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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1908
Page
23
The piece surveys the 1908 outdoor sports season with optimism for baseball and horse racing in America. It notes reforms by the Jockey Club, discusses betting controls and fouls, references St Simon and Persimmon racing history, cites crowd figures, and previews Yankees, Giants, and Brooklyn teams with emphasis on forthcoming Polo Grounds and Brooklyn park openings.
Photos by L. E. Skattuck document a motor journey to Atlantic City with tribunes aiding newsboys. The feature highlights supply efforts and group activity around the coastal resort town.
Jay Gould, amateur world champion, defeated Pierre Lorillard Jr. in three straight sets 6-0 6-1 6-0 to win the $200 gold racquet outright. The match drew a fashionable crowd as Gould claimed the title and promised a trophy for next year.
Coaches from six high schools reported strong progress among nearly 300 boys training for the Memorial Day regatta on the Harlem River. Alderman Jack Mulcahy said Stuyvesant High will supply about 21 candidates, with time to select crews by month’s end. Atalanta Boat Club splits entries across junior four, eight, double, and single. De Witt Clinton crews under Clarence Mase and Jack Nagle are forming into shells, noted as formidable by Jim Rice. The Harlem Rowing Club lists John Hofen in the senior single and entries in the junior eight.
National League results recap with Chicago defeating St Louis 4 3 at St Louis and Cincinnati beating Pittsburg 4 3 at Cincinnati. Wagner debut for Pittsburgh yields one hit. Fielding miscues hurt St Louis. hits clustered for Cincinnati. Standings show Chicago and Cincinnati contending for pennant lead.
The Tribune reports its 4 horsepower special car left New York at 12:20 a m and reached Atlantic City at 8 a m with the first regular Sunday edition. The journey endured flooded roads, delays at ferries and mud covered routes, and a near miss with a telegraph pole but the edition sold out on arrival.
The metropolitan open tournament season begins with a 36 hole medal play qualifier at Lakewood Country Club this week with matches to follow. Prominent figures include Ht J Whigham Findlay S Douglas Walter J Travis H Chandler Egan and Walter Egan. A major program by Charles H Stoddart plans July events at Lambton Toronto. Julia R Mix named Englewood Golf Club captain. she won Pinehurst last winter. Massachusetts Golf Association distributes two handicap lists while Boston hosts a spring tournament for the Women's Golf Association over Wollaston links.
In Chicago the St. Louis Browns defeated the Chicago club 4 to 0 as costly errors by Chicago and White's control at the bases led to a shutout. Washington beat New York earlier and Cleveland beat Detroit in another AL game, with St. Louis earning the standout 4–0 result.
Iachen Rerolle, the French amateur billiard player, arrived aboard the French liner Touraine to compete in the international championship starting April 28 at the Liedkranz Club. He finished second to Mortier in the Grande Furonean Championship, the first time in five years he did not win. Rerolle scored a high run of 175, while Mortier earned the best single average just above 25 in the decisive game. He notes the French Amateur Federation shifted balk line from 14.2 to 18.2 three years ago after Wilson P. Foss visited Paris to align with professional play for fair comparison.
Baseball action scheduled at Mu American League Park. The Americans host Washington in a midafternoon game.
Eugene Fischhof's Dandelo claimed the President of the Republic Cup in a snowstorm at Paris racecourse. The event featured challenging conditions as Dandelo outpaced rivals to secure the victory.
Teams begin May in a tightly balanced Metropolitan District Cricket League after Staten Island withdrawal. Key clubs Columbia Oval, Brooklyn, Manhattans, Kings County and Bensonhurst expect strong campaigns with intercity and interstate fixtures including Canada Philadelphia Boston and Connecticut. Notable players Hoskings Kortlang Birkett Esco bar Poyer and new captains Murray White lead the field as Crescent Athletic Club debuts in exhibition matches.
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