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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1908
Page
16
Baseball headlines stir as Nations League and American League presidents face selection. Spit ball ban eyed. spike removal urged. Marathon, distance running boom boosts New York area track meet chatter. Beals Wright and Alexander fall short in Davis Cup bid. Western golf tensions rise as agitation grows. Harvard football praise and drop kick debates color a busy sports scene.
More than fifty runners competed in the six mile invitation scratch run in The Bronx. Tom Horgan of Holy Cross Lyceum edged Joe Guerin of Trinity Athletic Club by two yards in a final time of 31 minutes 28 seconds. Guerin and Horgan alternated at the front during the race.
Andrew Crawford's hay gelding Invader defeated Ida Highwood in three heats yesterday morning. Invader won two heats and finished close in the third, with Coast Marie and Bessie Pandit among top finishers in earlier races. Frank Kilpatrick entered Invader from the Pacific Coast for the National Horse Show this autumn.
A rush at the New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicles in Trenton prompts Commissioner J B R Smith to add staff from the Secretary of State. About 31 days remain for old numbers, with 18 000 certificates and 3 000 owners seeking old-number retention. A proposed 87 foot tri umphal arch for Madison Square Garden's ninth national auto show frames the overall decorative plan. the arch rises behind the Garden with four columns and mirrors to amplify interior views.
The Savannah Jockey Club mounts a thirty day meeting starting Christmas Day to fill the closing gap of New Orleans tracks. New Yorkers aid the effort with Savannah business support, and about eighty horses are in training with expectations to grow to over a hundred.
Delegates from the Eastern League and American Association gathered at the Hotel Victoria to press demands before the national commission in the Waldorf Astoria. A second session was planned as talks focused on higher classification, representation, and cross league drafting times. Rumors of a new major league were denied by owners. Names of key executives from Providence to Montreal attended, with Kililea drafting the national agreement and a verdict expected on the Chicago sale of World Series tickets. Managerial moves and player trades were anticipated as 1908 leaders for St. Louis, Cincinnati, Brooklyn, and Boston loomed.
The Camerons soccer team defeated Highbridge eleven at Macomb's Dam Park by 3 to 0. Lee opened the scoring in the first half, Pearson added a tally in the second, followed by Isaac for the final goal. Earlier, the Arcadia Thistles and Critchleys drew 2 all at Meyerrose Park with Scullion scoring late to tie.
Dorando Pretri, winner of the Madison Square Garden marathon against J. J. Hayes, attended a dinner at Hotel del Campidogno 154 Bleecker Street. After toasts to President Roosevelt and King Victor Emmanuel, Dorando thanked his countrymen for the tributes and treatment. A large loving cup was presented to him.
The six day race began at Madison Square Garden with fourteen thousand in attendance as riders started at 12:66 this morning. Dorando fired the start, Vanoni and Moran led early, and a new first hour record of 20 miles 6 laps was set as Gougouts and Kaser previously held the mark from 1903.
Harry Jensen won the time prize in the Pastime Athletic Club cross country handicap over its six and a half mile Bronx course yesterday. Jensen finished in 20 minutes 30 seconds and fifth place. G Stanley, with 5 minutes 15 seconds allowance, took first. J Ryan finished second and won the novice prize as well as second place prize.
Army officers debate waiving height requirements for commissions while the Navy tests barracks for enlisted men at yards in Brooklyn Boston and Philadelphia Rear Admiral Evans backs the plan to keep crews off ships for sanitation and upkeep Brigadier General Bliss warns the Moro threat requires persistent show of force and inter island links Hospital Ship Relief loses Stokes and gains Dunbar as commander with repairs needed before voyage home and calls for more hospital ships overall
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