Knights of Pythias finish season with win over Post Office team
The Knights of Pythias beat the Post Office 12 to 4 in Twilight League action. Potent early offense supported by fielding miscues and solid defense. Williamson made a notable shirt-pocket misplay. Dixie in center and Gorham at second contributed defensively as Potter allowed few runs.
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Washington shuts out Cleveland with Johnson strong on mound
Washington defeats Cleveland 4 to 0 as John Johnson limits hits to five and earns his 106th shutout win. Indians' batters muster little against Johnson while his strikeout total rises to 31 80. Umpires wear new olive uniform style for AL officials.
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Prince of Wales to attend Firpo Willis boxing bout in New Jersey
Prince of Wales will sit ringside when Firpo faces Willis at Boyle's Thirty Acres in Jersey City on September 11. The Polo Association has reserved 206 seats for His Royal Highness and polo players. Promoter Tex Rickard says tickets are selling rapidly and the bout is billed as a bigger draw than the Dempsey Carpentier clash.
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N. J
Prince of Wales
Firpo
Willis Telash
Boyle
Prince
London
Tex Rickard
Broken Thumb Costs Benny Leonard Purse in Cleveland Fight
Benny Leonard says a broken left thumb in the third round against Tal Moran in Cleveland cost him more than 100000 dollars in potential earnings from a later bout with Mickey Walker. He notes he will be out of the ring a month, vows to remain in trim, and expects to beat Walker when he returns.
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Campion
Tal Moran
New Orleans
Cleveland
Mickey Walker
New York
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Moran
Tecan
Leonard
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Baseball Scores From Cities Across The Nation
In American Association games Columbus beat St Paul 8 to 1 while Minneapolis defeated Toledo 6 to 5 Louisville routed Kansas City 8 to 3 and Indianapolis beat Milwaukee 11 to 3 Milwaukee fell 3 to 1 to Indianapolis. In the National League Chicago and Boston had rain with no other games scheduled and in the American League Washington defeated Cleveland 4 to 0 while New York and St Louis were postponed by rain with no other games scheduled.
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ST. Paul
Minneapolis
Toledo
Louisville
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Chicago
Kansas City at Columbus two games Milwaukees at Toledo
Major league schedule lists two games for Kansas City against Columbus and Milwaukee against Toledo. Other matchups include Minneapolis at Indianapolis and St Paul at Louisville with New York at Pittsburgh. Cleveland at Washington and St Louis at New York, Chicago at Boston, Detroit at Philadelphia.
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Pittsburgh
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Brooklyn
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Boston
Detroit
Washington
Pirates Rise in pennant race behind Giants
Anent Pirates Pittsburgh has surged from a second division berth to a position just behind the Giants. Manager McKechnie’s club shows feared form, with Hazel Cuyler’s batting and Wilbur Cooper’s pitching driving recent success. Cooper appears to have regained his pitching stride. To the tricky bird who is never over par Look before you cheat.
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Pittsburgh
Giants
McKechnie
New Yorkers
Hazen Cuyler
Wilbur Cooper
Rainy day ends Ohio Golf Tour finals on Sylvania course
Rainy weather marked the final rounds of the Ohio Golf Tournament as Emmett French posted a 147 for 36 holes. Other players like George Sargent and P. O. Hart also figure in the leader board amid a day of delays and shifting scores.
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Toledo
Sylvania
Emmett French
Youngstown
Ohio State University
George Sargent
Columbus
P. O. Hart
Marietta
Tigers Lose Narrow Games Plague Detroit This Season
Detroit balls club dropped many one run decisions this season failing in ninth inning or extra innings. Had they won half those close contests they would lead the American standings by a commanding margin.
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Detroit
Tigers
Not Through Yet Old Del Pratt Still Clouts for Tigers
Del Pratt of the Tigers showed his hitting power in a recent game with the Yankees by collecting four safe hits in six tries. He drilled two doubles and a home run, all coming at opportune moments.
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del Pratt
Tigers
Yankees
Pratt
Italian flyer Locatelli begins Iceland leg from Houton Bay
Kirkwall Scotland August 13 Lieutenant Locatelli an Italian long distance flyer departed Houton Bay for Hornafjord Iceland at 11 08 following the route used by American aviators.
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Kirkwall
Scotland
Locatelli
Houton Bay
Hornafjord
Iceland
Four Thousand Reported Drowned in Kalgan Dykes Burst
Dispatches from Pekin report four thousand people drowned in the Kalgan region after dykes broke in Chill province. The grim toll underlines a large flood disaster with extensive loss of life.
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Kalgan
Chill Province
Pekin
Baseball’s tense race mirrors 1908 AL tug of war
The piece recalls the 1908 AL chase by Detroit Chicago Cleveland and St. Louis. St. Louis dropped first followed by Cleveland as Detroit and Chicago battled to the final game. Detroit clinched the pennant with a 7 to 0 win powered by pitcher Bill Donovan.
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Detroit
Chicago
Cleveland
St. Louis
Bill" Donovan
Former Marietta Man Is Killed in Auto Train Crash
Clarence R. Burkhart of Canton Ohio, 22, formerly of Marietta, was killed when his car was struck by a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train at the Fairhope crossing east of Canton while en route to a plant. He worked at the railroad icing plant and was on duty. In Newark Ohio on August 13, primary results from yesterday's races in the 7th Congressional District showed McBride 644, Evans 442, Bittinger 434, Farenbaugh 147 across 65 of 90 precincts.
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Canton, CO
Clarence R. Burkhart
Mariette
Pennsylvania
Fairhope Eiide
Burkhart
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Newark
McBride
Evans
Bittinger
Farenbaugh
Governor race totals from Muskingum County results
In Muskingum County with 81 of 103 precincts reporting the governor race shows Davis 1182 Burke 404 White 1946 Durand 988 Harris 299 Cable 90 Sieber 1298 Smith 252 Donahey 1344 Roatty 233.
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Muskingum County
Davis
Burke
White
Durand
Harris
Cable
Sieber
Smith
Donahey
Roatty
Yankees Open Final Home Stand Facing Contenders
The Yankees begin their last home stand of the season with a string of games through September 7. They meet the Browns in a doubleheader and chase the Tigers who lead the league by a single game, with the Senators a game and a half back.
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New York
Yankees
Browns
Tigers
Detroit
Senators
Michigan Schedule Reveals Tough Six Game Big Ten List
The University of Michigan football team will face six Western Conference foes this fall including Ohio State Iowa Minnesota Northwestern Wisconsin and Illinois. Iowa Wisconsin and Northwestern games are set for Ann Arbor. Meanwhile the Giants start a four game series with the Pirates as they hold a seven game lead in the National League race.
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Ohio State
Iowa
Minnesota
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Illinois
Ann Arbor
Wolverines
Giants
Pirates
New York
Walter Johnsen Notches 196th Shutout in Senators 4 0 Win
Walter Johnsen pitched his 196th shutout as the Senators defeated Indiana 4 to 0. He struck out eight to lift his total to 3,180. The win left Washington within 1 a game and a half of the league lead as weather disrupted other games.
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Walter Johnsen
Senators
Indiana
Walter
Johnson to Avoid Jackson in Oswego Arena Fight
East Chicago Aug 13 Gov Emmet Branch ordered the boxing bout at Oswego Arena cancelled for the good of boxing. World champion Jac Johnson, 16 years retired, will not meet Tut Jackson in the negro finals as announced previously by Mayor Frank Callahan.
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Chicago
Jac Johnson
Tut Jackson
Oswego Arena
Frank Callahan
Emmet Branch
Detroit golfer James Standish captures two titles
James D. Standish Jr. of Detroit won the Michigan amateur golf championship to claim his fourth title and also won the Detroit district tournament, securing two crowns in less than a month.
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James D. Standish, Jr
Detroit
Michigan
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