Intercollegiate baseball league ideas stir season talks
The piece discusses forming a mythical nine from Cornell Brown Princeton Yale Harvard Pennsylvania Columbia Williams Dartmouth Amherst and later trimming to eight. It weighs scheduling, ranking fairness, and possible inclusion of West Point Annapolis Holy Cross Wesleyan, plus the aim of clarifying a college baseball champion.
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Cornell
Brown
Princeton
Yale
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Columbia
Williams
Dartmouth
Amherst
West Point
Annapolis
Holy Cross
Wesleyan
Wiliams
Oxford Cambridge beat race heads for close showdown
Putney March 28 The oxford Cambridge beat race narrows to a close contest as both crews finish trials with oxford claiming 19 minutes 37 seconds and cambridge 19 minutes 16 seconds Despite influenza and icy water both camps prepared ahead of the April 4 race Cambridge favored in betting The crews and weights follow
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Putney
Oxford
Cambridge
Golfers Abroad and at Home Begin Busy Season
With milder weather professional golfers return home from overseas and resume work on courses. Pros such as Low at Baltusrol and many others at Nassau, Englewood, Forest Hill, St Andrews, and more prepare for Metropolitan and national events while notable matches and travels highlight the opening of the season.
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George Low
Baltusrol
Bonnie Scotland
Trayside
Low
Metropolitan Golf Association
Alec Smith
Nassau Country Club
Edinburgh
Tom Anderson
Montclair
Anderson
Isaac Mackie
Fox Hills Links
Jack
Dunwoode Country Clubs
Jack Hobens
Englewood Golf Club
Wille Norton
Lakewood
Herbert Strong
Apawamis Club
Willie Tucker
St. Andrews
Morris County Golf Club
Dave Ogilvie
Ogilvie
Willie Weir
Morris County
Dave Hunter
Essex County Country Club
Hunter
Dave Honeyman
Arsdale Golf Club
Tom Gourley
Forest Hill Golf Club
George Pearson
Yountakah
Martin O'Loughlin
Plainfield Country Club
Southern Pines
North Carolina
O'Loughlin
Gilbert Nicholls
Nicholls
Alec Ross
Pinehurst
Brae Burn
Woodland Golf Club
Donald Ross
Oakley Country Club
Jack Pearson
Richmond County Country
Alec Pirie
Siwanoy
Jack Venters
Shinnecock
George Bouse
Marine and Field
William Collins
Oakland
Willie Anderson
Onwentsia
Bellaire
Fla
Stewart Gardner
Tall Sycamore
New Golf Ball Debuts Abroad With Rubber Cord Cover
A newly marketed golf ball introduces a radical cover design replacing guttapercha. The core remains, but a pure para rubber cord is twisted spirally and wound in concentric circles to form a thin, homogeneous, highly resilient casing that resists cracking or gashing.
Stone Wins Weekly Cup in Larchmont Traps Match
A J Stone with a 22 handicap triumphed at 95 clay pigeons in the 103rd match for the weekly cup at Larchmont traps. Stuart Scott was second with 88. A C Bostwick won a leg for the Accumulation Cup with 40, and in a Sauer gun shoot-off between Scott and Ballou Ballou prevailed. Stone also won a leg for the Lyon Cup with a full score.
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A. J Stone
Larchmont
Stuart Scott
A. C. Bostwick
Scott
Ballou
A. J. Stone
L. G. Young
Angles
L_NOWN
J. Ross Collins
J. A. Pisani
J. R. Collins
Plea for Racing Men by a Sheepshead Bay Rector
Dr. Thomas Alexander Hyde, rector at Sheepshead Bay, writes Governor Hughes urging against anti racing bills in Albany. He argues racing patrons are ordinary people and denies racing’s uniquely villainous moral impact, contrasting it with liquor, tobacco, and costly literature. He defends racing as a useful, traditional occupation and questions proposed legislative closures.
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Thomas Alexander Hyde
Sheepshead Bay
Hughes
Albany
United States
Princeton faculty favors longer fall spring sports some cuts for winter
A Princeton faculty view argues against Harvard style cuts to major sports and supports longer fall and spring football and baseball schedules. It notes withdrawal from intercollegiate basketball, concerns over winter minor sports, and suggests freeing mid year for study with balanced athletics.
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Tribune
Princeton
Harvard
Wilson
New York
New York to Paris Race Heads Toward Death Valley
The last Italian car left Goldfield Nevada for Death Valley on the homestretch across the continent. The De Dion car is en route to Ely, while the Pretos car from Germany remains at Ogden for repairs.
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New York
Buffalo
Chicago
Omaha
Cheyenne
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Ely
Goldfield
California Line
Indiana
New York Times
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L. L. Whitman
C. 8
Carris
San Francisco
Franklin
Sierra Nevadas
Megarglie
Paris
Alaska
Siberia
Nev
Death Valley
Proposed Ocean Race From Palos To Canary Islands
Spanish yachtsmen rally behind a planned August ocean race from Palos to the Canary Islands to mark Columbus anniversary. The event, led by Palos alcalde and Royal Mediterranean Yacht Club officers, seeks entries from Spain and the Americas. Start is set for August 25 at 6 a.m. high water, with tall crowds expected and King Alfonso possibly attending.
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Alcalde
Royal Mediterranean Yacht Club
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Alfonso
Princeton Crew Practice Expands With New Shells At Carnegie Lake
Princeton plans a robust spring rowing program as C N Titus returns to begin practice on Carnegie Lake. Four new eight oared shells and existing four four oared shells boost capacity, with a north shore boathouse to store boats and provide a crew locker. A varsity eight won’t race this year, but a spring regatta is planned during commencement week with four class eights competing for the Carnegie cup.
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C. N Titus
New York
Carnegie Lake
Philadelphia
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Washington Road
Andrew Carnegie
Army Navy football date deadlock may cancel game
Navy and Army clash over a November 22 or 29 date with ultimata from both sides. Army demands an earlier kickoff citing weather at West Point. Navy refuses citing practice windows and precedent. Midshipmen favor playing, while Army remains determined, leaving the annual service game uncertain for this year.
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Tribune
Annapolis
Navy
Army
Midshipmen
Welsheimer
West Point
Navy Athletic Association
Academy
West Pointers
Ther Turlough
Brandt Chosen Navy Fencing Captain After Championship Loss
E S R Brandt of New Jersey was elected captain of the 188 Navy fencing team after the Army defeated Navy by one bout to win the intercollegiate title. Brandt, in his plebe year, is the sole midshipman to win the fencing N. He has fenced three years and is praised for fast attack and steady defense. Navy returns to Annapolis amid disappointment as several seniors Burdick Knauss and Everson depart.
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Calvin Demarest
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Clarendon of Hoboken wins 4 0 to reach final for amateur title
Clarendon Hoboken defeated Port Chester 4 to 0 at Bronx Oval to earn a shot at the Camerons, the Saturday series champions, in the final for the New York Amateur Association Football League title. Cameron scored five in a prior friendly at Van Cortlandt Park.
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Lorz Wins Muddy Five Mile Handicap Race At Mott Haven
Fred Lorz won the special handicap cross country event for the Mott Haven club in 35 minutes 20 seconds on a five and a half mile course in heavy rain mud. E Kisby of Mercury Athletic Club finished second, 100 yards back, with Eddie Carr winning the time prize in 33 minutes 5% seconds. Mohawk Club took the team prize. Mercury second, Mott Haven third. J H Dowd of Mercury won the novice prize. The field included 94 starters and only four scratched.
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Mott Haven Athletic Club
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Xavier
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J. P Edwards
Pastime Athletic Club
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Holy Cross Lyceum
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Xavier Athletic Association
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J. Doody
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