National tennis tourney begins at Longwood in Boston
The national lawn tennis doubles championship opened on Longwood Cricket Club grass courts Chestnut Hill. Williams II and Washburn defeated Neer and Davies 2-6 6-1. Tilden II and Richards beat Grant and Smith 6-1 6-2. Kinsey brothers beat Marsh and Taylor 6-2 6-4 7-5. Woosnam and Turnbull advanced as Larned and Clothier defaulted. Johnston and Davis beat Wright and Guild 6-2 6-1.
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Associated Pres
Boston
Longwood Cricket Club
Chestnut Hill
R. Norris Williams II
Watson M. Washburn
Leland Stanford University
Philip Neer
James Davies
W. T. Tilden II
Vincent Richards
B. M. Grant
C. Y. Smith
Kinsey Brothers
Robert and
Howard
Southern California
Marsh
William Taylor
Maxwell Woosnam
C.G. N. Turnbull
W. A. Larned
W. J. Clothier
W. M. Johnston
William §. Davis
Irving C. Wright
H. B. Guild
Main Street Nationale Beats Harrington in Amateur Baseball
The Main Street Nationale defeated Harrington 4 to 2 as D Harrington, R Mullane and J Harrington starred for the Ramblers. In a separate 12 inning game the Granite Street Stars edged the Duggan Avenue team at Monroe school grounds with Downie driving in the winning run and Orlich scoring the lone Duggan tally. The Summit Juniors toppled the Fast Woolman Stars 12 to 10. six home runs were hit by Juniors batters Tuniors Sullivan Whalen Stare McCarthy Maher and Ridges.
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Main Street Nationale
Terday
Harrington
Sheehan
Stevens
Ramblers
D. Harrington
R. Mullane
J. Harrington
Granite Street Stars
Duggan ‘Avenues
Monroe
Downie
Orlich
Duggan Avenue
Summit
Woolman Stars
Batteries
Tuniors
Sullivan
Whalen
Stare
McCarthy
Maher
Ridges
American golfers win first round in Canadian amateur
In Winnipeg on August 22 three American amateurs advanced in the Canadian amateur championship after ideal weather. K Weatherby defeated A Willoughby, and S White beat A M Stewart. Dr A TH Houston won over A Campbell, while R M Draper defaulted to R Murphy and F E Fregeau lost to A Macaw. Freddy Welsh and Clonie Tait fought to a draw in a rival bout.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
K. Weatherby
Minneapolis
A. Willoughby
Regina
Sax- Katchenap
White
Duluth
A.M. Stewart
Saskatoon
A. TH. Houston
Seattle
Far West
A. Campbell
R.M. Draper
R. Murphy
Ottawa
F. E. Fregeau
A. Macaw
Record Breakers Dominate Baseball Slugging Talk
Long distance hitting in baseball may peak this year as records tumble in major leagues. Babe Ruth’s feats at various parks set new benchmarks, with crowds dreaming of future monuments to his 610 foot shot in one stadium.
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Babe Fouth
George H. Ruth
Ruth
Detroit
Harry Hellman
Detroit Tigers
Polo Grounds
New York
Duncan
Cincinnati
Cleveland Park
Browns’ Park
St. Louis
Ebbets ‘Field
Brooklyn
Braves
Boston
Pittsburg
Forbes Field
Barney Dreyfuss
W. Hart
Kenneth Simmons to Play at Billings Tennis Tourney
Montana state champion Kenneth Simmons, a Butte native and five time title holder, will compete in the Midland Empire tournament at Billings starting September 1. The article notes his Yale tennis roots, his defense of the Lewistown cup, and mentions local pride in his achievements on the courts.
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Kenneth Kenneth Simmons
Montana
Pillings
Simmons
Butte
Yale
Chuck” Garland
Pittsburg
Lewistown
Carl Riddick
Krueger's Homer Helps Cincinnati Edge Brooklyn
Cincinnati bunched eight hits off Cadote to beat Brooklyn 7 to 5 with Krueger driving in three runs including a second inning homer to left and a ninth inning double sparking a late rally.
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Pie Rooklyn
Cincinnati
Cadote
Brooklyn
Krueger
Lune
Linque
Hargrave Adore
Milius
King Alexander of Jug Slavia Seen Out of Danger
The official bulletin issued today reports King Alexander of Jug Slavia is no longer in immediate danger after yesterday's appendicitis. The monarch's condition is improving and moving upward according to the latest medical update.
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Pras
Paris
Alexander
Jug Slavia
Pinochie Players Ready For Tournament Opener
Pinochie fans and experts anticipate the tournament start at Samuels Park with nearly 50 entries and 15 eliminations planned. Samuels noted the event offers a box of prizes for the winner and may spark a broader boccie club among enthusiasts.
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Ecome
Enthus
Yankee Rally In Sixth Wins Game
In St Louis on Aug 22 the Yankees rallied late to beat the Cardinals 10 to 2, tying the series. Meusel drove in two runs with a homer and a later single as 13 batters produced runs in the sixth inning.
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Anoclatet
New York
Pertica
McHenry
Mornaby
St Louis
St. Louis
Annemith Shea
Ryan and
Snyder
Yankee Rally
Ansormsen
Yankees
Meusel
New ‘York
Bt. Louis
Staye
Shane
Roly Palmero
Severaid
Detroit
Philadelphia
R. E. Philadelphia
Naylor
Keateatt
Holling
Parke
Bassler
Withdrawal of entrant in middleweight sculling title race
The Associated Press reports American Association officials announced the withdrawal of Dull national senior sculling champion Hoover from the middleweight Boat World’s Champion senior sculler regatta held at Duluth. The Toledo St. Paul game results and Kansas City mention appear in the report.
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Leveland
York
Philadelphia
Louisville
Tellancanelis
City
Toledo
Be ‘Paul
Linmmapolis
Columbus
Pacific Coast League
San Francisco
Prave
Waltar Hoover
Rot
Duluth Boat Club
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Phillies
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Anker
Billings
Ted
Lego
Slawson
Elmer Capshaw
University of Oklahoma
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Ralph Glaze
Dartmouth
Glaze
Kenneth Simmons
Capshaw
Elmer Bagshaw
University of Washington
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Chicago Firemen
Turpin
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Uf Lawn
Bill Byron
Byron
Los Angeles
Red Killefer
Homer
Reds
National
Pirates
Pittedore
Mequillan
Scott
Hamilt Zinn
Cox
R. HB
Hamilton
Zinn
Carlson
Schmidt
Braxton
Cooney
O'Neill
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Wall
Hiladelphia
Chicago
Phila
Ponder
Farrel Winters
Peters
Henline
Associated Press
Washington
Far East
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
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Amg
Cleveland
Senators
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Ting Meite
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Raeington
Acosta
Schacht
Cometney
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Mel Weaney
Schalk
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