Braves and Pirates stay tied for second in tight league race
The latest standings show Stallings' Braves equal Brooklyn for second place as Red Sox extend lead. Jawn Evers shines for Boston, while umpiring controversy surfaces in Boston Lowell game. Boxers Kid Lewis and Johnny Dundee teased for a future clash. Dartmouth and Tufts swap coaching moves signaling improved Green prospects. Calvin Smith signed by the Red Sox may not keep name long, and Coombs Walsh and Cole figures figure in weekly baseball chatter.
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Calvin V. Smith
Beverly High
Pratt Institute
Red Sox
Calvin
Dufty’s 2 Sports: King, Five-Hit Win for Yanks Over Sox
Dufty notes a five hit game as the Yankees defeated the White Sox for the third time this season. Despatches mention George Maisel, brother of Fritz, signed by Hughie Jennings, hinting at future Maisel mentions as Fritz’s brother.
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King
Gotham
Yanks
White Sox
George Maisel
Fritz
George
Hughie Jennings
Maisels
Boston Boxing Notes Previewing Ted Lewis and Bets on Ferguson
The article surveys Ted Kid Lewis likely to return to Boston with Jack Britton as a plausible opponent. It notes Sandy Ferguson’s comeback efforts against Sam McVey, details six round prelims and upcoming bouts, and lists fighters like Dave Powers Patsey DeLucca and Joe Rivers, plus promoter plans and possible matches for August.
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Ted Kid Lewis
England
Boston
Jack Britton
Lewis
Glover
Britton
Sandy Ferguson
Atlas
Sam McVey
McVey
Ferguson
Sandy
Jack Johnson
Teddy Murphy
Johnny Ware
Henry Hall
Joe Brown
Dave Powers
Patsey DeLucca
Baseball Q&A on balks hits and umpire rulings
A reader questions a claim about George Cutshaw and two hits on one pitched ball in a Chicago Brook lyn game. The column explains balks and umpire attention as reasons for or against counting two hits, clarifies infield fly rules, batters being out on balks, and how many players can balk.
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John Beverly
North Adams
Post
Holyoke
George Cutshaw
Klein
Culshaw
T. McGraw
Mexico
W. B
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Conn
Red Sox
Washington
Manchester
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Exeter
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Randolph
James Smith
Boston
Old Orchard
Gloucester
J. R. Dubee
Bangor
Gossip for Motorists era sales in Boston
The Cadillac Automo bile Company of Boston displayed the new Cadillac Eight at 664 Commonwealth avenue amid heavy rain. W H Stevens of the National Motor Vehicle Company tours Maine and New Hampshire this week and reportedly considered swapping his car for a motor boat. Harry W Anderson of Stutz Motor Car Company in Indianapolis announces the Boston contract now goes to Becker Becker-Stutz at 911 Boylston street and that all new Stutz models are on display there.
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Cadillac Automobile Company of
Boston
Cadillac
Commonwealth Avenue
W. H. Stevens
National Motor Vehicle Company of Indianapolis
Maine
New Hampshire
Portland
White Mountains
Harry W. Anderson
Stutz Motor Car Company
Indianapolis
Stutz Motor Car Company of
Edward Becker
Becker-Stutz Auto Company
Boylston Street
Stutz
Winsome Wins Gloucester Yacht Club Race In Heavy Rain
Gloucester Y C race sees three 18 footers sail as stormy conditions hit. Winsome skippered by M C Wick finishes first with 1 37 50. Scaler driven by E A Plye loses after jib failure finishing 1 38 00. Mouse steered by W G Brown Jr completes in 1 89 00.
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Gloucester
Gloucester Yacht Club
M. C. Wick
E. A. Plye
W. G. Brown, Jr
Harness races postponed on Bay State circuit by rain
In Holyoke on August 4 the Bay State Short Ship Circuit harness races were postponed due to persistent rain, delaying the day’s program and likely affecting local drivers and spectators.
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Holyoke
Bay State
New York Giants Rout Cardinals in Two Game Win
Giants win two from Cardinals 9 to 0 behind strong hitting and relief pitching. Doyle, Bescher, and Dolan doubled, Long and Hyatt tripled, Mathews, Beck, and Butler stole bases, and Niehaus pitched the later innings.
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Cardinals
Niehaus
Betzel
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Iill
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Doyle
Bescher
Dolan
Long
Hyatt
Beck
Butler
Mathewson
Miller
Tesreau
Ames
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Rosie
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Fweer Doyle
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Fletcher
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Brainard
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Babbington
Steee Snodgrass
Wee
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Wetenee
Eeeneeer
Robert Merkle
Eeerer Brainard
Meyers
Aeeere
Huggins
Snyder
Wees Betzel
Eeererese Meadows
Evwerre
Merkle
Burns
Tesreau Meadows
Byron and
Pason
Lynn defeats Lewiston in first game of doubleheader
Hard hitting early gives Lynn an 8 to 2 win over Lewiston as Tuero fans 10. Lewiston scores both runs in the eighth on Becker and Deneville long hits. Rain halts the second game.
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Lynn
Tuero
Becker
Deneville
Smnwisson
Gleason
Tierney
Orcutt
Maloney
Haight
Halstein
McCabe
Tue
Balk
Higgins
Weather Closes Out Red Sox Indians Doubleheader Planned
By Paul H. Shannon rain yesterday halted any chance of a single game and the big double header. Bargain matinees are on schedule today and tomorrow if the weather allows the Red Sox and the Indians to play the double bills.
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Red Sox
Indians
Philadelphia
Wyckoff
Detroit
Dubuc
Vitt
Bush
Cobb
Crawford
vVitt
Young
Burns
MeInnis
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Meiinnis
Chill
Evans
Postponed Showers Set Stage for Red Sox Indians doubleheader
Rain and soggy infields push back the doubleheader as Lee Foh of the Indians plans to start Mitchell and Morton against Boston. Smoky Joe Wood faces Morton in the first game while Ruth and Willie Mitchell are slated for a humorous second duel.
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Cleveland
Willie Mitchell
Joe Jackson
Red Sox
Wolfie Jacobs
Jerome Kelley
Lee Foh
Indians
Mitchell
Morton
Carrigan’s
Smoky Joe
Guy Morton
Boston
Joe
Fenway Park
Wood
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Cincinnati Beats Brooklyn 4 to 1 in series finale
Cincinnati defeats Brooklyn 4 to 1 to win the series three games to one. Dale pitched well, Appleton and Dell hit for Cincinnati, Stengel and Killifer produced extra-base hits, and Daubert fielded superbly as Cincinnati breezed to the win in 44 minutes.
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Dale
Dodgers
Appleton
Cincinnati
Oho
Brooklyn
Dell
Daubert
Wagner
Cincinoati
Stengel
Groh
Killifer
Herzog
Williams
Cutshaw
Mollwitz
Coombs
Deli
Miller
Rodgers
Griffith
Eof
Wingo
aClarke
Annie
Rene Seee
Myers
Cautshaw
Bwerner
Getz
Eaten Erae Appleton
Schults
Indians Aim for sweep as rain delays doubleheader
Cleveland enters a five-game stretch with a strong pitching staff led by Morton and Mitchell and a resilient lineup including Joe Jackson and Jay Kirke. The team, bolstered by newcomer Eschen and Wiley, travels through an eastern trip with three wins and three losses, while the Red Sox face Mitchell in Napland after a tough game.
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Ruth
Cleveland
Boston
Babe
Mitchell
Red Sox
Napland
Morton
Coombe
Hagerman
Jones
Perryman
Walker
Graney
Joe Jackson
Jay Kirke
Braves
Discard
Indians
Chapman
Wambsganns
Turner
Eschen
Wiley
Suffrage Day Red Sox Ties Double Header at Fenway
Rain postponed games push a double header with Cleveland to celebrate suffrage. The suffrage section will receive a commemorative fan urging votes for the Women of Massachusetts on Nov 2, 1915. Miss Margaret Foley will speak via megaphone between games. Governor Walsh Mayor Curley and many public figures attend from nearby cities.
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Red Sox
Cleveland
Fenway Park
Massachusetts
Margaret Foley
Walsh
Curley
Pittsburg Beats Brooklyn 6 1 in Baseball Tilt
Pittsburg defeated Brooklyn 6 to 1 on Aug 4 as Kenetchy Kelly and Mowrey key the offense. Hearne shut down the visitors with solid pitching while Pittsburg's defense held. The line score shows Pittsburg 10100103 and Brooklyn 00010000 with errors noted.
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Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Kenetchy
Kelly
Mowrey
Hearne
R.H.E. Pittsburg
O’connor
Smith
Simon
Senators Take Two From the White Sox
Washington split a doubleheader with Chicago, winning 1 0 in the opener and 8 1 in the nightcap. Boehling and Gallia limited the White Sox to four hits in the first and second games respectively, while Scott, Cicotte, and Wolfgang each yielded five hits.
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Senators
White Sox
Boehling
Gallia
Washington
Chicago
Scott
Cicotte
Wolfgang
AB. R
Moeller
A. E. Foster
MSN Co Ciccuweae
Shanks
Eeeneeee Gandil
Murphy
RE. Collins
Fournier
Felsch
J. Collins
Ove
Mayer
Seer
Blackburne
Leibold
WGN
Paws
McBride
Ringsmith
B. Collins
Charter Oak Park Labor Day Week Races Announced
Hartford Conn August 4 Early closing events for the Grand Circuit meeting at Charter Oak Park were announced. Purses range from 1000 for the 2:08 pace to 3000 for the free for all pace and trot. The schedule brings total races to 145 with purses totaling 32000.
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Hartford
Conn
Charter Oak Park
Weather Halts All Colonial League Games Across Regions
Rain postpones every Colonial League contest while major leagues schedule Day games. American League reads Cleveland at Boston St Louis at New York Detroit at Philadelphia Chicago at Washington. National League Boston at Chicago Brooklyn at St Louis New York at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Pittsburg. Federal League St Louis at Baltimore Chicago at Brooklyn Pittsburg at Buffalo New England Lynn at Portland Lowell at Lewiston Manchester at Worcester Fitchburg at Lawrence Colonial League New Haven at Springfield Pawtucket at New Bedford Brockton at Hartford.
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Portland
Lowell
Lewiston
Manchester
Worcester
Fitchburg
Lawrence
Colonial League
New Haven
Springfield
Pawtucket
New Bedford
Brockton
Hartford
Baseball scores from two games among four teams
Columbus defeated St Paul 1 0 in the first game while St Paul won 4 0 in the second. Cleveland edged Milwaukee 9 8 in the first game and Milwaukee won 5 0 in the second. Louisville beat Minneapolis 8 2 and Kansas City topped Indianapolis 7 1.
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St. Paul
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Louisville
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Sullivan to Coach Lexington High School Football
John J. Sullivan of Dorchester has been named coach of the Lexington High School eleven for the coming season. The appointment comes via a communication to manager Phillip Nelles from Lexington athletics director Fred C. Ball. Sullivan is currently playing baseball at Farmington New Hampshire. With many veterans from last year available, prospects point to a fast L H S squad next fall.
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John J. Sullivan
Dorchester
Lexington High School
Phillip Nelles
Fred C. Ball
Sullivan
Farmington
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