American athletes shine as US rivals UK at Olympic Games
The article lauds American track and field stars Melvin Sheppard, John Flanagan, Ralph Rose, and Martin Sheridan for strong Olympic showing in England. It notes Flanagan's hammer throw record, Sheridan's discus, and a surprise mile by Sheppard, with praise for fair play and concerns over heat drawing, while discussing Giants baseball form and ongoing pennant race and Yankees' slump.
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Athens
United States
United Kingdom
Ireland
Scotland
Canada
Australia
Melvin W. Sheppard
John J. Flanagan
Ralph Rose
Martin S Sheridan
Sheridan
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Rose
Sheppard
Halstead
Tommy Conner
Sheppart
Hallows
al Copeland
New York Athletic Club
Princeton
Great Britain
RUPPRECHT A WINNER AT VAILSBURG CYCLE MEET
Edward Rupprecht won the Velodrome Sweepstakes two mile professional handicap at the Vailsburg track near Newark in a tight finish over John Bedell and Joe Fogler. Frank Kramer claimed the five mile open professional race, while E F Root won the one mile professional handicap.
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Newark
Edward Rupprecht
Bedell
Fogler
Rupprecht
John Bedell
Joe Fogler
Frank Kramer
Jimmy Moran
Bedelly
Kramer
Ene Root
Root
William Wehner
Newa Hoseinet
Lakertin Athletic Club
Joe Peesenger
New York
E. F. Root
Boston
Alfred Ashure
Wiliam Morton
National Turn Verein
Maurice van den Ties
Jekerim Athletic Club
E. Towers
Yvon
John Bedel
Lynbrook
Joseph Fogler
Brooklyn
Maurice van den Dries
Lakeriin Athletic Club
Charles Stein
Irish American Athletic Club
Ernest Jokux
Verein
Tine
Frank L. Kramer
Pas
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Long Is
Stonna
Krebs
Giants Win Long Game In 16 Innings Over Cardinals
Red hot baseball marked a sixteen inning victory by the New York Giants over St. Louis. Bresnahan and Doyle sparked the late heroics after Crandall battled Crandall and Karger through a tense extras duel. The Cardinals led briefly, but New York tied in the ninth and pulled away in the 16th to reclaim second place.
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Nealon Opens Six Furlong Bid in Brighton Debut
Nealon returns to the track at Brighton Beach in a six furlong handicap race. He faces sprinters like King Cobalt The Squire Tom McGrath and Spooner as he seeks form after a recent training layoff from a leg injury. Charlies Edward and The Golden Garter also may debut this week in shorter turf sprints.
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Railbirds
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Billy du Boise
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Golden Garter
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Saratoga
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Big Chief
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Brighton Beach Racing Association
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American Golfers Plan Memorial for Tom Morris
Golfers worldwide learned of a memorial drive for Tom Morris who died in May at St Andrews Scotland. A committee of Royal and Ancient Club managers St Andrews links green committee provost and club captains will collect subscriptions and decide the memorial form. American golfers urged to contribute via Charles Kirchner New York City. Massachusetts Golf Association updated handicaps list with 79 new names and several changes. Mapleswood Maplewood New Hampshire hosts Invitation tournament with pros and amateurs including Nichols Travers and Anderson. Ridgewood Hackensack close team match results. White Mountains Waumbek July championship dates announced August 27 29 with qualifiers and match play segments.
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Royal and Ancient Club
St. Andrews Links
Thistle
University and
New Club
Charles Kirchner
Nassau Street
New York City
Massachusetts State Golf Association
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T. M. Claflin
Weston
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Allston
E. T. Manson
Framingham
M. F. O’connell
Alpine
W. Bass
New Hampshire
Vesper Club
Lowell
P. Marlborough Smith
Woodland Golf Club
Harvard
H. P. Hood
Salem
A. J. Rose
T. A. Tillard
Dr. Frederick Brush
J. C. Batley
Brae Burn
T. F. Galvin, Jr
R. G. Hunter
Woodland
P. H. Goldsmith
C. H. Kendall
Wollaston
C. Taber
New Bedford
Alec Ross
Alec Smith
Nassau
George Law
Baltusrol
Dave Hunter
Essex County Country Club
Gilbert Nichols
Alec Campbell
Tom McNamara
David Brown
Orrin Terry
Donald Ross
Jack Jolly
Nichols
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Montclair
J. G. Anderson
Massachusetts
White Mountains
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Cincinnati Stays Sharp in Strange Box Score
At Cincinnati the box score shows Rams leading in a peculiar line with era and hits. Batteries Ewing and Schlei for Cincinnati, McQuillen Moran and Dooin contribute to the Philadelphia game line with unusual strings of digits and placeholders, reflecting a quirky early box notation.
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Schlei
McQuillen
Moran and Dooin
American League Games Today Feature Several Matches
S&J reports key American League games including Louis at New York, Chicago at Boston, Cleveland at Washington, Detroit at Philadelphia with no games scheduled elsewhere. Standings show Detroit 48 34 .585, Philadelphia 40 89 .506, St. Louis 47 35 .573, Boston 38 46 .489, Chicago 46 36 .561, Washington 28 49 .364, Cleveland 45 36 .556, New York 31 51 .378.
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Speedway Pace Off In Dead Heat For Coast Marie And Tempus Fugit
James A Murphy’s Coast Marie and John Ornish’s Tempus Fugit raced to a dead heat for the championship after swift head to head stretches. Coast Marie won a later heat against Cordorette, while Zealous led Ready Boy in another pairing. Multiple brushes featured Virginia Belle, Red B., Poco Estrelle, Triphammer, Barbara Smith, Strangeleaf, and Tar Tartar in a busy day at the track.
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Virginia Belle
Red B
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Poco Estrelle
Lemon
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H. L. Grensfelder
Triphammer
J. W. Smith
Barbara Smith
Louis Frank
Strangeleaf
Triphhammer
Leo Ooettinger
Charley W
Nashville
Thomas Lawson
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H B. Clarke
Joe Jap
John Wegman
Charles Rothschild
State League baseball results summary
Syracuse gains a 1 0 win over J. and G in game one and 2 1 in game two. Alovany defeats Scranton 1 0. Binghamton tops Utica 3 2. Troy shuts out Wilkes Bar re 5 1.
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Miller Looks Winner In Harlem River Regatta Training
The New York Bay Regatta Association plans an intermediate quadruple scull race at the Harlem River Speedway on Saturday with several local crews training. Local scullers include Shepheard, Durando Miller, Fuessel, and Hobin, who may clash in the senior race. Miller is hailed by many critics as the river’s best, following wins at the Harlem Regatta Association and strong showings at the Henley Regatta in Philadelphia.
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Harlem River
Shepheard
Durando Miller
Fuessel
Hobin
Harlem
Philadelphia
Irene II Leads Boats in 270-Mile Marblehead Race to New Rochelle
Irene II owned by S. W. Granberg won the 270 mile Marblehead to New Rochelle race with a corrected time of 27 hours 3 minutes 2 seconds after late yardstick allowances. Picaroon placed second with 28 hours 45 minutes 50 seconds, Alsoran third at 30 hours 44 minutes, while Fortuna and Barbara finished fourth and fifth. The Chud broke down and the Irene II sailed faultlessly with navigator Walter Belling aboard for the Colonial Yacht Club New York entry reaching Gull Island in fog and maintaining speed of 9.98 knots throughout the race.
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Atlantic City Horse Show Sees Record Entries and Varied Program
The tenth annual Atlantic City Horse Show runs July 21 to 2, with nearly four hundred entries. Exhibits promise high quality, featuring roadster, carriage, four-in-hands, saddle horses, and jumpers each afternoon from 2:30. Reginald Vanderbilt leads notable entrants with twenty five class nominations. other New York exhibitors include Henry W. Shoemaker, George Watson, William Carr, Harvey Laden, and more.
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George Watson
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Laden
Elliott
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E. H. Weatherbee
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George
Lurline Ocean Winner in Trans Pacific Yacht Race
Honolulu July 1 Officials declare the yacht Lurline of the South Coast Yacht Club Southern California the winner in the trans Pacific race from San Pedro to Honolulu after corrected times show Lurline 13 days 21 hours 31 minutes 40 seconds Gwendolyn II Lady Maud Hawaii and Hawaii finish within hours of each other with Hawaii at 11 days 1 hours minutes.
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Lipton Cup Presented at Brooklyn Yacht Club Dinner
Brooklyn Yacht Club secretary John G. Farst announced that the Lipton Cup for the ocean race to Cape May and three other club prizes will be awarded at a stag dinner on Tuesday July 7 at 7 PM. Rumors at the clubhouse suggest new Shamrock measurements closely match earlier figures and may widen its winning margin.
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Brooklyn Yacht Club
Thomas J. Lipton
Cape May
Shamrock
Stuyvesant Wainwright
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