Pitchers Shine as 1926 AL Leaders Highlight Groves
Bob Groves of the Philadelphia Athletics tops the 1926 American League in earned run average allowing 2.51 runs per nine innings over 258 innings and 45 games with 20 complete games. George Uhle and Ted Lyons also titled pitchers, while Fred Marberry becomes the standout reliever with 64 appearances and 47 finishes.
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Associated Press
Bob Groves
Philadelphia Athletics
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Whiffer
Yroves
Philadelphia
Athletics
Cleveland
Ted Lyons
White Sox
Uhls
Lyons
Stanley Coveleskie
Walter Johnson
Herb Pennock
Fred Marberry
Fielding Averages Highlight 1926 American League
The 1926 AL fielding totals show Willie Kamm leading third basemen with a .978, Phil Todt top in chances but not percentage, and Max Bishop high among second basemen at .987 in 119 games. Jock Rigney tops shortstops, while Nibb Walk leads outfielders with a .992 in 155 games. Cleveland and Chicago figures anchor the league leaders in putouts and assists.
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Yankees
Cleveland
Indians
Babe Ruth
Detroit
St. Louis Browns
Sheeley
Chicago
Max Bishop
Athletics
Rigney
Boston
Kamm
White Sox
Falk
Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
Browne
Browns
New York
Beaton
Philadelphia
Washington
John Baesler
Phil Todt
Boston Red Sox
Willie Kamm
Bibb Falk
Fred Spurgeon
Hie
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Bishop
Jamory Rigney
Toston
Joe Sewell
Jack Tavener
Mark Koenig
Grammes
Walter Lutzke
Nibb Walk
Tris Speaker
George Ruth
Goslin
Rice
Mostl
Standard Annexes Bowling Laurels Claim Copper League Pennant
The Standard Publishing company bowlers win the Copper league pennant at the YMCA, finishing four games ahead of Betsy Ross. Bree of Elm Orlu and Hause wirt h of Shiner Furniture tie for individual honors with 175 average, Hauswirth posting a league high 648. The Wim Orlu team rolls the high single game of 928, while Standard posts a 2519 three game team record and an 825 average tournament is planned for next week at the YMCA. Standing of Copper league follows.
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Standard
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Copper League
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Eeewene
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Ih. Sullivan
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Battson
Grease
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Gleason
Veneer
Manning
Woodland
Speck
O'Brien
A Harrington
Harris Ewee
Young
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Lyneh
Standard Publishing Co
Team Eer Yang
Tunney Arrest Sparks Split in Athletic Commission
New York November 30. The state athletic commission split over Gene Tunney's arrest for using a Broadway theater as an unlicensed boxing club. Magistrate Silberman adjourned the case to Thursday while Muldoon and Bower clashed with Chairman Farley over action. The board referred the matter to District Attorney Banton. Tunney's attorney Dudley Field Malone asked for adjournment with police in the interim not disrupting the show.
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New York
State Athletic Commission
Gene Tunney
Silberman
William Muldoon
George Bower
James A. Farley
Muldoon
Bower
Banton
Tunney
Bert Stand
State Commission
Dudley Field Malone
Crowell defends Army Navy game scoring as legal
Philadelphia November 36 Wilmer G Crowell referee of the Army Navy game says the 21 21 tie was scored legally disputing reports officials lax. He cites Eckersall and on site officials confirming the second touchdown was legal and no kick was made. Nine of every nineteen automobiles in Finland are American.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Wilmer G. Crowell
Army
Finland
Paddock Named World’s Fastest Man in 100 Yards
Charlie Paddock is officially recognized as the world’s fastest human after the Amateur Athletic Union ratified his 100 yard record of 9.6 seconds and also confirmed Roland Locke’s 220 yard dash record of 20.5 seconds. The action moves Paddock from short-lived claim to title while reassigning past champions like Howard Drew and Dan Kelly.
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Charlie Paddock
Amateur Athletic Union
Roland Locke
Nebraska A. Star
Paddock
Howard Drew
Dan Kelly
Cyril Coaffee
Arthur Duffey
Georgetown University
Duffey
Locke
International A. A. U
Speaker's Place Will Be Difficult To Fill
Cleveland, Nov 30. Tris Speaker has resigned as Cleveland Indians manager ending a era that transformed the club and city. He led the team to the 1920 pennant and world championship and drew fans as a star player and manager. Jack McCallister, longtime scout and coach, is seen as a likely successor. Eddie Collins is also mentioned as a possible replacement.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
Tris Speaker
Cleveland Indians
Speaker
Indians
Napoleon Lajoie
Jack McCallister
Spenaker
Eddie Collins
White Sox
Bill Carrigan To Manage Red Sox Again
William E. Carrigan of Lewiston Maine was named manager of the Boston Red Sox on a two year contract succeeding Lee Fohl who resigned. The announcement comes as the team recalls its championship era before the World War. In other news Paris reports boxing talks between Georges Carpentier and Erminio Spalla could lead to a Nice bout at the start of the new year.
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Ed Wells
Detroit
Ty Cobb
Bryan Harriss
Philadelphia
Boston
Eochase
Walter Ruether
Washington
New York
Sam Jones
Morrell
Fred Marberry
Marberry
Pate
Associated Press
William E
Bill) Carrigan
Lewiston
Boston Red Sox
Lee Fohl
Paris
L'Auto E
Georges Carpentier
Erminio Spalla
Nice
Drake Wins Narrow Decision In 10-Round Baltimore Bout
Associated Press reports Billy Drake weighing 143 pounds earned a decision over Frankie Rice of Baltimore in a 10 round bout. Rice was erroneously announced the winner earlier, as Drake claimed the Germany weight championship in a closely fought contest.
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Baltimore
Billy Drake
Germany
Frankie Rice
Baltimore Hero Tonight
Drake
Rice
British Open dates unchanged despite American Open conflict
London. November 30. There is no prospect of a change in the dates of the 1927 British open golf championship set for the week of June 21 to avoid clashing with the American open event. Henry Gollen, secretary of the Royal and Ancient club, announced the plan. New York. November 36. Twenty eight riders will start in Madison Square Garden Sunday night for New York's 41st six day bicycle race. pairings for the event were completed today.
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Associated Press
London
Henry Gollen
Royal and Ancient Club
New York
Madison Square Garden
Illinois commission suspends promoter over crowd handling
The Illinois state athletic commission suspended promoter Fred Irwin for 60 days for the Tiger Flowers Sailor Eddy Huffman match crowd management at the Coliseum last week. Chairman Reichheimer said spectators were handled like cattle.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Illino’s
State Athletic Commission Today
Fred Irwin
Tiger Flowers
Eddy Huffman
Reicheimer
Low scoring college football season records revealed
The 1917 college football season shows the lowest scoring in five years with 18,960 points in 917 games. Alabama, Pennsylvania, Northwestern posted strong defenses while Notre Dame and Carnegie displayed notable strength, Carnegie Tech holding opponents to 23 points in nine games.
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New York
Victoria
Alabama
Pennsylvania
Northwestern
Lafayette
Notre Dame
Carnegie
Avalanche
Hoosiers
Carnegiee
Washington
Jefferson
Butte's Hockey Season Opens at Lake Avoca Next Sunday
Lutte's hockey season will open next Sunday afternoon at Lake Avoca where the Bumps and Jake Keulyen of the juvenile league meet. The first senior game is Dec 19 with Western Woolen Mills versus the Marquettes. Anaconda is expected to field a team in the league. The Lake Avoca rink is the state’s largest, 220 by 450 feet, with a sloping hill for spectators. A. B. Clarke is manager planning a full ice sport program including junior and senior hockey, girls contests, skating races, skiing and dog races.
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Bumps
Jake Keuylen
Lake Rink
Western Woolen Mills
Marquettes
Anaconda
A. B. Clarke
Clarke
Chase Ready for Game With Anodes in Hubmen Lineup
Phil Chase, a leading Independent Football League player, will suit up for the Hubmen Saturday as Butte meets the Anodes of Anaconda at Clark Park. Released from scarlet fever quarantine days ago, he practiced with the team last night, boosting the Hubmen to one of the circuit’s strongest-looking groups.
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Phil Chase
Independent Football League
Butte
Anodes
Anaconda
Clark Park
Chase
Pittsburg Obtains Two New Coaches
The Associated Press reports Pittsburg National League club signed Jewel Ens and Oscar Stanage to coach next season. Ens, with the Pirates since 1922 as player and coach, and Stanage, a veteran catcher who managed Evansville last year, played for Detroit from 1908 onward.
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Jewel Ens
Oscar Stanage
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Evansville
Detroit
McGraw Lining Up Pitchers For Giants 1927 Spring
New York November 30 John McGraw manager of the New York Giants is assembling a southbound pitching staff for February in Sarasota Florida Six regulars from 1926 form the nucleus including Ning Greenfield Fitzsimmons Jarnes McMillan and Scott Also Bentley joins as a regular with versatility in pitching fielding and singing The staff also includes Henry Courtney Thomas Porter Clark Holland Kalina and other hopefuls Hughie Jennings will be absent due to illness with Roger Bresnahan likely to substitute as coach
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Fred Fitzsimmons
Erie” Jarnes
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Jack Scott
Jack Bentley
Philadelphia
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Harry Courtney
San Francisco
Fay Thomas
University of Southern California
New Haven
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University of Florida
Bill Clarkson
Toledo
Ohio
Howard Holland
University of Virginia
Fred Kalina
Bloomington
Hughie Jennings
Scranton
Giants
Roger Bresnahan
Jennings
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