Giants and Nationals clash in 1924 World Series thriller
By Billy Evans. Washington October 13. The 1924 World Series between the New York Giants and the Washington Nationals offered every variety of baseball. Johnson’s defeat after 12 innings, Zachary and Marberry’s pitching feats, Peckinpaugh’s injury, and Mo gridge’s arm failure shaped a dramatic, flawed battle with limited infield reserves and bold base running.
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New York Giants
Washington Nationals
Johnson
Washington
Zachary
Marberry
Fred Marberry
Harris
Giants
George
Mogridge
Peckinpaugh
Peck
Walter Johnson
Nehf
Fort Wa iter Would Reopen Ball Scandal
Eastern sport critics pressed for the O Connell Dolan scandal to be reopened or for O Connell s testimony to be made public during the world series. They insist the issue must not fade and note Dolan s guilty actions while Dolan and Frisch Young and Kelly are cited in the case. Judge Landis alone remains to push for reopening the matter.
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New York
O'Connell-Dolan
O'Connell
Bageball
Dolan
Giant
Frisch
Young
Kelly
Aseball
California
Broadway
Judge Landis
All-Star Teams to Clash in Cleveland December 6
An Eastern all star team will play an all Western eleven in Cleveland on December 6 to raise funds for a municipal stadium. The squads will feature last year varsity players or recently graduated athletes from eastern and western university teams. Dunn Field, home of the Cleveland baseball club, has been secured for the game.
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Cleveland
Big Ten University Club of
Dunnfield
Pro Grid Scores: Cleveland Bull Dogs 29 Akron
Cleveland Bull Dogs defeated Akron 29 points in a Pro Grid game. The scoring details are incomplete but indicate a decisive win for Cleveland over Akron.
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PRO
Cleveland Bull Dogs
Akron
Local Scoreboard Mixes Timers and Teams Across Towns
In a scattered results list, Columbus defeats Rochester while Milwaukee tops Kenosha. Chicago Bears notch 19 percent and Racine 10. Steubenville outpaces Akron Silents 22 to 6, Massillon 43 blank Lorain, Pittsburgh Lyceums 7 over Martinsberry Legions 8, Cleveland authors 7, and Reading noted as favorites. Other results include Cleveland Buckeyes 0, Harbor A C 6, Ashtabula Elks over Bucyrus 21, and Cleveland eeds 0 at TIronton Tanks 41.
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Columbus
Rochester
Milwaukee
Kenosha
Chicago Bears
Racine
Dayton
Buffalo
Steubenville
Akron Silents
Massillon Maroons
Lorain Eremies
Pittsburgh Lyceums
Martinsberry Legions
Cleveland Anthors
Reading
Cleveland
Columbus West Side A. C
Painesville A. C
Gossip Dampens Pirates Confidence In Star Player
Rumors claim a key player’s playoff struggles hurt the Pirates and prompt clubs to doubt her audition. Skeptics in Pittsburgh argue lack of audition serves as a weak excuse, spreading doubt about future success.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh
McGraw Praises Kelly as Versatile Giant Player
McGraw rates Jorge Kelly as a reliable core for the club filling in at second in Frisch’s absence and aging the outfield. The big first baseman shows calm fielding despite his size and remains praised by the manager.
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McGraw
Kelly
Jorge Kelly
Ince
Frisch
Kely
Pop Athens Says on Baseball Thievery and Fading Fans
In a rambled critique the column mocks base stealing, lauds McGraw's era shaping impact, jokes about Walter Johnson, and notes fan disappointment with the Giants and Red Sox as old style and modern, while referencing vaudeville boxing and the fading allure of early baseball drama.
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J. Dunbar
Walter Johnson
Washington
Walter
Spectators Demand Raw Touchdowns in Outlawed Grudge
An archaic form of athletic contest drew crowds eager for sudden decisive touchdowns, even as the method bypassed formal legal constraints.
Walter Camp Defined Football Rules Master
A saying credits Walter Camp as the sole man in America who knows the football rules backward and suggests that is how the rules are generally shaped.
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Walter Camp
America
Fragmentary Sports Notes On Cleats And Bones
Fragmentary text discusses cleats and pastimes relating to bone and muscle, noting similar issues with the bones and tendons. The passage reads as a technical aside, with limited context or clear event.
Gardner-Harvey tops Logan in opening semi-pro title game
In Middletown Ohio on October 13 Gardner-Harvey of Middletown beat Logan Eastern Ohio 2 to 1 to take the first game of the final elimination series for the state semi pro championship. Logan had multiple hits but couldn’t convert with runners on base while Gardner-Harvey capitalized on errors and a sacrifice fly. The series resumes in Middletown Sunday.
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Gowdy
Muddy Ruek
Washington
Giants
Middletown
Gardner-Harvey
Ohio
Logan
Mays" Mohney
al Leake
Knight
Adams
Leake
Knox
Dupler
Weimer
McBride
Allery
Martin
Ames
Loran
St Xavier set to visit Wittenberg in weekend clash
Springfield Ohio reports St Xavier arrives with a train-load of supporters for a Saturday October 18 game at Wittenberg. Captain Bill Knecht leads the Saints against Captain George Rohleder as Dad's Day at the stadium adds local excitement.
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Springfield
Denison
Wittenberg
St. Xavier
Cincinnati
George Rohleder
Bill Knecht
Saints
Ohio University seeks cross country candidates this fall
Track Coach Giauque calls for aspiring runners as a few men train daily on the track. An intramural cross country meet is planned next month and could lead to a varsity meet with another Ohio college. The Green and White has not yet fielded an intercollegiate team. Report at 3 15 each afternoon.
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Giauque
Ohio University
Ohio
Basketball is on at Pomeroy
Pomeroy Ohio October 13 Basketball has begun to look up in small high schools New Haven and Mason have four contests with an even split Racine boys 22 Racine girls 15 11 Meigs and Athens counties Korn Karnival next Saturday features about a dozen teams from small high schools Harrisonville field day planned with strong Pomeroy High prospects says Coach Samson noting a heavier more rangy lineup than last year
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Pomeroy
Ohio
New Haven
Mason
Racine High
Tuppers Plains
Racine
Harrisonville
Meigs
Athens
Samson
Pomeroy High School
Port Washington Democrat Record Cited in Local Voter Claim
The Democrat ticket is described as more consistent at the polls than local resident Philip Lamneck who says he voted Democratic for 54 years and never missed a primary or regular election.
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Port Washington
T’hilip Lamneck
On shift plays pause under referee command
Players halt briefly at the referee’s signal and maintain footing while executing masse shots, with discipline to refrain from speaking to Arkar fas panther.
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Arkarfas Panther
Track and football clash in Big Ten exceptions
Chicago, Oct 10. The Big Ten allows two cross sport exceptions this year. Brookins of Iowa gives up track eligibility to play football hoping his hurdling speed helps the gridiron. Kinsey of Illinois also pursues the varsity football bid while remaining a fast track medalist potential.
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Chicago
Brookins
Iowa
Kinsey
Miinois
Hilneis
Dempsey Likely to Skip Winter Title Fight
New York report says Jack Dempsey probably will not risk his title indoors this winter unless gate receipts exceed about $190,000. Tex Rickard favors under $106,000. Dempsey eyes May or later for a bout. He plans California return and possible Europe tour for vaudeville or exhibitions. Manager Jack Kearns worries about staying out of shape while idle.
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New York
Tex Rickard
Jack Dempsey
Tickard
Dempsey
Jack
Carpentier
Firpo
Wills-Gibbons
Firpo- Renault-Tuomey
California
Europe
Jack Kearns
Collins Prefers Football Over Diamond Sport at Columbia
Eddie Collins, famed as a premier second baseman, recalls that as a Columbia collegian he favored playing football to baseball, reflecting his athletic breadth and early sports choices.
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Collins
Eddie Collins
Columbia
TURES TIME CAPTAIN Koppisch Leads Columbia Hopefuls
Captain Koppisch, star of the Columbia varsity, has been honored as team leader three times. Coach Haughton looks to him to steer a successful season.
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Tures
Koppisch
Columbia
Haughton
All in Ten Teams Strong in Western Conference Play
Saturday football features show ten teams in the Western Conference displaying strength with Iowa and Ohio State still in contention after a scoreless draw. Illinois returns to 1923 form by routing Butler, Michigan edges Michigan Aggies by seven, Minnesota tops Haskell 20 to 0, Northwestern defeats Cincinnati 42, Chicago beats Brown 19 to 7, Indiana falls to Louisiana 20 to 14, Wisconsin halts with a 7 to 7 draw vs Cor, Cornell loses to Williams for the Ithacans first defeat since 1926, Princeton ties Lehigh 0-0, Yale beat Georgia 7-6, and Nebraska upset by Oklahoma 14-7.
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New York
Navy
Cornell
Princeton
Yale
Georgia
Iowa
Ohio State
Ilinois
Butler
Michigan
Michigan Aggies
Minnesota
Haskell
Northwestern
Cincinnati
Chicago
Brown
Indiana
Louisiana
Wisconsin Badgers
Cor
Williams
Ithacans
Lehigh
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Eastern boxers invade California in four-round bouts
East quarterbacks in boxing headlines as Eastern fighters like Sammy Mandell and Bud Taylor conquer West Coast four-round bouts. Mandell dominates lightweights, proving superior to Western rivals, while Taylor defeats Georgie Rivers despite a shoulder injury. Crowds pack the venues as promoters profit from the coast invasion.
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Los Angeles
Sammy Mandell
Chicago
Bud Taylor
Terre Haute
Ind
Harry Wills
Mandell
Taylor
Georgie H Rivers
Rivers
S. Rh. O
Here They Are Epinard and Saarazen Photo Shine
Saarazen, America's premier running horse for 1924, is pictured with Epinard, the French challenger defeated by Saarazen at Latonia Kentucky last Saturday. Epinard was the favorite but failed again to win, showing his distance is less than a mile.
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Epinard
Saarazen
America
Latonia
Marietta Faces Wesleyan in Key Parkersburg Clash
Marietta College prepares for a crucial football game against West Virginia Wesleyan at Parkersburg in a new 16,900 seat stadium. A win would restore season hopes, while a loss promises a long winter. Coaches Griffiths and Reiter have hidden practice and new plays may be unveiled.
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Marietta
Marietta College
West Virginia Wesleyan
Parkersburg
Avgio Valley
Grove City
Corii
Wesleyan
Griffiths
Reiter
Open field running backs and shock absorbers in football terms
Describes backfield roles where a driving or plunging back breaks through the line, an open field runner dodges and uses a stiff arm, and shock absorbers in backfield are players who prevent pursuers from the ball carrier’s path though they rarely carry.
Boxing Pessimism Over Heavyweight Prospects in 1920s Era
Davis J. Walsh argues scarce top talent across divisions threatens heavyweight future. He notes Dempsey looming, few replacements in lightweight, bantam, featherweight, and flyweight ranks, with Malm, Tunney, Cibbons, Stribling, and Berlenbach among names sparking debate. most are inactive or aging.
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New York
Loxing
Benny Leonard
Dundee
Moran
Lew Tendler
Cherney ‘White
Rocky Kansas
Jack Zivic
Jack Bernstein
Harry Greb
Espion
Abe Goldstein
Abe
Dunedee
Mickey Walker
Dave Shade
Walker
Ancho Villa
Frankie Genaro
Villa
Mike Maheen
McTig
King
Gene Tunney
Tom Cibbons
Youns Stribling
Paul Berlenbach
Frank Tikonda A’s infielder a top basketball player
Philadelphia Athletics star infielder Frank Tikonda is praised as one of the nation’s best basketball players, rated among the first five.
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Frank Tikonda
Philadelphia Athletics
Griff Buys Gregs To Bolster Staft
Washington Nationals president Clark Griffith buys Vean Gregg a veteran left hander from the Pacific Coast League to report in spring training in Tampa Florida. Gregg will serve in relief roles and is about forty years old with 23 wins this season.
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Washington Nats
Vean Gregg
Gregg
Tampa
Fla
Cleveland
Philadelphia Athletics
Boston Red Sox
Hos Ted
I’'her
San Francisco
Griffith
Washington
Tryon Returns to Lead Colgate Basketball Roster
Colgate coach Harlow plans to field a strong lineup after losing 13 regulars from last season. He is confident in fresh material to produce another winner. Star guard Tryon remains with the team despite being injured.
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Colgate
Harlow
Wit Bhime
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