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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1907
Page
9
Smith Athletic Leader reports popular ball player elected president of the Georgetown association. A motion to place basketball on equal footing with baseball and football was tabled, keeping current balance of sports leadership and priorities.
Howard G. Smith of Buffalo New Jersey was yesterday elected president of Georgetown Universitys athletic association. J F Lyon Vincent Corcoran J B Plant were named assistant managers of the baseball and track teams and J H ONeill B J Jeffs were chosen secretary and treasurer respectively. A constitutional amendment delayed by a misplaced copy led to by law revisions and a move to transfer association funds to an interest paying trust company. The minutes show a $1269.39 treasury balance and awards to several members.
Chicago over Pittsburg in the seventh, scoring on three singles a pass and Nealon’s wild throw. Smith injured by a pitched ball, Lundgren hurt in seventh, Neaton’s line drive hit Lundgren’s ankle. final score 4 8 in favor of Chicago.
Handiboe, local boy, was to umpire in the South Atlantic League and received a telegram from C. 3. Boyer, president, noting he was offered the position earlier and will hold for the first opening. Ray Brennan, GWU left fielder, left Washington late last night for Columbia and may debut with the club today or tomorrow.
A wide column critiques the Jockey Club for tolerating betting while not recognizing it, cites trainer John Madden and owner Hitchcock, and references John L Sullivan. It previews an upcoming Burns vs. Australian matchup, details Squires’ long knockout record, and discusses baseball realities of playing on winning teams versus losing ones across various games and standings.
Western clubs begin interleague play with an American League doubleheader against the Athletics. St Louis and Detroit set to open touring schedules tomorrow as standings shift. managers blame weather and conditioning for uneven East-West play. Lobert earns praise at short for Cincinnati while Cubs’ pace fuels fan irony. Pitchers Bemis and Hughes noted for no-hit feats in past seasons.
June 2 in Indianapolis action sees St. Louis win 1-0 on a ninth inning rally after a single, wild throw, a steal of third, and a safe hit. Ewing allowed one run on four hits with one walk and no strikeouts. Beebe pitched for St. Louis with four innings of work. Umpire Mr. Bigler presided over a 1 hour 9 minute game in the American Association.
Chicago loses the concluding game of the long home series to Detroit 4 3. Smith had a bad inning and Eubanks was hit hard in the seventh. Detroit won 4 to 3 after a tight pitchers duel, with key hits scattered throughout and late runs sealed by Chicago’s defense.
St Louis defeated Cleveland 4 to 1 as Bernhard pitched easily for St Louis Howell held Cleveland scoreless until late. Niles left game with a dislocated shoulder after the first inning. Delehanty Hemphill Stone Jones and Flick drove runs for St Louis while Lajoie Delehanty Flick and Pickering produced Cleveland hits and two base hits. Umpire Mr Loughlin. Time 1 hour 48 minutes.
Annapolis Midshipmen train for the intercollegiate four mile race at Poughkeepsie on June 26 with strong showings in shorter events. Wisconsin, Cornell, Columbia, and Pennsylvania loom as major threats while Yale and Harvard skip the main event.
Edwin Minahan of Cincinnati, a pitcher for the local club, has learned he inherits a share of a famed English brewer estate valued around 21 million dollars. He will receive the funds after legal proceedings conclude, likely within a year, but will remain with the team if compensated. He recently sustained a shoulder injury in an exhibition game and is sidelined for weeks. Minahan lives with his mother in Orange New Jersey and attended Georgetown and Manhattan colleges, noted for sprinting against Duffy in college days.
College baseball totals reveal Yale and Princeton strong against top teams but faltering against Columbia and Penn. Cornell led with 19 wins in 25 games, while Georgetown posted 11 wins 8 losses 1 draw. Heyninger aided Princeton as they schedule Amherst Penn and Yale remaining.
A dense schedule lists Georgetown Georgetown University opponents with dates from March to May across Washington Annapolis and West Point. It records matches against Columbia Yale Fordham Virginia Princeton Harvard Johns Hopkins Pennsylvania and others with results like wins losses and ties and notes locations including Georgetown Annapolis West Point and New York.
Bernard J Wefers, famed sprinter and 220-yard record holder, is reported as the leading candidate for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology track coach opening. He has coached at Iowa, a Baltimore boys’ school, and Williams College, where he recently led a successful season despite team setbacks.
The Southern Golf Association begins its first Atlanta meet at East Lake on Wednesday and runs through Saturday at the Atlanta Athletic Club. About 150 players from Southern states will compete in qualifying rounds for the Champion, Dixie, Gate City, and Kennesaw cups. Notable participants include Andrew H Manson, Leigh Carroll, Horace F. Smith, and Robert Baugh. A Georgia barbecue is planned for Wednesday evening at the country club.
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