Scott Sets New Record For Consecutive Games Played
Everett Scott of the Boston Red Sox extends his streak to five hundred seventy-eight consecutive major league games by the first game of the Cleveland series. The record surpasses George Pinckney's 577, begun in 1916, with Luderus removed from the chase by Cravath. Miss Cecil Leitch, defending England's golf champion, to tour the U.S. this summer and compete in the national championship at Cleveland alongside other British players.
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Jack Vetock
International News
New York
Everett Scott
Boston Red Sox
Scott
Red Sox
Cleveland
George Pinckney
Brooklyns
Boston
Fred Luderus
Phillies
Luderus
Cravath
Pinckney
A. Ez
Ssig Ovakos
C. Leitch
U. 5
Cecil Leitch
England
Newcastle
County Down
Ireland
Leitch
Molly Griffiths
Bastine
Carpentier and Dempsey Not to Meet Very Soon
New York July 8 Chance of a championship bout between Georges Carpentier and Jack Dempsey is unlikely before next year. Kearns and Descamps held talks while Cochran Promotion held a contract with Carpentier. Carpentier plans to return Sept 6 to box Levinsky Oct 10 as Dempsey prepares for his next fight.
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New York
Georges Carpentier
Jack Dempsey
Jack Kearns
Dempsey
Francois Descamps
Kearns
Carpentier
William A. Brady
Charles Cochran
London
Joe Beckett
Cochran
Descamps
Paris
England
France
Europe
United States
Fattling Levinsky
Charles Harvey
Ted Lewis
Lewis
Harvey
Jess Willard
K. O. Brennan
Delegates Head to Eagles Convention in Kalispell
A large number of delegates representing various state lodges stopped in Missoula today en route to the Fraternal Order of Eagles state convention at Kalispell on July 8 9 and 10. Many delegates travel by automobile.
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Missoula
Order of Eagles
Kalispell
Oil drilling planned near Astoria in Clatsop county
Astoria in Clatsop county is set to see oil drilling within weeks. Oklahoma oil expert F H Kiff asserts shale in the city signals oil nearby and predicts discovery within 2000 feet.
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Astoria
Ore
Clatsop County
F. H. Kiff
Oklahoma
Thieves Loot Whiskey From Federal Post Office Cellar
Report from Cheyenne states that unknown burglars stole hundreds of gallons of whiskey and wine seized by dry officers from the basement of a federal post office building. The theft followed news that the liquor would be poured into Crow Creek, raising public concern over river pollution by intoxicants.
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Crow Creek
Post Office
United States
Federal
Ortega O Dowd Bout Set After Fine Weights Check
Pacific coast middleweight champion Battling Ortega and former world champ Mike O Dowd are in peak shape for their 10 round Portland bout at Milwaukie Athletic Club. Both trained at the Olympic club and weigh in at 158 pounds. Four other fights along with a Shannon St Clair six rounder highlight the card.
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Standard
Portland
Battling Ortega
Pacific Coast
Mike O’dowd
Milwaukie Athletic Club
Olympic Club
O'Dowd
Pocatello
O’dowd
St. Paul
Eddie Shannon
Rose City
Willie St. Clair
Colored Flash
Baby” Blue
Danny Edwards
Johnny Fiske
Neal Zimmerman
Bud Fisher
Johnny Buscovitch
Butte Shotgun Charps Leave For Tournament
Seven Butte shotgun experts depart for the Montana state tournament in Kalispell from July 10 to 13. The group includes C. H. Smith A. J. Poore Ted Renfro C. C. Goddard Angus McLeod George Guinn and P. J. O'Brien traveling by four autos. Joined later by James Drumgoole and others from Deer Lodge Salt Lake City and Denver. O'Brien has twice missed first by one point, with strong odds of winning cups and medals.
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Butte
Kalispell
Missoula
C. H. Smith
A. J. Poore
Ted Renfro
C. C. Goddard
Angus McLeod
George Guinn
P. J. O’brien
Anaconda
James Drumgoole
Larabie
Williams
Williams and Tippett
Deer Lodge
Bill Bowman
du Pont Powder Company
Denver
John F. Gowan
Salt Lake City
Winchester Arms Company
O’brien
Concrete oil main proposed across the English Channel
A proposed concrete oil main across the English Channel to Havre aims to satisfy Paris demands without burdening existing transportation facilities by creating a direct link for oil supply.
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English Channel
Havre
Paris
Pittsburg Beats Philadelphia in Pitchers' Battle 1 to 0
Pittsburg defeated Philadelphia 1 to 0 as Adams and Carey delivered the only runs in the eighth. Meadows and Adams starred on the mound, with errors by Fletcher and a McKechnie sacrifice aiding the win. Philadelphia failed to score until the ninth, tallying five runs in their half.
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Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Adams
Meadows
Carey
Fletcher
McKechnie
Schmidt
Brooklyn Beats St Louis 14 to 2 in Poor Fielding Show
Brooklyn slugged four St Louis pitchers and took advantage of sloppy defense to win 14 to 2. Grimes pitched effectively for Brooklyn while St Louis struggles on defense and at the plate. Batteries Grimes Miller for Brooklyn Taylor Haines North Kime Schulz Dilhoefer Clemons for St Louis.
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ST. Louis
Brooklyn
Grimes
Mem HH. B
Miller
Taylor
Haines
North
Kime
Schulz
Dilhoefer
Clemons
Von Elm Loses on Last Hole to Rudy Wilhelm
In Vancouver British Columbia young Von Elm of Salt Lake amateur golf was defeated in the second round by Rudy Wilhelm, the Pacific coast wonder. The match finished on the last hole after both played par golf, drawing the tournament’s largest crowd. R. F. Gaines remains the sole Butte entry. Jack Houston placed fourteenth among coast and Canada professionals as the event drew vast spectator turnout.
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Butte
Young von Elm
Salt Lake
Vancouver
British Columbia
Rudy Wilhelm
Pacific Coast
West
von Elm
Wilhelm
R. F. Gaines
Graham
Dr. McCrimmon
Jack Houston
Butte Country Club
Canada
Princeton Wins OLX Track and Field Meet
London July 8. Princeton defeated Oxford at the Queen's Club today, winning six events to Oxford's four. R. E B Brown of Princeton won the 100 yard dash, with B M D Rudd of Oxford second, R D Clark of Princeton third, and Wood of Oxford fourth.
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London
Princeton
Oxford
Queen's Club
R. E B. Brown
B. M. D. Rudd
R. D. Clark
Wood
Baseball score roundup from Toledo and peers
Scores show Toledo 4 over St Paul 11 in a long affair ending after 11 innings with Kansas City 8 and Indianapolis 9, while Columbus sealed a fifth inning victory 9 to 1 over Minneapolis as rain interrupted play.
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Toledo
St. Paul
Louisville
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Columbus
Minneapolis
Ohio 208 class trotters feature at North Randall
The Ohio for 208 class trotters, valued at $5,000, was the feature event on today’s Grand Circuit program at North Randall in Cleveland. A dash for colts and three other events completed the card.
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Cleveland
Ohio
North Randall
Cleveland Wins Double Header Over Washington
Cleveland wins both games 4 2 and 9 6 at Washington to seize lead in the American league race. Tris Speaker collects seven straight at bats with five hits in the second game as Cleveland bats past Washington. Chicago tops Philadelphia 8 5 after a late rally against Cicotte Moore and Hasty.
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Washington
Cleveland
Tris Speaker
Norton
O'Neill
Shaw
Charrity
R. H .B. Cleveland
Niehaus
Uhle
Een Erickson
Schacht
Gharrity
Philadelphia
Cicotte
Chicago
Moore
Hasty
Schalk
Wyatt
St. Louis Beats Boston 4-0 Behind Shocker Dramatics
In Boston on July 8, Shocker pitched masterfully for St. Louis, receiving strong support as the visitors won 4 to 0. Smith doubled three times and Shocker added a double and two singles. Final line shows St. Louis 4 runs on 12 hits with 1 error, Boston held scoreless with 7 hits and 0 errors. Batteries were Shocker Severetd for St. Louis and Pennock Walters for Boston.
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Boston
Shocker
St. Louis
Smith
Pennock
Walters
Detroit Tigers Rally Past Yankees 4-3 in New York
Detroit won 4 to 3 over New York with a ninth inning surge. Going into the ninth the Yankees led 2 to 1, but costly errors by Fewster and Hannah and timely hits by Heisman and Cobb produced three Detroit runs. Batteries Ayers Okrie Ehmke and penenage Stanage Collins and Hannah.
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New York
Detroit
New York Today
Yankees
Fewster
Hannah
Heisman
Cobb
Tigers
Ayers, Okrie
Ehmke
Penenage Stanage
Collins
Coast League Scores Show Tight Races Across Region
Portland 3 Vernon 6 Salt Lake 6 Los Angeles Oakland 2 Seattle 7 Sacramento 3 San Francisco 4. Teams compete in a crowded coastal league with several close results and shifting standings as the season unfolds across multiple cities.
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Cleveland
New York
Chicago
Washington
Boston Ccceeseoucess
St. Louis
Detroit
Philadelphi
American Association
St Paul
Minneapolis
Wwe
Toledo
Indianapolis Seemee
Louisville
Milwaukee Wceccees
Columbus
Kansas City Werree O
Pet Salt Lake
Vernon - Eel Oo
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Portland
Cccccess
Seattle
Oaklan Eee
Sacramento
Vernon
Salt Lake
Oakland
Chicago Nationals Manager Fined After Umpire Dispute
Chicago July 8 manager Fred Mitchell of the Chicago Nationals was fined $50 after an argument with umpire Moran. The disciplinary action followed the heated exchange during the recent game.
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Chicago
Fred Mitchell
Chicago Nationals Today
Moran
Curley and Morgan confirm Carpentier Levinsky bout set
Jack Curley says the match will be staged in New York next fall after carpentier returns to the United States despite Dempsey's ultimatum. Danny Morgan, manager of Bat Levinsky, backs the plan and predicts an October or November bout here as Carpenteir honors his contract and faces Levinsky first.
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Jack Curley
Danny Morgan
Bat Levinsky
Curley
Dempsey
Carpentier
San Francisco
Levinsky
Georges
United States
New York
Empire State
Morgan
Morgan Sees Path for Levinsky toward World Title
Morgan argues that a boxer of Levinsky's caliber must prove himself against a rival like Dempsey before stepping into the ring for a world title shot. He states that defeating the battler would entitle him to a claim at the championship.
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Levinsky
Jack Dempsey
Morgan
Curley to Return to France Before Meeting Dempsey
A line of sport items notes Curley must not fight during the trip due to his contract with moving picture producers. He will return to France before arranging a meeting with Dempsey, a simple plan viewed as equal to Pat Moore by some, though critics dispute. Joe Benjamin’s role with Leonard’s camp is cited as causing his limited recent activity.
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Curley
Moving Picture Producers
France
Dempsey
Pat Moore
Idaho outlaw baseball leagues face summer misfortune
Reports suggest Idaho outlaw baseball leagues suffered setbacks this summer. Enthusiastic local boosters and players, who know stars mainly through newspaper coverage, confront challenges as the leagues reel from adverse events.
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Idaho
Brown Keeps Focus in Three I League as Coast Rumors Swirl
Brown pursues steady business in the Three I league while a Coast league intrigue unfolds. A wire signed by a rising Jacke Coast star threatened a leap if transport was provided, money was sent, a player arrived, and fans wondered why no uproar followed the “jump” rumor and why the supposed new player kept surfacing in box scores from his former Coast team.
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Idaho
Idaho towns seek big league reputations for top salaries
The spring push in Idaho drew attention as towns advertised high salaries to entice players with major league reputations. News spread widely and business leaders faced many requests from former stars for managerial roles.
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Idaho
Local club signs former Cub pitcher Larry Cheney
A city welcomed a man calling himself Cheney who claimed past major league experience and took charge of organizing the team. He displayed average box skills yet spoke of broad league work and quickly became popular, viewed as a local hero.
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Larry Cheney
Cub
Brooklyn
Cheney
Decline of Interest in Star Teams Hits Baseball
The article notes a drop in interest in the league’s star teams as genuine stars remain few. Businessmen who were victimized vow to back no further ventures, signaling Idaho may escape organized baseball trouble after this year.
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Idaho
Deceptive Recruiter Exposes Fake Baseball Star
A real ex National Leaguer joined the squad but quickly sensed trouble. He identified team member Larry Cheney as a fake, warning the backers privately that the man posing as Cheney was not the former great pitcher.
Local club sacks manager amid Cheney saga
Investigation showed a club rode Cheney’s reputation and fired him after a rift with management. Local papers avoided the truth to dodge ridicule. An experienced elder then took charge and led the team to improved results.
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Cheney
Sothoron Claims Eller's Efficiency Is Camouflage
St Louis Browns pitcher Al Sothoron says Eller’s efficiency collapse under new pitching rules is camouflage. He asserts a marked ball bruise allows a ball to float to the batter and that pitchers will be found with a new ball occasionally, while the bruise suffices most of the time.
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al Sothoron
St. Louis Browns
Eller
Sothoron
Babe Ruth Escapes Injury After Car Accident Rescue
Babe Ruth and other drivers faced a risky moment when his overturned car trapped players beneath it. Ruth avoided serious injury and strained back muscles while lifting the vehicle, preventing a far worse disaster.
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Babe” Ruth
Babe
Faker’s downfall spreads from Cheney to Idaho town
After Cheney’s prestige drew envy, a neighboring town hired the faker. He lasted a month before the fraud was exposed. He then vanished from Idaho one night after warnings about the unsafe country for him.
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Cheney
Idaho
Ruth urged to wait until next November for new car
The text imagines Col Ruppert Huston and manager Huggins urging Babe Ruth in New York to delay buying a new car until next November, arguing that if he is as considerate as his reputation suggests, this is the proper course.
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Colonels Ruppert
Huston
Huggins
Yank
New York City
Ruth
Cubs ace Mordecai Brown tied to Idaho town rumour
Butte sporting editors recall widespread reports that Mordecai Brown the famed three fingered Cubs star would pitch for a small Idaho town. Brown was believed to be in Terre Haute Ind where he began the season managing that Three I league club.
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Butte
Mordecai Brown
Chicago Cubs
Idaho
Brown
Terre Haute
Ind
Local Ballplayer Dream Goes From Slugger to Sluggard
A wry sports note contrasts players chasing fame as power hitters with the harsh label of sluggard when effort fails. It reflects on ambition, performance, and public perception in baseball culture.
Dempsey Pursues Fight Plan Amid Turbulent US Battle
Jack Dempsey works in Idaho Springs near Denver while millions of fans debate how long he will pursue his claim of being a fighting champion. By challenging the United States government and his former wife, he has, in his view, kept his word.
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Jack Dempsey
Idaho Springs
Denver
Col
United States
Brown greeted by town and brass band after arrival
In an Idaho town Brown was met at the train by the populace and a brass band, given a town dinner, then shown to the baseball field where the rival team defeated his side by a lopsided score 62 to 7. He left on urgent business promising a return. The narrative then references the real three-fingered events continuing elsewhere.
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Brown
Idaho
Georgie Adams Builds Rep From Chicago Critics
Georgie Adams of Los Angeles, a bantamweight who faced Jimmy Kelly of Chicago in the Leonard White semifinal at Benton Harbor, did not headline on the Pacific coast yet has earned a strong rep in Chicago. Chicago boxing critics credit him with notable skill and potential.
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Georgie Adams
Los Angeles
Jimmy Kelly
Chicago
Benton Harbor
Pacific Coast
Windy City
Carpentier Not Running From Dempsey Says Curley
Promoter Jack Curley states Georges Carpentier is returning to France and not fleeing the challenge of Jack Dempsey. Curley argues the French champion will face the American in due course, refuting rumors of avoidance.
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Jack Curley
Georges Carpentier
Dempsey
France
Ortega Confident Before Rematch With O Dowd Tonight
Portland reports Battling Ortega exudes confidence for the rematch with O Dowd claiming a head butt in the prior fight distracted him. Ortega says he knows how to handle a butt and expects to prevail in the 4 round bout tonight.
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Portland
Ortega
O'Dowd
Hagem Stumbles in Open Championship Then Fires Back
American and British golf experts comment on Walter Hagem's woeful Open showing in England marked by stage fright and errors. The piece notes his redemption by a strong French Open performance this week, signaling a comeback attempt after a poor start.
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Walter Hagem
England
Union Boat Club Loses at Henley and Seeks Olympic Berth
The Union Boat Club of Boston, made up of former Harvard crewmen, failed to win honors at Henley. They were defeated by a crew that finished second in the finals. Henley has long been a hurdle for Americans abroad, and the Union Boat Club plans to compete in the Olympic games.
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Union Boat Club
Boston
Harvard
Prohibition Declared Stirs Friction at White Mountain Hotel
A fractured speech hints at strict liquor bans affecting local life as stove and range antics swirl in a logue at the White Mountain Hotel. Community chatter questions whether enforcement makes residents more agitated when decisions falter.
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White Mountain
Logue
Ruth early pro career six homers in one game run
A brief note recalls Babe Ruth hashing six home runs in a single game for Baltimore in the International League before his stardom. He hit four in the last four at bats and two in the first two, leaving some observers to joke he may have slowed slightly.
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Babe Ruth
Baltimore
OGorman Wins Montana State College Faculty Spring Championship
Reports say the spring championship at Montana State College faculty was decided one night last week in Bogue before an enthusiastic audience. Dr. OGorman proved to be the speedster champion, amid earlier challenges from rival men. The race ended long-standing town arguments.
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Montana State College
Bogueman
O'Gorman
Husbands Heroic Efforts End in Tragic Train Accident
Peoria Illinois man Charles Workman a coal miner died after he lunged to save his wife as a train sped over a bridge. He grabbed his wife around the waist pulling her from danger but lost his grip and she plummeted 40 feet to a hard road. He clung to a der and perished before help arrived.
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Peoria
Llll
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