to four hits and one run as the Yankees defeated the Georgians 2 to 1 in a chilly exhibition. Glade showed fine control and was backed by strong infield defense including 17 assists and 19 putouts by Chase. Conroy and Niles left for Richmond to rejoin the squad for upcoming games.
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New York Times
Atlanta
Fred Glade
St. Louis Browns
Glade
Chase
Griffith
Yankees
Conroy
Niles
Richmond
Poarfr Morty
Collins
Keeler
Wilkes
Stati
Becker
Ball
Winters
Castro
H'phiil
OlFox
Philbin
Kleinow
Dyer
O Schopp
Elee 'Cum’gs
Atkins
Thectts Pe
Yotal
Sorki Sheveeteruro
Atlanta Msese
Case OO
Chonp
Cormeen
Lin
Stahl
Hemphill
Fhilbin
New York
Cummings
Hy Glade
Schopp
Mr. Weeks
Giants Defeat Dallas 7 to 0 In Exhibition
New York Giants coached by Mc Graw overwhelm Dallas with fast inside ball. Willse starts pitching but is limited by cold weather. Beecher holds Dallas to one hit in final four innings. Giants travel to McAlester, Oklahoma for next game. McGinnity ill and staying behind.
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New York Times
Dallas
Texas
McGraw
Oriental Hotel
Willse
New York
Beecher
Springfield
Giants
McAlester
Oklahoma
Colts
McGinnity
Colts Lose Lead in Fall Apart Ninth
Special to The New York Times from Fort Worth Texas reports Leon Ames pitched five innings for the Colts but ninth inning fielding miscues cost them a win and left two draws from the latest Fort Worth series. Fort Worth scored in the first and eighth while the Colts had a lone run in the sixth and another in the eighth. Batteries Miller Dupree Jacoby Montgomery Ames Crandall James Snodgrass Umpire Wheeler.
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New York Times
Fort Worth
Texas
Leon Ames
Colts
R. H. Fort Worth
Coke
Miller
Dupree
Jacoby
Montgomery
Ames
Crandall
James
Snodgrass
Wheeler
New York University Tops Bowdoin 6 5 In Ohio Field Tilt
New York University defeated Bowdoin College 6 to 5 at Ohio Field. NYU benefited from strong bunting and base running while Bowdoin wasted chances. Scammion and Gorsch pitched as NYU's offense produced five runs in the second inning amid scattered hits and walks.
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New York University
Bowdoin College
Ohio Field
Bowdoin
Lins
New York
Scanmon
Gorsch
NJ. University
Ae Wessels
McDade
Mowen
Colwell
LE M Witch
Clifford
Fisher
Stanw’d
Ferdon
van H
Bae
Yosey Bowdoin
Bower
Fredericks
Bridenback
Mange
Halls
Military Institute at Montgomery and Danville schedule
Fragmentary OCR lists athletic events or games at various locations including Montgomery Alabama Brooklyn National, Danville Virginia Charlottesville Virginia Lexington Ham with scores or entries marked 7 3 4 2. Content is incomplete but indicates a regional college or academy schedule.
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Montgome
Brooklyn
National
Montgomer
Southern
Danville
Dan
Ilie
Virginia
Boston
Charlottesville
Cornell
Lexingto Ilie
Ham
Fencing men qualify for national championships
Candidates for the Amateur Fencers League of America were chosen to represent New York in the national championships at the New York Athletic Club on April 14 and 25. Foils finalists were Breed, Bainbridge, Bowman, and McCullagh. dueling sword contenders included McCullagh, Breed, Curti, Hirsch, Bowman, Adams, and others as ties were resolved.
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M. I. Bowman
Dr. S. McCullagh
New York Athletic Club
Dr. McCullagh
G. H. Breed
V. Curti
Whi
Delafore
Kf. Hirsch
G. T. Adams
G. T. Contl
International _ Fencers’ Club
Uhile
McCullagh
Dr. L.M. Hubby
M. Lyon
McCullegh
Adams
Conti
Bowman
Bow- MA
Breed
Hirsch
Delapore
Aams
Murti
Curti
Bowman McCullagh
Miles Loses To Kinsella In Amateur Court Tennis Practices
Only Foxuall P. Keene is arriving from England as competitors in the amateur court tennis championship get ready at the New York Racquet and Tennis Club. Jay Gould and Charles E. Sands practiced with Walter Kinsella while Eustace H. Miles faced travel delays. Gould and Sands scheduled a handicap match with Miles on the line as Gould aims to defend the title.
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Foxuall P. Keene
England
New York
T. A. Havemeyer
Payne Whitney
Jay Gould
Charles FE. Sands
Walter Kinsella
Pierre Lorillard, Jr
Tuxedo
Eustace H. Miles
Kinsella
Deuce
Vantage
Jay
Gould
Charles Sands
Sands
Miles
Plans for PSA L Baseball Tournament Entries Closed
The PSA L elementary schools baseball tournament drawn from 71 Manhattan Bronx Brooklyn Queens and Richmond schools runs April 20 to June 20 with district interdistrict borough and interborough rounds and city final for the Spalding Championship. Winners receive gold and silver medals and city and borough trophies named for Spalding the McCarren and other sponsors.
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Public Schools Athletic League
Emanuel Haug
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn
Queens
Richmond
Interborough
Borough
Spalding
McCarren
Queers
Townsend Harris Baseball Schedule Mapped for 19 Games
Townsend Harris Hall announced a 19 game spring schedule with opponents including Manhattan Preparatory Stuyvesant High School De Witt Clinton High School New Rochelle High School Morris High School and St. John's College. The slate runs April through June with matches against College of the City of New York Manual Training High School and others.
De Witt Clinton High School Opens Baseball Season
De Witt Clinton High School starts its baseball season with a schedule listing games against Plainfield High School Colunshia Freshmen East Orange Polytechnic Stuyvesant Manor New York Military Academy Manual Training High School Townsend Harris Hall Morris High School Commercial High School New York University Freshmen Betts Academy Fordham Preparatory High School of Commerce Stevens Preparators Bove High School. The sequence shows a busy spring slate from April through June with multiple opponents and dates.
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Townsend Harris Hall
College of the City of New York
Orange High School
Marhattan Preparatory
Manual Training High School
New York Military Academy
Sv—Polytechnic Preparatory
High School of Commerce
St. Francis Xavier
Stuyvesant High School
Hackensack High School
de Witt Clinton’ High School
Plainfield High School
Colunshia
East Orange High School
Polytechnic Preparatory
Manor School
Wi—Morris High School
Commercial High School
New York University
Betts Academy
Fordham Preparatory
Stevens
Bove’ High School
Seton Hall Defeats Vermont In Tight College Match
Seton Hall College beat the University of Vermont 2 to 1 in two closely played innings on the college grounds. The game remained tied from the fourth to the eighth inning as both teams produced steady hitting and strong fielding. Batteries Mahoney Megan and Burke with Burlington and Hunt were credited.
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New York Times
South Orange
N. J
Seton Hall College
University of Vermont
Seton
Mahoney
Megan
Burke
Burrington
Hunt
Baseball Game Set At Polo Grounds May Twenty Fourth
The New York and Boston Stock Exchanges baseball teams will meet at the Polo Grounds on May 24. Sponsors plan an evening at the Plaza Hotel after the game and promote the event to attract visitors and fashion readers.
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New York
Boston
Madden Horses First in Two Races at Benning Race Meet
Jockey Krause was badly shaken when Woodline fell after turning into the stretch in race five at Benning. Millstone and Umbrella led winners in a 1 1/8 mile slate as Jockey McCarthy rode four winners to raise his meet total to about twenty-five. Takahira and High Range were the day’s two favorites that won. Park Row captured race six ridden out with Killiecrankie second and Poquessing third.
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Washington
Benning
Woodline
Krause
Millstone
Umbrella
Venus
Park Row
Killiecrankie
Poquessing
Medarthy
McCahey
Smoker
Horner
MecCarthy
Firebrand
Howard Sheen
Takahira
Deviser
Lady Ethelyn
Brussel
Alice Navarre
Helen M.hills
Lis Min
Westover
Glaucus
Cappers
Little Woods
McCarthy
Elizabeth Sweeney
Quarrington
Yorke
Fairbrother
Pierrot
Bromdale
Monte Carlo
Shackle
Old Guard
Hiail Cloud
Woodlins
Racinette
Whitney horses arrive from Whitney stable at Sheepshead Bay
The Harry Payne Whitney stable brings twenty two two year olds from Aiken South Carolina to Sheepshead Bay. A. J. Joyner now trains the establishment after a recent reorganization following John W. Rogers death. The stable opens with thirty nine horses in training, including the three year old Bar None and several older campaigners. Some senior horses remain at Brookdale Farm for early spring work.
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Harry Payne Whitney
Whitney
Aiken
S. C
Sheepshead Bay Course
A. J. Joyner
John W. Rogers
South Carolina
Whitnes
Hrookdale
Red Bank
Tsa'engeon Reenirtis
Brookdale
Nymph
Baby Weil
Dinka Wen
Ani Timber
Bar None
Brookdale Farm
Whitney Stable
Witt defeats Temaceo at Fair Grounds in fourth race
April 3 in New Orleans saw Temaceo ridden by Notter and owned by C R Ellison questioned by judges after a disappointing showing. The mile and sixteenth race had four starters with Temaceo last until the final furlong, then briefly challenging to take second by a nose as Jack Witt’s mount won by three lengths.
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New Orleans
Fair Grounds
Temaceo
Jack Witt
Notter
C. R. Ellison
Monsignor
Jack Wvitt
Plenty
Olympic Games Fund hits six thousand four hundred forty dollars
The Olympic Games Fund reaches 6440 thanks to 1000 from the New York Athletic Club and the Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Contributions from various clubs and individuals are expected to boost the total as efforts continue to fund a representative American team for London and a fight dark horse card in New York. On April 7 Owen Moran of England faces Kid Wolgast of Milwaukee at the National Athletic Club of America in a six round bout at 147 East Twenty Fourth Street.
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New York Athletic Club
Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Ne ‘Ble
Intercollegiate Association
A. A
Andrew Carnegie
Guggenheim
Wasee Pic
Yale University
Amateur Athletic Union
U.S
A. G. Spalding
Clarencé Mackay
Dos Oientelais Bae
Boston Athletic
Baiaavane
Sun Ray Water Company
Perey
Eelstara
A. AL U
George D. Pratt
Folie Pratt
James Speyer
Chicago University
W. L. Jon
Robert Carrett
John W. Garrett
New England Ass
J A. Huckleberry Indians
Ancient Order
Hibernians
St. Louie
St. Louis
Keene Pitzpatrick
Iirc
Owen ‘Moran
Stil
England
New York
Middle West
Kid” Wolgast
Milwaukee
National Athleticlub of America
East Twenty-fourth Street
1000 Autos Parade Signals Carnival Week on Broadway
Automobilists prepare a week long festival along upper Broadway known as Automobile Row with open houses and spectacular decorations. Elwood Haynes will display the 1893 Haynes car borrowed from the Smithsonian. about 1000 cars are expected in the parade with participants including Harlan W. Whipple and Barney Oldfield in notable vehicles. Historic autos from 1901 and other early models will also be featured highlighting the era’s car milestones.
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Meris
Upper Broadway
Automobile Row
New York
Elwood Haynes
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Haynes
Harlan W. Whipple
Boston
American Automobils Association
Stearns
Barney Oldfield
America
Philadelphia
James B. Ryall
Matheson
Wilkesham Hill
Fort George Hill
Touring Bureau Publishes Sixth National Highway Route Book
The White Company touring bureau releases the sixth route book covering Philadelphia to Springfield Ohio and Savannah southward. It offers first definite data on Kentucky Tennessee Alabama Georgia roads and directions for National highway through Maryland Pennsylvania West Virginia Ohio with accuracy. Free copies available at New York branch Broadway and Sixty second Street or 1405 Broadway.
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The
White Company
Philadelphia
Springfield
Ohio
Savannah
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
New York
Broadway
Sixty-second Street
Taxicab market trends and car developments noted
The American Moers dispatch ships four taxicabs to Harrisburg for the Harrisburg Taxivar and Baggage Co. Six cylinder cars gain praise for flexibility, while four cylinder models remain popular. Peerless and Renault service updates accompany a corporate stock increase for Corbin Motor Vehicle Corp from 200000 to 500000 to expand production and distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moers
Harrishurs
Harrisburg
S. HH. Mora
Secretary of State
Connecticut
Corbin Motor Vehicle Corporation
Corbin
Company F Wins Commodore Banks Trophy for Second Year
Seventy-first Regiment's Company F secures the Commodore Banks Intercompany Trophy with a total of 1,144, just two points shy of last year's mark. The perpetual trophy honors twenty-man teams with fourteen shots each. eleven companies competed. Final totals show Company B 1,144 and Company D 1,149 among others, with several entries clearly distorted in the OCR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commodore Banks Intercompany
Comany B
Comar
Bay shore store slashes prices amid market slump
In a fragmentary notice, regional merchants report price cuts and clearance sales on various goods at a riverfront shop. The brief hints at sales durability and reduced costs for customers amid uncertain demand.
Marshall Crowned By Brilliance In Vienna Chess Masters
Vienna April 32 F J Marshall headlines the chess masters day showing American brilliance as he battles top rivals from Russia. The event features Rubinst and Schlechter with Marshal's continued strong play keeping him in contention for a high finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Vienna
F. J. Marshall
Curt von
Russia
Himan Mieses
Zherwecen Reiser
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Military Athletic Carnival
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