Beavers Lose Again as Leifer Struggles on Mound
Beavers fall after Leifer pitches high era ball amid weak support. Hood struggles with control in second inning. Butte and Vancouver set to clash in doubleheader at Hebgen Park with 2 pm opener. Melkie and Schroeder to start for Butte, Acosta and Russell to start for Vancouver.
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Butte
Vancouver
Hebgen Park
Melkie
Schroeder
Acosta
Russell
Butte Beats Beavers 11 to 3 With Leifer Strong At Pitching
Elmer Leifer the 20 year old recruit pitched three innings on Friday and two acghes counted as hits, as Butte slugged to an 11 to 3 victory over Vancouver. Hood and Brinker sparked Vancouver’s defense with several errors aiding Butte’s offense. Hendrix and Leifer led late scoring runs while Hoff man and Hillyard contributed key hits. The crowd cheered candidate Hughes and the band at the ballpark yesterday.
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Johnson
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Tee
Oon Aia
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Weneve
Brown
Gro
Baseball Box Score Extract From Butte Van couver Game
Bases on balls Off Hood five, off Leifer six. Struck out Hood three, Leifer four. Left on bases Butte four, Vancouver twelve. Time of game one hour and forty five minutes. Umpire Howell.
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Indians rout Spark Plugs in high scoring clash at Great Falls
Great Falls on August 12 saw Clark White and Hester hammered by the slugging Indians as nine hits in the fourth inning produced 10 runs. Harstad starred for the visitors with two hits allowed, while Pappa pitched creditably in relief. McGinnis and Gislason turned double plays, Harstad fanned three, and Spokane left seven on base.
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Gislason
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Mensor Harper
K. Williams
Shreely
McArdle
Kells
Six Run Second Secures Giants Easy 10 2 Victory
Seattle faltered as Alexander allowed six runs in the second inning, giving the Giants a commanding lead and an eventual 10 to 2 win in Tacoma.
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Tacoma
Seattle
Alexander
Employes to Play Ball at Basin Creek Picnic
Montana Hardware and Shiner Kelley company employes will hold a Basin Creek reservoir picnic today with a ball game. Montana Hardware players include Bingham right field Wilmarth second base Thomas shortstop Rossman center Bresnahan left field Barman pitcher Taylor catcher Patterson first base Brown third base. Shiner Kelley lineup features John Haggerty catcher Hipp pitcher Thompson first base Al Thomas second base Armstrong shortstop Smith third base Kelley right field Ed O'Brien center field Shiner left field.
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al Thomas
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Snodgrass seals double triumph as crowd roars in Brooklyn
Douston’s team wins both ends of a Brooklyn doubleheader 5 to 4 and 6 to 4 before the largest crowd ever seen at a Brooklyn ball park. Snodgrass delivers a homer in the second game after Konetchy and J Smith reach. Pfeffer and Rudolph falter in the opener as Boston gains lead and holds.
Philadelphia 7 New York 6 in action packed game
Philadelphia defeated New York 7 to 6 today in a game highlighted by a triple play. Robertson lined to Bancroft who threw to Byrne then Bancroft touched second, forcing terzog. Craveth suffered a facial cut from a drive off Doogie's bat and Rariden took a finger hit from a foul tip.
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Smith
Kocher
Demaree
Burns
Pirates Shut Out Chicago 6 to 0 on Cooper's Gem
Pittsburg pitcher Cooper held Chicago to three hits and two bases on balls as the Pirates won 6 to 0. Two runs came in the third on a Baird single and Carey and Schulte triples, another in the fifth on Cooper's single and a wild throw. Wilson left with a broken finger, Archer finished. Chicago nine: Lavender and Wilson. Pittsburg: Archer, Cooper and Fisher.
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Schulte
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Archer
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Cincinnati St Louis game called in third rain
Cincinnati Ohio August 12 rain interrupted the St Louis game after the third inning causing a delay as players awaited resumed play and weather clearing.
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CincInnati
Ohio
Scores From Regional Matches
Kansas City Kansas City 6 Columbus 2 St Paul Louisville 6 Minneapolis Indianapolis 13 Milwaukee Toledo 7.
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Local Scores Report Card From Two City Matches
At Lincoln Lincoln 1 Wichita 2 and Omaha Omaha 6 Denver 2. Rain affected games at Sioux City Topeka and Des Moines St. Joseph with unsettled play and no scores recorded.
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Centerville at Warm Springs in after noon clash
Centerville Athletics face Warm Springs this afternoon with lineup changes. Pitcher Frost, who limited Du Ponts to four hits, starts for Centerville while Rolando handles catching duties.
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Unofficial Figures Of The Big Leaguers
Chicago Aug 12 Hornsby of St Louis a new star of the National league ranks third among batters with Robertson first and Daubert second. Hornsby leads in total bases with 169. Carey Pittsburg in stolen bases with 34. Flack Chicago in sacrifice hits with 30. Williams Chicago in home runs with 10. Burns New York in runs scored with 66. Brooklyn leads club batting at .260. Leading batters include Robertson .335 Daubert .328 Hornsby .321 Wagner .319 Chase .314 Long .313 Zimmerman .800 Wheat .299 Hinchman .294 Whitted .294 Schulte .293. Leading pitchers for 18 games list Hughes 12-3 2.49 Pfeffer 18-6 2.05 Rixey 13-5 2.138 Alexander 20-8 1.46 Mamaux 15-? 1.85 Benton 10-5 3.07 Cheney 11-6 1.55 Rudolph 11-7 2.25 Perritt 12-5 2.88 Bender 5-3 3.51 American league batters see few changes Speaker Cobb Jackson in about same positions Cobb 40 stolen bases Weaver 31 sacrifice hits Baker 8 home runs Jackson total bases 202 Speaker runs 76 Detroit team hitting .255. Leading batters Speaker .890 Cobb .858 Jackson .341 Roth .319 Sisler .298 Felsch .298 Nanamaker .297 Hoblitzer .294 Burns .293 Strunk .293. Leading pitchers for 18 games.
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Lentz wins Pike's Peak auto race in 20 minutes 56.6 seconds
Rea Lentz of Seattle wins the free-for-all auto race to Pike's Peak summit in 20 minutes 56.6 seconds. Ralph Mulford finishes second in 21 minutes 40.5 seconds and Fred Junk third in 22 minutes 46.7 seconds. The 12 1 2 mile course climbs about 6000 feet. Lentz earns $2000 and the first leg of the Penrose trophy. Mulford takes $1000. weather drenched the event with rain hail and snow while spectators shivered.
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Pop Geers Captures Two Features at Grand Circuit Meet
Pittsburg August 12 Pop Geers won both feature events at the Grand Circuit meeting the Furniture Manufacturers stake worth 5000 and the free for all pace worth 1000 He took the stakes in straight heats driving St Frisco to 2414 for the Manufacturers and Napoleon Direct to defeat Single G in the free for all Junior Watts upset True sada in the 214 trot with Baby Doll second and Billy Dale winning the 209 pace The meeting closed today.
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Umpire Bob Emslie Receives 500 Dollar Gift at Polo Grounds
In Brooklyn at Ebbetts field President John Tener representing the National League presented umpire Bob Emslie with a purse of 25 gold double eagles worth 500 dollars to honor his twenty fifth anniversary in baseball. Umpire il Klem added a diamond pin as a token from fellow umpires.
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John Tener
National League
Bob” Emslie
Il Klem
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New Butte Electrics Ready for Debut at Du Pont Works
The newly organized Butte Electrics play their first game this afternoon at the Du Pont works at Ramsey. Manager Verian has gathered a capable club. Hurley and Suteluff with Mulholland the Gonzaga boy will form the battery. Other players include Rightson Burns Sweeney Smith Kelly Caru and Warren in the field.
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Sweeney
Smith
Kelly
Caru
Warren
Extra Innings Highlight Baseball Strength and Grit
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes that more games go into extra innings this year, signaling equal club strength and courage. Wins in overtime rounds test stamina and resolve, with long contests showing true fighting spirit beyond nine innings.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Plank Dominates as St Louis Smashes Cleveland 11–0
St Louis routs Cleveland 11 to 0 as Plank holds the visitors to two hits and the Browns drop toward the division basement. In a home stretch display, St Louis improves to 22 wins in 24 home games, while Morton and Klepfer struggle for Cleveland. Batteries Klepfer O’Neil Coleman Plank Severeid.
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Cleveland
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White Sox top Tigers 8 to 0 as Faber shuts Detroit
Chicago moves to second place after Urban Faber blanks Detroit to four hits. Siebold bats for Terry and singles after Schalk’s triple to start Chicago’s scoring. Collins, Weaver, Felsch contribute as Chicago plates eight runs. Cobb struggles on base as Tigers fail to score. Score by innings shows Chicago dominance. Batteries Dauis Mitchell McKee Faber Schalk.
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New York Americans Suffer Double Loss to Philadelphia Athletics
New York Americans were swept by the Philadelphia Athletics at home, losing 5 3 and 2 0. Philadelphia hitters struck freely in the first game led by Mogridge and Fisher, while Urian Shocker allowed only two hits in eight innings to win the second game. Shawkey pitched the ninth for New York in relief.
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Boston Remains Alive With Ninth Inning Rally
The Boston Americans edged Washington 2 to 1 in a ninth inning comeback. Walter Johnson allowed the tie by miscue on Walker's bunt with Holblitzell scoring, Thomas driven in after a bases loaded intentional pass, and Chiek Shorten pinch hitting for Carrigan contributing. Walker scored the deciding run amid a tense late rally.
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Chiek" Shorten
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Cady
Detroit at Chicago and St Louis at Cleveland schedule
Today’s schedule lists Detroit visiting Chicago and St Louis visiting Cleveland. No results provided, only competitive matchups on the docket across major league teams for the day.
Athletics Handicap Rules Spark Reader Curiosity
A collection of proposed handicaps and penalties for the Athletics outlines wild rules like counting only certain runs, penalizing opponents for errors, and forcing right-handed pitchers to switch in series with the Athletics. The piece also notes language barriers at French tracks affecting horse trainers and jockeys.
Language barrier in French racehorses stalls progress
A Cincinnati Enquirer excerpt describes training French racehorses as they ignore American commands. Trainers struggle to teach horses English cues while horses respond only to their own unfamiliar signals, slowing conditioning and delaying post times.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
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