The Colorado statesman., 1916-09-23
SPORTING NEWS

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Peter Barclay, travelling secretary
/ of the Denver Bears, completed ar
rangements for the transforming
Grizzlies to play series of games in
Durango on Oct. 3, 4. and 6.
Ty Cobb conceded his defeat by
Iris Speaker of the Indians for bat
ting honors in the American League.
This season marks the first in ten
years that the Georgia peach has
been deprived of the title of premier
swatsman of the league.
Harvard carried off the intercolle-
giate tennis championship in both
singles and doubles at the Merton
Cricket Club at Haverfort at Philadel-
phia and thereby gained pos
session of the silver challenge cup.
put up for competition in 1913 by
Harrison X. Gamer.
Three of the four favorites in the
opening race of the Columbus. Ohio,
Grand Circuit meeting were from the
Murphy stable. Only the most pro-
nounced one, The Real Lady, was sue
cessful. She took the Horse Review
futurity for 2-year-old trotters in
straight heats. getting no real oppo-
sition from even Emma Mcgowan,
that was twice second. e. Colorado,
owned by George Estabrook of Den
yer, was among the also rams.
GENERAL
Simeon Ogden Edison, an uncle of
Thomas A. Edison, died at the home
of daughter at East Orange, N. ].
Mr. Edison was 80 years old
Foreign ships arriving at Newport
News for cargo and coal have report
ed to the British authorities that there
is another German raider in the At
lantic.
Four persons were killed at North
Springfield, eighteen miles west of
Erie, Pa, when the automobile in
which they were riding was struck
by New York Central train.
Seth Low, formerly mayor of New
York and one-time president of Co
lumbia University, died at his coun-
try home, Broadbrook Farm, Bedford
Hills, N. Y, at the age of &c years.
With about 10000 state and regular
troops stationed at El Paso, Tex, ap-
proximately $4,000 wrist watches have
sixty days. leading local dealer es-
| timated
| torpedo sank the British ship
Kelvinia, carrying twenty-eight Amer
leans, according to G. w. billiard of
Richmond, Va, one of the Americans
who arrived in New York on the
Cunard liner Tuscania.
Mrs. Helen Evers. the acknowledged
beauty OF the so-called blackmail
syndicate broken up by the raid Of
secret service detectives on the Tyson
apartments in Chicago, was admitted
to bail and given her liberty. Her
bonds were fixed at $4,000.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows in annual session at Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, elected the following Of
ficers: Grand sire, Frank c. Goudy
of Denver; deputy grand sire, Henry
C. Borst Of Amsterdam, N. Y; grand
| secretary, ]. B. Goodwin. Atlanta, Ga. |;
grand treasurer, William H. Cox.
Louisville. Ky.
Eighty-seven Villistas captured by
Carranzistas after the bandit attack
on Chihuahua City Saturday, were
lined up before firing squads and
executed. Among the prisoners was
Col. Marino Tames. who mutinied
from Juarez with 100 men and joined
| the Villistas.
Francis B. Sayre, President vii.
sons son-in-law. who has visited the
American troops along the Mexican
border in the interest of the Young
Mems Christian Association in Massa.
chusetts, arrived in New York on tho
steamship Antilles from New Orleans.