Hessian A Good Colt Wins At First Asking
Jock Joyner enjoyed a double at Jamaica track as Hessian a three year old Watercress colt trained by Joyner won the one mile and sixteenth handicap beating Superman and Dandelion among others Golden Pearl easily won the Williamsburg Handicap over six furlongs while other races featured strong contenders and a crowded Monday crowd at Bel Park.
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Hessian
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Superman
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Williamsburg
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Cohort
Berry Maid
Joyner
Jack Gayner
James R. Keene
Colin
Jack Joyner
Bel- Park
Dandelion
Belmont Park
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Daenéelion
Metropolitan
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Rossmire
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Trish Girl Wins Grand Point-to-Point Steeplechase
A large crowd watched the ninth running of the Grand Point-to-Point Steeplechase over three miles at Feltimore. Trish Girl, owned by H. C. Brown and ridden by George Brown Jr., won by a head from Judge Parker owned by James Piper and ridden by George Nicholas. Dick Swivelier, owned and ridden by Arthur H. Hall, finished third a short distance back. The race tracked through Green Spring Valley with start and finish at Nacirema, General Felix Agnue's estate.
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H. C. Brown
George Brown, Jr
Judge Parker
James Piper
George Nicholas
Dick Swivelier
Arthur H. Hall
Green Spring Valley
Nacirema
Felix Agnue
Rector Sets 10 Yard Dash Record to Seek Olympic Spot
Charlottesville May 11 James A Rector of the University of Virginia shattered the 10 yard dash world record at the Southern intercollegiate games, clocking 9.2-5 seconds while defeating Ashby of Virginia by ten yards. He plans to try out for the Olympic team in Philadelphia with trainer Lannigan guiding him a week before the trials. Rector, captain of UVA track, previously set indoor 100 yard marks and has defeated notable sprinters Cartmell and Smithson. He may face Amateur Athletic Union scrutiny over wind-assisted timing.
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University of Virginia
Philadelphia
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Virginia
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Dan Kelly
Amateur Athletic Union
Baltimore
Lawrenceville
Cartmell
Smithson
Local Tennis Open Sees Narrow Early Edges at Harlem Club
Open singles kicks off with 32 local contenders led by Mollenhauer and Gunther in tight rounds. Burt, Molienhauer, Palmer, and Touchard advance as matches conclude with 6-2 6-1 type results and three-set battled victories.
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Columbia
Palmer
G. J. Foran
Touchard
J. M. Burt
Hamilton Grange
E. Leoen York
Henry HL. Molienhauer
Kings County
E. A. Gunther
New York
H. Connell
Bedford Park
Abraham Bassfor
L. H. Fitch
West Side
H. W. Robinson
G. Frouchard
Merrill Hall
Columbia Cubs Lose On Track In Dual Meet
The Columbia freshmen dropped their first dual track meet of the season to the High School of Commerce on South Field by 48 to 46. Commerce earned walkovers in pole vault and low hurdles as Columbia failed to enter entrants. Mackenzie won the 10 yard dash in 10.2 seconds and Ringer captured the 20 yard dash in 25.3. Benson of Columbia won the broad jump at 20 feet 4 inches and also the high jump. Commerce clinched the meet by scoring nine points in the last event after no Commerce pole vaulters faced Columbia.
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High School of Commerce
South Field
Mackenzie
Ringer
Commerce
Benson
American Thomas car reaches Tokyo in race to Paris
The New York to Paris automobile race car named Thomas arrived in Tokio yesterday and departed this morning en route to Vladivostok. All cars will meet in Vladivostok and proceed together toward Paris.
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Burns Won't Go To Australia For Three Fights
A Sydney telegram claimed heavyweight champion Tommy Burns accepted 15000 for a Sydney visit and three fights during American battleships stay next August, but his London representative said he would go only for one fight. Burns, currently in Ireland, is negotiating a bout with Squires.
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Sydney
Tommy Burns
Burns
Ireland
Squires
Yankees Beat Boston 3–0 to Complete Series Sweep
Boston hosts New York in a scoreless nine innings before the Yankees win 3 to 0. Doc Newton allowed no hits through eight, with five strikeouts. Burchell fanned eleven but got little support as Wee Willie Keeler starred with three singles and a run. Crowd of about five thousand watched at Huntington Avenue. The Yankees head home to begin a three-week homestand.
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Willie” Keeler
Huntington Avenue
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Willie
Hemphill
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Stahl
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Conroy
Kieinon
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Ribro
Kleinow
Criger
Thoner
Carrigan
Bruchell
Cravath
Glaze
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Sheridan and Hurst
Giants and Pirates Meet as Pirates Edge Giants in Derby
May 11 Giants and Pirates opened the season clash in Pittsburgh. Wagner starred for the Pirates with a three bagger and two runs. Clarke, Tenney, and Donlin contributed offensively as Pittsburgh scored five runs on nine hits while McGinnity pitched well but took the loss.
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Wagner
Pirates
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Leever
Tenney
Doyle
Swadina
Clarke
Wilson
Donlin
Bresnahan
Seymour
Abbey
Devlin
Bridwell
Becker
Leach
Abbitichio
New York
Shannon
Abbaticchio
Nicklin
Washington vs Philadelphia Battery and Umpire Details
Baseball box score fragment lists Washington and Philadelphia teams with Schlitser Schreck Cates Street as players. Umpire Connolly noted. Location Washington Arkansas referenced. score not fully shown.
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AR . E
Philadelphia
Schlitser
Schreck
Cates
Street
Connolly
Larchmont Yacht Club 1908 fixtures announced
The regatta committee Charles P. Tower Edgar B. Carroll and Howell C. Perrin issued the 1908 schedule. The spring regatta sails June 29 the twenty-ninth annual regatta is July 4 the fall regatta September 7. Race week runs July 18 to 25 with water sports July 21. Special races include New York Yacht Club handicap class and Bridgeport Yacht Club cross-designs. Prizes awarded for most points and second most points across classes.
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Edgar B. Carroll
Howell C. Perrin
Larchmont Yacht Club
New York Yacht Club
Bridgeport Yacht Club
Home Run Wins for Brooklyn Over St Louis
Brooklyn defeated St Louis 2 to 1 in the first game of a Western trip as Jordan singled in the sixth and Lewis followed with a home run. Rucker pitched well for Brooklyn, striking out four and allowing six hits. St Louis scored in the first on Barry’s run. The Superbas played error-free baseball despite a stiff wind and soft diamond.
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Brooklyn
Jordan
Lewis
Barry
Rucker
Superbas
Louis Adrib
Sheehan
Byrne
Burch Rt. O
Array
Derehant
Batteries-Boston Dermer and Bowerman at Cincinnati
Boston batteres Dermer and Bowerman lead Cincinnati with 5 to 1 win. Umpire Rigler. Scattered OCR fragments mention players Campbell Spade and McLean and a cataloging of teams and numbers.
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Cacaneas
Boston
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Bowerman
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Spade
McLean
Rigler
Eastern League Games Today and Standings
Eastern League games feature Jersey City at Toronto Newark at Buffalo Baltimore at Rochester Providence at Montreal Buffalo 4 Newark 0 Baltimore 1 Rochester 0 in ten innings Providence 5 Montreal 5 in eleven innings Eastern League standings show Baltimore 95 wins Rochester 500 Newark 87 Providence 7 62 Buffalo 78 538 Toronto 66 500 Montreal 6 57 Connecticut League results Holyoke 3 Hartford 2 Meriden 16 New Britain 5 Springfield Bridgeport 1 State League results Wilkes Barre 6 A J and G Albany 3 Syracuse 1 Binghamton 8 Troy 1 Scranton 3 Utica 2 New England League results Haverhill 4 Lowell 1 New Bedford 6 Fall River 2 Worcester 3 Lawrence 1 Brockton 6 Lynn 6 43 innings Union League results Brooklin Reading 2 Baltimore 8 Philadelphia first game Philadelphia 4 Baltimore 0 second game Wilmington 14 Paterson 2 Washington 5 Elizabeth 4
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Wilmington
Paterson
Washington
Elizabeth
Yale Loses Sprinters Butler and Burch for Season
Yale will miss two top sprinters Gerald Butler of Evanston Illinois and Bobby Burch captain after both reinjured tendons in practice. Their absences weaken Yale ahead of the dual meet with Harvard next Saturday. In baseball the American League Park hosts a 4 PM game with the New York Americans facing Cleveland.
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the Tribune
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Yale
Gerald Butler
Evanston
Ill
Bobby Burch
Mack
Harvard
New York
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Cleveland
On the golf links and club events announced
The fourteenth semi annual handicap tournament for University Club members will be held at St. Andrews Golf Club with 36 holes in medal play and prizes for top net scores. Entries close tomorrow to Arthur H Lockett. trains leave from 136th Street at 3 1 2 and 10 1 2 a m. The committee includes Harrison, Lawrence, Everett, Reid, and Lockett. Foreign news notes Vardon Matthews match at Rhyl Golf Club ending 1 up for Matthews. Also reports Honerman’s 70 score and John Waters named caddie master. Arsdale Golf Club plans a varied season at East Orange new clubhouse ready soon.
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St. Andrews Golf Club
136Th Street
Eighth Avenue
Mount Hope
St. Andrews Club
Arthur H Lockett
Pine Street
St. Andrews
Robert L. Harrison
B. B. Lawrence
A. Leo Everett
John Reid, Jr
Arthur H. Lockett
Dave Honerman
Arsdale Golf Club
John Waters
Waters
Eight entry for Marblehead Bermuda race announced
Charles T Burgess of the Boston Yacht Club will enter his 46 by 33 foot Alga cutter in class C. This eighth entry signals a new design concept for Bermuda race prizes crafted by the Society of Arts and Crafts. Cups will bear the club flag private signal and names of sailing yachts with class counts and inscriptions.
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Carlisle Indians Football Schedule Proclaims 1900s Opponents
Carlisle Indian School announced next fall's football schedule with attempts to schedule games against Cornell West Point and other top teams blocked by existing obligations and gaps. The lineup lists Albright Lebanon Valley Villanova St Marys College Penn State Susquehanna Annapolis Harvard Western Pennsylvania Minnesota and Louisville as opponents with a Thanksgiving game at St Louis and a potential Christmas trip south or west. Graduation rosters will shrink by six players including Mount Pleasant Exendine Captain Lubo and Gardner under new eligibility rules.
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Carlisle Indians
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Gardner
Fordham Faces Lafayette in Clean-Slate Home Matchup
Fordham baseball, unbeaten this season with only one loss, hosts Lafayette at Fordham Field on 19th Street and Third Avenue today in a key early schedule clash.
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Lafayette
Fordham Field
19Th Street
Third Avenue
COPS Use Batting to Help Firemen Fundraiser
A second police parade followed a charity baseball game at American League Park where police beat firemen 15 to 13. The event, part of Firemen Memorial Fund efforts, drew a small crowd but strong support. Mayor McClellan and others could not attend. The cops, led by Lieutenant Madigan, edged ahead with late runs after steady fielding and timely hits, while a band played and spectators cheered the colorful crossover between police and fire units.
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Mer
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Frank Farrell
Bruton
Lawrence Battam
Martin
Donohue
Blaesser
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Weiss
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Spillane
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Harvard Athletes Seek Class Input on Reforms
At a Harvard Athletic Association meeting on May L the body voted to ask four class presidents to confer with the sports committee to obtain class views. It also voted to join the New England Association for a conference on athletics. Lawn tennis dates announced. Harvard to meet Princeton at Longwood May 16 and Yale at New Haven May 2.
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Whitney Wins Harvard Interscholastic Tennis Final
Cambridge May 11 C H Whitney of Wellesley High School defeated E K McVeigh of Phillips Exeter in the final 6 0 6 4 to win the Harvard interscholastic lawn tennis tournament. Whitney qualified for the national interscholastic meet at Newport.
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