Olympic Team Named by American Committee
A US Olympic committee announced seventy six men to represent the country in London next month. The list includes Frank Mount Pleasant and many from New York, Pennsylvania, and Harvard with events across sprints, hurdles, jumps, throws, and distance races. A supplemental list adds fifty eight athletes if $15,000 more is raised by June 2.
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London
Frank Mount Pleasant
Spentmittee
N. A
Harry L. Hillman
New York
Pilgrim
A. C
W. C
Joseph
H. L._ Coe
L. P. “Ania
J. D. Lightbody, Jr
Chicago
Corody
A. A
F. A. Rowe
Lee
Ee J. P. Sullivan
G. Dull
Michigan
H. L. Trube
Corneil
George V. Bonhag
Ichigan
F. G. Bellars
B. Shaw
Dartmouth
John C. Garrells
Yale
F. ¢. Smithson
C. J. Ion Cames
H. L. Hillman
R. Eisele
Ray C. Ewry
Brooklyn Central
S, New York
Ray C. Eurr
J. A. Biller
Brooklyn
M. C. Oe
Frank Mounteasant
Roane
FB. T. Cook
Cornell
John C. Garrels
Jen C. Garrels
Chiez A. A
A. K. Dearborn
Martin J. Sheridan
WG. Burroughs
Lt. Talbott
Platt Adams
Ameridan
A . Gemlg
Missouri
Joseph Forshaw
Reena
T. Werree
Netera A
J. Hayes
H. Ertch
F. NJ
GN. Mehnert
National Turn Verein
F.C. Iv
America
Amerie
Selding
Harvard
Harvey Cohn
Uc Club
D. R. Robbins
F. Kruger
Swarthmore
M. I
New York Athletic Club
Uch
Athens
Clsam
Lee J. Talbott
John N. Patiis
T. P. Mor“Seey
Yonkers
H. 1
L.cee
Revolver Team for Olympics Nomination
Thirty candidates from the United States Revolver Association preliminaries have been named to represent America at the London Olympics. The listed shooters include Le Boutillier Dietz and Taynter from New York Gorman of San Francisco Calkins of Springfield Hatch and Ad of Portland Prentys of Chicago and Dominic of St Louis. Seven may form a four man team with substitutes. The squad sails June 25 with a try out at Sea Girt New Jersey before departure.
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United States Revolver Association
America
London
le Boutillier
Dietz
Taynter
New York
Gorman
San Francisco
Calkinspee
Springfield
Mass
Hatch
Portland
Prentys
Chicago
England
Dominic
St. Louis
Sea Girt
N. J. Ie
Yankees Beat Cleveland 6 to 1 in Slugger Battle
Yankees overpower the Indians as timely hitting and aggressive baserunning spark New York to a 6 1 victory. Orth pitched well for Cleveland, while Niles and Hemphill provided key plays and Chase doubled driving in runs. Cleveland left 15 runners on base and could not cash in despite eleven hits.
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Cleveland
Highlanders
Orth
Yankees
New York
Niles
Hemphill
Thielman
Keeler
Chase
Check
Ball
Stahl
Conroy
J. Clarke
Ae Ab Ribpo
Clarke
O.bradley
Stovall
Lajoie
Bemis
Chaze
Chech
O'Loughlin
Batteries-Chicago Trial Names Umpire Connolly
Walsh and Sullivan, White and Weaver, Washington, Burns and Warnerana Street, are listed in a terse report with umpire Connolly noted. The fragment hints at a Chicago battery, a team lineup, and an official in a game or match setting. The text is incomplete but centers on a sports event involving umpire Connolly.
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Washington
Chicago
Walsh and Sullivan
White and Weaver
Burns and
Warnerana Street
Connolly
St. Louis Meets Philadelphia Baseball Lineup Fragments
Fragmentary box score notes list St. Louis with Waddell and Spencer against Philadelphia with Vickers Carter and pires Evans Hunt Krause Smith, mentioning umunknown data from a St Louis 941 Philadelphia 0. A partial battery pairing appears with incomplete game details and stray numbers.
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St. Louis
Philadelphia
Waddell and Spencer
Vickers, Carter, Pires
Evans
Hunt
Krause and
Smith
Eastern League Scores and Results Summary
Daily results show Jersey City 2 Newark 7, Buffalo 6 Montreal 8, Toronto 4 Rochester 10 innings, Baltimore 2 Buffalo 6, and other league games. state and New England leagues report Wilkes-Barre 3 Binghamton 2 in 11 innings, Troy 10 Utica 7, Scranton 8 Syracuse, and Worcester 2 Fall River 0 among others.
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Baltimore
Newark
Jersey City
Providence
Buffalo
Montreal
Rochester
Toronto
Wilkes-Barre
Binghamton
Troy
Utica
Scranton
Syracuse
Albany
Connecticut League Results Card
Bridgeport defeated New Britain 4 to 1 while New Haven beat Meriden 7 to 3. Holyoke won 5 to 1 against Hartford and Springfield topped Waterbury 4 to 1.
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Bridgeport
New Britain
New Haven
Meriden
Holyoke
Hartford
Springfield
Waterbury
Polo Championship Games Result at Rala Club
In Philadelphia polo action at Rala today the Rockaway Hunting Club beat Devon 25 to 16 and the Philadelphia Country Club defeated New Haven 84 to 64 in two hard fought, high scoring matchups.
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Philadelphias
Rala
Rockaway
Cornell Dean Elected President of Athletic Association
June offer notes indicate Frank Irvine dean of the Cornell University Law School was today elected President of the Cornell Athletic Association. The association awarded stripes to Cornell athletes who won in the intercollegiate championships at Philadelphia in May.
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Ithaca
Frank Irvine
Cornell University Law School
Cornell Athletic Association
Cornell
Philadelphia
Iron Man McGinnity Shuts St Louis In Giants Win
Joe McGinnity delivered a shutout at the Polo Grounds as the Giants defeated St Louis 4 to 0. New York pulled away with timely hitting and strong fielding, while Cincinnati and Chicago also posted early-season road wins over today’s National League games.
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Joe McGinnity
Polo Grounds
St. Louis
Giants
Cardinals
Iron Man
McGraw
McGinnity
Bugs
Raymond
Joe
Billy Gilbert
Shannon
O’rourke
Tenney
Seymour
Bresnahan
Devlin
Four straight for Brooklyn? Reds defeat Superbas 8 to 2
Cincinnati won its fourth straight by beating Brooklyn at Washington Park 8 to 2. Pastorius pitched well enough for five games but poor support doomed the Superbas. Cincinnati took two runs in the third on a two hit, three error sequence. no hits against Pastorious after the fourth. The Superbas had eight hits off Coakley but stranded runners.
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Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Washington Park
Superbas
Pastorious
Reds
Ruperbas
Coakley
Brooklyn OS
Burch
Hugeins
Kane
Pattee
Lobert
Hummel
Mitchell
Rtf
Lumley
Ganzel
Jordan
Mclean
Sheehan
Lewis
Brain
Bergen
Hulswitz
Pastorius
p.Coakley
Alperman
Hummell
Hugeinil
Humme
Rigler and
Johnstone
Giants Attend Baseball Game at Polo Grounds Tonight
Today at the Polo Grounds the Giants face the Baseball club in a day game with admission details noted as 506. Local sports page highlights a scheduled match and ticket information.
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Giants
Polo Grounds
Dervish Wins Class B in Marblehead to Hamilton Race
The schooner Dervish owned by Commodore Henry Morss of the Corinthian Yacht Club won Class B finishing at 12 40 this morning in the Marblehead to Hamilton Bermuda race. Venona and Marchioness finished ahead in other classes amid heavy winds, long seas, and near misfortune for the Zuhrah and Esperanza. The power boats Alisa Craig and Irene II were en route expected to arrive tomorrow.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Dervish
Henry Morss
Corinthian Yacht Club
Marblehead
Esperanza
J. Dalzall McKee
Pittsburg
Atlantic Yacht Club
Marchioness
John P. Crozer
Yachtsmen's Association of Philadelphia
Venona
Elmer J. Bliss
Eastern Yacht Club
Boston
Nantucket Shoals
St. David's
Commodore Morss
Cape Cod
St. George's Harbor
Alisa Craig
Irene II
Dartmouth Beats Penn In Ninth Inning Rally
Dartmouth defeats the University of Pennsylvania 4 to 3 after a ninth inning rally in Hanover New Hampshire. Emerson drove in the winning runs with a three bagger as two on and two out, tying the score earlier with Schildmiller scoring on Mitchell's hit. Batteries Glaze Chadbourne Twitmire Porte umpire Killourhy. New World's Automobile Record: Felice Nazzaro sets 12 mph over 2 1/2 miles at Brooklands track.
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Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth
University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Emerson
Schildmiller
Mitchell
Glaze
Chadbourne
Twitmire
Porte
Killourhy
London
Brooklands Track
Felice Nazzaro
Alexander and Hackett Capture Manhattan Doubles Title
Alexander and Harold H. Hackett won the Manhattan championship doubles at the New York Lawn Tennis Club against Theodore R. Pell and C. Frederick Watson Jr., 6-3 6-2 6-2. Alexander dominated by saving his partner and guiding returns, while Hackett played with a plastered hand limiting grip. The report also lists handicap tournament results in singles and doubles with players such as F. P. Fox, P. L. Notteley, Dr. William Rosenbaum, and A. Bassford Jr. among others.
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Frederick B. Alexander
Harold H. Hackett
Manhattan
New York
Watson
Hackett
Alexander
Handi
F. P. Fox
P. L. Notteley
William Rosenbaum
F. C C. Uhl
G. Lorraine Wyeth
A. Bassford, Jr
Ir William Rosenbaum
Thomas M. Donahue
Metropolitan Tennis Championship Opens As Wagner Wins
Play started at the West Side Lawn Tennis Club for the Metropolitan championship with diverse results. Marie Wagner defeated Fanny Fish 6-2 6-0 in women’s action while Raymond Little beat Walter Hall 6-1 6-4 and Richard Palmer beat H C Martin 6-4 6-3 in men’s singles. Other first round victors include Ross Burchard, Charles Bull Jr., Gustave Touchard and more as the tourney advances.
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West Side Lawn Tennis Club
117Th Street
Amsterdam Avenue
Marie Wagner
Marcus
A. G. Miles
Wagner
Fang Fish
Raymond D. Little
Walter Merrill Hall
Richard H. Palmer
H. C. Martin
The
Crescent Athletic Club
Ross Burchard
Charles M. Bull, Jr
Gustave F. Touchard
West Side
A. H. MacCarthy
Orange
Walter ©. Aufermann
Englewood
Eleanor Souther
Hamilton Grange
Fanny Fish
Ham Grange
Elizabeth H. Moore
West
James S. Cushman
Dr. J. ©. Torrey
R D. Little
W. M. Hall
Harmilton Grange
L. E. Dreyfuss
Ocean
T. P. Fuller
Harvard at Red Top crews prepare on river
Red Top Conn June Harvard varsity four swapped Morgan and Cutler before launch. Yale crews took to the water with focus on form while waiting for calmer conditions. The six oared events saw Wallis stroked four win a mile brush and the varsity and freshman eights charted a three mile run. Captain Livingstone was removed from the freshman eight due to poor physical condition.
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Red Top
Conn
Harvard
Varsity
Morgan
Cutler
Gales Ferry
Yale
Wallis
Livingstone
Trance Dominates Bedford Stakes As Filly Shines
Trance, the Ben Brush filly owned by George Odom, won the Bedford Stakes at Gravesend after giving Sea Cliff and Suffragette weight advantages. She has eight wins in ten starts this season, with strong California form and a $3,500 sale before joining Odom. Erbet claimed the Bedford Stakes ahead of Melissa, Paradise Queen faded, and Berry Maid topped the mares handicap.
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Sleges
Oddfellow
Rubus
Ainsi Post
Seanna
Berry Maid
Forsythe
J. Lee
Cressina
Joyner
E Dugan
Julia Powel
Jenings
Garner
Zienap
Ove Tees
Schulte
McDaniel
Pantoufle
Marrone
Shaw BU
Jw. Doyle
Hagein
Musgrave
Grac Cameron
Draly
Bouquet
Bt. Leonards II
Violet S
B. Brook St
M. H'derson
Broadwee
E. Heider
Shaw
Rogan
Bettie Landon
Dulany
Davidson
Jimmy Lane
Pkins
A Fell
Kelleher
Aan iColt
McAffee
Aalonta Waterspeed
Simon Pure
Dick Shaw
Pontiac
Madelaine
St. Wacename Strait
Big Chief
Newcastle St
Ls Musgrave
Gores
Notter
Sullivan
E. Dugan
Rye
Duryea
McCarthy
Littlefield
Lj. Lee
Carman
G. Burns
MrDaniel
Juggler
Odom
Garner Aos 12 2 20 6 3 Berkeley, 4 Beverwyck St
T. Koerne
Littleton
Flynn
Old Honesty
Long Bird
Jubilee
Rifleman
Herbert
Berta
Pont
Pen
Miller
Erbet Emery
Shreve
Melissa Es
Dwyer
Seseesur
Vodoo Seale
Beverwyck St
Paradise Queen
Shields
Ij. Lee
Williams
Upton A Ao
Blameless
Lantry
Notter T
Robin
O. St
Koerner
Giladys Louise
McCarthy _ ee
Melissa
Erbet
Gladys Louise
Intervene
Cleve
B. c
Hastings
Futile
Keee Post
St. Me
Ric
McCormick
Farrell
Rca Eee Oon
T. Koerner
Don Enrique
Patchogue St
I Musgrave
Garacinescu
Ben Brush
Fair Vision
Lwest
Oe Ee
Keene
Musgrave Rad Lynch
McDonald
Nancy Ese
McGinnis
Au Whitney
Ebugan
Sea
Bradley
Fk Miller
Beau
Doyle
Fredonia
Spreckels
Trance
Suffragette
Bea
Counerpane
George Odom
Gravesend
Sea Cliff
James BR. Keene
James R. Keene
Jimmy Rowe
Fits Herbert
Jamaica
California
H. T. Griffin
Mr. Keene
Plenty i
R. F. Carman
Phil Dwyers
Rose
Jack Joyner
James B. Haggin
Henderson
Waterspeed
Banner
Liverpool
Newcastle
Tommy Smith
Coney Island Jockey Club
Sheepshead Bay
Colin
Celt
Brooklyn
Montgomery
McCarter
Tourenne II
Jack Atkin
Gretna Green
Transvaal
Restigouche
W. H. Daniel
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Hyperion
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