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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1907
Page
24
Capt Hale with J Daly rode Dargin to win the three year old maiden race in a close canter. Blue Lee put up a hard finish before being edged by a head. Jockey Murphy was set down for trouble during the race.
New Orleans reports the City Park Jockey Club beginning its second fort night of racing under improved conditions. Dargin won the mile best-looking race while Athlete faded to a distant second after a 4 to 1 lift on Blue Lee. Capt. Hole took the three-year maiden event as Plea dominated the steeplechase. Blue Lee, ridden by J Hennessey, surprised in the two-year-olds race. Devout triumphed in the fourth with Foreigner runner-up. Darga edged Athlete in the sprint, while Sea Salt won the seven-furlong closing. Jockey J Murphy suspended for weight cheating.
At Oakland track on January 7 jockey Miller fell during the fifth race, narrowly escaped serious injury as he was knocked from Dorado. The event preceded by wild betting and several horses passed over him while he lay briefly on the ground, with Governor Davis winning the qualifying and Miller’s prior two wins noted.
Gossip from Clinton Park Little Rock notes Join Moddem under care of Patterson while Barlow O Neill near a $30 000 win in New Orleans this winter. The City Park Jockey Club resumes seven races daily as a winter meeting. forty two of eighty seven Crescent City Derby entrants remain with the race set early March at City Park.
Los Angeles January 7 A steeplechase at Ascot was changed to a mile and a half flat race due to muddy course. Bannell won by an eighth of a mile. Races featured Bonnell, King Arab, Martha James, Elizabeth F, and Los Angeleno among others with various winners and placements.
The M C A basketball five defeated Caprona 9 to 7 last night for the second time this season. YMCA outplayed Caprona in every department led by backs Williams and Fowler. Robsy scored all seven for Caprona. Lineups list Gheen Ludwig for Caprona and Williams Beckett for YMCA with several players and positions detailed. Time of halves was nine minutes each.
The store promotes durable overcoats with quality, style, and value. It claims Parker-Bridget overcoats at 19.00 to 25.00 offer better value than other shops’ 25 to 40 percent higher sale prices. The emphasis is on steady quality rather than forceful seasonal discounts.
The winter racing scene at New Orleans Oakland and Los Angeles shows Walter Miller the 1906 champion rider far ahead with 43 wins since December 7. Garner leads New Orleans jockeys with 39 victories while James Hennessey and Nicol follow. Anticipation builds over training changes and a Jockey Club meeting to fill a vacancy after A J Cassatt's death.
Washington boxing fans may judge Referee Jim Jeffries’s controversial draw call after the 20 round Burns O’Brien bout. Motion pictures of the Thanksgiving Eve contest begin this afternoon at Masonic Temple with matinees for three days.
At the midwinter general council meeting the board adopted rules for athletic eligibility and certification. A new department of physical education will instruct in personal hygiene, practical exercises, and intercollegiate athletics with half a course credit for proficiency. Freshmen must take the initial two courses. funds fund the department and an assistant professor will oversee the program.
The report covers defections and personnel moves among major league teams. Stockton players Laffield, Markman, and Sheehan from Pittsburg, Chance of the Chicago Nationals, and San Jose standouts Hal Chase, Charley Graham, and Strickett are noted. Philadelphia Athletics supporters condemn Coury Mack for failing to land Jim Collins from Boston.
A university rule bars certification for students with fewer than nine weekly class hours and requires athlete students to stay in weekly contact with professors. Refusal to perform assigned work leads to loss of team position and non-certification for intercollegiate games. Cincinnati report notes athletics policy alongside major league baseball governance changes under the national commission.
The article surveys boxing prospects and rivalries in early 20th century circuits. It notes a $300,000 purse, a January 1 match at Riverside Club in Montreal, and multiple fated bouts including Lewis versus Lucas and Haley versus OToole, with rumors about John L. Sullivan’s reception in the Midwest and a romantic subplot involving Kid Herman’s fiancée Matilda Graft.
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