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Newspaper

New York Tribune

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1908

Page

20

Trotting Board Expels Several Amid Race Decisions

The National Trotting Association board met at Murray Hill Hotel and expelled L Grow of Waterloo and C Fennell of Medicine Hat for starting the pacer Mintha under Maud L. in several Western states. The board upheld Peter Balta’s sixth place in the American Trotting Derby, denied James Farley’s appeal over Judex, and ruled in Beirmont Park wagon races that no drugging occurred. Additional outcomes include suspensions and fines involving multiple owners, drivers, and timers, with the board reconvening to conclude business.

Board of Review National Trotting Association Murray Hill L Grow Waterloo Ont C. Fennell Medicine Hat Sask Canada Association Pacer Mintha Maud L Oregon Washington Idaho Sxorthwest Canada Peter Balta Caleb Spencer Newton Mass H. Brusie New Heaven Jay Kay James Farley Judex Addption County Agricultural Society Middleburr Farley Board of Managers Vermont Meeting Middlebury William McDonald Philadelphia Oliver H. Beir Philadelpha Beilmont Park Bair Charles H. Shear Clarksville N. Y Aliens County Agricultural Society Shear W. R. Halstead G. L. Smio Altamont Jim McKinney Roman Feirmont TV. Ve A. Westcott Rochester Frasier Pride of Lott Riverhead Long Island Fchiender Gudzess Red Mike H. M. Hatfeid Mount Morris Penn Pennsylvania Joseph Laden Wemple Daniel J Kingston Leon W. P. Merrill Altoona Agricultural Society Altoona J. & Vipond Merrill Charlies H. Cassidy G. W. Mn Fanny Bowers Fred Hames Millersport Ohio Vipené

Boxing at National Athletic Club Opens Series in East 2th Street

The National Athletic Club on East 2th Street hosts a boxing entertainment series starting tonight. Frank Madden and Harry Ferns meet in the final ten-round bout under protection of an injunction granted by Justice Truax. The Supreme Court restrains police interference with club entertainments, and no new members are accepted on the eve of the event.

National Athletic Club East 2Th Street Frank Madden Harry Ferns Stsa Truax Supreme Court

Big Shake-Up in Golf Nominates USGA Leaders

Herbert Jaques of the Country Club Brookline is nominated for president of the United States Golf Association to succeed Daniel Chauncey. The nominating committee swept in new officers with Jaques named president, Strawn and Dargan as vice presidents, Watson secretary, Morson treasurer, and a 9-member executive slate balancing West and East representation with one from the South.

Herbert Jaques Country Club Brookline United States Golf Association Daniel Chauncey G. Herbert Windeley Frederick James Charles B. Macdonald the Country Club Silas H. Strawn Glen View Club Chicago Milton Dargan Atlanta Athletic Club Atlanta Robert C. Watson Garden City N. Y William Fellowes Morson Baltusrol N. J Jarvis Hunt Wheaton C. Traffray Minikahda Golf Club Minneapolis Joseph &. Clark Philadelphia Cricket Club Philadelphia Arden M. Robbins St. Andrews

North End Club Wins Opener in Athletic Bowling League

Newark based North End Club returns to league action after three years and defeats Montclair Club on home alleys. Despite two players posting lower scores, Charley Booth’s six strikes lead a strong team effort as Brown earns 232 in a 843 total. Montclair tallies 843 with Shotwell hitting 212 and a late rally, while both sides average 291.2 for the evening.

North End Newark Montclair Newark Five Austin and Clark Rachel Charley Booth Shotwell North Brown

Timely Auto Topics and Auto Club News

Foreign Grand Prix drivers sailed on La Lorraine from Savannah after Thanksgiving Day race. Competing drivers Henry, Fournier, Henriot, Hautvast, Cagno, Szisz, Rigel, Duray praised event. Duray wore medal. New Jersey club set hearing for E R Thomas on speeding. eighty new names to elect. Parker to speak on New York to Paris race. Long Island Auto Mobile Club elected Webb president. annual dinner December 10 announced. Automobile Club of America urged prosecuting racing chauffeurs after accidents. Maxwell Briscoe Motor Club organized for Maxwell owners. ten thousand eligible. aims toward good roads and fair legislation.

Savannah la Lorraine Victor Henery Henri Fournier René Henriot L. Hautvast A. Cagno Francis Szisz Victor Rigel Arthur Duray Duray Fournier Rizal Automobile Club of America Board of Governors The New Jersey Automobile and Motor Club E. R. Thomas Thomas New Jersey Clib Oreal A. Parker New York Long Island Automobile Club Frank G. Webb William C. Schinpf Herbert G. Andrews Charles C. Cluff Maxwell-Briscol Motor Club Maxwell Cars

Sailors Defeated by Brooklyn FC at Marquette Oval

In a fast soccer match at Marquette Oval yesterday the sailors of the steamship New York fell to Brooklyn Football Club 5 to 2. Watts opened the scoring for the sailors, Johnson added two quick goals for Brooklyn, C Watts replied for Brooklyn before halftime, and in the second period Mills scored twice with Stiles adding one as Brooklyn pulled away. Diberty scored the sailors’ lone goal of the second half.

Marquette Oval New York Brooklyn Football Club Watts Sailora Johnson C. Watts Brooklyn Mills Stiles Sailors Diberty

Savannah Made Money From Thanksgiving Grand Prize Race

Savannah Mayor Tiedman estimates about a half million dollars stayed in the city after the Thanksgiving Day Grand Prize race. He cites visitors, duration of stay, and types of trade as factors, noting hotels, restaurants, and other businesses benefited from the event and its week of activity.

Mayor Tiedman Savannah Savannah Morning News

NYU Beats Stevens In Intercollegiate Chess Match

New York University defeated Stevens in the first series match for the intercollegiate chess league championship. The league also features Rutgers, with final board results incomplete in the report, leaving the overall score tied to be determined.

New York University Stevens Rutgers

Flood stage relief as Arkansas River levee near Pine Bluff eases

The Arkansas River opposite Pine Bluff, Arkansas, continues to cave as the north bank was dynamited last night. The current shifts away from the worst levee area, reducing overflow danger though flood stage of twenty five feet remains. The Jefferson County courthouse and hotel near the river are now believed safe. Additional dynamiting may occur to push the main current away from Pine Bluff by tomorrow.

Pine Bluff Ark Jefferson County

Baseball Hearing in Chicago Seeks Commission Meeting

President Ban Johnson of the American League announced a special national commission meeting in Chicago to review the ticket scalping case involving the Chicago Baseball Club. Those who handled World Series tickets would face accusations that scalpers were favored. The likely date is around December 14.

Chicago Ban Johnson American League of Baseball Clubs National Commission Chicago Baseball Club Surgeon General Army Medical Reserve Corps

Typhoid Epidemic Hits Reading With 450 Cases

Reading Pa Dec 3 Four hundred fifty typhoid fever cases reported with nearly fifty new since yesterday. Officials blame the water supply as the source of the outbreak and twelve deaths have occurred in the last ten days.

Reading Penn

A Mighty Fire Horse Fallen in Brooklyn

Hank the famed fire horse of Brooklyn has served 23 years with the department. After twenty runaways and a broken fore leg, he lies in a rope hammock at Bolivar Street hospital, his career ending as the department retires its most celebrated steed.

Hank Bolivar Street Brooktyn Husky Brooklyn

Dorando Pietri to Start Six Day Bicycle Race

Dorando Pietri the marathon runner will start the six day race one minute after midnight Sunday as 15 teams of two riders gather from around the world. The lineup includes Walter Rutt and Johann Stol for the German-Holland pair, Norman Anderson and Carlie Vanoni for the Danish-Italian team, Bobby Walthour and Eddie Root for the Dixie-Yankee team, and Francois Faber with Henri Lafourcade among others. The event opens at 7 with Bayne'sth Regiment Band, following an ordinance allowing Sunday concerts.

Dorando Pietri Bayne’sth Regiment Walter Rutt Germany Johann Stol Holland Norman Anderson Copenhagen Carlie Vanoni Italy Bobby Walthour Atlanta Eddie Root New York City Joe Fogler Brooklyn National Athletic Club Iver Ween Chicago the Mormons Y Downing Selt Lake City San Jose James Moran Boston Long Island John Fedell Lonbrook Menus Bedwell Lynbrook Emerald Isle Matthew Downer Ireland Patrick Logan Elmer Collins W. E. Mitten Devonport Iowa Victor Dupre France Teon Georget

Hockey Players Busy for Amateur League Championship

New York Athletic Club manager Ben Rhodes bets on a strong squad as Crescent misses last year’s title. Wanderers captain Max Hornfeck celebrates Gilmore joining forward line with Garon. St Nicholas Rink practices add Bryant Philips Larned and college stars to a strengthened lineup as Crescent and other teams prepare for opening matches.

Ben Rhodes New York Athletic Club Crescent Max Hornfeck Wanderers Gilmore Garon Ellison St. Nicholas Bryant Phillips Kenneth Gordon Billy Larned Sheriff Crescent Athletic Club Flynn Liffiton McKenzie

Colonial Yacht Club Elects Officers for 1908

At the annual election held Wednesday night the Colonial Yacht Club chose officers for 1908 including Commodore George J. Westner and vice commodore W. Granberg. The annual club ball is set for January 21, 1908 at the Harlem Casino. The issue also notes the new serial The Ring and the Minn in the Sunday Tribune.

Colonial Yacht Club George J. Westner W. Granberg Alfred Colville Ernest Eberlein Frederick Gerst J. P. J. Tully Charles A. Franklin Edward M. Fratz John H. Dooley Charles M. Hilliker Tr. K. Whipple John T. Canavan Bd. T. Valliant E. E. Ashley, Sr C. B. Ferry, Jr Albert Robinson George A. Teller Harlem Cagino The Ring and the Minn Sunday Tribune

Women at Davis trial in Omaha murder case

In Omaha the Davis murder trial adjourned as bailiffs kept exits blocked for a large crowd while star prosecution witness Mrs. Abbie B. Rice testified about a pact to kill Dr. F. A. Austin. The day featured legal arguments over admissibility and the state won several rulings. Davis sat with his brothers Frederick H. and Latham Davis as proceedings paused with plans to complete her examination tomorrow.

Omaha Charles F. Davis F. A. Austin Abbie B. Rice Mrs. Rice Dr. Rustin Davis Rustin Frederick H. Davis First National Bank Latham Davis

Government witness testifies in sugar scale fraud suits

Richard Parr, Treasury agent, testifies before Commissioner Shields that steel springs fixed in Havemeyer & Elder refinery scales caused fraudulent weighing of sugar imported over six years. He found holes in beams, post modifications, and that after removing springs the average weight increased by fourteen pounds per lot, indicating false readings for customs duties totaling millions.

Richard Parr Specie Treasury United States Shields American Sugar Refining Company Havemeyer & Elder Williiamsburg Parr

Oil storage plans and ship bath fixes dominate Navy notes

The Navy outlines torpedo flotilla fuel depots with six thousand barrel gasoline tanks at Charleston and similar setups at other stations, with tankers to supply at sea. Army medical reserve retainers face pay questions, and ship bath systems require replacement of faulty showers. Orders issued across Army Navy Marine branches follow, plus reported warship movements and vessel assignments.

Tribune Bureau Washington Navy Department Navy Yard Charleston 8. C Portsmouth N. H Congress Naval General Board

Ships and orders shift at naval yards and bays

From Magdalena Bay to San Diego and other ports, vessels including the Saturn Justin Maine Uncas and Rowan shift routes. The Rowan is put out of commission while Past Jones is commissioned at Mare Island, with relief movements from Guantanamo Bay to the Potomac and onward to the navy yard.

Lawrence Rowan Albany Magdalena Bay San Diego Saturn Magdaiena Bar Island Justin Magdalene Panama Maine Portsmouth New York Navy Yard Teneral Station Guantanamo Bar Potomac Charleston Jones Nervy Yard Mare Island

Wendel pleads guilty on 69th birthday in graft case

Captain Louis Wendel former commander of the 1st Battery NG pleaded guilty on his sixty ninth birthday to forging a horse hire bill for the battery. He faces sentencing Tuesday by Judge Swarm. Indictments for larceny were dismissed on DA Jerome’s recommendation. Wendel once ran beer gardens and led a Tammany era staff with Croker Murphy Freedman.

Louis Wendel NG. N Hfe Swarm Jerome Wendel National Guard Hughes Richard Croker Charles F. Murphy Andrew Freedman Big Tim” Sullivan Leutenant Little Tim Armory

United States Naval Station Narragansett Bay Formed

Secretary Newberry consolidates Naval War College training station hospital marine barracks torpedo station and coaling station into one command named United States Naval Station Narragansett Bay. Rear Admiral John P. Merrell becomes commandant of the naval station while War College and related units continue their established duties.

J. F. Merrell Naval Station Narragansett Bay E. B. Larimer Pacific Torpedo Fleet M. 5. Danis Fox Bay Rowan Mare Island R. M. Griswold Colorado St. Louis O. F. Cooper Washington Home H. G Fuller Solace J. S. Woods Maryland Farragut J. L. Hand A. N. Mitchell E. W. M'Intyre Active Naval War College Naval Training Station Naval Hospital Marine Barracks Coaster’s Harbor Island Naval Torpedo Station Goet Island Naval Coaling Station Bradford R. 1

Satteries Sworn In as Assistant Secretary of the Navy

Herbert N. Satteries of New York was sworn in as Assistant Secretary of the Navy in Washington. Secretary Newberry and other officials witnessed as he received the bureau chiefs and officers on duty and began his duties.

Washington Herbert N. Satteries New York Newberry

Anarchist Deported for Preaching in Belleville Streets

St Louis December 3 Judge David P Dyer sustains an officer of Sec Straits directing Samuel Bachmann be deported to his home in England for preaching anarchistic teachings on the streets of Belleville Ill

St. Louis David P. Dyer Federal District Court Sammuel Bachmann England Belleville

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