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Show LOWER THREE SPEED RECORDS. Tacoraa, Wash., Aug. 16. New-world's New-world's records for 300, 200 and 100 miles were' established yesterday by professional motorcycle racers on tho Tacoma lattice Bpeedway. Earl Arm-, strong, San Francisco, averaged 79.S4 miles an hour for the 300 miles; 82.S miles an hour for 200 miles and SI 14 miles an hour for 100 miles. His time for the 300 mllos was Z: 45. 29. Otto Walker of Oakland, Cal., was second, his average being 77.G miles an hour. Don Johns of Los Angoles was third with an average of 76 66 miles an hour. uVll three men lowered low-ered the previous 30Q mile record of 76.2G miles an hour made at Dodge City, la., on July 4. Boat Makes 50 Miles an Hour. New York. Aug. 1C The speedboat Miss Detroit today won the second race of tho series being held on Man-basset Man-basset bay for the gold challenge cup r i i t rrv...rk T5rnf noonoln- :lon Miss Detroit now leads with a point score of fourteen, her nearest rivals being the Tech, Jr., and the Presto, which are tied at nine. The final race will be held tomorrow. In her fastest lap the winner traveled trav-eled the five miles at the rate of fifty miles an hour. Lockhorn Champion. Kansas City, Aug. 16 Stephen Lockhorn of the K. C. A. C. wonthe Missouri Valley championship in the singles here today from Soiforde Stelhvagen of Minneapolis, by the following fol-lowing score: 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. 6-3. No More Soda Water to Be Sold. St. Louis, Aug. 16. To prevent the recurrence of pop bottle attacks on umpires at the local National league baseball park, such as thrown fvom the bleachers against Umpire Byron in the game with Chicago yesterday, President Schuyler B. Ritton of the. local team announced today that no soda water will be Bold to the bleach-erltes bleach-erltes The sale of soda will continue in the grandstand as the fans there did not participate in the attack on Byron. By-ron. Although hundreds of bottleB and vegetables were hurled at him, the umpire escaped uninjured. |