Four Die In Fire Set By Firebug At Orchard Street
A double tenement at 101 Orchard Street suffered a fatal blaze described as incendiary. Four residents died Eva Berg 53 Hattie Kopelman 24 Samuel 10 and an unidentified man. two policemen were badly burned saving others. Several residents were rescued as flames trapped families on multiple floors.
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Orchard Street
Borg
Eva
Kopelman
Hattie
Berg
Samuel
Charles Traenkle
George Ludwig
Eldridge Street
Richard Murphy
David Goldsmith
Fannie
Leth
Benjamin
Sadie Bierman
St. Gregory and
Gouverneur
Chrystie Street
Delancey
Allen Streets
TIMES
Sadie Kopelman
Philip Berg
Solomon Berg
Ludwig
Truenkle
Rainy day finance talk coats up for sale
A man compares a raincoat to a reliable bond during a rainy day sale. Spring overcoats are reduced to 15 dollars, with a range from 20 to 35 dollars, offering good values and sizes. Store locations include Three Broadway across several streets.
Fire in tenement traps babies as residents flee
Thousands of East Siders rush to sidewalks when fire breaks through upper and lower floors. Fire Chief Galvin is knocked down by a falling body as residents and firemen rescue infants. Capt Cray orders all men to fight the blaze amid rapid mobilization and an early Fire Marshal investigation.
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Sachs
Galvin
Cray
Eldridge Street
Rain Delays All Major League Games Nationwide
A heavy rainstorm halted every scheduled game in the American and National Leagues yesterday, marking the first comprehensive shutdown since the leagues split. Only Portland Maine hosted an Atlantic League contest while the American Association and Southern League managed to play.
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United States
Portland
American Association
Midle
Southern League
Polo Grounds
Giants
Bostons
National League Results and Today’s Schedule
Yesterday's games were all postponed due to rain. Today, Doston visits New York, Brooklyn plays Philadelphia, Cincinnati travels to St. Louis, and Chicago visits Pittsburg.
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Doston
New York
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Chicago
Pittsburg
Standing of the Clubs and League Play Today
American League standings show New York and Philadelphia leading with strong records, while Chicago Cleveland Boston Boston and St Louis are in the pursuit. Today's schedule features matches: New York at Boston, Washington at Philadelphia, Detroit at Cleveland, St Louis at Chicago.
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New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
St. Louis
Detroit
Kansas City Defeats Columbus in Local Match
In Kansas City the home team beat Columbus 1 to 0. A separate result shows Minneapolis defeating Indianapolis 2 to 0 while St Paul secured a 3 to 0 win over Louisville.
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Kansas City
Columbus
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Minnneapolis
St. Paul
Louisville
Scores From Regional Matches Show Parities Across Cities
At Montgomery Atlanta 5 to 3 Montgomery. Birmingham Birmingham 4 to Nashville L. Mobile Memphis 2 to Mobile 1. Little Rock Little Rock 2 to New Orleans J.
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Montgomery
Atlanta
Birmingham
Nashville
Mobile
Memphis
Little Rock
New Orleans
Columbia Crew Heads to Annapolis for Severn Race
Coach Rice leads the Columbia Blue and White crews to Annapolis to face Navy on Saturday. Despite poor weather and rough water this season the rowers are in excellent form for the two mile contest. The program features quick starts and frequent two to three mile time trials with the first and second boats often trading wins. The lineup lists Bow Snevily to Clapp in the first boat and Steinschneider to Crassi in the second, with Ryan Crassi stroking both boats and Winslow and Durant as coxswains.
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Rice
Columbia
Annapolis
Severn
Navy
Bow—Snevily
Jordan
Bow
Rainbow Becomes Schooner Amid Yachting Plans
The Rainbow, a 106 foot Vanderbilt sloop turned schooner by the Herreshoffs, may not race this season but could cruise with New York Yacht Club. Its keel is cut, sail area fixed, and she may stay at Bristol if unsold. The Herreshoffs also converted the Trolita into a schooner to serve as Commodore Clark’s Corinthian Yacht Club flagship.
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Rainbow
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Herreshoffa
Herreshoffs
Commodore Vanderbilt
Aurora
Herreshoff
Bristol
New York Yacht Club
Trolita
Clark
Corinthian Yacht Club
Philadelphia
Danbury Gymnastic Meets Suspended Over Sanction
The Registration Committee of the Metropolitan Association A A A announced yesterday that the Danbury Gymnastic Association games scheduled for the Fair Grounds in Danbury Connecticut on May 30 have not been sanctioned and all registered athletes who compete will be suspended.
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Metropolitan Association
Danbury
FISHING AND FISHERMEN REPORTS AND CLUB NOTES
Hudson River fishermen complain of scarce fish due to gasline and naphtha launches. Striped bass appear in Barnegat Bay. Anglers James Somers and Henry Tompkins caught eight striped bass and two bluefish near Tom's River. Six members of the Harry L. Emerson Fishing Club enjoyed a day at Bowery Bay. Broad Channel advisories call Jamaica Bay fluke best now. The Excelsior Club forms in Brooklyn with Adam Eppig as president and Perry Watson as captain.
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San. Hook
Gov
Isl
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AM Pee
Caures
M. A
Hudson River
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James Somers
Henry Tompkins
Tom's River
Harry L. Emerson Fishing Club
New York
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Anglin
Harry Davidson
Broad Channel
Jamaica Bay
Brooklyn
Excelsior
Big Bridge
Adam Eppig
Lawrence Davidson
Harry Johnson
Robert Harris
Perry Watson
Newtown Stakes Weathered by Rainy Jamaica Track
On a stormy day at Jamaica racecourse about 4000 spectators faced rain and wind as six races drew just thirty starters. Favorites won two races with Aletheuo taking the Newtown Stakes at 13 to 20 and Havre upsetting the field in the second race, while Incognito was nosed out in a tight finish.
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Richard Bower
Stewards License Riders Approve Jockey Club Licenses
The Stewards of The Jockey Club met in Windsor Arcade and granted licenses to listed trainers and jockeys while denying Robert I. Miller a trainer license. Several applications were tabled, and August Belmont James R. Keene and H. P. Whitney were named stewards for the Westchester Racing Association Belmont Park Spring meeting. Reinstatement bids for Bull Engieking Palmer and Wayne Lewis from the Amestown Jockey Club unrecognized meeting were also tabled.
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August Belmont
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H. P. Whitney
Westchester Racing Association
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E. Engieking
H. Palmer
Wayne Lewis
Amestown
Olympic Games Committee Holds Wrestling Tryouts
The American Olympic Games Committee will hold catch-as-catch-can wrestling tryouts on May 25 and 26 for bantam feather light middle and heavy divisions with weights up to 119, 133, 147, 161 and over 161 pounds. Entries close May 21 with James EB Sullivan at 21 Warren Street New York City. An entrance fee of 2 dollars per man is charged. no prizes, but winners receive an Olympic diploma.
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James EB. Sullivan
Warren Street
New York City
Why America Leads in Sport Picks Olympic Outcomes
In a Daily Mail piece dated May 8, Tommy Burns predicts the United States wins on most chief Olympic events while England takes the long-distance races. He credits American training methods as the key to dominate.
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London
Tommy
Burns
Daily Mail
America
England
Golfers Undaunted by Wind and Rain at City Tournament
Garden City Golf Club opened its tournament amid a heavy storm with more than fifty local players and visitors from Philadelphia braving rain and cold. Walter J. Travis posted 83 and led the day’s scores with two tops. Jerome Travers, defending champion, shot 106 and advanced in cup play after a late tie.
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Eeetedeyetens
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C. A. Spofford
Jerome D. Travers
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Frederick Herreshoff
Herreshoff
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W. L. Hicks
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Johnson
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Kellogg
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Thompson
Segeerman
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Smith
Rhett
Hicks
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Detroit women win Philadelphia Cup at WHist League meet
Mrs. R W Batley and Mrs. N H Martin of the Omaha Whist Club capture the Philadelphia Cup at the Congress of the Women s National Whist League in Detroit. They also post the highest single plus score for ladies in the team play. Cincinnati Whist Club takes second for the cup. Other results list Detroit squads and clubs from New York and Chicago earning top marks in various trophies.
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Mich
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N. H. Martin
Omaha
Cincinnati
Tormey
St. Clair
Cavendish
New York
Michigan
Washington
New Amsterdam
Chicago
Howell Whist Club
Boston
Schon Gluck Club
Olympic swimming tryouts set for June first week
Olympic Games Committee will hold swim try-outs in early June at a site to be decided. Events include 100 400 1500 200 breast and back strokes high diving from boards five and ten meters. Entries close May 23 for James E. Sullivan at 21 Warren Street New York City with $2 entry per event.
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James E. Sullivan
Warren Street
New York
Ciy
Travers Island
Verona Lake
Silver Lake
International amateur 18.2 balk line title decided at Liederkranz
At a dinner event after the International amateur balk line championship at the Liederkranz Club Oscar Zietz presided and congratulated top finishers. Calvin W. Demarest of Chicago Athletic Club won the championship trophy and several prizes with Lucien RePolle of France taking second. E. Conklin and E. W. Gardner earned third and fourth places.
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Liederkranz Club
Oscar Zietz
Calvin W. Demarest
Chicago Athletic Club
Lucien RePolle
France
E. Conklin
Chicago Athletics Club
E. W. Gardner
Passaic
N. J
Squadron A Polo Dinner Plans and West Point Visit
Squadron A polo players held a dinner at the Harvard Club to map the coming season. Herbert H. Childs urged inviting West Point cadets to learn polo, aiming to revive matches between West Point and Squadron A at Van Cortlandt Farm if ponies and time permit. A grand stand on the parade ground to view games was supported, with talks by J H Hunt and Leavitt J Hunt on funding from the Park Department. A polo stable and country house at Van Cortlandt Park will open tomorrow with coaches, ending in a match for the Wahys cup on the big field.
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Herbert H. Childs
Oliver
West Point
Squadron A
Military Academy
van Cortlandt Farm
Joseph Hh, Hunt
Leavitt J. Hunt
Park Department
van Cortlandt
Louis Nelleson
H. W. Cram
Lorillard Spencer, Jr
Willam Baylis, Jr
Alexander D. B.pratt
Rodman Gilder
Antoin H. Shefer
George Gilder
George Peabody
van Cortlandt Park
Squajfiren
J. . Alexandre, Jr
Lieut
George E. Wahys
Roosevelt Athletic League Indoor Meet At Seventy Armory
The fifth annual Roosevelt Athletic League indoor meet unfolds tomorrow evening at Seventy Armory Park Avenue and Thirty-fourth Street. Public School students from Ninth to Fifty-ninth Streets, Fifth Avenue to the East River compete in standard dash and relay events plus new novelty races. Notable attractions include a 6-yard exhibition run between Arthur Crockett and four dwarf runners from Public School 48, plus songs and prizes formed by the First Regiment.
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New York
Public School
First Regiment
Kirkpatrick
Brice
Ares Public School
Publife School
Viktines
Italia
Heloved
Who Is
Sylvia
Harris Defeats Baldridge in Daly's Billiard Match
J Harris beat W Baldridge 80 to 20 in the three-cushion billiards at Daly's parlor. The match stretched to 103 innings for Harris to post the winning score, with Leidig and Harris afterward pairing in tonight's schedule.
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J. Harris
W. Baldridge
Daly‘s
Leidig
Harris
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