Leaders Scattered by Wild Sprint in Six Day Bicycle Race
Five teams shared the Madison Square Garden six day bicycle race lead after a dramatic 2 to 3 PM sprint that pushed the field toward a new distance record. Georget and Dupre retired with fatigue while Moran Rett and several others battled for laps as the pack surged and a spectator crowd roared. An on track police collision disrupted morning action but no rider was seriously hurt.
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Madison Square Garden
Elkes and McFarland
Georget
Teupree
Brocco
Labrousse
Downing
Hollister
Faber
Lafourade
Dupre
Lafourcade
Iead
Tesan
Ampre
Moran
Butt
Madison Square
Rett
Lawson
DeMara
Drobach
Vanoni
Anderson
Palmer
Walker
Waithour
Rootami Whiey
Gelvin
Devonevitch
Dreback
Monas
Milier
Walter
Amateur trap championship anticipation at Travers Island
Anticipation builds for the Amateur Trap Shooting Championship of the United States to be decided at Travers Island on Friday December 14. More than thirty metropolitan gunners joined the December shoot at Bergen Beach with a special sweepstakes at 1 targets. Competitors included John H Hendrickson Bergen Beach Gun Club holder of the amateur title, Simoneca Meadow Brook Gun Club, A Bostwick and Pre Hodgman New York Athletic Club, and GH Piercy noted revolver shooter. Piercy won the event with scores 0 5 5 3 1, totaling 31, a strong result given the difficulty of the last two strings.
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United States
Travers Island
Jamaica Bar
Bergen Beach
John H Hendrickson
Newark Bay Club sweeps Passaic Club in athletic bowling league
Newark Bay Club won all three games at Passaic Club on their home alleys in the Athletic Bowling League. Totals show Newark Bay over 9 marks per line with strong scores from Vereela ne Du Bois Lefferts Ball and Heuser. A scheduled match between Elizabeth Club and Jersey City Club was postponed to tomorrow night.
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Newark Bay Club
Passaic Club
N Athletic
Newark Bay
Vereelané
du Bois
Yat Perry
Lefferts
Yee Caeger
D. Lefferts
Elizabeth Club
Jere Y Hy
Princeton and Pratt Institute Basketball Clash This Week
A forthcoming game between Princeton and Pratt Institute is slated for a Friday evening at a gym on Ryerson Street in Breoxton. The event, recorded in local notes, highlights weekend sports in the area.
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Princeton
Pratt Institute
Gemmasium
Ryerson Street
Breoxton
Anmene
Pulliam Re elected Leader at National League Meeting
Pulliam was re elected president of the Nation League of Baseball Clubs at the Waldorf Astoria meeting. John A Herdler was re elected secretary treasurer. Directors include Barney Dreyfuss Charles H Ebbets August Herrmann Charles W Murphy and George B Dover.
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Harry
George B. Dovey
Brooklyn
Charles H. Ebbets
Henry W. Medicus
Charles H. Ebbets, Jr
Chicago
Charles W. Murphy
Cincinnati
August Herrmann
Max Fleischmann
Philadelphia
William J. Shettsline
TD. L. Reeves
EF. IL Hyneman
Andrew Stevenson
James Potter
Pittsburg
Rainer Dveyfuss
St. Jamis
M. Stanley Robison
Murphy
Henry Chadwick
Baseball
Frank de Haas
Robison
St. Louis
Messrs
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Dovey
Herrmann
Dreyfuss
Potter
Pulliam
Society of Professional Automobile Engineers of the
United States
Edward Traphagen
Robert J. Dobson
John Melarity
Eugene Massey
George Strobridge
Henry J. Ritzel
Otto Zimmerelli
Philip A. Hage
Columbia Falls to St. Nicholas in 14–0 hockey rout
Columbia University was defeated by St. Nicholas 14 to 0 at the St. Nicholas Rink on the West Side. Columbia played poorly while St. Nicholas dominated from start to finish, routing the visitors in a one-sided game before a fair crowd.
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Columbia University
St. Nicholas
Sth Street
Columbus Avenue
Columbia
M. Ponsition
Murphy
Dpa
Skanprececko von Bermut Kearner
Cover
Farst
Nicholas
Gordon Ner
Putnam
Yale Declines Fordham Game for Next Season
Yale has refused to schedule Fordham in New York City next season. Fordham officials asked for a game and Yale hopes to host the New Yorkers in New Haven, though Yale’s schedule is already nearly full. Manager White said Yale will not arrange a fourth game with any Western eleven and the Yale association regrets playing weaker teams like Washington and Jefferson and Massachusetts Agricultural College in October. Stronger opponents are sought for the upcoming season.
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Boston
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Clark Griffith
Yankees
Garry Herrmann
Griffith
National Commission
Eastern League and
American Association
Oy Telegraph
the Tribune
New Haven
Yale
Fordham College
New York City
Fordham
Yale Association
White
Washington and Jefferson
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Fall Rowing At Yale Shows Encouraging Results
New Haven reports Yale coach John Kennedy praising fall training as promising despite not yet deciding on the English seating method. He credits sharp bladework and smooth spacing, notes the challenge of selecting a stroke, and mentions newly purchased boats from England that can be rowed by either method.
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New Haven
John Kennedy
Yale
Yale Daily News
Kennedy
England
Columbia Crew Opens Fall Practice In Cold Hudson Conditions
The Columbian varsity crew began its fall practice with two eights under a cold northwest wind on the Hudson. Most rowers from last year returned, including Snevily and Starbuck at bow and seven, Winslow the former coxswain, while Saunders and Cerussi were absent due to illness.
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Hudson
Columbian Varsity
Snevily
Starbuck
Winslow
Saunders
Cerussi
Cokls
Navy Basketball Schedule Announced By Annapolis Cadets
The Naval Academy released its basketball schedule with games listed against Pennsylvania Georgetown Princeton Columbia Corcoran College of Kingston Baltimore City College George Washington University Delaware College Washington and Lee University Virginia and Fordham through February. Gargan has been elected captain of Fordham football for next season.
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the Tribune
Annapoli
Naval Academy
University of Pennsylvania
Georgetown
Princeton
Columbia
Corcoran
Os Kington
Baltimore City College
Janery
Gorge Washington University
Delaware College
Washington
Leo
Pebemars i
University of Virginia
Levelu College of Baltimore
Fordnem
France
Gargan
Timely Auto Topics Shape New Jersey Law Talks
A Newark Board of Trade meeting tonight will map auto industry needs in New Jersey. Automobilists seek faster speed limits lights at night and licensing reforms to lure out-of-state drivers, aided by grangers and horsemen. News covers industry leaders, engineers, and club expansions including new members like ex-Gov Murphy and Sen Dryden. The Gooden trophy tour heads west from Newark next year, and Benz Company announces entry to the American market amid Daytona races.
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Newark Board of Trade
X Tribune
Frelinghuysen
W. ©. Crosby
Associated Automobile Clubs of
George Paddock
Dealers’ Association
American Automobile Association
Chicago
Omaha
Denver
Frank B. Hower
Association
The
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Newark
E. R. Thomas
Franklin Murphy
United States
Dryden
James Smith, Jr
Henry M. Doremus
Club
Automobile Club of America
Larkin Elected President as Metro Golf Assn Grows
Adrian H. Larkin was elected president at Delmonico's with a plan to form a committee to harmonize local rules. The Metropol itan Golf Association reports 59 clubs, including Inwood, with steady finances and strong amateur and professional participation.
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Adrian H. Larkin
Metropolitan Golf Association
Delmonico
Taft Favors Measure as Barton to Retire Navy Notes
Washington dispatch reports Rear Admiral Barton to retire due to disability after a paralysis scare during a inspection tour. A new chief of the bureau of steam engineering will be appointed, with candidates including Rear Admiral T. C. McLean or Commander R. F. Griffin. Orders and ship movements follow, noting officer transfers and station changes across the Army and Navy.
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Barton
Navy
Miral
John K. Barton
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New York Navy Yard
Congress
Tite
Engineer Corps
T. C. McLean
Naval Board of Inspection and Survey
Naval Torpedo Station
Newport
McLean
Eau
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Thas
Army Signal Service Bill Aims To Double Corps Strength
Army officers in New York push a bill to double the signal service corps from 1,212 to about 2,500 enlisted men plus officers. They argue modern warfare and territorial growth require expanded research, wireless, balloon, and airship capabilities, with Lt Gen Arthur MacArthur stating a 3,000 enlistment minimum for mobilization readiness. Judge Taft formerly urged favorable action.
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New York
Signal Service Corps
Committee On Military Affairs
House of Representatives
Allen
Moukden
Signal Service
Signal Corps
Taft
Arthur MacArthur
Secretary of War
Wendel Fined $1000 In Wake Of Fraud Charge
Former Captain Louis Wendel pleaded guilty to fraudulently presenting a bill to public officers. Judge Swann imposed a $1,000 fine. two other indictments were dismissed. The courtroom saw many supporters including Justice O Dwyer, George Wanemaker, and General George W. Wingate.
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Louis Wendel
Fmiliar
Wendel
Swann
Edward F. O'Dwyer
City Court
Justice O'Dwyer
George Wanmaker
George W. Wingate
Slosson Challenges Sutton for Balkline Title
George F Slosson issued a challenge to George Sutton for the world's balkline championship at 18 1 held by Sutton. Slosson deposited 26 with the Brunswick Balke Callender Co as a preliminary forfeit to bind the challenge.
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George F. Slosson
George Sutton
Slosson
Brunswick-Balke-Callender Company
Longboat Trains at Berkeley Oval Ahead of Madison Square Garden Match
Indian runner Tom Longboat has moved training from Clifton racetrack New Jersey to Berkeley Oval Amsterdam avenue and 148th street. He plans to finish preparations for the December 1 match with Dorando Pietri at Madison Square Garden. Tom Eck remains head of the training camp guiding the dusky athlete. Longboat resides on Jerome avenue and trains at the Oval with morning runs at 4 o'clock and afternoon runs about 3 40.
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Clifton Racetrack
New Jersey
Berkeley Oval
Amsterdam Avenue
148Th Street
Dorando Pietri
Madison Square Garden
Tom Eck
Longboat
Jerome Avenue
Oval
Westchester Hills
Tragedy Ends Manhunt After Garcia Family Murders
In Las Animas Country twenty miles east of Trinidad, Magsie Garcia, eighteen, and Francisco Martinez, once pardoned for theft, were found dead after a suspected murder scene that left four Garcia family members dead last Friday. Martinez abducted Garcia then killed her and himself after escape routes vanished.
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Magsie Garcia
Francisco Martinez
Garcia
gGarcia Ranch
Las Animes
Martinez
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Maggie Garcia
Garcia Ranch
Post Entries Barred by Amateur Athletic Union Rules
The Amateur Athletic Union registration committee barred post entries to athletic games to reduce long waits before events. New entries now accepted after closing time. Prizes must be awarded by the committee with proper inscriptions, and store orders are treated as violations. The 47th Regiment's sanction for a set of games was denied pending prize delivery from last winter.
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The
Amateur Athletic Union
Atwood Chosen Captain Of Amherst Football Team
Alfred L. Atwood of NorwoodMass was elected captain of the Amherst football team for next season. He has played fullback for three years and is noted as a reliable lineman. He attended Norwood High School and played three years there.
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Tribune
Amherst
Mass
Alfred L. Atwood
Norwood
Norwood High School
More Child Arrests Reported By Police Commissioner
Police Commissioner Gingham released the third quarter 198 report showing rising arrests of youths under twenty. The figures compare 7.2 in 1906, 10.2 in 1907, and 12.28 in 1908, with the commissioner attributing it to greater vigilance and population growth rather than a morals decline. The report also notes increased arrests of reckless automobile drivers, with 581 for the third quarter of 1906 versus 1381 for the same period in 1908.
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Gingham
Bingham
Alienation suit dismissed in Kingston court
Supreme Court Justice Fitts dismissed today the $106,000 alienation of affections complaint by Mrs. Marie Dudley of Philadelphia against Mrs. Elizabeth Battelle Vanderpoel of Washington. A later judgment against Dudley for $11,446 was filed. Dudley, arriving in Kingston, protested the dismissal and said her attorney Carroll Whitaker consented. She has retained George Simpson and asked Ulster County District Attorney William Cunningham to accept a retainer.
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Dee. S
Supreme Court
Fitts
Marie Dudley
Philadelphia
Elizabeth Battelle Vanderpoel
Washington
Dudley
Carroll Whitaker
Fifty fourth games draw 200 athletes in relief skates event
The fifty fourth games of the ith Regiment Athletic Association drew more than two hundred athletes on Saturday evening. Notable entrants include Paul Migrim E R B Toole A C Blackiedge J Myrick Vic Andrews S Scudder and G Witter. A mile and a half handicap in relief skating will be a feature.
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Paul Migrim
E. R B. Toole
A. C. Blackiedge
J. &. Myrick
Vic Andrews
S Scudder
G. Witter
Doctor Renwick R. Ross Offered Bellevue Hospital Post
Dr Renwick R Ross superintendent of Buffalo General Hospital has been asked to become medical superintendent of Bellevue and Allied Hospitals in New York. He has mailed an answer to trustees but declined details. Ross came to Buffalo sixteen years ago and trained at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Pasteur Hospital of New York. He is a native of Tivingaston County.
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Dec. S
Renwick R. Ross
Buffalo General Hospital
Bellevue and Allied Hospitals
New York
Ross
Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Pasteur Hospital of
Tivingaston Coun
Driscoll Knocks Out Griffin in Boston Featherweight Bout
Jem Driscoll claims featherweight England title after an eleventh round knockout of Charley Griffin, the Australian featherweight champion, in a bout hailed as the best opening exhibition in Boston in many years.
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Dec
Jem Driscoll
England
Charley Griffin
Australia
President to Occupy Same Position as When Ships Departed
President Roosevelt will welcome the battleship fleet returning from a world cruise to Hampton Roads around noon February 2. The Mayflower will be in the same position as on December 18, 197. Admiral Arnold will lead the third squadron to meet the fleet at the Atlantic and escort them home. About 2500 sailors from Berry's fleet will attend inauguration ceremonies in Washington before the ships sail to New York for shore leave. No parade of fleet personnel at Jamestown exposition grounds as previously planned.
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Dec
Roosevelt
Hampton Roads
Navy Department
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Atlantic
Gibraltar
Berry
New York
Department
Jamestown Exposition Grounds
Gradual Cuban troop withdrawal extended into April
Washington announces a shift in U S policy on Cuba. The withdrawal of American troops will be phased and extend into April rather than ending in January with the Cuban inauguration. Troops will remain available for duty during the transition to the new government and for a period after to handle disorders, in accord with Cuban authorities.
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Cuba
Wright
Levy Bond Fight Heard In City Hearing
Frank J. Bell opened the proceeding before General Benjamin F P Tracy as referee on Jefferson M Levy's motion to stop Controller Metz from issuing 900000 of bonds for the Fourth avenue subway. Bell cited city real estate values for 1907 and 1908. Arthur B Tracy testified June 3 that unallotted balance stood at 4714 principal and 7378079 premium. Witnesses covered corporate stock bonds, not revenue bonds, then court adjourned to Friday.
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Benjamin FP. Tracy
Jefferson M. Levy
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Fourth Avenue
Arthur B. Tracy
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