Johnson in Ring With Al Kaufman
Johnson, a systematic worker, surprised reporters by boxing four rounds with Al Kaufman in San Francisco as promoters and fighters' reps debated moving picture rights. Jim Jeffries again postponed sparring with Jim Corbett at Ben Lomond camp due to a sprained thumb and fishing distractions.
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San Francisco
Jack Johnson
al Kaufman
Kaufman
Johnson
Sam Berger
Ben Lomond
Cal
Jim Jeffries
Jim" Corbett
Jeffries
Corbett
Cornell
Sullivan Knocked Out by Beecher at Long Acre Club
Jimmy Sullivan of the Hamilton Athletic Club was knocked out in the third round of a ten round bout at the Long Acre Athletic Club as Willie Beecher dominated with powerful blows. Sullivan had been floored three times in the second round and only survived by the bell, while Beecher pursued the finish in the final round. The semi final featured Eddie Moran vs Charley Burns, Burns' poor showing prompting audience disapproval and cancellation of the sixth round.
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Jimmy Sullivan
Hamilton Athletic Club
Long Acre Athletic Club
Willie Beecher
Sullivan
Beecher
Himaelf
Beescher
Eddie Moran
Charley Burns
Moran
Burns
Canadian Bobby Wilson and Philadelphian Hogan Fight To Draw
Bobby Wilson of Canada and Johnny Hogan of Philadelphia boxed ten rounds to a draw at Sharkey A C. The fight opened with Wilson pressing and Hogan adapting, then Hogan gained momentum with longer range and accuracy. In later rounds Wilson surged back, but both fighters stayed active, and at the final bell the bout was even with Wilson’s eye swelling from Hogan’s jabs.
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Bobby Wilson
Canada
Johnny Hogan
Philadelphia
Sharkey A. C
Wilson
Hogan
Quaker City
Goodman Bedell Bout Set At 135 Lbs For Tuesday Clash
Conditions for the Goodman Bedell ten round bout at the Fairmont Athletic Club specify 135 pound weigh in at 6 on Tuesday. Goodman has trained ten days at Huntington for the fight and aims to be in peak condition after a recent bout with Jem Driscoll. Bedell, backed by a Brooklyn following, is expected to win with an easy prior victory over Picato boosting confidence.
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Goodman-Bedell
Jack Goodman
Joe Bedell
Fairmont Athletic Club
Beys
Cowell
Huntington
Goodman
Jem Driscoll
Bedell
Brooklyn
Joe
Picato
Match Arranged McFarland to Fight Freddie Welsh in Cardiff
London reports another boxing match set between Packy McFarland of Chicago and Freddie Welsh, the British champion, with the venue to be Cardiff.
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London
Packy McFarland
Chicago
Freddie Welsh
Pion
Cardiff
Sheridan Schoolboy Idol Dominates Clinton League Meet
Martin Sheridan drew schoolboys at Seward Park after the Clinton Athletic League meet led by James E. Sullivan as president. Public School 147 won the bam roo plaque with 66 points, followed by PS 160 with 56 and PS 22 with 30, with events led by junior and senior divisions in sprints, jumps, and exhibitions.
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Martin Sheridan
Clinton Athletic League
James E. Sullivan
Sheridan
Seward Park
Public Schools Athletic League
Public School
Obstgarte
Hollander
Newman
Preschitz
Fortgen
Sendlor
Wendy Singer
Finkelstein
Flechtenfeld
Trwetchenbaum
Schwartz
von Childe
Soan
Obstgarten
Letchter
Creaman
Soloman
Keating
Lauterhorn
Vogel
Weinberger
Cohen
Chinning
von Geyberg
Halpern
Preechitz
Lidwertz
Richmond
Olster
Levine
Jacobson
Tuxedo Park Horse Show Opens With Social Weekend
The annual Tuxedo Horse Show opens at the speeding track with strong entries in all classes and a series of trotting and pacing races drawing attention. Notable guests include Edson Bradley Sampson Frelinghuysen Hoffmann Mortimer and many others hosting at cottages with luncheons and dinners.
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New York Times
Tuxedo Park
N. Y
Tuxedo Horse Show Association
Tuxedo Club
Edson Bradley
Charles E. Sampson
Theodore Frelinghuysen
W. M. V. Hoffman
Richard Mortimer
Miss Coster
Miss Mortimer
Miss Vogel
Miss Shepard
Kane
Miss Tilford
Two Blues for Moore at Olympia International Horse Show
Judge William H. Moore of New York won multiple prizes at the Olympia show. Flourish and Whitewall Ariel placed first and second in the 14 to 15 hands harness class, while Rob Inhood won top honors in the over 15 hands category with De Bator as second. Walter Winans earned a first and a reserve with Newton Surprise and British King.
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London
William H. Moore
New York
Olympia
Whitewall Ariel
Victoria
Judge Moore
Robinhood
Debator
Walter Winans
Baltimore
Newton Surprise
Montauk Auto Run Entries Near Fifty For Two Day Trip
Nearly fifty entries are received for the Montauk Light or Bust run around Long Island. Six cars are official and press cars including Silent Matheson Palmer-Singer Mitchell and a Studebaker. Shelter Island will host a night stop next Tuesday as a prize event for Columbia engineering graduates. Entry mail must arrive tonight. in-person entries are possible before noon tomorrow.
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Long Island
Matheson
Palmer-Singer
Mitchell
Studebaker
Columbia Engineering
Motor Contest Association
Shelter Island
Vanderbilt's Oversight Wins Prix La Rochette
Paris June 8 The Prix la Rochette for four year olds ran at Chantilly today and was won by W. K. Vanderbilt's Oversight. Messidor III owned by the same owner finished second in the Prix de la Pelouse a handicap for $2,000 at one mile seven furlongs.
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Paris
Chantilly
Ww. K. Vanderbilt
Messidor III
Giants and Mauser A C to meet in Sunday doubleheader
In Bronx Oval, 163d Street and Southern Dosierars, a Sunday doubleheader is set. At 2 P M the Pittsburg Giants face the Mauser A C, Brooklyn’s strong semi professional club, while at 4 P M Andy Coakley’s Manhattans clash with the Bronx Athletics. Both teams hold a victory apiece. Coakley, the favored Bronx pitcher, will start for his side.
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Bronx Oval
Pittsburg Giants
Mauser A. C
Brooklyn
Andy Coakley
Manhattans
Bronx Athletics
Buncay Ges
Ridgewood hosts two Sunday games at Meyer rose Park
The double feature at Meyer rose Park Covert Avenue Elevated Station Ridgewood matches Howards of Saratoga Park against Laurel Hills of Long Island and Branchville Club versus the undefeated Ridgewoods. Planmillar will start for Branchville and Lindemann for Ridgewood after Branchville nearly beat the home club in their last outing.
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Meyerrose Park
Covert Avenue
Ridgewood
Howards
Saratoga Park
Laurel Hills
Long Island
Branchville
N. J
Ridgewoods
Jerseymen
Planmillar
Lindemann
New York Black Sox Prepare for Royal Giants Game
The New York Black Sox eye a big showdown with the Royal Giants at American League Park tomorrow as weather keeps them from out of town games. Manager Bill Smith has the club practicing daily while Baron Wilkins’s Royals are set to meet the rival squad on Saturday. Many boxes have been sold for the 8:45 P.M. start.
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New York Black Sox
Royal Giants
Bill Smith
Royals
Baron Wilkins
Ketchel Fights Langford July 2. Tonight Knocks with Smith
Stanley Ketchel, scheduled for a 45 round match with Bam Langford in San Francisco on July 2, appears tonight in a ten round bout at the National Sporting Club against Jim Smith. Smith, a strong light heavyweight, proved durable against Joe Jeannette last week and believes Ketchel will not jar him easily. Ketchel may lack Jeannette’s craft but faces a capable opponent who can take punishment and still punch back.
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Stanley Ketchel
Bam Langford
San Francisco
National Sporting Club
Jim Smith
Ketchel
Smith
Joe Jeannette
Jeannette
Cross and Dominick Tonight at Lehigh Athletic Club
Phil Cross and Al Dominick are set for the main attraction at the Lehigh Athletic Club tonight. The ten round boxing event is expected to showcase HH and J Cheveshire in a likely feature bout.
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Cross
Dominick
Phil Cross
al Dominick
Lehigh Athletic Club
HH & J Cheveshire Ee Wraininass
Gardner White Sets Low Medal Score At Wykagyl Invasion
Gardner White of Oakland led a large field in the third six hole medal play qualifying round at Wykagyl Country Club near New Rochelle with a 158 total after rounds of 78 and 80. He beat Yale’s Robert Hunter and Alfred Morrell of Hackensack by five strokes, as a hefty field toiled on the 6,300 yard layout noted for its tough hazards and a famed uphill eighteenth hole.
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Gardner White
Oakland
Wykagyl
Robert Hunter
Yale
Alfred Morrell
Hackensack
E. H. Hart
New Rochelle
White
Hunter
Chicago
B. T. Allen
Fox Hills
Miss F C Osgood Leads Women's Eastern Golf Championship
Miss F C Osgood of Boston took the lead in the Women's Eastern Golf Association championship at Huntingdon Valley after a second round 74, bringing her two round total to 175. Mrs J C Wheeler Jr of Boston persisted with 178, while several players from Philadelphia and Boston trailed with scores ranging from 181 to 221.
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Philadelphia
Penn
F. C. Osgood
Boston
Eastern Golf Association
Huntingdon Valley Country Club
Noble
J. C. Wheeler, Jr
Westerday
Missa Osgood
Wheeler
R. H Barlow
Curtis
C. F. Fox
Miss Townsend
Mrs. Morgan
Mrs. Wheeler
Miss Curtis
Mrs. Arlow
Miss McNeely
Miss Davis
Missa Richardson
Miss Mix
Miss Griscom
Mrs. Fox
Scratch
Mrs. Vanderbeck
Mrs. West
Miss Semple
Miss Hood
Miss Porter
Miss Allan
Miss Shreve
Round Robin Polo at Meadow Brook Draws Crowds
Two polo matches in a Meadow Brook round robin drew large crowds as teams competed on two fields. The Grace led squad beat a Belmont team 5 0 in a five period game, then fell to J P Grace H Hadden Milburn and Hevemeyer 6 to 5 after an extended fifth period.
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New York Times
Hempstead
L. L
Meadow Brook
Cooperstown Club
Meadow Brooks
August Belmont, Jr
Raymond Belmont
J. A. Rawlins
W. G. Loew
Roun Robin
H. H. Holmes
Tennis Leaders Clash On Englewood Courts In SemiFinals
Behr loses to Bull 6 3 11 8 in the Englewood Field Club challenge cup semi finals. Hammond and Little win two women’s matches as the Long Island circuit crowns finalists at Kings County and Crescent clubs. Yale’s Holden and Watrous advance to decide the New England title with Pell and Baggs ousted in Hartford doubles.
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Karl H. Behr
Charles M. Bull, Jr
Crescent Athletic Club
Englewood
F. Weaver
Mra Louis
Coe
Bern
George J Chapman
Louise B. Hammond
Raymond D. Little
Louis Haight
Alexander Amend
Elsie Jewett
C. Frederick Watson, Jr
Enetiesa Bull, Jr
Harold H. Hackett
Carleton R. Gardner
George M. Church
Frederick F. de Rham
Hartford
Conn
Eingies
Hartford Golf Club
Yale
R. A. Holden, Jr
F. M. Watrous
T. R. Pell
Pell
Baggs
New York
F. C. Bages
C. E Bacon
WV. B. Holton, Jr
Wesleyan
R. H. Cole
F. W. Cole
J. H. Holcomb, Jr
T. Roberts
Gulf States tennis finals crown champions in New Orleans
Eaton Mansfield and H B Carter of Atlanta won the doubles final and M C MacQuiston of New Orleans won the singles final. Mansfield and Carter advance to face Phelps and Leeen of New Orleans for the doubles title while MacQuiston meets Phelps for the singles title Saturday.
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New Orleans
Eaton Mansfield
H. B Carter
Atlanta
M. C. MacQuiston
Gulf States
Mansfield
Carter
Phelps
Leeen
MacQuiston
Edrington Defeats Knowles In Southern Golf Showdown
In Atlanta, J. P. Edrington of Memphis defeated Ellis Knowles of Pensacola 2 up with one to play in the Southern Golf Association championship. Edrington’s steady play in the second round contrasted with Knowles’ misfortune, boosting Edrington as the likely cup winner though R. G. Bush Jr. of New Orleans remains a strong challenger.
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Atlanta
Southern Golf Association
Ellis Knowles
Pensacola
J. P. Edrington
Memphis
Knowles
Edrington
R. G. Bush, Jr
New Orleans
Baltusrol Caddies Strike Ends In Settlement
Short Hills New Jersey June 8 a compromise settles the Baltusrol Golf Club strike. Caddies will be paid ten cents per hole for any hole up to ten but 25 cents for each hole beyond ten. golfers previously acted as their own caddies for much of the week.
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New York Times
Short Hills
N. J
Baltusrol Golf Club
New Yorker Johnson Completes 120 Mile Hartford Run
Samuel A. Johnson of New York and New London finished a round trip from New London to Hartford in 21 hours 44 minutes. He completed about 120 miles and showed no ill effects, though very tired, after the effort.
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New London
Conn
Samuel A. Johnson
New York
Hartford
Johnson
Morningstar Defeated by Hendrickstar in Billiards Match
Ora Morningstar, once 18.2 darkline champion, played at Maurice Deve Billiard Aonhenny on Forty-ninth Street. John Hendrickstar defeated Morningstar with a score of 276 and a high run of 88, while Hendrickstar posted 800 and a run of 64 in 87 innings.
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Ora Morningstar
Maurice Deve
Aonhenny
Forty-ninth Street
Broadwe Wee
John
RIGe makes changes in Columbia crew
Poughkeepsie June 9. Syracuse crew delayed by exams, arrives early morning for final training ahead of June 25 races in which Columbia Cornell Wisconsin and Pennsylvania compete. Saunders returns to Columbia. Rice reshuffles varsity boats, installs Brock as coxswain, and moves rowers to new seats. Columbia shows faster form in practice with a two mile win over open water and sets racing order for varsity eight and fours ahead of regatta.
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New York Times
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N. Y
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Columbia
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Wisconsin
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Middies
Downing
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Culman
Ee Moore
Ellenbaugh
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Varsity
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Keator
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Pulleyn
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Gerapenes
Columb
Rough Water Hinders Yale and Harvard Crew Practice
Rough morning and afternoon seas on the Thames and Charles River hindered Yale crews. Yale Varsity eight trained by Kennedy in two stretches near the navy yard while the freshman eight and the three four oared crews rowed upstream. Harvard fresh change sees Strong join No 6 and Newton move to No 2, displacing Sargent, now stroking the Varsity four.
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Conn
Yale
Thames
Navy Yard
Kennedy
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Strong
Newton
Sargent
Chicago Yacht Club extends invitational Mackinac to Chicago race
The Chicago Yacht Club plans a race from Mackinac Island to Chicago inviting boat owners from Canadian and Great Lakes ports. First prize is a trophy, second prize 200 dollars in gold, third 100 dollars in gold. Officials hope outside entrants boost international interest during the Army tournament at Grant Park in July.
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Chicago
Great Lakes
Chicago Yacht Club
Mackinac Island
United States Army
Grant Park
Mackinac
Atlanta messenger dies in Thomasville baseball game
Albert Adams an express messenger for the Atlanta Birmingham Atlantic Railroad and former lightweight prizefighter collapsed and died in the grandstand after a fair ball landed in the stands ending the game between Thomasville and Bainbridge. No further play was possible as the crowd reacted to the fatal incident.
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Thomasville
Bainbridge Ninen
Albert Adams
Atlanta
Express Messenger
Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad
Fordham Faculty Votes to Abolish Football for 1910 Season
Fordham University faculty and Morarity and Captain Barrett announce that football will be abolished for the 1910 season after a vote. Rectors at Georgetown and Holy Cross indicated similar action pending changes to the sport. The move follows concerns over dangerous elements and a push to revive intramural basketball with a possible Fordham team next season.
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Fordham University
Moriarty
Barrett
Fordham
Holy Cross
Georgetown
Washington
Geene Town
Princeton
Naval Academy Football Schedule for Coming Season
Annapolis announces a season schedule featuring St John’s Rutgers Villanova Western Reserve Carlisle Indians and Army all at Annapolis except the Army game at Franklin Field Philadelphia. Lieut F D Berrien is head coach with H M Wheaton of Yale as salaried assistant. Potential assistants include Douglass L Howard Jonas Ingraam and Midshipman A H Douglas.
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Naval Academy
St. John's
Rutgers
Villanova
Inia
Western Reserve
Leigh
Carlisle Indians
Nova University of New York
Ant States Military Academy
Military Academy
Franklin Field
Philadelphia
F. D. Berrien
H. M. Wheaton
Yale
Navy
Ensignia
Major Taylor to Race in Salt Lake City Circuit
Indications point to a strong cycle racing season at Salt Lake City with Major Taylor, former national champion, signing for July and August match races. He will meet Jack Clarke and Iver Lawson in single and three-cornered events at the Salt Palace saucer track. Taylor reports after July 1 and will join stars Clarke Lawson MacFarland Walker Downing Demara and others from Australia and the West.
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Salt Lake City
Salt Palace
Heagren
Taylor
Jack Clarke
Iver Lawson
Worcester
Mass
Clarke
Lawson
Salt Lake
Floyd MacFarland
Gordon Walker
Hardy Downing
Walter Demara
Australia
Drobach Wins Half Mile National Championship
At the Lighthouse bicycle track in New Haven Connecticut on June 9 Peter Drobach of Boston won the half mile national championship with John Bedell second and Kramer A. A ten mile motor race was won by B Collins of Lynn Massachusetts by nearly a lap with Carl O. Vanoni second in 14 57.
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Drobach
Now Haven
Oconn
Lighthouse
Peter Drobach
Boston
John Bedell
Kramer
B Collins
Lynn
Mass
Carl O. Vanoni
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