Olympic Triumph Sparks American Pride On Track And Field
Americans celebrate a dominant Olympic showing in England with 14 firsts in 26 events and world records. The piece lauds athletes like Daniels, Carpenter, and Hayes, notes fairness concerns over Carpenter's disqualification, calls for sportsmanship, and praises Mike Murphy's coaching and the overall American victory. It also covers the Giants, Pirates, and Glidden tour developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Greece
Rome
C. M. Daniels
Carpenter
Athens
Paris
St. Louis
United States
Mike Murphy
Hayes
Defenders Chosen in Huntington Bay Elimination Races
Nine high speed boats contest the British International Cup trials in Huntington Bay, with three advancing to face the Wolseley Siddeley and Daimler III. Races begin today at 2 30 p m and continue tomorrow and the next day over a triangular course totaling thirty nautical miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington Bay
Chateaux Des Beaux Arts
Charles P. Tower
M. M. Whitaker
Walter M. Bieling
Motor Boat Club of America
Duke of Westminster
Wolseley-Siddeley
Lord Howard de Walden
Motor Boat Yacht Club of England
Elimination Races Today for Cup Contenders
The cup race field includes E. J. Schroeder’s Dixie the defending winner and Dixie II also owned by Schroeder with Clinton Crane as designer. Other entries are Elco-Craig from Electric Launch Co Bayonne N J Chip III Hawkins and Wainwright Gray Atkinson Wheeler Halestead Long Island Autowin II Swasey Raymond Page Boston Simplex XIII Den II and Sea Otter entered by W J Snadeck. hydroplane Sea Otter noted.
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E. J. Schroeder
Dixie
Southampton Waters
Commodore Schroeder
Clinton Crane
Electric Launch Company
Bayonne
N. J
Hawkins and
Saratoga promise of good racing attracts crowds
Ready for Saratoga promise of good racing as stars of the thoroughbred world will race for rich stakes. The Brighton Beach meet ends July 30 and Saratoga runs July 30 to August 15 with twelve stakes including the Hopeful, Saratoga Special, Spinaway, Grand Union Hotel, and Travers. Notable entrants include Pris cillian, Fair Play, Running Water, Dandelion, Mohawk II, and Sanfords colors from Amsterdam.
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Brighton Beach
Saratoga
Union Hotel
Travers
Priscillian
Fair Play
Running Water
Dandelion
King James
Charles Edward
Nealon
Vails
Mohawk II
Stamina
Firestone
Big Chief
Vosburgh
Stephen
John Sanford
State Racing Commission
Sanfords
Amsterdam
Mohawk Valley
Sanford
Danoscara
James R. Keene
Selectman
Esperanto
F. A
Melisande
Harry Payne Whitney
Bobbin
Hillside
H. B. Duryea
F. A. Forsythe
High Private
Duncraggan
Frank Gill
Notter
Miller
Ile
London Views Of Games
London editorials assess Olympic friction and performance. The Daily Mail praises the incidents as small and suggests second thoughts may soften views. Dorando’s lift on track sparks debate. Dorando explains his music hall contract, vows charity use. Sporting Life urges an international rules code. The Times notes Americans lead in speed and strength, urges more professional training and a businesslike approach to sport.
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London
Daily Mail
Dr. Muir
Dorando
Hayes
Sporting Life
the Times
President Roosevelt’s possible reception for Olympic victors
Oyster Bay July 26 Roosevelt shows great interest in Americans’ London Olympic wins as honorary president of the American committee. No word from Secretary Loeb on how he received news or if he will attend the athletes’ reception. A Sagamore Hill visit by the victors may be arranged if he cannot go to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympic Committee
Carpenter
Mike Murphy
James E. Sullivan
Halswelle
American Committee
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
London
Loeb
England
New York
Sagamore Hill
Kramer Defeated At Vailsburg Track Newark By Half Wheel
Walter Bardgett won the one third mile handicap at Vailsburg Newark beating Frank L Kramer by half a wheel. Kramer finished third in the one mile open, Fogler winning. Fred Hill of Boston won the one mile amateur handicap. A serious crash in the second heat injured fifteen riders and Will iam Morton suffered head and facial abrasions with probable internal injuries.
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Walter Bardgett
Vailsburg
Newark
Frank L. Kramer
Kramer
Buffalo
East Orange
Fogler
Bardgett
Nat Butler
James Moran
Fred Hill
Boston
David Mackay
Adam Byerman
William Morton
National Turn Verein
Turn Verein
Fred Bothen
Olympic Snapshots of Hurdler Forest Smithson Victory
Forest Smithson, a Pacific Coast hurdler, dominates Olympic trials by beating Yale's Howe and four other greats to win the final heat in 0 15 flat. The piece notes Kraenzlein records and praises Sheridan Lemming and the discus throwers style, with vivid descriptions of the American approach.
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Olympic Stadium
Forest Smithson
Pacific Coast
Smithson
East
Howe
Yale
A. B. Shaw
Dartmouth
John C. Garrells
Michigan
W. M. Rand
Harvard
Kraenzlein
Paris
Trans
Chicago Athletic Association
London
Cloughen
Cartmell
Carpenter
Taylor
Sheridan
Horr
Daily Chronicle
Phidias
Myron
Lemming
Martin Sheridan
Golf for veterans to play at Apawamis
The annual seniors golf tournament for ages fifty five and older returns October 8 at Apawamis Club. Past events featured 36 holes in a day with notable entrants from brokers to judges, and scores including 82 for eighteen holes. Notable competitors include James D. Foot Horace Russell John W. Griggs and Jack Hutchinson who set a Maplewood 72 hole record with 279.
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Apawamis
Apawamis Club
Apawamis Links
E. C. Converse
Horace L. Hotchkiss
Rye
N. Y
James D. Foot
Foot
Horace Russell
Metropolitan Golf Association
John W. Griggs
John B. McDonald
Subway Fame
George P. Sheldon
Fairfield
Zalman Goodsell
Brooklawn
Luther Loomis
Hackett Retains New York State Tennis Title
Harold H. Hackett won his third straight New York State lawn tennis singles title at Travers Island defeating Henry J. Mollenhauer 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-3. Mollenhauer had previously led in the unfinished match against Dr. P. B. Hawk before Hackett closed out the final.
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Harold H. Hackett
New York
New York Athletic Club
Travers Island
Henry J. Molienhauer
Kings County Club
Hackett
Staten Island Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club
Frederick B. Alexander
Mollenhauer
P. B. Hawk
Dr. Hawk
Lenze
Detroit Triumphs Over New York as Manning Shutsout Early
Detroit defeats the Yankees 8 to 2 with Manning pitching three plus innings before Orth relief. Cobb homers for Detroit, Rossman drives in two, while Hemphill and Conroy contribute for New York. Orth allows only one hit after entering. Detroit racks up eleven hits to secure the win.
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Detroit
Manning
Yankees
New York
Orth
Highlanders
Mullen
Cobb
Rossman
Tigers
Hemphill
Conroy
Blair
Crawford
Schaefer
McIntyre
Downs
Ball
Baills
Mullin
Evans
el New York
Keeler
Oz Schaefer
Chase
Cobb Rt
Mortiaiity
Coughlin
Delehanty
Schmidt
Niles
We Downs
Kleinow
Chicago Beats Philadelphia 2 1 In Battery Showdown
Chicago wins 2 to 1 over Philadelphia in a game featuring Batteries Walsh Sullivan against Dygert and Schreck. Key players RHE CRICHEO and other noted names appear in the muddied OCR.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Walsh and Sullivan
Dygert and Schreck
National League Games Today and Standings
National League schedule shows Cincinnati at Boston and St Louis at Philadelphia with no other games. Standings list Cincinnati 38 37 0.507 and Boston 38 37 0.507 with Brooklyn 31 52 0.373, St Louis 30 54 0.357, New York and Philadelphia also noted with 42 and related records.
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New York
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
St. Louis
W. L. Peet
S. Detroit
Cincinnati
St. Loui
W. F.cyo LP
Brooklyn
Champion Loser Daly Edges Second in One Mile Handicap
J. J. Daly national ten mile champion of the Irish American Athletic Club failed to overcome generous handicaps in the one mile handicap at Ulmer Park. W. J. Kramer of Acorn Athletic Association won with a 10 yard start, Daly finishing about six yards back. Twenty two runners started. Daly surged from 50 yards behind to place second, Holmes fell for third. Time 5 minutes 12 seconds. F. L. Stephenson Trinity Club won the 10 yard dash. Five year old contestants with large handicaps also fared well amid the crowd’s amusement.
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J. J. Daly
Harlem Young Men’s Christian Association
Daly
Noble
New York Athletic Club
Kramer
J. Holmes
Holmes
F. L. Stephenson
Trinity Club
J. Kelly
New West Side Athletic Club
Tom
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Mary Teegeess
Biskrand Goldproof
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Helen Shea
Boema
Frizette
Ragman
Ebner Boy
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Weetmore
Billy Bodemer
Asper
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Golf For
Hutchinson
Jack Hutchinson
St. Andrews Golf Club
Yonkers
Maplewood
N. H
Orrin Terry
California
Terry
Alec Smith
Nassau
Gilbert Nichols
Woodland
Dave Hunter
Essex County Country Club
George Low
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Garden City
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Long Island
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the Bates
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Les Il Moseley
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