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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1912
Page
11
A hard fought game sees Victoria lead early as star forward Varela is sidelined. Final score reads 27 to 18 with A.N. Five overcoming a stubborn foe amid shattered teamwork and high tempo action.
Golfers vie in the last round as teams Wake Forest and Virginia push for victory. Gardner leads Woodland and Phila from Jonert Hunter, while several players from Dunwoodie and Fiore contend for top honors amid a congested leaderboard.
Ingram Quint edged Tate Dodge and Me Ingram in a tense late rally. The home team led until the final minutes as Dodge and Calvrefy starred, with fouls and turnovers highlighting a high tension Section VE game.
G U Prep quintet defeats Georgetown prep with strong inside play led by Wilson Martin and Bloham Blonds. Mirum scores eight goals while Struble and Wilion contribute key points as refs and rosters note lines and substitutions.
Athletes arrive for the George Washington indoor meet at Tomention Hall with nearly 500 expected to run the 50 yard dash and open events. Johns Hopkins, Baltimore athletes, and notable clubs from Washington, Marymount and Treas attend as officials prep to manage a large card featuring relays and scholastic events.
The league bulletin details Ty Cobb contract talks amid a flutter of rumors. It notes a three year, $90,000 annual framework and signals no formal agreement with Cobb or Petro. Detroit shows no new commitment, while Boston and Providence movements reflect a shifting talent market.
Virginia League discussions continue as negotiators from the major and minor leagues study a new face agreement. President Joinson flies to Chicago and Chairman Herrmann plans a trip to New York as talks proceed without public disclosure.
Local athlete Raoul Le Mat established a world 5 roller skating record by completing 24 hours of continuous skating at the Arcade rink last night at 8:45 PM. He covered 26.6 miles, breaking the previous mark of 26 miles set by JH Hampton of Wichita, and reportedly weighed in at just twelve pounds above his starting weight during the stay.
Action requires titleholder to fight his way in competition instead of awaiting challenge from survivor as Wrenn becomes president of the association.
A rough, fragmentary report details the United States National Lawn Tennis Association tournament at Newport, with delegates from many clubs, shifting rankings, and debated venue choices. Key actions include new rankings, a compulsory champion’s participation rule, and officer changes as Robert T. Wrenn becomes president.
Jet Turner defeats Tom Duchesne in a best three falls bout to settle their feud after opening night at a local theater. Duchesne wins the first fall in thirteen minutes and three seconds, Turner takes the second in eighteen minutes and three seconds with a hammer lock, and the final fall ends with Turner forcing Duchesne to surrender in under ten minutes.
American boxer Bob Scanlon knocked out Blink McCloskey, a white fighter, in the eighth round with a straight right to the jaw that left McCloskey unconscious for half an hour. Three physicians attended to revive him.
Tuxedo Tarik, X Fe 4 three pmatches opened the quinid racket championship on the courts of the Tuxedos Tennis and Racket Club today. Don Douglas of Newarks defeated Charles B Pike of the Universal Club Cinigo three games to one. George Shorne of the Chi eggs University Club beat William E Burden of the New York Len 13 Club in straight sets. Kame Lretine ilewitt of Tuxedo defeated William B Lensnore by default.
Sperral to The Washington com Philadelphia reports President Foge sanctioned a housecleaning. Beck formerly of Cincinnati is released and sold to Buffalo. Hallquet sent back to Tacoma and Stamler from Johnstown Tristate League sold to Rochester.
Gardner of New York and San Francisco won the Orient lawn tennis title defeating Edwin Gee who held last year’s title by three to one during the carnival where all sports championships were decided. Wa r Japan teams lost to American and Filipino squads in two played games. Stol and Beilin won the bike race by a length over Poxler and Moran. Harvard defeated Dartmouth 7 to 3 in hockey with Zar notable.
The race report details Inquieta and apprentice rider Hill facing a loose battle to the wire. Dutch Rock, the favorite, gains a pocket but is unable to close the gap as Plorente and Lehert move in. Multiple horses stumble, but Inquieta holds on to win by a nose with Eva White similarly pressed in the stretch.
Readable fragments from Charleston racing results show multiple races with horses such as Lady Orman and Gold Cap Fremlez. The notes list times, placements, and competing jockeys including Jason, Dugan, and Miller, with references to other entrants like Avery, Rosso Margot, and Hammy Grae.
A garbled list from Charleston racing entries outlines multiple races with purses and entries for two and three year olds. The text mentions various horses, jockeys, and odds, but many names are obscured or incomplete.
A garbled OCR passage presents a long string of names, places, titles, and phrases including personal names such as Jack, Jamar Lem, Bruce Diamond, and Emile Hapa, plus scattered terms like Meridian High, Pork, Morning Telegraph, Cedarbrook, and Beauchamp. The text appears as a jumble with no coherent narrative or events to summarize.
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