Ten Thousand Boy Athletes Demonstrate in Central Park
Ten thousand boy athletes gathered in Central Park to showcase physical training benefits to 700000 New York school children and parents. The Public Schools Athletic League organized drills races and a broad jump relay plus interborough running and hurdling events. City championships were played in baseball basketball and football as part of the program to entice children to use park play fields rather than pay for rides or entertainment.
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Thompson Sets New World All Around Record at Princeton
Princeton Theological Seminary student F C Thompson scored 7499 points to win the all around championships in Princeton, surpassing Thorpe and Sheridan. J H Simons finished second with 6266 points as official AU officials recorded Thorpe’s 7476. Thompson excelled in the high hurdles and half mile walk, while Thorpe’s marks remain noted.
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Associated Press
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New York
James Thorpe
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Well Planned Indian Uprising Disclosed Across Bengal
The Midnapur deputy magistrate uncovered a Bengalese society aimed at waging war on British rule. Police arrested 44 members from good families on conspiracy for wholesale massacres after searching their homes and seizing documents outlining corrupting Sepoys and mass killings.
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Associated Press
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India
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Kansas Seeks 19000 Extra Men for Wheat Harvest
Kansas labor commissioner W L O'Brien says 19000 men outside the state are needed at once to harvest the wheat crop. He notes cutting starts late this week in some areas and will spread to most counties except the far northwest.
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Bush Anby Whitney Lead Semi Final Clash in Montgomery
In Montgomery Alabama R G Bush and W N Whitney both of New Orleans reached the semi finals of the Southern Golf Association twelfth tournament. Whitney beat Louis Jacoby of Dallas 3 1 and Bush defeated J P Edrington of Memphis 6 4 to set up a top flight match. Aldredge and Tutwiler also advanced with Aldredge winning from J C McAfee 1 up after 20 holes and Tutwiler beating C W Jones 2 1. Heavy rain softened the course improving playability for the later rounds.
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W. N. Whitney
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Shugrue Wires Robideau In Ten Round Garden Bout
Jersey City’s Shugrue dominated Sammy Robideau of Philadelphia in a ten round match at Madison Square Garden. After an even start Shugrue won most rounds, Robideau hit the deck twice in round seven, and Shugrue floored him late in the tenth before Robideau finished groggy.
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Coal rate relief ordered by ICC for Illinois to western points
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that the 18 percent average rate advance on bituminous coal from southern Illinois to points west of the Mississippi was unreasonable and ordered the rates reduced.
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Turns Residence into a Shambles
Robert Roach, 29, a Canton laborer, shot and killed his mother-in-law, sister-in-law, and a sixteen month old baby after discovering his wife missing. He fatally wounded another sister-in-law, shot a Canton police officer in the leg, and bit a man. Afterward he attempted to asphyxiate himself but was captured and revived.
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Baseball Notes Show Busy Schedule Across Leagues
C Brown expected to start for Montgomery with Donahue behind the bat and Bagby likely saved for Sunday. Campbell and Schmidt to work for the local club. Tolson to Class D for seasoning. Townsend’s rise eyed after strong play vs Selma. Sentell in Mobile lineup at right field. Crackers beat Chattanooga for seventh straight win as Welch shines. Nashville top Birmingham led by Williams, and Montgomery–New Orleans at 11 innings. Pittsburgh rides early surge with Rixey, Wilson and Adams strong in Phillies game.
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Hornhorst Awarded to Montgomery Club
The National Baseball Commission sustains a ruling binding a Toledo to Montgomery deal for player Hornhorst. Hornhorst will receive salary from Toledo from April 15 to May 9, with $750 payment deferred until he reports to Montgomery and begins service.
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Travers Sets 73 Mark in New Jersey State Qualifier
Jerome P. Travers of Upper Montclair following his Metropolitan title win established a 73 in the 18 hole qualifying round at Baltusrol Club for the New Jersey state championship. The next best score was 18.
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Jerome PD. Travers
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German Vessels Set for Sonderklasse Trials
Kiel will host the German elimination trials for the German American Sonderklasse regatta off Marblehead Massachusetts in September. Boats entered include Palmstrom of Stuttgart Seehund Rost V Wittelabach and Serun with owners listed in Berlin Hamburg and Stuttgart.
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Baseball Roundup: Reds, Cubs, and Doves in Key Contests
The Boston Doves won behind strong pitching to move toward seventh place as Cincinnati Reds fell after poor support against Brooklyn with Nap Rucker on the mound. Indian Johnson pitched well for Tinker's club yet could not cover all positions. Memphis manager Bernhard signs Bill Bales as outfielder to cover for injured Jack Love. In Alabama, George E. Mason was knocked unconscious after a line drive during a protest game in Columbiana.
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