Harvard Triumphs Over Princeton 6 2 in Intercollegiate Hockey
Harvard defeats Princeton 6 goals to 2 at St. Nicholas Rink in the sixth Intercollegiate Hockey League game. Rumsey starred for Harvard with Pell Hicks and Payne supporting. Osborne Read led Princeton’s forwards as both teams produced a rough, fast contest.
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Harvard
Princeton
St. Nicholas Rink
Crimson
Cambridge
New Jersey
Yale
Princetonians
Warvard
Marvard
Rumsey
Pell
Hicks
Osborne
Uble
Read
Coxe
Peacock
Brush
Phillips
Payne
Peacock Brush
Washburns
Ford
Orange and
Black
Geal
Krasth
Leake
Washburne
Rumecy
Columbia Defeats Naval Academy 41 to 23 in Basketball
Columbia outplayed the Naval Academy in Annapolis as Kimble Kiendl and Ryan starred in the second half. For Navy, Vanderhoof and Wilson stood out though the midshipmen lagged behind in knowledge of the game. Final tally 41 to 23 with Kiendl scoring eight from fouls and Wilson four for Navy.
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Tribune
Annapolis
Columbia
Naval Academy
Kimble
Kiendl
Ryan
Vanderhoof
Wilson
Midshipmen
Anashey
A .Willis
Ae Vanderhoof
Foster
Univercity of
Eea Gosia
feld—Columbia
Kimbie
Me- Titeer Gi
Schn Cerussi
Naval Aine Vanderhoof
Ducey
Colombia
Navel Academy
Neval Academy
West Point Defeats Pratt by Big Basketball Margin
West Point basketball defeated Pratt Institute 277 to 14 at West Point. Cadets were short of Captain Hicksley Johnson and Elting. Conrad led scoring with two early baskets and Beardsice starred for Army while Place led Pratt. Halftime stood 22 to 6 with rough play and six fouls.
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Tribune
West Point
N. Y
Pratt Institute
Hicley
Johnson
Elting
Conrad
Pratt Boys
Army
Beardsice
Pratt
Wesleyan Overpowers Dartmouth In Big East Conference Duel
Wesleyan defeated Dartmouth 22 to 14 in Middletown Connecticut. The game featured a spirited clash and marked one of the season’s most engaging contests at the venue.
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Wesleyan
Dartmouth
Middletown
Conn
Brown beats MIT in city basketball clash
Providence January 18 Brown University basketball team defeats Massachusetts Institute of Technology 60 to 50 in a close home game. Brown led by standouts and held off MIT in the second half to secure the victory.
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Providence
Brown University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rochester Defeats Cornell In Basketball Tilt
Rochester University upset Cornell with a decisive score in a January game played in Rochester. The final outcome favored the home team, signaling a notable conference victory for the Rochester squad.
Nonpareil Rowing Club Eyes Henley Boat for Olympic Try
Princeton coach Constance S. Titus proposes a four oared crew from the Nonpareil Rowing Club to the American Olympic committee for the England regatta. The crew, led by Titus and including Fred Rackus Charles Steinkamp and Henry Rackus, won four events at the national regatta and trains at Lake Carnegie. Titus, a former Diamond Sculls competitor, believes the group can beat any U S four and would travel to Henley if the committee rules allow.
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Constance S. Titus
Princeton
Sculier
England
C.S. Titus
Fred Rackus
Charles Steinkamp
Henry Rackus
Titus
Lake Carnegie
Henley
America
Olympic Rowing Committee
Baseball Commission Issues Full Ruling On Association Disputes
The National Baseball Commission released a full explanation of its January decisions. It opposes territorial invasions into Chicago by the American Association, disapproves drafting players from lower leagues, and limits major league rosters to twenty five players with eighteen active per season. It supports restraint on farming players and outlines reinstatement procedures for ineligible and minor league players.
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American Association
Sebring
Reisling
Owens
Wiggs
National Association
Chapultepec Dominates Merchants' Handicap at New Orleans
Chapultepec led from the start to win the Merchants' Handicap by six lengths at the Fair Grounds with Juggler second and Jack Atkin third. Youthful upset at long odds to win the sixth race while Lady Amne and Rebel Queen trailed. Other races saw Gold Proof, Meadowbreeze, and Colloquy among winners in six furlongs and longer events.
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Chapultepec
Fair Grounds
Jack Atkin
Juggler
Bevlew & O'Neil
Marie Abe
J. Lee
Anne McGee
C. Koerner
Prosper
Lang
Ned Carmack
Alice
Claiborne
Dr. Armstrong
Mascaron
the Peer
Mique O’brien
Servicence
Many Colors
Jack Combs
Miss Snack
Shane
Gold Proof
Koerner
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Powers
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Flynn
Lady Amne
HanJzarra
Green Seal
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Loring
Vohoome
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Captain Taylor
McDaniel
Nicol
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Plantland
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Colloquy
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Belleview
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Louise Macfarlan
Minder
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Lady Oakland
Layson
King of the Valley
Moranda Millers
Elizabeth Harwood
Catherine Cardwell
Catherine v
Nancy Blues
Imogene
Ruscana
Helen Kidderie
Vassar Jie
Chiltom
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Will Guild
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Gold Circle
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Jarrel
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Zinfandel
Deshon
Plowaway
Minot
Lord Pike
Abingdon
Chief Hayes
Tea Beach
Royal Ben
Misa Delaney
Cones Stan
Lord Stanhope
Kean Bruramet
Laurv Vincent
Tiveline WA
Nancy
A U Commissioner Named for Queens County
President James E. Sullivan of the Amateur Athletic Union names M. J. Flynn of Long Island City as commissioner for Queens County. Flynn will represent the association, oversee registration matters, and distribute blanks and information for applicants in the district.
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James E. Sullivan
Metropolitan Association
Amateur Athletic Union
M. J. Flynn
Long Island City
Queens County
Long Island
Sullivan
Connecticut
New Jersey
New York State
Golfers Seek New Championship System and Dates
The United States Golf Association executive committee adopted a new amateur championship format after a petition signed by leading amateurs. The plan features two medal-play rounds on Monday and Tuesday, followed by match play through Saturday, with the Amateur Championship at Garden City September 14–19 and the Women's Championship at Chevy Chase October 19–24. The Open Championship at Myopia occurs August 27–28.
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Fiarden City
Chevy Chase
United States Golf Association
Daniel Chauncey
Garden City
Chevy Chase Club
Washington
Alex. Britton
W. Fellowes Morgan
Association
Philadelphia
Myopia
Hamilton
Ansom H. Thomas
C. RB. Macdonald
Herbert Leeds
Adrian H. Larkin
Leighton Calkins
Herbert Jaques
G. Herbert Windeler
R. H. Roberttson
H. ©. Talmadge
Robert Page K
W. B. Thomas
John Reid, Sr
H. J. Whigham
Samuel Y. Heebner
Silas H. Strawn
G. F. Willets
Theodore Havemeyer
Theodore Sheldon
Dyker Meadow Golf Club Dinner Highlights 1908 Officers
Daniel Chauncey presided at the Dyker Meadow Golf Club annual dinner at the Hamilton Club Brooklyn. Seventy six competitions in 1997 with 2,357 entries. Whitlatch top scorer and club champion. Fifteen governors elected to choose 1908 officers. notable guests included Jerome Travers and military members at Chauncey’s table.
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Daniel Chauncey
Dyker Meadow Golf Club
United States Golf Association
Hamilton Club
Brooklyn
F. J. Phillips
Dyker Meadow
Marshall Whitlatch
Montclair
Whitlatch
Crowell Hadden, Jr
A. T. Dwight
W. B. Rhett
James L. Taylor
T. Ashley
Jerome D. Travers
Chauncey
Martin W. Littleton
Almer F. Jenks
H. R. du Val
Army and Navy
H. O
Heistand
E. 0. Sarratt
Boston Player Signs First in DE Deal
Tom Needham of Steubenville Ohio signed a contract yesterday, becoming the first of three Boston players to seal the deal. The agreement involves the New eher organization and mentions figureheads WK and Bown Chibs with Secretary Fred Knowles referenced in the report.
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Tom Needham
Eher
Bown Chibs
Fred Knowles Jevterday
Steubenville
Ohio
Boston
Lenane Wins January Cup at Travers Island Traps
N Z Lenane, handicap 6, wins the January Cup over 50 targets at Travers Island with a 45 score. Fred A Hodgman goes perfect in scratch on 25 targets and wins the High Score Cup and a shoot-off for Souer prize. Pelham and Hodgman tie 24 in the shoot, Hodgman prevailing by one blue rock.
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New York Athletics Club
Pinehurst
Mercury
Staten Island
Fox Hills
Travers Island
N. Z. Lenane
Fred A. Hodgman
F. A. SheMler
Hodgman
E. F. Pelham
Mr. Hodgman
C. Lenane
C. H. Cates
J. Ryan
H. Graves
A. Hodgman
H. Cates
Peiham
Z. Lenane
Lenane, Jr
Graves
Lover
Pelham
E. E
A. Sheffiler
F. A. Hodgman
F. Pelham
Crescent Athletic Club Trap Shoot Highlights January Cup
D T Leahy led the field at Crescent’s traps with a near perfect 2 percent handicap score of 23. He topped eight events in clear weather as H Kren and H M Brigham posted 47 of 50 in the team, L M Palmer and F B Stephenson 42, and C A Lockwood won the stake trophy with a full 25. Damron and Ernst tied for 24 in a 25 target event. Damron won the scratch 12 and Leahy claimed a 15 target trophy beating Marshall by one break.
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DD. T. Leahy
Crescent Athletic Club
Parkway Driving Club
H. Kren
H. M. Brigham
L. M. Palmer
F. B. Stephenson
C. A. Lockwood
W. CC. Damron
J. H. Ernst
W. C. Damron
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Hideo
Leahy
H . Ernst
Willian
Stephenson
Hopkins
Marshall
Rayno
Taimer
Brigham
Phenson
Leany
Lockwood
Palmer
Ste Pheanen
Williams
Chapman
Creamer
Lawn Tennis Rankings Put Larned On Top In 19th Century Standings
William A. Larned leads a 59 player list for the 187 season with Beals C. Wright and Karl H. Behr second and third after Davis Cup play in England. The ranking includes Raymond D. Little fourth and Robert Le Roy fifth, with Hobart sixth amid debate over exact order. Doubles ranked with Alexander Hackett leading.
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William A. Larned
Beals C. Wright
Karl H. Behr
England
Raymond D. Little
Robert le Roy
Newport
Clarence Hobart
Hobart
Longwood
Frederick B. Alexander
Harovrd H. Hackett
A. L. Hoskins
Thomas C. Trask
Edgar W. Leonard
National Lawn Tennis Association
Waldorf-Astoria
Edwin Pearned
Middle States
Morristown Field Club
Frederick G. Anderson
Young Larned
Henry W. Mollenhauer
Irving C. Wright
Theodore Roosevelt Pell
Mollenhauer
Little
Hackett
New York
Wallace F. Johnson
Wylie C. Grant
Grant
Pell
William J. Clothier
Harold H. Hackett
Hugh Tallant
Thornton
Herbert L. Westfall
Wilie
Mr. Hoskins
New York Athletes Defeat Fox Hills in Trapshoot Match
Five NY Athletic Club shooters traveled to Staten Island for a 10 bird event against Fox Hills Golf Club. The visitors lost by Kon 27 targets but won the pickup match by four. Gus Grieff led with 75 targets while Fox Hills star George Rechtel carded 87.
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New York Athletic Club
Staten Island
Fox Hills Golf Club
Travers’ Island
Gus Grieff
W. J. Elias
J. J. O'Donohue
J. Dickerson
J. Hodgman
Fox Hills
George Hechtel
G. Lembeck
J. Stuchier
W. Bottone
H. O Donohue
George Rechtel
Bath Beach trap shoot results at Marine and Field Club
Six gunners at Bath Beach traps competed in two twenty five target strings. H. A. Gubner won missing only one target while W. Pardonner placed second with 45 kills. Remaining scores list Cc M Camp 2 W H Davol sed Snedeker 41 J M Knox iv 37.
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Bath Beach
Marine and Field Club
H. A. Gubner
W. Pardonner
Cc. M. Camp
H. Davol
I. Snedeker
J. M. Knox
Tuxedo Curling Club Tops Boston Curling Club
The Tuxedo Curling Club defeated the Boston Curling Club 33 to 23 on Tuxedo Lake in a seventeen-end season opener. The match drew many society spectators as the day proved ideal for curling.
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Tuxedo Park
N. Y
Tuxedo Curling Club
Boston Curling Club
Tuxedo Lake
Michigan Athletics Receipts and Finances Report
At the annual Michigan Athletic Association meeting in Ann Arbor on January 18 the fiscal year total receipts reached 3.84 dollars. Football contributed its share while baseball lost 800 and track victories added 2.00 to the fund. The management allocated funds to the Merry Field improvement program and reported a balance of 7,516 dollars, with last year’s balance carried over at 1H,54).
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Michigan Athletic Association
Merry Field Ingrovement Fund
Veteran Athletes at NYAC Dinner Honor Veterans
The tenth annual Veterans dinner at the New York Athletic Club clubhouse featured Walter S. Wilson presiding in the president's absence. Short addresses were delivered by guests including George W. Kuhlke, Harry E. Buermeyer, Bartow Weeks, George T. Wilson, and George Goldie of Princeton. Officers for the coming year were elected: President Harry F. E. Buermeyer, Vice President William T. Lawson, Treasurer Walter S. Wilson, Secretary W. L. Detmold.
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Veterans of the New York Athletic Club
Alfred H. Curtis
Association
Walter S. Wilson
George W. Kuhlke
New York Athletic Club
Harry E. Buermeyer
Bartow
George T. Wilson
George Goldie
Princeton
Harry FE. Buermeyer
William T. Lawson
W. L. Detmold
New Classes and Specials at Westminster Kennel Club Show
The thirty second annual Westminster Kennel Club bench show will be held at Madison Square Garden February 4. Entries close January 3 with James Mortimer. New Esquiman dog class and a Klondike rig exhibition by M Robert Guggenheim are planned. An Irish wolfhound class debuts as breeders resuscitate the breed.
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Westminster Kennel Club
Madison Square Garden
James Mortimer
Broadway
Esquiman
M. Robert Guggenheim
Alaska
Ireland
Chess Challenge Sent for Cable Match Between Colleges
Harvard Yale Princeton organize a six player per side cable chess match with Oxford Cambridge as possible opponents set for March 14 or 28 1908. Columbia captain Louis J. Wolff forwards the challenge proposing American umpire Hi L Bowles and Walter Penn Shipley as American official. Match will include teams from Columbia Harvard Yale Princeton Cornell Brown Pennsylvania with England Ireland Scotland Wales possible. Rules to be codified and a strong strength order of teams requested for genuine test. Rubinstein wins Lodz Russian tournament with 9 points ahead of Alapin Salwe and Snoske Borowski. No American tour expected due to Vienna congress.
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Yale
Princeton
Louis J. Wolff
Columbia University
Oxford
Cambridge
Zlor & Tae
Columbia
P Buy
Trephy
matSr
Walter Penn Shipley Baisdent
Franklin Chess Club
Philadelphia
United States
Cornell
Brown
Pennsylvania
Inceton
England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Lodz
A. Rubinstein
Carlsbad
Rubinstein
S. Alapin
Salwe
Snoske- Borowski
Freymann
Rotheny
Goldfarbe
Vienna
Golf at Pinehurst crowns week with finals and handicaps
The Pinehurst event closes a week of golf with semi finals for the advertising men tournament. E A Freeman of Brooklyn defeats W E Shackelford of Atlantic City 6 3 for the championship. I A Hamilton beats G B Adams for the consolation cup. Eleanor Freeman wins the women’s match play handicap. PD Me Parker and Charles Preshrer win top honors in two handicap medal events.
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Pinehurst
E. A. Freeman
Brooklyn
W. E. Shackelford
Atlantic City
I. A. Hamilton
New York
G. B. Adams
Eleanor Freeman
Handlcst
W. G. Clatk
Springfield
Gilbert Nichols
Alexander Ross
Jack Jolir
Me Parker
Charles Presbrer
W. R. Roberts
Philadelphia
R. E. S. Carlisle
Buffalo
W & Ryan
D. Herbert Hipsletter
Pittsburg
Coler to Present Cricket Cup at 58th Manhattan Dinner
Borough President Celer is slated to present the cricket trophy at the Manhattan Cricket Club’s fifty eighth annual dinner on February 11 in Brooklyn Assembly. The cup, originally a Manhattan prize, is now held in custody by the club finishing highest in the Metropolitan District Cricket League standings, with Brooklyn Cricket finishing second behind Staten Island Cricket and Tennis Club.
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Borough
Celer
Manhattan Cricket Club
Assembly
Brooklyn
Tur
Prospect Park Parade Grounds
Brooklyn Cricket
Staten Island Cricket and Tennis Club
Cycling races granted at Garden Show by Tiger Wheelmen
Announcement that Tiger Wheelmen receive sanction for a National Cycling Association event slate at the Motor Boat and Sportsman Show in Madison Square Garden from February 28 to March 7. Harry A. Gliesman, president and racing chair, prepared a program. entry blanks from 782 Eighth Avenue.
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Tiger Wheelmen
National Cycling Association
Motor Boat and Sportsmans Show
Madison Square Garden
Harry A. Gliesman
Cross Country Runs Today In Metropolis District
Runners from the Star Athletic Club will contest a handicap cross country event in Long Island City with Maspeth and Woods’e areas as course. A large field is expected with prize money and entries from Trinity and Mort Haven clubs.
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Hill and Dale
Metropolian
Star Athletic Club
Long Island City
Maspeth and
Woods'e
Club
Walble
The
Trinity
Mort Haven
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