Cubs Silence Braves 2 0 as Pierce Dominates
Chicago. Aug 6. The Cubs shut out the Boston Braves 2 to 0 at Wrigley Field. Filbert Pierce pitched a masterful game with three timely hits guiding Chicago to victory while Dick Rudolph and the Cubs defense stifled the Braves' bats. Boston's miscues aided the Cubs as Williams and Gowdy contributed key plays in the field.
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Cubs
Filbert
Braves
Pierce
Stallings’ Fellows
Boston
Fisher
Williams
Dick Rudolph
Richard
Eddie Fitzpatrick
Edward
Fitz
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St. Louis
Cardinals
Dick Egan
Magee
Good
Maranville
Schmidt
Red Smith
Gowdy
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Heine
Wilbur Good
Fitzpatrick
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Cub
Pop
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Archer
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Smith
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Pitzpatrick
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Byron
Eason
Pirates Fall to Quakers 5-4 in Narrow Loss
Philadelphia scores three runs in the first three innings to take a 3 0 lead. Pittsburgh battles back with two runs in the eighth and a late push, but falls short as Demaree earns the win and McQuillan takes the loss. Bam4 two base hits for Luderns and Killifer, Pace on base.
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Kandlehner
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Demaree
Conzelman
Killifer
Kantiehner
Schang
Rigler
Orth
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Boston Press Club golf tourney opens Monday at Wollaston
The Boston Press Club golf tournament begins Monday at Wollaston Golf Club. A strong field for the Charles H. Taylor cup is expected with 42 entries, including L. B. Paton, L. B. Paige, Raymond Ouimet, J. B. Chase, J. J. Gallagher, J. B. Brennan, and Mark J. Mackey, plus two top players from the Pacific Coast.
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Boston Press Club
Wollaston Golf Club
Charles H. Taylor
Mark J. Mackey
Wollaston
Pacific Coast
Pittsburg Federal League Injunction Extended Over Burk Case
The Pittsburg Federal league club’s temporary injunction preventing Sanford Burk from playing or being employed was continued until next Thursday. Judge Ambrose B. Reed in Common Pleas Court found the Indianapolis team’s bill vague and questioned its sufficiency to justify a permanent order.
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Pittsburg
Federal League Baseball
Sanford Burk
Indianapolis American Association
Ambrose B. Reed
Common Pleas Court
Indianapolis
Suffrage Day Rescheduled At Fenway Park Aug 10
Suffrage day at Fenway Park was postponed due to rain and moved to Tuesday Aug 10. The same grandstand section will be reserved and suffragists are to attend in full force. Prizes include five dollar gold pieces for the first and last Red Sox to score a home and for the player with the best batting average with total bases counting in a tie.
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Fenway Park
Lannin
Red Sox
Victory Shots Fired for Warsaw Takeover
Berlin ordered a salute of 60 victory shots at noon to honor the capture of Warsaw, announced by the Amsterdam correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph. General von Kessel, Berlin’s military commander, authorized the salute.
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London
Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph Company
Berlin
von Kessel
Warsaw
Nearly 300 Entries For Scots Picnic Athletic Events
Nearly 300 entries have been received for the Scotch picnic athletic events at Caledonian Grove this afternoon. The games begin at 2 and the Marathon starts from the State House at 1 30. The five mile professional run at 5 30 features Abbie Wood Billy Queal Ted Crooks and Fitzgerald among others.
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State House
the Grove
Abbie Wood
Billy Queal
Ted Crooks
Fitzgerald
New England Amateur Meet Attracts Top Sprinters And Athletes
The best athletes from New England converge for amateur events. Harvard sprinter Foley and M I T Loomis are scratchmen in the 10 yard dash with Bowzer from Syracuse in the 440. Mahoney and Dow lead the 880 with Mahoney scratch in the mile. Larry Whitney of the B A A is scratch in shot put and Walter Whalen is near scratch in high jump. Sennola, Waltz and Lynch from Irish American A A stars in the carer throw. Open relay for Walter Scott trophy appears to be a B A A victory risk with Brookline Gym and Greater Boston contesting second. Twenty five starters in the 15 mile Marathon. Cliff Horne is on scratch with Henigan brothers and Roth and Rathgeb as low mark men. Afternoon features sword dancing and highland fling with a prize for best dressed Highlander plus dances for adults and youths.
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Foley
Harvard
Loomis
Bowzer
Syracuse
Mahoney
Dow
Larry Whitney
Cliff Horne
Jimmy
Tom Henigan
Dorchester
Roth and
Rathgeb
Flying scouts to pave U S invasion of world markets
Washington Aug 6 a flying squad of government commercial scouts will prepare the way for an American invasion of world markets formerly dominated by Europe. Under plans by Dr E F Pratt chief of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce agents will be sent to South America Africa Australia and the far east with reports submitted to American manufacturers.
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Washington
Europe
E. EF. Pratt
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
South America
Africa
Australia
Far East
European
Global trade probes map new markets for American goods
Juan Homs and Frank H. von Motz lead a year long worldwide market survey starting in South Africa to gauge agricultural implements, with expansions to Australia, the far east, and South America. Special agents study furniture, apparel, legal regimes, fruit, cotton goods, lumber, and export prospects across continents.
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Juan Homs
Frank H. von Motz
Homs
South Africa
Australia
Far East
von Motz
South American
Latin America
Progres
Far
Edwin M. Bouchard
South America
Walter Fischer
United States
R. M. Odell
China
Fr. H. Smith
Rose
Commerce Bureau
Boston Man Wins Crawford Tennis Championship
J Wheelwright of Boston won the New Hampshire tennis championship final in Crawford New Hampshire and will face James Nowell of Boston in the title challenge tomorrow. He defeated A B Kent of Boston 6 4 6 2. With partner Robert Bray of Newton he also won the state doubles title against A B Smith and L H Martin of Lowell 6 4 2 6 9 7.
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Crawford
N. H
McLoughlin Beats Williams For Longwood Bowl Crowning
McLoughlin defeats Williams in a marathon Longwood challenge cup match. Williams backs him with lucky shots and late resistance, but McLoughlin’s improved backcourt defense and ground strokes secure a decisive win in the final set.
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Niles
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Boxing Notes From Lenox Club Card And Upcoming Fights
Promoter Flaherty of Lenox A. C. glows over potential bouts on Aug 16 featuring Charley Sheppard or Harry Carlson against Italian featherweight champion Al Delmont, with 126 pounds, 6 o'clock weigh in. Kid Lewis likely to meet Karl Herz Aug 28 in Gloucester, weigh 142 at 6. Arthur Pelky vs George Kid Cotton Aug 30 at Biddeford Airdrome. Chick West vs George Alger Labor Day. Ted Kid Lewis and Jack Britton discussions for Aug 31 in Boston. Kenney of Woburn vs Rivers of Gloucester in Lenox semi.
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Lenox A. C. O. Gloucester
Charley Sheppard
New York
Harry Carlson
Brockton
al Delmont
Delmont
Carlson
Sheppard
Kid Lewis
Waterbury
Connecticut
Gloucester
Karl Herz
Lewis
Promoter Cote
Biddeford
Arthur Pelky
George Kid Cotton
Labor Day
Chick West
Holyoke
George Alger
Cambridge
Pesky
West
Old Orchard
Portland
Boston
Ted Kid Lewis
Jack Britton
Britton
Johnny Pundee
Young Kenney
Woburn
Joe Rivers
Lenox A. C
Jack Mann
al Thomas
Otto F. Delmont
Sensational junior AAU meet yields world and junior records
At the Pan American Exposition stadium San Francisco, top juniors set marks despite wind. R E McBride of Denver AC broke the world 220 yard record with 21.5 seconds. I Sloman of Olympic Club equalled the world 440 yard mark in 47 seconds. Junior records fell in 100 yard, discus, 220 yard hurdles, 440 yard hurdles, and hop step jump. Leading teams: Olympic Club, Chicago Athletic Association, LAAC, Young Men's Gym New Orleans, NYAC. Tomorrow hosts senior nationals.
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Cal
Amateur Athletic Union
Panama-Pacific Exposition Stadium
R. E. McBride
Denver Athletic Club
I. Sloman
Olympic Club
R. Morse
Salem Crescent
A. C
New York
C. W. Bachman
University of Notre Dame
W. Bursch
New York Athletic Club
A. F. Muenter
8. Landers
Chicago
A. A
Chicago Athletic Association
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Young Men's Gym
New Orleans
Bostonian Named to Labor Advisory Board on Employment
A 12 member advisory board representing federal and municipal governments was named at the Labor Department conference to foster cooperation among three branches on employment issues. Harry Dunderdale of Boston was named as a municipal representative.
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San Francisco
United States Department of Labor
Harry Dunderdale
Boston
Wilson
Cc. I. Green
Department of Labor
Ethelbert Stewart
P. L. Prentice
Chicago
H. M. White
Seattle
State Labor Department
Justine E. E. Donechand
Louisiana
Luke E. McCoy
Illinois
Edward W. Olson
Washington
C. T. Barnes
New York
Hilda Muhlhausen
Cleveland
H. J. Berkle
Milwaukee
Harry Donohoe
Los Angeles
Labor conference backs public exchanges and immigrant aid plan
Secretary of Labor W. B. Wilson closed the conference praising cooperation to curb laborer evils and improve exchanges. He proposed a rotary fund from immigration head tax to help landless immigrants establish themselves, with noted federal state and municipal representatives named to advisory and program committees.
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W. B. Wilson
Wilson
Rotary
Levin and Bell Fight Ten Rounds To Draw In New York
New York newspaper report states heavyweight Levin battled rival Colin Bell of Australia to a ten round draw at Far Rockaway. Both fighters exchanged hard punches with the crowd noting the even action and sharp exchanges throughout the bout.
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New York
Mike Gibbons
Packey McFarland
Battling Levinsky
Colin Bell
Australia
Far Rockaway
Essex Golf Tourney Shows Heavyweights Fall
In the handicapped invitation best ball foursome at Essex County Country Club Manchester Aug 6 the top players Francis Ouimet W O Carleton Percival Gilbert R W Brown P W Whittemore and H H Wilder were eliminated. R W Brown Percival Gilbert beat Paul Moore Vanderpool 2 1. Alsop Frothingham beat Stiles Wait 8 2. Whittemore Wilder beat Miller Depew 2 1. Amory Estabrook defeated Ouimet Carleton 6 5. Consolation rounds followed with Reese Mason Culbertson Hussey Soldwedel Marshall Smith and others advancing or winning by margins up to 8 2. Final matches slated for today with Alsop Frothingham against Amory Estabrook and other consolation finals.
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Massachusetts
Francis Ouimet
W. O Carleton
Percival Gilbert
R.W. Brown
P. W. Whittemore
H. H. Wilder
Essex County Country Club
R. W. Brown
Meadowbrook
Brae-Burn
Paul Moore
W. D. Vanderpool
Morris County
F. J. O. Alsop
L. A. Frothingham
W. E. Stiles
W. S. Wait
G. C. Miller
Gamson Depew
Essex
M. Amory
B. W. Estabrook
Woodland
W. S. Carleton
Brae Burn
Alsop and
Frothingham
Brown
Gilbert
Amory
Estabrook
Whittemore
Wilder
John Reese
B. FE. Mason
Gountry
R. Means
H. P. McKean, Jr
B. Culbertson
J. B. Walker
St. Louis
G. C. Caner
A. Coolidge
D. B. Hussey
F. Soldwedel
New York
B. FE. Allan
G. Bement
I. F. Marshall
W. E. Smith
Bron-Burn
J. F. Smithwick
S. W. Farnsworth
Reese
Mason
Culbertson
Walker
Marshall
Smith
Hussey
Soldwedel
Country
Co. M. Amory
C. BE. Mason
F. D. Frazier
R. F. Tucker
T. M. Claflin
J. B. Chase
Golf matchups reveal dramatic one stroke upsets at club event
In a Massachusetts golf contest, Alsop and Frothingham upset heavy favorites to reach the 36 hole final with Estabrook and Amory close behind. Whittemore and Wilder suffered a narrow loss despite strong play as multiple matches hinge on single strokes.
Trainmen Accused in Boston & Maine Freight Looting
Police and railroad officials say two brakemen and a conductor were arrested in connection with a year long spree at the Boston terminal. They estimate about $40,000 in goods stolen from freight cars over the past 12 months.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
Boston
Larceny Charge Involving Three Men and Aided by Officers
Fred Bird of 29 Princeton Street South Medford Guy A Austin of 19 Stevenson Avenue Iverett and F A Splaine of 18 Sherman Street North Cambridge all brakemen and a freight conductor charged with larceny of goods valued at 4100. Henry Bornstein arrested charged with receiving stolen goods worth 4100. Patrolman William Anderson Special Officer Thomas J Sheridan and Detective Patrick J Sullivan made the arrests after weeks of work. They recovered 4100 worth of raincoats shoes and woolens alleged to have been stolen and bought by Bornstein.
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Fred Bird
Princeton Street
South
Medford
Guy A. Austin
Stevenson Avenue
Iverett
F. A. Splaine
Sherman Street
North Cambridge
Henry Bornstein
Causeway Street
William Anderson
Hanover Street
Thomas J. Sheridan
North Station
Patrick J. Sullivan
Bornstein
Woman Held Up In Doorway On Hemen Way
Mrs. Alice R. Stevens reported being robbed of 200 dollars in cash and 150 dollars in checks after a young man about 25, 5 feet 6, 150 pounds, grabbed her handbag in a doorway near 290 Hemen Way. Police from Station 16 were searching the neighborhood and expect an arrest soon.
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Alice R. Stevens
Hemenway Street
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