Daniels Crawls Home in Metropolitan Amateur Meet
Charles M. Daniels world champion swimmer won the Metropolitan Association Amateur Athletic Union championship at the New York Athletic Club with a 1 minute 3.5 second effort. Karl Schmitt and J H Reilly earned second and third in the 200 yard event, with Rogers of Princeton taking the novice 1 yard race. The day closed with a New York Athletic Club vs All New York water polo match ending 7 to 4 for the home team.
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Charles M. Daniels
Metropolitan Association Amateur Athletic Union
New York Athletic Club
Daniels
Kari Sclanitt
City College
J. P. Mantetl
West Side Young Men's Christian Association
Tdenters
Schmitt
Mantel
J UW Reilly
West Side
Trubenbach
Bath
England
Reilly
Paul Rottger
New York Swimming Association
J. A. Ruddy
W. W. Swan
R. T. Lyons
James FE. Sullivan
Amateur Athletic Union
M. P. Hatpin
E. J. Giannini
E. V. Rogers
Princeton
L. B. Goodwin
Goodwin
All New York
New York A.C
New York
Jose Rice
Brillwet
Rudd
S A
White
Wentr
New Swrimming Association
J. A Ruddy
New York Club
W. W. Sevan
Metropolitan Association
J. Kimrball
E. Goodough Vale
Sjoodwin Misec
Joseph
Wec
West Side Young Men's Christian Associa — Seromd
City streets crumble as potholes menace drivers
Albert R Shattuck of the Automobile Club of America laments widespread street damage in New York. He cites repeated excavations on Fifth Avenue and Seventh Avenue and urges unified city control to curb repeated tearing up of pavements while noting faulty construction and delayed repairs.
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New York
Albert R Shattuck
Good Roads Committee
Automobile Club of America
Fifth Avenue
Lower Fifth Avenue
Edison Electric Company
Seventh Avenue
Pennsylvania
Cornell edges Army 2 0 in opening hockey clash
In West Point on January 1, Cornell defeated the Army 2 to 0 in a fast rough season opener. Wildrick held the Army score in check as Cornell displayed better teamwork and shooting, with lineup details listing players from both teams.
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the Tribune
West Point
Cornell
Cornellians
Army Boys
Wildrisk
Army
Indoor meet caps big Brooklyn post office event with Haskins loss
The Brooklyn Post Office Clerks Association hosted a lively 47th Regiment Armory indoor meet on Marcy Avenue. Notable results included Guy Haskins from the University of Pennsylvania taking second in the 1-yard run after a scratch start, and Dan Frank of the 2d Regiment winning the 60-yard handicap. The New York Athletic Club and Winged Foot clubs featured prominently with strong showings across multiple events.
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Brooklyn Post Office Clerks’ Association
47Th Regiment
Marcy Avenue
Heywart Street
Brooklyn
Harry L. Hillman
New York Athletic Club
Guy Haskins
University of Pennsylvania
Military Athletic League
Dan Frank
2D Regiment
Melvin W. Sheppard
Haskins
Sheppard
Philadelphia
F. S.S. White
18Th Regiment
Harvey Cohn
William Berker
G. W. Haynes
E. P. Carr
Xavier Athletic Association
A_ Pepis
Clark House Athletic Association
H. Hansen
Mohawk Athletic Club
L. B. Durland
the Athletic Club
23D Regiment Atheltic Association
D. McEvoy
W. Berker
H. Thompson
T. S. White
13Th Regiment
Harvey Colin
J. J. Farrell
W. van Thum
F. Riley
F. Healy
N. Dawson
J.P. Sullivan
M. Shepperd
Regiment
Harry Hillman
8Th Regiment
J. Gomez
Regiment Athletic Association
le Rturphy
G. T. Steurwald
71St Regiment
J. W. Downs
Naval Battalion
New York
J. J. Stumpf
St. Bartholomew Athleticlub
H. J. Grumpelt
George J. Fleming
Twenty-third Street
F W Cords
C. ©. Harris
D. O'Connell
F. A. Miller
Central Branch
F. Chishelm
W. J Coote
J. McGuire
L. E Lertz
Woodruff
Ho Jockett
Hi Hillman
H. A Sedley
W. A Kutech
Fourteenth Regiment Athletic Association
F. Rogers
Eri. C. Dunham
J. Constantine
E Munder
White
Cratch
Gmender
H. Faltik
No. IS
J. McCue
Holy Cross Lyceum
Tfr. Keen
71St Regiment Athletic Association
Cuylersbyterian
A. Peters
A Peters
W. Anderson
W Anderson
Fourth ‘Avenue Methodist
W. Kraack
Noble G Ketlery
W. Wetherer
Holy Trinity Luthean
van Sant
Fred von Horstel
Frank Pety
Wiliam Otten
G W. Haynes
College athletes eyed for England dual games challenge
James F. E. Sullivan, AAU president, endorses the Intercollegiate Association's plan to send top college athletes to England for a dual meet and potential Olympic impact. Lord Desborough backs the project, with Oxford and Cambridge awaiting reply and Penn, Michigan, Harvard, Yale among schools ready to participate and fund their teams.
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James FE. Sullivan
The
Amateur Athletic Union
American Olympic Committee
Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America
England
Sullivan
Lord Desborough
Kirby
Athietes
Athens
Great Britain
King Edward
Oxford
Cambridge
Gustavus T. Kirpy
America
Intercollegiate Association of the Amateur Athletes of America
Guy Haskins
Pennsylvania
N. J. Cartmell
Pennsyylvania
J. B. Taylor
Captain Dray
Yale
Michigan
Cornell
Harvard
Crescents Defeated by Staten Island Club at Bay Ridge
Staten Island Football Club defeated the Crescents 1 goal to 0 at Bay Ridge. E Dwyer of Columbia, playing centre forward, scored after a deflection off Crescent captain Andrews. Van Laar starred for Crescents, with Van der Zee superb in goal for Staten Island. A second Brooklyn match saw Brooklyn FC outpoint Bronx United 1 to 0 at Marquette Oval with I Agar scoring twice and H Watts adding another.
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Columbia University
Staten Island Football Club
Crescent Athletic Club
Bay Ridge
Andrews
A. van Laar
E. Dwyer
Columbia
van Laar
van der Zee
Staten Island
Crescents
Jeffers
H. Armstrong
W. B. Andrews
F Wagner
Livingston
Marquette Oval
Brooklyn
Bronx United
I. Agar
J. P. Stuart
H. Watts
H. Owen
H. Rigby
G. Bullock
Elizabeth Bowling Wins New Jersey Cricket Pennant
Cricketers from Jersey City Newark Elizabeth Bound Brook and Paterson gathered at the Continental Hotel Newark for the first annual smoker and prize distribution of the New Jersey State Cricket League. Elizabeth defeated Paterson to claim the pennant. Paterson’s H Taylor led batting while D A Gibson Elizabeth topped bowling with 2.71 average for 56 wickets. T L White Essex County Club won wicket keeping with 14 stumpings.
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Jersey City
Newark
Elizabeth
Bound Brook
Paterson
Continental
New Jersey State Cricket League
New York Cricket Association
H. Taylor
J. West Hooper
D. A. Gibson
T. L. White
Essex County Club
T. Prescott
Irish Defeat Germans In Tug Of War At Irish Fair
A large crowd at the Irish Fair watched the tug of war as Ireland defeated Germany in a five minute match. The victory sparked a wild reaction with strong St Patrick’s Day style celebrations and enthusiasm around Madison Square Garden.
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Madison Square Garden
All Ireland
Sons of Erin
Superb as to Lose Stricklett in Santa Cruz Franchise Move
San José Calif January 18 It was announced that Elmer Stricklett pitcher of the Brooklyn National League Club will take over the Santa Cruz State League franchise and manage the team in connection with H R Bradford and Harry Wolters of the St Louis National League Club
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San José
Cal
Elmer Stricklett
H. R. Bradford
Harry Wolters
Dinner Highlights Electric Vision At Motor Boat Club
At the annual Motor Boat Club of America dinner held at Sherry's, speakers included Nivedia Tesla and Winthrop Scarritt. Scarritt praised Tesla for harnessing Niagara and predicting interstellar communication, while Edison reflected on future electricity advances. The Dixie and other vessels were noted among 1907 prize winners, underscoring early naval power and electrical progress.
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Motor Boat Club of America
Sherry’s
Nivedia Tesla
Alfred Page
George S. Graham
Lewis Nixon
Mr. Tesla
Hie
Winthrop E. Scarritt
Tesla
Niagara
Mai
Edison
Fulton
Clermont
Lusitania
Mauretania
J. H. Hoadley
FE. J. Schroeder
Dixie
America
A. Cary Smith
Seymour Oppenheimer
Wilson P. Foss
Charles Francis
Walter Bieling
Howard Patterson
Andre Bustanoby
Henry Whittelsey
M. M. Whittaker
Frank Dyheen
Eugene Riotte
A. B. Shock
G. K E. J. Scarveder
Den
Commodore J. H. Hoadley
Skedaddle
H. N. Baruch
Sparrow
Ailsa Craig
Bermuda
Irene
Sachem's Head Yacht Club Dinner Honors 1908 Officers
The annual midwinter mess dinner of the Sachem's Head Yacht Club was held in the yacht room of the Hotel Astor last night. Officers for 1908 include Commodore John P. Elton, vice-commodore Edmund Q. Trowbridge, fleet captain Arthur H. Wilcox, secretary and treasurer William E. Peck, and executive committee Robert Mitchell, Edward C. Seward, John Elton Wayland, and the flag officers.
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Sachem’s Head Yacht Club
Hotel Astor
John P. Elton
Edmund Q. Trowbridge
Arthur H. Wilcox
William E. Peck
Robert (. Mitchell
Edward C. Seward
John Elton Wayland
Harvard Beats Tigers in Close Princeton Five Battle
Harvard defeats Princeton 18 to 13 in a rough basketball game. Harvard led first half, Princeton tied late before Harvard pulled away. Key players include Halliday Clark Allen Currie and Browne with goals from floor and free throws. Referee McGail. Time two halves of 20 minutes.
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Brook
Amey
Bronx United
Dunlop G. Harsell Rydberg R . W. Boxendale
Charlwood
Osen
Bullock McLennan
J. Kershaw
York
T Brown
Kinnard
Hudson Herwen
Williams Watts
Wardell
Agarapes
Shand Hampson
Rigby
Stuart Oo
R. Rimimore Heferee
Rothwell
Watts Owen
the Tribune
Cambridge
Mass
Jan
Harvard
Princeton
Fish
Allen
Halliday
Clark
Har Allen
Hazentyr
Ryan Ee
Bexa
Thompson Wyman
Ie -R. HK
Veeder
Browne
Meeks LS
Warner Soals
Floor Allen
Currie
Frou Foals
McGail
Carteback
Davis
Four Jockeys Denied Licenses by Racing Committees
In New Orleans on January 1 the license committee of the American Turf Association and Western Jockey Club denied jockey licenses for Mountain, McClure, Aubuchon, and Pickens, effectively ending their riding days for now. Jim Robinson and B. Vincent had trainers licenses tabled. Pasadena and Sallie Preston are cited as the cause of the move.
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New Orleans
American Turf Association
Western Jockey Club
Mountain, McClure, Aubuchon and Pickens
Jim Robinson
B. Vincent
Pasadena
Sallie Preston
Man Held for Plat Robbery by Central Office Detectives
Detectives Ieevy Hyams and Hughes arrest a man on 145th Street and Eighth Avenue, claiming he is Frank Kelly but identified as Benjamin Hall with a criminal record. He is suspected of a string of flat burglaries the past three months. Police found pawn tickets and jewelry. Harlem storage loot valued at about $20,000 linked to a previous conviction. He had been released four months earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ieevy
Hyams and Hughes
Central Office
145Th Street
Eighth Avenue
Frank Kelly
Benjamin Hall
Galliery
Third Avenue
Harlem
Bradhurst Avenue
Auto school warns drivers about wheel control on city roads
An instructor at the West Side YM C A automobile school cautions beginners about oversteering and abrupt speed changes. The piece notes incidents on Riverside Drive and near Grant's Tomb, plus remarks on the Pope Toledo coach and shifts in show dates and industry plans.
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West Side
Young Men's Christian Association Automobile School
Riverside Drive
Grant
Hudson River
Pope-Toledo
New York
Chicago
August Busch
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association
St. Louis
Pacific Coast
Pope Toledo
America
Europe
F. R. Bump
H. H. Franklin Manufacturing Company
Honoraged Principal George White Of Public School Ti Honored At Dinner
Principal George White of Public School Ti the oldest NY principal was feted at the eighth annual dinner by his alumni association. More than 300 diners attended including guests from Italy and Paris with speakers praising his fifty one years of service and his emphasis on honesty over money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George White
New York
Hotel Savoy
Alumni Association
Te Association
White
Florence
Italy
Paris
Morgan J. O'Brien
Chester B. McLaughlin
James A. O'Gorman
James H. Mc
John Whalen
Elsberg
Manslaughter Conviction For Motorman McDermott
Thomas McDermott, a Third Avenue Railroad motorman, convicted of second degree manslaughter before Judge Malone. Jury recommended extreme mercy. His car killed Louis Koneman, a brewery wagon driver, at Med Street and Third Avenue about two years ago. This is the second similar conviction in the court in recent years. a prior case saw a ten year sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas McDermott
Third Avenue Railroad
Malone
Court of General Sessions
McDermott
Louis Koneman
Imed Street
Third Avenue
University Glee Club at Waldorf Astoria Concert
A large audience attended the twenty seventh private concert of the University Glee Club at the Waldorf Astoria. The feature was the singing of Lochinvar by William G Hammond who accompanied the chorus on the piano. Mme Sarah Anderson soprano sang several selections with Richard T Percy as accompanist. The Solin String Orchestra played several pieces.
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University Glee Club
Waldorf-Astoria
Lochinvar
William G. Hammond
Hammond
Zolimer
Wagener
Rienzi
Mme
Sarah Anderson
Richard T. Percy
Solin String Orchestra
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P. Hayes
Parker ix
Humeney
R. W. Clark
Rumbough
Morris Park
Palmer & Singer Company
Simplex Automobile Company
Briarcliff
J. E. Sullivan
Zwyer
New Jer
Sey State League
Superbas
Stricklett
W. Ee. Scarritt
Motor Boat Club
Sachem
Itala Renaults
Hiya Ainting and
A. T. Thameons & Co
H. P
Mercedes Kiss
la Buire
A. Elliott Ranney
William H. Vandenburg
West 48Th Street
Taxical Company
Edward €. Strifft
Tren
W York
R M Owen
Rec
Recs
John T. Cutting
Oldsmobile Company
Pric
Park Board
P. W. Strong
Welch Motor Car Company
J. J. Evans
Broadw
Stearns
Westchester County
Harlan P. Whipple
Boston
Whipple
Bay State Auto Club
Automobile Association of America
Alaska
United States
Elwood Haynes
Haynes
Palmer & Singer Manufacturing Company
Matheson
Jacksonville
Miami
Fla
James Laughlin
Pittsburg
George E. Sebring
Florida East Coast Automobile Association
Charles G. Percival
Cleveland Motor Car Company
W. J. Morgan
Ralph Owen
Ormond
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