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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1909
Page
22
A fragmented sporting comment discusses multiple players and teams with repeated references to Johnson, Grillo, and Oberon figures. It hints at expectations for fall play, possible investments, and the potential impact on championships, with scattered mentions of figures like Salas, Rudy, and Te via unclear events.
In a hard fought final at the Philadelphia Country Club, Becker of Hackensack defeated s nemesis to claim the trophy. Final score details and notable performances from Jerome Cardier and other top finishers highlighted a tight fleet division contest.
Former superintendent and judge of the Fair Grounds race track, Christy, died today at his Richmond, Missouri home. He was 89 years old.
Billy Papke, former middleweight champion, has signed to box Jim Flynn of Pueblo in Los Angeles on March 17 at the Jeffnea Athlete Club. Papke expects a catchweight bout, plans a long rest, and will act as his own manager while distancing from previous promoters.
Senator Gallinger prepares a bill prohibiting prize fights on vessels and wharves serving the District of Columbia. The measure targets boxing and sparring aboard boats or within navigable waters near Washington, seeking to curb police impotence and enforce lease policies on wharf property. The draft requires a 10 day notice and hearing before commissioners can repossess wharf property.
Special to Mie Washington Fest Roanoke Va Jon 13 Frank J Shaughnessy from Reading Pa is secured as manager for the Roanoke club this season. A former player with Washington Union League Philadelphia American League Reading Coatesville Nationals Montpelier and San Francisco in the Pacific Coast League, he is a Notre Dame graduate and plans to relocate to Roanoke to practice law while pursuing athletics and coaching.
Annapolis Md January 13 The Naval Academy field and track schedule for the coming season lists May 1 as the first meet with Johns Hopkins May 8 and Columbia May 15 followed by the University of Pennsylvania May 21 Pimceton. Dual meets will be held at Annapolis as the schedule is outlined with ambitious aims. New Orleans January 13 Despite the antiracing law watch and track gambling ban a suburban track near Jefferson Parish will reopen this Saturday after a period of activity.
Johnson, a star pitcher, refuses a club contract he finds inadequate and returns the document unsigned. Cantillon plans to press for his inclusion, hoping to avoid weakening the Nationals. The dispute centers on salary, with Johnson demanding a higher figure than offered and implications of a possible holdout into spring.
Guibert Rose the 2 year old champion again led from start to finish at Oakland with Joe Notter aboard instead of Scoville. The unbeaten colt defeated a strong field in selling races, marking his fourth win in succession since New Years Day. Jacobite continued improving but too strong for Madman and Trois Temps, while Temaceo faltered.
Race reports detail Thurlow named captain as Dainty Belle and Katie Powers lead to wire in trials. Madman short of form, with near finish by She oth erg, and Jacobite dominates sentiment on a rough Hastings handicap. Purst 4CL and other race results list winners including Serenade, St Avon, and Madman M4 with multiple runners noted across seven events.
Har H Thilow of Buffalo was elected captain of the Virginia track team for the coming season succeeding Rector Tourlen. A senior law student, Thilow joined Virginia from Bonn University and previously ran at Providence Institution, earning a relay championship and setting a late mile mark.
In heavy track conditions at Santa Anita Park on January 18, favorites prevailed across multiple races. Golly Ding led the first event with a 19 to 1 payoff, while La Gloria, Port Madona, and Pickaway posted clear victories in later stakes, with notable performances by Mollie Mantrove and Taunt Stes. Elizabeth Mald of Gotham Glaucus also featured among the day’s notable runners.
In Oakland and Los Angeles race results the winners include Erbet and Sunfire with pays and odds listed. Other victors include La Gloria, Proper, Entre Nous, Merlingo, Siskin, Ara Sudduth, Whiskbroom, and Masks and Faces in varied races.
A chaotic listing shows horses such as Honest, Kinney, Duke of Orleans, and Good Ship among many others tied to multiple races. Notable names include Prince Asturias, Laure, Laurel, and Maid of Gotham. Several two year olds, three year olds, and a mix of selling races fill the card with varying distances and handicaps across seven furlongs to a mile and a half.
Sam Berger announces San Francisco will host the first marathon race. Plans include a distance of 26 miles 385 yards to be run Sunday afternoon February 4. Berger has outlined all arrangements for the historic event in Frisco.
New York reports that Jack Johnson may fight Sam Langford May on the queen s birthday for £20 000, with A F Bettinson signaling the London club s match. Jeffries plans road training in a San Francisco camp as Chicago back Johnson with funds. Graney named referee for Attell vs Weeks in Goldfield.
Ralph Baker formerly of Swarthmore College and noted track man reports to trainer Murphy for University of Pennsylvania use. Baker, in his second year at Penn Law, recently recovered from appendectomy and is deemed ready to challenge his prior form. In 1976 77 intercollegiate races he led in half mile and placed fourth in the 880, the latter during Haskins’ hair mile record year.
Milledgeville reports manager Harry S Wolverton of the Newark club, Eastern League, has chosen Milledgeville as spring training quarters. Wolverton, based in Philadelphia, left the south last week to inspect sites and is currently assembling his Eastern League squad for the season.
Promoter Willis Britt, manager of Stanley Ketchel, wired matchmaker Jack McGuigan that Ketchel will fly east to meet Philadelphia’s Jack O’Brien at the National Athletic Club. Ketchel and Britt remain in Grand Rounds in Ketchel’s home city before a tour east, with O’Brien confirming plans and delaying his European trip.
A basketball game yesterday in the Business school gym ended at near halftime with Western leading 14 to 5 before a quietness regulation caused the match to be stopped. The contest was well played and closer than the score suggested, and both teams are expected to meet again soon. Western lineup included David on Lr Weld Mallon Ek Grego Dockey Cater Seat Farquhar Helmut Robeson KG Seni Gaeth. for Business Mallon and Decker Fice tyss Davidson. referee Dr Hudson.
Corcoran Cadets crushed the Engineers 45 to 9 in a tightly contested basketball game at the Guard gym. Frogs Whammond led the Cadets with a dominant performance at forward, while Collingsworth and others supported the win as the team pulled away after a brief opening flurry.
Harvard and Princeton face uncertain prospects of meeting next year for the first time since 1896. If Princeton defeats the Red and Blue, the Indians may be dropped from Harvard’s schedule, with Brown and Dartmouth favored to remain over Carlisle.
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