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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1908
Page
7
The article notes velvet collars retreating from Spring overcoats in favor of collars matching the coat fabric. Some velvet versions remain for preference. A new trend features “buttoned through” rough cheviot coats as a forward style for men. Three Broadway Stores. 258 842 : 4260 at Warren st. 43th st. 32nd st.
J P Morrissey and Al Hayden of Mercury Athletic Club finished first and second in a 25 mile indoor race at Fiss Doerr Carroll's Arena. The field narrowed from nineteen starters to eight as veteran runners quit from pace, with Morrissey winning in 2 54 55, close to the course record. James Clark of Xavier Athletic Club placed third.
Jack Dorsey and Tony Bender boxed six rounds with Dorsey winning on points. Johnny Carroll vs Sailor Brown followed, Carroll unable to land cleanly and losing on points. Kid White faced Fred Golden in a short opening bout, White scoring on the chin and Golden hitting the floor. Jose Grim beat Harry Lortz in four fast rounds, while Harry Hill and Jem Mace fought to a brisk four-round draw.
Co K wins the Seventh Regiment championship at St Nicholas Rink beating Co I 2 to 1. D Struthers and Richards scored for Kk in the first half, Kelley tied for I in the second, as King Smith made key saves. Referee Oscar Coolican oversaw a tight, fair contest watched by 300–400 spectators.
The St George wrestlers beat Columbia University 4 bouts to 2 in a St George Athletic Club room on East Sixteenth Street. Columbia forfeited 158 pounds, leaving five contested. Colubmia won 185 and 145 with Shirmer and Ullman securing wins.
The New York Giants defeated Austin College 6 to 0 in nine innings. Joe McGinnity pitched the full game with six runs and eighteen hits recorded by the Giants, Tenney and Seymour led the attack with three and two hits respectively.
The Yankees could not practice due to renewed rain, marking the third consecutive day without practice. They depart for Chattanooga tomorrow morning to face Toledo on Wednesday and Thursday games.
New Haven March 24 Yale baseball finds its best pitcher Arthur Merritt barred by the Faculty over scholarship troubles. Captain Tad Jones said he saw little chance Merritt could play this season. Pitcher Ven Vieck is also declared ineligible to join the team.
Ithaca N Y March 24 Coach Coogan today made final selection of the Cornell baseball squad which will leave Thursday for the Southern trip opening with a game at Annapolis on Saturday The team includes pitchers Gable Caldwell Goodwillie and Barker catchers Lally and Williams first base Watton second base Relber shortstop Heitman third base Matchneer and outfielders Cornwall Fulton Jones and Herbold
The piece surveys carp abundance in major streams and notes carp canning in Illinois and bait preferences. It reports Hudson River striped bass migration for spawning, Long Island trout season dates, and statewide bass seasons. It also introduces Brooklyn’s Overland Anglers with officers John Heebner and others.
Savannah discussions after stock car races reveal a push for a new automobile club to represent New York City in the American Automobile Association. Younger members aim to control policy, favor popular competitions, and recruit more of the 1,200 A C A members. Details: headquarters near Central Park Circle and Broadway. annual dues projected from $5 to $25. gossip links Jefferson De Mont Thompson and William K. Vanderbilt Jr. to potential roles.
New York automobile enthusiasts praised the Savannah meet after returning from Savannah. A. G. Batchelder said the event proved road races can be policed safely, supporting a future Vanderbilt Cup on Long Island or Savannah with a 25 mile circuit. Jefferson De Mont Thompson visited Washington briefly.
At tonight's meeting the Long Island Automobile Club will consider buying or renting the Peter Cooper home at Bay Shore as a summer clubhouse. Chairman Allen C. Alderman will report on the study with members favored to secure a seasonal home. The plan aims to provide a summer base for autoists with eighteen new members proposed including Charles H. Hyde Clinton S. Scholes David M. Hasbrouck Harry Hitchings Dr Russell M. Rowe Charles W. Fhidloway Jay S. Jones Edwin A. Cruikshank.
The Nominating Committee has selected candidates for the Auto Club of America annual meeting. A Board of Governors meeting at the clubrooms on West Fifty-fourth Street near Broadway discussed a harmonious ticket with radical changes. The report is expected to be released within a week before the April 14 meeting.
Washington March 24 Azure Maid won the fourth race at Benning after a slow barrier start jockey McDaniel struggled to control her. The card overall showed improved attendance and fair weather with Poquessing the only racing favorite to win.
The program lists six races for three year olds and up across distances from four and a half furlongs to about two miles. Notable entries include L Amour 108 pounds and N Import e 99 in the first race, and Animus 114 pounds among maidens in the third race with Poquessing at 100. The sixth race shows a selling event with Animus 111 pounds, Delphine 105, and Kingsessing 88, with apprentice allowance noted.
Lincoln England March 24 Jockey J H Martin American rode Kaffir Chief to victory in the Lincolnshire Handicap 1500 sovereigns for three year olds and up Longcroft took second Snatch finished third twenty starters Martin was a 100 to 7 outsider in the betting
James C. Mackenzie Jr. will not row for Columbia at Poughkeepsie this summer due to his father’s decision. He sat No. 2 in last year’s eight, and his absence leaves five veterans plus Jordan in the boat. Keator, from last year’s freshman crew, fills the vacancy at No. 2.
In Ogdensburg New York on March 24 the widow of Jonathan Wainwright of Philadelphia, a former Summer resident, announced a new defender of the Gold Challenge Cup to be built for defense in August races on the St. Lawrence River. Wainwright had defended Chippewa Yacht Club’s cup title for three years with Chip I and Chip II before his death. His widow and a former business partner will launch the new craft this season.
C Meehan defeats C Perrin 50 to 33 in eighteen innings at John T Doyle's Academy. Perrin's high run was 10, Meehan's 8, and the match highlights a lengthy pool contest in a local billiards event.
The Executive and Finance Committees of the automobile carnival adopt a plan restricting non-subscriber cars from the Fort George hill climb, with entry fees of 110 for the first non subscriber car and 10 for each additional car. Dr Schuyler Wheeler of the Automobile Club of America to judge the decorated motorcar parade on April 7.
Caspar W. Whitney president of the American Committee of the Olympic Games of 1508 reports a donation of 500 dollars from Andrew Carnegie to the Felton Olympic Fund received yesterday.
The United Service reports March 24 that the retiring boards at Vancouver Barracks and Chicago are dissolved. Captain W. W. Whitside of the Fifteenth Cavalry moves to Fort Ethan Allen as a witness in a court martial case.
Lieut. H. K Cege moves to Salem as senior engineer and Lieut. W. H. Reynolds to the Idaho. Lieut. J. W. Timmons also to the Idaho and Ensign C. L. Cox to the New Hampshire. Surgeons G. H. Barbe G. H. Wilson Passed Assistant Surgeon G. F. Freeman A. M. Fauntleroy and O. W. Huffman assigned to the United States Naval Medical School Washington. Ehlert Boatswain J. D. Walsh returns home and Boatswain H. R. Brayton to the Mary.
Naval movements show ships arriving at Curacao and San Francisco. Vessels Tennesse, Washington, and California sail from San Pedro for London with curtailments noted.
Four of seven championship bouts go to New York while Boston boxers win three titles. An official delay followed a Sullivan telegram delaying prizes for New York entrants amid amateurStanding inquiries. Final results see Kennedy of New York beat Payne in heavyweight, with multiple New York winners across 115 to 158 pound classes.
In Vienna on March 4 the International chess masters tournament resumed. Marshall, playing black, defeated Salve after a brilliant sacrifice. Rubinstein and Schlechter led with two wins each as other games ended in draws or losses for Duras Tartakower Reti Leerhardt Teichmann Spielmann Maroczy Perlis Alapin Bardeleben Mieses.
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