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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1910
Page
15
The Washington team prepared for Norfolk, with Jack Lelivelt and Dolly Gray in focus. McAleer urged patience, while Ler It and Lelivelt prepared to report to training camp. Gessler and other stars were viewed as key to the coming season.
Fragments mention J Ed Gaillo and players like Jeffries and Rose, with hints of contracts and salaries such as a $9000 deal. References to Norfolk, Memph, and New York teams appear amid unclear lines about managers, seasons, and potential signings. The text is a jumbled OCR excerpt with numerous misspellings and erased sections.
Ann Arbor March 4 Kranzlein of Mercersburg Pa former PA and Wisconsin track star was chosen to succeed Keene Fizpatrick as trainer for the University of Michigan athletic teams The board of regents also appointed Dr George May as professor of physical training and director of Waterman Gymnasium with May serving as Fitzpatrick’s assistant in the department.
The text discusses how Wa players have been managed in the off season, with hopes the team is placed in competent hands and that future events prove this. It notes Washington could be ripe for a winner and recalls a past spurt under Jake Stahl, suggesting optimism despite disappointments.
Central High athletes trained at the Railroad Grounds in Northeast Mo. Coach Sprigman led drills and a jog as former Central High stars and Princeton ally Logan Cunaine Ham assisted. The squad next faces a limited-overs practice game before the season opener on the 34th with Get Jaider College. Meanwhile, the National Guard basketball league saw Forfeiture in a G versus K clash. G and E lead, with a deciding game next Wednesday at the guard armory.
Washington dealers discuss a permanent dealers association amid plans to sell cars on installment. The article notes rising second hand car prices, 3 percent increases, and a shift to one third cash with remaining balance in twelve months. Exhibits at 2474 Washington Street and 1915 Fourteenth Street NW feature two factory cars as weather boosts show attendance.
Nearly 500 athletes from Princeton Yale Cornell Pennsylvania Virginia Georgetown Columbia Wesleyan and others converge for the Georgetown Virginia track meet at Cometier Hall. Star vaulters sprint for records as Brown Prep School Gallagher and others challenge the indoor mark. Tensions rise as Princeton Penn and Georgetown vie for team honors in a packed slate of events. Tickets go on sale at White’s Stable Fourteenth Street.
Baseball teams representing the Southern Railroad departments organized a league at a meeting last night in the Southern Building on Pennsylvania Avenue. Eighty five attended as a constitution and by laws were adopted and officers elected for the coming year.
Annapolis Md March 4 The midshipmen today released a nine game football schedule all on Saturdays due to a ban on midweek games. Attempts to schedule opponents like Cornell Harvard Yale Chicago and Michigan failed and dates were fixed with Western Reserve Virginia Polytechnic Institute New York University and others across November.
Special to The Washington Post from San Francisco Oakland ایک meet features 20 to 1 long shot Lads Rensselaer winning the opening race as Edda the only favorite to prevail. J KR Laughrey captures the fifth by a neck with a slim margin over Dr Logale, amid a crowded program with multiple horses, odds, and claimed entries.
A noisy card at Jacksonville track features Griffin finishing strong as favorite, with Royal Onyx and Booger Red among runners-ups. The day includes four favorites and two seconds, plus notable showings from Jackos Gilbert and others, amid a sprawling program with multiple races and mixed results.
The day’s result list from the Jacksonville meeting names numerous horses and handlers. Winners include San Prime and McAndrews with close finishes, plus Garland Lady Rensselaer and Edda in further races. The card catalogs entrants such as Sorrel Top, Fruitful, and Walter Lake with varied distances and odds, reflecting a wide field across many stakes and event notes.
Races run in a downpour at Tampa in heavy track conditions with four favorites winning no upsets recorded. Feature fifth race saw Mersy gift win easily as the track proved accommodating to favored runners. Second race involved selling for three year olds and up with noted runners and betting.
Jim Corbett criticizes seconds for not protecting fighters from unnecessary punishment. He argues boxing should avoid bloodbaths and that a referee may stop an overly one sided match. He says promoters and fighters should elevate the sport rather than drag it down.
The Sunday School League met to elect officers for the year and decide on fencing for the field at Lairteenth and D streets northeast. They seek a lease but have not received a response from owners and may relocate play grounds if plans fail. Bethan and St Paul withdraw from the league. St Pat’s struggles with support but will field a team in Independence Teague. Committees were formed to revise the constitution and audit, with officers and attendees listed.
First Prep defeats the Third Prep quint in Brongsmnasium last evening to clinch the basketball series championship. Bergen and Duffy starred for First Prep, with Daly delivering strong work. goals came from Jelé-Dermie, Daly, Warte, Daler, and Parris as the period totals favored the winners 5 to 4.
Retired Virginia sprinter and Olympic team member Rector is slated for a special showdown against Tesne Robinson at the Regiment Indoor Athlete Meet on March 19. Robinson, coached by Rector, has risen quickly and is tipped to challenge indoor records as the twelve company track and field squads prepare for a closed event in the city.
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