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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1918
Page
5
In a tense contest at May Columbia defeated Amherst 21 to 7 as Columbia's superior line and three touchdowns powered a decisive victory. Amherst battled hard but could not match the pace and physicality of the visitors, with Columbia maintaining control throughout the game.
War Pennant has surged since the Laurel meeting with Eternal and Billy Kelly. The New York crowd believes War Pennant could beat either and notes his string of victories over Cirrus, Questionnaire, Lord Brighton, and others. The upcoming Walden Stakes at Pimlico is teased as a true test, possibly matching War Pennant against Billy Kelly, Cirrus, and Be Frank among top 2-year-olds, with Cirrus seen as a strong rival and trainer Sam Hildreth satisfied with Cirrus.
Latonia Jockey Club to reopen Monday after health authorities lift crowd ban. Opening day features include the Latonia Inaugural Handicap $3,000 added for 3-year-olds and up, followed by Fort Thomas Handicap and other listed stakes with substantial added money across 2-year-olds and 3-year-olds divisions.
Monday’s program lists the Tremendous Meeting entries across seven races. Notable horses include Horst Index, Lele, Gate and Iron, with purses like the New Howard and Hotel Kernan. Several weight adjustments and claiming conditions apply, including excluded runners and 6 furlong sprints as part of the feature lineup.
The Bowie track opens November 14 as the Southern Maryland Agricultural Association hosts its greatest race meeting of the year. About 900 runners from top stables including Hildreth Wilson Loft and Widener migrate to the Maryland venue after races in New York Kentucky and elsewhere. General Manager O Hara has booked numerous prominent stables and farms for the meet queuing a star studded field through the month.
Fight Fan M ike O Dowd is the middleweight champion and with the American expeditionary forces on France. He is the only American reigning champion fighting over there. The American League holds its annual meeting in Chicago and the National League in New York next month. A I L Cudgel is regarded as the best four year old. Hank Gowdy was the first major leaguer to enlist in the army. Yale Harvard boat race and intercollegiate regatta at Poughkeepsie not held since 1916. New York City has several public golf courses, Van Cortlandt Park the best known.
A fragment notes that obtaining a permit to play was needed and recalls the 1903 formation of the American League, highlighting the Red Sox winning the pennant that year.
In Indianapolis on November 2 the Zachary Taylor football team beat Indiana University 7 to 0. All scoring occurred in the second period and most of the other play took place near the midfield.
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