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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1914
Page
9
The text touts Studebaker SIX for superior alignment and balance using heat treated steels and foreign parts to reduce vibration and improve readability. It cites production volume as the basis for quality and price stability, inviting readers to request the Studebaker Proof Book on manufacturing methods.
RED TOP Conn June 17 Harvard completes race drills for Yale regatta. Chad Wray leads two eights through starts and paddling drills while graduates prep for informal races. Harvard plans cash backing amid Yale uncertainty. celebration follows Harvard win over Yale in baseball with bonfire and fireworks.
Yale and Harvard crews tuned up for Friday’s regatta at Gale’s Ferry. The Varsity eight and Freshman eight raced a two mile and half mile sprint, Yale winning the Varsity by a half length in 2:36. The event includes a mile Harvard freshman race at 4:30 p.m. with будут additional races and a graduates eight brush after.
Coach Courtney makes last Ithaca crew changes as Reichert loses seat and Lund shifts from bow to seventh. Morgan regains bow position after earlier moves while wind and calm water shape a hard training day for the freshmen. Columbia navy crews face launch shortages hindering practice while Jim He struggles without a boat despite efforts to secure one.
In Bristol on June 17 the cup yacht Resolute tested a novel shape topsail with curved upper section and five battens. After an hour in Narragansett Bay the crew prepared for the voyage to New London with the ship set for Land Island Sound. A rival mainsail by another maker proved too large.
Surrey beat Essex by seven wickets at Leyton. Northampton hosted Sussex with Sussex winning by 241 runs. Kent defeated Hampshire by 35 at Tonbridge while Middlesex beat Lancashire by 76 at Lord’s. Dewsbury match between Warwickshire and Yorkshire ended in a draw.
Glen Ridge hosts a 36 hole net golf contest with G. D. White and J. I. Capen posting top nets. Roy D. Webb of Englewood claims best single round with 79 while Wharton Green of Baltusrol earns best net for eighteen holes.
American title holder Jerome Travers, back on the Olympic from abroad, said British amateurs may travel to the national championship at Ekwanok next September. He favored a 36 hour qualifying round and noted possible changes to British championship formats to mirror the American plan. Travers hinted he might skip events after his brother’s death and prior to the national championship.
Mrs W J Faith of Wykagyl led a field of over forty players in a one day event by the Womens Metropolitan Golf Association at Scarsdale Golf and Country Club. Her gross score won the prize and a handicap of 3 produced a net 86 though she could not take two prizes, leaving the net prize to Mrs H Ely of Scarsdale. A mixed foursomes contest ended in a four corner tie.
George V. Rotan of Texas defeated Howard W. Perrin of Philadelphia to win the Lynnewood Cup at Huntingdon Valley Country Club. Rotan shot 76 to Perrin 77 in the final, after Rotan beat Howard H.B. McCall 5 up and 8 to play and Perrin beat George A. Crump 1 up in the semifinals.
Paris June 17 The International Olympic Congress adopted the Berlin 1916 athletics plan from the August 1915 federation meeting. Tug of war steeplechase and walking were not dropped, weight throwing added but rejected. Marathon distance 42 km, Sweden and others argue over entry limits. gymnastics committee formed.
In Yonkers the Amacassin Club men's singles third round saw Ralph L. Baggs defeat Ingo Hartmann 10-12 10-8 6-2 after Hartmann captured the opening set 12-10. Hartmann’s costly errors in the final set allowed Baggs to steady and win with ease as darkness halted play Tuesday night.
Al Reich and Sailor Fred Fritte clash in a ten round main event at Stadium A C. A knockout before the limit is predicted by insiders. The semi final features Eddie Nearing versus Tommy Teague, two slugging middleweights with Teague a former navy middleweight champion.
Willie Ritchie and Fred Welsh signed articles for another twenty round contest to be staged in London between November 4 and November 11 this year. The exact date will be fixed within twenty four hours.
In Versailles on June 17 Mina Cecil Leiteh, holder of the British title, defeated English rival Misa Gladys Mastin to win the French women's championship. The final score was 2 up and 1 to 4 after a match played at the Houlle course.
Harold H. Hackett and F. B. Alexander defeated Howard Voshell and Frederick C. Bags to reach the Metropolitan Championship semi finals. Earlier rounds show Frederick A. Alexander sweeping K L Saggs 6 3 6 2 and Louis Graves and other pairing victories among a dense schedule at Forest Hills.
Hobart A. H. Baker and Rolf W. Hauhahn, Princeton hockey and football stars, sail from New York for a extended European tour. The Winnestonians will attend major events in England and on the Continent arriving Southampton June 27 then ride by motorcycle to cover athletic conditions for Tuttings.
The Metropolitan Rowing Club hosts its thirty fourth annual regatta Saturday afternoon off the club house Harlem River McComb's Car Park. Twelve events are scheduled including an eight oared barge race with women passengers. The finish lines will be directly off the clubhouse for easy viewing. H Holler, a young sculler famed from Memorial Day races, seeks the club title in the President's medal event.
J East’s three year old Lie-a-Bed captured the Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot, finishing ahead of Hraxted and Honeywood in a 25-entry field over 7 furlong 160 yards. The prize totals 1,250 dollars plus 7,750 dollars and sweepstakes of 100 dollars each.
James Butler's filly Marlon H. pulled up lame in the Belmont Park paddock after finishing second to Catalina in the Fashion Stakes. Thorsemen rate her as a top juvenile, while Edith W cost F. D. Weir $500 to keep in his stable after a win in yesterday's second race. J. W. Marquette Jr. bid $1,200 for Muskmelon, saved by Weir's bid with McCabe later set down for remaining meetings due to misbehavior at the stretch.
Today's Belmont program lists six races with weight details and entrants. Notable names include George Roesch with Andromeda in the first race and Flying Fatty in the Black Stump Handicap, plus Paton Cynosure Monmouth among longer odds in the six furlong and mile-and-a-half events.
At Belmont Park F D Weir dominates with three winners aboard Miss Fielder Edith W and Dervish while jockeys Burwell Marco and Kederis lead in the standings. Kederia holds twelve wins, Hatwell close with ten as Dervish finishes last for Kederis amid scattered results across six races.
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