Suburban Handicap clash fuels turf history at Sheepshead Bay
The article previews Friday’s showdown between S. C. Hildreth’s Fitz Herbert and James R. Keene’s Ballot as the pinnacle of the spring meeting at Coney Island’s Sheepshead Bay. It reviews past campaigns, contender lineups, trainer notes, and possible starters including Maskette, Dorante, Diana Ken, Olambala, and Prince Imperial, withField stakes and track conditions shaping the outcome. It also covers Brooklyn Jockey Club events, starting methods by Mark Cassidy, umpire critique of Moran, and the broader baseball pennant race context involving the Yankees Giants and Cubs.
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S. C. Hildreth
Fitz Herbert
James R. Keene
Coney Island Jockey Club
Sheepshead Box
Brooklyn
Ballot
England
Jimmy Rowe
Belmont Park
King James
Keene
Maskette
Helmet
Gravesend
Brooklyn Jockey Club
Sweep
Carlton
R. F. Carman
Naushon
Babbler
Footprint
Novelty
Mark Cassidy
Mexico
Jockey Club
Cassidy
Princeton and Yale ready for deciding baseball game at American League Park
Princeton beat Yale in a rain softened game and a third meeting is set for Thursday at American League Park. Yale’s Spencer Murfey will miss the Thursday start while Princeton’s S W White starred on the mound and Yale’s form has improved since early in the season.
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Princeton
Yale
Tigers
S. W. White
Spencer Murfey
Harvard
Murfey
Crimson
Holy Cross
Pennsylvania
Brown
Dartmouth
Day of Sports on Tour in Bermuda Carnival
The Century Road Club of America plans a Bermuda Islands voyage July 23 to August 1 with a Sports Carnival Day on Wednesday July 27. Events include a ten mile handicap bicycle race, a Hamilton dock to Isle O' Wight swim, a 1 yard dash, a one mile run, and a Bermuda nine versus tourist team baseball game with a silver loving cup trophy.
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Bermuda Islands
Century Road Club of America
Bermuda
Hamilton Dock
Isle O’ Wight
Royal Main Steam Packet Company
Giants versus Chicago at Polo Grounds this afternoon
Baseball card notes a 4 PM game at the Polo Grounds between the Giants and Chicago. Admission is 50 cents.
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Polo Grounds
Giants
Chicago
Standings in Baseball Race and Results from Yesterday
Standings and today’s games in the American and National Leagues with yesterday’s results. Detroit defeated New York eight to five, Chicago beat St Louis nine to six, and Washington topped Chicago two to nothing. Current AL and NL records include New York 28-13, Philadelphia 28-14, Detroit 31-18, Chicago 15-26, St Louis 9-33, and others.
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New York
Detroit
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Washington
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
W.L. F.C
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
National League
Montauk Light or Bust entrants readied for early start
The Montauk Light or Bust endurance test will begin tomorrow with a confetti car leading the field leaving Madison Square an hour ahead of competitors. Raymond Beck will command the Thomas flyer pacemaker as Allen C. Alderman serves as referee and Oakley Delamater drives the six cylinder Mitchell. Press and official cars trail, with Fred J. Titus starting the event at 6 am.
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Madison Square
Thomas Flyer
Raymond Beck
A. L. Westgard
Touring Club of America
Allen C. Alderman
Long Island Automobile Club
Knox
Oakley Delamater
Mitchell
Franklin
Welch-Detroit
Palmer-Singer
Fred J. Titus
Chalmers
Packard
Automobile School of the
West Side Young Men's Christian Association
H. C. Brakaw
Charles A. Stewart
Babcock
New Jersey
Fred J. Wagner
American Automobile Association
Postponed Track Meets Due To Bad Weather
Inclement weather delayed three sets of track and field games scheduled at Celtic Park Wakefield Park and Ulmer Park. The events were postponed to a later date and no results were recorded.
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Celtic Park
Wakefield Park
Ulmer Park
Goldman to Meet Honey in Two Ten-Round Bouts
Olympic Athletic Club in Harlem hosts a strong bill tonight with Charley Goldman facing Packey Honey in the main events. Local pugilist Young Wagner and Philadelphia's Tommy Houck fight in the semi-final.
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Olympic Athletic Club
Harlem
Charley Goldman
Packey Honey
Young Wagner
Tommy Houck
Philadelphia
Sachs medals presentation by Mohawk Athletic Club
Members of the Mohawk Athletic Club will hold a reception tomorrow evening at the clubhouse on 158th street and Walton avenue for the presentation of the Sachs medals. Gus L. M. Sachs, the benefactor, will present the medals to the winners.
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Mohawk Athletic Club
158Th Street
Walton Avenue
Sachs
Gus L. M. Sachs
Kling to Play Pool Matches at Doyle's Academy
Chicago Cubs catcher John Kling will play a series of pool matches at John Doyle's 42nd Street academy this week. Tuesday faces Alec Smith, Wednesday vs Alfred De Oro, and Thursday against Thomas Hueston. Each night they will play 125 balls in a defense of Kling's season pool championship title.
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John Kling
Chicago Cubs
John Doyle
42D Street Academy
Alec Smith
Alfred de Oro
Thomas Hueston Kling
Detroit Triumphs Over Yankees In Battingfest Battle
Detroit defeated New York 8 to 3 after sixth inning deluge as Cobb led with four hits and Detroit piled four doubles. Warhop battled Tigers, but Detroit's offense, weather delays, and key miscues swung the game. Austin triple and double plays highlighted a chaotic, crowd-drawn afternoon at the park.
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the Tribune
Detroit
Yankees
Tigers
Stanage
Willet
Cree
McIntyre
Birdie Cree
Bush
Warhop
Wolter
Cobb
Crawford
Delehanty
Moriarity
Tom Jones
Laporte
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Mitchell
Jimmy
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Moriarty
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Willett
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Delph'y
Browns Defeat Athletics In St Louis Sunset
St Louis defeated Philadelphia 6 to 1. O Conner s men rallied for five runs in the fourth. Powell started for St Louis but benched for talking back. Bakey finished the game as St Louis won in 1 43. Umpires Kerin and Sheridan.
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Philadelphia
O’conner
Morgan
Krause
Powell
St Louis
Kerin
Bakey
Lapp
Tans
Murphy
Allen
Schweitzer
Fisher
Heitmuller
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Newnam
Hartzell
Bailey
Hartsell
Collins
Davis
Kerin and
Sheridan
White Sox Fall to Senators in Nine Innings
Washington defeated the White Sox 2 to 0 in Chicago, earning their third straight win as all runs came in the ninth without a hit. Chicago failed to score in thirty innings despite ten hits by Washington.
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Chicago
Washington
White Sox
Senators
Baseball Scores From A League Night
Louisville defeats St Paul 2 to 1 Minneapolis tops Columbus 3 to 1 Toledo wins 5 to 4 over Milwaukee in one inning Indianapolis defeats Kansas City 4 to 2
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Louisville
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Columbus
Toledo
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Kansas City
State League Results and Eastern League Schedule
Binghamton defeated Elmira 2 to 0 while Wilkes Barre faced Syracuse and Albany met Troy were rain halted. Eastern League games include Jersey City at Newark Providence at Baltimore Montreal at Toronto and Buffalo at Rochester with several rainouts. Eastern League standings show Newark 28 19 596 and Buffalo 29 20 590 among others.
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Elmira
Wilkes-Barre
Syracuse
Albany
Troy
Scranton
Utica
Jersey City
Newark
Providence
Baltimore
Montreal
Toronto
Buffalo
Rochester
W.lpc
Or Du Rhin II Wins French Derby at Chantilly
The French Derby over the Chantilly course was won by Or Du Rhin II, a brown colt by St. Damien, owned by Gaston Dreyfus. Renard Bleu finished second and Rein hart placed third as Americans backed Vanderbilt’s entry and suffered losses. Sir Peter won the Prix des Etangs, a selling event for three-year-olds, for W. K. Vanderbilt.
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Chantilly
Or du Rhin II
St. Damien
Gaston Dreyfus
Renard Bleu
M. G. Riviere
W. K. Vanderbilt
Reinhart
Vanderbilt
Sir Peter
Harvard crews at Red Top dock for Thames training
Harvard's full rowing squad of thirty four oarsmen arrived at Thames quarters in Red Top Conn today. The express train from New London brought the varsity team aboard the John Harvard launch. freshmen followed an hour later. Oliver Iselin led the party as associate manager.
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the Tribune
Red Top
Conn
Harvard
Thames
New London
John Harvard
Oliver Iselin
Robert Herrick
Jim Wray
Wodel and Wallis
Yale
Eliot Bacon
Crimson
Cambridge
Varsity
Prizes for Local Autoists at Cape May Outing
More than seven hundred Premier automobile owners and friends from New York Philadelphia Lancaster Wilkes Barre Scranton Newark and other eastern cities gathered in Cape May for the second annual outing. Rain made roads muddy but all cars finished safely. Prizes in the Knickerbocker division included a Westminster clock to Frank J. Lennon and a silver chafing dish to G. A. Von Shelley with several other awards to drivers from Brooklyn Bayport Mount Vernon and New York City. The Knickerbocker division will escort Atlanta good roads motorists from Philadelphia to New York on Monday.
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Tribune
Cape May
N. J
New York
Philadelphia
Lancaster
Wilkes-Barre
Scranton
Newark
Knickerbocker
Westminster
M. W. Coburn
Brooklyn
Knickerbocker Division
Atlanta
Skat League Elects Officers At Detroit congress
Delegates at the North American Skat League congress in Detroit today chose Pittsburg as next year’s convention site. Officers elected include President F. W. Miller and vice presidents Otto Proegier and Thomas Handroser, all of Pittsburg, with William Leiber of Pittsburg as financial secretary and Robert Roedel as treasurer, Oscar E. Schwemer of Milwaukee recording secretary. The second tournament featured 1,460 players. prize winners will be announced tomorrow.
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Detroit
Skat League
Pittsburg
F. W. Miller
Otto Proegier
Thomas‘Handroser
William Leiber
Robert Roedel
Oscar E. Schwemer
Milwaukee
Harlem River Rowing Season Opens In Rain
Despite yesterday’s rain a large number of oarsmen appeared on the Harlem water. The Bohemian club made its first appearance of the season with veteran Frank Vesely back on the water after two years. Metropolitan Boat Club sent a big turnout while Stivers and Mehrhoff of Nassau Boat Club raced in a senior double. Con and Coler also showed promising form in a similar shell. Harlem Boat Club stars Fred Shepherd and Fred Fuessel, national doubles champions, joined practice. The junior eight, preparing for the Philadelphia race on July 4, completed a fast mile run.
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Harlem
Frank Vesely
Metropolitan Boat Club
Stivers
Mehrhoff
Nassau Boat Club
Con
Coler
Aunior
Fred Shepherd
Fred Fuessel
Harlem Boat Club
Philadelphia
Open golf championship activity with Lyon and Smith at club links
The Open tournament unfolds this Friday and Saturday with George S Lyon and Will Smith among entrants at the Phi Club. Prominent amateurs and professionals vie across Clifton Richmond Montclair and Hudson River venues, with top players like Brown and Reid aiming for medals and cup prizes amid a broad schedule through September.
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Phi Club
George S. Lyon
Cian
Lyon
Englewood
M. Byers
Wily Jes Lin
Will Smith
Pion
Great Britain
George
Yeasgle
John Ball
Hilton
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