YANKEES FAIL TO WIN DAVIS CUP IN AUSTRALIA STYLE
Australia defends the Dwight F. Davis Cup with a 3 to 2 victory over the United States in Melbourne. Beals Wright beat Brookes in five sets, while A F Wilding defeated F B Alexander in straight sets to seal the title. Heat and stamina influenced play as crowds packed the grounds and praised both sides for sportsmanship.
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England
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von Wrieht
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Boston
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Hackettee
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Alxander
United States National Lawn Tennis Association
Nelson Too Busy To Fight For Light Title Bout
Los Angeles reports Battling Nelson has replied to Freddy Welch’s offer for a forty-five round light weight title bout with a 50 side bet but will pass for now. The note, received by Parson Long of the Jeffries Athletic Club, cites Nelson’s busy schedule and plans to write a book instead.
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Freddy Welch
Paron Long
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Severday
McFarand
Leavenworth Hamilton Captain At Hamilton College Team
Leavenworth Hamilton 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 years.
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Hamton College
Fish elected captain of Harvard football team
Cambridge November 30 Hamilton Fish Jr of Garrison-on-Hudson N Y class of 1910 was unanimously elected captain of Harvard football for next year He has played right tackle on the varsity for two years acting captain this year in the Yale Harvard game when Burr was unable to play He is a candidate for All America honors and has earned a tackle place on one team His election was well received by undergraduates at Cambridge tonight.
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Navy Eleven Gets Home From Philadelphia Victory
Navy football players returned to Annapolis by special train after a loss in Philadelphia. Midshipmen, Academy band, and a large brigade greeted them with cheers and a parade through town. Captain Radzer praised the team’s effort and urged preparations for a rematch next season. Cates highlighted Reifsnider and Jones as standout ends. Northcroft commended the squad for loyalty amid defeat and victory.
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Philadelphia
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Reifsnider
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Northcroft
Longboat to Meet Dorando in Madison Square Garden
Tom Longboat the Indian runner may race Dorando Pietri in Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night December 14 over the full marathon distance. Longboat’s manager Tom Flanagan has accepted the proposition and informed his partner, who is with Longboat in Fall River. Longboat, eager for the encounter, says he needs more training time, but the date may force him to cancel other engagements to begin preparing for the match.
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Dorando Pietri
Madison Square Garden
Tom Flanagan
Longboat
Fall River
Philadelphia
Dorando
Foreign Cyclists Hard at Work at Vailsburg Track
Cyclists from abroad train at the Vailsburg board track Newark for the upcoming six day race starting Sunday midnight. Americans may struggle to regain the title once held by Walter Rutt and Johan Stol. Newcomers Lafourcade Faber Labrousse Brocco show strong six day credentials as Albert Wille eyes a world championship clash with Bobby Walthour after finishing a training run in Boston.
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Labrousse
Brocco
Albert Wille
Bobby Walthour
Boston
Columbia crews on the water before Christmas
Columbia coach James Rice keeps the freshman eight rowing on the Hudson despite late season weather. Three eight oared barges trained last month as the varsity crew starts machine work and individual coaching through early February ahead of January exams.
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James Rice
Gould
Hudson
Rice
Yale Swimmers In Trouble Without Top Runners
Telegraph notes Yale sailors faces scholarship hurdles. captain Richards Howe and Winslow, Yale’s strongest on the examining team, can’t join Saturday’s meeting with the West Side Y M C A of New York City. Moses of the regular team acts as temporary captain. Disqualified stars plan to regain eligibility before intercollegiate championships.
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New Haven
Richards
Howe
Winslow
Yale
West Side Young Men's Christian Association
New York City
Moses
Lake Yachtsmen Elect Officers
The Lake Yacht Racing Association held its annual meeting in Toronto with amendments aligning rules to the Yacht Racing Union of the Great Lakes. Officers elected: President C. Marlatt Toronto, Vice President George W. Reeves Watertown NY, Secretary Treasurer E. Wedd Toronto, Councillors Guy R. Judd Strange Charles Van Voorhis GH Ewing John T. Mott and F Fearnenie Willsen.
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Willsen
Indoor skating races arranged at St Nicholas Rink
The first series of indoor skating races will be held on December 19 at the St Nicholas Rink under the Eastern Amateur Skating Association. Events include a half mile handicap, a two mile handicap, and a half mile novice race for non winners of a prize in a skating race. Registered amateurs only. Medals awarded to winners in each event. Entries close on December with S C Austin. Practice time extended to registered EA SA members on Wednesdays and Fridays.
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St. Nicholas Rink
Berkeley Eleven Defeats Trinity In Close Football Clash
Berkeley School defeated Trinity School in a hotly contested game at Columbia Oval with a 10 to score. The Berkeley players showed strong open field running and a good forward passing game amid long runs and rapid action.
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Columbia Oval
Indoor records fall at Madison Square Garden meet
The Amateur Athletic Union opening night at Madison Square Garden set a world record and four indoor marks. P McDonald of the Irish-American AC captured the 56-pound weight for height with 16 feet 4% inches, while Dorland Driscoll Sheridan Adams and others posted top times and distances. Sheridan injured a shoulder in pole vault during the program as Dorando Dorando plans and Tom Longboat drew cheers ahead of tonight's big program.
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H. F. Porter
J. Grumpelt
Montreal
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Princeton
F. Adams
Some new motorcycle records at Ascot Park
Los Angeles reports Fred Huyck rode a motorcycle at Ascot Park and set a one mile record of 53 seconds from a standing start beating the previous world mark of 54 seconds. He also set a standing start ten mile clocking and a five mile record, while George Brayfork rode ten miles in 9:40 setting another world record.
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Fred Huyck
Ascot Park Oval
George Brayfork
Honors for dead mechanician in Savannah funeral
Mayor Tiedeman and President Battey of the Savannah Automobile Club led pallbearers at the funeral of Marius de Rosa the mechanician killed during practice for the local light car race. A procession of twenty cars followed the body borne on an auto chassis to the grave. the main floral piece was a broken automobile wheel in roses.
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Tiedeman
Battey
Savannah Automobile Club
Marius de Rosa
Fox Eludes the Hounds at Meadow Brook Hunt
In Hempstead Long Island November meet at Guinea Woods Samuuel Willets led Meadow Brook hounds in a swift chase as a large red Reynard was finally holed on the Willets estate after a six mile pursuit. Riders kept pace over downhill jumps with South and a dozen followers in the field.
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H. F. Godfrey
Frederick Swift
F. C. Pirie
Kenneth Caswell
John Letper
Athletic Bowling League Opens With Elizabeth Victory
Elizabeth club defeated Roseville Athletic Association in a season opener on Elizabeth alleys. Nolte led Elizabeth with 234 as the home team built a 991 total while Roseville totaled 921 in the final game. Van Ness and Pierson each posted 224 and 221 for Roseville, with both clubs combining for six misses and several high spares.
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Billiard Rules Change Spark Amateur Championship Plan
The National Association of Amateur Billiard Players met at the Liederkranz and set next year’s Class A championship for February or March. A prospectus will outline dates, entries, and qualifications while clubs nationwide will be invited to apply for sanction. Rules shift to 182 balk line from 142, spurred by amateur international play and speed. The international cup was surrendered to the club, placed in the Liederkranz cup case pending disposition. Calvin Demorest resigns from amateurs. A future cup match may determine possession.
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Liederkranz
United States
Calvin Demorest
Tobin to lead Dartmouth team captaincy chosen
Hanover N H Nov 30 Clark Walworth Tobin 19 of Boston was tonight unanimously elected captain of the Portsmouth football team for 1909 Tobin has played on the eleven for three years at left guard He is six feet one inch tall and weighs 195 pounds
Orville Wright plans trip to France after illness
Orville Wright, recoverd at Darton Ohio, says he will visit France within thirty days at most possibly next week. He expects to relieve his brother Wilbur in Europe and then shut the foreign business as soon as possible. He adds he fears no repetition of the Fort Myer accident and notes fixes were made after it.
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Ohio
Orville Wright
Fort Myer
France
Wright
Wilbur
Theft at Yonkers home nets $5,000 in jewels
Mrs A N Seixas of 62 Dunwoodie Street Yonkers reported to police last night that a familiar visitor pried a safe hidden in a wall of the library and stole four diamond rings two diamond sun bursts and two pearl studded gold watches worth $5 000. She recalled only one visitor in the afternoon.
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Dunwoodie Street
Yonkers
Army and Navy Notes From The Tribune Bureau
Navy yard dock design adapts to growing battleship sizes with longer docks and extra clearance. Army ordnance tests compare field and German naval guns, while tropical uniform color trials weigh camouflage versus conspicuity for security. Official orders and ship movements listed include personnel changes and arrivals at Sydney Cavite Port au Prince and Guantanamo.
HUDSON FULTON PLANS OUTLINE REGION PARADE COMMISSION
Rear Admiral Coghlan announced at a City Hall meeting that Holland will donate a replica of the Half Moon for the Hudson Fulton celebration. The commission expanded to 24 members with new committees led by Jacob W. Miller and others, planning events from Sept 3 to Oct 2 and an old home week.
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Metropolitan Museum
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Albany
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New Orleans
William Parry
Metropolitan Opera House
Yonkers and Bronx Rail firms face hearing on fares
Public Service Commission officials heard Mayor Warren of Yonkers protest that abolishing through rates forced a 1 cent fare to New York instead of a 10 cent fare. Yonkers receiver Leslie Sutherland and Union Railway counsel Leverett Crumb discussed a joint five cent subway rate, which Yonkers aldermen rejected. Hearing adjourned to December 19.
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Leslie Sutherland
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Leverett F. Crumb
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