Cyclists Set Fast Pace in Six Day Race at Madison Square Garden
In the first twenty four hours of the six day bicycle race at Madison Square Garden Menus Bedell and Patrick Logan were badly hurt and hospitalised. Eight of the sixteen teams led at twenty three hours, with pace pushing records toward a historic speed. Bedell sustained a broken collar bone and Logan internal injuries while racing amid a crowded track and intermittent accidents. The Italian-French pairing Brocco and Labrousse led early but faced heavy pressure as the field pressed on.
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Patrick Logan
Madison Square Garden
34Th Street
Bedell
Logan
Creamer
Rupprecht
Fallig
John Bedell
Boston
Walthour
Fourth Avenue
Brocco
Mision
Ea Heap
Mitten
Downey
T.e Dig Garden
Brocco and Labrousse
Faber and Lafourcade
Beclam Moran
Pacific-Atlantic
McFarland
Mfe
Faber and Lefourcade
Drobach
Galvin
Wene
Faber
Roger Labrousse
Italan
Lebrousse
Feld
Labrousse
Frank” Waller
Garden
Orohis
Cpiit
Motoring Groups Seek Cure for Reckless Driving
Authorities and industry figures condemn rising accidents caused by careless driving. The Automobile Club of America plans a stern resolution at its meeting, while officials consider tightening speed limits for bicycles and motor vehicles in congested city areas. Experts argue that recklessness and joy riding, not speed alone, drive most crashes, urging driver licensing reforms and stricter examinations.
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Automobile Club of America
Harburger
A. R. Shattuck
F. Wyckoff
Wyckoff, Church & Partridge
Stearns
Harry Fesdick
Lancia
Fosdick
Olympic Games Dispute Depths Between Britain and US
A British pamphlet criticizing the London 1908 Olympic management sparks sharp exchange with the American Olympic Committee. The quarrel centers on disqualification of Carpenter, alleged falsifications by officials, and claims by James Sullivan that prompt calls for rebuttal from the US side.
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Amateur Athletic Association of Great Britain
American Olympic Committee
Carpenter
Halswelle
T. A. Cook
British Olympic Council
London
Cook
New York
Victor Dowling
Supreme Court
James Sullivan
Conway
General Drain
Bartow S. Weeks
Sullivan
Liverpool
United States
Roosevelt
Meyer Selected Navy Football Captain for Next Season
At a Naval Academy meeting in Annapolis George Ralph Meyer of Hastings Minnesota was elected captain for the 1914 season. He has started at right guard for three years and is cited as one of the best in his position despite a knee injury. Relfsneider right end and Richardson fullback were also mentioned for captain.
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Tribune
Annapolis
Naval Academy
George Ralph Meyer
Hastings
Minn
Meyer
Relfsnider
Richardson
Eastern Professional Golfers' Association honors Kirchner
The Eastern Professional Golfers' Association held a special meeting in the city to present Charles Kirchner, former secretary, with a gold watch for three years of service. Herbert Strong becomes secretary at Apawamis. Walter Beckett to manage Rockaway Hunt Club courses year round. Tom Anderson to visit Scotland. his father notes America is ample for the champion.
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Eastern Professional Golfers’ Association
Charles Kirchner
Kirchner
Herbert Strong
Apawamis Club
Walter Beckett
George Low
Baltusrol
Rockaway
Beckett
Tom Anderson
Montclair
Scotland
Amerika
Many Fast Skaters Enter Amateur Races at St Nicholas Rink
East’s fastest skaters entered for amateur skating races to be held at the St Nicholas Rink on December 19. Practice sprints on Wednesday and Friday drew many young contestants set to challenge old champions in the half mile and two mile handicap events. Novice division shows keen competition. entries close December 15. S. C. Austin, secretary, 69 West 66th Street, handles registrations under the Eastern Amateur Skating Association.
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East
St. Nicholas
S. C. Austin
West 66Th Street
Eastern Amateur Skating Association
Young A Captain At Cornell Cross Country Team
Hobart C. Young, 30, elected captain of the Cornell cross country team for the 1999 season, with Percy Taylor named assistant captain. Young, two-year Cornell veteran, placed sixth at Princeton last year, won this year’s individual championship, and set a course record at the Cornell Yale meet. Taylor finished second at Yale and third in the intercollegiate meet.
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the Tribune
Ithaca
N. Y
Hobart C. Young
Cornell
Percy Taylor
Young
Princeton
Yale
New Haven
Taylor
Wheeler captains New Brighton NY U football squad
Wheeler named captain for next season at New Brighton Staten Island campus of New York University. Wiltse elected manager and John V Mace assistant manager of the Athletic Association. At annual meeting officers elected include President Commodore David Banks first vice president W Du Mond second vice president J McMabb recording secretary J T Putnam corresponding secretary M W St John treasurer Thomas W Appman and committee members V J Samersl and others.
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Staten
Islin
New York Universimes
Wheeler
Eley
Plzs
Yeste da Wiltse
Mger
John V Mace
Athletic Associa
Commodore David Banks
W. du Mond
J. McMabb
J. T. Putnam
M W. St John
Thomas W. Appmanecs
Et-Iates
V. J. Samersl
Ver Wiebe Not a Pro Says A A U President
James E Sullivan, president of the Amateur Athletic Union, stated Ernest Ver Wiebe Harvard fullback did not turn professional by accepting a gold watch and $50 purse. He must keep the money to lose amateur status, with Wefers precedent cited. Ver Wiebe not yet AAU member, but retaining funds could affect competitors in all sports.
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James E. Sullivan
The
Amateur Athletic Union
Ernest Ver Wiebe
Harvard
Somerville
Mr. Sullivan
Ver Wiebe
Weters
Lawrence
Wefers
Wiebe
Trouble Over Auto Law Seen By Newark Board of Trade
Newark business leaders rally against the New Jersey automobile law as a boycott spreads to auto parts, jewelry buyers, and vehicle dealers. The Newark Automobile Trade Association urges manufacturers not to cut orders and to press lawmakers to amend the law.
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Newark Board of Trade
New Jersey
New Jersey Automobile Trade Association
Newark
Board of Trade
New York
The
Navy Compliments Army Team
Telegrams from Annapolis dated December 7 show Captain Charles J. Badger congratulating West Point on its victory. Colonel H L Scott replies praising the midshipmen’s spirited play and the brigade's manly acceptance of defeat.
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Tribune
Annapolis
Charles J. Badger
Naval Academy
H. L. Scott
Military Academy
Badger
West Point
Scott
Midshipmen
Berlin University forms first student sports association
Berlin reports the first sports association of Berlin University students founded after a lecture by Professor Zuntz praising American university sports. The Ministry of Education sanctioned government funds to support the group, which will promote all varieties of sport and integrate playgrounds and gymnasiums into campus life.
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Berlin
Zuntz
Ministry of Education
Columbia Triumphs Over Yale In Inter Collegiate Chess
Columbia's varsity chess team opened its inter collegiate season by defeating Yale in New Haven on Saturday with a 4½ to 1½ score in a six board match. Wolff of Columbia defeated E B Burgess of Yale on the first board, executing a sacrifice and strong attack Burgess could not counter.
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Columbia
Yale
New Haven
Wolff
EB. Burgess
Burgess
Another Raid on Bowery Show Reveals Arrests and Fines
Detectives under Inspector Russell raided the Illusion Palace at 265 Bowery and a show at 10 percent Bowery. Three men were arrested for disorderly conduct and thirteen witnesses were taken in. Alfred H West of East 14th Street was fined five dollars. Louisa Embriano, the fat girl, promised to leave Bowery after last week’s raid. John E McLeil and Frank A Hay were discharged with reprimands.
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Bowery
Illusion Palace
Alfred H. West
East 14Th Street
Louisa Embriano
Stanton Street
John E. McLeil
The
Frank A. Hay
East 10Th Street
Baseball minor leagues split threatens shock to organized play
Indications point to a major split in minor league baseball as the Eastern League and American Association seek to operate as a separate body under organized baseball. They request drafting and reservation rules changes, territory rights, and new authority, provoking a heated debate with the National Association’s board and a scheduled continuation to resolve the dispute.
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National Commission
Garry Herrmann
Pulliam
National League
Johnson
American League
Eastern League
American Association
National Association of Minor League Baseball Clubs
P. T. Powers
John D. O’brien
Henry J. Killelea
Milwaukee
Killelea
National Association of Professional Baseball
National Board
Board of Arbitration
United States
National Association
Board of Arbitration of the
John E. Bruce
Bruce
Chicago
Waldorf-Astoria
Charley Ebbitts
Brooklyn
Dahlen
Frank Bowerman
Boston Nationals
Naval Station plan sparks questions at Brooklyn yard
Secretary Newhberry orders consolidation of naval commands into a single United States Naval Station Narragansett Bay R I under Rear Admiral John P Merrell. The move, echoed by talk of increasing the General Board and expanding the bureau of construction and repair, aims to boost cooperation among bureaus amid historic criticisms of the system. A leak-detection episode at the yard draws comment on interbureau friction as crews prepare for Admiral Coghlan’s funeral and ships shift between dockyards and patrol routes.
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Newhberry
Naval War College
Naval Training Station
Naval Hospital
Marine Barracks
Coaster’s Island
Naval Torpedo Station
Goat Island
Naval Coaling Station
Bradford
United States
Naval Station
Narragansett Bay
R. I
John P. Merrell
Navy Yard
Brooklyn
Department
General Board
Bureau of Construction and Repair
Navy Department
D. McN. Fairfax
House Naval Committee
Cleveland
Tracy
Hilary Herberty
Naval Boards
Long
Moody
Roosevelt
Chandler
Morton
Bonaparte
Alfred T. Mahan
Coghlan
Goodrich
Celtic
Main Street
Gibraltar
Abarenda
Uncas
Guantanamo Bay
Potomac
Charleston
S. C
Maine
Undertakers Debate Funeral Costs in Chicago
Chicago debates funeral pricing as P J Hursen the embalmers paints a harsher picture of a funeral trust. He claims too many undertakers raise costs from 200 to 260 for coffins and services while families pay excessive sums in grief. Marlow M Goodale, head of the Chicago Undertakers Association, repudiates these claims as unfounded.
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Chicago
P. J. Hursen
Marlow M. Goodale
Chicago Undertakers’ Association
Hursen
New Haven Grievances Settled After Conductor Talks
New Haven December 7. After conferences between the general committee of New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad conductors and trainmen and General Manager Higgins, railroad men secured every concession on mixed runs and mileage extension in passenger service. In return the men yielded on minor points, ending the friction from the two main grievances.
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New Haven
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Higgins
Army and Navy notes offer outlook on Congress action
Washington December 1 The Tribune Bureau reports that service legislation will be limited to appropriation bills this session with many measures awaiting hearings. The army elimination bill and naval personnel law face opposition and navy officers push for hearings. Marine corps fate could shape actions on increasing army officers by six hundred. Historical note on marines withdrawn from battleships in 1896 shows seamen and mudshelled duties filling roles with high discipline. Ship movements and orders also listed.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Congress
Navy
Marine Corps
Guantanamo
Evans
Massachusetts
Bluejackets
Conversy
Bureau of Navigation
Army of Pacification officers complete ninety mile ride
Havana December 7 officers above captain grade numbering forty finished the prescribed test riding ninety miles in three days led by Major General Thomas H. Barry. Colonel GQ ZK Sweet of the 2th Infantry stopped after day one while Lt Col Francis H. Hardie and Colonels R. T. Yeatman and Major W. Clark were barred from riding by the surgeon.
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Havana
Army of Pacification
Thomas H. Barry
ZK Sweet
2Th Infantry
Francis H. Hardie
15Th Cavalry
R. T. Yeatman
W. Clark
1Th Infantry
President accepts resignation of Lt Titus to pursue business
Washington December 7 The President has accepted the resignation of Second Lieutenant Calvin P. Titus 14th Infantry to take effect July 15 west to engage in business. Titus, as a private in the 11th Infantry, served as frog man to scale the walls of Peking in August during the Boxer troubles.
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Coast Artillery
Manila
Harry W
T. Carpenter
10Th
Earl Mt Parland
Sith Company
Schudt
Ling
Mantle
New York City
Charles ©. Zollars
Harry L Morse
Edward W. Wildrick
Pierre V. Kiefver
Robert Arthur
Efree
Peter Chavis, Jr
Alexander , Jr
Stephen B. Mould
William W. Ballard, Jr
Sith
Walter P Boat
Wright
Lewis E. Goodier, Jr
Washington
Calvin P. Titus
14Th Infantry
Titus
11Th Infantry
Peking
Attacks Choice Of Prison Design In Albany Suit
Warren Wetmore of New York filed suit to set aside the State Prison Site Commission award for a new state prison, design by William J. Beardsley of Poughkeepsie, replacing Sing Sing. Wetmore, the second choice, contends the board acted unconstitutionally and the enabling law is defective.
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Albany
State Prison Site Commission
William J. Beardsley
Poughkeepsie
Sing Sing Prison
Warren Wetmore
New York
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