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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1909
Page
15
Defiance of veterinary surgeons led to Ocean Bound being shipped to the post sound after personal treatment by Sem Hildreth and S A Forsyth, Kentucky owner. Plans call for selling the entire stable.
The race card features multiple named horses such as Ocean Bound, King ship, and Belview with tight racing notes. Jockeys and odds are listed amid race descriptions and market activity.
Fragmented OCR snippet lists various names and times without coherent events. It references Windsor, Poin, Wh Noe, Te se toy Phra bre, and multiple misread terms. The garbled text lacks a discernible single race or outcome to summarize.
A garbled OCR item references racing at Saratoga with scattered names. The fragment mentions King Madeiine Puera Pros Annie and Arcite Pins along with various personal names and officials. The unclear text suggests a local racing or title event with uncertain outcome and multiple individuals listed.
In a hard fought Suburban League game Brightwood defeated Woodburn after a fourth inning rally that turned a 3-1 deficit into a lead. Fague and Robinson powered Brightwood with key hits while Steele and Jones contributed strong defense and timely batting.
Swill defeated Tangduit yesterday in a low quality box score laden game with multiple miscues. Key players include WY WcMahon driving in four runs over three innings and Quantrelle and Buehler contributing in the field and at bat.
Woodside outclassed Kann 4 runs in a rough game marked by off target fielding and scattered hits. Woodside pitchers held Kann at bay as Benedict and Jones led the offense, with Hartshorn and Tenes delivering timely plays and multiple errors affecting the flow.
Agriculture defeated St Paul 4 to 1 in a fluid Independence League contest. Dodd Ferguson and Oakley led the attack with key hits while Reeves pitched well for Agriculture and Heall Coleman and Slack delivered strong defense for St Paul.
Columbia defeated St Martin 9 to 4 in the Marquette League yesterday in a one sided game. The printers hit the ball hard and at opportune times and fielded well. The standings show Capital City and Departmental leagues with various team listings and scores.
In a day of amateur matches, Capital City League teams collide at Thirteenths and Streets Northeast and other venues. Highlights include Weaver pitching for the win, mentions of Wood and McCarty in fielding, with scores and player lines scattered amid the noisy results and partial box notes.
Adams defeated the Car Department yesterday in a well played Railronad Wo A League game. Kilroy pitched well for the losers and with batter support might have won. Woodward did not play in the first inning due to an argument with the umpire.
In Baltimore the Washington fighter showed flashes of old power in a six round sequence before Decker endured a late rally. Sullivan pressured early rounds, opened a sustained assault after the fifth, and finished with a left to the body and a right to the stomach that felled Decker for the full count as referee Jac Gans oversaw the bout.
Turbulent crowd of several hundred in Lynn Mass surged onto the field after a New England League game between Lynn and Fall River. Umpire Mc Laughlin was struck by a rock but sustained no serious injury as police protected him. Fall River won 6 to 5. The Umpire was escorted to a trolley car, followed by angry spectators.
A disrupted note states no match at Warts Mill until Horlormaker returns in failure, and probably not then, delaying plans. The language suggests uncertain timing and possible continued postponement of the event.
In Lynchburg Virginia a league game ended Lynchburg 4 Danville 2 on a wet field with Griffin lasting a third of an inning. The Washington Post reports Jeffries Johnson boxing talk and betting moves as promoters plan Europe trips and possible future matches.
A sprawling update lists games and results from the Eastern, New England, Connecticut, South Atlantic, Virginia State, and Carolina leagues, naming teams such as Newark, Scranton, Williamsport, York, and Albany. It notes postponed or rain affected games and provides scattered scores and game notes. Separate notices cover a yeast inspection hearing in Washington and two local obituaries involving Mrs Sallie Bell and Mrs Gerta Viola Smith.
Several entries across multiple races with horses listed by name and odds, noting weights and post positions. The card shows a bustling event with 4 year olds and various handicap heats, including furlong and mile distances, and mentions numerous horse names and potential purses.
Grant and Pell won the national doubles tennis title at the Onwentsia Club in Chicago defeating Emerson and Alders. The Pacific coast pair McLaughlin and Jones led by showy play but fell to Grant and Pell who dominated with strong serves and cross court shots. The match determined who would meet Alexander and Slattery for the Newport title later this month.
At Oil City Pa on August 2 the large first day attendance saw two goat races and an unfinished event with thirteen starters. Fine weather and a strong crowd followed. First race a 30 trot purse 400 featured Planet Maid third and fourth heats. Blue Star You led in straight heats. Red Board second. Dest time 21614. The 2-1 pace unfinished at sundown. Brat heat ongoing with Frank Greenecond, Muggle Orem, and Chars wood in contention. favorite Dept time 1974.
In Vichy the Prix Revesdor was won by W K Vanderbilt riding Reinhard Mr Van derbilts Selenuy, who did not place in the Prix Golf. In Brighton the Ovingdean plate for yearlings over 3 furlongs and 4 yards was won by Sunspot dR Keenea Coronal second Shrubb third with fifteen horses running.
Mrs Mary Castle 36 shot lawyer William B Craig in a Waldorf Astoria elevator. A fountain pen stopped the bullet. Craig unharmed. Castle, former actress from California, claimed he "threw me over" as motive and named Capt Henry Leo of Fort Morgan as a brother in a telegram. she was taken to Tenderton police station with limited statements.
President Taft and Vice President Sherman led two foursomes at Chevy Chase in a charity style golf event. The teams included J A Hamilton of New York and West with Monow assisting, as reporters noted lively play across both rounds. The match finished all even after a tense eighteenth hole, drawing applause as the two leaders showcased a competitive display.
James Mann campaign manager for his brother William Hodgen Mann issues a statement disputing Times Dispatch forecasts. He argues Mann would still win by 040 votes after adjusting counties and asserts support from temperance factions in Suffolk, Virginia, as he speaks in the Academy of Music.
A wealthy woman’s lawyer in England reports an adventuress posing as Karl’s daughter fleeced shoppers in New York and Toronto. Fox Strangways, an English coast guard’s widow, pursued the case after a string of gowns and cash transfers to hotels. The suspect, once tied to Blackwell’s Island, was arrested in Toronto as Margaret Sindan in September 1910.
A chaotic fire at a roof garden hat shop erupted when a woman in a New York boarding area rushed to a counter. Fire quickly spread to nearby goods as a waiter sounded alarms and bystanders rushed to help. A man in charge fought the flames until firefighters contained the blaze and the victim was aided by onlookers.
Robert Jerome Deat, an artist of Twele Aeros Magazine, filed suit for divorce in Atlanta with grounds linked to his wife’s alleged affair with an Atlanta man. The couple’s separation followed a move from New York to 1805, with Mrs Dean returning to her parents in Barndell, Ms. stating she could not be loyal to the marriage.
The event honors James J Hl the railroad builder and John A John, with the governor delivering a speech. The address discusses unity, western influence in Congress, and calls for shared power among Minnesota and Washington. He criticizes navigation laws and protective tariffs for draining American shipping to foreign bottoms.
An airship departed for Cologne but suffered a propeller blade break and another component malfunction. The vessel returned to base after the incident, with the crew noting the damage and a failed attempt to continue the voyage. The event prompted a formal review of the machinery failure and safety procedures.
The Rev Herbert J Whiteheal and Clarence Blakes, both of Plymouth Conn, near Noank, were drowned while rescuing a boy and his companion from a fishing boat near Fishers Island. The Rev Mr Mitchell dived after them but all three were lost to the sea.
A fire at Mrs Irvin Kauffman’s suburban house in the Washington Port Waynesboro area destroyed the dwelling and contents, estimated in the thousands. The blaze started in the kitchen and a sleeping baby was rescued with difficulty.
In juvenile court Rosetta Long age 13 and Alberta Dorser age 14 were arraigned for intoxication after being found semiconscious with four nips of whiskey in Broad alley. A colored woman who furnished the liquor was fined in police court. The judge called the girls brazen and ordered detention until sobering.
Fragmented OCR notes describe officers and promotions, including Wilhem Couleed Brean and Tasker near Fort Wayne. Mentions camps, examinations, and orders, with scattered references to legions, units, dates, and locations such as Camp Perry and Fort Wayne.
A scrambled military notice details several officers and locations including Leut Comair Hugues, Leut T Omens, AF Wusan, Lieut A Toes, Tieven, and T Omens. It mentions duties at Washington, Annapolis, Virginia, Tennessee, Oklahoma, and other sites, with ship movements and hospital and advertising references interwoven in a dense, OCR damaged paragraph.
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