Six Day Bike Race in Madison Square Garden
The six day race in Madison Square Garden saw wild pace and record attempts. Walthour Root and Palmer Walker led at times while Fogler Lawson and Mitten Collins battled to stay in the chase as the field fought fatigue and sprint bursts through the night.
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Rot
Stel
Moran
Mac Parland
Will and
de Maraica
Palmer and Walker
Wattheur
Root
Mitten Sod Collins Ao
Bier
Gavin
Drevach
Devenoeviteh
Ee Lass
Vane
Anderson
Faber and Lafourcade
Miller and
Waller
Gme
Madison Square Garden
Butt
Stol
Hill
Mara
Walthourn
Palmer
Walker
Strang
Walthour
Mitten
Collins
Fogler
Lawson
Stoth
Wakthour
Ally
Isié Plain
Sims
Devonovitch
Drorson
Vanoni
Miller
Fogier
McFur
McFarland
Murer
Hill 4
Ecter
Meen
Mend
Lafourcade
le Mara
Polytechnical Institute defeats Princeton in basketball
Princeton, N J December 9 Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute edged Princeton 38 to 17 in a basketball game. The report notes the hard defense and quick scoring by the visitors and records the final score for the season’s standings.
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Princeton
N. J
Brooklyn Polytechni Institute
Big Fox Eludes Hounds in Meadow Brook Run
Meadow Brook Long Island December 9 Special. Ground frozen stiff and snow flying as members of the Meadow Brook Club pursued a big red fox after the pack of American foxhounds. The hunt began at R. N. Ellis home, moved to Broad Hollow, then Wheatley road, and finally the Winthrope estate where the fox was holed. The finish saw only three riders, Thomas Hitchcock Jr, Harry B Page, and huntsman John Leiper.
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Meadow Brook
Long Island
Meadow Brook Club
Broad Hollow
Wheatley Road
Winthrope
Thomas Hitchcock, Jr
Harry
Page
Huntsman
John Leiper
Intercollegiate Football to Resume at Swarthmore
Swarthmore College will restart football next fall after a joint meeting of alumni faculty and board committees. The season will be limited to eight games with opponents among smaller colleges. Potential future games include Lehigh Lafayette Franklin and Marshall Rutgers Delaware St Johns Johns Hopkins and George Washington. a revival of the Haverford Swarthmore rivalry is possible.
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the Tribune
Philadelphia
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore
Haverford
Golfers to Celebrate Twentieth Anniversary of St Andrews Club
Members past and present of St Andrews Golf Club will gather at Delmonico s tonight to celebrate the twentieth anniversary. About two hundred covers will be laid with J B Thomas presiding. Austen G Fox will toast. speakers include Simeon Ford Martin W Littleton and Patrick F Murphy. Invited guests Carnegie and Butler cannot attend. Jerome D Travers the national champion is among those invited.
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St. Andrews Golf Club
Delmonico’s
J. B. Thomas
J. C. Ten Ersch
John Reid
Austen G. Fox
Simeon Ford
Martin W. Littleton
Patrick F. Murphy
Andrew Carnegie
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Jerome D. Travers
Tryout for Longboat Marathon Officials at Madison Square Garden
Officials for the Dorando versus Tom Longboat marathon at Madison Square Garden will be chosen this afternoon at a Garden Café meeting. A mutual referee will be named, with Dorando’s brother and Flanagan each appointing judges and attendants. Longboat plans a ten mile run with John Daly at Celtic Park this morning. demand for reserved seats at Madison Square Garden is high.
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Dorando
Tom Longboat
Madison Square Garden
Flanagan
Longboat
Celtic Park
John Daly
Yachtsm en in Session at Brooklyn Club Meeting
About one hundred Brooklyn Yacht Club members met at the Hotel Marlborough for the annual gathering. The second oldest club in America plans a Bensonhurst clubhouse due by May opening and debated raising 75.40 to cover building costs. Officers re-elected: Commodore William Towen, Vice Commodore Thomas Nevins, Rear Commodore Lee Herzig, Secretary John Fais, Treasurer Willard Graham.
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Brooklyn Yacht Club
Marlborough
America
Bensonhurst
William ©. Towen
Thomas A. Nevins
Lee
Herzig
John G. Fais
Willard Graham
Yale Wins Basketball Thriller Over Manhattan College
Yale defeated Manhattan College 25 to 22 at the De La Salle Institute last night. Yale players Coy and Murphy from the football squad stood out as the visiting team surged to victory in a tight finish.
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Yale
Manhattan College
de la Salle Institute
Coy
Murphy
Visisters
Baseball Meetings Scramble Over Drafting Rules and Death Tributes
Three city meetings discuss major league baseball matters with action deferred to the national spring sessions. The American League limits visiting club passes and drafts period. the National League trims the waiver window. the National Commission defers minor league unity action while hearing statements from Powers O'Brien and Killilea. A spiked shoe device and dust killer demo are noted. resolutions honor Henry Chadwick and Frank De Haas Robison as league officials applaud the current state of the game.
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American League
Walcott
National League
Walcorf Astoria
National Commission
St James
National Association
Eastern League
American Association
Supreme Court of Baseball
J. H. Farrell
Eastern League-American Association Combination
P. T. Powers
John D. O’brien
Henry J. Killelea
Mr. Farrell
Cincinnati
Pat Powers
Pulliam
John E. Bruce
Commission
Harry C. Pulliam
Ban Johnson
Hotel Walcott
Chicago
Charles A Comiskey
Charles A. Fredericks
St. Louis
R. L. Hedges
John B. Bruce
Detroit
Frank J. Navin
Cleveland
J. F. Kilfoyle
C. W. Somers
Washington
T. C. Noyes
Benjamin S. Minor
Philadelphia
B. F. Shibe
Cornelius McGillicuddy
Connie Mack
New York
Killilea
Frank de Haas Robison
Probon Louis
James A. Hart
Messrs Powers and
O'Brien
Henry J. Killlea
Milwaukee
Fall in Music Ride at Durland Academy
A mishap during the Durland Academy music ride caused excitement when a plunging horse toppled and pinned Mrs. Joseph Scanlon. Miss Caroline Bryce halted the danger, freeing the rider as her own horse entangled the reins. Scanlon, bruised, rejoined the ride and later the games. The event concluded with polo won by the Durland team four goals to two, led by Marshall Clapp against Henry W. Rose.
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Durland Academy
Joseph Scanlon
Caroline Bryce
Walter Miller
Baby
Durlands
Wanderers
Durland
Marshall Clapp
Henry W. Rose
Princeton Grinds Down Hockey Club In Practice Win
Princeton defeated the Hockey Club of New York 3 to 0 at the St. Nicholas Rink in a practice game. Princeton led 2–0 in the first period with goals from Brush and Peacock as the visitors wore down, substitutions noted in the second period, and the lineups listed for both teams.
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Princeton
Hockey Club of
New York
St. Nicholas Rink
Collegians
Brush
Peacock
Hockey Club
Trouble Over International Race Sheds Light on Lake Ontario Feud
The Rochester Yacht Club and Royal Canadian Yacht Club clash over the international race amid Canadian demands to keep Seneca eligibility and deed of gift terms separate, seeking referral to the Yacht Racing Union only for Seneca rule interpretation.
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Rochester
Royal Canadian Yacht Club
Toronto
Rochester Yacht Club
Lake Ontario
Candian
Rochester Club
Yacht Racing Union
Seneca
Oldest Baseball in World Sent to Commission Leader
Ed Laughlin plans to send what is believed to be the oldest baseball to Garry Herrmann, head of the National Commission. The ball was used on November 8, 1865, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, during the state championship game won by Williamsport 61 to 36 over the opponent.
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Jackson, Miss
Garry Herrmann
National Commission
Ed Laughlin
Williamsport
Penn
Collins and Driscoll to Meet in 3 Mile Special
Tom Collins five mile indoor champion and record holder meets Mike Driscoll two mile indoor champion in a three mile special at the St George Athletic Club twentieth anniversary games at the 68th Regiment Armory on Saturday evening. Several other strong runners entered and the old record of 14 minutes 39 seconds is in danger.
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Tom Collins
Mike Driscoll
St. George Athletic Club
68Th Regiment
League reduces waiver limit and reviews ground rules
J H Farrell of the National Association of Minor Leagues reports in January on Pulliam’s reforms. The waiver limit drops from ten to five days. postponed games and ground rules for the world championship are set for spring consideration. Passes discussed. owners vow stricter gambling controls in parks. Committees’ appointments deferred to today’s 2pm session.
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J. H. Farrell
National Association of Minor Leagues
Pulliam
Auto Law Attack On Newark Board Of Trade Resolutions
The Newark Board of Trade adopted resolutions seeking repeal of objectionable features in New Jersey’s automobile law after a heated meeting. Leaders, including A V Hamburg, urged dialogue with Governor Fort to remove burdens on non residents and reform enforcement. Speakers claimed the law and enforcement were unjust and brutal, warning of an $8,000,000 Newark loss from outside boycotts.
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Board of Trade
Newark
New Jersey
New Jersey Automobile, Trades Association
Commerce and Trade
A. V. Hamburg
Hamburg
Governor Fort
Peter Campbell
Abraham Rothschild
John D. Wood
New Jersey Automobile and Motor Club
Wood
Naar
Trenton
Housel
New Brunswick
Plan Stock Car Race For Briarcliff Trophy
At an Automobile Manufacturers committee meeting at the Automobile Club of America plans were laid for a Briarcliff trophy stock car race to be held likely in June. Twelve entries are anticipated and Wagner Field Co. was named to manage. Attendees included E R Hollander and H A Palmer among others as the club pledged to curb careless driving.
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Automobile Manufacturers’ Committee
Automobile Club of America
Walter W. Law
E. Rand Hollander
Fiat Automobile Company
Westchester
Briarcliff
Cylinger
Wagner Field Company
CC. F. Wiekoff
Walter C. Allen
Percy Owen
C. M. Hamilton
E. R. Hollander
E M. Emise
H. A. Palmer
Harvard May Row Here Rumor Battles Varsity Plans
Rumor in intercollegiate rowing circles claims Harvard and Columbia will meet on the water next spring. Harvard’s management avoids confirmation while Columbia declined comment. Crews will train anew after financial fixes, with first boats planned for mid April and Annapolis and Cornell races in May forming a tight schedule.
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Columbia
Harvard
Harvard Crimson
Rice
Annapolis
Cornell
Wray
Canal Bond Buyers Asked to Pay in Installments
Banks and banking houses that won bids for the Panama bonds received their allotments from the Secretary of the Treasury. They must pay the balance within fifteen days, with 2 percent already paid at application. Half of the amount is due in ten days and the remainder within five days after that.
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Panama
Secretary of the Treasury
Purity in Tenderloin No Gambling There in District
District Attorney Jerome received the November report for the 3d Inspection District outlining no gambling houses. He plans to extend the crackdown to the 4th District under Inspector Walsh and then to the rest of New York County, with investigators to inspect any suspected poolrooms. Bureau officials report a tightened lid in the Tenderloin as gamblers vanished.
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Jerome
Police Department
4Th Street
42D Street
McClusky
Upper West Side
Walsh
Mr. Jerome
Price Department
New York County
New York
Murphy
Bingham
Dowling
Inspector Steinbruck May Resign From Police Headquarters
Inspector Max Steinbruck head of the bureau of repairs and supplies at Police Headquarters plans to submit his resignation to Commissioner Bingham within days. He has been on sick leave much of his time since transfer to Headquarters after the election and joined the force in 1387. Robert B. Lawrence resigned as secretary to Third Deputy Police Commissioner Hanson, effective year end, to resume law practice at 35 Wall Street after being asked by Commissioner Bingham.
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Max Steinbruck
Bureau of Repairs and Supplies
Bingham
Steinbruck
Robert B. Lawrence
Hanson
Lawrence
No. 35
Wall Street
West Point Chief Denies Kansan Charges Amid Probe
Colonel Hugh L. Scott, superintendent of the United States Military Academy, complained to the Military Affairs Committee that Representative Daniel R. Anthony of Kansas has unjustly attacked him. Scott seeks committee prep for possible congressional inquiry into the alleged accusations of inefficiency and a War Department whitewash following an inspector general’s recommendation for a board of inquiry.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Hugh L. Scott
West Point Military Academy
Military Affairs Committee
House
Daniel R. Anthony
Kansas
Scott
Anthony
Congress
War Department
De Oro Wins Three-Cushion Billiard Title in St Louis
Alfredo De Oro of Cuba defeated Thomas A. Hueston of St Louis 150 to 7 in the final three blocks, claiming the three-cushion championship. De Oro posted a high run of five and averaged 62 to Hueston’s 48, taking lead after reaching 50 points.
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St. Louis
Alfredo de Oro
Cuba
Thomas A. Hueston
de Oro
Hueston
Big Sale of Cripple Creek Shares at Auction
At a weekly securities auction yesterday 5,123 shares of Cripple Creek Central Railway common stock sold from 20 to 34 and 5.7 shares of preferred stock from 31 to 58 for foreign creditors of the suspended Kessier & Co. bank. Also offered were $50,000 four percent notes of Cincinnati Hardstron Dayton Railway Co. at 52 and Muskogee Gas and Electric first refunding mortgage bonds at 86.
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Cripple Creek
Cripple Creek Central Railway Company
Kessier & Co
Cincinnati, Hardstron & Dayton Railway Company
Muskogee Gas and Electric Company
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G. B. Dovey
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Andrew Stevenson
W. Murphy
August Herrmann
H. C. Pulliam
W. J. Shettsline
James Potter
Charles H. Ebbets
Barney Dreyfuss
Pioneer Club
W. C. Towen
Brooklyn Club
Waldorf-Astoria
John T. Brushment
Henry Chadwick
Brooklyn
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Russell Bene
Cane Cenee
Phillips
Doughtry
Hamiley Dwight Eet
Keith Brush
Britton
Hamsey Phillipe
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