Pennant Races Tighten Across Leagues
New York and Cincinnati jockey for position as Brooklyn and New York win. Giants sweep Braves to close gaps on leaders while Chicago gains on first and second place. Final cross league series begins tomorrow, with possible eliminations for contenders.
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New York
Cincinnati Reds
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Boston
Superbas
Cincinnati
Reds
Giants
Braves
Cleveland
Chicago
St. Louis
Indians
Yankees
White Sox
Man Pleads Guilty After Pool Hall Slaying
Ellis John, jailed in Columbus for fatally shooting Jack Dobler, says he will plead guilty and spend life in prison as a warning to others not to drink. He drank flavoring extracts and patent medicine, bought a revolver, and spoke of lynching fears amid remorse and pain from a wrist wound.
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Standard
Billings
Ellis John
Columbus
Jack Dobler
John
Dobler
Fred Molt
New York Giants Sweep Doubleheader Over Boston
New York clinched the season in Boston by winning both ends of a doubleheader. In the first game Toney held Boston to four hits as the Giants won 6 to 4. In the second Sallee pitched well in his New York debut, guiding the Giants to a 5 to 1 victory.
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Tney
Braves
Oston
New York
Boston
Wings
Toney
Sallee
Cincinnati
Iung
R. H
York
Snyder
Wat
Townsend
O'Neill
Rey de Bew
Grimes
Ruph
Gowdy
Brooklyn Wins Philadelphia Tilt 7 to 4 Behind RBIs
Brooklyn defeated Philadelphia 7 to 4 as Tra ser and Williams drove in all Brooklyn runs. Paulette was hit by a pitch in the fifth for Philadelphia. Scoring summary shows Brooklyn 003 200 101 and Philadelphia 000 000 301 with Pfeffer, Miller, dows, Betts, and Tragesser contributing.
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Rooklyn
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Traser
Williams
Paulette
R. HH. B.oklyn
Pfeffer
Miller
Dows, Betts and
Tragesser
Dempsey Leaves Chicago for New York Tour
Heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey departed Chicago for New York with plans to close matches with Smith of San Francisco and Brennan of Chicago. A tentative Sept 28 bout with Smith targeted in Boston. Dempsey learned of Miske dining with Mrs Miske at Benton Harbor, prompting Miske to cut his visit and return to St Paul for a hunting trip before scheduling any future fights.
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Chicago
Jack Dempsey
Jack Kearns
New York
Beat Smith
San Francisco
Bill Brennan
Smith
Boston
Dempsey
Brennan
Ly Miske
Benton Harbor
Mateur Golf Champs Elim in Open Round at Oakmont
In Roslyn New York September the United States amateur golf champion and a former champion were eliminated in the day’s round of the national tournament. Davidon Herron of Pittsburgh fell to J Wood Platt of Philadelphia 2 and 1, while Robert Gardner of Chicago lost to W C Fownes of Illinois 2 and 1. Several matches went extra holes with Charles Evans Jr and Reginald Lewis going to the forty first hole and Edward Allis advancing after Oswald Kirkby quit at the thirty ninth. Armour of Orleans defeated Philip Carter 4 and 3 and will meet Francis Imet tomorrow as he pursues the title. Robert Jones II of Atlanta and J Wright Jr of Watertown saw upsets as Jones eliminated Frank Dwyer 4 and 3, while Wright edged Yale champion J W Sweet 2 and 1.
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Roslyn
N. Y
United Tes
Davidson
Illsbure
Herron
Charles Evans Jr
Chicago
Reginald M. Lewis
Greenich
Conn
Edward P. Allis
Milwaukee
Oswald Kirkby
Englepod
N. J
Thomas PD. Armour
Oiland
France
Philip Carter
Shinnock
Toorrow Armour
Francis Imet
Woodland
M. M. Jack
Marion
Robert Tones II
Atlanta
F. J. Wright Jr
Watertown
Jones
Frank W. Dwyer
Wright
J. W. Sweet
Yale
Novel arena plans for Labor Day Dempsey bout
The Labor Day boxing arena built last spring near Lake Michigan holds nearly 20 000 spectators, with the ring down in a sunken area of sand and no inner pillars to obstruct views. The venue resembles Yale Bowl in layout, features fenced sections and removable planks for crowd control, and uses Army volunteers to manage the crowd headed from Benton Harbor.
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Floyd Fitzsimmons
Benton Harbor
T. Oe
Football outlook and coaching notes from Western Montana
The article analyzes upcoming football season prospects in Western Montana noting changes at Montana colleges, Huntington’s arrival, and the rising standard of play. It recalls recent teams Billings, Anaconda, and Dawson, and mentions Oregon readers and Chicago hippo nicknames tied to baseball. It questions whether youthful Vincent Richards will reach eighteen and comments on Hippo Vaughn.
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Oregon
Huntington
Montana
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Carlisle
Harvard
Nebraska
Billings
Anaconda
Dawson
Lincoln Park
Chicago
Jim Vaughn
Hippo
Vaughn
Cubs
Michigan towns host boxing crowd and prep for fall football season
Fans recall Benton Harbor arena draw from Chicago Detroit and Toledo as boxing ends. High school teams in Montana state prep camps with new coaches at Butte and Anaconda. Gussie Scherck leads Butte, Hollis Huntington begins Anaconda stint focusing on fundamentals under Beal’s training legacy.
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Benton Harbor
Chicago
Detroit
Toledo
Illinois
Michigan
Butte
Anaconda
Gussie Scherck
George Downer
The
State University
Army
Anaconda A C M vs Anaconda Knights in Butte series opener
The A C M team, Butte Mines league champions, and the Anaconda Knights of Columbus, city league champions, meet in a nine inning opener at Clark Playground tomorrow at 5 PM. Three games follow: tomorrow, Saturday in Anaconda, and Sunday at the gardens. Mayor Stodden will pitch for Butte and Mayor McCavitt for Anaconda. Admission will be charged. a hat will pass for standing room crowds.
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Butte Mines
Anaconda Knights of Columbus
Clark Playground
Anaconda
the Gardens
Butte
Anaconda Rotary Club
Stodden
McCavitt
Guidoni
Tremblay
Callan
McEachran
Clark
Pacific Coast League standings snapshot
Vernon 3 3 Sacramento 2 2 San Francisco 5 Salt Lake 1 Seattle 3 Oakland 2 Portland 3 Los Angeles 4.
Detroit Plato Erratic Game Ends in Loss to Philadelphia
Detroit committed four errors in the second inning allowing Philadelphia to score four unearned runs as the Phillies beat the Tigers 5 to 4. Naylor and Perkins paired with Dauss and Manion in the batteries.
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Tigers
Philadelphia
Detroit
Ts. Ae
Naylor
Perkins
Dauss
Manion
Chicago Wins From St Louis In Postponed Game
Chicago edged St Louis 5 to 80 in a rain-delayed contest scoring four runs in the sixth and seventh innings. Jackson led offensively with four runs batted in as Deberry Burwell Severeid C Williams and Schalk shared the battery duties for St Louis and Chicago respectively.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Jackson
Deberry
Burwell
Severeid
C. Williams
Schalk
Outsider Captures Doncaster Classic
Ciigula won the St Leger Stakes at Doncaster today as an outsider. Owned by F. O. Goculdas, the horse was quoted at 25 to 1 in this morning's betting.
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Doncaster
England
Ciigula
F. O. Goculdas
Local Scores and Game Postponement in Midwest Lines
St Paul 8 Milwaukee 2 Indianapolis 1 Louisville 3 Columbus 2 Toledo 15. Minneapolis Kansas City game postponed due to wet grounds.
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St. Paul
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Louisville
Columbus
Toledo
Minneapolis-Kansas City
Prohibition Resolutions Rejected by Anglian Synod
In Adelaide on Sept 7 the Anglian synod rejected resolutions favoring prohibition. During debate Reverend Walker called prohibition anti Christian and likened it to American cranks, sparking intense discussion.
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Adelaide
South Australia
Anglian Synod
Walker
Battle for lives after launch fire rescues two men
In the Gulf of Georgia the Minnie F. fires driven, A. B. McConnell and A. B. Young clung to one life belt and a board for three hours before J. D. Hardy of Oaks Point, BC, rescued them. The launch cargo valued at $3,000 was lost.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Minnie F
A. B. McConnell
A. B. Young
Gulf of Georgia
J. D. Hardy
Oaks Point
Miners Federation to Confer with Labor Minister in London
The executive committee of the Miners' Federation, in Portsmouth for the Trades Union congress, has agreed to meet Sir Robert Horne the minister of labor regarding the threatened coal strike. The committee will travel to London for the conference on Thursday.
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Portsmouth
England
Miners’ Federation
Trades Union Congress
Robert Horne
London
Amnesia case puzzles Chelsea police
A middle aged amnesia victim sits in Chelsea Police Station by request. He repeats asking Who am I as he cannot recall his identity. He wears blue serge trousers a green shirt tan shoes and no coat. He has $30 and a gold watch.
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Chelsea
Mass
Baseball Scandal Charges Investigated in Chicago
Chicago officials hold conference on the baseball scandal involving the Chicago and Philadelphia NL clubs. State's Attorney MacLay Hoyne and Cubs president William Veeck discuss assisting the prosecutor and grand jury, which Chief Justice McDonald ordered to investigate the affair. Hoyne plans to assign an assistant state’s attorney to gather evidence for the grand jury.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
MacLay Hoyne
William Veeck
Cubs
Veeck
Charles A. McDonald
Hoyne
Yankees Defeat Pirates 7–3 as Ruth Homers in Pittsburg
New York Yankees won 7 to 3 over the Pittsburg Pirates in Pittsburg. Babe Ruth provided the highlight with a ninth inning homer. Yankee center fielder Bodie suffered a fractured right ankle when his foot tangled with a rubber in the second inning and will miss the rest of the season.
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Pittsburg
New York Yankees
Pittsburg Pirates
Babe” Ruth
Bodie
Yankee
Tommy Murphy Long Winner at Grand Circuit Meet
Hartford Conn September 8 Tomy Murphy dominated day three at Charter Oak park driving three of his entries to first money and another to fourth. He steered John Henry to the 2 04 pace victory Arion Guy took top money in the Acorn three year old trot and Dar Hyal swept the 2 18 trot in three heats. Bonnington with Valentine upset Let Fly in the set trot.
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Hartford
Conn
Tommy Murphy
Charter Oak Park
Murphy
John Henry
Arion Guy
Acorn
Dar Hyal
Crex
Bonnington
Valentine
Let Fly
Herron Loses US Amateur Golf Title in Platt defeat
Roslyn New York September 8 S David son Herron of Pittsburg was eliminated from the United States amateur golf championship by J Wood Platt of Philadelphia two and one to end his bid for the title in the national tournament
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