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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1908
Page
8
A Briarcliff trophy road race showcased car engineering and driver skill with few mishaps, while Giants and Yankees campaigns energized New York baseball fans. Mike Donlin starred for the Giants. Henry Chadwick’s death is noted with a proposed memorial. The Queens County Jockey Club meets broke records, and college baseball builds toward a crowded season with Navy, Virginia, and Georgetown leading early action.
Midsummer sun drew oarsmen to the Harlem River with constant practice from noon to evening. Colgate coach Jim Rice praised several crews that could challenge college four in a two mile race. The Harlem Rowing Club junior eight won by three lengths on a 12 mile course, while High School of Commerce and De Witt Clinton crews train for Memorial Day with selections still pending.
Long Island Automobile Club members are invited to join the Flint bush subway celebration parade under the Brooklyn League. Three silver cups will be awarded for the best decorated cars in electric floral and flag categories. An auto race meet is planned for June 5 between Jamaica and Queens with time trials.
Commodore A C Bostwick won the one hundred day bird match at Larchmont Yacht Club with a score of 7. The Baudoine Cup leg went to Bostwick at fifty thirds. Stuart Scott posted the next highest score, while Mr Antoine led the Hubbard Cup. Scott also won the Sauer gun leg amid ideal weather and strong attendance.
Sailor soccer players from the steamship Arabic trea played the Cameron Reserves to a 5 to 5 draw at Van Cortlandt Park, drawing a large crowd after the last exhibition. Earlier, Williambridge’s Columbia Oval Football Club ended its home schedule with a 3 to 0 loss to the New York Caledonians.
A busy season features multiple bicycle and motorcycle runs. Highlights include a May 3 ten mile international handicap in Vallay Stream New Jersey and a May 10 10 and 200 mile rides by the Brooklyn Motorcycle Club. The schedule covers races across New York New Jersey California and other locations with various open handicaps.
The Friars board will donate 10 percent of gross receipts from the Friars festival at the New York Theatre on Thursday afternoon May 14 to the actors' fund. The move follows E H Sothern postponing his own May benefit due to many spring benefits in New York. A Chicago festival is set for the same date and hour. Seat sales for the New York event begin at the theatre on Thursday, April.
Annapolis April 26 reports indicate a probable severing of athletic relations between the Naval Academy and Harvard after this year specifically in baseball. Harvard contends umpiring favored the midshipmen after a 4 to 3 loss, provoking protests and raising questions about future encounters in other sports.
Musgrave leads the riding season with sixteen wins as top jockey. New talent McCahey and McCarthy show promise while Shaw Burns and others return from abroad. Metropolis meeting opens with the Excelsior Handicap at ten thousand nine hundred ninety dollars featuring Nealon and Chapultepec among likely starters.
American lawn tennis players organize trials on local courts to pick the top ten for the Dwight F. Davis Cup challenge with England. The lineup includes Larned Wright Behr Little Le Roy Hobart Larned Seaver Wright Colston, with Clothier and Alexander as possibles. The Dohertys may miss the English squad as Do plays golf more now. Britons Gore Riseley and Smith look likely. changes possible after national events. England plans to arrive late July and compete at Newport during the national championships.
Baseball today at 4 PM features the Americans taking on the Boston club at Americans League Park. Early fans anticipate a competitive matchup with division implications and strong pitching from both sides.
Metropolitan Golf Association decries lack of clubs offering courses for metropolitan open. Dates set for late September. expenses around $8, with bid incomes and club support. Fox Hills opens May 2 with medal play qualifiers and a May 16 ASA match. multiple allied clubs eye use of the course through season.
The Bermuda race rules reduced the minimum entrant length from fifty to forty feet at the Motor Boat Club of America request. The Irene II owned by S. W. Granberg is the first to enter under the new limits with a 15 horsepower engine. Thomas Fleming Day will navigate the vessel to Bermuda for the race with a cash prize of 1.00 and a trophy shield for the runner up.
National League games yesterday included Cincinnati shutting out St Louis 4 to 0 in Cincinnati. Chicago vs Pittsburg postponed by rain while St Louis fell 6 to 4 to Cincinnati. Standings show Chicago New York Pittsburg Brooklyn Boston Cincinnati Philadelphia St Louis.
Rain halted the Chicago at St. Louis game yesterday the only AL contest. Yankees begin a series with Boston at American League Park as standings show St. Louis and New York near top with Cleveland trailing.
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