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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1908
Page
16
The Bureau slipped to third as War and Treasury cards clash in a crowded departmental race. Royals and Resolutes edge Real Estate, while Assessor squads pressure Potomac and others in a busy schedule across the leagues.
New Orleans March 2 reports a feature six furlongs handicap at the Fair Grounds with Princ Ahmed winning by a length amid a field including Brummell and Notter. McNally upset early races, Posing likely would have won, and JC Core was withdrawn due to fever.
In the fifth race at Santa Anita Park a one mile event ended in a dead heat between Artie Riples and Pelle of Mayfair. The purse and honors were split. Several other notable runners included Madeline Mikace, Chinquepin, and Bell Pops in a tightly contested card featuring multiple close finishes.
A chaotic list of horses and jockeys appears for today’s New Orleans races. Entries include Theo fu loogs puree and many others across six races with varied distances.
Local enthusiasts debate strengthening the Nationals with a travel send off to Boston. A club of supporters in Washington proposes forming a road unit similar to Chicago roots groups to rally crowds in distant cities and boost team spirit before the season.
Shoemakers move into first place ahead of the Dunks as Fowls defeat Lemons. Lord maintains top scoring and high set, with Miller second in high game and Jones second in high set. Auto race opens with Ormonde Daytona event featuring six cars from America France Germany Italy.
The athletic director at Washington School outlines expectations for the Whit st team. Veterans like Larry White and Capitel Hil are praised for conditioning and ball handling as the roster aims to improve this season.
Gallaudet College wrestlers staged a strong show in the 1A preliminaries at the Memorial Gym. Deaf mutes won three bouts but faced a tight race with Kendal Green and M wrestlers for team honors as finals drew near with key matches and near-falls described in detail.
Oakland to Emersville meet opens with Handmaiden taking a late drive in a seven furlong dash. Enamour and Tache Pender clash early in race two while shouts echo as pursuers close. Other races feature Allee Collins Grew Queen MC and Invader among notable placings with Kinship and Bacolle also racing in the six card event.
Fragmentary OCR lists numerous horse and rider names and places such as Los Angeles Portland Monaco Mald Anchesta and Oakland with scattered terms like Meetick Foner and Surfer. Reads as a misread racing card or entry list lacking coherent event details or outcomes.
The results show McNally beating Lyons with Bear, Prince Aimed, and Star Lady Souffle in various conflicts. Oakland races feature Handmaiden, Alice Collins, Bill Curtis, Burleigh, Bellemence, Even Tancred. Los Angeles includes Prince Frederick, Antioch, W Burt, Royal Rogus, Artle Ripey, Belle of Mayfair, and a dead heat for Daruma.
Jim Sprigman of Washington is hired as Georgia baseball coach for the coming season by the Athletic Association after months of negotiations. An experienced former professional, he coached Western High School last season, turning a raw group into a champion team. Sprigman will depart Washington soon for Athens to assume duties.
Dr Phelps of Central High suggests cutting the George Washington Trophy in half to assign one half to Virginia and the other to Central High School, as both scored the same number of points and organizers have not chosen a winner. The idea mirrors a past publicized split when rival clubs shared a trophy after a tied result.
Dutch Sterzer, a known amateur baseball figure, will leave for Hot Springs this week to condition with Detroit club youngsters in the American League. Sterzer recently signed a 15 contract with the champions and expects to excel in the Wig league. J H Smith, a mathematics teacher from Northern High School, joins Washington as a Manual Training School faculty member and will begin coaching the baseball team.
Henry Jo Hands of the Lanois Athletic Club of Chingo swam 118 15 for 16 yards breaststroke at Madison Square Garden, breaking Gardner of Australia’s previous record. In the same event Handy defeated F Ho James of Trath Beach in a handicap match, with Handy allowed eight seconds. In Grand Rapids Bob by Lowe signed to manage the local Central League team. twenty two players under contract.
Virginia's track squad, led by Rector Randolph Moran and Thurlow, travels to Washington for the Georgetown collegiate meet. The Virginians face strong challengers from Cornell Wesleyan Yale Georgetown and Johns Hopkins as they seek the Southern track trophy.
The Washington City team defeated Pel Chapel by 2 goals in a hotly contested game. Canaver and Wondsor starred as forwards create attacking pressure and Frei trauscburtavy provided pivotal saves.
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