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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1916
Page
10
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Mount Vernon and McKendree won key matches in the Interdenominational Tennis League as Mount Vernon advances to 7 1/2 games ahead of McKendree with an 8 1/2 win season. Mount Vernon defeated First Congregational and Vermont Avenue while McKendree took two from Vermont Avenue and one from First Congregational.
In Boston on July 24 C J Oweriffin of San Francisco defeated Williams Qi of Cambridge in a second round singles match at Longwood. Williams showed little practice and weak volleys while Oweriffin played solidly, advancing as other California players and notable names such as Walland Johnson Ward Dawson Poland Roberts and several Japanese players moved on.
The article lists Morgan’s football schedule and opponents like Washington, Gettysburg, and Rutgers with dates in November and October. It notes Virginia Wesleyan and Morgantown games, plus a Pennsylvanian trip, while mentioning rowing revival at a school club and wartime student activities. It also reports manager Johnny Jinnings’ suspension in Detroit and Roy Grover sale to the Philadelphia Americans.
Amatete games feature Potromac Machloints facing Highlands while Yankees lose to Buffalo 24 8. Final scores show Fort American 4 22 4 rain lovernational Ron 2 and players Fisher Mane Donovan Arrander Walters Engel Tyson Gaw Snalow Haley contributing across events.
At the Columbus Country Club roosters dinner on Wednesday final arrangements will be made to entertain 300 visiting Knights of Columbus from Chicago in August. A program of dramatic entertainment will be extended by club members. The event’s committees announced the standings of the individual players at the close of play on Saturday with numerous names listed, including Lolita, Nally, Moore, Hinaart, Mita, Wing, Moran, Trotter, Hat, Castran, L Craw, Lane, Foser, Walsh, Dr Mors, Fegan, Kats, and Merklirg.
Ten teams entered for the national trophy competition at the War Department. The event, overseen by the national board for marksmanship, will award silver medals to the top ten teams and bronze medals to the second tier. Army and guard officers supervise matches to be shot on home ranges across multiple states and clubs.
Two veteran rowers Tim Rice coach of Columbia University crews and James T Rie a former pro champion were set for a seven mile sealing race on Saratoga Lake next Saturday. Roey, now over 79, will cap the mile handicap at a minute.
At the Michigan State Fairgrounds Grand Circuit meet in Detroit July 24, near finishes highlighted a day of ideal weather and solid track conditions. Multiple heats featured tight margins as drivers and horses battled for top spots with notable performances across the card.
Two year old racing over five furlongs featured Bifed Marle Odile ridden by McCaney and Rally with Shilling in close pursuit. George C Love, Donga Dia, and other runners competed across divisions including the Tuckahoe handicap and mile events. The card listed purses from 500 to 900 dollars, with results showing wins by Odile, Rally, and Jocular among others, across sprint and route races, with odds noted for each heat.
Daily race card lists seven races with age groups from two year olds to four year olds and up. Entries such as Dehra Taquine Green Dorama Ravena and Smuggler appear across events with distances from six furlongs to a mile. Weather is clear and track fast with a bustling field including Cartomeldo Ridatoo and Rock Wild Hear among notable runners.
A busy Kelthas bill this week presents Benita and Hearn, Grattan & Co, Jarvis and Dare, Ward brothers, Onrib and Segal, the Five Idanias, and European import Bamberg Company in a varied program of burlesque, musical sketches, and vaudeville. Photoplays include Playing With Fire with Olga Petrova, The Shop Girl in a Garden Theater feature, and The River of Romance with Harold Larkwood and May Allison, plus end-week offerings at Garden and Strand venues.
A mosaic of names and places appears in the Riverside roundup with references to Hawthorne Cincinnati Enquirer figures and other regional terms. The fragmentary text lists individuals and locales such as Morristown, Brookfield, and Rhine Moretetown alongside scattered titles and identifiers, creating a collage of early 20th century newspaper shorthand.
The central Columbia Theater program features An International Marriage, a George Broadhurst play about Florence Brent and a Washington politician’s romance amid foreign suitors Count Erinburg and the Duke of Buritz. Big patronage yesterday and Sunday, with more showings today and tomorrow. The piece ends happily amid picturesque intrigue.
Reports from the Somme front describe intensified shelling across Pozieres Guillemont and Thiepval sectors. German guns and troops respond as British infantry press near Verdun redoubt and Thiaumont works amid heavy losses on both sides.
The piece outlines a broad view of the coming election with Progressives shifting allegiances, Republicans stiffening tactics, and Democrats seeking gains by exploiting Progressive splits. It notes New York’s pivotal role, regional hopes and fears in Indiana Ohio Wisconsin Missouri Kentucky and other central states, and warns against overconfidence while promising hard campaigning and strategic focus in the Midwest. It also cites the Navy ranking for ships and lists several states with battle readiness figures.
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