YANKEES FAIL TO WIN DAVIS CUP IN AUSTRALIA
Australia defends the Dwight F. Davis Cup in Melbourne as Brookes loses to Wright in a grueling five set duel while Wilding defeats Alexander in straight sets. Australia trails USA 2 1 before the decisive matches. crowd of about five thousand watches the dramatic rubber.
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Alexander
Melbourne
Norman E. Brookes
A F Wilding
Australia
England
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Besis C Wright
A. F. Wilding
F. B. Alexander
America
Tches
Inasyeh
Wilding
Wright
Comeet
Caa Attocether
Te ‘Amert
Australa
Erphy
Genthern
Deuce
Nelson Too Busy To Fight in Los Angeles Nov
Battling Nelson has received a favorable reply to Freddy Welshs offer for a forty five round light weight title bout with a 500 side bet but needs time to answer. Pacon Lone of the Jeffries Athletic Club reports the letter stating Nelson is busy writing a book and plans to consider the offer in January.
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Nelson
Freddy Welsh
Pacon Lone
Jeffries Athletic Club
McFear Sontider
Leavenworth Hamilton Captains Hale Ton College Team
Clinton Leavenworth of Cleveland was elected captain of the Hamilton College football team for the coming year. He is a member of the class of 1914 and has played left end on the varsity eleven for three seasons.
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L. E Leavenworth
Cleveland
Hamton College Fames
Sare
Harvard Football Chooses Fish as Captain for Next Year
Cambridge November 30 Hamilton Fish Jr of Garrison-on-Hudson N Y class of 10 was unanimously elected captain of the Harvard football team for next year He has played right tackle on the varsity for two seasons and acted as captain in the Yale Harvard game when Burr was injured He stands six feet three inches tall weighs 198 pounds and is a candidate for All America honors. the election was well received by undergraduates in Cambridge tonight.
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Mass
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Garrison-on-Hudson
Harvard
Fish
Burr
Cambridge Tonight
Navy Eleven Gets Home After Philadelphia Defeat
Navy football players arrived by special train in Annapolis to a warm greeting from the brigade of midshipmen. Captain Badger praised their effort and urged preparation to reverse the outcome next season. Coach Ates cited the ends Reifsnider and Jones and noted coaching challenges. Captain Northcroft praised the men for their loyalty amid defeat.
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Tribune
Annapolis
Navy
Philadelphia
Midshipmen
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Academy
Badger
Ates
Reifsnider
Jones
Northcroft
Longboat to Meet Dorando in New York Marathon Match
Tom Longboat the Indian runner may race Dorando Pietri in Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night December 14 over the full marathon distance. Tom Flanagan, Longboat’s manager, has accepted the proposition and notified Longboat, who is in Fall River. Longboat is eager but seeks more time to condition himself. the date is the only available one for some time, and he may cancel other engagements to start training for the contest.
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Tom Longboat
Dorando Pietri
Madison Square Garden
Tom Flanagan
Longboat
Fall River
Philadelphia
Dorando
Foreign cyclists train in Newark for six day race
Foreign riders drill at Vailsburg board track in Newark as six day race preps begin. American hopes face tough challenge from a returning title team led by Walter Rutt and Johan Stol while Lafourcade Faber Labrousse and Brocro are praised for strength speed and gameness. Albert Wills, famed for 61 miles 96 yards in sixty minutes, travels to Boston to finish training before meeting Robby Waltheur Saturday night for the world championship challenge.
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Brocro
Albert Wills
Robby Waltheur
Boston
Columbia crews on the water in late fall
Columbia coach James Rice keeps the freshman eight rowing on the Hudson despite late October wind and potential ice. He plans a pre Christmas mile race if conditions allow. Freshmen show progress, while varsity rowers train on machines after Christmas until February.
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Columbia
James Rice
Gould
Hudson
Rice
Yale Swimmers in Trouble With West Side Meet
Yale captain Richards Howe and Winslow cannot swim Saturday against the West Side YMCA due to scholarship complications. Moses will serve as temporary captain as Yale seeks eligibility overturn before the intercollegiate championships.
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Tribune
Neau Haven
Richards
Howe
Winslow
Yale
West Side Young Men's Christian Association
New York City
Moses
Lake yachtsmen elect officers after annual meeting
The Take Yacht Racing Association held its annual meeting in Toronto on November 30. Amendments were passed to align rules with the Yacht Racing Union of the Great Lakes. Elected officers include President Marlatt of Toronto, Vice-President George W. Reeves of Watertown NY, and Secretary Treasurer E Wedd of Toronto, with council members Judd Strange Van Voorhis Fearneide Ewing Mott and Wilisen.
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Ont
Take Yacht Racing Association
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Indoor skating races arranged at St Nicholas Rink December 19
The Eastern Amateur Skating Association hosts four half mile handicap races and a two mile handicap plus a four half mile novice event for non prize winners. Open to registered amateurs with medals for winners. Entries close December 1. Austin, secretary, 69 West 66th Street. Practice at St Nicholas Rink for registered members on Wednesdays and Fridays evenings.
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Fastern Amateur Skating Association
Berkeley Eleven Beats Trinity in Hot Football Game
Berkeley School defeated Trinity School at Columbia Oval with a 19 to score in a tense contest. The Berkeley players showed strong open field running and utilized the forward pass effectively in a spirited clash.
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Berkeley School
Trinity School
Columbia Oval
Indoor Records Fall at Madison Square Garden Meet
A new world record and four indoor records were set as the Amateur Athletic Union opened its indoor track and field championships at Madison Square Garden. P McDonald of the Irish American Athletic Club set the world mark in the 56-pound weight for height at 16 feet 1 inch, with McGrath second. Dorland won the 3 percent yard dash, Driscoll the two mile, Sheridan the eight pound shot, and Adams the running hop, step and jump. The crowd buzzed as records fell and the Garden prepared for another night of competition behind a new board track.
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J F O'Connell
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Mohawk
I. F. Bennett
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Motorcycle records set at Ascot Park in Los Angeles
Fred Huyck rode a motorcycle one mile in 53 seconds at Ascot Park Los Angeles, beating the existing world mark of 54 seconds that he previously set. From a standing start he covered the first mile of ten in 1:0, another world record, and five miles in 4:38. Rorce Blavnock rode ten miles in 9:44, another world record.
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Los Angeles
Fred Huyck
Ascot Park Oval
Reorce Blavnock
Honors for dead mechanician in Savannah funeral
Mayor Tiedeman of Savannah and President Rattey of the Savannah Automobile Club led pallbearers at the funeral of Marius de Rosa the mechanician killed during practice for the light car race. A procession of twenty cars followed the body on an automobile chassis to the grave and the chief floral piece was a broken wheel of roses.
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Savannah
Tiedeman
Rattey
Savannah Automobile Club
Marius de Rosa
Fox Outpaces Hounds On Hempstead Run At Guinea Woods
In Hempstead Long Island the Meadow Brook pack led by Samuel Willets pursued a red Reynard across Guinea Woods and estates of Hitchcock, Robert Bacon, and Henry Godfrey. After six miles the fox gained a lead but the pack trapped him near Samuel Willets estate. riders listed include R N Fillis H F Godfrey Frederick Swift F C Pirie Kenneth Caswell and John Letper.
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Long Island
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Meadow Brook
Guinea Woods
Samuel Willets
South
Hitchcock Place
Robert Bacon Place
Henry Godfrey
Willets
R. N. Fillis
H. F. Godfrey
Frederick Swift
F. C. Pirie
Kenneth Caswell
John Letper
Athletic Bowling League opener ends in Elizabeth win
Elizabeth club defeats Roseville Athletic Association in a crowded capstone night on home alleys. Elizabeth builds lead with strong frames, finishing with 991 to Roseville 921 as Pierson and Van Ness lead visitors and Nolte anchors the home total.
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Roseville Athletic Association
Elizabeth Five
Roseville Pin Knights
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Nolte
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al. West
R. West
Roseville
van Ness
Pierson
Billiard Rules Change For National Amateur Championship
The National Association of Amateur Billiard Players met at the Liederkranz and set the Class A championship tournament for next February or March. A prospectus will be prepared and entries closed with player qualifications. A 182 balk line replaces 14.2. The international cup was surrendered to the club, to be housed in the cup case at Liederkranz pending disposition. Calvin Demorest announced his departure from the amateur ranks. A cup possession tournament may follow.
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National Association of Amateur Billiard Players
Liederkranz
United States
Calvin Demorest
Tobin to Lead Dartmouth Team in 1999 Captaincy
Clark Walworth Tobin of Boston was tonight unanimously elected captain of the Dartmouth football team for 1999 in Hanover New Hampshire. Tobin, 10, has played on the eleven for three years at left guard. He stands six feet one inch and weighs 195 pounds.
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N. H
Clark Walworth Tobin
Boston
Dartmouth
Tobin
Wright to visit France soon after Fort Myer accident
Orville Wright, confined to his Dayton home since hospital release, says he plans a trip to France within thirty days or possibly next week if strength allows. He aims to relieve Wilbur Wright there and close their foreign business, noting no fear of a Fort Myer repeat as later machine defects will be addressed.
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Ohio
Orville Wright
Fort Myer
France
Wright
Wilbur
Theft at Yonkers Home Hits $5,000 Value
Mrs. A. N. Seixas of 6 Dunwoodie street Yonkers reported to police that a familiar visitor entered her house and removed from a wall safe four diamond rings two diamond sun bursts and two pearl studded gold watches worth five thousand dollars. Only one visitor in the afternoon is recalled.
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A. N. Seixas
Dunwoodie Street
Yonkers
Docks and Weapons Topics in Army Navy Notes
News brief from The Tribune Bureau covers future drydock design to fit increasing battleship tonnage, the Brooklyn dock lengthening to serve larger ships, and a potential five foot clearance aim. It notes Germany's 38 inch field guns as a naval asset and contrasts with the army 2 inch mountain howitzer trial results. Green tropical uniforms and recent naval vessel movements are also reported.
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Hudson Fulton plans outlined for replica Half Moon ship
Rear Admiral Coghlan announced at City Hall that Holland will donate a replica of the Half Moon, ship of Henry Hudson, to the Hudson Fulton celebration. The Clermont steamboat replica aims for accuracy, built by descendants of the original makers. The commission names 25 members, 20 new committees, and outlines funding and events spanning Sept 30 to Oct 2 with an old home week.
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Hudson
Robert Fulton
Herman Ridder
Stewart J. Woodford
Leonard A Wood
Cleveland H Dodge
M B. Franklin
Charles E. Heitzman
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Jacob W. Miller
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Clermont
E. E F. Olcott
Charlies R. Lamb
Warren Higley
Herbert L. Satterlee
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Wiam Berri
Henry M. Leipziger
Henry W. Cannon
Louis C Rasgener
Newburg
Benjamin MecClung
Newburc
North Hudson
Charles H. Gaus
Albany
John K. Sagun
Poughkeepsie
Eugene H. Porter
William McCarroll
John G. Agar
Howard Carroll
Francia Lynde Stetson
Metropolitan Museum
Gaus
A. H. Stoddard
New Orleans
William Parry
Metropolitan Opera House
Yonkers rail fare hearing before metropolitan and upstate commissions
Public Service Commission officials heard Mayor Warren of Yonkers over Yonkers Railroad and Union Railway fare changes. Receivers Sutherland and Whitridge proposed a joint five cent subway rate, meeting most Yonkers objections, while Yonkers aldermen rejected the plan. Hearing adjourned to December 10.
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Public Service Commission
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Decker
Upstate
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Yonkers
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Union Railway Company
Bron
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Leslie Sutherland
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Whitridge
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