Women's National Golf Championship Opens at Chevy Chase Club
Washington hosts the women’s national championship with forty entrants led by Grace Semple and Margaret Curtis. The field includes top players from Boston Philadelphia and St Louis as 32 advance from an 18 hole medal play to match play. Fox Hills course plans a late June championship bid with changes to lengthen several holes and a 1500 prize in an upcoming event.
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Chevy Chase
Grace Semple
St. Louis
Western Golf Association
Boston
Margaret Curtis
Fanny C. Osgood
Harriet Curtis
M. B. Adams
M. W. Phelps
Elizabeth Porter
Anita Phipps
Springfield
Caleb
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Ethel Maule
Frances C. Griscom
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Richmond County Country Club
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Merion Cricket Club
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Brooklawn Club
Dorothy Robinson
Country Club
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Elizabeth Hurry
Englewood
Charles L. Frailey
Caleb F. Fox
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Brae Burn
H. St. John Smith
Portland Country Club
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Concord Golf Club
S. C. Price
Huntingdon Valley Country Club
Ormsby McCammon
Chevy Chase Club
Eleanor W. Allen
Oakley Country Club
Mary McCain
R. H. Barrow
George H. Converse
Brae Burn Country Club
Margery W. Phelps
J.M. Stoddard
Mollie B. Adams
Wollaston Golf Club
Katherine ©. Harley
Fall River Golf Club
James H Kinney
William West
Woodbury Country Club
Pauline Firth
Elizabeth S. Porter
Harriet S. Curtis
Essex County Club
F. C. Griscom
Etta Mansfield
Bannockburn Golf Club
Fox Hills
United States Golf Association
Cubs win decisive world series game ending noisy baseball season
The Chicago Cubs defeated the Detroit Tigers in the deciding world championship game ending a dramatic baseball season. The piece notes Stallings as a leading Yankees manager candidate and previews Empire City Racing Association events at Yonkers with stakes and contenders.
Foul Ride by Bedell Ruins Newark Racing Show
Five thousand spectators at Vailsburg cycle track in Newark saw Australian champion A J Clarke and American champion Frank L Kramer falter as John Bedell fouled Clarke in the open race. Kramer beat Bedell by a length while Clarke protested. Hollister won the one mile professional handicap in 1 49 5 6 seconds, with Kramer and Clarke unable to catch the field. Magin topped the amateur race while Alfred Halstead fell. Adam Beyerman defeated Halstead in the sprint of the amateur unknown distance.
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A. J. Clarke
Frank L. Kramer
John Bedell
Clarke
Kramer
Fogler
Hollister
Louis Owens
Marius Houberg
Alfred Halstead
Sacramento
Magin
Adam Beyerman
Halstead
Speedway Park racing showdown showcases famed pacers
At Speedway Park yesterday morning stars of pace and trot clashed. Leahy’s Who Knows lost to Murphy’s Coast Maine in the feature pace while Jack Axworthy Ida Highwood and Kitty Wilkes led a three mare trio. Lily Wilkes and Amarynthus were among multiple winners as the day highlighted fast, decisive performances by noted owners and drivers.
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James A. Murphy
Coast Maine
Mr. Leahy
Tom Maguire
Jack Axworthy
Nathan Straus
Ida Highwood
William Scott
Kitty Wilkes
Jack
Willam Scott
Edward Bottenus
Joseph Lemon
Virginia Belle
George Huber
Lizzie Pandit
Walter Kilpatrick
Red Wilton
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Dr. Lemon
Harry L. Toplitz
Graeme Gratton
Mr. Toplitz
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E. W. Knapp
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E W. Knapp
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Zealous
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Jewel
Andrew Cone
J. M. Thompson
Amarynthus
Andrew Crawford
M. ©. Reynolds
Annie Q
P. Helperhausen
Lemon Girl
Pastime AC Cross Country Run At White Plains
The Pastime Athletic Club held its second six and a half mile race around White Plains and Williamsbridge. Fast runners started five minutes after the slow group and gained over three quarters of a mile early. Harry Jensen won the fast group in 29 minutes 15 seconds amid intense heat testing many competitors.
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Hill and Dale
White Plains
Williamsbridge
Harry Jensen
Navy Coach Paige Expects Victory Over Harvard
H. R. Paige, longtime Yale tackle now coaching Navy, spoke in New York about his team's chances to beat Harvard on Saturday. He predicted a win or at least a top performance that would force the Crimson to play its best football and display all its skill. Paige praised the midshipmen as hard working and playing a snappy aggressive game.
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Tad Jones
Biddie
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Goebel
Lange
Douglas
Jones
Richardson
Clay
Detroit Wins Exhibition Game Over Chicago Champions
Detroit defeats the Chicago world champions 7 to 3 in an exhibition at Detroit. Cobb stars with the bunt run to first base in 2 1 3 seconds and the 100 yard dash in 10 25 seconds, while Overall and Reulbach pitch for Chicago, Mullin and Winter for Detroit.
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Detroit
Reulbach
Cobb
Hoffman
Mullin
Winter
Yale and Army Clash Highlight Midseason Gridiron View
Yale dominated the Army in a midseason tune up as Andrus and Murphy starred on defense and offense. Critics noted weaknesses in Yale’s line and Biddle’s shaky passing while praising Coy’s kicking and Goebel’s potential at center. Princeton and Harvard faced tougher tests as Penn, Syracuse, and Navy loom in upcoming games.
Early return of Captain Dillon boosts Yale football outlook
The writer notes Captain Dillon’s early return at quarterback and McCrohan at fullback, urging a swift upgrade in the line and team buildup. He compares strength across teams, cites Pennsylvania and Harvard, warns against secret practice, and previews Navy versus Harvard and Dartmouth versus Princeton in upcoming key clashes.
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Pauxus
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Carlisle
Cornell
Draper
Springfield
Yale
Annapolis
New Yorkers Dominate Newark Athletics Meet
New York athletes excel at Olympic Park Newark during the Essex County Fair games. Highlights include H R Mitchell winning the pole vault handicap for Far Hills A C and J J Eller of the Irish American A C earning sprint honors. Several New York clubs and athletes, including the New York A C and the Manhattan boys, placed in multiple events with notable performances across hurdles, sprints, and relays.
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Olympic Park
Newark
H. R. Mitchell
Far Hills Athletic Club
J. J. Eller
Robert
S. G. Gillis
New York Athletic Club
J. R. Biller
Brooklyn Central Young Men’s Christian Association
W. C. Robbins
Irish-American Athletic Club
Platt Adams
J. H. Groo
Robert J. Dunn
W. Doramus
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Mandeville
Higgins
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H. Banderman
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Farrell
National Turn Verein
Arnold
Far Hills A. C
Former Senator Patterson solicits both campaign funds
Denver October 18 ex senator Thomas M Patterson publisher of The Times and The News announced The Times is independent and solicited contributions to both Taft and Bryan campaign funds The Times published today lists contributors in parallel columns Patterson says he still belongs to the Democratic party.
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Denver
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the News
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Bryan
Patterson
Indorsement Plea Sparks Debate in Central Federated Union
Delegates at a Central Federated Union meeting heatedly debated endorsing Charles P. McInerney of the Commercial Telegraphers' Union as Independence League candidate for the 19th District Assembly. Opponents argued the body risks ridicule by too much politics. Earlier, the group endorsed John S. Whalen for re election as Secretary of State.
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Mall Deliverers’ Union
Charles P. McInerney
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Independence League
William A. Coakley
W. Gamble
Typographical Union No. 6
John S. Whalen
Building Trades Unions Face Confusion and Complaints
A delegate from the Riggers' Union told a Central Federated Union meeting that confusion among building trades unions harms the field. He cited non union riggers and boilermakers at the Masonic Hall annex and said many workers belong to AFL affiliated unions. Credentials for the Consolidated Board of Business Agents were refused, with riggers accused of acting as helpers. The union plans to file a formal complaint to the AFL at its next meeting.
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Building Trades Employers’ Association
Masonic Hall
2Th Street
Sixth Avenue
American Federation of Labor
Consolidated Board of Business Agents
Cotton gin burned at New Hope by night riders
Reports from Scottsboro Alabama dated October 18 tell of a large cotton gin owned by Butler and Co. at New Hope set on fire by night riders after a warning to stop ginning cotton at the current price. The warning was ignored and the arson followed.
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Scottsboro
Ala
Patrick Case Up To Date. Motion Of Life Prisoner Before Supreme Court
The motion of Albert Patrick, a New York lawyer serving a life sentence at Sing Sing, seeks a writ of habeas corpus to appeal a New York conviction for murder of Witter Marsh Rice. Patrick attacks the trial as unauthorized and alleges judicial and prison mismanagement, urging the U S Supreme Court to grant review.
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Om m. Cahrge
Witter Marsh Rice
United States Circuit Court of New York
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Pg Court
United States
Higgins
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Whh
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Found Bride in Sea Reveals Ocean Love Match
Chauncey S Hager a wealthy Philadelphia bachelor and Mabel Swanson a West Philadelphia social figure wed last August after meeting during a Somers Point New Jersey swim. Their four mile race ended when Swanson tired and a gasoline launch failed. Hager rescued her two miles from shore then they married two days later.
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Tribune
Philadelphia
Chauncey S Hager
Mabel Swanson
West Philadelphia
Hager
Miss Swanson
Somers Point
N. J
Fight Over Hat Shatters Night at Musical Fund Hall
Six reserve policemen confronted John McGrath at Musical Fund Hall when his companion refused the hat removal rule. After a 45 minute struggle McGrath was subdued and jailed ten days while one officer was injured and the girl vanished.
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Philadelphia
Musical Fund Hall
John McGrath
McGrath
King
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