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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1908
Page
8
Cornell Wisconsin and Columbia crews reach Poughkeepsie to train in the river course. Syracuse and Penn crews are en route. Columbia’s houseboat arrives as Wisconsin and Cornell prepare for the intercollegiate race with new launches and updated lineups.
Yale crews paused training at New London and Gales Ferry on June 14. The day featured a late breakfast, church attendance, a sail aboard Vigilant hosted by Oliver Iselin, and visits from seniors and juniors as Harvard and Yale preparations continued. Charles Moran Jr. departed for Cambridge while Dr Merriman and F Reece joined as proctors for exams.
In New Orleans-Mobile the tally was 2 to 1 with New Orleans ahead. In Memphis-Little Rock the result stood 2 to 1 for Memphis over Little Rock.
A catalog-like notice lists shirt sleeve options and fabrics with prices from $3.50 to $7 including black allpaca $4 and black silk $7.50. It notes cool summer suits with minimal back lining and lighter fabrics. Mentions Star neglected shirts and Ramie underwear by Schlichten.
AMERICAN LEAGUE results from yesterday show Chicago beating New York 5 to 4. Other scores include Boston 19 over St Louis 4, Philadelphia 5 over Detroit 3. Tomorrow New York visits Chicago and Boston plays St Louis. Standings list Chicago at .480, Cleveland at .560, New York at .479.
Chicago defeats the New York Yankees 5 to 4 to take a second straight win. Anderson drove in three Chicago runs and two of the club’s six hits. Lake pitched well, with White, Walsh, and Manuel holding the Yankees in check as Chicago rallied with three eighth inning runs.
In a St Louis contest the Detroit and Philadelphia lineups show R H E figures and battery pairs. Batteries include Schlitzer Vickers and Smith for one team and Young Criger Petty Bailey Stephens for the other.
In Newark on June 14 the Skeeters beat Jersey City 4 to 0 after Newark won the opener 2 to 0. Mahling erred in the third inning of the second game, costing Newark a victory. Miller and Mason pitched well for the Skeeters. Providence defeated Buffalo 6 to 3 in another game.
A brisk morning of speed trials on the Speedway drive showed more brushes but notable absences from top riders. Leo S. beat Sallie A. in one heat, while Abingdon edged Paco Estrella in a tight three cornered race. Sheldon’s Lady dominated several brushes as Poco Estrella secured two wins, and Nigger Pandit duo continued their routine brushes.
Two more boats join the Lipton Cup ocean race as of Saturday, swelling the field to sixteen. New entrants are T. K. Voleed sloop Little Hope from Marblehead and John Newton Porter’s sloop Keego from Canarsie Yacht Club. Little Hope had been entered in the Marblehead Bermuda race but withdrew due to the owner’s travel constraints.
Notice of a store relocation for Rocers, Peer & Company from 32nd Street to the northeast corner of 34th Street near City Hall, Union Square, Herald Square, with uptown address shift opposite City Hall.
Kiel June 14 The Kiel yachting week at month end attracts Americans including Orton F Plant on the Yolande Alison Armour on the Utowana and Mrs Goelet. Emperor guests aboard the Hohenzollern face strict dress rules and maintain uniform quarters. The Emperor shows keen interest in the racing and engages closely with guests.
A terse note suggests a dealer touts a superior item with a cryptic prompt referencing Bagdad as a cue to look wiser, leaving readers unsure of the product and provenance.
The Brook lyn Athletic Club hosted semi annual events at Ul mer Park with six track events and a baseball game against Visitation. Trinity Club led by F L Stephenson won the 100 and 300 yard dashes and captured the point cup with 18 points while Acorn A C had 11. Brooklyn A C defeated Visitation 10 to 8 in darkness halted seventh inning.
George G. Cameron of the Irish-American Athletic Club won both amateur events at Newark Velodrome. He captured the two-thirds mile open and the secret distance amateur races, while Oscar Goerke placed second in the latter. Professional events saw Kramer win the half mile, Bedell take the one mile, and Eddie Root win the consolation.
The Athletic Association held its second monthly games at Pelham Bay Park with S Aggen as the day’s standout. Highlights include the 600 yard and 440 yard events won by Aggen and Dalmar, plus multiple handicap races, shot put results, and top placings by Ruggles Lindner Reisenberger Pappert and Connolly.
The Harlem Rowing Club admitted twenty three new members at the last meeting as it plans an active season. Capt Nagle coached the junior eight for national and Fourth of July regattas while Hoben and Nonenbacher will row doubles in both events. Frank B Greer says he will not race again due to weight and lack of training. Atlantis Boat Club Hoboken announces its fiftieth annual regatta on the Hackensack River with Nassau Harlem Active Valencia Rosemont and Bayonne among entrants and six other member only events planned. Union crews continue to perform well, especially the junior eight. Hudson Boat Club shares Harlem Rowing Club boathouse with plans for a new clubhouse by Aug 15.
The notice details June tides with multiple time entries and locations including Jamaica Bay Black Wall and Long Branch. It reports a lively fishing scene with 500 anglers, a four pound bass caught by Charley Snyder, abundant flounder and crabs, and a captain led tour to Long Branch, Ejiberon, and the Scotland Lightship.
Yale and Princeton face off in a scheduled intercollegiate championship at Polo Grounds on Tuesday June 16 at 3 30 PM Seats available at Spalding’s Wanamaker’s and Baseball Office Today two games at Polo Grounds first game called at 2 PM Giants versus Cincinnati admission fifty cents
Secretive moves by the Vanderbilt Cup Commission and the Automobile Club of America aim to field strong foreign and American contingents for the fall events. Rumors place over twenty foreign cars in play, with Fiat Renault and Mercedes entries noted. four American cars are readied to start in Savannah, to be sold to individuals after Vanderbilt race.
London June 14 The International Horse Show opens June 18 at Olympia with more entries than last year but fewer Americans. Notable absentee A G Vanderbilt will judge. Seventeen performances slated and expected attendance at least 300000. Winners and sponsors include Pabst Mackay McGrath Vanderbilt and Col Lawrence Jones with Americans prominent among judges and exhibitors.
Bowling officials gathered at the Hotel Victoria as M C Wyman announced a special closed-league tournament with a championship prize to the winner. The meeting also backed crediting expelled players’ results to remaining contenders and named committees for Membership Investigation and Playing Rules.
The Summer cycle racing season starts Monday night June 22 at Madison Square Garden with a tandem race as the feature. At Newark Velodrome last Sunday a crowd-pleasing tandem race drew big attendance. Invited teams include Anderson and Vanoni, Logan and Bardgett, J Bedell and Krebs, Mor and Foster with plans to bring European stars for events at the Garden Asbury Park and Newark.
The Atlantic Yacht Club will host a dinner at the Sun Gate house on Wednesday evening July 10 in honor of Bartow S Weeks for his services to the club. Weeks sails for Europe the next day. A large entry is expected for the Larchmont Yacht Club Spring regatta to be held next Saturday with a programme announced.
The Turf reports schedule details for the Brooklyn Jockey Club events with trains via the L line stopping at East Brooklyn Bridge and City Hall routes. Parlor cars depart from E 34th Street at 12 26 to 1 28 PM. Special Culver Line service runs to 9th Street Brooklyn.
The program lists more than twenty five boat types plus handicap classes with a warning signal set for 11 30. Several boats begin early to reach Whortleberry Island in time for the Block Island start after five o'clock and finish the earlier legs of the day.
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