Britons rout Big Four in Meadow Brook polo clash
At Meadow Brook Park on June 13 the Hurlingham Club polo team crushed America 81 to 3. English players dominated against the weakened Big Four as a large, affluent crowd watched, with polo pride crushed and the British victory hailed as a holiday display.
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Meadow Brook Park
Westbury
N. Y
Meadow Brook
America
Hurlingham Club
Free
England
Hempstead
Harry Payne Whitney
English and American teams clash with high attendance noted
The report describes a multi period match where English riders and players dominate early, with scores rising from 2 to 61 2 as the English push ahead. Attendance is estimated around 30 000 given seating and standing room limitations. The Akron Motorcycle Club launches a drive to reach 300 members by mid summer.
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Akron
Ohio
Car Purchases by Moore and Lipscomb in 1913 1914
W. J. Moore of 505 Belknap Place purchased a car on November 22, 1913. W. B. Lipscomb of State Bank and Trust Co bought a car on January 7, 1914.
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Franklin
San Antonio
J. E. Dewees
Floresville
Texas
W. J. Moore
Belknap Place
W. B. Lipscomb
State Bank & Trust Co
Charles V. Games
Lone Star Brew. Co
Charles X. Gutzeit
West & Guttreit
Oscar
Dewees
McCullough Ave
Goodyear Tires Prove Rim Strength in Factory Tests
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company touts tire strength after extensive tests on rims used with various tire types. Tires were inflated to extreme pressures up to 400 psi before rims failed, with no tire failure observed. Experimental methods involved removing stock tires and testing on nonmounted rims and steel figure eights to gauge endurance.
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Goodyear
Society of Automobile Engineers
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Akron
Ohio
Ania
Aaa
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Cheape
H.W. Barrett
A. H. Tomkinson
Vivien Locker
Wes
Lone Tires
Indianapolis
Barney Oldfield
Barney
Firestone
Birdsong & Potchernick
126 Avenue
San Antonio, Texas
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
Waterbury
Tomkinson
Milburn
LaMontague
Monte Waterbury
Barrett
Lockett
Larry Waterbury
LaMontagne
Franklin Cars
HH. P. Drought
Oakland St
Frank A. Barber
E. French Place
Ben M. Hammond
Bell Jewelry Co
Joop
Alamo Auto Sales Company
Bedell Bidg
Citizens Auto Company
Travis St
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