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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1908
Page
3
Savannah hosts the first major road races of the year with stock cars and touring cars on an eighteen mile circuit. High powered Cup races, late starts, and drivers like Lytle contest near dawn as the Acmeter debuts and repairs shuffle entries.
Columbia defeated Yale 5 to 0 in New Haven. Diaz scored two goals and Dwyer added two, with Smith tallying in the opening period as Yale’s Barrows held strong in goal. Captain Wick and Hartung were notable for Yale amid strong Columbia teamwork.
The Automobile Club of America arranged member insurance against car damage and related claims at rates percent lower than current. All classes of auto insurance are covered. A. Parker will lecture on the New York Paris race at the clubhouse Tuesday, with views of the Alaskan course and last year’s Peking Paris race.
The Western snow bound racers toward Paris have enjoyed constant comforts with hot and cold drinks kept at stable temperatures by Thermes bottles. These bottles use a vacuum to minimize heat transfer between inner liquid and outer casing, maintaining temperature for eight hours.
January sales rise sharply despite dull conditions as Continental tire makers tout a record on the Fiat Cyclone in the Ormond 30.0 mile race. Lozier reports a 45 horsepower endurance car used 27.75 gallons. committee notes 25.75 gallons for ten miles per gallon with seven passengers. Sir Thomas Dewar sails for Havana missing Ormond races. Garford car favored after initial open car proved too cold. Corbin features both water and air cooled cars with strong demand for each.
Columbia fencing six Amend Bryne Perrine edged West Point 5 bouts to 2 at the Fencers Club. Dickinson starred for West Point, winning two bouts. Perrine and Byrne split their duels. Turn Verein trounced French YMCA 5–0. final round Columbia defeated Turn Verein 5–2 to win the title.
In Annapolis on March 14 Navy edged Cornell 16 to 7 and Penn 4 to lead the Intercollegiate fencing qualifiers. Cornell and Navy earned finals bids in New York March 28 as Penn fell short.
Columbia's varsity baseball squad conducted its first outdoor session on South Field yesterday afternoon. Twenty four players trained over two hours with batting fielding and a track sprint. Head coach F Gelcman led the group with assistants A M Lee F Newhowel and P J McCoy, all former Columbia players. Pitchers stayed in the gym cage and will remain outside for several days. Prospects for a 1911 freshman team are poor due to insufficient candidates. The listed veterans will form the basis for outside work and the first and second varsity teams will be chosen from them.
N H Burn chairman of St Andrews rules committee indicates USGA rule changes align with British views. New Rule 22 bans receiving advice on play, with loss of hole as penalty. earlier Rule 33 restricted advice to caddie or partner. Arsdale Golf Club buys new clubhouse in East Orange, to be renovated for golfers, with showers and women’s facilities. Dave Honeyman to run shop in old house. Metropolitan Golf Association reminds clubs to book dates for open and invitation events. Leighton Calkins to coordinate, with a $50 contribution from the association.
The Tuxedo Tennis and Racquet Club announces a special court tennis weekend with Eustace H. Miles meeting Peter Latham on Saturday and Jay Gould facing Latham on Sunday. The Gold Racquet championship at Tuxedo will follow the America championship event starting April 6 in this city.
The Brighton Beach Racing Association released the probable order of stakes for the mid summer and autumn meetings. Key dates include the Brighton Mile and Distaff Stakes on July 7, Nautilus Stakes on July 8, Jamaica Stakes on July 9, Sunshine Stakes on July 16, and multiple other stakes through July 23 and July 28, with the Brighton Derby set for July 29 and related events continuing into September and October.
Willie Hoppe plans a ten day exhibition series with Jake Schaefer at Gruln's Billiard Academy 1947 Broadway starting tomorrow. They play 49 points daily for both matinee and evening sessions as preparation for Hoppe's 182 championship match with George B Sutton at Madison Square Garden Concert Hall on March 2.
Tremendous interest surrounds next month’s carnival marking the tenth anniversary of automobiles in the region. The main events are a parade on Tuesday night April 7 and a hill climb likely at Fort George Hill with a $10 entry fee. The parade route runs from Broadway and 2nd Street to Columbus Circle, with a strong historical section including the first American car. Hotels, restaurants, theatres, and stores mobilize to accommodate out of town visitors and dealer open houses throughout the week.
Ogden Utah March 4 The American car in the New York Paris race reached Castle Rock ten miles east of Echo Utah at 9 50 tonight and continued west intending to spend the night at Echo forty five miles east of Ogden The Italian car passed Hanna Wyo this afternoon making three or four miles an hour The position of the other cars is unchanged
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