Great American tennis future and Olympic coaching chatter
The article predicts a bright future for American tennis with Maurice McLoughlin and R N Williams showing early promise and notes Billy Larned's lengthy career. It discusses Kraenzlein possibly coaching Germans for Berlin 1916 and mentions sprinter Howard Drew, Jack Donaldson, and other athletes, plus notes on amateur entries and upcoming races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice McLoughlin
R. N. Williams
Billy Larned
Alvin Kraenzlein
Berlin
Kraenzlein
Kraenziein
Hjortberg
Howard Drew
Jack Donaldson
Springfield
Simon Pyres
Drew
Picking a High One Ad Offering Deep Discounts
Ad copy touts big savings with phrases about high value and low prices. It promotes food for fans and winter offerings with claims of cheaper garments than elsewhere and a $5 incentive for advertising exaggeration.
Baseball disputes and notes from Dorchester office letters
Letters discuss specific baseball rule interpretations with runners on base and outs, noting a play where a steal home on third strike would not count and another where a runner would score. Additional items mention Labor Day schedules, Cy Young and Tom Hughes seasonal records, and a Cleveland Club entry close date with Dorchester contact details.
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Bill McKinnon
H. Coles
North Dorchester
W. Campbell
B. Bannan
Cy Young
Tom Hughes
Cleveland
Ray
Denny Street
Dorchester
Cleveland shuts out Highlanders 3–0 to clinch series
Cleveland beat New York 3 to 0 in the final game of the series. Gregg pitched a shutout while Leibold drove in two runs with a triple and two singles. Carisch started the scoring with a second inning single and Leibold added the third with Chapman and Jackson aiding in the seventh.
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Cleveland
New York Today
Gregg
Caldwell
Carisch
Wil
Hartzell
Leibold
Chapman
Jackson
Gregge
E. Leibold
Ae R
Lajoie
Johnston
Turner
Graney
Lf Cariseh
P Steer
New York
Maisel
Cook
Wee Cree
F Hartzell
Zeider
Esterase
Knight
Er ’ Walter
Sweeney
Ee Caldwell
Doeseveee
Feeuseee
Lethold
Walter
Zelder
O’loughlin
Sheridan
Baseball scout plans Texas college for cattle rustlers
Scout Gilks of the Naps envisions a baseball college in southwest Texas funded by President Somers to develop cattle rustlers with no prior baseball exposure. Gilks claims Somers favors the plan and anticipates producing at least two big league pitchers each season.
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Gilks
Naps
Somers
Texas
Langford Blitzes Flynn in Four-Round Ring War
Dan Porky Flynn of Winthrop lasted four rounds against Sam Langford of Cambridge as Atlas A. A. staged a show at the Arena. Langford benefited from long stalling before finally dropping Flynn with a jaw swing and victory sealed.
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Dan
Porky” Flynn
Winthrop
Sam Langford
Cambridge
Atlas A. A
Porky
Sam
Flynn
Daniel
Langford
Dreamland
Teddy Murphy
West End
Joe Quinn
Joe Chick
Fall River
Jimmy Krause
Philadelphia
Jimmy
Johnson to become citizen of France
Paris reports Jack Johnson plans to naturalize in France after purchasing a house at Joinville-Le-Pont. The article notes his residence aims and mentions the boxing event crowd and Langford’s high profile as part of the evening’s spectacle.
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Johnson
France
Paris
Jack Johnson
Joinville-Le-Pont
Wrance
145 Golfers Out for ITTILE
New York August 26 With an entry list of 145 amateur golfers including two from England and two from Canada the annual national championship of the United States Golf Association will begin at Garden City Long Island next Monday and run all week. Prominent American players include Jerome Travers Walter Travis Findley Douglas E M Byers W C Founes Jr and R A Gardner. England's Victor Maude Abe Mitchell and Harold Hilton’s recent rivalries add interest. Chicago and New England clubs are well represented with names such as Charles Evans Jr Mason Phelps and Heinrich Schmidt among entrants.
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New York
England
Canada
United States Golf Association
Garden City
Long Island
Victor Maude
Princes Golf Club
Abe Mitchell
Cantalupe Golf Club
John Bail
Jerome D. Travers
Upper Montclair
N. J
Walter J. Travis
Findley S. Douglas
Nassau
N. Y
Harold Hilton
Carman Halts George Wiley in Motor Pacing Duel
George Wiley, Syracuse speed ace, is stopped by Clarence Carman of Jamaica, N. Y., in two straight heats of a 10 mile motor paced match at Revere cycle track. Carman dominates by maintaining pace while Wiley loses ground late in each heat. Event also reports several handicap and open races with winners and times.
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George Wiley
Syracuse
Clarence Carman
Jamaica
L. I
Revere
Wiley
Carman
IL. Co. Rollins
W. Turville
J. Barry
Jy. Connolly
P. Cutter
H. Jackson
H. J. Reynolds
J. Grant
Tom Connolly
L. Cc. Rollins
Athletics Shut Out St. Louis Browns
Philadelphia completed its season with an 8 to 0 win over St Louis. Brown dominated key moments while his teammates struck early and often, and Clarence Walker of Philadelphia played a standout left field, making two spectacular puts outs and throwing out two baserunners.
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ST. Louis
Philadelphia
Brown
Mitchell
Clarence Walker
Kansas City
American Association
He Walso
Phila. AB. B
TB. PO
A. BE
EB. Murphy
Oldring
Uofs
Bae Ie Collins
RG Crecess
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Motbnie Ab Steekss
SAO G Walsh
Bos
Wesry
Oris Ces
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A. E. Shotton
Austin
Pratt
Ek Ae “Walker
Ae Williams
Stovall
Balenti
Agnew
aCovington
Walsh
Barry
Schang
Baker
McInnis
Vd Brown
Egan
Bfneen
Mardi Gras Races Feature Nantasket Boat Events
Thirty-one boats took part in power boat and sailing yacht events during Nantasket Carnival Week. Winners include Nicknack in Hull one-design, Falcon with Bridgham in first lobster class, Madeline with Atwood in second lobster class, and Hatch winning bang and go-back. Prize money ranged from 15 to 50 dollars, with a dead heat in the first lobster power race between Bridgham and the Falcon.
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Nantasket
Nicknack AR
C. A. Bridgham
Falcon
B. A. Atwood
Madeline
A. C. Hatch
A. Bridgham
Carnival Week
Strawberry Hill
Harding
Toogles
Nicknack
Niecknaeck
Wa Wa
Peak
A. G. Hatch
Hmh
R. Holmes
Nickjack Wees
Agelan Wilson
J. Edgerton
Vide Bonifor
Ce Kenney Lia Dee
Ariel
Squibbs
Lo Toogles
Bridgham
Frank Lean
Paragon
Izabel Onderkirk
Eureka
Ars Wessmann Dba
Atwood
Kelley
Clara KR
Gardner
Mitchell Bae
Gy Hatch
Ene
A G. Hlateh
Ar Wessmian
J Mcintyre
Knight
Worcester Beats Brockton Twice In New England League Games
Worcester defeated Brockton 9 to 0 and 6 to 1 in a doubleheader at Worcester. Bushelman struck out 15 to tie the league record, while Van Dyke pitched seven innings with nine strikeouts. Walsh, Rees, and Shorten had three hits each for Worcester. Brockton’s Shears struggled as Worcester took the second game.
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Worcester
Brockton
Bushelman
Himself
Anderson
Red Sox
Shears
Walsh
Rees
Shorten
van Dyke
Sharkey
Wallace
Carroll
Maroney
Nye
Kennedy
Dowd
Mackey
Daum
Balis
White
A.E
Ard
Cooney
McCune
Hushelroll
Tesch
Dee
Man
Strick
Pfeffer
Wworcester
Maloney
Roex
Ove M’mahon
Lynn Defeats Portland 8 5 In Slow Game
Lynn tops Portland 8 to 5 as fielding fluctuates from poor to brilliant. Key Lynn players Cassavant and Maniton perform well while Oreutt exits after being hit by a batted ball. Pitchers Cunningham Wormwood and Sullivan split innings with several hits and errors noted in a windy contest.
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LYNN
Portland
Brillant
Hickman
Maniton
Cassavant
Oreutt
Lynn Tee
Porter
Orcutt
O'Leary
Lavigne
Bowcock
Courtney
J. Sullivan
Wormwood
Wilson
Sullivan
Saccrifice
Cunningham
Strands
Pumphrey
Meehan
lLh
Stafford
Lawrence defeats New Bedford 12 to 2 in easy win
Poor pitching by two New Bedford hurlers gave Lawrence a 12 to 2 victory. The game featured six double plays initiated by Phoenix of Lawrence, who also contributed to a fourth. Notable hits included home runs by Phoenix and Carlstrom, with multiple players totaling runs and RBIs as Lawrence capitalized on errors and walks.
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Fall River
Lowell
BHP Bil PO
Aubrey
M’'Gov'rn
Dee
Weeden
Zeiser
Johnson
Clemens Ay Miller
Daly
Magee
Halstein
DeGroff
Cargo
Devine
Cutterson
Miller
Rorty
Lawrence
New Bedford
New Bedford Today
Phoenix
A.E
Braggy
Spires
Luyster
Logan
Mahoney
Porphey
Inerney
Dean
Wood
Collinson
Yount
Fuller
Riley
Taversco
Carlstrom
O'Connell
Bruggy
McInerney
Burrill
O’connell
Collins
Maloney
Anderson
Sweatt
McIinerney
Layster
Bannon
Comstock Shines in Red Sox 7 Detroit 6 Thriller
Detroit August 26 Boston edges Detroit 7 to 6 in a game mixed with errors by the Tigers. Comstock, a Minneapolis recruit in his first major league start, pitched well under poor support as Boston survives a late Tigers push. The win cements Boston’s end-of-season effort though Detroit’s Morality and fielding falter in key moments.
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Detroit
Boston
Red Sox
Tiger
Comstock
Minneapolis
Anderson
Tigers
Janvrin
Moseley
Bush
Crablike turnaround fuels Willie Mitchells Naps surge
Willie Mitchell of the Naps credits a shift to a crablike mindset for his improved season. Once easygoing and passively imposed upon, he built confidence after beating tormentors in Toledo last year and carries a chipped shoulder into current play. Birmingham agrees with the assessment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Mitchell
The
Naps
Toledo
Birmingham
Willie
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