Olympic fund grows as Penn subsidizes team to 1908 games
The New York Athletic Club gives 1000 dollars and the University of Pennsylvania athletic board adds 500 to a fund aimed at financing American teams for the 1908 Olympic Games in London. Contributions are expected from A A Stagg and others. Tryouts at Franklin Field June 6 will aid selection. Penn vacates field by changing its baseball schedule.
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New York Athletic Club
Athletic Association of the
University of Pennsylvania
England
A. A. Stagg
University of Chicago
American Olympic Committee
Henry Judson
University
S. R. Guggenheim
Public Schools Athletic League
W. L. Jones
Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America
Ito
Philadelphia
Chicago
San Francisco
American Committee
Julian W. Curtiss
East
Franklin Field
Athletic Board of Directors
Pennsylvania
Movement of Troops and Navy Small Arms Plans
The General Staff debates a vast troop realignment with the 24th Infantry leaving Manila February 15 for Madison Barracks New York to replace the 23d Infantry sailing from San Francisco today. A policy to recall Philippine troops after two years, replace with U.S. units, and keep Cuba contingents is under consideration as is reducing forces in the Philippines. Navy seeks identical arms with the army to simplify ammunition and parts, with bills pending in the House Naval Committee. Orders and ship movements are listed for Army and Navy personnel and vessels.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
General Staff of
Army
Philippines
United States
7Th Infantry
San Francisco
1St Infantry
24Th Infantry
Manila
Sherman
Madison Barracks
Fort Ontario
New York
Buford
The
Th Infantry
Pine Plains
Department of the East
War Department
Cuba
House Military Committee
Congress
NAVY
Navy Department
Secretary of the Navy
House Naval Committee
Plan for American college golf invasion to England
An ambitious plan outlines a Yale Princeton Harvard contingent to tour England and Scotland in amateur golf, aiming to compete under the Intercollegiate Golf Association colors. Key figures include Ellis Knowles, Robert Abbott, W. T. West, Ralph Peters Jr., H. H. Wilder, and W Fellowes Morgan J. The group contemplates matches with Oxford and Cambridge, hopes to depart after exams, and notes limited prior success for American collegians abroad.
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Golf
Geveral
Ellis Knowles
Yale
Robert Abbott
W. T. West
Ralph Peters
England
Scotland
Intercollegiate Golf Association
Wilder
C. E van Vieck
F. H. McIadoo
Princeton
Sandwich
Deal
Oncoe
Oxford
Cambbridge
Walter J. Travis
Great Britain
Abbott
Morgan
West
Nassau Country Club
Moran
Baltusrol
Nepal
Gnade
Acca
Saimin Siee
Invaders
Newark Bay Club Sweeps Athletic Bowling League
Newark Bay Club defeated Versey City Club in Bayonne last night sweeping the series. Newark Bay led in the first game, Jersey City rallied late in the second, and the final game saw Jersey City enter the tenth frame with a narrow lead before Newark Bay closed strong. Grifith rolled 225 in the eventh.
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Newark Bay
Versey City Club
Bayonne
Ecam
Grifith
Jersey City
Lamster
Schlereth
Foldoes
Dartmouth May Play Tigers Schedule Darts Toward Princeton Game
Dartmouths next football season will mirror last years lineup with Williams Amherst and Harvard on the slate. The athletic council hopes for a Princeton game in New York or at Princeton, likely at the Polo Grounds. Michigan and Army inquiries failed, and the schedule now appears full.
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the Tribune
Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth
Williams
Amherst
Harvard
Athletic Council
Princeton
New York
Polo Grounds
Michigan
Army
Cornell
Anti Bettin Bill Aims to Bar Horse Race Betting Anywhere
Frankfort Kentucky February 5 A Senate bill would bar betting on horse races at any track in the state A second bill proposes repeal of the act creating the State Racing Commission
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Frankfort
Senate
State Racing Commission
Yale Beats MIT 7-1 In Hockey Game At New Haven
The Yale hockey team defeated the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in New Haven by seven goals to one. The match featured rough play rather than clean skill and reflected a heated contest.
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New Haven
Yale
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Yale Beats Columbia In Rough Intercollegiate Match
Yale defeats Columbia 16 to 8 in a bruising gymnasium game marked by repeated rough play. Melitzer and Murphy were ejected after a fight in the second half. Referee Randall’s calls favored Yale at times while Columbia’s Cerussi was replaced by Schnepp as Cushman led Yale with two field goals and multiple foul points. Attendance about 2,000.
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Columbia
Yale
Melitzer
Murphy
Randall
Noyes
Ryan
Wiley
Kiendl
Cushman
Cerussi
Kimble
Columbia Five
Blue
White
van Vieck
Wren
Schnepp
Kimber
Carrigan
Mahon
Wreck Sand Oun
Celae Melitzer
Fee
Kimbia
Ctaptain
LG Banent Smin
Indoor relay race highlight at Madison Square Garden
The Irish American Athletic Club and Boston Athletic Association will contest a special relay at the Madison Square Garden carnival on Saturday night. Sweden's Bruno Soderstrom will perform a vaulting exhibition. A record six hundred entries are reported for the events. Barnard and Columbia add new relay races to their schedules.
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Barnard School Athletic Association
8Th Regiment Armory
Columbia University Athletic Association
Young Men's Christian Association
Columbia
Wesleyan Beats Brown in New England Intercollegiate Series
Wesleyan defeated Brown by encore at Fayerweather Gymnasium to win the second game of the New England intercollegiate basketball series in Middletown.
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Middletown
Conn
Wesleyan
Brown
Fayerweather Gymnesium
Timely Auto Topics Foresees Savannah Race Interest
Reports say over 250 inquiries daily arrive at the Savannah race committee secretary as anticipation builds for the March 18 and 19 event. Manufacturers’ representatives visited Savannah noting entries ahead, while F Ed Spooner praised the course as the fastest road race track and predicted a record time. The American Automobile Association committee clarified Section 2 on entrant eligibility, requiring makers to have produced at least fifty cars in the prior year with five units of each model entered. The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers formed a transportation department, naming August Smith and H O Smith to the executive committee, and the Automobile Club of America prepared plans for the Ormond Daytona beach races starting March 2.
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Savannah
South
Georgia
F. Ed. Spooner
America
New York
American Automobile Association
Chicago
Savannah Automobile Club
Notter Wins Four More At Fair Grounds In New Orlean racing
Notter heads local riding standings adding four victories at the Fair Grounds. Sea Swell wins the Premier Stakes for two year olds at 1 to 5 with Marie Abe. Lens takes the six furlongs handicap as Al Muller tires. Wet track after heavy rain. several other races feature close finishes and longshots.
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New Orleans
Notter
Fair Grounds
Ananias
Tay Bay
Sea Swell
Lens
Marie Abe
Cella
al Mueller
Estella C
Ofe- Daniel
Bamnda
Powers
Stoneman
Dubei
Apple Teddy
Tartar Maid
Risk
Geo. H. White
Albert M
Queen's Souvenir
Rifle Range
Bertie
the Thorn
Oriano
Consiste
McDaniel
Jack Witt
McCahey
Lady Ethel
Hughes
Fred Mulholland
Bonart
Javanese
Se Oro
Land Breeze
Braden
Creel
Coruscate
Flax- Man
Iso
Toy Boy
Come On
Sam
Momentum
Russell
Marting
Benhurst
Moselle
Pearhyn
Friesbush
Industrious
McGonigie
Dixwell
Boseman
Anna Ruskin
al Muller
Qienry
Secon Hyperion
Lee
Bellswether
Seiling
Donna
Power
Sam Taylor
Gidenworth
Tivolini
Plavigny
Beau Brummel
Besterling
Henry
Jon McBride
Molesworth
Bu Beliani
Et Noel
la Fady
Oxford still unsure on U S track clash hope
Oxford England Feb 5 reports say United States challenge for an international track meet after London Olympics may be declined. A Oxford Union meeting will decide. Oxford Cambridge training ends by Easter, making team selection difficult. A strong belief persists that no definite decision has been reached yet.
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Oxford
England
United States
Oxford University Athletic Club
Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America
Great Britain
London
Oxford Union
Cambridge
Intercollegiate
Baltimore Club Changes Hands in Eastern League Deal
The Baltimore News reports that within 24 hours the Baltimore Eastern League Baseball Club may transfer to Edward Hanlon, William J. Clarke, and Wilbert Robinson. Assets are pooled into a new company where Hanlon holds the majority, with Clarke and Robinson options on the remainder. Moses N. Frank retires as president and Hugh Jennings leaves as manager.
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Baltimore
Baltimore News
Eastern League Baseball Club
Edward Hanlon
Wiliam J. Clarke
Wilbert Robinson
Hanlon
Messrs. Clarke and Robinson
Moses N. Frank
Hugh Jennings
Ice Yacht vs Scooter Race At Orange Lake
A novelty wager race today at Orange Lake pits three scooters against an ice yacht for 500 dollars a side. Scooters on ice or water carry a handicap. Entries include the Eagle owned by Captain Thurber the Coldsnap owned by Fred Smith and the Scud owned by Captain Breckenridge.
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Orange Lake
Eagle
Thurber
Fred Smith
Breckenridge
Licenses Issued For Racing Associations in New York
Albany Feb 6 The State Racing Commission filed notice with the Secretary of State granting licenses to racing associations for the year including Westchester Racing Association Coney Island Jockey Club Brooklyn Jockey Club Brighton Beach Racing Association Saratoga Racing Association Queens County Jockey Club Metropolitan Jockey Club Empire City Racing Association and Buffalo Racing Association for running and steeplechase meetings.
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Albany
State Racing Commission
Secretary of State Today
Westchester Racing Association
Coney Island Jockey Club
Brooklyn Jockey Club
Brighton Beach Racing Association
Saratoga Racing Association
Queens County Jockey Club
Metropolitan Jockey Club
Empire City Racing Association
Buffalo Racing Association
Racetrack Planned Near Salt Lake City by Wealthy Backers
Salt Lake City February 6. The Tribune reports an organization has been formed by some of the wealthiest men of the Intermountain West to construct a mile racetrack near the city. It plans to spend 250000 dollars in five months for a track grandstand stables and buildings.
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Salt Lake City
The
Tribune
Intermountain West
More Delay on Wotherspoon Brigadier General Nomination
Washington February 5 The Senate in executive session failed to confirm the appointment of William W Wotherspoon as brigadier general despite his rapid rise from lieutenant colonel of the 19th Infantry on October 3 1907. The nomination and related promotions were sent to the Senate at session start. Debate featured Bulkeley Briggs and Du Pont criticizing promotions over higher ranked officers, while Lodge Hopkins and Proctor defended Wotherspoon. No action was taken.
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Washington
Senate
William W. Wotherspoon
Wotherspoon
19Th Infantry
William P. Duvall
Frank B. Jones
Bulkeley
Briggs
du Pont
Lodge
Hopkins
Proctor
Fire damages Middletown switchboard, cuts city phones
A blaze today destroyed the central switchboard of the Orange County Telephone Company in Middletown, leaving the city without telephone service. Firemen battled flames as residents faced communication disruption and officials assessed repairs and service restoration timelines.
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Middletown
Orange County Telephone Company
Gam
Theuns
Rae
Garni
Survivors of St Cuthbert Land After Rescue by Cymric
Boston reports survivors from the burning steamer St Cuthbert were landed after being saved by the Cymric four hundred miles offshore. Captain John Lewis and Armand Jobart suffered severe head and face burns but are expected to recover. Several crew members remain in hospital. Americans among five stowaways may land.
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Boston
St. Cuthbert
White Star
Cymric
John Lewis
Armand Jobart
Liverpool
Winifredian
Finch
The
White Star Line
Seamen's Aid Society of
Charlestown
Cambrian
Cymrie
President Wheeler Loses Customs Duty Case
The Board of General Appraisers upheld a 7 1 2 percent duty on two boxes of cigars sent to Benjamin Ide Wheeler, president of the University of California, from Manila. Wheeler stated the duty aim was to expose Philippine trade issues, but the decision holds recipients liable for duties on imported goods whether purchased or gifted. The ruling notes that only constitutional or legal grounds can challenge the act, not its policy or perceived injustice.
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Board of General Apraisers
Customs Department
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
University of California
Wheeler
Manila
Treasury Department
Manhattan
S&h
Board of Appraisers
Hazel L. Wins South Shrewsbury Class Pennant
Commodore wR Joline's Hazel L. captured the South Shrewsbury Ice Yacht and Boat Club third class pennant on a shortened ten mile course amid a light northeast wind and snow cover. X. L. N. C. and Iola competed until Iola withdrew after three-quarters of a mile.
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Shrewsbury
Long Branch
N. J
Joline
Hazel L
South Shrewsbury
Iola
Shallow Point
South Shrewsbury Ice Yacht and Boat Club
South Shrewsbury Club
Hazel F
Isabel
Walter Content
Club
Harold
Handicap Yacht Racing Gains Noted Popularity in The Rudder
Theodore Granbery, official handicapper, reports in The Rudder that the handicap yacht racing class has grown since its 1% origin and 8 members. The class expanded to 36 boats in 1907, with more participants and 142 prizes awarded across 31 races, led by Tanya owned by G. P. Granberg and Blacks Thelema in second.
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Theodore Granbery
Granberg
Larchmont
G. P. Granberg
Tanya
A. E. Blacks Thelema
Spalding Almanac Issued With Olympic Records Feature
The Official Athletic Almanac for 1 TM 5 edited by James E. Sullivan, head of the Amateur Athletic Union, details world amateur records and the Olympic programmes for 13%, 1, 194 and 146. The almanac sells for ten cents and can be ordered from American Sports Publishing Company, 21 Warren Street, New York City, or purchased from newsdealers.
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Spalding
James E. Sullivan
Amateur Athletic Union
United States
Canada
American Sports Publishing Company
Warren Street
New York City
Despondent Man Ends Life In Prayer Prayers Turn to Tragedy
In Birmingham East Lake resident David Potts aged middle years after reading Bible chapters with family and kneeling in prayer, took his own life with a shotgun in his room this morning. Despondent over hard times, he acted alone.
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Birmingham
Ala
David Potts
East Lake
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Vancouver
Samuel R. Jones
Kelton I. Pepper
234 Infantry
Charles P. George, Jr
Sth Field Artillery
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Fort Leavenworth
Frederick M. Barrows
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John 5S. Mapshall
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Ernest F. Slater
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J. C. Townsend
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Walter J. ‘Travis
Met
Plainfield Country Club
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T. M. Day
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J. M.shellabarger
George F. Schoonmaker
LG. Timpson
Henry L. Hail
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Eltail
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Ivanhoe
Savoir Fatre
Tinker
Lucy See
Ciifton
Aus
Byaeman
St. Cuthbert In Hospital
Custom Department
Sporting Goods
Spalding’s Official Athletic Almanac
James E. Sufvas
A. G. Spalding & Bros
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