World's Champions Return to Head of League Uffeoys on Ports
Peter Kelley visits the Hub as Pittsburg Club secretary amid Braves Pirates delays. Five of seven postponed 1916 games loom in East, two in West. Notables include Hans Wagner, Miner Brown, Fred Beebe, Jack Coombs, Eddie Plank and Fielder Jones. Dartmouth adds Jim Robinson. swim entries close for Charles River three mile event with Brookline and Charlestown swimmers notable. Marathon grind applies seek Toth and Sullivan on August 19-20.
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Peter Kelley
Braves Pirates
Pete
Boston
Pittsburg
Braves- Pirates
Pirates
Hans Wagner
Brown
Giants
Fred Beebe
Cleveland
Jack Coombs
Wilbert Robinson
Dodgers
Gettysburg
Eddie Plank
Charles River
Leo Johnson
Brookline
Brooky Pease
L Street
Jack Hurwitz
Charlestown Bridge
Graves
Ben Levins
Fred Wegener
Bobby Muir
Joe Kennedy
Charlie Munn
Charles Toth
Toth
Henry Sullivan
Provincetown
Nantasket
New London No Sign Bremen Arrival In Harbor
New London Conn Aug 9 Nothing tangible developed to night to indicate that the German undersea merchantman Bremen was expected to arrive momentarily in New London harbor There was no confirmation that Eastern Forwarding Company had leased for one year a portion of a local pier to be used as an American terminal for a mail and freight submarine line from Germany
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New London
Conn
Bremen
Eastern
Germany
Red Sox Rally Past White Sox In Tight Contested Win
Forrest Cady starred with a two bagger and driving in runs as Boston edged Chicago. Hooper and Gardner contributed key hits while Shore held the mound against Jim Scott. Hoblit zell and the Boston infield turned in stellar defense as the Sox prevailed in extras.
Armory A. A. seeks members. league secrets listed
Fen Belmont Call Henry Lewis secretary of the Armory A A invites inquiries on joining. Lowell notes official schedules for American and National leagues with addresses for W Harridge Chicago and John Heydler New York. Also mentions Worcester captain Gardella, Boston circuits, and a delayed Yarmouth trip for Roslindale A A. A letter awaits Domenic St Paul.
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Fen
Belmont
Henry Lewis
Oxford
Armory
A. A
Merwin Jacobson
Lowell
American League
W. Harridge
Fisher Building
Chicago
McLaughlin
Yarmouth
Domenic St. Paul
Voshell Upsets Niles In Achellis Cup Tennis
In Niles, Voshell of Brooklyn upset Niles of Boston in the second round at Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club. The 6-3 6-8 6-2 result advanced Voshell. Church then defeated Voshell 6-2 10-3 in the semi finals. Johnston defaulted to Davis in the other semi after opting out to preserve form for nationals.
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Bia Habright
N. J
A. Howard Voshell
Brooklyn
N. W. Niles
Boston
Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club
Niles
George M. Church
Voshell
William M. Johnston
J. &. Pfaffman
Johnston
W. L. Davis
Bremen submarine expected to arrive within days at harbor
The report says German crewmen connected to the Deutschland were seen in port and that a local contractor advertised high wages for pier work, fueling rumors the Bremen would dock at the State pier of the Central Vermont Railway. Government stations reported no sighting, while tugs were chartered by men awaiting the submarine.
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Bremen
M3a
Baltimore
F. Hinsch
Hinsch
Paul Hilken
Henry G. Hilken
Eastern Forwarding Company
Central Vermont Railway
Fort Wright
Fisher’s Island
Aitken Wins Auto Race at Indianapolis Speedway
John ny Aitken won the two and five mile races and the tire change contest at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He completed 25 miles in 16 minutes 40 seconds and 5 miles in 3 minutes 1845 seconds. Charles Merz finished second with Howard Wilcox third and Gil Anderson fourth. Anderson second in tire-change contest with 29 seconds.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Johnny Aitken
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Union Printers
National Baseball League
Aitken
Charles Merz
Howard Wilcox
Gil Anderson
Anderson
Comet defaults in tennis match in Lake Forest
Mau rice McLoughlin of California arrived in Lake Forest with Kenneth Hawkes but defaulted his singles match against C Cole of Chicago saying he was not in condition to play. McLoughlin will participate in the sectional doubles next week.
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Lake Forest
Ill
Maurice McLoughlin
California
Kenneth Hawkes
C. Cole
Chicago
McLoughlin
International League scores roundup with two games each
Montreal edged Newark 8 8 in the opener then Montreal won 7 0 in the rematch. Providence defeated Rochester 3 2 in game one, while Rochester won 2 1 in game two. Buffalo beat Richmond 2 1 in game one and Richmond 5 2 in game two. Toronto triumphed over Baltimore 6 4 in game one, while Baltimore won 12 5 in game two.
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Montreal
Newark
Providence
Rochester
Buffalo
Richmond
Toronto
Baltimore
Snookums Proves Deceiving a Child Is Wrong
A Sunday feature in the Next Sunday Post defends honesty toward children and argues against deception. The piece uses a fable tone to highlight ethical conduct and child protection.
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Snookums
Ellen Wins in Boston Y C Race at Marblehead
In rain and northeast wind the Boston Yacht Club open race sailed off the Neck lighthouse point. Ellen won class P after a beat to windward finish, with Ahmeek second Bernice third Nutmeg III fourth. class D saw Clara’s mast break and Dolly III win. Vera III took Bar Harbor 31-foot class, Mildred IV second Flight third. overall, racing was strong despite weather.
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Marblehead
Boston Yacht Club
Lighthouse Point
Ellen
Windward
Ahmeek
Bernice
Clara
W. W. Arnold
Dolly III
Hijialmar Lundberg
Bar Harbor
Flight
H. m
Ellen, Oo
P Oars
Osenveene
Ahmeek C. F
A. ‘Adams
Aes
George Lee
Nutmeg III
Ea Bk Bowden
Ruweida
S. A
Manataqua
A. W. Stevens
Huskie I
H. F. Breed
Sumaki
Ww. K. Harcourt
Jack Tar
H. A
Miss Harris M Winner Captures 2000 Purse in Pittsburg Race
Miss Harris M. won the William $2000 purse at the grand circuit meeting in Pittsburg after rain postponed starts. Billy Dale and The Savoy offered little challenge. Geers steered Bonington to victory in 2:08, with Mirthful winning heat one then Bonington edging ahead in heat two and securing heat three. Rose Magee captured the Matron stake for foals of 1913, while Harvest Dale dominated the Northrup sweep stakes for two year olds. track remained in fair condition despite heavy rain.
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Pittsburg
Harris M
Billy Dale
Savoy
Pop
Geers
Bonington
Mirthful
Murphy
Rose Magee
Peter Look
Miss Jeannie Castle
Harvest Dale
Northrup
Kelley DeForest
Link Ad Promotes Low Prices on Liquors at Snow’s
The ad notes stable low liquor prices with Snow’s Old Whiskey Remains at 75c and 1 a quart. THOS SNOW & SON advertise at 59 North Market St opposite Fanewil Hall, claiming continued value and confidence in trade.
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Snow
Snow & Son
North Market St
Fanewil Hall
Indians Rally Past Yankees 6 3 In Cleveland
Pipp homered to give New York an early lead but Smith doubled in Leonard after Coveleskie left to clinch a 6 3 win for Cleveland. Shawkey and Coveleskie struggled with hit totals and fielding, Roth made two key plays including a throw to the plate and a one handed catch.
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Cleveland, O
Pipp
New York
Smith
Coveleskie
Cleveland
Leonard
Shawkey
Roth
AB. R. BH
A. Cleveland
Graney
Chapman
Speaker
Gandil
Wambsganss
Turner
O'Neill
Hevalarkie
Bispe Ab Klepfer
aLeonard
Pitchers Scattered Hits In Extra Innings As Game Ends
In the 11th Eddie Collins collected his third hit but was held at second by Jackson. Barry made a great play off Ness to close the inning. In the 12th Gardner earned his third hit and Scott added another. Cady’s single drove Gardner home and sent Scott to third. Shore struck out but Hooper’s double sent Scott home. Barry struck out to end the frame.
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Forrest Cady
Boston
Cady
Ith
Hooper
Gardner
Scott
Shore
Hoblitzell
Chicago
Joe Jackson
Lewis
White Sox
Jim Scott
Felsch
Ness
Barry
McMullen
Owens
Weaver
Walker
Eddie Collins
Jackson
AB. R
E. Hooper
Eves
C Seer Wen
Penee
Collins
Ses
Ee & Jackson
Malach
Des Wes Seek
Schalk
McMnullin
Dy Wuotts
Murphy
McMullin
E. Scott
E. Collins
Hildebrand
Ett Scott
Shamus O’brien
Conley
O’brien
Hammer
O'Brien
Nantasket
Browns Beat Senators 4-1 to Narrow First-Place Gap
St Louis defeated Washington 4 to 1, closing to five and a half games back. Sisler and Pratt sparked a three run first inning with doubles and singles. A triple play in the sixth helped St Louis preserve the lead as Gharrity, Wallace, and Severeid contributed strong plays.
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ST. Louis
Washington
Johnson
Shotton
Miller
Sisler
Pratt
Ainsmith
Hamilton
Davenport
St Paul and Chicago Printers Win Games
In Indianapolis, St. Paul beat Cincinnati 17 to 10 and Chicago defeated Pittsburg 8 to 1 in loosely played Union Printers National league tournament games. Rain postponed earlier, neither team used its regular lineup.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Union Printers
St. Paul
Cincinnati
Chicago
Pittsburg
Baseball scores from multi-city doubleheader events
Indianapolis defeated St. Paul 7 to 4 in game one and won 5 to 4 in game two. Louisville beat Minneapolis 6 to 8 in the first game and lost 13 to 3 in the second. Columbus edged Milwaukee 3 to ? Kansas City routed Toledo 13 to 7.
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Indianapolis
St. Paul
Louisville
Minneapolis
Columbus
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Toledo
Umpires Upheld by League in Midsummer Meeting
The National League held a special midsummer meeting at league headquarters in New York with all owners present except Garry Herrmann of Cincinnati and Barney Dreyfuss of Pittsburgh. The session lasted over four hours as the magnates discussed league matters.
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New York
League
Fortieth Street
Garry Herrmann
Cincinnati
Barney Dreyfuss
Pittsburg
Tailness
League backs Tener and umpires amid Boston flap
At a league meeting, presidents vowed to uphold umpires, defer complaints to league channels, and support Tener and his staff. Boston owner Percy Haughton faced questions over alleged biased umpiring while Johnny Evers' illness and forthcoming testimonials for veteran umpire Bob Emslie were noted.
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Tener
Boston
Percy Haughton
Braves
The
Stallings
Evers
Horace Fogel
Fogel
National League
Haughton
Bob Emslie
Emslie
Johnny Evers
Johnny
Phillies end skid with 7 1 victory over Detroit
Philadelphia breaks a two game drought by beating Detroit 7 to 1 in Detroit. Joe Bush pitched a superb game allowing four hits and nine strikeouts over nine innings. Witt, Walsh, and Strunk sparked a third inning rally that put the visitors ahead, aided by an error and sacrifice flies.
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Detroit
Boston
Philadelphia Today
Walsh
McKee
Joe Bush
Witt
Lajoie
Philadelphia
Baker
Cunningham
Mitchell
Haley
McIinnis
Pick
Crawford
Burns
McInnis
O?t J. Bush
Dubuck
Bush
Dubuc
O Longilta
Evans
Golf Handicap Medal Play At Ailmont Club
Truman L. Quimby chairman of the tournament committee said a handicap medal play is planned for Saturday afternoon over the Ailmont Golf Club links in Arlington Heights.
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Ailmont Golf Club
Arlington Heights
Truman L. Quimby
Arlington Town Team to Play Harvard Summer School Nine Sat
The Arlington town team faces Harvard Summer School at Spy Pond athletic field Arlington at 3 30 in the afternoon. It will be the last game of the season for the summer school squad.
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Arlington Town
Harvard Summer School
Spy Pond
Arlington
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