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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1917
Page
5
Turf stars and promising runners line up for a quality Aqueduct feature in the Queens County Club meeting. Old Mogul and Omar Satis compete against challengers including Friar Rock and Boots, with several others from the Excelsior circuit aiming to upset the favorites.
A race for the bike title was halted by a foul, denying the lead rider the championship. Canning golf winner is noted in brief.
A list of horses weights and jockeys for today's Brooklyn Handicap appears with names such as Stromboli Old Rosebud Omar Khayyam and Clematis among others. Officials or bettors are not clearly identified in the fragment.
June 24. Cincinnati split a doubleheader with St Louis as three umpires officiated to calm the crowd. In the opener, a seventh inning rally gave St Louis a 4 2 win after Cincinnati led 2 1. Cruise and Miller sparked the rally with hits, Gonzales drove in the decisive run. In the second game Cincinnati won 10 4 behind 25 hits and 34 total bases as their offense exploded against three St Louis pitchers.
Robert A. Gardner former amateur champion and partner Evans lost 1 up in best ball foursome at Windsor Club links to pros James A Considson and John Om. Ponulason posted the best medal with a 89 on a 75 par course.
Henderson defeated Letson in a standout interscholastic tennis clash at Mount Vernon yesterday. J. KR. Winkler joined Henderson to advance to the final round of the Summingvale County Club Patriotic Tournament, as Henderson also eliminated Benjamin Hi and Leteon amid two score 0 tate extras. In other sports news, Dallas pitcher John Conley tossed a no-hitter, sealing his seventeenth straight win as Dallas beat Fort Worth 4 to 0 in the region.
A round robin doubles tennis event at Richmond County Country Club in Dongan Hills Staten Island ended in a three way tie with each of the four teams recording two wins and one loss. Sergeant George Meyers Church and Taylor Townsend fought fatigue to win two decisive sets and lose the final, while Ulrich H Manira and Walter Merrill Hall posted the quickest victory 6 2 6 8 6 1.
Former national sprint champion Roy Morse won the special 100-yard dash at the Alpha Physical Culture Club event at Mscombs Dam Park in 10.1 seconds, defeating a field of rivals by about one yard. Walter Powe won the side event and Morse led the 100-yard honors among Alpha members as Ry H. Lewis and Louis Watson trailed.
The University Club defeated Kings County Tennis Club 5 matches to none in a dual lawn tennis meet on the former's courts yesterday. Key wins came from Harry Steinkaup and EH Henderson, who beat Charles Chambers and Henry Mollenhauer in the day’s final, Henderson contributing steady play and many aces.
An announcement was made at the Interstate Association offices regarding two added state trap shooting tournaments. The North Carolina state tournament will be held in Wilmington on July 17 and 18, and the Alabama tournament will take place in Birmingham on July 24 and 25.
The piece rails at the National League for avoiding direct action in the McGraw Tener dispute and criticizes the league’s secrecy. It notes McGraw’s repudiation, a looming shake up, and calls for frank confrontation to curb baseball magnates. It also covers Ruth striking an umpire, Johnson’s stance, and a college athletes plea for varsity letters amid wartime service.
Danny Shea of Pastime Athletic Club powered his team to a 66 to 43 win over Glencoe Athletic Club in track and field. He placed in six events, scoring 19 points with two firsts two seconds a third and a fourth. Shen won the 60-yard run and broad jump. Glencoe’s Torebner was edged by inches in the 00-yard dash.
Barney Oldfield defeated Ralph De Palma in three special races of fifteen twenty five and ten miles as Milwaukee track deteriorated from Saturday rain. De Palma led early before Oldfield surged to the finish in all three events.
Wild William Donovan watched from the bench as the New York Yankees lost to the Boston Braves 3 to 0 at West Side Park Jersey City yesterday. The sultry afternoon produced a few bright moments highlighted by Red Smith with a three base hit and two triples driving in all three Braves runs. The exhibition game featured several miscues and a rare successful double play, with Smith's hitting powering the Braves past the Yanks in nine innings.
Chicago edges Cleveland 1 to 0 in a pitchers duel. John Collins driving in the eighth inning provided the only run as Danforth pitched a full game, limiting the Indians to three hits.
Hans Wagner of Chicago drives in the sole run to back a 2 1 victory over Pittsburgh. Wagner singled then scored on Hinchman’s hit to complete the shut-out effort and secure the Pirates’ loss in Chicago on June 4.
Fifty six major league games were played last week with one postponement. New York Nationals and Chicago Americans led their leagues with three wins and three losses each. Boston moved within a game and a half of the White Sox after Shore pitched a perfect game for the Americans. New York took three of four from Boston in the National League, while Philadelphia beat Brooklyn and Cincinnati won five of eight in the American standings. Chicago dropped two to Boston, while Pittsburgh and Cincinnati had mixed results. Brooklyn rose beside Boston in the standings after beating the Braves twice. In the American League Chicago opened weakly, then won three of four from Cleveland. Yanks and Red Sox split a four-game series, with Boston winning a doubleheader and Ruth ejected in one game. New York lost to St. Louis, Groom blanked the Yankees, and Donovan’s men swept the Athletics twice after four games with the world champions.
International League preview lists Buffalo at Newark Rochester at Providence Toronto at Baltimore and Montreal at Richmond. Yesterday Newark won 2 0 after a 4 2 loss to Buffalo while Baltimore beat Toronto 2 1. Standings show Newark 21 6 42, Rochester 20 28 31, Buffalo 24 43 7, Baltimore 23 26 29, Montrél 18 37 32.
Kuehne and Loughman defeated Trotter and Thatimer in the New York Athletic Club doubles final on Travers Island courts. The winners led 27 to 24 and 6 4 in the final set, with Loughman leveraging strong service and Kuehne providing steady support in a handicap match.
In Fores Bayside lost 4 to 1 to Gardena Club while Elmhurst Club swept Bayside’s home team with a 5 to 1 victory, as the Queens Borough Lawn Tennis League championship series opened.
Detroit tops St. Louis 4 to 2 in a luck influenced game. Coveleskie allowed two runs as Cobb hit a spectacular home run and driven runs by Bush and Johnson. Murray relieved, while several players contributed in the series finale.
Brooklyn Celtics defeated Overseas Wanderers 4 to 1 at Clark's Athletic Field to claim the La Sultana Cup season finale. Wanderers led early after Hansen scored from a penalty at kickoff, then O Halloran equalized before halftime. After the break the Celtics dominated with McGreevy, Burn tard, and Stark scoring to seal the trophy.
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