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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1908
Page
26
Sporting comment notes the Easy for Fat Men team associated with Mertz and Mertz Co located at 906 F Street. The item presents a brief, era tone comment on local athletics.
New Orleans track heavy with mud hosts City Park card. Temaceo driven by Notter wins distance feature Angelus runner-up, Lens and Al Muller also show strong bursts in early races.
Scratched Edwin Gum of Oakland defeats competitors in a mixed card at Emeryville. Heideligan, Selina Sea Air Silver Wedding Meads and others place, with Captain Furner and Remus among the notable runners in a six race program featuring Selling and Stakes events.
A lengthy listing from New Orleans races presents entries across multiple races. It names horses, jockeys, trainers, odds, and track conditions for events ranging from three furlongs to seven furlongs, with purses and participant details scattered throughout the segments.
Announcement from Pittsburg dealer Joseph Shea that Trampfast 2121 4 winner of the two year old division of the 1507 Kentucky Futurity has been sold to L O Brown of Delavinll for 2006. Trampfast shipped to Terre Haute ind and a trip to California is urged with rail routes via Chicago Union Pacific and Northwestern Line. Information available from A L Armstrong general agent C and N W Ry Philadelphia.
Virginia athletes posted an open air workout in fine weather with the mile relay team producing a creditable time. Rector Davidson Goodwin Churion were noted as part of the distance crew with others like Rector Thurlow Goodwin Ford and Davidson entered in sprints and middle distances.
MCA juniors beat Co D 1 ag 103, with 44 to 4 tally by the WoA qunlars. The youngsters showed strong passing and shooting, dominating from start to finish. Lineup lists several players and positions, with goaltending and forward play highlighted amid a rough, low-scoring game. Concise roster snippets appear, reflecting a school or local league setting. Also notes skating championships upcoming February at Newburgh with organizers and dates mentioned.
Notter's clever ride Angelus finishes second in the secondary feature as Notter's sharp swing crowds him to ruin B and C gelding's chance. Long, at 4 to 1, captures the race barely beating Al Muller.
A list of Princeton baseball matches and dates including games against Yale Harvard Williams Amherst and Penn with locations at Princeton and nearby venues. The schedule covers April May and June with multiple matchups and venues across New Jersey and surrounding colleges.
The Royals meet the cruk Cn trons of Billimore at tenpins on the royal alky4. Likely local quint players include Mirsial Spiers Shaeffer Tabaldi Campbell and three Bruegger. After dark there will be singles doubles and three-man matches among Washington and visiting players.
Interest in the second annual bowling tourney at Palace Alleys grows as entries pour in under Secretary Devo. Bowler participation urged for doubles and singles plus team entries. Entries must reach the tournament committee by midnight. A meeting of delegates from clubs is urged at Palace Alleys tonight to elect American Rowing Congress delegates and conduct other business.
Cleveland Dio reports Charley Smith, key singer for Cantillon, will not sign a Washington contract for the season. He seeks more than 5000 for three years, citing his worth and past season as a top American League pitcher. Smith expects Washington to improve and finish higher than 1907, hoping to settle terms satisfactorily.
Los Angeles January 22 Magazine 5 won the $1000 handicap at Santa Anita Park, setting a fast pace and just beating Creston as Rose Gal tired in the final sixteenth. Duke of Bridgewater led a six furlong race in 1 11 and Harcourt second. Other results included Thres and a half furlongs and Hempass taking second with Madeline Musgrave third.
Parker Bridget garments present the season's best ready to wear pieces with winter overcoats and suits in blue and black Aly Cutaway Prince Albert coats and vests. Full dress and torpedo suits are not included. Lauderbaudgill Co.
Fragmentary race card notes show multiple runners including Aunt Polly and Tea Creas with various odds and placements. The text lists finishers Aunt Polly second and Tea Creas third with times around 2:47 and 2:07, plus several other badly legible horses such as Supper, Invictus, and Mary Candlemas.
President Comiskey has organized a six car chartered special train for the White Sox spring training tour. Sixty people will travel from Chicago to Los Angeles on February 29, then two teams will play 1400 miles of exhibition games across California, New Orleans, and northern cities, totaling seventy five games before returning to Chicago in April.
Joe Gantillon manager of the Washington American League team signs Bert Keeley a crack local semi pro pitcher for 1908. Keeley has starred in local semi pro circles for three years and was mainstay of the Gunthers before joining Nilsen's team after leaving Notre Dame University where he was noted as a top college hurler in the West.
Ty Cobb refuses to sign a three year Detroit contract unless the salary is raised to 5,000 per year and medical and injury provisions are included. Navin says some players have already signed while Cobb and a few others delay. Schaefer leaves hospital in Chicago in good condition and expects to return.
Robert Boyd Burch of Cincinnati, a 1409 class member, was selected captain of Yale's football team for next season after a late vote delayed by Tad Jones illness. Burch, a versatile player at end, rush and half back, also a top quarter mile runner and social standout who led the grand march at the junior promenade.
A long-standing dispute between Canton and the Central Baseball League ended with an injunction and a compromise. Benng Can on and others replaced key figures as the league bought Canton interests. Canton withdraws a key player and may join the Pennsylvania League while Canton’s manager is reassigned to Danton for the coming season.
A renowned chess master from Austria Hungary, now in the United States, will give an exhibition at the Washington Chess Club tonight at 8 o clock. The event features a simultaneous tourney with games played on all boards, attracting local experts and the public for a spirited display.
Joe Ullman, a noted New York to California sports figure and bookmaker, died this afternoon at the Amityville Sanitarium on Long Island after brain trouble. He had been ill over a year. Detroit Midh Jan 22. President George M Hendrie of the Windsor Ontario race track said Windsor may cancel racing for 86 days. an August 9 meeting would clash with dates. Quakers Defeat Dartmouth in Pennsylvanian basketball, 36 to 1, with fast play and clear margins.
A collage of sports chatter notes baseball figures like Rube Waddell and Wille Keeler, boxing talk with Jack Johnson and Joe Walcott, and upcoming spring training thoughts. Mentions New York Highlanders, Packy McFarland, and Chicago papers with photos, alongside humorous asides about tennis, bowling, and skating as seasons loom.
In New York on January 22 ER Thomas announced willingness to cooperate with a committee of banks and trust companies investigating the late October financial crisis tied to Gen Sam Thomas and partners. The general committee and a subcommittee will audit their affairs and report findings, amid reports he may assist in a settlement.
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