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New York Tribune

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1908

Page

10

Big College Football Saturday Showdown Across East

Yale faces Massachusetts Agricultural College while Princeton Harvard and Cornell tackle Army Brown and Pennsylvania State. Navy meets Carlisle and Dartmouth plays Amherst as Michigan battles Vanderbilt and Chicago vs Minnesota curtails the day. Winds and cold factor into Princeton’s effort as Yale tests new lineups with Logan and Bingham likely in action.

Princeton Army West Point Yale Massachusetts Agricultural New Haven Harvard Brown Cambridge Navy Carlisle Annapolis Corneil Pennsylvania State Ithaca Pennsylvania Carnegie Technical Pittsburg Portmouth Amherst Hanover Syracuse Williams Lafayette Ruckwell Easton Colgate Union Schenectady Primus Stevens Hoboken Rutgers Hamilton New Brunswick Holy Cross Trinity Hartford Westeran Springfield Middletown Chicago Minnesota Michigan Vanderbilt Ann Arbor Nebraska Iowa Tewsitt Illinois Indiana Urbana Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical of North Carolina Charlottesville Massachusetts Agricultural College Cornell Tigers Dillon Burr Crimson Provi- Gener MicCan Massachusetts “Aggies Carnegie Institute Dartmouth Wolverines Chicago Aittle the Tribune Hobbs Andrus Coy Philbin Cory Biglow Aggies Logan Bingham Freeman Logen Allan Corey Ted Coy Biddle Goebel

Captain Burr Injured Before Harvard Brown Game

Captain Burr sustains a serious shoulder injury during Harvard varsity practice and will miss at least two weeks. McGuire appointed captain in his absence, with Kennard at fullback and Dunlap replacing Hoar as guard, amid concerns over kicking and center strength.

the Tribune Cambridge Mass Burr Harvard Crimson Brown McGuire Kennard Hoar Dunlap White Corbett Ver Wiebe

Japanese racing season opens with betting ban in force

Tokyo reports the Nippon Racing Club track opened the season under a government ban on all betting. A large social crowd attended as police and detectives watched for law compliance, with Ambassador Thomas J. O’Brien among attendees.

Tokio Japan Nippon Racing Club Thomas J. O'Brien

Pontotoc Wins Electric Park Steeplechase at Pimlico

Pimlico Maryland October races produced Pontotoc the odds on winner of the Electric Park Steeplechase for two-year-olds. Constellation from Kelso Stable claimed the Severn purse, leading from the stretch to win easily while Ballet Girl led maiden two-year-olds in the first race. Other winners included King Sol Sally Ivanhoe with delays and crowd notes on cool crisp day.

Pimlico William Garth Pontotoc Constellation Kelso Wayside Canning Lucille R Court Lady Cunning Ballet Girl Boz Nethermost King Sol Sally Ivanhoe Goldstein Walsh King Commoner Harold Junior el Oro Grensfalls Babble Gus Helm Ed Shuster Teidington Pescatore Flatfoot Lally McCabe the Clown McCaber Ontario Queen of the Hills McCarthy Tillinghast Castlewood Mazuma de Burgo Beggarman Oscar T Profit Gowango Bob Calishan, Jr Electric Park Potontoe Dupree McAfee Amiable Warrior Meddlesome Boy Hazel Baker Upton Court Ladr Nicols Aralia Hill Top McCade Trey of Spades Leach Minot Belle of the

Final Bumping Races At Harvard

Mount Auburn Street won the final interdormitory rowing race at Harvard over the 1.5 mile course on the river basin. Beck finished second and Thayer third amid rough water and drifting starts. Beck surged but lacked stamina. Mount Auburn Street pushed its finish to edge Beck, with Thayer overtaking Claverty at the end.

Br Telegraph the Tribune Cambridge Mass Harvard Mount Auburn Street Beck Thayer Claverty Claverly

Harvard Captain Niles Wins Fourth Singles Title

Cambridge October 30 N W Niles captain of Harvard intercollegiate lawn tennis team won the university singles championship defeating E P Pearson in straight sets 6-3 6-3 6-4 This is the fourth year in a row Niles has won the singles title.

Cambridge Mass N. W. Niles Harvard E. P. Pearson Niles

Pimlico Race Card Highlights Daily Entrants

Pimlico offers seven furlong races for older horses including Sanfire Live Wire Besom Nimbus and Wyckoff. Two year olds race six furlongs with Pim tante High Hat and Con naught Ranger among entrants. Additional selling races cover one and one sixteenth miles with Lally Gramsa and Juggier. Autumn Steeplechase handicap lists Economy Sir Woosters Thistledale Woodside Palm and Sardy Creeker. Carrollton Cup features New Year II Fancy Bird Melbourne Nominee Botanist Aster D Or Star Emblem Bergoo. Eutaw House Handicap presents GITLES Live Wire Minor Pins and Needles Berkely Gridiron.

Sanfire Live Wire Besom Nimbus Juggler Wyckoff Westover Pimpante High Hat Quantico Statesman Connaught Ranger Brown Tony Obdurate Racquet Michael Beck Heek Lally Gramsa Juggier Amberita Miss Catesby Whip Top Pimlico Economy Sir Woosters Thistledale Woodside Palm Malicka Waterwa Paprika Sardy Creeker Algie Rye Boy Jim McGill Fancy Bird Edgely Melbourne Botanist Flimnap Star Emblem

Timely Auto Topics A Three Year Tour

Mr and Mrs H A Hover of Hover Washington undertake a 75 000 mile trans national auto tour across the United States from south to north and east to west in a single vehicle. After wintering in Algeria Tunisia and Egypt they plan to cross Europe then Asia Australia and the Pacific before returning via the United States to California. Their long voyage includes crossing seven mountain ranges and desert stretches with limited support and occasional camping. The expedition aims to reach parts of the world where autos are seldom seen and will involve rail transfers and ocean sailing.

H. A. Hover Hover Albany Tiajuara Pacific Coast California Washington Oregon Idaho Wyoming Colorado Nebraska Iowa Illinois Indiana Ohio New York Niagara Falls Canada United States Turkey Palestine Jerusalem India China Japan Philippines Australia New Zealand Hawaii San Francisco

Freshmen and seniors tie in Columbia interclass football

In a hard fought South Field clash the Columbia freshmen held the seniors to a 0 0 draw after two 15 minute periods. The freshmen dominated early play with forward passes and a notable on side kick from Hayes and Knapp. Neither side could reach the end zone despite several advances and goal attempts.

Columbia South Field Hayes Knapp Zink

Tennessee Negro Is Lynched at Kingston Jail

A mob of about thirty masked men attacked the Roane County Jail in Kingston and killed George Cook who was jailed on suspicion of murdering ferryman John King. Cook drew a razor and killed one attacker before four bullets ended his life. deputies search for mob members and Governor Patterson may be asked to offer a reward.

Kingston Tenn Roane County George Cook John King Southwest Point Cook Patterson

Justice criticises attorneys over improper appeal briefs

A presiding appellate justice condemns lawyers who raise points not in their original briefs. The opinion calls the practice reprehensible and says applications will be entertained to remove so called reply briefs from the files. Respondent is placed at a disadvantage since no rejoinder to a reply brief is allowed.

Patterson Justice Patterson

Poisonous gas from Mexican oil field kills many workers

Reports from Tampico say over fifty Noes have died in oil fields after a ground hole burst into flames releasing poisonous gases. A few days earlier a death toll reached about a score, with thirty men reported dead including several soldiers. Eminent scientists have been sent to the site.

New Orleans Mexico City Tampico

New York Man Arrested for Front-Entrance Robberies

James Somers of East 106th Street was arrested after confessing to a pattern of robberies in New Rochelle Kingsbridge and East 2024 Street towns. He allegedly visited homes under the pretense of buying the property, paid deposits, and robbed multiple residents. A note dropped in Mrs Adams's house led to his arrest. he was arraigned at the Tombs and remanded to Police Headquarters for 24 hours.

James Somers East 106Th Street Amelia G. Adams Elm Street New Rochelle J. Somers England Frederick Iheltstein Kingsbridge Louise Hudson

Chanler Criticizes PSC While Blocking Broadway-Lex Route

Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler accuses the Public Service Commission of inaction while he himself withholds consent as a property owner to the Broadway Lexington avenue subway route. He cites new lines built in Brooklyn and argues the commission delays harm Bronx transit, noting affiliated law firms and property interests.

Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler Public Service Commissions Commission New York Lexington Avenue Clermont Avenue Brooklyn Mr. Chanler Bronx Public Service Commission Gerard and Jerome Avenue Chanler Astor Family River and Gerard Avenues Astor Supreme Court Hays & Hershfield Fleischmann Realty Company Fourth Avenue Subway Broadway Nassau Electric Railroad Company Livingston Street

Clerk Reinstated in Queens Borough Office

Thomas J. McGraw, clerk to Laurence Gresser, President of Queens Borough, won a writ of mandamus from Justice Bischoff reinstating him after removal on June 15 for political reasons. The order directs payment of back salary from the date of removal and restoration to his position.

Thomas J. McGraw Laurence Gresser Queens Borough Justice Bischoff

Aeronauts at War Two Ticket Fight for Aero Club Directors

A contentious election for directors of the Aero Club of America unfolds on Monday. Two rival tickets clash over leadership as Aeronautic Society factions claim the club has failed to act. Norfolk reports a separate 13 00 mile ocean race between Dirigo and Acme.

Aeronautic Aero Club of America Aeroplane Albert C. Triaco Lee S&s Burridge Wilbur R. Kimball Stanley Y.beach Scientific American Samuel L. Braine R. B. Whitman Aero Club Aeronautic Society East 29Th Street Morris Park The Alan R. Hawley J. C. McCoy A. Holland Samuel H. Valentine Charles J. Edwards Augustus Post Charles M. Manly George F. Chamberlain Automobile Club of America Charles Jerome Edwards Long Island Automobile Club Norfolk Dirigo Baltimore Acme Newport News Hampton Roads San Francisco

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