Golf Matches Schedule and Local Notes at Chevy Chase Club
The golf committee at Chevy Chase Country Club directs three and four ball matches on weekends to yield to two ball play from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. June and July features matchups including Baltimore Country Club, Bannockburn and Columbia Country Clubs, and Richmond Country Club. Generals Edwards and Wheeler comment on golf, and rain has delayed putting green work at Bannockburn and Columbia. Local figures discuss golf culture, women members, and democratic ethos in the sport, with plans to reopen Rock Creek park links under civic oversight.
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Chevy Chase’ Country Club
Baltimore Country Club
Chevy Chase Country Club
Hampton Roads
Golf Club
Bannockburn Golf Club
Hampton Roads Golf Clat Val Columbia Country Club
Richmond Country Club
Chevy
Chase Country Club
Columbia Country Club
C R. Edwards
J. M. Biddle
Charles Wale
C. P. Anderson
Chevy Chase
Bannockburn
Columbia
Thomas J. W. Brown
Bannockburns
Cabin John
Outa Alleen Sanger
Rock Creek Park
Citizens’ Committee
Rudolph Theas
Potomac Park
Hillsdale
Cornell's Novel Scheme Brings Teams to Fraternity Quarters
Cornell University adopts a new system placing athletic teams in fraternity houses on campus rather than hotels. Visiting squads pay fraternities for lodging, attracted by good chefs, quiet rooms, and fine sleeping areas. The change, praised by visiting teams, could influence other colleges.
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Cornell University
Ithaca
Women Killers Halted by Psychological Drive Across History
Criminologists say women exhibit unusual pleasure in killing, citing Belle Gunness and the Marquise de Brinvilliers among others. Historical profiles include Jeanne Weber and Jane Toppan, who derived ecstatic delight from victims’ suffering, while Lucrezia Borgia used poisons for power. The piece contrasts monetary motives with a broader, morbid fascination in death across eras and cultures.
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Belle Gunners
Indiana
Mrs. Gunness
Marquise de Brinviliers
Jane Toppan
Valeria Messalina
Lucrezia Borgia
Lucrezia
Cesare
Alxander VI
Halian
Batile
Batile, the Chevalier Audin de Sainte Croix
Marquise de Brinvil-liers
Hannibal
Mohammed
Napoleon
Mescalinas
de Grinvilliers
Belle Gunness
Catherine de Medici
Sona
Charles IX
France
St. Bartholomew
Marie Jomaux
Antwerp
Sarah Robinson
Somerville
Mass
Clarence Markham
Andover
Ill
Bertha Mund
Buffalo
Officials Show Activity in Departmental Circuit
Officials of the Departmental League are praised for well run sessions on the White Lot Ellipse. President Clark and Secretary Anderson are commended for starting games on time, keeping schedules, and ensuring fair play as leaders in multiple leagues report changes and upcoming matches across districts and schools.
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Alfred L. Stern
Clark
Anderson
Hamline
Willard
Walford
Naval Medicos
Marquette
Bt. Steplen’s
White Lot
Elhouse
Public Group
H. ¥. Shurtleff
Amateur Commission
Baltimore Youth Drowned At Patapsco Shore
Special to The Washington Post reports the drowning of 17 year old Frank Swope at Rock Creek Patapsco Fishing Shore after he and companions entered deep water. Companion Fred Andrea and another boy attempted rescue. Swope’s grip pulled them under as Andrea fought to save them. Swope drowned despite efforts.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Frank Swope
Patapsco
Rock Creek
Swope
Fred Andrea
Swone
Andrea
Earl Pays High For Fowl
Norfolk, Va on June 4 reports that Norfolk breeder Andrew P. O Connor shipped four hens and a cock to the Earl of Sefton of Liverpool England for 625 dollars. The birds insured for fall value were sent to New York yesterday and will move Monday to a steamship line. The Sefton family famed in politics and sport has game fowl line immortalized by Bulwer Lytton with the line Though fierce of heart and Sefton fighting cock.
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Norfolk
Andrew P. O'Connor
Earl of Sefton
Liverpool
Engeland
New York
Sefton
England
Bulwer’ Lytton
Vanderbilt's Brume Narrowly Fails in French Oaks
Paris June 4 At Chantilly the Prix de Diane for three year old fillies drew 21 starters with W K Vanderbilts Brume the strong favorite. Rose Verte owned by Mr Aumont surged to win by a length and a half over Brume with Sibylla third. Combourg ran second in the Prix Hedouville.
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Paris
Chantilly
W. K. Vanderbilt
Brume
Mr. Aumont
Rose Verte
Marquis Lauriston
Sibylla
Frank Gould
Jarretiere
Combourg
Discover Great Jumper Lester Kelly Sets Australian Record
Australia’s top rising athlete Lester A. Kelly, a Wesley School student, clears six feet two inches in high jump and has already broken the Australian record at six feet one and a quarter inches. Photo shows him mid-cross, with potential to twist for higher marks as he matures. England crowns new tennis champion Hon. N S Leyton defeats Eustace Miles 6-3 6-2 6-3 at Queen’s Club. Cleveland releases Pat Paige Dart Yingling and Ben Demott to Toledo and Baltimore respectively.
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Australia
Wesley School
G. K. Russell
Tasmania
Lester A. Kelly
England
Eustace Miles
Cleveland
Pat Paige
New Orleans
Dart Yingling
Cleveland Baseball Club
Toledo
Ben Demott
Baltimore
Murder Mystery on Taft Train Stirs York to Chicago Run
A Taft presidential car chef reportedly tossed a newspaper containing a spring chicken from a window on a Northern Central route bound for Chicago. Trackwalker W H Pelfer found debris near Black Bridge and mistook it for an infant. Officials in Baltimore and York reviewed the remains and confirmed it was a chicken.
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Taft
Northern Central Railroad
Chicago
Minster
W. H. Pelfer
Black Bridge
Baltimore
Fred Boreman
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