Larned Dominates 1902 Tennis Season Amid Strong Field
The 1902 season sees Larned emerge as the leading American player with superior backhand and forehand control. Strong showings from Beals C Wright Frederick Hackett and William Clothier highlight a crowded field as national and international events unfold across New York Philadelphia Hartford and Wimbledon venues with Maria Wagner, Mrs. Barger Wallach and Nat Niles among notable champions.
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William Ed
Frederick Anéer
Harold H. Hackett
Larned
Newa
America
United Gates
Dick Sears
Go Campbell
Bob Wrenn
Malcomb D. Whiton
Whitman
Emer
Richard H. Palmer
Diet L. Westfall
Gustave F. Touchard
Mack J. 5Ay
Harry L. Torrence, Jr
Irving Corietes M. Bull, Jr
Aces
Gare
Beals C. Wright
Frederick Ia H. Hackett
William J. Cloth
Edward P. Larned
George L
Ross Burchard
H. J. Mathers
Marie Wagner
Fredgi i
Heais C
F. B. Alexander
Chal‘a. Earned
Beal C
H. H. Hackett
Cated Beals C. Wright
R. D
New York
York
Edna Wilder
E. Sears
M. Fenno
D. Green
A. Larned
A. G. McCarthy
Agee
R. Little
Emily W. Scott
M. Johnson
Hartford
Edfall
G. H. Nettie
T. R. Pell
T. Inman
F. B. Howarca
Ross Toucharé
Vexarand
H. C. Wright
Elizabeth Hi. Moore
Marni
FL Tittle
JL. Hammond
A. G. Miles
S. C Milt
Hisie Lite
J. C. Wright
Philadelphia
Barger Wallach
de- Marie Wagner
Jeer Wallach
Evelyn Sears
Miss M. Curtis
Boston
Cr. Neeley
Miss M Stover
Chicago
W. Niles
L. Hammondepionship
Wimbledon
A. W. R. Barrett
Innnot
Sterry
Miss 5
California
England
J. G. Ritchie
Englaxd
Lambert
Chamnship
Atlanta
Nat Thornstead
Virginia
G. Whitehead
J. H. Winston
Grant and Thornton
Orange
N. J
Ward P. Larned
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W. A. Larned Larce
W. A. L. Wrenn
W. J. Clothier
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Mpionship
Trave Island
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G. L. Wrenn
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S. Doudles
Pennsylvania
Rester
New York Athletic Club Eagles Past Newark Bay in Bowling Meet
New York Athletic Club five won both matches against Newark Bay in the Athletic Bowling League on home alleys. Breen totaled 241 and 224 in the first two games, Arnold added 204 and 226, with Newark Bay replying in the third game led by Griffith at 246 and Dwyer 225 and Perry 260. Totals listed show New York dominating the series. In a separate note, the College of the City of New York basketball team defeated Yale 22 to 17 in the college invasion, the Blues outplayed at every point.
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New York Athletic Club
Newark Bay
Breen
Arnold
New York
Newark Pay
Grifith
Dwyer
Perry
College of the City of
Yale
Yale Ge
Go Race Grotters Under Saddle By Billings Venture
C K G Billings shifts focus from driving to saddle trotting using top speed trotters. His string includes Tempus Fugit Turley Charlie Mac Alexandre Delight and Frank A all under saddle. He praises brisk trots and rides daily in Central Park with his horses and yacht hobbyhorses for guests.
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Lou Dillon
Monk
Lucile
Nathan Straus
Mr. Billings
Durland Riding Academy
Ed Geers
Turley
Charlie Mac
Charlie
Billings
Mediterranean
Driscoll Forfeits Two Mile Handicap After Shoe Rule
At the 69th Regiment Athletic Association meet M P Driscoll of the Mercury Athletic Club refused to run the two mile handicap because spike shoes were not allowed. G J Obermeyer of National Athletic Club won the two mile with five yard margin in 9 minutes 304-5 seconds. Other results include Collins finishing fourth in the five mile and Crowley failing to medal in the half mile. The meet featured multiple handicap events and relays with teams from 224th, 65th, 13th Regiments and Holy Cross Lyceum among others.
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69Th Regiment Athletic Association
M. P. Driscoll
Mercury Athletic Club
Amateur Athletic Union
Thomas J. Collins
Irish- American Athletic Club
Collins
G. J. Obermeyer
National Athletic Club
Charles Muller
E. Fitzgerald
Holy Cross Lyceum
James Crowley
Yonkers
Crowley
B. J. McMahon
Company I
M. P. Geis
224D
A. Raines
Joan Bell
Company
William Boyle
Mohawk A. C. GS
B. McMahon
H. Lott
Company F
J. Murphy
J. W. Richmond
New York
A. C
E. C Jordan
Gordon A. A
F. P. McNally
Acorn A. A
National A. C
PB. McMahon
John Joyce
W. Powers
Indoor Sunday School Games at 14th Regiment Armory
More than five hundred youngsters competed in the annual indoor games of the Sunday School Athletic Association at the 14th Regiment Armory Brooklyn. Events included over fifteen running races and seven field events with several thousand spectators watching.
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Sunday School Athletic Association
14Th Regiment Armory
Brooklyn
14Th Regiment
W. A. Raleigh
Fixty
Halock
Baptist Semple
A. J. Lehman
Culver
A. Stahman
Www
H ‘W
St. Andrew's
M. H. Hames
Hancon Place Methodist Episcopal
Fred Goosen
St. Peter's
Cuyler Presbyterian
C. Hatcher
Lehman
van Herding
R. Hatcher Baptist Temple
Carline
Anderson
MacKenzie
Whitlock
Tompkins Avenue Congregational
Warner
von Hagen
Foster
Hern
A. Myles Bethesda
Mexico to host inaugural American horse derby in 1910
Louisville reports a plan to race American horses in Mexico with Colonel Matt Winn leading. The Mexican Jockey Club will supervise racing, with a target January 1910 start and the $25,000 Mexican Derby. Ground near Chapultepec is secured for a 100 acre site and a $300,000 plant.
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Louisville
Mexico
Matt J. Winn
American Turf Association
Colonel Winn
Algernon Daingerfield
Jockey Club
Lyman Davis
Mexican Jockey Club
James P Keene
J. B. Haggin
Harry Payne Whitney
James Butler
P. J. Dwyer
Jack Follansbee
Clarence H. Mackay
Mexico City
Castle
Chapultepec
Monterey
Juarez
Major Home First In Public School Cross Country Race
C Major of Boys High School Brooklyn won the Public School Athletic Club cross country championship at Celtic Park in 17 minutes 2 6 seconds for three miles. Fifty-five runners from eight schools competed on the tough course as Commerce and De Witt Clinton vied for team honors, Commerce taking 66 to 78. The finish featured a tight struggle among Haas and Armt of Commerce for a top placing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Major
Sterling
Boys’ High School
Brooklyn
Public School Athletic Club
Celtic Park
Thomas
Commerce
Major
McDonald
de Witt Clinton
William Haas
L. Armt
High School of Commerce
Uniform Auto Law Report Highlights Federal and State Measures
At the AAA annual meeting Charles Thaddeus Terry outlined progress toward a federal automobile registration law and a uniform state motor vehicle law. The report notes growing farmer support, calls for coordination with National Grange and other groups, and urges uniform regulations on registration lights brakes and speed to ease cross state travel and road safety.
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American Automobile Association
Charles Thaddeus Terry
Terry
Buffalo Convention
National Grange
General Convention
American Road Makers’ Association
Congress of the United States
Washington
I Ts
Grange
C. §. Stetson
Maine
Washington Times
Charles T. Terry
National Fund For Highway Improvement
Batchelder
New England
Elaborate Decorations Mark Auto Show at Grand Central Palace
The American Motor Car Manufacturers Association plans a grand New Year’s Eve opening at Grand Central Palace with unmatched decorations. Artisans from Italy England France and the U.S. devised an extreme scheme featuring electric lights oil paintings mirrors tropical gardens statues national flags and power lights. The court of honor will exude an early English style with tiling and a frieze of race scenes while the auditorium showcases a blue ceiling latticework and hanging garden effects aided by mirrors to double the space.
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Grand Central Palace
American Motor Car Manufacturers’ Association
Italy
England
France
Atlantic
Dinner in Dorando Pietri’s Honor at Hotel Del Campidoglio
A dinner in honor of Dorando Pietri, winner of the Marathon at Madison Square Garden, is set for this evening at 7 o'clock in the Hotel del Campidoglio at 164 Bleecker Street. A loving cup and $200 will be presented to the runner.
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Dorando Pietri
Madison Square Garden
Hotel del Campidoglio
Bleecker Street
Marquard's Fine Record From 1908 American Association
New York Giants hoped for strong showings from pitchers Rube Marquard and Bull Durham after their 1908 season in the American Association. Durham led the league with 19 victories and 7 defeats while Marquard posted 28 wins and 19 losses. Durham struck out 78 batters and allowed 81 walks in 35 games, with 21 put-outs and 65 assists. Marquard pitched 47 games, recording 28 wins and 19 losses, 30 put-outs and 92 assists with 9 errors. He fanned 250 batters while walking 125. Both pitchers showed mixed form but remained key Giants assets for 1909 planning.
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American Association
New York Giants
John McGraw
Giants
Rube Marquard
New York Baseball Club
Bull Durham
Cincinnati
Polo Grounds
Marquard
West
Durham
McGraw
Louisville
Indianapolis
Christy Mathewson
Matty
Superbas Southland Schedule Shows Spring Exhibition Plan
Brooklyn President Ebbets unveils a South Florida training plan for the Superbas with Jacksonville as headquarters. The club to depart late February or early March for a string of exhibitions from March 13 in Jacksonville through mid-April stops in Alabama Georgia Tennessee and Indiana. Bad Bill Dahlen touted as possible player manager with Brooklyn roots and eager participation.
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Brooklyn
Superbag
Ebbets
Jacksonville
Fla
Dodgers
Dahlen
Boston
Superbas'i
Automobiles and Plans Stir on Broadway Row
Walter Hale the actor is buying a Studebaker runabout to tour Spain and France this spring. The Buick placed second in Savannah lighting up the showroom with tire changes and a 51.7 mph average. Chevalier Conti receives news of Fiat and Lancia Grand Prize wins from Italy. J M Gilbert reports Brooklands gates for Oct 31 and record speeds hit 101.778 mph and 108.45 mph in separate runs. The Marion Overland, a five passenger model, arrives on Mobile Row. Carl H Page displays a Chalmers Detroit crank shaft with a radiator fan. Herreshoff’s new car, to be marketed by Harry S Haupt, will debut in January and expand output in 1910 with eastern agencies first.
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Walter Hale
Europe
Studebaker
Spain
France
J. M. Gilbert
Continental Caoutchouc Company
New York
Brooklands
England
A. Bablot
Carl H. Page Company
Chalmers- Detroit
Herreshoff
Harry S. Haupt
Herreshoff Motor Company
Detroit
Pope-Hartford
Thomas
Tasia
Ducciadiere
Oldsmobile
JENKINS THE JOCKEY DIES AT 34 IN SAN FRANCISCO
Clem Jenkins once one of the nation’s top jockeys died at San Francisco Hospital from appendicitis. He was thirty four and rode for prominent employers in Europe including King Edward and Emperor William. His career featured nineteen winners in one week at Tanforan under Prince Poniatowski.
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San Francisco
Clem Jenkins
San Francis Hospital
Europe
King Edward
Emperor William
California
New York
Jenking
Tanforan
Prince Poniatowski
Pawling Beaten by Collegiate School in Basketball
The Collegiate School of this city defeated Pawling School in basketball yesterday by a score of 39 to 16.
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Pawling School
Million Pounds in London Churches Proposed Demolitions
A century ago London's square mile housed about one hundred churches. now just over fifty remain. A proposal suggests demolishing thirty churches to free funds for other parish work. All Hallows Lombard Street site valued at £800000 and St Michael's Cornhill at £760000. St Peter's Cornhill also on valuable ground. Aggregate value of thirty churches totaled about £6 000 000 for consolidation with other parishes.
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London
All Hallows
Lombard Street
St. Michael's
Cornhill
St. Peter's
Automobiles and the Savannah Stock Car Outlook
The piece surveys 1909 racing prospects with Savannah hosting a stock car event in March. It notes Strang in an Isotta won last year, discusses cylinder bore trends, and cites safety concerns at Long Island courses, plus potential Grand Prize entries and drivers like Wagner and Hemery.
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Savannah
Strang
Isotta
Automobile Club
Savannah Automobile Club
Ma Battey
Florida
Cuba
Association of Recognized Automobile Clubs
Europe
Vanderbilt
Automobile Club of America
Wagner
Hemery
Nazzare
Hanriot
Erle
Fournier
Heath
Robertson
de Palma
Long Island
Motor Parkway
the Tribune
Georgia
Auto Race in Cuba Called Off
A meeting in the city decided not to hold the proposed automobile road race in Havana Cuba on January as planned. The International Automobile Association of Cuba had sought sanction from the Automobile Club of America due to foreign drivers departing after the Grand Prize race and trade being busy until near the race date.
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Havana
Cuba
International Automobile Association of Cuba
Automobile Club of America
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Tork
Toronto
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Efentead
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Massachusetts
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Ohio
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Rhode
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Athletic Club
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Grotters
Driscoll
R. G. Koch
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H. Gissing
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L. B. Dorland
J. B. Holler
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