Baseball Fights and Pennant Hopes Across Leagues
The piece surveys early season clashes between Eastern and Western clubs in both the National and American Leagues. It highlights the Giants and Yankees as strong contenders, notes Philadelphia and Brooklyn’s rising play, and details recent results with Pittsburgh, Chicago, Cincinnati, and Detroit. It also covers Olympic fundraising, and college baseball standings led by Princeton with Heyniger on the mound.
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Yankees
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburg Pirates
Intercollegiate racing hopes and Olympic prospects noted
The article surveys college teams Cornell Harvard Yale and Penn in track and field and notes Harvard's weak batting, Yale captain Walter Dray's pole vault record, Rector of Virginia a top sprinter, and James F. Sullivan forecasting strong Olympic prospects if funds allow. It cites lack of funds hindering US Olympic crew selection and records Belmont Park crowds praising racing.
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Yale
Cornell
Pennsylvania
James F. Sullivan
The
Amateur Athletic Union
American Olympic Committee
Coulill
England
Athens
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
Doubles Match Interrupted by Rain at Bedford Park Club
Theodore Roosevelt Pell and Irving C Wright led Wylie C Grant and Richard H Palmer 6 3 in the first set on the Bedford Park Club courts before a sudden shower halted play. Grant and Palmer led 4 3 in the second when rain forced a stop.
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Theodore Roosevelt Pell
Irving C. Wright
Wylie C. Grant
Richard H. Palmer
Bedford Park Club
Pell
Wright
Grant
Palmer
Oakland Golf Club
Bay Side
Long Island
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Frederick B. Alexander
Harold H. Hackett
William A. Larned
C. Frederick Watson, Jr
Robert le Roy
Gustave F. Touchard
Oarsmen Turnout Signals Memorial Day Regatta
A strong turnout on the Harlem River shows the Memorial Day regatta near. Students from Stuyvesant De Witt Clinton and High School of Commerce prep crews boast improving form and case strong hopes to defend titles as coaches praise their effort and stamina.
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Harlem
Jack Mulcahy
Stuyvesant High School
Coney Island
de Witt Clinton
Clarence Mase
Jack Doyle
High School of Commerce
Belmont Park Trials Highlight Juvenile Stakes and Withers
Bright outlook for Belmont Park racing features the Juvenile Stakes at five furlongs worth 5000 dollars and the Withers Stakes offering 10000 dollars. Colin the unbeaten three year old may debut in the Withers, with top horses like Uncle Meelick Chapultepec Fair Play and Dorante also slated to run. Memorial Day sees United Hunts Racing Association at a new Belmont Park course with five races including three steeplechases.
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August Belmont
H. B. Duryea
James R. Keene
John E. Madden
Harry Payne Whitney
R. T. Wilson, Jr
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Mr. Keene
Jimmy Rowe
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Meelick
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Fair Play
Jim Gaffney
Dorante
King James
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United Hunts
New York
Jamaica
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Algernon Daingerfield
F. J. Bryan
J. H. Bradford, Jr
W. F. Presgrave
Beverly W. Robinson
R. Lawrence Smith
Crowds Flock to Vailsburg Bicycle Races in Newark
Seven thousand spectators watched at the Vailsburg track as Floyd Krebs won both professional contests and John Bedell trailed narrowly in the handicap. Kramer's open ten miles saw a punctured tire and no score. George G Cameron led the amateur open, while George Wiley and N M Anderson posted notable times in other events.
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Time
Fast Speedway Trots Showdown At Speedway Park
A high class program at Speedway Park featured Andrew Crawford's Invader T. B. Leahy's Who Knows John Cornish's Tempus Fugit Benjamin Cohen's Red Bird James J. Murphy's Don Derby William Scott's Kitty Wilkes and Charles Weiland's Dr. Chase. Dr. Chase placed second in a well matched trial of speed against Invader. Murphy drove Don Derby but could not beat the invincible tally of Don Derby. Red Bird beat Fandango twice before losing to Who Knows. Officer Murphy restrained a runaway from A. J. D. and Kingmond and also helped prevent a collision near High Bridge. Virginia Belle won decisive heats against First Demand and Frankie Pandit. Kitty Wilkes defeated Lord Bromley three times but fell to Lucy. Cloro and Ready Boy posted wins as well.
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Invader
T. B. Leahy
Who Knows
John Cornish
Benjamin Cohen
Red Bird
James J. Murphy
Don Derby
William Scott
Kitty Wilkes
Charles Weiland
Dr. Chase
Mr. Murphy
Fandango
Officer Murphy
Claus Bohling
Kingmond
Murphy
High Bridge
Joseph Lemon
Baltusrol to Host Met Golf Association Championship
The tenth annual Met Golf Association championship starts Wednesday at Baltusrol, marking the first time the event is held there. Top contenders include Jerome Travers, Walter Travis, Findlay S. Douglas, George Brokaw, Fred Herreshoff, Gilman Tiffany, Max Behr, Archie Graham, and Charley Seely. Travers and Travis have histories at Baltusrol, while the club’s improving risk setup has boosted its standing. The piece also notes Onondaga Golf Club’s season plan and Wilder’s Brookline Open victory.
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Jerome D. Travers
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Walter J. Travis
Garden City
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Nassau
George T. Brokaw
Deal
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Gilman P. Tiffany
Powelton
Max Behr
Morris County
Archie Graham
North Jersey
Charley Seely
Wee Burn
Travers
Atlantic City
Huntingdon Valley
Travis
Graham
Herreshoff
Behr
Tiffany
Camerons Beat Arcadia Thistles In Tight Return Match
In a return soccer clash at Van Cortlandt Park the Camerons champions of the New York Amateur Association Football League defeated the Arcadia Thistles champions of Brooklyn 1 to 0 after a hotly contested match.
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New York Amateur Association Football League
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van Cortlandt Park
Yachting News and Notes From the Harbor
The Brooklyn Yacht Club begins its season with a noon masthead salute by the flagship Tammany and all yachts at anchor. North Star calls at Fayal for coal en route to New York. NYYC meets at West 44th Street clubhouse Thursday. Station 1 Bay Ridge and Station 3 Whitestone close for the year. Emerald fitted out at New London for the coming season. New Rochelle Yacht Club spring regatta sails next Saturday on the Sound’s west end.
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William ©. Towen
Cornelius Vanderbilt
North Star
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Azores
New York
West 44Th Street
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Whitestone
Long Island
Emerald
F. M. Clarke
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Port Antonio
New Rochelle Yacht Club
Sound
Giants Fall as Reds Rally To 7 2 Victory
Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Giants 7 to 2 in Cincinnati. Wiltse faltered in the eighth inning allowing six runs on nine hits, including a Hoch triple by Hulsitz and a Ganzel grand slam with the bases loaded. Weimer pitched well for the Reds with solid defense backing him.
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Weimer
New York
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Donlin
O Labert
Seymour
Doyle
Hulswitt
Schlef
Lobert
Cubs Blank Superbas 5 0 Behind Strong Pithing
Chicago defeated Brooklyn 5 to 0 as Brown pitched a one hit shutout for the Cubs. Bergen was the sole Brooklyn batter to reach base with a third inning single. A rally of Chicago hits supported the victory. Batteries Cubs Brown and Marshall.
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Yankees Face Detroit In AL Park Showdown Today
American League notes no games yesterday and a slate today with Detroit visiting New York. Standings show New York at 16 wins and 8 losses, St. Louis 13 13, Philadelphia 18 10, Detroit 11 12, Cleveland 13 19, Washington 9, and Boston around .508. The Yankees pursue a second game of their Detroit series at American League Park.
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Eastern League Games Today Report Scores
Rochester beat Newark 1 0 while Jersey City defeated Montreal 3 1 and Baltimore edged Buffalo. Providence lost to Toronto. Standings show Baltimore 16 6 625 leader, Newark 11 8 579, Montreal 9 10 444, Jersey City 8 8 500, Toronto 6 8 429, Rochester 9 9 500, Providence 6 10 375.
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Travel Humour In Underground Mistake
An American in London’s underground between Hammersmith and Islington jokes with a guard after mishearing Ammersmith. He quips you have dropped something and the guard misses the correction, replying Pu pick it up at Hislington.
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Islington
Ammersmith
Hislington
Miles Analyzes Loss To Gould In Court Tennis Final
London report details Eustace Miles blaming a string of adverse strokes and missed hits for his defeat to Jay Gould. He cites inability to see Goulds service due to a bobbing straw hat background, credits Goulds revival to coffee, and vows better preparation for a rematch next Saturday.
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Eustace H. Miles
Jay Gould
the Daily Graphic
Miles
Gould
First Auto Run of Season Draws 25 Cars to Bay Shore
The Long Island Automobile Club held its first season run to the country club house at Bay Shore. More than twenty five cars participated and a luncheon was served. It was reported as a marked success.
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Country Club
Bay Shore
Long Island
Venona Enters Bermuda Race After Purchase by Bliss
The 65 foot Venona, recently bought by Boston's E J Bliss, is entered for the Bermuda race. It has a 4 foot waterline and will sail in Class A. Known for a strong Long Island Sound racing record and last summer's Indian Harbor Yacht Club ocean race from Greenwich to Jamestown. Alga in Class C withdraws due to owner circumstances. A final circular detailing race conditions start time and signals was issued by the committee.
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Long Island Sound
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