Timely Auto Topics and Big Tests at Auto Club Meeting
William H. Britigan of the West Side YMC A automobile school speaks at the Automobile Club of America clubhouse on Tuesday evening. The club's technical committee led by Dr. Schuyler Skaats Wheeler has installed a dynamometer and will demo it for the press tomorrow. The Quaker City Motor Club from Philadelphia to Allentown and back showcased endurance, notably the 30 horsepower Studebaker from the Philadelphia branch completing the run without penalties.
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Wiliam H. Britigan
West Side Young Men's Christian Association
Young Men's Christian Association
Automobile Club of America
The
Automobile Club
Schuyler Skaats Wheeler
Quaker City Motor Club
Philadelphia
Allentown
Studebaker
Frank Yerger
Studebaker Automobile Company
A. J. King
Pennsylvania
Reo Cars See Strong Year Start As Industry Optimism Grows
Company officials report 1908 opened favorably with large November and December deliveries and contracts on hand to fill for taxi cabs and other Dragon car models. Benjamin Briscoe counters rumors of falling auto sales, arguing demand remains strong, especially for motor trucks and delivery wagons.
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R. M. Owen Company
Reo
Reo Motor Car Company
Benjamin Briscoe
American Motor Car Manufacturers’ Association
Automobile Club of America expands touring support network
The Automobile Club of America proposes an official hotel and garage approval system for touring routes. Approved establishments will display a club sign and pay annual fees based on room capacity. The move funds the bureau of tours as the club expands route cards maps and signs for motorists.
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Automobile Club of America
Club
Bureau of Tours
Runners Brave Storm At Travers Island Skeet Meet
New York Athletic Club gunners faced a fierce wind snow and rain at Travers Island as five shooters braved the elements. C W Billings excelled shooting from scratch twice breaking 23 of 25 and winning the January cup with a 23 run in a 50 target event.
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Long Island Sound
New York Athletic Club
Travers Island
Flying Blue Rocks
Mercury Foot
C. W. Billings
Billings
J. J. O’donohue
Mr. Billings
Banner Year in Golf Not Lacking in Activity
A bustling 1907 golf season featured USGA moves toward wider West recognition with Chicago hosting the annual meeting every third year. Palm Beach hosted South Florida championships with Harris Fenn and Alec Smith winning amateur and open titles. Harold Sands won the Southern Cross Cup for a fifth time at Palmetto. Jerome Travers emerged national champion after a season of metropolitan and state titles. Canadian amateurs led by A W Tillinghast impressed in Lambton open, bolstering cross-border ties as Brookline hosted the historic tri-city foursomes swap.
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United States Golf Association
Chicago
New York
St. Andrews
Florida
Palm Beach
South Florida
Harris B. Fenn
Apawamis
Walter Fairbanks
Denver
Alec Smith
Nassau
Willie Anderson
Harold Sands
Palmetto Golf Club
Aiken
Robert C. Watson, Jr
Westbrook
Sands
North Florida
Anderson
St. Augustine
Gilbert Nicholls
Mary B. Adams
Boston
Pinehurst
Julia R. Mix
Englewood
Miss Adams
Miss Osgood
Fred Herreshoff
Warren K. Wood
Allan Lord
Washington
Nathaniel Moore
Herreshoff
New Jersey
Travers
W. Tillinghast
Philadelphia
A. W. Cochran
Princeton
Lambton Golf and Country Club
Canada
Tri-City
Brookline
Billings Wins Souer Trophy Shootout With O Donohue Jr
Billings dominates several clay target events in the Souer trophy shoot, posting high scores across 60 target January Cup and 25 target Shootoff rounds. O Donohue Jr. counters with strong scores, notably 22 and 23 in various legs, while Pelham and Elias also post notable marks as shooters compete for the Souer trophy and related trophies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Billings
C. J. O’donohue, Jr
H'eap
W. Billings
J. O' Donohue
C. W. Billings
F. Pelham
W. J. Bilias
J. J. O'Donohue
C. J. O' Don
NYU Gymnastic Schedule Announced
The NYU gymnastic team schedule lists an exhibition at Haverford on January 18 and dual meets with Princeton Yale and Columbia at NYU. The intercollegiate championship is set for March 3 at Prince Ue.
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New York University
Amateur Athletic Union
Haverford
Princeton
Yale
Columbia
Prince Ue
Sisters Reach Final in West Women’s National Tournament
Miss Margaret Curtis dethroned her sister Harriet to win the women's national tournament in the West. The Philadelphia Cricket Club hosted the national open, with Eastern pros thriving and Western entrants barred. Alec Ross Gilbert Nicholls and Nipper Campbell, all from Boston, finished first to third, marking Ross’s first national title.
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West
Margaret Curtis
Harriet
Philadelphia Cricket Club
Alec Ross
Gilbert Nicholls
Nipper” Campbell
Boston
Ross
Cragin and Calhoun Cragin Reach Doubled Final?
William B. Cragin Jr and Calhoun Cragin split two sets in a late afternoon lawn tennis singles final at the 7th Regiment armory on 66th Street and Park Avenue before fading light halted play. Robert T. Bryan, 1907 champion, bested L. H. Fitch in straight sets to reach the handicap final against Cragin Jr.
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William B. Cragin, Jr
Calhoun
7Th Regiment
Armory
66Th Street
Park Avenue
Robert T. Bryan
L. H. Fitch
Bryan
Sunday Day of Death in 1907 Railroad Wrecks
A year end review notes 1907 rail and traction wrecks killing 35 612 and injuring 22 307. It highlights Sunday deaths and injuries from steam and traction accidents, called by officials as due to fog open switches faulty signals broken rails and wreckers. It lists numerous incidents with cities lines and dates, emphasizing prevention efforts and investigations.
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Tribune
Staten Island Curtis High protest in district chess league
Curtis High School of Staten Island protests to the league referee over unfinished games in the Greater New York Interscholastic Chess League championship race for the Rice trophy. With six Curtis games open against Commercial High, Manual Training, and Townsend Harris, the team seeks scheduling in Manhattan to avoid further bridge travel. Brooklyn’s Townsend Harris remains second as Curtis leads.
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Curtis High
Townsend Harris Hall
Commercial High School
Brooklyn
Manual Training High School
Townsend Harris Hak
Staten Island
H. Helms
Manhattan
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Santiago de Chili
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Anise Bonaaiy
We. Asa
A. Bde
Rothschild & Company
Carrosserie Automobile
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