Crowds Flock to Grand Central Palace Auto Show
A bustling turnout filled the Grand Central Palace as auto lovers explored the latest exhibits. Notable guests included August Belmont Jr and John Jacob Astor with families, while spectators praised car designs and mechanical innovations. Attendance surpassed last year, with over twenty thousand visitors since the show opened, and enthusiasts gathered for events by Frayer-Miller and the Automobile Club of America.
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George Moore Smith
Miss Smith
Harry Payne Whitney
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Cleveland
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Automobile Club of America
Sherry
Frayer-Miller Booth
Westinghouse Cars Win Paris to Monte Carlo Sweep
Westinghouse entries finish first and second in the Paris to Monte Carlo touring car race Con cours de Regularité. The 41 started, with one at a time handicap, and the first two cars beat all others by margins. The winning car now exhibits at the New York automobile show.
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Monte Carlo
Westinghouse
United States
Ie Tare
Grand Central New York City
Ebrasier
Europe
Thery
Harry Payne Whitney
Detroit
G. H. Blomstrom Motor Car Company
Gambert
Columbia Sophs Win Interclass Cross Country Championship
The Columbia interclass cross-country meet ended with the sophomores scoring 16 points to defeat the juniors 32 and seniors 34. B Sanders 09 led in 22 45, Ferris Hetherington 07 second, F W Kennedy 09 third, with the top four spots counting toward the team score. Sanders was later elected cross-country captain for next season. Hockey practice for the Columbia squad began at St Nicholas Rink with fourteen players reporting, including five from last year’s varsity.
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F. W. Kennedy
Fach
Sanders
Princeton
St Nicholas
D. Armstrong
L. Bartow
G. M. MacKenzie
K. Easton
R. M. Miller
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G. Edgar
A. T. Hopping
H. Palmer
A. H Borchardt
C. B. King
Hockey Club of
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St. Nicholas Skating Club
New York Athletic Club
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7Th Regiment
Cornell Celebrates Athletic Progress and Football Rules
Ithaca N Y December 5 Cornell held an athletic celebration featuring President Schurman who praised outdoor training and the new Playground provided by alumni. He urged a gymnasium for large classes and noted Cornell leading in crew and track with strong baseball and football standings amid renewed support for football under updated rules.
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Cornell
University
Schurman
New York State
Syracuse
Specializ
Smathers Cleared in Memphis Gold Cup Doping Case
After a brief executive session at the Murray Hill Hotel, the National Trotting Association board dismissed charges against E. E. Smathers and ruled the Memphis Gold Cup race was won on its merits. The decision followed testimony regarding alleged doping and featured Smathers’s lawyers and other witnesses outlining both sides of the dispute.
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E. E. Smathers
Memphis
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Lou Dillon
Major Deimar
J. J. Adams
J. S. Wise
Edward P. Corne
Carruthers Ewing
Tenn
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Ed” Sanders
Ha” Sanders
Lou Tillon
Delmar
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Simathers
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Avas
Edward Sanders
Wise
Mr. Billings
Murray Howe
Old Glory sale winds down at Madison Square Garden
Fasig Tipton’s twelfth annual Old Glory sale ends at Madison Square Garden after nine days with a total of 424 50,000 dollars. High prices included Axworthy at 21 000 and Sweet Marie at 14 000. attendance declined but buyers remained as most horses had sold earlier.
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Sweet Marie
Dare Devil
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Forkhurst
J. H. Ackerman
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James Finan
Officials urged stricter rule enforcement after changes
A speaker stated the new game rules reduced brutality and injuries, noting the sport is more interesting now. He judged improvement possible only through firmer enforcement by officials in charge of the games.
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Mamely
French team held up over eye illness before six day race
Leon and Emil Georget, the French six day bicycle team, were detained at Ellis Island after light eye inflammation raised trachoma concerns. They were hospitalized and under marine hospital surgeons care while efforts to secure release continued. The pair are Paris six day champions and expected to compete in Madison Square Garden events next week.
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la Lorraine
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Abie Fit
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A. W. Ranodo
Cottey
Court Rejects Conspiracy Claims in Trotting Case
In a terse executive session the board dismissed charges against Elmer Smathers after finding Memphis Gold Cup race was won on its merits. Evidence showed multiple inconsistent affidavits and uncorroborated testimony from Spear and Sanders, leaving the case with faint pretexts and flimsy pretenses.
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Avit
Sanders
Billings
Howe
Emig Elected Penn Crew Captain of '08 Lineup
Philadelphia December report states H. Emig of the Clans of ’08 was elected captain for the next year at the University of Pennsylvania crew. Emig, twenty, served as stroke on this year’s crew and hails from York, Pennsylvania.
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H. A. Emig
University of Pennsylvania
Emig
York
Penn
Yale Basketball Team Suspended for Game with Naval Reserve
The basketball committee of the Metropolitan Association suspended Yale University for playing the Naval Reserve team of Providence on December 4.
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Metropolitan Association
New Haven
Naval Reserve
Providence
Yale to Elect Captain Next Week for Football Eleven
Yale football leaders Tad Jones and Biglow vie for captaincy after return from games with Harvard and Princeton. Biglow appears favored though Jones could secure Boe captaincy if not chosen. Yale Alumni Weekly editorial urges football as a healthy college sport with pleasure over winning.
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Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Tad Jones
Biglow
Jones
Automobile Race Challenge Ends With Lozier Victory
A group including Moe Levy and Samuel Rosenthal backed a Lozier 4 horsepower car in a Atlantic City to New York round trip race against a 50 horsepower rival. The Lozier completed the journey with no repairs besides a single puncture and was declared the winner after reaching New York on Sunday.
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William Davidson
Max Steiner
Samuel Rosenthal
Rosenthal
Atlantic City
Lake Wood
Lozier
New York
Wayne Automobile Company Unveils New Four-Cylinder Runabout
Wayne Automobile Company staged an exhibition yesterday for its first runabout, a four cylinder 25 horsepower model. It mirrors the five passenger touring car already praised by visitors. The engine is simple yet strong and the overall progress supports the makers claim that the car is virtually trouble free.
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Wayne Automobile Company
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