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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1909
Page
17
Long Rest Seems to Have Done Wonders for Great Sprinter, Who Stops Fastest First Half Mile Ever Run at Empire City Track Western Horsemen Have Art Day Superstition Wins.
A garbled OCR list shows horse names from Empire City and Fort Erie events with varied odds and partial results. Names include McCanay Florence Dugan Spoone Creevy Atkins Garnet Scoville Permition McCahey Warren Mestern Burne Carthage Rettlay Hl Burne Ac McGee Kennedy Dasy Garth Burns Glen Daverpot and others, with scattered scores like 6 to 5 and 12 to 5, 1 to 8, 10 to 4, 7 to 16, and mentions of wagers and places amid the unreadable stream.
The readable fragments show scattered names and places but no clear event, action, or outcome to summarize into a factual card. The passage appears garbled with many nonstandard spellings and lacks coherent context or dates.
Spragnetd WW July 6-Llind S$ won the feature event of the young day at the Cheat Western Meeting. Diang & ser se UTC think Tha ly pare. LuTylain won Hal Poree with Samuel Hurela in time. Martha Din Wirt Thine 210d.
Report notes a government hosted squad defeated the Hatters yesterday on their field by a close score. Key players included De Turges and Osterman for the Audi tis side, with Ty Suctiven Railay Auditors cited in the scoring tally.
A long, garbled report lists names, places, and scoring notes across venues including Baltimore and Empire City, mentioning coaches, players, and upcoming trials. It highlights senior athletes, like Chub Ungnes and Lok Mies, with scattered references to football and trotting events, and notes postponements and race results amid uncertain OCR data.
Augusta Ga July 9 The second day's play at the South Atlantic tennis tourney at the Country Club courts showed faster play than day one Bridges the North Carolina champion qualified for the semifinals with Capers as local expert The day’s play featured Bridges and the top contenders The ladies matches begin tomorrow with a large entry anticipated The finals for both men and women begin Friday afternoon and continue Saturday The winner in the Analy will have to play Witans and Thornton Saturday afternoon Thorne ton and Williams strive to defend titles.
A readable fragment describes Erie trotting heats with Lady Margaret winning the mile-purse, second Place Sand Face, and The Outlaw with a notable 14% pace. Other horses mentioned include Royal Lion and Prince Logan with various placements and purse amounts amid unclear details.
San Francisco July 20 Willis Britt manager of Stamey Ketchel received a wire from New York stating Sam Langford intended to accept the proposal for a match with the middleweight champion at Ely on Labor Day. Langford had refused Tex Rickard’s offer earlier but now deemed 25000 ample remuneration for a chance at the title.
Parkview defeated Petworth to seize first place as their heavy hitters pounded Croson’s delivery for thirteen hits. Mesberg led with five runs and five steals after four hits, while Croson’s first league appearance struggled with poor support. In the other Suburban League game Takoma beat Reed AC behind Brown’s homer and King’s doubles, with Brown fanning eight.
Hamline JV edged Harling in a rough Sunday School League game before a crowd of four hundred. Moreland led the offense with a center throw and several key plays while Stikert and Symanoskie contributed in the infield. Gordon supplied solid defense and driven base running as Hamline kept the Methodists from scoring throughout. Time of game was hour and forty minutes.
Columbia notes a seven inning game dominated by Calimuta and Os Teague rising in percentage after a fraught start. The matchup featured key displays by Payne and Rider with several near rallies and a crowd watching closely for scoring bursts.
A dense, error plagued matchup yesterday saw Laborites overpower Cammerce and Tabor in a ragged exhibition. Kinney sparkled for Laborites, while Sigourney, Richmond, and Kinney among others contributed with solid hitting and pitching. The win tightens pennant race as interior meetings loom and Tidertot eyes momentum.
Manhattan wins a fast exhibition over Wallach with standout plays from Feagan Chapman and Malvern. Notable efforts from Wallach include Fegan and Chapman, while Woodward helps Manhattan with two big plays and a lengthy game time of 1 hour 47 minutes. The report also notes a late boxing detail mentioning Jack Rowan’s prior bout in Orange New Jersey.
Capit City League Brentwandys St Stephens at Capitol City. Fark Peportmental League Intertort Agri culture at Ilipsa Bondy Sehool League Langdon ve Bamany at Thirteedth and Datreete. Northeast Marquetia Laague Columbia vx Pension OMca at Alrst and Watreeis. Northwest Suburban League Resolve Uriphtwood A. Petworth Independence League Tatung se Ninth at McDevitt a fold. TalJrond League Southern to Shope at Fifthetree and Plurida avenue northeast.
The Congressional team edged St Martin 5 to 4 in a tight Marquette League contest marked by strong pitching and late hitting. Tiindtboes supplied the key homer and Columbia moved into second place as both teams showcased aggressive defense and crowd-pleasing action throughout the game.
A police court session exposed that many colored prisoners with infants were not the children of their captors. A new practice requires Foster of the Prisoners Aid Society to care for the infant while the mother is tried. The judge ruled that ownership of children will not mitigate crime, and several cases featured disputes over parentage and custody. A separate incident described a 18 year old girl’s confrontation with a policeman at Colemans Park, with conflicting testimonies.
Martha ster ang, a steam freight propeller from Trenton NJ, sank after collision with Confidence of Southern Pacific in upper New York Bay. Eight crew plus cook and baby were rescued except second engineer Zachar an Logue of Bound Brook NJ who drowned. Captains Bloster and Fasco arrested on technical homicide charges.
Prosecutor tells grand jury in Crescent City that Mrs Sayler sought to clear Walter Miller of slaying banker J B Sayler. Witnesses place Dr Miller at the doorway five minutes after the tragedy while Sayler’s boy lies on the floor. Four witnesses deny seeing an ax and a bloody weapon is later found near Sayler’s body. State contends motive to fabricate self defense with Saylers, her father Ira Stunden, and John Stunden involved.
A yacht party off the Thoroughfare witnessed William Raith plunge overboard with his wife and others. He swam to rescue May Lillian Royer of Germantown Pennsylvania who had fallen from the Raith launch. Dr Raith could not swim. Raith carried the semi conscious girl to shallow water as cheers rose from spectators.
Denver Colo says Capt Nettles admits owing money and will settle all accounts. He claims no denial of any debt and notes he was dropped from the Army and Navy Club of Washington after admitting the sum of 148 dollars is owed to the club. Prosecution arises from personal animosity, he asserts.
In a Pennsylvania Railroad area near Mageetown, a police officer was shot three times by Lorenzo Taman while confronting a robber. The attacker was fatally shot after a gunfight. the officer was wounded and taken to a hospital with a slight chance of recovery.
Detectives pursue leads in the murder of Lier Joseph Petresing. Investigators, aided by Italian partners, consider a vital breakthrough as they reach New York to continue the inquiry.
A long OCR fragment lists numerous cities, states, and personal names appearing as a travel or social column. The text mentions Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, San Francisco, New Orleans, Louisville, St Louis, Raleigh, Wilmington, and others, interspersed with family names and places. It resembles a locality wide roster of residents and destinations with sporadic countrywide references. The fragment shows scattered names and places without coherent narrative or dates.
William Van Ness of Point Lookout found an 18 foot whale inland near Hempstead. He towed the carcass to shore with a stick and used a gun to shoot it, hoping to profit several hundred dollars from the catch. The Nessau by the Sea member reported the discovery and planned to realize value from the whale.
A list of ocean steamship movements from various ports to New York and return routes. Vessels including Kaiser Wilhelm der Kreuz, Teutonic, and Majestic are noted. sailings to and from Bremen, Cherbourg, Southampton, Plymouth, Rotterdam and Boulogne are mentioned with expected dockings and times.
Reports from Kennedy and Banks describe a tense interval as Whispering Smith and President Bucks move through Meddre fearing a serious charge against Sinclar. The town tightens, rumors swirl of a ranch confrontation and a dramatic pursuit involving Bucks, Meira, and Sinclairs forces.
Surgeons at a Portland hospital performed a skin graft using tissue from the leg of a patient to help another man in critical condition. The report notes the graft aimed to cover severe head injuries and includes details on the surgical approach and recovery progress.
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