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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1920
Page
23
The piece argues the Yankees possess depth, strong pitching, and likely pennant prospects, while Brooklyn and the Giants face uncertain futures. It notes frictions from minor league contracts, calls for blacklist measures, and discusses livelier league balls, boxing revival delays, and U S support for athletics including Antwerp Olympic transport.
The Shamrock IV, Lipton’s America’s Cup challenger, lurched in a NW breeze off City Island and split a gaff during a trial. Tow lines from a passing steam yacht and the Dragon towed the yacht to City Island while work crews prepared a new gaff at Jacob’s shipyards. Captain Burton, Mrs Burton, and designer Charles E. Nicholson aboard, with crowds of several thousand spectators, watched the incident as Lipton plans to move the boat to Sandy Hook for further testing and race readiness.
Reilley captures the trophy at Fox Hills Club Links amid a strong showing by competitors. Details are unclear due to OCR errors but indicate a golf event with notable scores and participant mentions.
The American Olympic Committee announced nominating and selection committees to choose athletes and trainers for the Antwerp Games. Meetings are set in New York on July 6 and 14 and July 17 with subsequent team selection conferences. The Army Olympic tryout is approved for St Louis July 2, 3, and 5, with the modern pentathlon final at West Point.
In a Montclair tennis tournament final, Mrs. Robert Le Roy of the West Side Tennis Club defeated James H. McMillen of Montclair Athletic Club in straight sets 6-3. The match highlighted Le Roys aggressive driving, speed, and court coverage, with McMillens first outdoor tournament appearance since 1914 showing resilience but unable to match Le Roys pace.
Race entries from Buffalo and Akron detail batters, drivers, and horses including Devinney Hager Sandberg McCabe Hengoueh Brugey and Rom Flaherty with Belmont Park entries and a second race description mentioning a one mile and furlong event featuring Newer Gertrida and others.
A field of women golfers will descend on Philadelphia for a two day 18 hole medal play Eastern championship at the Philadelphia Cricket Club. New Yorkers are favored to win with Mrs William A Gavin a leading contender while Boston and Philadelphia also field strong teams in the Gristom Cup team event starting Wednesday.
Mrs Edward V Lynch of the New York Tennis Club defeated Mrs Benjamin F Briggs of Pelham Country Club 5-8 6-4 in Yonkers to claim the Eastern New York State women’s singles championship on the Anackessia Club clay courts. Briggs pushed hard, briefly leading 5-0 in the first set and 3-0 in the second, but Lynch steadied to win the final.
The Fotheringham brothers George of Richmond Country Club and Jack of South Orange Club defeated Tom Kerrigan of Siwanoy and Tommy McNamara in a best ball match at Richmond Country Club yesterday afternoon. The final score was 2 and 1 with each pair posting strong cards.
Arthur Spencer won the one third mile national professional championship at the Velodrome in Newark, defeating Raymond Eaton, Frank Kramer and Reggie McNamara. He also took the one mile title, while Aramex Madden trailed with three points. Spencer beat his brother Willie in a semifinal and edged Kramer in a grand semifinal before beating Eaton in the final heat. Eaton progressed by defeating Orlando Plant in the semifinal. Oscar Epe defeated Alfred Geallet in an Australian pursuit. Alf Grends won the mil event, with Romenteeth and Gus Laog bate taking places.
Mrs Percy Thonary of the Metropolitan Women's Golf Association announced yesterday that entries for the women’s championship tournament to be held at Greenwich the week of June 14 will close on Friday. She says she is anxious to have all entries in by that date.
Ernest Koekler of the Alerne A.A. won the Midwest try-out for the American bicycle team in the Olympic games. He rode a 106.7 mile course from Milwaukee to Chicago in 5 hours 33 minutes 41.3 seconds, setting an American record for the distance.
Baltimore swept a June doubleheader with Jersey City, winning 10-2 in game one and 3-1 in game two. Bentley earned the opener win with 13 strikeouts and a homer, while: in the second game, Wilhelm took the loss for Jersey City as Baltimore secured the split.
The Naval Academy rowing squad of twenty three men returns from leave on June 14 to start active prep for the Olympic trial race at Lake Quinsigamond on June 28. Coach Richard Glendon leads the first and second crews, with two coxswains and five substitutes. It is unclear if both crews will enter the preliminaries, though both are closely matched. Syracuse and Cornell plan to enter crews at Lake Quinsigamond.
The Latonia program lists five races with purses from 1200 to 2040 dollars for horses aged two and up. Entries include notable names such as Marlo Maxim, Mickey Moors, Rafferty, Sir Thomas Ieuan, Hehave Yournelr, and Fire Brand, with varied weights and claiming details across six furlongs to ten miles.
Newport June 6 The sloop Resolute arrived from Bristol ready to resume trials with Vanitie to determine the defender of the America s Cup. The 30 mile triangular race will decide if Resolute is oversparred after a prior win and mast repairs. Owner Robert W Emmons backs the boat against light northerly winds as rivals watch the outcome.
A fragment notes efforts to enable visitors to access a train, detailing a plan or action aimed at facilitating passenger movement and arrival logistics, highlighting a procedural step and potential involved parties.
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