Harness events fill well at Rockville fair races
Rockville Md Aug 25 the annual Rockville fair harness races will run Tuesday through Friday with eighty five high class horses entered already. The six running events feature purses from 4000 to 700 dollars and include horses from Washington Baltimore and Virginia. Officials expect more entries to fill all races and anticipate a strong showing at Rockville with notable names such as Weatherford and Annie L Webster in the list.
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Rockville
Rockville Fair
Hst
Race Committee
Washington
Baltimore
Roadster Race Open to Montgomery County Horses
A fragment lists riders and horses for a roadster race open to Montgomery County ownership. Names include Mary Morton, Linda Jones, G W Hall, and Donnie Chimes among others. Purses cited as 200 and 300, with Silver Lake and Berkley Stock Farm referenced.
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Rursvar
WY Fisher
Sparrimburg
Vre Kushan
Craxford
Burke
Pocomoke
Thomboldr
Walker & Sons
Hell Haven
Kellar
Byeres
Kellam Craddockville
Bealeton Wa
Rta
Mitchell
Raltimore
Ck Mans
Rockville
Joy Olet
Kiye
Annie L Webster Spacer
Perlessus
Miss Finneh
Ho Fawcett Poomac
Pat Foley
Rosesont Farm
Mockville
Bonnie Lassie
Fran- Pout Javan
Jennie Blur
Jhn Savins Golgate
Milas Nimos
E Frasier
Fawcett Potomac
Washington, DC
Hall Braleton
Manustia
Crawford Burke
L. J Ko
Francett Potomac Md
Palm Corzine
C Mott
Toromoke
Kobe
Humboldt
Walker
Sona
Oh Belonte
Brereton
Kellam
Craddockvile
Bell
Hall Bealeton Va
Miller
Washington
Imarce
Cemac
Mary
Morton & McIntyre
Augusta
Linda T D Jones
Hall
Bealeton
Gladys G
Earing
Richmond
Berkia
J- Morris
Kinsles
Charles
Waters
Germantown
Alice M
W E_ Miller
Linda
P Jones
Washington DC
Silver Lake
Berkley Stock Farm
Berkley
the Beauty Patchen
LA Osborne
Frederick
Jubilee
G W Hall
Bealeton Va
Cora Wiggins
JL Wiameyer
King Charile
Charles Smith
Birdsnest
Donnie Chimes
E Frazier
Baltimore
Prime
Rain Delays Columbus Goshen Harness Races End Akron Meet
Rain halts remaining Columbus Driving Park events and cancels the Akron Lake Erie trotting meet. Goshen reports the day’s card postponed with a chance to reschedule tomorrow if conditions improve. Officials say tracks are unsafe for racing across all three venues.
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Columbus
Goshen
Akron
Ohio
Columbus Driving Park
Lake Erie
Marshall Wins At Chess In International Masters Tourney
In Carlsbad on August 25 the fourth round saw Cohn beat Leonhardt and Marshall defeat Rabinowitsch among eight decisive results. Teichman beat Rubinstein. Burn drew with Alekhine. several adjournments included Suechting Chotimirski and Salwe Pertis. Standings list Marshall on 3, Ale and Coln also 3, with others at 2 or 1.
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Carlsbad
Cohn
Leonhardt
Duras
Niemzowitsch
Widmar
Rotlech
Marshall
Rabinowitsch
Fanthi
Tartakower
Schieder
Kostic
Jaffe
Johner
Spielman
Lowenfisch
Teichman
Rubinstein
Burn
Ale~hin
Suechting- Chotimirski
Salwe
Pertis
Alapin- Chains
Schiechter
Ale[chine
Coln
Suechting
Teichmann
Loewenfisch
Perlis
Robert
Alapin
Chotimirski
Chajas
Leonhart
Elgin Auto Race Day Breaks Records and Sees Few Crashes
Thirty thousand spectators witnessed Elgin course records fall with eighteen cars starting three events. Two accidents marred the day but no major injuries. Donald Herr and Hugh Hughes led wins in the Illinois Kane county and Aurora cups while Merce and Abbott Detroit teams posted strong showings. The Elgin trophy race for under 600 cubic inches looms tomorrow with eleven entrants including Lozier, National, Mercer and Staver Chicago entries.
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Elgin
Gov. Deneen
F. H. Radena
John Raimey
Velle
Mercer
Abbott-Detroit
Ford
al Livingstone
Donald Herr
Hugh Hughes
Mortimer Roberts
Abbott Detroit
Herr
Hughes
Roberts
Herz
Merz
Jeffkins
Stickney
Barnes
Pearce
Maisonville
Fey
Charles Merz
Velie
Rupert Jeffking
Velle J H Stickney
Kane County
WF Barnes
WH Pearce
Cole
John Jenkins
Corbin
Sinth—Cole
G@ Morrila
Staver Chicago
G 'Monckneir
Abbott Detrolt
Mortimer Roberta
F Kulick
Abbott
Detroit
Ralph Mulford
Lozier
Haom
Harry F Grant
Alco
Len Zengel
Naional
Dave Buck
Pope Hartford
Spencer Wishard
Simplex
Frank Lee
Alexsohn D Aitken
National
Harry Hartman
Andy Burt
Cine
Ralph de Palma
McFarland May Cancel If No Sept 4 Bout With Kelly
Milwaukee August 25 Packy McFarland faces a deadline from promoter Frank Mulkern to cancel his September 4 bout with Leo Kelly in St. Louis or risk a wrecked Milwaukee engagement with lightweight champion Ad Wolgast on September 16. Wolgast manager Tom Jones warned by phone that if McFarland fights anyone before September 15 Wolgast will cancel and pick another top light. Also notes cricket at Rock Creek Park and a family magazine preview in The Sunday Post.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Packy McFarland
Leo Kelly
St. Louis
Ad Wolgast
Frank Mulkern
the Nations Boxing Club of
Mulkern
Tom Jones
Wol- Bast
Mcfarland
Kelly
Wolgast
Washington Cricket Club
Rock Creek Park
Jimmy Rose
Sons of St. George
Washburn eliminates veteran in national tennis tourney
In Newport Rhode Island on August 2 Raymond D. Little fell to William Washburn in the fifth round of the all comers event for the national lawn tennis championship. Washburn, recent Columbia interscholastic champion, needed five sets before taking control late. Tomorrow’s featured match will pair Washburn with McLaughlin.
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Washburn
Newport
R. I
Raymond D. Little
William Washburn
Little
Wshburn
McLaughlin
D. R. Gardner
New York
G.F. Touchard
B. C. Wright
N.W. Niles
Boston
T C. Bundy
Los Angeles
J. D. Jones
Providence
Noted fighter goes home after long boxing career
St Louis reporter notes Bill Clark the Belfast chicken, famed in boxing for nearly six decades, returns to Belfast to retire from his post as swimming instructor. At age 70 he remains active, sparring daily in private matches while leaving his life in St Louis.
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St. Louis
Bill Clark
Belfast
Aod
Ufe
Clark
Yale Nine Seeks Coach After Bowmen Declines Offer
New Haven August 25 Morgan Bowmen former Yale baseball captain declined Yale's coaching offer now an effort focuses on Al Sharpe class of 1902. Sharpe director of athletics at the Pennsylvania Charter School Philadelphia and Bowmen at Hill School Pottstown Pa Sharpe played first base at Yale two years and belonged to the freshman crew varsity football and basketball teams
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New Haven
Conn
Morgan Bowmen
Yale
al Sharpe
Sharpe
Pennsylvania Charter School
Philadelphia
Bowman
Hii
Pottstown
Post season series and standings report
Section A shows standings with Aloysius and Cornell tied for top in W Pct 401 000 Aloystus 34 T50 Postoffice 24. Yesterday’s result notes rain and two games slated Aloysius vs Cornell at American League Park starting at 2 o’clock. Section B lists final standings for American Security Manhattan Petworth Andrews and others with incomplete data. An intersection entry notes American Security vs South Bend at First and VW streets at 4 o'clock.
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Jupiter Plavina
Aloysius
Cornell
American League Park
District League Park
American Security
Southland
Car Department
Board of Arbitration
Capital City Park
Deluga
Edmonston
Talbert Lynch
Paper Hangers
Lynch
Handiboo
Marceron
Mullin
Hughes
W. Kl. Pet
Aloystus
Sherwood
Aloysius Va
Bk. Pet
Manhattan
Petworth
Andrews
South Bend
Washington Tigers clash as nine-ninth showdown unfolds
Detroit and Washington battle in a tense opener with lead changes in the eighth and ninth, multiple runners advancing on sacrifices, errors, and a late Washington rally. Bush, Schmidt, and Willet are highlighted as the key pitchers and hitters in a swingsome contest ending with Detroit’s loss.
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Washington
Aingle
Bush
Morgan
Cunningham
Henry
Willett
Gainor
Cashion
Tigers
Stanage
Schmidt
Oscar
Schaefer
Nationals
Cole Wins Skirmish Medal and Takes Twelfth in Match
Special to The Washington Post from Camp Perry Ohio reports Lieut W H Cole of the District of Columbia won the gold medal for the highest skirmish run with 9 points against Capt Test of Texas who scored 8 8 in a shootoff after tying 99 for the Wednesday skirmish. Cole also placed twelfth in the regular match. Sergt C M King of Iowa infantry won the national match with Sergt C M Smith of army infantry second and Sergt C M Schreiver of the marines third. Other notable placings include Coxswain J B Eigenman seventh and Ensign R C Giffin thirteenth. Sergt King also captured the national military rifle championship by virtue of the highest aggregate in the President's and national individual matches. Gold medals went to Sergt Andrew B Dow for highest slow-fire aggregate and Lieut D A Preussner for highest rapid-fire score. Seret O M Schreiver took second in the national championship and Col W A Tewes of New Jersey placed third.
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Washington Post
Camp Perry
Ohio
District of Columbia
W. H. Cole
Lieut. Cole J
Capt
Test
Texas
Cole
Sergt
C. M. King
Iowa Infantry
C. M. Smith
Army Infantry
C. M. Schreiver
Marines
J. 3. Eigenman
Navy
J. K. Maas
United States Cavalry
R. C. Giffin
G. C. Shaw
Infantry
H. J. Knerr
Towa
Andrew B. Dow
Florida
Lieut. D A. Preussner
Iowa
Seret
O. M. Schreiver
Col. W. A. Tewes
New Jersey
Six Heats Decide At Great Western Circuit Meet
Galesburg Illinois reports the Great Western Circuit meet closed with a strong track and six starters in the 2 11 pace. May Highwood and Dayton Castleman battled to a sixth heat decision for purse events including 500 for three year olds trotters and multiple pace events. Names include Jackawitz May Highwood Dayton Castleman Patchen Lass and Oakland Bells among others with times around 2 10 to 2 16.
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Galesburg
May Highwood
Dayton Castleman
Jackawitz
Br c
Dains
Shiveley
Simbeleer
Zal
Maiden
B. m
Horan
Kenyon
Bik. H
Baron Reaper
Ervin
Tom Smith
B. G
Harris
Alle K
Blaine
Prince Albert
Barrie
Automobiles for sale listing with Ford Model B items
Classified notice advertises Ford Model B magneto and complete equipment for sale. Mentions address 1833 R1 avenue NW and another Ford runabout described as excellent. Contact through box 407 at this office with price and phone details, location stated as New York area paving town.
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Richard
Isptt
Lomortuw
Morgan Bowman
I. Pet. Southland
Naval Medicol
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Tongeloth
Gessler
McBride
Lelivelt
Ainsmith
Willet
Cobb
Delahanty
EL Milan
Geigler
Gsinor
Crawford
Bnah
Quinor
Gray
Schacter
Drake
Milan
Marksman Winer
Lieut. Cole
Sergt. King
of Town Infantry
Figs Regal
Emerson & Orme
Earle & Allen
Sone
Fourteanth
Era Ire
Ulent Fu OB Apparel & Siaresta
Mational Electrical Supply Co
Dayton
Meridian Sales Co
John A. Lutz
Galea
Maeeee Pecan
Emereantsie
Millee Bros
14Th St. N. W
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Buick Motor
Wodldard
Barnard Motor Car Company
the Automobile Repair CO
Andrew D Loffler
Third Street
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H. B. Leary
N. W
Overland
Wilcox
Congressional Garage CO
Pa. Ave
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Moon Car Motor Sales Co
Stanley
Pope-Hartford
Columbus Electric
Pops Automobile Co
St. Ow
the Motor Co
Stanley Touring
Boffer
Beare
Rowe
Ionaandis
People's
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I B. Benniston
Gettryburg Tri
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