Babe Ruth Hurt In Gar Accident Near Wawa Pa
Babe Ruth star slugger of the New York American team was injured slightly when his touring car overturned after a curve near Wawa, Pennsylvania. Ruth, his wife and three players were thrown clear and later conveyed to a farmhouse and Philadelphia before continuing to New York. Ruth suffered a painful knee injury but all occupants escaped more serious harm.
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Coates Coleman
Olympic team race tests final tryouts and edge
The article traces contenders across boxing baseball tennis and golf as final Olympic selections near Antwerp. It notes college athletes face tougher schedules and risk, cites Hendrickson and Maxam near misses, and mentions Tim Jordan and Clyde Wares in baseball plus Idaho pentathlon hopefuls Perrine Irving Baker. It ends with Jack Johnson considerations and a boxing dispute in Tijuana.
Excitement Dims as Chicago Beats St Louis Eight to Five
In St Louis on July 7 Chicago defeated St Louis by eight to five as the home defense faltered in the eighth inning. Two spectators were escorted from the park after an argument with a catcher. police intervened to prevent trouble during the clash. Batter and pitching details note Chicago scored five runs on two hits, three errors, a walk, and a hit batsman.
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Chicago
Paskert
Dilhoefer
R. H. E. Chigaeo
Bowie
Dee
Alexander
Killifer
Jacobs
May
Goodwin
July schedule for Mines Baseball League announced
Walter J. Shay secretary announces remaining July games. Doubleheaders start at 2 pm, evenings at 6 30 pm. Schedule lists matchups across Columbia gardens Meaderville Timber Butte Clark playgrounds and Timber Butte with dates from July 11 to July 30. Umpires will start games on time and call time if teams aren t ready.
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Mines Baseball League
Columbia Gardens
North Butte
Timber Butte
Elm Orlu
the Gardens
Black Rock
Davis Daly
Meaderville
Clark Playgrounds
Clark Playground
Big Four Baseball Wins Series Over Wisdom
The Big Four baseball team took two of three against Wisdom last week. Wisdom won the first game 1 to 0 with Gale and Arbor behind the plate and Frolich and Beakey for Big Four. On July 4 a doubleheader saw Big Four win 10 to 1 in the first game and take the second game as Wisdom held opponents to one hit until the seventh before Big Four scored. The Wisdom battery featured Dowling on a wented pitch for Wisdom, Cox and Hurley for Big Four. Upon returning home, the Butte team praised Wisdom and commended Bill Stone Joe Arbor and Mr. Kee for organizing the holiday sport committee.
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Arbor
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Sorenson
Isdom
Cox
Toledo Bout Sets Moore Wallace 116-Pound Fight
Toledo card features Pat Moore of Memphis against Patsy Wallace of Philadelphia in a 12 round bout on July 15. Both fighters weigh 116 pounds at ringside.
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Ohio
Pat Moore
Memphis
Patsy Wallace
Philiphia
Toledo Defeats St Paul In Tight Nine Inning Clash
Toledo wins 7 to 3 over St Paul in a batters duel as Columbus edges Minneapolis 5 to 6 in an 11 inning thriller with extra innings drama. Kansas City posts a 4 to 18 count in a high scoring note, the details incomplete from OCR.
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St. Paul
Columbus
Minneapolis
Apo
Kansas City
Atlantic voyage aids trainers in preparing team for games
The trip across the Atlantic will help trainers ready the men for hard competition. About two weeks on the water will combine rest, light limbering, and solid workouts as needed. The team arrives two weeks before the events, allowing final conditioning on dry land.
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Atlantic
Trainers Expected for Antwerp Runners as Form Sets Showing
Conditioning and timing will determine how top a performer shows in Antwerp. A group of trainers is urged to assess each athlete. Likely head trainer is Jack Moakley, with Lawson Robertson handling the field events. Bill Hayward or Chrystie may assist. The team faces a tough task after the finals on July 17.
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Antwerp
Jack Moakley
Cornell
Lawson Robertson
Pennsylvania
Bill Hayward
Oregon
Chrystie
California
Mike Murphy
Red Box Mourn Loss of Hoyt Injured Pitcher
The Boston Red Box lament the loss of Waite Hoyt, hailed as a top recruit. Hoyt strained his groin in May and underwent a minor operation that proved more serious than expected. He is not yet back in uniform and may not return until August.
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Boston Red Box
Waite Hoyt
Hoyt
Luque and Klem Quiet After On Field Row
Adolfo Luque of the Reds and umpire Bill Klem cooled down after a recent dispute. Klem earlier guarded Luque, and the Cuban had been throwing since their incident, though nothing more occurred. President Heydler’s fine to each seems to have had effect.
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Cincinnati Reds
Bill Klem
Klem
Luque
Kiem
Heydler
Tris Speaker Seeks Youngster Tremaine as Shortstop Rival
Tris Speaker scouts a Cleveland sandlot youth named Tremaine who aims to challenge Ray Chapman for the shortstop job. Tremaine, comparable in size to Rabbit Maranville, shows early pep and could become a solid ball player, as public chatter notes.
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Tris Speaker
Tremaine
Cleveland Sand Lots
Ray Chapman
Rabbit Maranville
Voltage Wins Fasig Purse in Grand Circuit Race
Voltage owned by J. D. Welsh and driven by Fred Egan won the Fasig sweepstakes purse of 2000 at Cleveland. The Prince Volo colt beat five juvenile trotters in straight heats, with Worthy Etawah withdrawn after laming. Time 2.11⅘, poor track conditions delayed the program to 3.99 p.m. Foxy Ann and Woecd Patch were the day’s only favorites winners.
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Voltage
J. D. Welsh
Kansas City
Fred Egan
Memphis
Prince Volo
Worthy Etawah
Great Britton
Egan
Day Star
Foxy Ann
Woecd
Patch
Bradley APT To Be One Of Big Men In Meet
Everett L Bradley America s premier athlete who won the pentathlon at the Penn relay games under the University of Kansas colors is preparing for summer Olympic tryouts. He may enter the decathlon at national trials and aims to represent the United States at Antwerp Belgium this summer. Bradley has set numerous marks across sprints jumps and throws, dating from 1914 to 1920, including the 75 yard dash 100 yard dash 220 yard dash pole vault high jump and broad jump with feats logged at Urbana Wichita Kansas City and Chicago among others.
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Belgium
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Oklahoma State
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Manhattan
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Kansas University Interclass
Philadelphia Twins Complete Two Shutouts Over Boston
Philadelphia defeated Boston 6 to 0 and 1 to 0 in a doubleheader. Keefe held Boston to no hits through eight innings in the first game while Fortune and Perry matched zeroes in a pitching duel during the nightcap. Philadelphia batted for ten runs in the opener and one run in the finale, with Sigalor and Keefe among the players noted in box scores.
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Fortune
Perry
I. B
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Karr
Eibel
Walters
Perkins
Defeat of Neville Principal Surprise in Pacific Northwest
Vancouver July 7 Jack Neville of San Francisco fell to A Rosenblatt of Portland by one up in the first round of the amateur golf championship. Other eliminations included Paul Hunter defeating A Crittenden 3 and 2 Chandler Egan beating KR Gellatley 3 and 2 A Steil defeating Roscoe Fawcett 6 and 5 R Spiers defeating E Mounefield 6 and 5 R Willing defeating R L Gardner 3 and 2 Rudolph Wilhelm defeating J D Frazier 5 and 4.
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Jack Neville
San Francisco
A. Rosenblatt
Portland
Ore
Paul Hunter
Pasadena
A. Crittenden
Chandler Egan
Medford
KR. Gellatley
A. Steil
Seattle
Roscoe Fawcett
R. Spiers
Jefferson Golf Club
E. Mounefield
Shaughnessy Heights
R. Willing
R. L. Gardner
Rudolph Wilhelm
J. D. Frazier
Challenger boat awaits measurement in first time in cup history
In New York on July 7, the Resolute and Shamrock IV, the challenger and defender, were placed in the same dry dock awaiting official measurement for the America's Cup. The Resolute was towed from Glen Cove to South Brooklyn, while Shamrock IV arrived from Sandy Hook.
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Challenger
Defender
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