College sport debate on amateurism vs professional baseball
A column argues summer baseball for money harms amateur spirit, urging colleges to ban pay for players and preserve true amateurism. It cites Cornell, Amherst, Williams, Wesleyan, Dartmouth votes, and notes upcoming pro and college seasons with Yale, Princeton, and Brown moving to enforce stricter rules.
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Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the
United States
Brown Herald
Cornell
Amherst
Williams
Wesleyan
Dartmouth
Ambherst
Brown
England
Clark W. Hetherington
Yale
Fordham
Princeton
Heyniger
South
Herbert
Australian racing seen as national sport under government
W A Craven of Australia tours the world and visits the city to discuss racing in Victoria. He asserts racing is a national sport under government auspices, with legalized betting and patronage by officials and lawmakers, while reform efforts curb gambling dens and promote breeding of thoroughbreds.
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W. A. Craven
Australia
Mr. Craven
England
France
Germany
Cups for Winning Yacht Owners
Nineteen valuable silver cups, trophies of Huntington Yacht Club summer races, were awarded at the annual dinner held Saturday night at Café des Beaux Arts. Officers were present: Commodore G. W. Butts, Vice-Commodore John Green, Rear Commodore William Kenyon, Secretary H. Edwards Ficken, Treasurer J. G. Campbell. The club prepares for a busy summer with improved landing facilities and hosting the British International Cup motor boat contest, plus entertainment from last suirée artistique at Heau Arts.
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Huntington Yacht Club
Café Des Beaux Arts
G. W. Butts
John Green
William Kenyon
H. Edwards Ficken
J. G. Campbell
Huntington
Heaux Arts
Muller First In Race Over Hill And Dale At Celtic Park
Muller wins the senior cross country championship at Celtic Park in 36 minutes 25 seconds for six miles. Mohawk Athletic Club takes team honors with four Mohawks in the top four, followed by Pastime Club runners and nearby Xavier and Mott Haven clubs. Three thousand spectators observe a demanding hill and dale course with three two mile laps.
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Amateur Athletic Union
Celtic Park
Hardy Boys
Mohawk Athletic Club
Charles Muller
J. F. Riley
J. Malone
Fred Lorz
Muller
Pastime Athletic Club
Mott Havens
Xaviers
Mohawks
Keene Critiques Governor Hughes On Racing Fight
Foxhall P. Keene arrived aboard the Cunard liner Lucania and voiced strong support for racing. He ridiculed Governor Hughes for aiming to stop betting and said racing needs betting revenue to survive, comparing it to funding grand opera by blocking box offices.
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P. Keene
Keene
Hughes
Lucania
Pat’ McCarren
Hearst
Moers
Pat
James R. Keene
Ir. Keene
Low Scores at Larchmont Shoot Amid Wind and Poor Light
Gunners of the Larchmont Yacht Club faced high winds and dim light yesterday, with no full scores recorded. Commodore A C Bostwick won a leg for the Accumulation cup by breaking 49 of 50 targets. Stuart Scott led the weekly cup with 90 of 100, Bostwick in second with 88. Scott also won a Bau doine cup leg at 5 targets with 45. They will shoot it off next week.
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A. C. Bostwick
Cup Stuart Scott
Bostwick
Scott
FE. Ratlon
SO H. BR. Hollins
Stuart Scott
Solan Bostwick
J. Ross Collins
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Tsant
Ross Collin
E Tallou
A. Antoine
Birds
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R. Hollins Kes
Ross
Ellins
L ‘ Robbins
H. T. Shriver van Fcott
International chess masters tourney ends in draws
In Vienna the games between Spielmann and Leonhardt and Bardeleben and Swiderski were recorded as drawn after agreeing without further moves. Standings show fehlechter Mareezy Duras Rubinstein Marshall and others leading with several adjourned games noted. The eleventh round is slated for tomorrow. Magnus Smith wins Brooklyn Chess Club title playoff against FE W Libatre. Crescent Athletic Club championship standings list Barret and Rose atop the table.
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Spielmann
Leonhardt
Bardeleben
Swiderski
Fehlechter
Mareezy
Magnus Smith
Brooklyn Chess Club
FE. W. Libatre
New State Auto Bill Changes Motor Vehicle Rules
A New York Senate and Assembly bill would replace the 1904 motor vehicle law with a uniform act aimed at funding highway maintenance. It introduces an annual registration tax from $5 up to weight, requires dual color front and rear plates, nightly illumination, and prohibits nonissued numbers. Penalties for speeding rise, and local control is reduced while non skid devices are limited to wet roads.
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Assembly
New York State Automobile Association
American Automobile Association
New York
Secretary of State
Usgiof
Dyker Meadow Golf Club Weekend Contests and Nearby Disputes
The Dyker Meadow Club held weekend rounds with A and B class qualifiers and a three way tie for first in the sweepstakes. Other notes cover Van Cortlandt Park access issues, Massachusetts Golf Association team plans, and Hackensack Club matches with prizes from local donors.
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Massachusetts Golf Association
Hackensack Golf Club
North Jersey
G. W. Johnson
T. J. Palmer
Keene Loses to White in National Court Tennis Warmup
Final practice for the national court tennis championship was held at the New York Racquet and Tennis Club. Foxhall Keene, arriving from abroad, lost to pro Jack White in three sets 6-2 6-4 6-0. Notables Eustace Miles and Peter Latham attended.
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Jack White
New York
White
Keene
Eustace H. Miles
Great Britain
Peter Latham
T. A. Havemeyer
Miles
Pierre Lorillard
Race for schoolboys heats Harlem River rowing season
Oarsmen on the Harlem River renew the spring regime with clubhouses active in renovations and training for regattas. High school crews may enter the Memorial Day event as eight boats from five schools, with Jack Nagle ready to coach.
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Harlem
Jack Nagle
Harlem Rowing Club
High School of Commerce
de Witt Clinton
Putty Mention Sparks Racial Slur Debate in Yonkers
A Yonkers Statesman item quotes a church remark accusing a Chinese restaurant of using putty to fit up chinks. The line prompts discussion on ethnic mischaracterization and property safety in Gotham.
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Gotham
Yonkers Statesman
Larchmont God Ground 7s 2am
No coherent details available. The fragment references Larchmont and locations including Tarrytown Bromxville and Musht likely noting a 2am event time with a ground named God Ground.
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Bromxville, MY
Columbia Navy to Install On West Shore Boathouse Barge Planned
The Columbia rowing program will move to a new west shore site within three weeks as the General Chester A. Arthur barge is renovated into a boathouse and living quarters. The plan adds sleeping space for forty, a kitchen, and dining area while crews train on a six mile stretch by the Palisades. The Navy lags behind in early summer racing with a potential May 24 Severn race against the Maryland crew.
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Ang
Poustkeepsie
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Lumbia
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Yonkers
Rice
Basebal league schedules 140 games set at Victor meeting
The annual schedule meeting of the baseball league will be held at the Victor today. President Powers has arranged the schedule for the coming season, totaling 140 games.
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At Baseball League
Victor
Powers
Ayule
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