Open golf championship teeters as Franks Ouimet leads. weather hampers play
Franks Ouimet from Philadelphia Country Club posted 161 strokes as brutal weather interrupted the opening round of the national open championship. Reports describe drenched players, treacherous greens, and key moments from Reid, Culmet, and Quimer, with Hobens and Kirkby close behind at 157 and 164 respectively.
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Ys Kegeavssis
Oti Walters
If Club
Franks Ouimet
Philadelphia Country Club
Ihe Eich
Atill
Open Championship Qualifiers Reported In First Testing Round
In the initial testing round for the Open Championship the field qualified, listing players and positions. The report notes qualifiers for the Open and outlines provisional standings from this stage of the event.
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Res Honers
James Thorson
Bicycle Races Called Off At Sheepshead Velodrome
Rain halted last night’s event at Sheepshead as the bicycle race was postponed. Hobby Walthour, Georges Seres and Vincinzo Madonna are set for a three cornered motor paced race Saturday night with fast money for the winner of the first two heats.
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Sheepshead In Vel
Hobby Walthour
Georges Seres
Vincinzo Madonna
Nile
Meadow Brook Wins Overtime Polo Match
Meadow Brook defeats Cooperstown 10 to 9 in an overtime polo clash at Meadow Brook Club after a hard fought eight periods. H C Phipps led Meadow Brook with goals and substitutions included La Montagne for Waterbury. Cooperstown, fielding steady mounts, saw Milburn contribute five goals as J S Phipps added two before exiting.
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Partia
Meadowrook
Cooperstown
Meadow Brook
H.C. Phipps
Ht. P. Whitney
René la Montagne
J. 3M
Waterbury
ED Morgan, Jr
John
J. S. Phipps
al Stevenson
Milfans
Ted
Cooley
la Montagne
H.C. Phippa
Jon Pegg
Bantlanten Moanie
Sumeyhte
Setenen Ae
Movant
Uma. Ketarend Ey Gee
Hank O'Day and the Greatest Nerve in War and Baseball
A wartime poem recalls Hank O'Day earning cheers for bravery amid chlorine gas and loot retrieval at a trench, while a Pols Ground base play involves umpire O Loughlin and a disputed safe call on Pipr. The crowd's reaction splits between praise and protest as the scene shifts from war to a controversial baseball moment.
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Pols
Pipr
O'Loughlin
Pip
Golf and Brains in Fine Golf This Season
A humorous look at brain versus skill in golf notes that mental acuity matters little to a good golfer who relies on knack, practice, and muscle control. The column also jokes about pitcher opinions, rowing times, and early season baseball weather interruptions.
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America
Brina
Penn Varsity Beaten by the Junior Eight at Riverside Regatta
The junior varsity defeated Penn varsity by a length and a half over a mile as rough seas from a thunderstorm churned the river. Cornell and Syracuse crews also practiced, while Washington coach Conniben urged Ithacans to race Seattle on July 6.
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Svorgrmen
Tribune
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Quakers
Columbia
Varsity
Jim Rice
Simonds
Ord Mansbachy
Rice
Cornell
Courtney
Hiram Connibenr
University of Washington
Ithacans
Seattle
Connibear
Syracuse
Blanchard
Hartnell
The Finn Once More Races to Turf Fame
The Finn wins the Southampton Handicap at Jamaica track beating Shay voter and others after carrying 126 pounds. Sam Hildreth bulls positions, John E Madden sold Sam McMeekin and The Finn earlier. Belmont Buys half interest in Sam McMeekin, while Sharpshooter and Oftus also run well. Races draw a big midweek crowd as Ting-a-Ling and Quinny feature in other events.
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Sam Hildreth
Jamaica
John E. Madden
Sam McMeekin
Belmont
Lady Botha
Southampton
Finn
Ogden
Livone Te
Jos Byrne
Garlo
Asaid
H. O. Hellenbeck
Oftus
Runes
Emir
Sam M Meekin
Sam Meteky
Dugan
Pommern Wins The New Derby Stakes At Newmarket
Pommern won the New Derby Stakes at Newmarket on June 10 in a race created to replace the Epsom Derby. Let Fly finished second with Rossendale third as seventeen horses contested the $5,000-added sweepstakes for three year olds. August Benoni’s Danger Rock and H B Dury Shickamauga were among the runners amid wartime sport restrictions.
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Sol Joel
Rommern
Epsom Downs
Let Fly
Rossendale
Lord Derby
August Benoni
Danger Rock
H. B. Dury Shickamauga
Pommern
Thousand Games
England
Polymelus
Crllens
Maid Marian
Hampton
Yale and Princeton Tussle at Polo Grounds Today
Yale and Princeton clash at the Polo Grounds in the third game of their annual series. Princeton opened with a win at New Haven, Yale evened the score by beating Princeton in Princeton. Way and Deyo are expected to pitch, with Way limiting the Tigers to three runs and Deyo facing eight hits in the prior game.
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Yale
Princeton
Polo Grounds
Tigers
N Haven
Way
Deyo
Tribune Racing Chart State League Results
The report lists state league racing results with incomplete entries. It notes races run and some placements including colonial league events, with several garbled team names and uneven scores.
Golfing Stars Shown by Grantland Rice
Grantland Rice praises Thick Evans of Chicago as a master of wood and iron whose tee to green power and wrist action set him apart. He notes Ouimet and Travers excel at long and short putting, while Gil Nicholls makes a dramatic comeback and Oswald Kirkby, Marston, and Kirkby show rising form.
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Grantland Rice
Thick Evans
Chicago
Chick
Evans
Cie
Tven
Vardon
Francis Quime
Brookline
Moston
Travers
Crowell Signs for Three Years with Athletics
Providence reports Brown University pitcher Crowell signed a three year contract with the Philadelphia Athletics. He will join the club on Friday. Brown infielder Tubbington reportedly agreed to terms earlier with a National League team.
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Providence
Crowel
Brown University
Ite
Athletics
Tubbington
Brown
Entries for To Day at Jamaica Track
Through Jamaica track entries for today a busy card includes six furlongs selling with horses such as Wen Johnsen and Plantagenet in capably named fields. The second race features two year old maidens over five furlongs with entrants Pitts Simenaha and Prambidon Piaing. The third race offers handicaps for three year olds and up over five and one half furlongs led by PROMENOT and Space NO. The fourth race is the Garden City Stakes for three year olds and upward at about a mile and a sixteenth with entries including SPEARHEAD and Watertown. The sixth race shows maiden events for yearlings over five furlongs with entrants Prainies Hel Gort and Favour Willow among others. Track conditions are noted as part of the to-day program.
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Evans
Francis Ouimet
Chick Evans
Garden City
Ekwasok
Baltusrol
Quinny Nowy
Roly
Charley Quinn
Besslie
Aradie
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Tna
Isa
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Lawier
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Gilbert Ier Ao
Jase Fen
Mortman
Tin
Raabe
Laaed Diaka
Wen Johnsen
Plantagenet So
Attila Beyaon
Cpurmar
Eecasececs
Csc
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Prambidon
Gremer
Ani Fc Alxteenichy Miles Vfi. Ie
Dartwortis
Yankee Nations
Watertown
GME
Aoatit
Diane More
Fouryear
Malateent
Miller Y Nen
Otto Pitaeros
Suato Eady Tanti
Yovearolt
Prainies Hel Gort
Mary
Blarkwood
Lafayette Nine Names Captain for Next Season
Daniel H. Een elected captain of the Lafayette baseball team for next season. He has also played goals, football and basketball for Lafayette teams, is a Lafayette High School graduate, and attended Muhlenberg for one year.
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Lafayette
Daniel H ‘Een
Ton High School
Muhlenberg
Bryn Mawr Freebooters Forfeit Polo Match
The Bryn Mawr Freebooters forfeited their Foxhunters Cup opening point polo match to the South United States Cavalry due to a shoulder injury to a Bryn Mawr player. No substitute was available for the local squad.
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Philadelphia
Sth
United States Cavalry
Bryn Mawr
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