Farce at Travers Island as top milers clash in chaotic meet
In a chaotic senior meet at Travers Island the finish bell misfired and officials declared several races no race causing uproar. The Irish American Athletic Club and New York Club battled for top honors as Fred Bellars and J L Eisele led in a standout mile featuring Lee Daly and Bellars before a chaotic end.
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Travers Island
Gover
Cornell
New York
Sean
Trude
the Great
Wss
Harvey Cohn
Grade
Trube
Esanwt
Irish-American Athletic Club
New York Club
Mercury Footmen
Chicago Athletic Association
Boston
Montreal
San Francisco
Chicago
Fred Bellare
J. L. Eisele
New York Athletic Club
J. J. Daly
G V. Bonhey
Eisele
Lee
Bellars
Daly
Yalis
Ewey
Boston Younger
Berry Hillmen
C. Cassasa
Shaw
Dartmouth
Kranzlein
Mel McGrath
John Flanagan
Om Ring
Ralph Rose
Harry L Fulmer
Irish Tek c Club
J. J. MciEntee
New
L. B. Dorland
Pastime Athletic
W. F. Hamilton
Chi
W. F. Keating
Irish-Ameri-enant Club
A. T. H. Stinson
Brookline
EEA
American Athletic ‘UK
Happeny
Montreal Amateur Association
Claude Allen
L Athletic Club
Oontec Barr
Bunning
H. F._ Porter
York Athletic Club
Boston Athletic Association
Bian Afazoe
York Ub
Kistesse Caub
Eecent Sun
Gurley Athletic Club
Wash- Bie
Te Gach
Eae
American Athletic A
An Athleticon
J. Ae Athamerican Athletic
Emre
Gnas Talbott
Indoor Games Set by Commercial Athletics on Oct 10
The Commercial Athletic Association schedules its first indoor meet of the season at the 224 Regiment Armory on Saturday evening October 10. Eleven events are planned including a special handicap and open categories for athletes from the Athletic Union. Events listed include the seventy yard dash 260 yard dash mile run and shot put.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Ath- Association
224 Regiment Ry
Athletic Union
Commerce Athletic
Metropolitan League Cricket Wrapup Sees Exhibition Matches Only
The Metropolitan League finished its championship and left exhibitions. New York Veterans defeated Columbia Oval by 68 runs with Beling scoring 40 and Low 21 aiding a late surge. All-Philadelphia crushed New Jersey in Philadelphia where J L Evans made 90. Barbados beat Manhattan 264 by Poyer 64. Oceanics beat Manhattan Reserves by four runs and then won again against Columbia Oval Reserves by 22 runs. Manhattan Veterans defeated Williamsbridge Wanderers 109 to 76.
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New York
C. Beling
Columbia Oval
G. W. Barnes
S. Low
Beling
Low
Barnes
D. G. Birkett
G. Shaw
New Jersey State Cricket League
Philadelphia
All- Philadelphia
England
Gentlemen of Philadelphia
J. L. Evans
J. B. King
Barbados
Manhattan
Prospect Park
H. Poyer
L. Reece
W. B. Seale
Oceanic
Oceanics
Williamsbridge
Manhattan Veterans
Williamsbridge Wanderers
Automobile Trade Notes Highlight Demand for E M F 30 Cars
H J Ko ehler Sporting Goods reports orders for eleven thousand E M F 30 cars across the city and its counties and New Jersey, with a strong sales surge from Lozier race success and a policy of equitable distribution. Studebaker also reports six thousand orders for its output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Koehler Sporting Goods Company
Upper Broadway
New Jersey
Studebaker Brothers Company
San Francisco
Koehler
E-M-F
New Prize Announced for Brighton Beach Twenty Four Hour Race
The Brighton Beach twenty four hour automobile race will award a ten dollar cash prize to the winning car if it uses a Warner autometer throughout the event. Entries now stand at twelve with three more featured drivers: Zust and Acme among the latest entrants. The field will cap at sixteen cars and camps for entrants will be laid out with military precision. A specialist committee will judge driver eligibility, with travelers including Jo seph Tracy Guy Vaughan and A Campbell forming the panel. Competent chauffeurs will receive license cards bearing photos and certificates, a system common in France to reduce accidents from incompetent driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton Beach
Warner Instrument Company
Warner
Zust
Acme
Mr. Emise
Lozier Motor Car Company
B. R. Hollander
Fiat Automobile Company
F. BE. Muskovics
Allen-Kingston Company
Joseph Tracy
Guy Vaughan
A. Campbell
France
M'Farland Wins Race In Madison Square Garden Six Day Event
Floyd McFarland and Hardy Downing won the two hour a night six day team bicycle race at Madison Square Garden. Frank Kramer and Menus Bedell finished second with A J Clarke and Ivor Lewson third amid disputed results. Krebs and Veroni paced Kramer in a late push while Clarke faced accusations of trickery. Final mile time was 2 minutes 6 45 seconds.
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Floyd MacFarland
Hardy Downing
Madison Square Garden
Frank Kramer
Menus Bedell
A. J. Clarke
Iver Lawson
Clarke
Kramer
Bedell
Krebs
Veroni
Mayer
Charley Sherwood
Edward Rupprecht
Miles
Floyd McFarland
A. J. Clark
Ivor Lewson
Ileari Mayer
N. M. Anderson
Elmer Collins
Patrick Logan
James Moran
Eddie Root
Floyd Krebs
Carlo Vanoni
W. L. Mellen
Sonan
William
Walter de Mara
C. L. Hollister
F. Devonovitch
Gordon Walker
Alfred Ashurst
J. T. Hulgin
Walter Schlee
Naval Reserves
New Jersey
Hugh McPartlland
Boston
William A. Lamphear
Brower
Fred Hill
Peter Brobach
George G. Cameron
Charles H. Stein
Irish-American Athletic Club
Harley Giles
Alf Halstead
Salt Lake City
Stevens-Duryea Car Shines In Long Island Trial
The Stevens-Duryea cars showcased in a two day mechanical efficiency test around Long Island. Contestants faced sand, bumps, hills and mudholes from Amagansett to Montauk and back to the Automobile Club of America with the early arrivals marking the event.
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Stevens-Duryea
Long Island
Amagansett
Montauk
Montauk Point
Automobile Club of America
Lancia
Harry Fosdick
New York Press
Search Co
New York Automobile Trade Association
Stevens-Duryeas
United States
Vanderbilt Cup Sweepstake Set for October on New Park Parkway
The Vanderbilt Cup Commission announces the Motor Parkway Sweepstakes opening October 10 on the Long Island Motor Parkway. Five classes include Motor Park Sweepstakes Meadow Brook Garden City Jericho Nassau with $5,000 in prizes. Entry caps and practice sites arranged as bridges and grandstand near completion.
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Long Island Motor Parkway
Motor Parkway
Motor Park
Meadow Brook
Garden City
Jericho
Nassau
Long Island
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Parkway
Central Park
Bethpage
Grandstand
Parkway Engineers
Jefferson de Mont Thompson
Vanderpbilt Cup Commission
Fifth Avenue
Mr. Thompson
Sam Mevey Knocks Out Shearing for Europe Title
Sam Mevey of California knocked out Harry Shearing of England with a stiff right to the heart in the first round tonight. The bout was scheduled for twenty rounds with a purse of $2,000 and the European champion title at stake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Mevey
Paris
California
Harry Shearing
England
Europe
America Wins Davis Cup Preliminary as Larned and Wright Triumph
America earned the right to challenge Australia for the Davis Cup after William Larned and Beals Wright defeated British players at the Lonsonwood Cricket Club. The home team won four matches to one with Larned and Wright securing wins in singles and Hackett and Alexander taking the doubles.
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Boston
America
Australia
William A. Larned
Beals C. Wright
Lonswood Cricket Club
Larned
J. G. Parke
Wright
Ritchie
Hackett
Alexander
Parke
Foreign cars eligible for Vanderbilt Cup race entry
The Vanderbilt Cup Commission announces foreign entries including Isotta for Clifford B. Brokaw and Mercedes for Robert Graves. Chairman Jefferson DeMont Thompson clarifies eligibility under the deed of gift allowing weight class competition with a 2646 pound maximum and extends entry to October 1 with a $1000 fee for one to three cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford B. Brokaw
Robert Graves
Jefferson DeMont Thompson
Thompson
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Climate Casts Shadow Over Dusseldorf Chess Title Contests
Reports from the match note that Da Tarrasch blames weather and sea air for poor form in the Dusseldorf series where Lasker won three of four games. He cites Hastings and Munich as similarly affected. The current score stands Lasker six to Tarrasch three with three draws, and Berlin was planned as the finish location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
da Tarrasch
Dusseldorf
Dr. Lasker
Hastings
Duesseldorf
Munich
Ba Tarrasch
Berlin
Dr. Tarrasch
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Aean
Chaat
Automobile Trade Notes
Lozier
W. H. Search Company
Waldorf
Henry J. Lamar, Jr
W. G. Lee
Cumberland Mountains
Macon
Gr2
Lansing
Mich
Chattanooga
Mount Eagle
Louisville
L. and
Sn. Pike
Lencia
Mver
Hol-Tan
M’farland
Italy
Holtan CO
W. 49Th St
Beaton
Braced
Melbourne
Larned Ritchie
Wright-Parke
Wright Ee Parke
Wrightee
Parke Saees
Wight
Nenoneeserene Parke
Nets
American Locomotive Car
American Locomotive Company
Berliet
M. Berliet
Lyons
Providence, R. 1
H.p
Providence
Rhode Island
Broadway
A. G. Spalding & Bros
West 42Nd Street
Stevens-Duryen Co
Chicopee Falls
Mass
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