Week of Good Sports on Golf Links and in the Squared Circle
New York May 16 The coming week features major athletic events led by the British amateur golf championship at Sandwich England. American contenders include Jerome Travers Francis Ouimet and Chick Evans with a strong second string of Fred Herreshoff Arthur Lockwood Fraser Hale and Jim Inslee ready to surprise if they peak.
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Jim Inslee
Vardon
Ray
Hilton
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Hunter
Lord Charles Hope
Ivo Whitton
Travers
Quinet
Evans
Fene
Quinnet
Scarsdale
Jerry Travers
Oswald Kirkby
Englewood
Walter J. Travers
Kirkby
Two Views of the New Herreshoff Defender Resolute
The Resolute shows a narrow lofty rig and fine underbody, moving easily with a clean wake. Photos from a third practice trial depict her closed-hauled on port tack and boom off to starboard running Narragansett Bay amid a crowded, competitive field of British and American golfers and boxers.
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Narragansett Bay
Cactus Cravath The Man Who Started Late
The profile traces Clifford Clarence Cravath known as Gavvy or Cactus born March 1882 in San Diego. It covers his rise from Santa Ana high school catcher to major leaguer, a late star who claims his big league start at age thirty, his 1915 standout season, and notes on his football past and winter home near Los Angeles.
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Sound Advice On Contract Jumping In Baseball Fraternity
The Fraternity’s board passed a resolution banning any member who jumps a contract without submitting a grievance to the advisory board or who ignores a board decision. Expulsion follows for such offenses, as officers must enforce the rule. The policy aims to protect reputations of players and the baseball profession, though some players may not see the consequences now. The piece notes appreciation of the fact that many players have substantial earnings.
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Fultz
Killifer
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