Five Favorites in Front as New Orleans Hosts Fast Tracks
New Orleans on a fast track saw five favorites win in the program. Doctor Heard led the first race at 40 to 1, while Ten Lear captured the second at 25 to 1. La Soutere won the fourth, and Logistila took the sixth, with Bulistach runner-up in a tightly contested card.
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la Sorciere
Logistitta
Dr. Heard
Desha
Suemmary
New Orleans
Logist Lca
Sam Hildreth
Bulfinch
Bitter Brown
Amorous
Goldsboro
Doctor Heard
Hoggenelmer
Chauncey Olcott
Daniel Chinock
Hemington
DW Flynn
Ham
Loncken
Pattongile
Walter
Behadle
Mencken
Lester L. Hayman
Lubeck
Rach
Ten Lear
Ambo
Kohincor
Fortuny Teller
Henry
Bitter Brows
Alan
Cousin Kate
Sain
Joe Colson
Balmer
Tomoralel
Sweet Favor
Logistila
Bulistach
Consucla Uf
Decoration
Orient
Lady Fonso
Red Hornbeck
Docter Hart
Chub
Rourke Cookran
Wedgwood
Mme
Berry ‘Waddell
Odd Luck
Marcos
Manapianer
Athena
God
MISHAPS AT CITY PARK IN NEW ORLEANS RACES
A crowded City Park track in New Orleans saw multiple mishaps as four favorites lost riders in the steeplechase, with jockey Lawless knocked unconscious but expected to recover. The day featured six races with various winners including Dell Leath and Envoy, and numerous runners listed across events.
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New Orleans
Sec
City Park Track
Noon
Lionel
Alice Dougherty
Jim Bozeman
Lawless
Dell Leath
Jacob
Sam Hofheimer
Signat Light
Lady Conatello
Parnassa
Lilue James
Picktime Else
Lonel
Adee Dougherty
Oliver Hayes
Dartux
Tne
Edith
Helden
Grace Wagner
Sevemy Yerde
Robin
Ever
Tom Crabb
Fiasco
Rven Kruben
Jack Atems
Martha C
Hepetal Wise Werooih
Jack Ratlin Maje
Carpenter Aly Lady Love
Preelius Stono
Ascot and Oakland horse races report and trots
Weather clear and fast tracks as Callaghan wins Oakland mile and a sixteenth handicap at 3 to 1. Multiple race results follow from first to sixth at Oakland with long shot winners and tight finishes. Ascot Park meets Los Angeles results include five winners and chalk declines, with a list of race outcomes and participants. Expulsions and disciplinary actions announced by American Trotting Association board. Chevy Chase Hounds complete cross country run with notable riders and hounds listed.
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Milus
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Mocorcito
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Fodays Racing Entries at New Orleans Fair Grounds
Racing program lists numerous races with mixed entries across six meets. Notable horses include Shunpike Raining Leaves Intrigue Cladiator Stonny Hyacinthe Pacreatiy Invasion Hannibal Bey Ghosts Optlamal Peggy White Marah Judge Treynor Harloom and many others with weights ranging from mid 90s to mid 110s across one and two mile events.
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Shunpike
Cladiator
Stonny
Hyacinthe
Pacreatiy
Invasion
Hannibal Bey
Ghots
Optlamal
Peggy and
White Marah
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Attraction
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Pasadena
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Stockwood
Marberey
Pairbury
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Los Angeleno
Ten Teams Remain in Six Day Bicycle Race at Madison Square Garden
Halfway through the six day race the original sixteen teams still compete in New York. The Bedal brothers lead by one lap but trail the record by 198 miles after traveling 1,198 miles and laps. Dropped riders forced new couplings as teams adjust.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Rac
Attack on Yale Repudiated by Harvard Bulletin
The Harvard Bulletin condemns in strong terms an article in the Harvard Graduates’ Magazine urging severing athletic ties with Yale. It states the piece lacks majority approval among Harvard graduates, calls the article unfit for print, and notes its unofficial status should not shield its influence. It urges the article to have been signed and repudiates the attack on Yale's athletic and educational activities.
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Harvard Bulletin
Graduates
Boston
Dec
Harvard Graduates
Yale
Harvard ‘Graduates’ Athletic Association
Harvard
Graduates’ Magazine
Bulletin
Western Loses Hodgson Captain Elect Not Returning
Emory Hodgson, captain elect of Western High School football for next year, will not return to complete his course. Only two members from this year's champion eleven will be eligible next fall, Sherpe and Thomas, making a new captain likely from them. Hodgson, regarded as the best scholastic guard in Washington, leaves after two years on the team. Friday Western receives the cup offered by the Princeton alumni of the city.
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Emory Hodgson
Western
Sherpe
Thomas
Hodgson
Washington
Princeton
Princeton Declines NYU Football Conference Invite
Princeton University has refused to attend the football conference invited by New York University. President Woodrow Wilson sent the refusal, noting Princeton is not prepared to participate. Nine of the twenty invited colleges have accepted and three declined. others have yet to respond.
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New York University
New York
Princeton University
Princeton
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Washington Canoe Club Plans First Housewarming
The Washington Canoe Club announces its first house warming on December 28 at its new building above the Aqueduct Bridge. The structure is nearly finished and preparations should be complete by next week. On May 1 the Arundale Boat Club Minstrels from Baltimore will perform at the Belasco Theater for the benefit of the club.
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Washington Canoe Club
Aqueduct Bridge
Arundie Boat Club
Baltimore
Belasco Theater
Canoe Club
Dry Monopole Reinstated by Board of Review Action
Gibson R. Hollingsworth of Washington is under ban for assaulting a starter at Hagerstown. Expulsions and suspensions were ordered by the Trot ting Board of Review, with additional actions otherwise taken.
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Washington
Hagerstown
National Trotting Association Clears and Suspends Members
The National Trotting Association board handed down many decisions last night, expelling and suspending over twenty members and disqualifying several well-known trotters and pacers. Notably Dry Monopole, a pacer with a 3.08 speed, is released from suspension and will race as Dry Wronopole. Expelled: Gibgon R. Hollingsworth, John Nugent, W. R. Johnson, S. Goodwin, John McGregor, A. Burr, P. P. Wingert, John D. Dean, M. B. Hickson, D. B. Henwood. Other horses and horsemen faced suspensions pending penalties.
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Board of Review
National Trotting Association
Tasberg
Dick Wilson
Dry Wronopole
Gibgon R. Hollingsworth
Washington, D
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Blackstone
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Dandy
W. R. Johnson
Lockhaven
Nellie 'C
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Storm King
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Danville
N. Y
Waikers
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A. Burr
P.P. Wingert
Wisconsin
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Elm Grove
W. Va
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Lynchburg
D. B. Henwood
Racine
Ohio
Royal Arcanum Officers Elected Funerals and Jail
Royal Arcanum elected officers for the term at Alexandria. Jeannette Greenwood, 18, daughter of Benjamin Greenwood, lighthouse keeper, dies of typhoid. funeral set for 10 AM tomorrow. Harlem Page Johnson, 34, dies at the home of his father, funeral at 3 PM today. he was a native of Spurville.
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Henry
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Jones Point
Harlem Page Johnson
Joyesh F Johnson
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Throng on Speedway Post Compass Duckpin League
West defeated Fast two out of three in hotly contested games. Captain Warner won for his team by a last box spare. Mast's Fleshell led the losers, keeping a high average. Anticipation built as horses and speedway opening approached with preparatory races and a crowd including many ladies.
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Fast
Capt. Warner
Fleshell
Mast
Panett Petieneesa Douan
Ee Renee & W
Pool selling under ban at Salem race track assailed
Salem NH December report outlines protests by the State Sunday-school Association demanding charter repeal or modification to stop pool selling. Andrew Miller of New York defends the track, pledging lawful racing, distancing from betting elements, and denying August Belmont ties. Details recount horse names, drivers, and heats from a day at the Salem track.
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Concord
New Hampshire
Andrew Miller
New York
New England Breeders’ Club
State
Miller
John McLane
State Sunday-school Association
McLane
Jockey Club of
August Belmont
Dillon Succeeds Cooney as Princeton Football Captain
Princeton New Jersey December 6 Herbert L Dillon of Fitchburg Mass was elected captain of Princeton football by unanimous vote due to the illness of former Captain Cooney who has rheumatism since the Yale game Dillon has played guard for three years and was chosen for the 1908 season also N H Wheeler Jr of Endeavor Pa was elected assistant manager to succeed C C Smith of Vicksburg Miss who had been named manager for next year
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N. J
Herbert L. Dillon
Fitchburg
Mass
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Yale
Cooney
Dillon
Princeton Eleven
N. H. Wheeler, Jr
Endeavor
C. C. Smith
Vicksburg
Miss
Ordway Rifles Withdraw From City League
Militiamen of the Ordway Rifles decide to sever ties with the Washington City Basketball League after Corcoran Cadets action. Col. Brett calls a special Carroll Institute meeting tomorrow to decide on disbanding or reorganizing the league as leagues face a quota shortage and disorderly conditions. The Cadets pursue evidence in three professionalism cases while Capt. Edwards hopes AAU registration committee will ease the dispute.
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Canadians Challenge Americans for International Golf Crown
Toronto pro George Cumming and Lambton’s Percy Barrett, finalists in the U S National, challenge American champion Anderson and ex-champ Alexander Smith to a four-man, multi-course 86 hole series. The format covers Toronto links 36, Lambton 45, Anderson 36, and Smith 36 holes, aiming to settle the International championship.
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Dec
George Cumming
Percy Barrett
Lambton
United States
Anderson
Alexander Smith
Toronto Inks
McGovern Takes Short End In Philadelphia Fight Plan
Joe Humphries announced McGovern accepted promoter terms for the Nelson bout set at the Light Guard Armory Philadelphia January 26. Gate split offers 45 percent to Nelson and 35 percent to McGovern win, lose, or draw with 133 pounds limit ringside.
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Boston
Joe Humphries
Terry” McGovern
McGovern
Light Guard Armory
Philadelphia
Nelson
Detroit Wins Beaver Case Versus Minneapolis Over Ottumwa Player
Detroit American League club awarded Beaver, formerly of Ottumwa Iowa, after a National Baseball Commission ruling. Minneapolis manager Watkins argued the sale violated his Ottumwa contract, but the commission found the transfer proper. The decision notes potential fines if an agreement had existed to prevent draft commitments.
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Cincinnati
Beaver
Ottumwa
Iowa
Detroit
Harriman
National Baseball Commission
Watkins
Minneapolis American Association
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Ube
Midlothian Mare Brings 4100 At Rancho Del Paso Sale
On the third day of Rancho Del Paso mare sales in New York 102 mares sold for $64,000, averaging $628. The top bid was 100 for Sister Jeannie, a six year old Midlothian mare bred to Watercress, sold to John Mackay, acting as James B Haggin's stable superintendent.
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New York
Rancho del Paso
Jeannie
Midlothian
John Mackay
James B. Haggin
John L Sullivan Denies World Heavyweight Title Claim
Sporting editor notes John J Sullivan never held the world heavyweight championship. The item mentions Sullivan denying the title, while an unrelated medical ad touts Dr King’s New Pills and constipation relief.
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John J. Sullivan
John L. Sullivan
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