New Automobile Club Dynamometer Measures Speed and Power
The Automobile Club of America unveiled a club dynamometer that instantly reads speed in mph, drawbar pull, horsepower, grade climbing ability, and brake power for any car. It provides a safe, fast, precise standard for buyers and manufacturers, with a stationary test track, automatic data readout, and a movable chart system.
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Automobile Club of America
Club
Colgate Hoyt
Dave Hennen Morris
A. R. Shattuck
S. M. Butler
Robert Lee Morrell
George Moore Smith
Russell Field
Long Island Automobile Club
Schuyler Skaats Wheeler
Joe Tracy
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Automobile Cub
Bor
Wheeler
Fairbanks Company
Yale suspended ten days by Amateur Athletic Union
Washington January 6 The registration committee of the South Atlantic Association of the Amateur Athletic Union suspended Yale University basketball team for ten days for playing December 3 against two men suspended for professionalism. George Washington University is disqualified from all open AAU basketball contests until it frees itself of all professionals on its basketball team.
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Washington
South Atlantic Association of the Amateur Athletic Union
Yale University
Amateur Athletic Union
George Washington University
Whitmore to be Arraigned in Harrison Murder Case
Theodore Whitmore will be arraigned in Harrison police court this morning on a murder charge connected to his wife’s death found in a swamp near Harrison New Jersey the day after Christmas. A formal inquest is set for tonight with coroner Chauncey Bunnell presiding.
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Theodore
Jersey City
Simpson
Whitmore
Brooklyn
New Jersey
Kranegan
Clark
Matthew Saiter
Rooklyn
Boston
Elliott
Fred Elliott
Harrison
Springfield
Mass
Hattie E. Hull
West 104Th Street
West Side
Herrman
Frank Hull
Manhattan Avenue
Baltusrol Hosts Metropolitan Amateur Championship May 20 22 23
The Metropolitan Golf Association plans an amateur championship at Baltusrol Golf Club near Short Hills from May 20 to 23 after executive approval. Grinnell Willis chairs the committee with John R Maxwell Jr and a third member to be named. Baltusrol has seen major improvements costing about 10000 dollars. Jerome P D Travers of Montclair previously won the 1907 NJ State Golf Association title at Baltusrol.
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Metropolitan Golf Association
Baltusrol Golf Club
Short Hills
Grinnell Willis
Morris County Golf Club
John R. Maxwell, Jr
Nassau Country Club
Baltusrol Links
Bultusrol
Baltusrol
Jerome PD. Travers
Montclair
Baltustel
New Jersey
Travers
Hollywood
George Low
Entries Drift as Stakes Values Rise at New York Tracks
Racing notes show fewer entries for the Suburban, Brooklyn, and Brighton handicaps despite higher purse values. Fifty four, forty five, and fifty three entries are listed for each race respectively, while the Produce Stakes and Futurity attract strong breeding interest with 912 mares nominated for 1910 and 905 for the Brighton Produce Stakes. Glorifier dominates nominations, with jockey Jimmy McCormick planning a sweeping campaign.
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Coney Island Jockey Club
Brooklyn Jockey Club
Brighton Beach Racing Association
California Mail
S. C. Hildreth
Uncle
Montgomery
Brooklyn
Suburban
Brighton
the Tribune
Glorifier
Old Honesty
Jack Atkin
Dorante
Lad of Langdon
Faust
Sir Huon
Arvite
Fair Play
Johnny Lyons
Master Robert
Rifleman
W. H. Carey
Kercheval
Chance For Skaters On Local Ponds And Rinks
Skating today across metropolitan ponds and lakes depends on weather, with rain or snow potentially ending hopes. At Riverside outdoor rink officials laid a ten lap track for the mile and plan speed trials featuring Phil Kearney, T Yale Sarony, and Auguste Merlo. The Riverside hockey squad, captained by David Blackley, trains nightly for a Fort Lee, N J opener, while Blackley, a Toronto native, surrounds himself with Canadian players. The New York Athletic Club opens its season in the American Amateur Hockey League against St Nicholas at the St Nicholas rink, with large advance ticket sales signaling a strong turnout.
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van Cortlandt Park
Phil Kearney
T. Yale Sarony
Riverside
113Th Street
Amsterdam Avenue
113Th
114Th
Auguste Merlo
David Blackley
Fort Lee
N. J
Blackley
New York Athletic Club
St. Nicholas Hockey Club
St. Nicholas
Muddy Track at New Orleans Hosts Rainy Fair Grounds Races
Racing at New Orleans shifted from City Park to the Fair Grounds under heavy rain and muddy conditions. Jockey Powers rode three winners Bamnda Goldquest and Donna while Lee kept form with Goldquest and Chief Hayes. Chief Hayes won the feature by a half length over Higginbotham despite 137 pounds.
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New Orleans
Jan
City Park
Fair Grounds
Bamnda
Donna
Delphie
Powers
Third Rail
Lee
Goldquest
Chief Hayes
Jacobite
Higginbotham
Herman B. Curyea
Gold
My Love
Honta
Bucking Boy
Auspicious
Surdart
Florida Glen
Masson
Debar
Hoge
Prince of Pilese
A. Martin
Creel
C. Koerner
Miltiades
Abe Meyer
Marsh Redon
Martius
Don Hamilton
Lafayette
Daring
High Wind
Monte Carlo
Rall
Sainesaw
McPanel
Thomas Calhoun
Skirvin
Gavel
McGregor
Lister
Doctle
Brussells
McDaniel
Clara Huron
Sister Polly
Glamor
Lady Alicia
Pearl Hopkins
Elizabeth routs Roseville in Athletic Bowling clash at Elizabeth
In a tight Athletic Bowling League match at the Elizabeth alleys, Elizabeth defeated Roseville in all three games. Elizabeth posted 986.1 average to Roseville's 904.2, with Pope pulling 245 in the final game and Al West a 256 high. Clauss averaged 213.1 for Elizabeth as Roseville slipped from first place.
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Roseville Athletic Association
Elizabeth Club
Roseville
Elizabeth
al West
R. West
Pope
Clauss
Elizabeth. Pierson
Olozaga
Nolte
Wood
A. West
van Ness
Mossoss Os
SNS Bone Bic
Hades
New York
Jersey City
Montclair
Paresaic
Columbia
Pennsylvania and New Jersey League Formed in Philadelphia
Delegates from Camden Chester Hoboken Trenton Lancaster and Pottstown organized the Pennsylvania and New Jersey League in Philadelphia today planning a later meeting to choose a president. They applied to the national commission for Class A protection. if refused the league will operate as an outlaw.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Camden
Chester
Hoboken
Trenton
Lancaster
Pottstown
National Commission For Protection
National Baseball Commission Holds Annual Meeting in Cincinnati
August Herrmann was reelected chairman and Joan E. Bruce secretary as the National Baseball Commission opened in Cincinnati. The body heard reports detailing ninety decisions and 3,057 letters and telegrams, with expenditures of 106,348.65 including 97,729 for the world series. The major leagues paid 131,475 for players drafted and 52,026 for players purchased outright. The Toledo A A won J. J. Quinn under the alias Jack Picus, with disputes over obligations deemed unfounded. The gathering debated minor league requests and possible changes in classification and representation on the commission. The night session urged leagues to deny President O Briens plan to place an American Association team in Chicago.
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Cincinnati
National Baseball Commission
August Herrmann
Joan E. Bruce
Toledo American Association
J. J. Quinn
Jack Picus
Philadelphia
Toledo
National Association of Minor Leagues
Ned Hanlon
Judge Kavanaugh
F. R. Carson
D. M. Shively
Frank Baumeister
American Association
National Commission
O’brien
Chicago
O'Brien
Universities Align for Next Cable Chess Match
Columbia Harvard Yale and Princeton join the Triangular College Chess League of Cornell Brown and the University of Pennsylvania to organize the next international cable match with Oxford and Cambridge. Final choices for American players include Roy Black, William Hughes, Wolff, Blumberg, Burgess, Williams and Johnson, with an endowment plan discussed.
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Columbia
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Cornell
Brown
University of Pennsylvania
Oxford
Cambridge
Manhattan
Louis J. Wolff
E. B. Perry
J. B. Hunt
A. S. Jameson
America
Isaac L. Rice
Roy T. Black
William H. Hughes
Pennsylvania
L. J. Wolff
H. Blumberg
G. Burgess
Charles Willams
K. 8. Johnson
H. A. Keeler
W. Catchings
J. L. Lockwood
German Chess Master Mieses Wins Twice in New York
German chess master Jacques Mieses defeated J Rosenthal in fifty four moves at the Rice Chess Club with a Vienna opening and queen trade after Rosenthal's seventh row passed pawn. He then beat A Ettlinger at the Manhattan Chess Club in forty one moves, overcoming Ettlinger's irregular opening. Mieses set for a following match with Major J Moore Hanham at the Manhattan Chess Club tomorrow night.
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Jacques Mieses
Rice Chess Club
J. Rosenthal
Vienna
Rosenthal
Mieses
A. Ettlinger
Manhattan
Herr Mieses
Ettlinger
New Yorker
J. Moore Hanham
Burns and Roche Sign Articles for Dublin Fight
London reports the Burns Roche boxing match signed for twenty rounds in Dublin with a $2.59 stake and a $7,500 purse offered by a Dublin syndicate. Tommy Bures, fresh from beating Gunner Jim Moir, steps in opposite Jem Roche the Irish champion. If Burns loses to Jack Palmer on February 10, the March - date will be rescheduled.
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London
Burns-Roche
Tommy" Bures
Gunner
Jim Moir
National Sporting Club
Jem Roche
Dublin
Burns
Jack Palmer
Newcastle
Cutler Defeats Hoppe In 2000-Point Balkline Match
Albert Cutler of Boston defeated Willie Hoppe in Philadelphia in the opening game of a 2000-point 18-inch balkline billiards match by a score of 4 to 240. The match continues tomorrow and Wednesday.
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Philadelphia
Albert Cutler
Boston
Willie Hoppe
Dual Crew Race Off Rumor of Harvard Cornell Break
Boston reports Harvard crew management cancelled the annual spring boat race with Cornell after three consecutive wins by Cornell. No reason or deciding office given. Sources say a broader split in athletic relations between the two universities may follow within days.
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the Tribune
Boston
Harvard
Cornell
Crimson
Champion Negro Fighter Dixon Dies Penniless at Bellevue
George Dixon once world featherweight champion died in a Bellevue Hospital charity ward. He earned about 320 during his career but left penniless after years of fighting and a downward decline. Hospital records list his home as No. West First Street and note alcohol and poverty as factors. Dixon, born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, faded after losing to Terry McGovern seven years prior.
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George Dixon
Bellevue Hospital
Broadway
Terry McGovern
Dixon
New York
Tom O Rourke
John L. Sullivan
M. A. Harrison
No. Se
West Fist Street
Halifax
N. S
Princeton Delegation Builds Chinese Meet in Peking
An athletic meet in Pekin shows international interest with over two thousand attendees from Britain France Germany Russia Italy Austria Belgium Japan and the United States. Sixteen track and field events were held under Princeton University auspices with Robert R. Gailey supervising the New Jersey college’s work in Peking.
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Princeton
N. J
China
Athens
Greece
Great Britain
France
Germany
Russia
Italy
Austria
Belgium
Japan
Holland
United States
Pekins
Princeton University
Peking
Robert R. Gailey
New Jersey College
Pastime Club Indoor Meet pits Smithson vs Hillman in MSG
Forest Smithson a hurdler and sprinter from Portland Oregon faces Harry Hillman the champion hurdler of the New York Athletic Club at the Pastime Athletic Club annual indoor meet in Madison Square Garden on January 27.
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Forest Smithson
Portland
Ore
Harry Hillman
New York Athletic Club
Pastime Athletic Club
Madison Square Garden
Bronx Ball Test Case: Justice Grants Show Cause Order
Justice Greenbaum in the Supreme Court granted an order to show cause why police should not be enjoined from interfering with a ball to be held next Sunday by the Independent Ladies Aid Society of The Bronx. The move aims to make this a test case.
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Justice Greenbaum
Supreme Court
Independent Ladies” Aid Society
Bronx
Speakers at Hughes Dollar Dinner in 2nd Assembly District
Arrangements are complete for the Hughes dollar dinner to be held next Thursday at Terrace Garden at 38th street and Third avenue. Speakers include ex mayor Seth Low Henry W. Jessup Bainbridge Colby and Dr. Robert S. MacArthur. Similar dinners will follow in every Assembly district.
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Hughes Dollar
Terrace Garden
38Th Street
Third Avenue
Seth Low
Henry Wymans Jessup
Bainbridge Colby
Robert S. MacArthur
Two Killed in Quarrel Over Girl
Miss Edith Patterson and her party including Robert Moore and brothers Alfred and James Patterson were confronted by Graham Finley after leaving church. A fight broke out. Finley drew a revolver, fatally wounding James Patterson and mortally wounding Alfred Patterson.
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the Tribune
Marton
Edith Patterson
Robert Moore
Alfred Patterson
James Patterson
Graham Finley
Miss Patterson
Moore
Finley
May Duffy dies after streetcar collision in Los Angeles
Miss May Duffy, companion to Mrs W A Clark Jr of Chicago, was struck by an electric car while riding a Kentucky thoroughbred horse in Los Angeles. She died at Sisters' Hospital the same evening. The horse also perished, valued at $2,000.
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Tribune
Los Angeles
May Duffy
W. A. Clark, Jr
United States
Clark
Sisters’ Hospital
Chicago
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Tyrolean
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Royal Income
Glenroy
Tim Kelly
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Brakespeare
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McCrackin
Herrmann
Burns and Roche
Cutler
Hoppe
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