Gaffney Named President of Boston National League Club
James H. Gaffney is elected president and retains treasurership of the Boston club. Directors reorganized with C. James Connelly as vice president and Frederick R. Killeen joining the board. Gaffney plans Boston residence and travel with the club, deferring day to day control to Manager Kling while pressing for player acquisitions. He travels to Buffalo to seek release of Arthur Bues, despite Stallings’ delay.
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James HE. Gaffney
Maine
Boston National League
C. James Connelly
Frederick R. Killeen
Connelly
Todd Russell
Killeen
John M. Ward
New York City
Gaffney
Boston
I Kling
Kling
Buffalo
Arthur Bues
New York
Stallings
James S. Gaffney
Boston National Club
Club Menting
Caledonian grove hosts Scoteh Picnic events and boxing rivalry
Arthur Duffey reports on a Caledonian grove program tied to the annual Scoteh Picnic with Pirates and Braves in key matches. He notes Nate Cartmell's racing setback, Ledoux may challenge Jimmy Walsh, and Rube Marquard's $25 fine for a single-inning pitch. Johnny Magee says Charley Rice trains for Elis carnival.
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National Commission
Chicago
Gotham
Rube’ Marquard
Port Chester
N. Y
Johnny Magee
Charley Tice
Fragmented Sports Commentary and Notices From Oldtown
Scattered notes reveal umpire interactions in a baseball dispute and prior queries on base decisions. Entries discuss municipal AA meeting forms and a speaker birth year comparison. Additional lines touch on Detroit seven runs, Bodie ancestry, and Olympic medal tallies.
Lowell Leads in New England League Doubleheader
Lowell, last year's champions, took an early lead in the New England league pennant race by defeating Lawrence 3 to 2 in the first game, but fell to second as Lawrence won the nightcap 3 to 0. A record crowd watched two fine games with standout plays and strong pitching from Keating and Zeiser.
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Lawrence
Lowell
Luyster
Chase
Brermeier
Carlstrom
Phoenix
Foultes
Dee
Halstein
Boultes
Miller
Hause
Keating
Zelser
Hitler
Kennedy
Br Zeiser
Bannon
Kerins
New Bedford Beats Haverhill 8-0 in Pitchers Battle
New Bedford pitcher Hogg shut out Haverhill as Ness hit a three base and home run. Ness drove in three runs with a homer over right field and New Bedford built an early lead, 8 to 0, behind strong defense and five walks issued by Kessler.
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Hogg
Kessler
New Bedford
Ness
Haverhill
Ge Po.a.e
A.E. Sweatt
Courtney
Garney
Robinson
Delaney
Pratt
Hedford
O'Connell
Spires
Onmr Hessler
Stafford
Worcester Rally Tops Lynn 4–2 In Late Baseball Hitfest
Worcester erased a deficit to defeat Lynn 4 to 2 at Lynn. Key hitters included Shorten Crum Clements Haas and Wallace with consecutive hitting sparking the Worcester rally. Pitcher Wilson worked for Worcester and Harrington for Lynn in a nine inning game with Worcester drawing seven bases on balls and two costly errors.
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Worcester
McCune
OsMureh
Drum
OfOrcutz
Be Clements
Logan
STS
Ssics
Haas
Cargo
Rnewnolds
Daum
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Reynolds
Strands
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Harrington
Danm
Rorty
Fall River Edges Brockton in Low-Scoring Victory
Fall River shut out Brockton 1 to 0 as Arminger held Brockton to three hits while Thompson allowed twelve hits. Walsh doubled for Brockton and Ferrin drove in the lone run for Fall River, with Navarro and teammates contributing in a tense southwestern style baseball page item.
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Fall River
Brockton
Thompson
Rooff Arminger
POLA
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Osmith
Boardman
Ferrin
O’dowda
Kell
Walsh
Weaver
Hickman
Yell
Thackara
McLane
O'Dowd
Bowcock
Scotch Picnic Readied at Caledonian Grove
All set for a major Scotch picnic at Caledonian Grove West texbury with top amateur entrants from New England and world class long distance pros. Amateur events begin at 2 p m followed by the 10 mile international professional race. Transportation via Elevated to Forest Hills surface cars or South Station trains to Spring Street.
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Caledonian Grove
West Texbury
New England
Forest Hills
the Grove
Spring Street
Bresnahan protests Phillies win over UMPIRE call
St Louis manager Bresnahan filed a protest with league president Lynch over Philadelphia's victory accusing umpire Orth of failing to rule an infield fly in the fifth inning yesterday's game.
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Philadelphia
Bresnahan
St. Louis
National League Baseball Club
Lynch
Saime
Orth
Nelsons Busy Day in White Mountain Tennis
In Crawford New Hampshire on August 2 only one match finished at the White Mountain tennis championship. The doubles semi final saw R. M. Currier of Longwood and H. Martin of Lowell defeat King Smith of the Seventh Regiment New York and Dr. W. A. Bradford of Longwood by scores of I-6 7-5 7-5.
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Nelson
Dr. Bradford of
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F. H. Harris
Narragansett Pier
R. I
Point Judith Country Club
Margaret Prescott
Washington
D. C
H. A. MacKinney
Providence
Agnes Kennedy
A. E. Kennedy
Philadelphia
Barger Wallach
New York
Craig Biddle
Prescott
Machinon
Allar
Eleanor Chase
Waterbury
Conn
W. M. Washburn
Still the American Champion
Harris and Nelson led Currier and Martin 38-2 in a doubles final at dusk, after a two set lead, with Nelson also a favorite in the singles final tomorrow. Currier and Martin shifted tactics to win sets three and four, leaving the fifth unfinished as darkness fell.
Braly Captures Two Matches in New York Tennis
California player H. H. Braly won two matches in the New York State championship defeating W. D. Hadsell 6 2 6 3 and Porter 6 2 6 1. Inman and Little also advanced, with Inman beating Harold Swain 6 1 6 3 and Little ousting N. C. Stevens 7 5 9 7 and G. S. Groesbeck 6 0 6 1. Voshell fell to F. G. Anderson 4 6 7 5 6 3 in a reversal of the day.
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New York
H. H. Braly
California
W. D. Hadsell
Porter
Bralyv
Ec Inman
R. DD. Little
Inman
Harold Swain
Little
N.cc. Stevens
G. S. Groesbeck
S. T H. Voshell
F. G. Anderson
Reading
Penn
Anderson
Voshell
Bike Stars On Track Tonight At Revere
The 2 mile motor paced race at the Revere cycle track features Clarence Carman and George Wiley among the likely starters. Also racing are Ernie Pye of Salt Lake City and Menus Bedell, with Emile Friel and Peter Drobach in a special match race. Friel, a two time world champion, is in top form and confident in beating Drobach. A large field competes in amateur and professional sprint events and the messenger boys race is expected to be a crowd pleaser.
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Revere
Clarence Carman
George Wiley
Carman
Wiley
Ernie Pye
Salt Lake City
Menus Bedell
Emile Friel
Peter Drobach
Drobach
Cleveland Club Field Day Opens Events at Caledonia Grove
The Cleveland Club field day at Caledonia Grove West Roxbury on August 16 shifts to open handicap events. The committee reports the New England A A U has sanctioned an open meet.
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Cleveland Club
Caledonia Grove
West Roxbury
New England A. A. U
Vermont golf final set for August at Dorset
In Dorset Vermont the state golf championship advances to finals after semi finals. F A Martin and H K Kerr both of Ekwanok won their semi final matches, Martin 2 up 1 to play over Elliott Holt of Waubanakee and Kerr 5 up 4 to play over George Morse of Rutland.
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Vermont
Ekwanok
F. A. Martin
H. K. Kerr
Dorset Field
Martin
Kerr
Elliott Holt
Waubanakee
George E. Morse
Rutland Country Club
KF. A. Martin
HW. KK. Kerr
George Ef, Morse
A. W. Harrington
R. H. Roree
C. M. Clark
S. M. Martin
Mt. Anthony
Boys Athletes to Work Today in Boston Summer Games
This afternoon two track meets for Boston boys proceed at Wood Island Park and Franklin Field. A new requirement mandates a physician fitness exam for events demanding great exertion. Haees leads Wood Island Park events. John D. O Reilly runs Franklin Field.
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Boston
Wood Island Park
Franklin Field
Municipal Athletic Association
Haees
John D. O'Reilly
Track Games Today at Columbus Avenue Playground
Track events are hosted this afternoon at Columbus Avenue playground under the Park and School Departments. Over 300 entries are received as Charles Webber, former Bridgewater Normal School star, oversees the meet. Five junior events, five intermediate, and seven for seniors are scheduled.
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Columbus Avenue
Park Department
Charles Webber
B. I
Bridgewater Normal School
Tie
Sockalexis Returns From Stockholm Marathon Triumph
Old Town Maine Aug 2 Andrew Sockalexis Penobscot Indian finished fourth in the Marathon at the Stockholm Olympics and drew a large homecoming crowd. An automobile convoy led to City Hall where Mayor Stephens welcomed him and praised his achievement. He then received a further welcome from his tribe across the ferry.
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Oldtown
Andrew Sockalexs
Stockholm
Sockalexis
Stephens
Welch To Referee Attell Murphy Fight Saturday
Promoter Coffroth announces Jack Welch will referee the 20 round bout between Abe Attell and Harlem Tommy Murphy set for Saturday afternoon in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Jack Welch
Abe Attell
Harlem Tommy Murphy
Coffroth
Rain Delay Hits Grand Circuit Events at North Randall
A sudden downpour at North Randall, Ohio, turns the track to a bog and postpones Grand Circuit events planned for today until tomorrow. Horses sought shelter in stables as rain and hail disrupted the card.
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Cleveland, O
North Randall
Hall
Ledoux Drives Out British Bantam Champion in Five Rounds
Ledoux, holder of bantamweight titles in Britain and France, defeats Digger Staneley, the British bantamweight champion, by knockout in five rounds as he invades the United States.
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New York
United States
Ledoux
Great Britain
France
Digger Staneley
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