Giants and Yankees Dominate Early Baseball Race
The column analyzes early season standings in both leagues. It notes the Eastern National League teams strengthen their position while Giants and Pirates clash. Yankees lead the American League with strong showings from Detroit and Chicago looming. Mentions MecQuillen emerging for Philadelphia and rising interest in Olympic fundraising.
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Giants
Yankees
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburg Pirates
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Washington
Intercollegiate track and field hopes and Olympic plans
The article notes Yale Cornell and Pennsylvania eye the intercollegiate title with Yale a strong contender. Rector of Virginia and Walter Dray of Yale are highlighted as top sprinter and pole vaulter respectively. It also questions U S Olympic participation in England due to funds and selection issues despite large Belmont Park crowds.
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American Mympic Committee
England
Boston
Boston Athletic Association
Julian W. Curtis
Nassau Street
New York
Athens
Yale
Cornell
Pennsylvania
James F. Sullivan
The
Amateur Athletic Union
American Olympic Committee
Walter Dray
America
Rector
University of Virginia
Dan Kelley
Porter
Shepherd
Taylor
Ray C. Ewry
Martin Sheridan
Ralph Rose
Flanagan
Tad White
Forest Smithson
Pacific
Hubbard
Amherst Star
Belmont Park Preview for Juvenile Stakes and Withers
Belmont Park hosts the Juvenile Stakes at five furlongs and the rich Withers Stakes, with John E Madden James R Keene and H Whitney among nominees. Colin the undefeated Keene hopeful may debut in the Withers against Uncle Meelick Chapultepec and others as W S Vosburgh assigns top weight to Jack Atkin in a robust program. Memorial Day features a United Hunts Racing Association morning meeting at a new course opposite the track with five races including three steeplechases and one flat event creating a dual-track turnout.
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Belmont Park
August Belmont
H. BR. Duryea
James R. Keene
John E. Madden
Harry Payne Whitney
R. T. Wilson, Jr
Colin
Mr. Keene
Jimmy Rowe
Uncle
Brighton Beach
Meelick
Chapultepec
Fair Play
Jim Gaffney
Dorante
King James
Cohort
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Bar None
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Celt
W. S. Vosburgh
Jockey Club
Roseben
United Hunts Racing Association
United Hunts
New York
Jamaica
Long Island City
Flatbush Avenue
E. Co. la Montagne
F. K
Speedway Show Features Fast Horses and Notable Trotters
A Speedway Park program highlighted stars including Invader Andrew Crawford, Who Knows T. B. Leahy, Tempus Fugit John Cornish, Red Bird Benjamin Cohen, Den Derby James J. Murphy, Kitty Wilkes William Scott, and Dr. Chase Charles Weiland. Dr. Chase placed second after a strong challenge to Invader. Murphy drove Don Derby but was unable to best Red Bird, who then faced Who Knows. Virginia Belle won decisive heats for Dr. Joseph Lemon, while Kitty Wilkes defeated Lord Bromley before Lucy bested her. Cloro and Ready Boy also performed well among other winners and near-winners.
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Speedway Park
Andrew Crawford
Invader
T. B. Leahy
John Cornish
Benjamin Cohen
Red Bird
James J. Murphy
William Scott
Kitty Wilkes
Charles Weiland
Dr. Chase
Mr. Weiland
Mr. Murphy
Don Derby
Fandango
Officer Murphy
Claus Bohling
Kingmond
Murphy
High Bridge
Joseph Lemon
Gill
George Huber
Frankie Pandit
P. Kennedy
Lord Bromley
Hugh Riley
Lucy
Joseph Gibbon
Cloro
Baltusrol to Host Metropolitan Golf Association Championship
The tenth annual Metropolitan Golf Association championship will be contested at Baltusrol this Wednesday through Saturday marking the first time the event is staged there. Entrants include defending champion Jerome Travers and top players like Walter Travis Findlay Douglas George Brokaw Fred Herreshoff Gilman Tiffany Max Behr Archie Graham and Charley Seely. Travers seeks to rebound after a slow start while Baltusrol gains status as a premier 18 hole course in the East.
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New Jersey
Lst
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Jerome LD. Travers
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Walter J. Travis
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Gilman P. Tiffany
Powelton
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Morris County
Archie Graham
North Jersey
Charley Seely
Wee Burn
Travers
Atlantic City
Huntingdon Valley
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Reds pound Giants 7 to 2 in Cincinnati game
May 17 Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Giants 7 2 at Cincinnati. Wiltse faltered in the eighth allowing six runs as Hulswitz hit a triple and Ganzel a bases loaded homer. Bridwell had two errors. Weimer pitched well for Cincinnati.
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Weimer
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Tenney
Kane
Donlin
Labert
Mitchell
Bresnahan
Seymour
Devlin
Seblet
Doyle
Paskert
Hulswitt
Cubs Blank Superbas In Easy Five Run Victory
Chicago damaged Brooklyn with a 5 to 0 win as Brown pitched a one hitter relief by Cubs while Bergen was the lone hit for Brooklyn in the third inning. A string of Cubs hits produced the scoring.
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Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Chicago Cubs
Brook Inn
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Pirates
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Polo Grounds
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Brown
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Tinker
E O Brown
Rucker
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Kling
Sheckard
Umpitre
Rigler
Doubles Play Stopped by Rain at Bedford Park Club
Theodore Roosevelt Pell and Irving C. Wright led 6 3 in the first set when a sudden shower flooded the courts forcing a halt on the Bedford Park Club lawn. Grant and Palmer had been ahead 4 3 in the second set before the rain stopped play.
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Irving C. Wright
Wylie C. Grant
Richard H. Palmer
Bedford Park Club
Pell
Wright
Grant
Palmer
Oakland Golf Club
Bay Side
Long Island
Frederick B. Alexander
Harold H. Hackett
William A. Larned
C. Frederick Watson, Jr
Robert le Roy
Gustave F. Touchard
Crowds Pack Vailsburg Track for Newark Bicycle Meet
Seven thousand spectators watched the Vailsburg bicycle track event in Newark despite threatened rain. Floyd Krebs of Newark won two professional contests in the ten mile open and the half mile professional, while John Bedell and Walter Bardgett trailed in the ten mile open. George G. Cameron won the amateur open, with Oscar Goerke second in a field that included Kramer's star performance in the one lap time trials.
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Newark
Kramer
B. M. Shanley, Jr
Barney Oldfield
Floyd Krebs
George G. Cameron
Franz
Richard Hempel, Jr
Atlantic City
W. Burlingback
Irish-American Athletic Association
Oscar Goerke
National Athletic Club
A. R. Wilcox
John Bedell
Lynbrook
George Wiley
Syracuse
J. de Rosier
Springfield
Frank L. Kramer
East Range
N. M. Anderson
John Brennan
Yankees Face Tigers In Park Tilt After Off Day
American League slate shows Detroit at New York and other matchups while New York holds a 16 9 record and St Louis trails with 13 wins as Cleveland and Chicago also in standings. The Yankees meet Detroit today at American League Park after an off day.
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New York
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Brooklin
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
S S
Yankees
Eastern League games today and standings update
Rochester beat Newark 1 0 and Jersey City defeated Montreal 3 1. Baltimore hosts Buffalo while Providence meets Toronto. Standings list Baltimore 106 games 625 winning percentage, Buffalo 118 games 464, Newark 118 464, Montreal 118 464, Jersey City 106 500, Toronto 106 429, Rochester 91 409, Providence 96 375.
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Newark
Jersey City
Montreal
Baltimore
Buffalo
Providence
Toronto
W. Porth
S&s
Oarsmen Flood Harlem River For Memorial Day Regatta
A large turnout of oarsmen and varied shell types filled the Harlem River as warm weather and time trials dominate the day. Stuyvesant High School coach Alderman Mulcahy praises his crew for rapid progress while De Witt Clinton trains under Clarence Mase and Jack Doyle, with High School of Commerce aiming to defend last year’s title through intense practice.
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Jack Mulcahy
Stuyvesant High School
Coney Island
de Witt Clinton
Clarence Mase
Jack Doyle
High School of Commerce
Camerons Defeat Arcadia Thistles in Return Soccer Match
In a tense second meeting at Van Cortlandt Park the Camerons, NYAFL champions, edged Arcadia Thistles of Brooklyn 1 to 0. The tightly contested match featured strong defense and a decisive goal late in the game.
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Camerons
New York Amateur Association Football League
Arcadia Thistles
Brooklyn
van Cortlandt Park
Yachting News and Notes From New York Clubs
The Brooklyn Yacht Club opened with mastheaded burgee salutes by the flagship Tammany and club yachts. North Star called at Fayal for coal en route to New York. NYYC to meet at West 44th on Thursday. Station 1 Bay Ridge and Station 3 Whitestone will not open this year. Emerald sails from New London to fit out for the season. New Rochelle Yacht Club plans spring regatta next Saturday on the Sound.
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Syracuse
Central New York Golf League
Albany
Brooklyn Yacht Club
Burgee
Tammany
William C. Towen
Cornelius Vanderbilt
North Star
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Fayal
Azores
New York
West 44Th Street
Bay Ridge
Whitestone
Long Island
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F. M. Clarke
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Humorous American Misses London Underground Call
A light anecdote from travel notes describes an American traveler in the London Underground between Hammersmith and Islington. He jokes with a guard about a dropped item after the train calls out Ammersmith. The guard asks what and the traveler says never mind and a playful mishearing follows.
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London
Hammersmith
Islington
Ammersmith
Hislington
Miles cites harsh strokes and coffee as Goulds edge in tennis defeat
London reporter Eustace H Miles reflects on Saturday's court tennis loss to Jay Gould. He blames inaccurate strokes and Goulds bobbing service for the defeat and notes coffee revived Gould in the final set. Miles says he will be better prepared if they meet again next Saturday.
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London
Eustace H. Miles
Jay Gould
the Daily Graphic
Miles
Gould
First Auto Run Of Season By Long Island Club
The Long Island Automobile Club held its first run of the season yesterday to the country club house at Bay Shore Long Island. Luncheon followed and more than twenty five cars participated, marking a successful event.
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Long Island Automobile Club
Country Club
Bay Shore
Long Island
Venoma Joins Bermuda Race Field Amid Withdrawals
The schooner Venoma, purchased by EA J Bliss of Boston, enters Bermuda race in Class new boat with 45 feet waterline. Venoma, noted for Long Island Sound racing and last summer’s Indian Harbor Ocean Race winner, joins entries as Amga withdraws from Class CC. A final circular with start times and signals has been issued by the committee.
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EA J. Bliss
Boston
Long Island Sound
Indian Harbor
Greenwich
Jamestown
Alga
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