Third World Series headed for New York
New York notes the possible third straight World Series between the Giants and Yankees as both teams surge in standings. The Giants lead the Reds while the Yankees push from a thin margin, with McGraw and coachs adapting to injuries and new players like Travis Jackson and Maguire rising to fill gaps.
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Davis J. Walsh
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Reds
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McGraw
Dave Bancroft
Travis Jackson
Groh
Maguire
Baseball rule clarification on missed base after home run
In a play from last season a runner missed third base on a home run sequence. Umpires declared the runner out. interpretation now states only the mising runner can be called out and earlier runners remain safe if they touched bases in order.
American Association Scores Snapshot
Kansas City defeated Columbus 11 to 4 while Milwaukee beat Toledo 8 to 0 St Paul triumphed over Indianapolis 5 to 0 and Louisville routed Minneapolis 17 to 1.
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St. Paul
Kansas City
Louisville
Columbus
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Toledo
National League Scores Show Mixed Outcomes
New York defeated Cincinnati 6 to 2 while Philadelphia crushed Pittsburg 7 to 5. St Louis won 7 to 5 against Boston. Brooklyn and Chicago rain caused a called game.
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Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Chicago
Brooklyn We
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Boston Eeeeoed
Cleveland
St. Louis Eon
Detroit
Ecsee
Washington
Boston
Brooklyn-Chicago
Scores and Standings From a Quiet Baseball Card
Baseball score roundup shows Cleveland 22 over Washington 2 and St. Louis 12 over New York 10, plus Philadelphia 6 over Chicago 3. Partial and garbled lines indicate standard league results and incomplete team listings.
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Cleveland
Washington
St. Louis
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Doeteolt-Patom
Cain
Joe McGinnity Sons Iron Man Of Baseball Legend
The article honors Joe McGinnity once a major league ace and famed Iron Man. It notes his age of 64 still pitching and managing the Dubuque club, with multiple shutouts and a storied career including a long major league span and numerous double headers. It references his early days with Montgomery and the Giants alongside Christy Mathewson.
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Jus McGinnity
Joe McGinnity
New York Giants
Christy Matthewson
Montgomery
Cala
McGinnity
Dubuque, Cla
Marshalltown
Tron
Joe
Iron Man
Johnny Dundee Wins Featherweight World Title After Gum Alibi
New York August reports Johnny Dundee finally annexes the featherweight world title after years of battling top foes. He recalls a 1913 gum incident that nearly cost him the 1913 Kilbane fight and notes a single knockout loss to Willie Jackson amid a long, opinionated career. Dundee praises clean living and predicts continued popularity and fairness toward challengers.
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New York
Johnny Dundee
Dundee
Johnny
Criqui
Johnny Kilbane
Abe Attell
Tin
Kilbane
United States
Willie Jackson
Jackson
Pat Moran
Joe Welling
Rocky Kansans
Charley White
Benny Leonard
Lew Tendler
Jack Sharkey
Sailor Friedman
George Chaney
Pepper Martin
Johnny Shrugrue
Rame
Golf etiquette and ruling questions from a 19th century page
The fragment discusses whether Smith holed out when his ball was knocked into the hole by Jones and outlines rules for recalling a stroke on the putting green, replacing balls, and the correct procedure for player errors. It notes that Smith’s score remains the three he reached the green in, and that a ball may be replaced on the green but must be dropped on the fairway.
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Jones
Browns Name Jimmy Austin New Manager of Browns
Jimmy Austin, 41, veteran third baseman and recent Browns coach, takes over from Lee Fohl as manager of the St. Louis Browns in New York. Fohl is leaving for Cleveland then St. Louis. no lineup changes expected as Austin vows continued hard fighting.
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New York
Jimmy Austin
St. Louis Browns
Lee Fohl
Phil Ball
Fohl
Cleveland
St. Louis
Browns
Austin
Welchman
Unclear Totals Read From Fragmented Box Score
Fragmentary OCR shows names Williams and Schleibner with cities Philadelphia St Louis New York and National totals. No clear event, teams, scores, or dates are provided to establish a complete sports card summary.
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Williams
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Schleibner
Witt
New York
Markham Targets Modern Literature Reeking of Sex
Syracuse critic Edwin Markham denounces much contemporary literature for its fixation on sex serves only money and baser passions. He condemns indiscriminate writing and calls for destroying infamous works while praising Irving Bacheller and William Dean Howells as true masters.
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Syracuse
Edwin Markham
Markham
Irving Bacheller
William Dean Howell
Roosevelt to Bring U S Navy Fleet to Legion Convention
Advices from Theodore Roosevelt reassure San Francisco Bay will host the U S Navy Battle Fleet during the American Legion's Fifth Annual National Convention October 15 to 19. Admiral Coontz will attend on the armored cruiser Seattle as the fleet, among the largest in the Bay, anchors offshore. The fleet includes battleships California Maryland New York Texas Arizona Pennsylvania New Mexico Idaho and more.
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San Francisco
Theodore Roosevelt
San Francisco Bay
American Legion
Inted States Navy
Bay
R. A. Coontz
Enstish nobleman enters Hollywood as screen extra
Screen Nobility JS Viscount Glerawly, titled Enstish nobleman, has entered the movies as an extra in Hollywood. If he ever reaches stardom it will be un cy the nom de plume of Vat An sley.
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Viscount Glerawly
Hollywood
Vat
Ansley
Fleet arrives as parade and reviews dazzle the city
The text lists numerous ships including the Seattle and various destroyers and tenders with their officers and crews. It notes brilliant social programs, parades, fleet reviews, night lighting, and additional features in conjunction with the fleet’s presence. Eleven hundred commissioned officers and 20,009 enlisted men will compose the fleet personnel.
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Tennessee
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Nevada
Chuiser
Seattle
Melville
Relief
Destroyers
Delphy
Chauncey
Fuller
Percival
John Francis Burns
Farragut
Somers
Stoddert
Reno
Farquhar
Thompson
Kennedy
Paul Hamilton
William Jones
Woodbury
S P. Lee
Nicholas
Young
Zeilen
McDermut
Yarborough
Lavalette
Sloat
Wood
Shirk
Kidder
Selfridge
Marcus
Melvine
Chase
Robert Smith
Mullangy Hill
MacDonough
Farenhoidt
Sumner
Corry
Melvin
End of Cincinnati Horse and Mule Exchange foretold
The Cincinnati Horse and Mule Exchange in the stock yards district will dissolve, marking the end of the pioneer horse market in America. The move signals the near future closure of the historic market hub in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Horse and Mule Exchange
Stock Yards
Pioneer Horse Market of America
National League pitchers each win double headers
Cincinnati August 8. John Stuart rookie of the St Louis Cardinals became the first to win a double header this season and Adolfo Luque of the Reds followed. Stuart won both games against the Boston Braves with three hits allowed. It has been over six years since a major league pitcher won two games in one day.
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MacGinnity
Carl Mays
Joe McGinnity
Onyl
Cincinnati
John Stuart
St. Louis Cardinals
Adolfo Luque
Cincinnati Steds
Stuart
Ohio State University
Rickey
Boston Braves
Stickey
Bill Doak
Brooklyn
Miller Kuggins
Cardinals
Doak
Luque
Umpire Jim Johnstone and the famed Johnstone mask tale
Former NL umpire Jim Johnstone recalls a Yale Harvard game featuring catcher Jim Kerman. Johnstone, creator of the Johnstone mask, notes he keeps busy with royalties as his design aims to supplant the wire mask. Kerman later had a shot with the New York Giants after Yale.
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Jim Johnstone
Yale
Johnstone
Jim
Sporting
Jim Kerman
Harvard
Ker
Bill Kamm Aims to Break Two-Base Hit Record
Chicago Aug 8 The White Sox third baseman nicknamed the Dublin Kid known for hitting doubles may set a major league season mark. With about 60 games left he has more than half a hundred doubles this season and could surpass Ed Delehanty’s 54 for the NL and Tris Speaker’s 53 AL records. Kamms speed after reaching first base drives his threat.
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Chicago
Dublin
White Sox
Bill Kamm
Bill
Kamm
Ed Delehanty
Philadelphia
Delehanty
Tris Speaker
Boston Red Sox
O Bleness Captures President's Cup at Athens Club
The final of the President's Cup at Athens Country Club was played Tuesday afternoon between F. W. Bush and C. G. O'Bleness. O'Bleness won the trophy on the nineteenth after Bush led early, then the match went to a finish with O'Bleness taking the decisive hole. Medals: Rush 92, O'Bleness 97.
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Athens Country Club
F. W. Bush
C. G. O'Bleness
Bush
O'Bleness
Bleness
Rush
O’bleness
Washington crowd gathers for funeral cortege arrival
A large crowd, mostly women and children, waited in the capitol plaza for the funeral cortege. About two hundred marines were pressed into service to maintain order as the procession approached.
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Washington
Capitol Plaza
Gratitude ties Harry Wills to Mullins and costs title shot
In New York Aug 8 Wills manager Paddy Mullins kept the black heavyweight hopeful from pursuing major fights citing gratitude as a liability Flynn a prominent boxing figure says Wills would be worth millions if he switched managers noting rivals Willard Firpo and others seized prominence while Wills stalled Mullins praised for his straightforwardness and loyalty to boxing over quick gains.
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Harry Wills
Paddy Mullins
Jack Dempsey
Leo P. Flynn
Mullins
Ewe Mullins
Willis
Aluslins
Jey
Willard
Firpo
Wills
Giants Clinch Victory as Tuque Fails To Score Against Stengel
The Giants beat the Reds 6 to 2 in a five game streak for the champions. Tuque did not score against Stengel as the scuffle occurred when the senor left the box on request in the eighth.
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Luque
Tuque
Stengel
Reds
Senor
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