Cobb Has His Best Season With Stick
Tyrus Cobb of the Detroit Americans tops the American League in batting for the season with 177 hits and leads in stolen bases with 7é thefts. Eddie Collins and Tris Speaker tie for home runs with seven each. Collins adds 198 hits and 67 steals in 158 games. Detroit leads team batting at .267 as Boston follows at .260.
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Tyrus Cobb
Detroit Americans
B. B. Johnson
Cobb
Tris Speaker
Boston
Eddie Collins
Philadelphia
Collins
Lapp
Gardner
New York
Avenes
Napoleon Fajore
Cleveland
Sam Crawford
Detroit
Lord and Speaker
Baker
Owen Bush
A.B
Hite
Pet Cobb
Deacevene
Aia
P. Ribereee
Lajoie
Crawford
Laporte
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Plee
Carrigan
Stahl
Aapueas
Lelivelt
Criss
Biri'gham
Stone
Steers
Heitmuller
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Dougherty
Ceesle
B&w
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PD. Jones
Engle
Clarke
Bush
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Sweeney
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Keeler
Warne
Turner
Blankenship
Schaefer
Wina
Devoy
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Demmitt
Niles
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Walter
Payne
Wal Hemphill
Donohue Meinnes
McConnell
Jos Wallaces
Viberfeld
Koight
McBride Livingston
Donohue
Austin
Oldring
Isbell
Schweitze
Cleotte
Seeee
Perring el
Thomas
Tannehill
Stephens
W.&p. Yy
War clouds over baseball as ten club league looms
National and American leagues clash over Murphyism and Ward for National commission chief. Herrmann favors Heydler while Johnson backs war on Murphy. If Heydler loses, a ten club circuit could form joining New York Boston Philadelphia Washington Pittsburgh Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Detroit St Louis.
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New York
American League
Ban Johnson
Johnson
Heydler
Ward
Cincinnati
Herrmann
Murphy & Co
Hermann
Barney Dreyfuss
Pittsburg
Boston
St. Louis
Murphy
Chicago
Philadelphia
John T. Brush
CC. H. Ebbets
Brooklyn
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Boston Americans
Doves
St. Louis Browns
Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Evers
Chance
Tinker
Brown
Christy Mathewson
Polo Grounds
Highlanders
National League
Herrmann and Dreyfuss
Garry Herrmann
Herrimann
Kerrmann
Brush and
Ebbets
National Commission
Perrmann and
Evening World
Robinson
Johnny Kling
Winter Playing in Personal Crisis Policy Review
Philadelphia December 5 The Record argues winter rest protects baseball players from overwork after the pennant race. It notes Athletics and Detroit playing winter ball in Cuba and California, warns against overuse and injury, and discusses contracts and spike footwear safety with Secretary Barnard proposing head first slides to avoid blocking. It highlights a spike solution and calls for cautious off season planning.
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Philadelphia
Athletics
Detroit
Tigers
Cuba
California
Barnard
Cleveland
New York
Baseball War Rumor Plays Against Murphy Backed By Taft
Baseball writers remain united behind Murphy as talks test whether he and allies like Taft supporters Brush and Ebbets will endure a costly baseball power struggle.
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Baseball Writers of America
Will Murphy
Charles P. Taft
Brush and
Ebbets
Motordrome Planned in Los Angeles to Eclipse World Tracks
Publicity announced for a new one mile saucer shaped motordrome to be built in Los Angeles by local and eastern investors. The track will be built of heavy timber and finished lumber, pitched at angle to allow two miles per minute speeds. Work starts in two weeks, racing ready in three months, with a carnival planned in early April and top drivers signed for the meeting.
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Los Angeles
Indianapolis
Atlanta
de ’Alma
Robertson
Oldfield
Horne
Strang
Burman
Chevrolet
Dingley
Soules
Yale Reigns as 1909 Football Champions Through Craft and Kicking
Edward B. Bushnell lauds Yale's undefeated 1909 season highlighting superior generalship and a dominant kicking game led by Captain Coy. Harvard's stronger physical team faltered as Yale's defense and strategy kept foes from crossing Yale’s 25-yard line.
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Edward B. Bushnell
Yale
Harvard
Crimson
Coy
Minot
Yale Oy
Howard Jones
Overreaching magnates stir syndicate baseball clash
New York reports Charley Murphy faced a costly misstep in buying the Philadelphia club as Larney Dreyfuss and Horace Fogel pushed a syndicate plan. Robison hints at voting for Heydler. Ward and Ebbets may swing. Philadelphia trade advances as Heinie Zimmerman moves to Cubs in the first syndicate transfer.
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New York
Charley Murphy
Taft
Philadelphia
Murphy
Larney Dreyfuss
Pittsburg
Chicago
Horace Fogel
John Heydler
National League
John M. Ward
John Brush
Charles Ebbets
Brooklyn
Stanley Robison
St. Louis
Heydler
Mr. Robison
Dreyfuss
Boston
Davey
Mr. Dovey
Ban Johnson
Ward
Mr. Johnson
Heinie Zimmerman
Cubs
Otto Knabe
Magnates Meet In Herrmanns Home
Cincinnati scene centers on National League politics as Charles Ebbetts and August Herrmann confer. Ebbetts backs John M Ward while Herrmann supports John St Heydler for re election. Chadwick memorial fund talks progress in Hot Springs and New York planning ahead of December 14 manager meeting.
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Cincinnati
National Baseball League
Charles Ek. Kebbetts
Brooklyn
August Herrmann
Herrmann
Ebbetts
National League
John St. Heydler
John M. Ward
Hot Springs
Ark
Mr. Herrmann
Henry Chadwick
East
New York
League
Juarez Race Day Brings Sun City Crowd and Big Upset
A large Juarez crowd witnessed a decisive victory in heavy air action. Airs, backed from 20 to 1 to 5 to 1, led the six furlong race from start to finish by five lengths. J H Houghton captured the Dos Republicas stakes from a strong field as racing winds down for Monday.
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Juarez
Mexico
Airs
Shoe
J. H. Houghton
Delf
Rustem
the Wolf
Force
Ethel Day
Star Thistle
Bonnie Prince Charlie
the Thorn
Black Hawk
Charlie Hargrave
Jim Brady
Silver Stocking
Miss Alert
Fred Mulholland
McNally
Light House
Aviation pilots named by Aero Club of America
The Aero Club of America selects Glenn H. Curtiss and the Wright brothers as aviation pilots. The board adopts rules for pilot licenses requiring applicants to be over 21 and to prove three flights of at least one kilometer under contest committee supervision. The board reserves discretionary power to approve applications.
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New York
The
Aero Club of America
Glenn H. Curtiss
Orville Wright
Wilbur Wright
Board of Directors
All Nations Defeat Athletics in Coast Farewell Game
The All-Nationals beat the Philadelphia Athletics in San Francisco in the farewell game of the big leaguers on the coast. The Nationals won with a tenth inning run. Score 14 to 8. Batteries Johnson and Snodgrass for the Nationals Krause and Thomas for the Athletics.
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San Francisco
All-Nationals
Philadelphia Athletics
Nationals
Johnson and Snodgrass
Krause and
Thomas
Six Day Bicycle Race Opens at Madison Square Garden
Seventeen riders forming 48 two man teams began the annual six day race at Madison Square Garden at 12 05 this morning. The field includes top long distance riders from several nations with fierce competition and a goal to beat the existing world record of 2737 miles and 1 lap set by McFarland and Moran last December.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
McFarland
Moran
Lon Georget
Emil (Georget
France
Giovenni
Curiociom
Emilio Carapezzi
Italy
Reginald Shirley
England
Australia
Patrick Hein
New Zealand
Boston-Brooklyn
Fred Hill
Boston
Charles 8. Stein
Brooklyn
New York-New Jersey
George Cameron
Floyd Krebs
Newark
N. J. Messenger
George Wiley
Syracuse
Peter Drobach
Record Pace Fails as Leaders Tie at 68 Miles
In the first hour Anderson and Van Oni posted 25 miles across 5 laps. By the second hour all contenders remained tied at 68 miles 7 laps, 135 miles behind La Forde and Faber’s year old record.
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Leon Georget
Wiley
Germaine
Anderson
van Oni
la Forde
Faber
Thorough Wireless Test to Be Made by Cruiser Salem
The Salem with the Birmingham will undergo four months of wireless telegraphy tests sailing from Charlestown Navy Yard through tropical seas and Arctic ice. The test aims to send and receive messages at 100 miles under any condition and 3000 miles under favorable conditions.
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Boston
Salem
Birmingham
Charlestown Navy Yard
Pierce's Attorneys Hope for Dismissal of Case
Austin Texas December 5 Henry Clay Pierce and his lawyers spent a day awaiting Judge Calhoun's ruling on the legality of the anti trust affidavit and the oath administered If the court finds fault with the affidavit the indictment for false swearing may be dismissed and the case dropped
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Austin
Tex
Henry Clay Pierce
Calhoun
Pierce
Princeton Sails for Corinto to Join Vicksburg
The gunboat Princeton left California City for Corinto Nicaragua with coal and stores aboard lighters. It is ordered to proceed at top speed and join the Vicksburg in Corinto harbor to expedite sailing, having coaled at California City instead of Mare Island.
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San Francisco
Princeton
Corinto
Nicaragua
California City
Vicksburg
Mare Island
National Conferences Set for Washington Week
The National Rivers and Harbors Congress opens Wednesday with President Taft delivering the opening address. By week’s end the National Naval Militia Association and the National Council of Commerce meet Thursday, followed by the National Reform Congress on Saturday.
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Washington
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Taft
National Naval Militia Association
National Council of Commerce
National Reform Congress
Helena's Pears Removed and Strike Continues
Helena December 5 The strike situation remains unchanged with some freight moving. Three trainloads of coal expected tomorrow ease fuel famine fears. Local strikers report light strikebreakers headed for Spokane. Passenger trains run late due to the storm rather than the strike, say railroad officials.
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Helena
Spokane
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