Old Cy Young’s end of career marked by record five hundred wins
The article remembers Cy Young’s 500 victory career and notes his likely return to minor leagues. It also mentions Sam Langford versus Philadelphia Jack O’Brien, Billy Pierce’s battle with tuberculosis, and plans for track and field figures like Tim Sullivan, Mel Sheppard, and John Paul Jones. It touches on Hack and Gotch, Dick Floyd discussing Oxford Cambridge teams, Ernie Hjertberg coaching Sweden, and a 10-mile match featuring Tom Longboat and Al Shrubb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cy Young
Mel” Sheppard
John Paul Jones
Canada
Emilio Lunghi
Shep
Jones
West End
Boston
Jim Barry
New York
Tom Longboat
al Shrubb
A. C
Oak Island Grove
Labor Day
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Worcester Defeats the Lowell Leaders in Ragged Game
Worcester beat Lowell 5 to 4 after a ragged defensive day. Crum of Worcester injured sliding Friday, likely out 2 to 3 weeks. Players listed include Weaver Bunting Magee and Wolfgang, with Bouites Wright and O Neill among others.
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New England
Worcester
Wolfgang
Lowell
Crum
Brockton
Po.a.e
Weaver
Moniton
Bunting
Barrows
Ec F
J Aubrey
Cooney
Burkett
Magee
Russell
Flaharty
Haas
Wright
Needham
OjBouites
O'Neill
Idaston Ec
Ale
TOWER
Sos
Bouktes
Aubrey
Moulton
Hale
Lanigan
Fall River Beats Lynn 5 to 2 on Fast Base Running
Fall River defeated Lynn 5 to 2 as aggressive base running overwhelmed Lynn’s uneven defense. Devine hit a home run inside the park for the visitors in this Aug 16 game here.
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Lynn
Fall River
Devine
Matchups Listed for City Rivalries Across Massachusetts
Brockton visits Lawrence while Fall River travels to Haverhill. Lowell hosts Worcester and New Bedford plays Lynn in a set of district games. Local teams vie for early-season standings with key regional implications.
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Brockton
Fall River
Haverhill
New England
Worcester Fee
Lowell
Per Ct
Lowell Enn Eeee
Worcester
Lawrence Fee Ee
Lawrence
New Bedford
Lynn
Fall River Tops Lynn In Narrow League Victory
Coulter and Wallace lead with two base hits each for Fall River as Bowcock Reiger McGovern Daum add hits and Devine hits a homer. Hickman doubles steals and catches, while logistic plays and pitchers Wormwood and Reiger yield a tight game. Fall River leaves six runners on base to Lynn’s five.
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Fall River Lynn
A.E. BH
Ee Kopf
Coulter
Devine
R F
Cargo
Walsh Ib O
M’g’vern
Bowcock
Daum
Moore
Strands
Oo Hickman
Logan
Williams
Wallace Haight
Marshall - Sir
Wormwood
Reiger
Fall River
Stee
Lynn Wee
Lea
Kopf
Bowecoek Hickman
Wallace
McGovern
Hickman
Walsh
Haight
Lynn
Rorty
Brockton Defeats Lawrence 9 to 2 in Baseball Clash
Brockton defeated Lawrence 9 to 2 as Brockton hitters hit effectively. Lawrence scored on home runs by Phoenix and Carlstrom. Notable: Carlstrom and Phoenix homered, Carlstrom had three runs batted in, and Gaw struck out 10 while Layster fanned 7.
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Lawrence
Brockton
Phoenix
Carlstrom
Carnnaughton
Howard
Boardman
Smith
Baker
Gaw
Howaml
Crisham
Layster
Bannon
A.E
Kennedy, Baker
Kelseth
Kites
Tevlin
Breymaier
Haverhill Tops New Bedford 7 to 2 in Five Inning Game
Haverhill defeated New Bedford 7 to 2 as all seven Haverhill runs came in the fifth inning. Gero left the mound after the seventh score, with wild pitches by Yerkes helping tally two. Reynolds, Courtney, Gamwell, Luby, Wilson, Milliman, Parle, Hising, and Maranville scored for New Bedford.
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Haverhill
New Bedford
Gero
Yerkes
Reynolds
Courtney
eGamwell
Luby
Wilson
Milliman
Parle
Hising
Maranville
Pruitt
Rising
McGamwell
McIntyre
Stafford
Op Neal
Po.a.e
A.B. Sweatt
Young
M’cronerf
Ness
Efeal M'G'well
Lubury
M’ville
Pratt Ec
Milliman, Co
Griffith
MelIntyre, P. Tf
Pleo
Entries for Essex C C Golf Tourney
Aug 17 18 19 entries announced for Essex County Club invitation golf tournament in Manchester with participants from Essex Winchester Hartford Myopia Brae-Burn and other clubs. Notable names include General Adelbert Ames and Frederick Snare among many competitors from Boston area clubs.
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Manchester
Essex County Club
EK. K. Arnold
Essex
H. W. Brown
G. M. Brooks
Winchester
D. Qurrie
H. K. Caner, Jr
Smith Cullum, Jr
A. D. Dodge
Hartford Golf Club
B. W. Estabrook
H. S. H. Guinner
D. Porter Hughes
D. H. Hostetter
R. S. Kennash
H. Lancashire
Paul Moore
J. E.mclaughlin
Wollaston
J. IH. Overall
KF. T. Pfaeler
Samuel C. Rowland
J. Harvey Rowland
George V. Rotan
Bass Rocks
E. R. Rooney
Winchester Golf Club
H. H. Stevens
Magnolia
Frederick Snare
Harvard G. C
F. Sargent
T. G. Stevenson
Myopia
George H. Manly
J. P. Blair
Edward’ Brooks
H. W B. Bird
Woodland
George M
Brooks
Charles Boyd
W. J. Boardman
L. §. Bigelow
F. W. Broadhead
Salem
Robert Bentley
Rodney Brown
Robertb. Brewer
Edward E. Bush
W. L. Crocker
E. B. Chandler
Count de Chambrun
Samuel Carr
Adelbert Ames
M. Fred O'Connell
Alpine G. C
T. S. Bigelow
Country
E. D. Speck
Oakmont
G. C
S. BH. Whayer
G. F. Freeman
Albemarle
C. E. Dole
Island
W. V. Kellen
H. W. Lamb
Nathan Osgood
William H. Reed
D. B. Hussey
Page Class and Westville Set For Big Saturday Match
Next Saturday at Dorchester High School Dunbar avenue the Page Class team tied with Greater Boston champions will meet Westville, a strong amateur side, in a highly anticipated game. A large crowd is expected to attend. On Aug 26 the Page Class then travels to Gloucester for a charity game benefiting Haskins Hospital of Rockport.
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Dorchester High School
Dunbar Avenue
Greater Boston
Westville
Gloucester
Haskins Hospital
Rockport
Baseball Scores From American Association Games
Columbus defeated Indianapolis 9 to 4 while Ss City blanked St. Paul 12 to 0. Mile Toledo beat Milwaukee 7 to 5 in a midwest circuit slate.
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Columbus
Indianapolis
Ss City
St. Paul
Mile
May Loring Wins Manchester Y C Invitation Race
Miss May Loring captains the Panther to a clean decisive victory in the Manchester Y C invitation race off West Manchester. Burgess designed sender boat Panther sailed to the win today.
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West Manchester
May Loring
Panther
Manchester
Dramatic Yacht Race Sees Ellen Defeated by Panther in Breeze
In rough NW wind with whitecaps, Ellen led early but Panther under Miss May Loring overpowered the lighter boat on windward legs. Panther wins by 3 minutes 32 seconds over 7 miles as Ellen misses line on final leg. Manchester race follows with Gnat beating Astoria and Terrapin. Vosetta tears mainsail.
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Panther
New Ellen
Elien
Quincy Y. C
Ellen
Magnolia
Eye Rock
Kettle Island
Miss Loring
Manchester Y. C
Miss May Loting
Wien
P. Curtis
Manchester
Gnat
R. Ames
Sd Roto Astoria
C. E. Hodges, Jr
Terrapin
Dr. Balche
Hiccough
George Fabyan
Ketchup
Miss Fabyan
Vosetta
G. Wigglesworth
Intercity Class P Boats Start New Marblehead Series
Marblehead opens the intercity Class P fleet series at 2 15 this afternoon off Marblehead Rock. New York fields the Joyant and Windward while Massachusetts Bay sends Amoret last season’s champion and Timandra 1908 champion. The Joyant is the latest Herreshoff small-class build and drew attention in a Manhasset Bay Cup challenge where its model sparked protest over measurement rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marblehead
Corinthian Y. C
Marblehead Rock
Joyant
Windward
New York
Massachusetts Bay
Amoret
Timandra
Herreshoff
Gait
Oe Ro
Joyant Dominates Yacht Race On Equal Terms
A serious note in yacht racing notes that Joyant appears significantly larger than Timandra and Amoret, though all three must race on even terms. The remark emphasizes the challenge Joyant poses due to its size.
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Joyant
Timandra
Amoret
Knockout Wins in the Second at Lakeside A. C.
Webster Aug 16. New York boxer Knockout Brown stops Battling Downey of North Adams in two rounds of a scheduled 12 round bout. Downey started strong but Brown broke through in the second with a flurry of lefts to the jaw. Downey fell and lay motionless for five minutes before being revived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster
Brown
New York
Downey
North Adams
Lakeside A. C
Crouse Faces Berger in Opening Pro Show at Armory
Buck Crouse is billed to box Billy Berger of Wildwood N J in the six or twelve round feature at the Armory A A next Tuesday night. Berger, who has fought in Pittsburg and Philadelphia, seeks a longer bout with a decision.
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Buck Crouse
Armory A. A
Crouse
Billy Berger
Wildwood
N. J
Berger
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Jack Dillon
Ralph Calloway
Hugh McGann
Jack Abbott
Frank Klaus
George Robinson
Cambridge
Joe Brown
Boston
John Connolly
Scotland
Young Miller
Pawtucket
Ted Thompson
Chicago
Dave Powers
Malden
Elmer Collins Wins 10 Mile Motor Paced Race
Elmer Collins of Lynn Mass defeated Jimmy Moran of Boston in a 10 mile motor paced event at the Walisbury velodrome Newark. Collins led after the bell and finished half a lap ahead with 14 min 1925 sec. Floyd Krebs won the two mile professional, Alfred Goullet took the five mile open, and David Matkay set the track record in the one mile pro handicap.
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Elmer Collins
Jimmy Moran
Newark
N. J
Lynn
Mass
Boston
Europe
Walisbury
Bell Tap
Collins
Moran
Floyd Krebs
Newmark
Alfred Goullet
Australia
David Matkay
Saxon Williams
New Waven
Clarence Camen
Jamaica
S. J
Baseball scores and results from two-game series
Providence defeated Toronto 8 to 2 and Buffalo outpaced Jersey City 4 to 3 in the first game. In the second game Buffalo won 4 to 2. Rochester beat Baltimore 4 to 2 in 10 innings. Newark crushed Montreal 10 to 1 in the first game while Newark won 9 to 7 in the second.
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Providence
Toronto
Buffalo
Jersey City
Rochester
Baltimore
Newark
Montreal
Secon
Birmingham routs Nashville as Southern League tyings unfold
Birmingham defeats Nashville 8 to 1 in the first game and wins 2 to 1 in the second. Mobile tops Chattanooga 6 to 5 while New Orleans and Atlanta deadlock 2 to 2 after 10 innings due to darkness. Memphis blanks Montgomery 2 to 0.
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Birmingham
Nashville
Mobile
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Atlanta
Memphis
Montgomery
Connecticut League Bridgeport Beats New Haven 6 3
Bridgeport defeats New Haven 6 to 3 in a Connecticut League baseball game. New Britain edges Waterbury 6 to 4. Springfield 7 Hartford 6 in the first game, with Hartford winning the second 5 to 4 over Springfield.
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Bridgeport
New Haven
New Britain
Waterbury
Springfield
Hartford
I. E. Handbooks Offer Inexpensive Valuable Reference
The U S Handbooks for Working Men and others contain extensive information worth about 1500 dollars per book, with 800 pages or more. Special editions exist for electricians telephone engineers machinists plumbers mariners and building trades. Each book is priced at 50 cents to attract workers to the Salary-Raising Exhibit at Boylston Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boylston Street
Gotch and Hackenschmidt World Title Bout in Chicago
The 1908 world wrestling title clash occurred in Chicago on April 3 with Hackenschmidt surrendering after two hours and three minutes. The report notes no title bout in New York and mentions baseball scoring rules about bases on balls not counting as at bats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big
Hack
Frank Gotch
Chicago
Gotch
Hackenschmidt
New York
Lynn
Watertown
Porky” Flynn
Riot Hovers as Umpire Hart Is Struck at Orioles Park
In Baltimore Rochester criticizes a reversed 10th inning call by Umpire Hart during the Rochester Baltimore game. Hart is knocked unconscious by a bottle, later returns to umpire, while Rochester’s Alperman is ruled safe after a disputed play. One arrest for a brick-wielding spectator.
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Baltimore
Hart
Rochester
Oriole Park
Ganzel
Alperman
Adkins
Schmidt
Wart
Rocter
Connecticut Sunday sports bill dies in House action
Hartford Aug 16 All efforts to modify the Sunday observance law failed as the House refused to reconsider and reject a bill for a more liberal Sunday allowing amateur sports. The Senate had passed it earlier, and the House action ends the effort this session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Hartford
Conn
General Assembly
House
Senate
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