19 Jul 1909
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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1909
Page
1
Five cars of pipe have arrived to extend gas mains and reach new customers. Free service pipe extending 100 feet from the road into premises is offered, but the offer will soon be withdrawn. Utah to adopt Domestic Science in public schools with gas demonstrations where available. Miss Van Cott of Salt Lake praises gas ranges for controllable heat and labor-saving benefits.
New York amateur aviator William Williams, 42, an Aeronautic Society member, crashes during a Glenn Curtiss demonstration at Hempstead Plain Mineola. Williams is injured with a broken arm and serious delirium, while a second attempt by Edward Foster Willard succeeds briefly before Williams’ craft crashes again. The flyer will need a week to patch.
Salt Lake City hopes to attract top players from Colorado Wyoming Utah Montana and California for a September Intermountain tournament. Organizers aim to stage the event after a strong Western circuit and bring in champions McLaughlin Leng and others to boost Salt Lake Citys status as a premier tennis hub. The plan seeks to draw crack competitors and elevate local interest ahead of the Pacific Coast and regional tours.
National and American league schedules indicate standings updates and key results. New York teams lead divisions. players and teams unnamed due to fragmented OCR. Exact win loss details are unreadable in the fragment, but the note records league activity on July 18 with summaries of outcomes.
Reports from July games show Chicago and St Louis scoring wins over Philadelphia while Washington held to one hit by Smith. Kraut took the loss for Philadelphia. Entries include standings from Indianapolis St Paul Detroit and New York, plus a note that Charles P. Alene signed to play 1910 with the Philadelphia Americans.
The Margetty Independents beat the Occidental team 3 to 1 in a fast Walker Field game. Langford had a three base hit but Gunn delivered a key three bagger scoring three bases loaded. Dalquist pitched well for the Independents and Reott closed out the game. The Margetts head to Fort Douglas for a 2 PM tilt.
In the Northwest League Vancouver beat Aberdeen 4 to 2 behind Beattie and By Spokane. Hatteriear and ORria. Beattie, By Spokane, 1, Bootane, Wash. Seattle Spokane Hatteries, Shea Jensen and Ostaien of Tacoma. Portland at Portland July 18 score: Pra G rad, Beaton and Tacone.
Sacramento loaded the lineup with Armbruster, Trown, and Nymnes to topple Portland FC 9 6 in the first game. San Francisco triumphed in both games against Los Angeles, aided by Mundroff, with Brackenridge and Slakel keying the win in the morning, and Hitt, Hogan, Browning, and Perry contributing in the afternoon. Los Angeles edged Oakland 7 10 6 in the morning and won 5 to 1 in the afternoon behind strong pitching by Nattertae and teammates.
In a Western League game at Lincoln, the Lincoln team won 8 to 3 over Wichita. Unclear play by Wichita with errors and strong fielding from Lincoln. Details are fragmented with several garbled phrases about players and teams.
The M C A physical department hosts the annual Male Aquatlement in Salt Lake on Saturday August 7 with junior intermediate and senior races. Events include 20 and 100 yard sprints plus relays and underwater swims, with state records possible. Entries close August 5 through the Me Physical Department. A July 31 Marathon rate over the state route is also planned to draw long distance runners from Utah.
Freemen of Bingham challenge Murray for a hose cart race in Lagoon during the August celebration of Ataxha mbernon day. Pingkem hovntren claims state championship and seeks to defend title before summer ends, with uncertainty about future date.
The report notes work on the Jaurez Track 1, with 100 year planning and rushing efforts. Manager C W Kellogg of the Fatated Florida Battery Street Mallway Company stated receipt of information today about progress and related details.
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