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Newspaper

New York Tribune

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1908

Page

20

Six Day Riders Share Prizes at Madison Square Garden

Thirty two cyclists finished the Madison Square Garden six day race with eight teams competing. Prizes totaled across seven paying pairs including De Mara and Hill $70 and Galvin and Wiley $9. Palmer and Probach finished just outside the money. Promoters and results sparked mixed reactions among riders as foreign entrants prepared to sail home and plans for future events emerged.

Madison Square Garden the Garden McFarland Moran Rutt Stolga de Mara Hill Walthour Root Collins and Mitten Galvin Wiley Anderson Vanroni Palmer Probach Harry Pollok Pollok Mr. Powers Teddy Devonovitch Peter Drobdck Walker Iater Mac Butt Freler Ihe Mars Je Mara Vicer Brewer Paris Boston St Louis Kansas City Salt Lake City Rugh Stol Vamont Hoe Harry Prick

Hewitts sanity issue looms in Hewitt will contest

Telegraph reports the forthcoming will dispute over Frederick C. Hewitt worth about $10000. Miss Sarah Peck is named in the contested box rental and may be accused of undue influence. Executives demand access to a safe deposit box. bank delays fueled by Peck’s claim of privacy. Experts from New York and Binghamton State Hospital will testify as alienists for Mrs. Arnot.

Tribune Owego Second National Bank New York City Frederick C. Hewitt Hewitt Sarah Peck Charlotte H. Arnot Elmira Miss Peck Hewit Alexander McLane Hamilton Frank W. Robertson New York Charlies G. Wagner Binghamton State Hospital Hamilton John B. Stanchfeld Arnot

Reprimands and Navy Movements Highlight Tribune Report

The article notes President Reed reprimanding two army officers, Colonel Daniel Cornman and Captain Charles G. French, for forage regulation violations with Cornman suspended a month and French dismissed with fines. It lists army and naval orders, transfers, leaves, and notable ship movements including craft like the Castine, Taste, and others, with multiple vessels sailing from Boston and Philadelphia ports.

Tribune Bures Washington TRO Army Daniel Cornman Charles G. French 7Th Infantry Fort Brady Michigan Cornmman War Department French Bug Cornman Philip F. Harvey Albert $ Brookes 29Th Infantry Geo W. Kirkpatrick 16Th Cavalry Evansville William JL. Reed Hugh K. Taylor Coast Artillery Birmingham Edward Poo S Polis Pines William M. Colvin Jefferson Barracks Gideon H Williams Allen Parker 21St Infantry James F. WA John TF Gbart Clarence A. Canet Clarence G Charles Blakely

Stevens beat Rutgers in Lat second match for 7 trophy

The Stevens chess team defeated Rutgers in the Lat second match of the series for the seven trophy played between New York University Stevens and Rutgers. The score lists openings by Von Lehn and Havens with 0 and 6. The other boards show Ruesurm, Ecetch Gambit, Dee Burstein, and Ginoco Plana with various point totals.

Stevens Rutgers New York University von Lehn Havens Ruesurm Dee Burstein

Yale Seven Beaten by Wanderers in Practice Hockey

Yale hockey lost 3 0 in a practice at St Nicholas Rink as Wanderers outplayed Yale with strong goaltending by Woods. Scoring came in the first period. Du Fresne, Hornfeck, and Gorham tallied for Wanderers while Yale’s offense and conditioning lagged behind Princeton’s recent form. Coaching by Tom Howard cited limited practice time.

Yale Wanderers St. Nicholas Princeton Tom Howard Collegians Woods du Fresne Gus Hornfeck McIntyre Herron Tale Garon Bartlett du Fresne Ey Hoblitz Aoe McIntyre G. Hornfack-Gorham Martin Harmon Rover Johnson Piel M. Hornfeck Heron Gorham Kenneth Gordon Timer Walter Croker

Longboat Favorite in Marathon Duel at Madison Square Garden

Dorando Pietri and Longboat the noted runners meet tonight in a 26 mile 38 yard marathon at Madison Square Garden. Floyd McFarland and Moran start the six day race victory duo. Doors open at seven with heavy advance seating and a special ten lap tanbark track built for the event. Tim Hurst referees with Al Copeland scorer and Barsotti and Little as judges.

Dorando Pietri Tom Longeboat Madison Square Garden Floyd McFarland Moran Longboat Dorando England Hayes Rayne 5Th Regiment Tim Hurst al Copeland Chevalier Charles Barsotti W. J. Little

Decision on ticket case in baseball scalping probe

Chicago Dec 14 The National Commission findings on the Detroit Chicago World’s Series scalping case will be made public on Wednesday or Thursday. Harry C Pulliam president of the National League says the report will be filed by August Herrman after finishing touches. Ban Johnson agrees and says delay ended due to other weighty questions as both presidents head to San Francisco for Pacifi Coast League matters.

Chicago National Commission Harry C Pulliam Pulliam Ban Johnson Johnson August Herrman Herrman Mr. Pulliam San Francisco Pacifi Coast League

Cornell announces 1901 baseball schedule with key rivals

Ithaca, Dec 14 The Cornell athletic council released the 1901 baseball slate listing Georgetown in Washington April 8 and 9, Lafayette April 1, Penn May 3, Michigan May 26, Harvard May 31, Yale April 17, and multiple Ithaca home games including Franklin and Marshall and Bucknell. John H. Hoyle elected freshman crew chief. Albert H. Tydeman ratified as football captain.

Ithaca XN. C Cornell The Athletic Council Georgetown Washington Walbrook Athletic Club Baltimore Naval Academy Annapolis Mount Washington Club Lafayette Franklin and Marshall Yale Bucknell Pennsylvania State Williams Meg Carlisle Brown Columbia University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Michigan Harvard Cambridge Williamstown New Haven John H. Hoyle Charlies E. Courtney Hoyle Frederick ¢. Colson State Capitol Albert H. Tydeman

Big money for trotting races in Great Western meeting

Chicago announces purses totaling 45 percent for harness racing on the Great Western Circuit. George Keller of Decatur becomes president. W. H. E Smellinger of Peoria elected secretary treasurer. Season opens in Peoria on July ?, closes in El Paso across October. Large purses include 10.9 thousand at Columbus, 180 thousand for Memphis, and 25 thousand for Dallas. Chicago chosen for next meeting due to central location.

Chicago George Keller Decatur W. H. E Smellinger Peoria Columbus Ohio Memphis Tenn Dallas Tex

City College NY track meet features scratch yard and four mile races

Melvin Sheppard Harry Hillman and Charley Bacon head the field in the special scratch yard race at the College of the City of New York games in the Twenty second Regiment Armory on Saturday evening. Teammates Jim McEntee Harry Sediey Harry Gissing and Roy Dorland will push the pace in hopes of a new record. A large group including Fred Bellars Tom Collins Win Batley Joe Malone William Kramer Char lie Muller John Reilly Eddie Carr Jimmy Lee Harvey Cohn Jim Clarke and Tim Hogan will contest the four mile scratch race. The distance men are faster than ever and a spirited contest is anticipated.

Melvin Sheppard Harry Hillman Charley Bacon College of the City of New York Twenty-second Regiment Jim McEntee Harry Sediey Harry Gissing Roy Dorland Fred Bellars Tom Collins Win Batley Joe Malone William Kramer Chariie Muller John Reilly Eddie Carr Jimmy

Local football captains named for next season across city teams

The Bors High School halfback was elected captain for next season. Brooks the 225 pound tackle will lead Polytechnic Preparatory eleven. Manual Training selects Neuman the speedy end while Hesterberg is likely to gain the Commercial High end position. Butler the all scholastic fullback will captain Erasmus Hall. W. Cayard strong and consistent. Over fifty speed skaters entered for the handicap race at St Nicholas Rink. The National Poultry Show opens in Chicago with Peagy the $10,000 hen owned by Ernest Fellerstross of Hanses City as a highlight.

Bors Brooks Polytechnic Preparatory Neuman Hesterberg Commercial High Butler Erasmus Hall W. Cayard St Nicholas Rink Seasor Chicago Bec National Poultry Show Peegy Ernest Fellerstross Hanses City Princeton Cornell Tydeman Brown Regnier West Point Pullen Suard Annapo Artmout Tobin Carusie Bor Wee Lafarette Wiliams Wesleyan Moore Enid Colgate O- MacDonnell Atwood Amherst Newman Bowdoin New York Uiversiti Fordham Sweeney Holy Cross Leavenworth Hamilton Lehigh Allerdice Hafbac Voorhis Penania Trinity Hensha

Only Two Sports Pay at Penn University

Philadelphia December report by Treasurer J M Mitchelson shows football and basketball remain the university’s only self supporting sports. Football net receipts reached 71 474 82 with expenses 27 071 05, while rowing and baseball ran sizable losses and track grossed less than baseball. Total receipts and expenses reflect a continuing effort to fund major sports while minimizing costs across rowing baseball and track.

Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania J. M. Mitcheson Sereecresceers Cos Peessaede Wees Gun Club Cccesese

Latham to Play Here in Rackets and Court Tennis Matches

The schedule features Peter Latham facing George Standing in racquets at the New York Racquet and Tennis Club on December 26. On January 9 Latham and Jay Gould will open Harvard’s new court tennis facility, following Latham’s arrival under contract with Clarence H. Mackay. Latham, a former British racquets and tennis champion, will return to Newmarket on January 13 to coach C. D. Rose’s private court.

Jay Gould Harvard New York Peter Latham George Standing Oxford Cambridge Latham Clarence H. Mackay Harbor Hill Roslyn Robert Moore, Jr Mackay Great Britain Newmarket England C. D. Rose

Disagreement in Rinehart Case In Waynesburg

In Waynesburg Penn on December 14 the jury in the J B F Rinehart forgery and false pretence case was discharged after forty three hours of deliberation. The last ballot split four for conviction and three for acquittal and the bank’s failure stood at two million dollars. District Attorney Staggers said the prosecution had just begun.

Waynesburg Penn J. B. F. Rinehart Warmers and Drovers’ National Bank Akien Rinehart Staggers

Financier Hawley denies Clover Leaf sale rumor and other Takeover talks

Fawin Hawley a leading financier in the Toledo, St. Louis & Western Railroad denies reports that the New York Central offered to take over the Clover Leaf with a guaranteed 4 percent dividend. He says no negotiations are pending for a sale. He also dismissed a rumor that control of the Colorado & Southern had been bought by the Union Pacific and the Southern Pacific.

Fawin Hawley Toledo, St. Louis & Western Railroad Company New York Central Hawley Colorado & Southern Union Pacific Southern Pacific

Grand Prize Auto Talk at New York Assembly

Motorists gather as E Rand Hollander of Fiat receives the Grand Prize cup valued at 5 000 from Judge E H Gary in Savannah race history. Savannah notables including Mayor Tiedeman attend events and film showings as New Jersey auto law and tariff issues spark discussion among motorists and industry leaders.

Automobile Club of America E. Rand Hollander Fiat Automobile Company Italy Louis Wagner Fiat Savannah George W. Tiedeman Harvey Granger F. C. Battey Www. B. Still E. H. Gary

Gilsey House In Receiver Hands After Bankruptcy Filing

The Gilsey House at Broadway and Mth street, a longtime hotel, again enters receivership after an involuntary bankruptcy petition against owner Louis Frenkel. Judge Holt appoints Archibald Douglas as receiver with a $2 bond and ten days to operate. Creditors claim $974.96 active. liabilities exceed $25,000 with assets around $3.50.

Gilsey Broadway Mth Street Louis Frenkel Holt United States Circuit Court Archibald Douglas Sam Frank Franklin Street John Patterson Cedar Street Landgraf Manufacturing Company East 59Th Street Frenkel Tion Conti

Patsy Regan Arrested in West After NY Murder Charge

Patsy Regan alias Fran Los Angeles arrested in Tobey's saloon murder case of Ray Joyce on April 13, 166. Held for New York officer en route to the Pacific Coast. Arrest occurred with another man at Southern Pacific station during a confidence game. Regan, brother of a Brooklyn police lieutenant, had been elusive and previously thought dead.

Regan Fran Los Angeles Patsy Neweis White Whiting Carpenter York Ray Joyce Tobey Broadway Goth Street New York Pacific Coast Southern Pacific Joyce Leutenant Brooklyn McAdoo West

Livermore Held on Auto Speeding Charge in Court

Jesse Livermore the cotton speculator waived examination in West Side police court yesterday on an auto speeding charge. He is held in 390 bail for trial with bond valued at 200000. President Eliot of Harvard will answer written questions after his Civic Forum talk at Carnegie Hall tomorrow evening. Fred Aurgausen, Union Railway motorman, held on homicide charge in the death of Mrs. Sarah Millikefsky of 3778 Third avenue, with bail set at 2500 by Coroner Schwannecke.

Jesse Livermore West Side Eliot Harvard University Civic Forum Carnegie Halls Fred Aurgausen Union Railway Company Schwannecke Sarah Millikefsky Third Avenue

Evans Answers Critic on Navy Policy and Armor

Rear Admiral Robly D. Evans writes in Hampton's Magazine arguing against Reuterdahl and other critics of the U S Navy. He defends prior policy of larger guns, disputes claims that American battleships match the Russian fleet, and stresses armor belt positioning and vulnerability to shells below the belt. He asserts the lower belt edge must be low to prevent magazine or boiler destruction.

Robly D. Evans England Reuterdahl United States Sea of Japan Evans

Lord and Taylor millinery salon opens in new Morrison Building

The Lord and Taylor millinery salon on Broadway at 3rd Street and Fifth Avenue at 19th Street opened yesterday to a large crowd. It is on the second floor of the Morrison Building connected by a marble stairway and modeled after a Vienna salon with white and green trim. The showcases display hair ornaments, dress garnitures, corsage bouquets, hats, turbans, fox hats with neckpieces and muffs. Management plans a grand spring opening.

Lord & Taylor Broadway 3Th Street Fifth Avenue 19Th Street Morrison Vienna

Stop Work On Drydock In Navy Yard Brooklyn

Substantial earth subsidence at the western edge of the Drydock No 4 excavation in the Brooklyn navy yard led to halt in the bio trench for consultation on next steps. Cave-in of wheet piling worsened. plan calls for gradual pumping, braces between walls, and concrete work to bottom, while engineers fear the project may be abandoned due to geological limits.

Navy Yard Brooklyn Williams Engineering and Construction Company

Birmingham Makes 24708 Knots In Trial Speed

Rockland Me December 14 The scout cruiser Birmingham completed her standardization trial on the Rockland course in preparation for tests with scout cruisers Galem and Chester Fourteen runs were made with an average of the top speed runs at 24333 knots The fastest run achieved 4.78 knots Tomorrow the scout cruiser Salem will undertake her standardization trial

Rockland Birmingham Galem Chester Salem

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