Gruesome Golf Links Laid Out In Tientsin Graveyard
Frank G. Menke reports that Tientsin hosts the world's gruesome golf course laid across a cemetery. Graves serve as bunkers while greens lie between tombs. caddies and fights for the 5 cent 18-hole fee are common. American players, including Ouimet and Travers, head to England for Sandwich championships with hopes to keep titles on English turf.
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Palmer E. Pierce
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England
Sandwich
Fraser Hale
Chicago
Francis Ouimet
Jerome D. Travers
Frederick Herreshoff
Arthur G. Lockwood
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C. W. Inslee
Oneida
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Henry Topping
Greenwich
Conn
Rodney Brown
Edward 5. Knapp
Harold Weber
Toledo
Ohio
Frank G. Menke
Club Standing Postponed Games Due to Rain
Monday results show all games postponed by rain with play moved to Tuesday. Fort Worth and San Antonio teams travel to Houston while Austin visits Houston. Waco goes to Galveston and Dallas to Beaumont.
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National League games rained out and rescheduled
Rain affected a Boston Brooklyn and a Pittsburg Chicago doubleheader schedule. New York edged Philadelphia 4 to 3 while Cincinnati defeated St Louis 2 to 1. Remaining games moved to Tuesday with New York in Boston and Philadelphia in Brooklyn. St Louis in Cincinnati and Pittsburg in Chicago also slated for Tuesday.
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Federal League Play Sweetens Schedule Matchups
The Federal League adds intrigue with Brooklyn visiting Kansas City, Buffalo at St. Louis, Pittsburg at Indianapolis, and Baltimore traveling to Chicago, shaping a fresh slate of intercity games.
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Fort Worth Panthers Open Season Facing Bronchos at Block's Stadium
The Fort Worth Panthers meet the Bronchos Tuesday at Block's Stadium in the opening game forecast for 4 p.m. Southpaw George Crabble may start for the Bronchos, with Appleton or Chelette to pitch for the Panthers. Manager Clyde Goodwin works to trim the roster as Bever is loaned to Muskogee and three others linger without positions.
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Southpaw Bever
Muskogee Club
Frank Bearry
Teddy Bowen
Edmonds
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Barry
Baseball scores from an American League update
The summary notes results across the league with Washington beating Boston 6 to 1 and Philadelphia downing New York 6 to 4. It also lists Chicago at Detroit, Washington at Philadelphia, Boston at New York, and Cleveland at St. Louis.
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Philadelphia
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Benton's arm sends Cincinnati past St. Louis 2 to 1
Cincinnati wins game two of the series as Benton pitches for the home side. Rawlings and Clark supply the two base hit and Moran adds a run with a single in the second inning scoring Cincinnati’s other run. St Louis finishes with a 12 to 7 line score across the two teams.
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Steele
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Clarke
Manager Predicts Improvement For Barry This Season
The report notes fans doubt but Manager Goodwin believes Barry will improve with proper placement and may be recalled before the season ends if conditions align.
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Goodwin Barry
Washington Tops Red Sox 6 1 in Series Finale
Washington defeats Boston 6 to 1 as Hooper and Speaker double for Boston’s lone run in the sixth. Zeiser and Thomas combine for Boston while Boehling and Henry hold on for Washington.
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Hooper
Speaker
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Zeiser
Thomas Boehling
Henry
Mobile nets win as Birmingham falls in league tilt
Mobile beats Birmingham 3 to 2 to take a two game series lead. Robe rtson and Schmidt pitched for Mobile with Tragesser catching. Birmingham countered with Robinson and Tragesser.
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Schmidt
Robinson
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Travis Juniors Swim Opens Five Week Club Meet
The Travis Club juvenile aquatics series began Monday with a 20-yard swim won by Harold Breen. William Maurer and William Winerich finished second and third. Breen leads with five points, Maurer three, and Winerich one. The next event, a running dive for distance, is Friday at 4 30 PM.
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Harold Breen
William Maurer
William Winerich
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Emerson's Giants surprise Thamas' Cats in five game set
Doc Emerson led the Giants with 1090 pins across five games and the high 245 in game three, though Emerson's squad lost the third bout by five points. Pat Thomas totaled 1041 and Frazer contributed key spares as Shenker injured his thumb in Philadelphia.
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Thamas’ Cats
Doc” Emerson
Pat Thomas
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Fitsimmons
Lantrip
Hamilton Fires No-Hit Gem For Cards In Junior A League
Hamilton blanked the Athletics 4-0, facing only three A’s per inning with five strikeouts and no baserunners. The Giants beat the White Sox 7-2 as Sam Potter led with multiple hits and J N Rockefeller’s two-bagger stood out.
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Richey Hamilton
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Green
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Records Are Broken in Indoor Track Events
Howard P. Drew of Springfield under USC set a new world indoor record of 91-5 seconds for the 90 yard dash at the Loughlin Lyceum in Brooklyn. Fred W. Kelly of USC tied the 75 yard high hurdle record at 94.5 seconds and John J. Eller of the Irish-American Athletic Club matched the 75 yard low hurdle time. Homer Baker of the New York Athletic Club equaled the indoor 600 yard record at 1:34.6.
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Howard P. Drew
Springfield
Mass
University of Southern California
Loughlin Lyceum
Brooklyn
Fred W. Kelly
John J. Eller
Irish-American
Genesee Team Victor Wins Five-Man Tenpin Championship
The Genesee team of Rochester won the 1914 five-man championship at the National Bowling Association meeting in Atlantic City New Jersey and set a new world tournament record with an aggregate of 3035. No changes occurred in leaders for individual and two-man standings as the tournament continues into Tuesday night.
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N. J
Genesee
Rochester
National Bowling Association
Mont Or Wins Prix at St. Cloud Races
Paris April 28 Mont Or owned by Joseph E Widener of Philadelphia won the prix des Peup Mers at the St. Cloud races with a commanding performance.
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Paris
Joseph E. Widener
Philadelphia
Hoppe Sets Billiards World Record in 400-Point Match
New York April 28 Willi Hoppe world champion 18.2 and 18.1 balk line billiards and Calvin Demarest of Chicago to duel Tuesday night for the 14.1 balk line world title. Hoppe routed George Sutton 400 to 4 last night a decisive win in the eight day series. Morningstar and Sutton trail with five and four victories respectively as the tournament nears its end.
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Willié Hoppe
Calvin Demarest
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George Sutton
Ora Morningstar
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Hoppe
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First Round Near End at San Antonio Country Club
The San Antonio Coun try Club spring golf tournament nears completion of first round as rain-dried conditions return with sun. In the fourth flight Monday, R. R. Russell defeated Dr. A L Curry 1 up, matching the tight odds seen in most matches. many others are expected to be played Wednesday as the second round begins.
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Egg game ends with Princeton loss at home
A damaged recap notes Princeton falls 7 to 3 at home against University of Peronatee in New Jersey. The fragmentary report highlights a low scoring contest with limited readable details.
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Torn
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Neeton
N. Jn
Pennia
Princeton
Reliable Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Ad
An advertisement touts Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound as reliable medicine for coughs croup whooping coughs bronchial and grippe coughs and wheezy breathing promising prompt results. Fischer’s Drug Store features the product.
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