Washington Amateur Baseball Weighs National Body Move
Local Washington figures doubt full benefits from joining the National Amateur Baseball Association of America. Officials seek clarity from Cleveland on objects, leadership, finances, and member cities while Baltimore, Norfolk, and Richmond compete in intercity and league play. Multiple amateur leagues in the city report standings, standout players, and upcoming events, including charity games and moonlight excursions.
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National Amateur Baseball Association of America
Washington
National Associatens
Cleveland
National Association
America
Seawird Peach
Baltimore
Aed
Richmond
Furth
Richand
Stirs
Robert FE Kcung
Sothern Railrway
Fast Washington
Ordas School
East Washinton
Roners Traffo Transportation Law and Telegraph Departments
Stout
Suthern League
Advent Kellar Ams
Evolution of Golf Ball Through Three Marked Stages
A narrative traces golf ball evolution from pebble to feather ball to gutta percha and rubber core. It recounts the feather ball’s early use, a Scot’s gutta percha invention, and later rubber cores in 1898, with England’s adoption in 1905 after Rick Herd’s success. It notes Tom Bendelow owning a feather ball relic from Scotland.
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Clark
Reclamation
Remusetmes
Curio Collestios
Jamal
Jess Willard
United States
Rick Herd
Tom Bendelow
Chicago
Scotland
Bendelow
Municipal Baseball on Trial in Evansville
Municipal ownership of baseball is examined as Evansville follows Dubuque with a 90000 dollar urban park and the Central League eyes city owned grounds. Mayor Bosse backs city control if laws and league rules permit, while owners tolerate losses for local pride and municipal visibility.
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Central League
Evansville
Dubuque
Evansvile
Amatto
Eyanguille
Benjamin” Bosse
Bosse
Harry Stable
Harry Stahlhefer
Many Deceptive Angles in Tennis Competition
The article discusses the unpredictability of tennis, noting matches can be decided by margins unseen in the score. It cites 1910 1912 and 1914 era matches, including Beals Wright Wilding Bundy Larned Johnson McLoughlin and Clothier, highlighting close breaks, net tapes, and legs of players as decisive yet misleading indicators of victory.
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Beals Wright
Wilding
Ward
Love
TC Bundy
Larned
Calfornian
Bundy
Wallace Johnson
McLoughlin
Johnson
Brewer Needs Developing Says New York Sprinter Expert
A New York athletic expert analyzes Washington schoolboy sprinter Brook Brewer who debuted at Boston tryouts last Saturday. Though he impressed, the expert notes Brewer did not appear to match a 9.45 second pace and needs substantial developing before racing at top levels.
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New York
Washington
Brook Brewer
Washington 1
Boston
Yachting Champs Begin July 17 On Chesapeake Bay
Local yachtmen from Washington and nearby towns prepare for a ten day Chesapeake Bay Yachting and Racing Association championship. Capital Yacht Club and Corinthian club contingents expect multiple sailing vessels and powerboats. Races start July 17 from Ninth Street and finish July 19 at St Marys with events continuing to Oxford, Cambridge and Annapolis, featuring yachts and powerboats and a Phillips Goldsborough trophy contest.
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Washington
Cambridge
St. Marys River
The
Capital Yacht Club
Ninth Street
St. Marya
Mattawoman Creek
Indian Head
Boata
Cobb Point Wehthouse
St Marys
Yachtamen
Annapolis
Baltimore
Oxford
Chesapeake
St Marysy
Maryland
Women Golfers to Hold Putting Tournament at Columbia Club
The Columbia Country Club greens will host a putting tournament through the week with a 16-player final Saturday at 2 pm. Qualification began yesterday and runs five more days. prizes awarded for winner, runner-up, and a special-round victor as women golfers push for more events locally.
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Columbia Club
Greens
Stey
Heve
Columbia Country Club
Bannockburn
Zabin John
Kirkside
Benockburn
Sidney Bieber Wins Washington Suburban Club Championship
Sidney Bieber, winner of the Washington Suburban Club championship, ended the week with strong play and expected gains in form. Morton Luchs, runner-up, faces a tougher early handicap in July. Fred McLeod, Columbia Country Club’s pro, notes improved golf standards across recent national championships at Baltusrol New Jersey and elsewhere.
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Washington
Fred McLeod
Columbias
Gen P James
Columbia
Donald Air
Washington Suburban
Edward B. Esian
Henry Kwan
Jerome Travers
Virginia
Sidney Bieber
Bieber
Morton Luchs
Luchs
Columbia Country Clubs
Popuar
Mcleod
Baltusrol NJ
Travis Quietly Lines Up Exit From Amateur Championship
Walter J. Travis has decided not to enter another amateur championship. He said he does not plan to compete at Detroit for thirty years and that the grind of a week with 36 holes may be too much for him now. He feels his Apawamis victory may have been his last major title on the links.
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Congress Heights
Randall A
Hamilton
Steel Plant
Oxon Hi Hamiltons
Oxon Hill
Randall Park
McLoughlins
Fred B Alexander
Alf Dunlop
Sydney
Dunlop
Morven Thompson
District Golf Association
Thompson
Louis James
Hmelight
Princeton
Chandler Egan
Harvard
Travers
Gardner
Yate
Guimet
Travis
Hilton
Xeneral
Walter J. Travis
Detroit
Teavis
Apawamis
Miss Bjurstedt Shines In National Tennis Match
New York’s Miss Molla Bjurstedt, national women’s tennis champion, displays powerful serves that outclass rival players in a high profile match. Critics note she remains the strongest woman server seen in years.
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Maurice McLonghiln
Mole Bjurstedt
Liv Ing
New York
Mites Bjurstedt
Sant
Womer
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