Golf Rule Revisions from St Andrews Move Toward Clarity
The American committee proposes wording and boundary changes to golf rules aiming at simpler phrasing and clarified penalties. Key points include lifting and teeing for two strokes, water hazards boundaries, advice rules, out of bounds, lost ball timing, match formats, and an ongoing review set to be published by May.
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Royal and Ancient Committee
St. Andrews
Scotland
Charles B. MacDonald
G. Herbert Windeler
Walter J. Travis
America
United States Golf Association
Captain Burn
Daniel Chauncey
W. Fellowes Morgan
Leighton Calkins
Jerome D. Travers
Cleveland
Travers
Fair Green
St. Andrews Committee
McQuirk and Grady Set New Bowling Record in Rochester
At the National Bowling Association tournament in Rochester on March 7 John McQuirk and John J. Grady of Paterson New Jersey rolled 1218 pins in three games to surpass the previous world mark of 1270. McQuirk totaled 679 and Grady 639.
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Rochester
John McQuirk
John J. Grady
Paterson
N. J
Fisher
Blowinz
Chicago
Toronto
Lami’s Fast Rise in Amateur Skating Dominates Winter Meets
Edmund Lamy from Saranac Lake, at seventeen, has dominated winter ice racing. He won junior and senior titles across Montreal, Pittsburg, and Newburg, setting indoor mile and two-mile records and sweeping the Eastern amateur championships on Orange Lake and Duquesne Garden.
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Lamy
Saranac Lake
Flower Lake
Newburg
Washington
Pittsburg
Montreal
Orange Lake
Lincoln
Duquesne Garden
Russian Lion Sails to Fight Gotch in Chicago Match
World wrestling champion Georges Hackenschmidt sails from Liverpool on the Lusitania and heads for New York to prepare for his April 3 match with Frank Gotch in Chicago. Ahead of the Gotch Rogers clash, the piece contrasts Hackenschmidt and Gotch’s prowess, origins, and training, noting Hackenschmidt’s Baltic roots, education, multilingualism, and physique versus Gotch’s farming background and different attributes.
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Liverpool
Lusitania
New York
Frank Gotch
Chicago
Gotch
Rogers
Amsterdam Opera House
Hackenschmidt
Russia
Riga
St. Petersburg
Paris
England
Humboldt
Iowa
Haverford Defeats Columbia In Muddy Football Test
Haverford beat Columbia 3 to 0 on the Haverford College grounds after leading 1 0 at halftime. The Haverford defence was stout and impenetrable while snowy conditions left six inch mud patches. Captain Drinker influenced play as Haverford secured the victory.
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Haverford
Penn
Columbia University
Pennsylvania
Drinker
Haverford College
Columbia
Yale Gunners Defeated In Close Crescent Match
Crescent Athletic Club trapshooters edged Yale University 402 to 387 at Parkway Driving Club. Crescent ran 802-5 and Yale 772-5. F B Stephenson and M Hebard led scorers. Final rounds saw Crescent pull ahead in the last 25 targets. February Cup went to F B Stephenson with 69 total for the month.
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Parkway
Yale University
Crescent
Yale
F. B. Stephenson
The
M. Hebard
Jack Fanning
F. W. Meffett
O. C. Grinnell, Jr
Nty
A. G. Southworth
L. M. Palmer
G. G. Stephenson
Carnival Stakes Triumphs For Marse Abe At Fair Grounds
L A Cellas Marse Abe carried 118 pounds to win the Carnival Stakes for two-year-olds at four and one half furlongs in New Orleans. Sea Swell led a Cella sweep in the other two-year-old race, with Notter riding three winners including Sea Swell Escutcheon and Marie Abe.
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New Orleans
L. A
Sea Swell
Elizabeth Harwood
Notter
Escutcheon
Marie Abe
McDaniel
Pocotaligo
Russell
Grotto
Shane
Lady Hammond
Servicence
Tenerett
A Muller
Flynn
Toy Boy
the Bear
Ace High
Moyea
Allenby
Very Hkoyal
Miss Strome
Brussels
Hannibal Bey
Minder
Handgarra
Avaunteer
Harold D
Brougham
Powers
Irrigator
Miss Highland
My Lady Frances
Cella
Alma Dufour
Yankee Giril
St Ilario
Onsife
GL. Smith
Teo Beach
Convolo
Sam Taylor
Heine
Beau Brummel
Belle Scott
Delphie
Artful Dodger
Mulcahher
John Smulski
Lady Vincent
Grenade
Quagga
Phil Finch
Doctle
Army Defeats Harvard In Final Game Of Season
West Point cadets beat Harvard 36 to 12 in a season closer at West Point. Beardslee and Devers pace Army while Harvard struggles to score as Currie leads from the line. Army losses include only NYU, Pennsylvania and Princeton among twelve games.
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the Tribune
West Point
N. Y
Cadets
Harvard
Weyman
Brown
Currie
Army
Beardslee
Devers
Crimson
New York University
Pennsylvania
Princeton
Milliken
Currie Conard
Scribner Suris
Jo Ss
Weyman Catron
Hardy
Millikin
Conard
Catron
Scribner
Allen
Beardsiee
Lieutenant Stilwell
E W Kuchler High Gun at Fox Hills and Travers Island
The New York Athletic Club shooters competed at Fox Hills and Travers Island with two new trophies. C H Dugro won the doubles shoot-off after a tie with N Z Lenane. E W Kuchler captured the Spell cup with a perfect 25 and won the March cup with a full score.
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Fox Hills
Travers Island
N. Z. Lenane
C. H. Dugro
J. O' Donohue, Jr
Cc. Lenane, Jr
B. W. Kuchier
E. N. Thomson
H. Holzeber
EH. Dugre
C. R. Coffin
Lenane, Jr
O. Wagner
H. Z. Lenane
C. J. O'Donohue
Louer
C. J. O' Donohue, Jr
E. W. Kuchier
C. Wagner
C.lenane, Jr
Lenane
E. M. Thomas
W. Kuchier
A. Ae
E. W. Kuchler
T. Ryan
Ih. Holzeber
Marksrep
New York Athletic Cry
Staten Island
Fred Pelham
New York
W. J. Elias
J. J. O'Donohus
Pelham
F. Hodgman
Fox Hill
W. Bottome
G. Bechtel
Meelick Wins Los Angeles Derby at Santa Anita
Meelick today won the Los Angeles Derby at Santa Anita Park with such ease that the race was really a farce. The field broke to a nice start, but the winner forged to the front at once and was never headed.
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Meelick
Los Angeles
Santa Anita Park
WANTS TRY-OUT GAMES IN SOUTH
The Southern Association of the Amateur Athletic Union asked the Olympic committee for permission to hold May 9 try-outs in New Orleans for Olympic candidates. Lawrence Di Benedetto, secretary of the Southern Association, sent the request to J. E. Sullivan, secretary of the American committee.
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New Orleans
Southern Association of the Amateur Athletic Union
Olympic Committee
New York
J. E. Sullivan
American Committee
Lawrence di Benedetto
Southern Association
Burns Johnson bout ends as syndicate pulls out
London reports the Burns Johnson match is canceled after Sam Fitzpatrick confirms Johnson’s manager accepted expenses and terms. Burns focuses on his Dublin fight with Jem Roche on St Patrick's Day and plans to depart March 15 after heavy training.
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London
America
Tommy Burns
Jack Johnson
Kelly
Sam Fitzpatrick
Johnson
New York
Burns
Jem Roche
Dublin
St. Patrick’s Day
England
Marine and Pistol Group Holds Special Prize Shoot
The Marine and Pistol Chg held a special contest for a jacket prize, won by M. Camp after a shoot-off with W. H. Davol, following a regular weekly event that ended in a tie between Ha Gubner and W. Pardoner. Scores show Camp leading the season with 7 in total and 41 in the weekly target, and special 50 target shoot results show Camp and Snedeker at 38 and Gubner knocking Knox with 42 in the shoot-off.
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Marine
Chg
Snedeker
H. A. Gubner
J. M. Knox
Cc. M
Giants Beat Fort Worth Colts In Texas League Tilt
The New York Giants Colts defeated the Fort Worth Texans 9 to 7 led by Samm Strang. Crandal Crandal Malarky and Beecher pitched for the Giants while Fort Worth tallied nine hits including doubles. Giants scored three in the first and five in the sixth as errors by Fort Worth aided the rally.
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the Tribune
Fort Worth
Tex
Colts
New York Giants
Samm Strang
Strang Weriny
Texans
Malarky
Crandall
Beecher
Crandal
Giants
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