Surprise for Tigers Defeated at Hockey by Dartmouth
Dartmouth hockey seven upset last year’s champions Princeton 3 goals to 2 at St Nicholas Rink in the Intercollegiate league second game. Dartmouth’s speed overwhelmed Princeton from the start, Foote scoring twice and Osbourne adding a second before Osbourne and Brush broke through to score for Princeton. Peacock stood out in goal for Princeton, while Foote and the Dartmouth forwards dominated the action. Leake subbed in for Coxe and contributed well as Dartmouth maintained the lead through a rough but clean contest.
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St. Nicholas
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Princeton
Peacock
Osborne
Bornards
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Osbourne
Brush
Phillips
Leake
Coxe
Passaic Club Beats Newark Bay in Close Bowling Clash
After eleven straight losses Passaic Club snapped the streak by taking the odd game in the Athletic Bowling League series against Newark Bay Club on their alleys. The win left Elizabeth and New York Athletic Club tied for first with ten wins and five losses. Roseville, Newark Bay and Jersey City trailed in a triple tie at nine and six. Montclair and Columbia faced off in the week’s final series.
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Newark Bay Club
Elizabeth Club
New York Athletic Club
Roseville
Newark Bay
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Montclair
Columbia
Passaic
Harper
Monument Fund Planned for Ned Hanlan by James Rice
James Rice, Columbia crews coach, launches a fundraiser to honor Ned Hanlan, ex champion oarsman and former Columbia coach. Rice starts the subscription with $100, aims to place a monument at Lake Stie opposite Hanlan's Point near the new rowing course, near Hanlan's birthplace. Hanlan coached Columbia crews from 1901, including a 1901 chase to Poughkeepsie second place.
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James Rice
Columbia
Ned Hanlan
Rice
Hanlan
Toronto
Mida
Lake Stie
Yedterday
Poughkeepsie
Cornell
Navy Crew Candidates At Work In Annapolis Gym
Midshipman Rockwell commands the Navy crew selections with about sixty men reporting to the gym. Key veterans Bagg, Davis, Leighton and McKee remain, while White Pritchard and Ingram depart by graduation. Stroke Ingram may be replaced by capable substitutes, and Roberts plans to train down to 110 pounds as an improved weight figure.
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Annepolis
Jan
Rockwell
Navy
Bagg
Davis
Leighton
McKee
White
Pritchard
Ingram
Roberts
Tigers Beat N. Y. U. At Basketball
Princeton, New Jersey, January report says the Tigers defeated New York University in a basketball game here with a decisive score of 4 to B.
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Tigers
Princeton
N. J
York University
Baseball schedules set opening day for April 14
The joint schedule committee approved 154 game seasons for the National and American leagues with opening days slated for Tuesday April 14 and the World Series to begin around October 9. Giants start in Philadelphia, Chicago in Cincinnati, Pittsburgh in St Louis, and Boston in Brooklyn. Yankees likely open at American League Park with either Philadelphia or Boston. other openers expected in Washington Chicago and Detroit.
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New York Giants
Philadelphia
Chicago
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Boston
Brooklyn
New York Yankees
New York
Washington
Detroit
Old Honesty Wins Old Hickory Handicap at Fair Grounds
Old Honesty started at 10 to 1 and seized a clear lead to win the Old Hickory Handicap at a mile and a quarter, beating favorite Temaceo by four lengths as Pasadena flopped to last. Other notable results include Javotte winning the opening race, War ner Griswell taking the second, Pedro the third, Miss Delaney the fifth, and Docile the sixth.
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New Orleans
Notter
Tomacco
Javotte
Oneck
Koerner
Donaldo
Miss Delaney
Keator
John J. Ryan
Sainesaw
Lee
Frescati
Flynn
Agnes Wood
Inauguration
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Divorce
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Ansonia
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J. D. Dunn
Charlie Thompson
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Creel
Fonsaluca
Flowawar
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Proteus
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Miltiades
Prince Fortunatus
Don Hamilton
Platoon
Kennedy
Keater
Chief Hayes
Kiamesha II
Our Boy
John McBride
Molesworth
Polly
Sumter
Belleview
Katie Powers
Jungle Imp
Giants Must Pay Fine Over New Orleans Schedule Dispute
The National Baseball Commission wired President John T. Brush to pay within a week the 1900 fine assessed against the New York National League Club for refusing to play in New Orleans during the winter training trip. The fine covered damages claimed due to canceled games amid umpire disputes.
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Cincinnati
Jan
National Baseball Commission
John T. Brush
New York
New Orleans
Gossip of the Turf Lists Five Stakes Entrants at Brooklyn
S C Hildreth enters Montgomery Uncle and Tony Faust in Brooklyn and Suburban handicaps. Suburban leads with sixty entries, followed by Brighton with fifty seven and Brooklyn with fifty. Montgomery and Uncle shown high class last year. Montgomery won four stakes and about $32,000 in 1907. Stewards of the Jockey Club meet today to announce dates for the coming season.
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S. C
Colin Straight
Brighton Beach
Jockey Club
NRA Board Re-elects Drain President At Annual Meeting
The National Rifle Association of America held its annual meeting in Washington with full attendance. General James A. Drain was re-elected president as Lieutenant A. S. Jones reported district progress, noting 185 affiliated organizations and growth in state secretaries across 38 states. He highlighted schoolboy shooting efforts begun in New York City and eight new state rifle associations formed by Drain on his Western tour. The slate elected includes Crain, Critchfield, Riggs, Haskell as vice-presidents. Isbell as treasurer. Jones as secretary, with Talbot Nash and McGuerin joining the executive committee.
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Washington
National Rifle Association of America
James A. Drain
A. S. Jones
New York City
General Drain
James A. Crain
New York
A. B. Critchfield
Ohio
Lawrason Riggs
Maryland
J. Amory Haskell
Ernest L. Isbell
Columbia Ends Harvard Yale Race Plan For Spring
Columbia announces no intercollegiate or Harvard matches next spring with Yale adopting a policy favoring only intercollegiate events. Columbia may race Annapolis if permitted at Poughkeepsie otherwise no race with the Blue. Morningside crews enter Harlem regatta Memorial Day ahead of the intercollegiate meet. Indoor track at Madison Square Garden February includes one and two mile relays and a two mile handicap replacing the one mile event.
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H. N. Moore
Columbia
Harvard
Yale
Rice
New York
New Haven
Columbia University
Madison Square Garden
Know Gramme
Pas
Olympic tryout for Far West on Pacific Coast
The American Olympic Committee executive panel including Whitpie Games Ney and Sullivan arranged a Pacific Coast tryout in May open to Amateur Athletic Union athletes. It mirrors Chicago and Eastern trials with goal of team selection by event winners though not all winners gain a berth. A coast committee from the Pacific Coast and Pacific Northwest associations will oversee the meeting.
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American Olym Committee
Caspar Whitpie Gamesney
Julian W. Curtiss
Barton S. Weeks
Gustavus T. Kirby
Joseph B. Maccabe
Everett C. Brown
Luther H. Gulick
James E. Sullivan
Pacific
Pacific Coast Association
Pacific Northwest Association
Amateur Athletic Union
R. R. L’hommedieu
Herbert Hauser
E. E. Morgan
C. C. Holzell
A. 8. Goldsmith
Cragin Brothers Battle For City Tennis Title
William B. Cragin Jr defeats Calhoun Cragin in a hard fought indoor lawn tennis final at the armory on 66th street and Park Avenue to win the singles championship. The match ends 6-4 10-8 3-4 6-3 with a closely contested record of points.
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William B. Cragin, Jr
7Th Regiment
Armory
66Th Street
Park Avenue
Calhoun Cragin
Robert T. Bryan
Cragin Brothers
Service
William Cragin
Deuce
Togethem
William
Cross country runners prize winners named
Prizes were presented to the winners in the first cross country run of the United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps at a Tuesday evening meeting. The prize winners were Walter Scott Nobis, John D Hayes, J D McCherry, Max Hess and John McVay cer.
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United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps
Walter Scott Nobis
John D. Hayes
J. D. McCherry
Max Hess
John McVaycer
Timely Auto Topics Highlights and Obituary Note
H E Coffin of E R Thomas Co Detroit becomes the first member elected since the initiation fee rise. The Chicago show drew larger than ever attendance and solid finances. Next show slated for early February 1999 after the Licensed Manufacturers event. Waldon White and H O Smith appointed to AA A advisory and touring board roles. A traffic department is planned. Benjamin Briscoe chairs the transportation committee. The executive committee adopts a resolution to mourn M L Goss a veteran member and former executive committee man. Attendees included Henderson Kittridge Innis Chapin White Hildebrand Davis Pope Metzger Clifton.
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H. E. Coffin
E. R. Thomas Company
Detroit
National Association of Automobile Manufacturers, Inc
Coffin
Chicago
American Automobile Association
Messrs. Waldon and
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Messrs
Waldon
H. O. Smith
Transportation Committee
Benjamin Briscoe
Golf Handicap Reports Due. Dyker Meadow Sets Club Meeting
J E Erickson, chairman of the Metropolitan Golf Association handicap committee, announced blank handicap reports have been sent to club secretaries with a January 31 deadline. Reports should reflect par and limit handicaps to eleven strokes. The Dyker Meadow Golf Club annual meeting will be held January 18 at 7 p m at the Hamilton Club to present governor nominations. The committee1s slate includes Chauncey Du Val Holland Way Thurston Walden Whitney Taylor Burnham Probasco Rhett Fiske Lee and Hovenden.
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Metropolitan Golf Association
Dyker Meadow
Hamilton Club
Charles P. Notman
D. W. B. Hegemann
E. W. Belcher
Daniel Chauncey
Horace C. du Val
John B. Holland
James Edward Way
William H. Thurston
Howard T. Walden
Howard F. Whitney
James L. Taylor
Clark
Question of Duty On Automobiles Case Highlighted
Washington January 8 The case of J T B Hill house raises whether an automobile owner can be taxed again for a machine kept abroad a year and repaired The Supreme Court receives a writ of certiorari after the Second Circuit ruled duty applies only to new parts while the government argues the entire article is subject to duty.
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J. T. B. Hillhouse
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Circuit Court of Appeals For
Second Circuit
Cutler Fails To Stop Hoppe In 200-Point Match
The Philadelphia billiards scene reports Willie Hoppe of Chicago defeats A. G. Cutler of Boston in a 200-point match. Hoppe scored 400 in the afternoon game to Cutler's 326, then finished the night with another 400 while Cutler totaled 1,300 for the match. Best run reached 159 by Hopper. Bensonhurst Yacht Club Elects Officers For 1908 at Assembly in Brooklyn. Commodore William H. Childs leads the slate with vice-commodore W. J. O’Neill, rear commodore Samuel Cochrane, secretary W. W. Roberts, treasurer Leo A. McTighe, meas urer Alfred Mackay. club expects a robust racing season.
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Jan
Willie Hoppe
Chicago
A. G. Cutler
Boston
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Cutler
Hopper
Bensonhurst Yacht Club
Assembly
Brooklyn
William H. Childs
W. J. O'Neill
Samuel Cochrane
W. W. W. Roberts
Leo A. McTighe
Alfred Mackay
Conlon Wins Bantam Title Bout In Chicago Fight
John Conlon of Chicago defeated Kid Murphy of New York by decision in the 10th round to claim the bantamweight championship in Peoria.
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Kid” Murphy
Peoria
Ill
John Conlon
Chicago
Kid’’ Murphy
New York
Col Dyer Exonerated In Military Court Ruling
Albany January 8 Governor Hughes approved the military court of inquiry findings unanimously holding that charges against Colonel George R. Dyer of the 12th Regiment are baseless and no further action is necessary. The court declined any reflection on the accusers and noted their duty to report. Colonel Dyer, vindicated, stated he would not sue his accusers.
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Hughes
Military Court of Inquiry
George R. Dyer
Dyer
N. T. Robb
J. P. Benhard
W. Forbes Morgan
H. S. Dudley
Lauren W. Pettebone
4Th Brigade
12Th Regiment
James W. Osborne
Osborne
Stit
National Guard Promotions In Albany Under Hughes
Adjutant General Henry reports Governor Hughes approved brevet promotions naming William H. Kipp to brigadier general and Water F. Barnes to colonel. M. M. Dunspaugh is brevetted colonel. Major E S Gulick resigns from the Second Brigade staff. Kipp receives merit brevet for over fifty years of service.
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Jan
Henry
Hughes
William H. Kipp
Jth Regiment
New York
Water F. Barnes
47Th
Brooklyn
M. M. Dunspaugh
Troy
E. S. Gulick
Kipp
National Guard
Army and Navy News Report on Enlisted Pay and Reforms
The General Staff proposes sweeping changes to enlisted conditions to rival Navy pay and allowances. The plan includes labor shifts to civilian work, a service corps, restoration of the canteen, ending the 12½ cent deduction for the Soldiers’ Home, and warrant officers as recognition of faithful service. Also lists Army orders and ship movements with arrivals at Norfolk and Rio de Janeiro and a Guantanamo to Key West voyage.
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Washington
ARMY
General Staff
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District of Columbia
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Congress
Edgerly to Succeed Greely in Dakota Command
Washington January report by direction of the President Brigadier General Winfield S. Edgerly has been relieved from the Department of the Gulf at Atlanta and ordered to St Paul to command temporarily the Department of Dakota in General Greely's absence. Edgerly's assignment is intended to become permanent upon Greely's retirement March 27, with Greely on leave until that date signaling the end of his active service.
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Winfield S. Edgerly
Department of the Gulf
Atlanta
St. Paul
Department of Dakota
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Greely
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Governors urged to nominate guard officers for army exam
In Washington on January 3 Assistant Secretary Oliver of the War Department urged governors and district commissioners to designate one representative from each state and territory’s national guard to take the competitive examination for appointment as second lieutenant in the regular army. Eligible nominees must have at least two years in the national guard and be recommended by their commanding officers.
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North Carolina enters harbor after gale endurance trial
Provincetown Mass Jan 8 The armored cruiser North Carolina bound from Rockland Maine to Newport News arrived at the harbor last night and rode out the gale without difficulty. No one came ashore and the four hours endurance test begun yesterday from Monhegan could not be determined.
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Newport News
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Red Cross Plans First Aid Army in Brooklyn
The American National Red Cross will form a trained volunteer army of first aid to the injured under the Grand Legion of the Red Cross on January 22 in Brooklyn. It will be led by Dr. Glentworth R. Butler and Major Charles Lynch of the U S Army Medical Department. Members learn first aid and may serve in local needs or in war under army medical direction. Authorities estimate over two thirds of the 10,000,000 yearly US accidents cause more than 60,000 fatalities without aid.
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Brooklyn
Glentworth R. Butler
Charles Lynch
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Revolution Sons Honor Mrs Sage for Gift to City Hall
The Empire State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution passed a resolution thanking Mrs Russell Sage for a $25,000 gift. The funds enable city authorities under the Art Commission to restore the Governors' room in City Hall.
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Russell Sage
Art Commission
Governors
City Hall
Youth Arrested in Murder Case in Greenville
Providence detectives arrested Earl Jacques nineteen year old mill weaver in Greenville on suspicion in connection with the murder and robbery of Miss Mary Eddy last Friday. Jacques, a fellow employee and neighbor of the victim, denied knowledge of the crime.
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R. L
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Earl Jacques
Mary Eddy
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American and Foreign Teachers Agency Ad
The American and Foreign Teachers Agency offers professors teachers tutors governesses and related staff to colleges schools and families. Apply to Mrs M J Young Fulton at 23 Union Square.
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American and Foreign Teachers’ Agency
M. J. Young-Fulton
Union Square
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