Bay State Wins Shoot In New England Interstate Match
Massachusetts wins the New England Interstate Match at Wakefield for the eighth straight year. Rhode Island finishes second and New Hampshire third as teams compete across 600 and 1000 yard slow fire 200 yard surprise fire and a skirmish run. Stoneham High School and Wakefield High School claim junior matches, while wind and rain disrupt the event briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
New England
New England Military Rifle Association
Wakefield
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Stoneham High School
E. Zwicker
Wakefield High School
Butts
F. K. Daniels
BE. C. Baker
H. R. Fish
Leon Horn
J. F.loughlin
Stoneham H. S
R. Munn
George H. Hansel
Boyce
Pete Walker Named Trainer for Dartmouth Teams
Pete Walker of this city, known for training boxers such as Jack Johnson, signed a contract with the Dartmouth Athletic Association for the coming year as trainer for the football and track squads. He returns to Hanover, Sept. 7, to join football and track candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Walker
Dartmouth
Jack Johnson
Darthmouth Athletic Association
Pete
Darthmouth
Frank Cavanaugh
Harry Hillman
Hanover
Red Sox Triumph In One Quick Inning To Span Cleveland
Boston breaks a 1 1 tie with a four run second inning as Stahl's crew bats stride past Cleveland 5 to 1. Bedient struggles then settles, Hooper’s throw nabbed Joe Jackson at the plate, while Davis and Adams drive in runs and Baskette holds off the Naps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southpaw
Ray
Bedient
Ryan
Adams
Hugh
Buddy Ryan
Ray Collins
Birmingham
Joe Jackson
Boston
Harry Hooper
Harry
Hugh Bedient
Jackson
Hooper
Carrigan
Bill
Joe
Davis
Baskette
Steen
Red Sox
Sox
Stahl
Washington
Speaker
Gardner
Lewis
Naps
Sean Gregg
Joe Wood
Peckinpaugh
Lajoie
Johnson
Bedilent
Larry
Olson
Wagner
Bill Carrigan
Tris
Engle
Cleveland
Duffy
Nash
Ball
Waener
Ss . E
H PO Ryan
E Jackson
F. R
Stew
Westervelt
O’ Loughlin
Braves Defeat Joliet In Penitentiary Trip Opener
Art Devlin piloted the Boston Braves to a 7 3 win over Joliet here today. Kirke and Titus delivered key hits, with O Rourke and Houser adding triples. Joliet scored in the third on Melcher’s single, but Boston pulled away with late runs. Attendance was 1,000 as Dickson pitched for Boston and Kroh for Joliet.
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Joliet
Art Devlin
Boston Braves
O’denthal
Fred Smith
Kirke
Titus
O'Rourke
Houser
Campbell
Dickson
Short
Boston
Sanderson
Melcher
Bothwick
Gowdy
Frank Smith
Kroh
Murphy
Donald
Himes
Harney
Devlin
Barto
O’rourke
Fischer
Wilkins
Smith
O/ Anderson
Watson
Frea Smith
Denthal
McDonald
F. Smith
Anderson
Lyons
O'Neill
Taber Resting Up in Maine for Mile Promise
Norman Taber of Brown University rests in Maine during a summer camp as he prepares for the fall college season. He will train exclusively for the mile and aims at the New England and intercollegiate championships next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Taber
Brown University
Maine
New England
John Paul Jones
Abel Kiviat
Taber
A. C
Frank McGrath
Frank
Kiviat
Jones
Brown
New England Wins Midsummer NY Chess Tourney
In Utica on August 28 New England swept the midsummer tournament of the New York State Chess Association at Trenton Falls. E. E. Southard of Boston won first class with 6-1, H. Daniel and George H. Wolcott of Boston tied for second at 5-2. Massachusetts won four of five interstate games against New York State players.
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Utica
N. Y
New England
Trenton Falls
E. E. Southard
Boston
H. Daniel
George H. Wolcott
Massachusetts
New York State
Hebrew Schoolboys Meet in Chelsea at Carter Street Oval
The Judean Social and Athletic Club’s Hebrew boys of Chelsea hold their first meet this afternoon at Carter Street oval track. Events include 100 yard, 440, 880 and other standard races along with a tug of war and wrestling. Wrestlers listed: Middleweight Moir against Weston, Featherweights Severant against Silberstein, Bantamweights Kaplin against Goldberg, plus an Indian club exhibit by Goldberg.
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Chelsea
Hebrew Boys of
Judean Social and Athletic Club
Carter Street
Jacob Moir
Harry Weston
Lynn
Joseph Severant
Edward Silberstein
Harry Kaplin
Albert Goldberg
Goldberg
Agler Sold by Atlanta Club to Washington Americans
First baseman Joe Agler of the Atlanta Southern League club was sold to the Washington Americans for about 2000 dollars. The deal was announced today in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Joe Agler
Washington Americans
Duffey's Column Highlights Olympic Parade Honors
Jim Thorpe dominates the New York Olympic parade talk as the world’s greatest athlete. New England stars including Drew Kimball Blanchard and Whitney vie for top honors at Barnstable Fair games.OC: Other notes mention Brown champion Taber and McGrath heavyweight prospects. AA: McLoughlin and Bunddy win national doubles tennis. Williams Jr. threats in singles.
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Jim Thorpe
New York
Thorpe
Sweden
George Brown
Major Briggs
New England
Drew
Holden
Kimball
Blanchard
Whitney
Newport
R. I
Maurice E. McLoughlin
San Francisco
T. C. Bunddy
Philadelphia
Richard N. Williams, Jr
Opinion Splits as Cobb Favored in All Around Play
The piece notes competing opinions between Speaker and Cobb with Cobb seen as the best all around player. It lists entry details for events on Labor Day and August 31 at Locust Street grounds and Combination Park. It also mentions results of a July 1 game where Boston defeated New York Americans 4 to 1 and a four game West trip where Boston and Cleveland split wins and a rain-ruled finale.
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Speaker
Cobb
G. J
Joe McNamara
Valentine Street
Roxbury
Locust Street
Labor Day
Combination Park
Daniel Buckley
Broadway
Arlington
New York Americans
Boston
Taunton
Lew Richie
Cubs
Charles River Basin
Hugh C. McGrath
Beacon Street
New
Riverside Boat Club
Red Sox
Cleveland
Bay Ridge
McLoughlin
William J. Clothier
Philadelphia
Karl H. Behr
New York
Wallace F. Johnson
Williams
Raymond D. Little
George M. Church
William M. Washburn
Williaams
W.A. Larned
Clothier
Behr
Church
Johnson
Washburn
C. B. Herd
Pasadena
Cal
Harvard
F. H. Weber
University of Illinois
Maurice EH
San Francisco
Richard N. Williams, Jr
Zinn Traded From New York Americans to Rochester
Manager Wol verton announced the release of outfielder Guy Zinn to the Rochester club of the International League. Zinn goes to Rochester in exchange for outfielder Jack Lelivelt and a cash consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wolverton
New York Americans
Guy Zinn
Rochester
Zinn
Jack Lelivelt
McLoughlin Edges Williams In Five Sets In New York Tennis
In the Casino all comers event McLoughlin defeated Williams in five sets 6-4 5-7 6-8 3-6 6-3. The win puts McLoughlin into a semifinal against Clothier while Behr meets Johnson. Williams showed strong net play but McLoughlin's consistency prevailed.
Davidson to Leave Local Branch for Detroit Sales Post
M. D. Davidson of the Oldsmobile branch departs for Detroit to take a district sales manager role with R. C. in Detroit. He previously served on the R. C. H. branch sales force in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. D. Davidson
Oldsmobile
Detroit
R. C
Mr. Davidson
Diem to Study American Way for 1916 Berlin Games
Karl Diem president of the German Amateur Athletic Union will visit the United States in winter to learn the American system of athletic training. Germany plans strong 1916 Berlin Olympic team with imperial grant of 25000 dollars for preliminary expenses. Braun, Germanys champion sprinter, has retired from athletics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Karl Diem
Amateur Athletic Union of Germany
United States
Germany
Berlin
Herr Diem
Braun
Fall River-New Bedford Game Ordered Replayed Under Labor Day Plan
President Timothy H. Murnane of the New England league ordered the Fall River New Bedford game from last Monday to be replayed. He proposed making it part of a Labor Day double header. An error by the scorekeeper led players to believe the game had ended before the winning run scored. umpire White declared the game a tie due to a base touch dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy H. Murnane
New England Baseball League
Fall River
New Bedford
Murnane
White
Gasoline Prices Drive Focus to Fuel Efficiency in Cars
The column predicts rising fuel costs will push buyers toward economical cars and advocates for lighter designs and better carburetors. It notes that higher gas prices may hurt the small car market and mentions R. F. York touring Eastern agencies for Stearns and H. A. Clapp moving Simplex sales to 1008 Boylston Street with new closed car designs.
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H. A. Clapp
Boylston Street
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Gillette
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Gillette Safety Razor Company
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California Star
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Duffey
Big Jack McGrath
Worcester
McGrath
Polski
Charlie Rice
Howard Drew
Clinton
Johnny Magee
Springfield
Ralph Craig
Pittsburg
Craig
Stockholm
Tom Halpin
British Isles
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Ted Meredith
Mike Murphy
Mike
U. S
R. F. York
F. B. Stearns Motor Car Company
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J. H. MacAlman
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