The Washington times., 1911-12-08
SAVANNAH TO LOSE
GRAND PRIZE RACES,
SAY THE WISE ONES
Reported Here That Santa
Monica, CAL, Will Get
L, the Events.
BY HARRY. WARD.

IF some Of those who attended the
Savannah automobile races during
Thanksgiving week bring back the right
DOPE" the Georgia city has had its
last Grand Prize and Vanderbilt Crp
races. Information is to the effect that
the stands will be torn down, and that
the Grand Prize event will be shifted to
Santa Monica, Cal. The Vanderbilt is
to be brought back to Long Island, the
scene of former triumphs, IL the wise
ones are to be believed.
1t Is known Atlanta lie in the field to
procure either Of these events. II this
program was followed II would do away
with the objection that the cars cannot
Do seen often enough in the road races,
where the circuit is miles in length.
Ernie Morose, manager OF wild Bob"
Burman. has a plan 10 bring the Van
4ernlt Cup race back to Long Island.
NET NET me hold the Vanderbilt" said
Havana, where he intends to promote
an automobile race meet next month,
lang ana I promise promise the finest kind Of rae
ing ing another man who has had q
races races, OF the past. says there is small
ukehhood that Moross will get a sane
tiq y. to run the Vanderbilt.
thing. should be managed and thinks
the chief point against holding 1t at, all
- the demand Of the A. A. A. for
militia guards around the course Of the
rule rescinded by the A. A. A., which
VIII leave 1t open for almost any one
who IL acceptable to the Motor Cups
Holding Company, to get the. privilege.
interests which ought to be more
powerful than Moross'.
e. c. Bull, formerly manager of the
Pope Automobile Company, and Law
renee schenck, who was also connected
with the company, left today for New
York, where they will become, associ-
ated with the Lozier Motor Company.
During their stay in Washington they
Ing them much success in their new
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H.. N. Dewitt. young business man
or this city, has been appointed man.
ager Of the Pope Automobile Company.
He took up the reins yesterday.
During the past year. according to
the report OF the contest board Of the
American Automobile Association, the
number OF events has decreased fully
one-third; furthermore, the automobile
manufacturers, one by. one. have
petitions. A return to events wherein
amateurs are mostly. the participants
seems to be the general trend.
Because Of the new rule which was
adopted this year in regard to eligible
players for the varsity CO.. at the
University of Cincinnati there Is much
dissatisfaction In the ranks Of the foot
ball squad. for but one player Is eligible
to receive the varsity letter. The player
Is Fenker, q halfback, and for having
been in the game for three-quarters Of
the playing time he is allowed to re-
ceive his letter.
Championship squash dates have been
announced by the National Squash Ten
mis- Association. The national cham
pionship tournament is scheduled to be
played early in March and probably on
the Harvard Club courts. The annual
metropolitan interclub championship
series will begin January 9 and con-
t1nue to February IA. In the series four
clubs will be represented. namely. the
Harvard and Columbia University
Clubs. Heights Casino. OF Brooklyn. and
the Princeton Club.