Moore Anodes slugfest ends in nine inning marathon
Moore and Anodes produced a high scoring nine inning game on the common with 34 hits, 17 apiece, and homers by Primley Sells Daniels and Schimmel. Falsken and Curley allowed most of the runs while Thurwell and Primley delivered two homers each and Sells went 4 for 5.
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Fisticufes Feature at the Polo Grounds in doubleheader
New York and Brooklyn split a doubleheader with six homers, four in game one. A sixth inning brawl involving Stengel and Fietcher led to both being ejected, tempering the day. Fletcher drove in tying and winning runs in the opener. Paubert’s homer lone in the second game gave New York the win.
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Fietcher
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Tesreau
Anderson
Rariden
Jacksons daring base running wins final Pittsburg win
In Chicago on Aug 14 Pittsburg clinched the series with a twelfth inning rally. Jackson stretched a hit into a double, Bigbee scored on a hit and run, Carey singled, and Boeckel doubled scoring another run. Final: Pittsburg 2 Chicago 0. Batteries Cooper Wagner and W Wagner, Douglas and Dilhoefer.
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Today’s Schedule for East Coast Basketball Night
Philadelphia hosts Boston while Brooklyn visits New York and Cincinnati travels to Pittsburg in a trio of late season matchups.
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White Sox stretch margin over Boston
Chicago and Cleveland split a doubleheader with Speaker of the Indians retiring after a head injury from a pitch. First game saw Cleveland bat three times as often but fail to score. second game Cleveland chased runs late for a 4 to 2 win. Washington topped New York in both ends of a twin bill as Walter Johnson earned his seventh straight victory. In Boston Philadelphia, Bush and Ruth dueled with Philadelphia winning 7 to 3 as Meyer exited early with a finger injury.
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St Louis Beats Detroit With Late Inning Spree
Detroit fell to St Louis as the visitors plated all runs in the fourth and fifth. Boland exited after the fourth allowing three walks and four hits. Final score 6 to 4 with Davenport and Severeid catching for St Louis and Boland Cunningham Ehmke and Spencer in Detroit.
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Chicago at Cleveland New York at Washington Boston at Philadelphia
Local sports briefs note three NBA style matchups with teams Chicago Chicago visiting Cleveland New York visiting Washington and Boston visiting Philadelphia. Readership gains glimpse of schedule pairings and potential rivalries across the region.
Regional Baseball Standings and End of Game Call
Standings show Columbus 4-4 Indianapolis 0-2 Toledo 5-0 Louisville 1-0. Second game halted at end of sixth due to darkness. Milwaukee 7-15 Kansas City 6-4 St Paul 8 Minneapolis 1.
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Pacific Coast League Scores Report
Portland defeated Oakland eight to two while Los Angeles won three to six against Vernon San Francisco edged Salt Lake five to zero in a collection of league results with multiple California teams posting wins and losses.
Eddie Plank Retires Permanently From Baseball
Detroit reports veteran left hander Eddie Plank has retired from baseball. He left the team last Saturday and his final appearance was in Washington, where Walter Johnson beat him 1 to 0 in 11 innings.
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Pope Benedict appeals for peace amid WWI fighting
Associated Press reports a new peace plan from Pope Benedict urging reduction of armaments, freedom of the seas, and no reprisals after war. It proposes restoring Belgium Serbia Romania and peaceful adjustment of Alsace Lorraine Trent Trieste and Poland with Germany’s colonies returned. China enters war as Haig stabilizes at Ypres and Canadians raid Lens.
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National Patriotic Singles Tennis Tourney Draw Set
New York reports the national patriotic singles tournament to be held at the West Side club Forest Hills Long Island next week with a seeded draw for the 16 top players and 43 others chosen at random to fill the card. Proceeds benefit the National Tennis Association ambulance fund and no title or trophy is at stake in this non championship event.
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National Tennis Association Ambulance Fund
Miss Perfection Wins 2:09 Trot at North Randall
Cleveland August 14 Miss Perfection defeated the unbeaten Woodman in the 2:09 trot at the second Grand Circuit meeting at North Randall. Favorites struggled with only Ruth Mainsheet winning another afternoon stakes. Day Spring upset The Savoy in the 2:07 pace while Spy Direct, driven by Geers, won the 2:08 pace.
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Miss Perfection
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Ruth Mainsheet
Savoy
Spy Direct
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Golf rule change not adopted for Western Open
Chicago reports the Western Open at Westmoreland Country Club will use old rules for medal play with nearer ball optional when requested. The recent Western Amateur trial abolishing stymies and requiring nearer ball play will not prevail, as no match play exists and players may adopt the Western Golf association plan if they choose.
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Westmoreland Country Club
Western Golf Association
Baseball Attitude and Pitches Through 1917 Notes
A collage of baseball reflections from 1917 discussing Cobb and fellow stars. It covers grip and stance styles, eye on the ball, and how attitude influences at bats. The piece also notes public sentiment on enlistment, wartime context, and player statistics comparing Cobb and Speaker.
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Tyrus the Terrible
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