The Quest For the 7 America's Cup
The article details the looming America's Cup clash between Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock fleet and American contenders Reliance Constitution and Columbia. It covers ship modifications, especially Shamrock I's steel reinforcements later removed, the Erin's wireless system, and the historical context of the original America yacht, its era, and key figures like Montagu Guest and Commodore Stevens in the 1850s battles.
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Great Britain
United States
Sir Thomas
Gourock Bay
Shamrock I
Erin
Lipton Armada
Scotland
Atlantic
America
England
Buter Ames
Massachusetts
Benjamin F. Butler
Mystic River
Boston
George Steers
Montagu Guest
Royal Yacht Squadron
Aurora
Ratsey
Commodore Stevens
Cht
Solent
Flower of Ish
Bredueta
Transatlantic Shipbuilding
Race of the America and Lipton rivals for the Cup
The America leads after a dramatic race past the line at the stake boat, with Aurora second. Captain Henry Hoffman, now in New York, recalls the victory and American confidence in its builders. Lipton’s Shamrock III and a strong Royal Ulster contingent are expected to challenge, with Reliance likely to meet Shamrock III in the next cup contests.
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America
Sandown Bay
Aurora
Henry Hoffman
New York City
Atlantic
Lipton
Sir Thomas
New York Harbor
Robert Wringe
Wringe
Fife
Thomas Lipton
Royal Ulster Yacht Club
Chicago Baseball Boom: Fans Thrill at Two Major Teams
Chicago fans celebrate a baseball boom as Selee's Nationals boost the Cubs stock with strong play and high expectations. The White Sox under Comiskey chase another championship while the Cardinals, Dodgers, and others face injuries and tough slumps. stories of Bresnahan, Brodie, Gleason, and Comiskey’s lineup tinkering punctuate a season bulging with rivalries and drama.
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Chicago
Windy City
Selee
Nationals
New York
Cubs
Chicago Nationals
British Athletic Invaders
G Howard Smith of Cambridge University Athletic Association describes a July return contest between Yale and Harvard and Oxford and Cambridge England. Cambridge hopes many team members, including R W Barclay and J Churchill, will defend past Oxford Cambridge success and meet strong American rivals at Berkeley Oval and Queen's Club.
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Yale
Harvard
Oxford
Cambridge
England
Queen’s Club
London
Berkeley Oval
New York
London A. C
New York Athletic Club
Oxford- Cambridge
R. W. Barclay
J. Churchill
H. W. Gregson
G. Howard Smith
Howard Smith
J. 8. Spraker
H. A. Leeke
Cambridge Yale Meet Promises Wide Sprint Battle
Cambridge and Yale loom strong in a cross Atlantic meet with Barclay Churchill and Gregson among top sprinters. Barclay pace for Cambridge in 100 yards, Churchill shocks with early lead. Harvard Yale Cambridge vie for mile and hammer wins with Leeke and Spraker prominent.
Strongest Man in World Holtgrewe Of Cincinnati
A Chicago discussion among sportsmen crowns Henry Holtgrewe of Cincinnati as the strongest man. His back lift once moved a 4,103‑pound platform two inches, with eight men and dumbbells on it, no shoulder protection. Holtgrewe weighs 270 pounds, stands 5 feet 8 inches, and boasts a 54 inch chest. He claims to hold 5,000 pounds and has completed other feats including a 3,000 pound dumbbell on his shoulders. He offers money and friendship to any man who can outlift him.
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Comiskey
Chicago Americans
Athletics
White Sox
Washington
Dement
Moran
Robinson
Celebanty
Orth
Patton
Jimmy Ryan
Isbell
Jimmy Callahan
Dolan
Hallman
Callahan
Fat Dunkle
Dunk
Harry Gleason
Gleason
Commy
R. W. Barclay
J. Churchill
Barclay
Cambridge A. C
Oxford
Cambridge
Varsity
London A. C
Churchill
Chicago
Henry Holtgrewe
Cincinnati
Holtgrewe
Holtgreve
Holtgrove
The
Cincinnatian
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Reliance
Constitution
Columbia
Shamrock Iti
Captain Sycamore
Shamrock Il
Providence
Belmont
I. B. Jameson
Hogarth
Thomas
Duke of Devonshire
Duke of Abercorn
Earl of Dunraven
Lord Iveagh
Marquis of Londonderry
Sharman Crawford
Europe
Herreshoff
Shamrock III
Smoot
St. Louis
Mr. Gleason
Jimmy Collins
Homer Smoot
St. Louis Nationals
Cardinal
Donovanites
Cardinals
Burkett
Heidrick
Donovan
Walter Brodie
Walter
Baltimore
Brodie
Orioles
Roger Bresnahan
Bresnahan
McGraw
Roger
Steve
Cleveland
Jimmy
British Athletic Invaders
Cambridge University Athletic Association
Barclay and
Gregson
Roomer
H. W. Greg
F. G. Cockshott
Cockshott
H. P. W. Macnaughton
Varsity Ground
Schick
T. B. Wilson
Garnier
Hammer
Strong Mar Hoitgrewe
Leach
Lou Dillon
Monk
Sir Albert S
K. G. Billings
Toronto
Oval
Canada
Lord Minto
Orloff
Russia
Frank Caton
Land of the
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