Braves Divide With Phillies in Rainy Doubleheader
In Philadelphia on August 30, the Braves split a two game set with the Phillies. Boston lost the opener 4 to 3 as Pat Ragan took the loss while Chief Bender won, aided by a home run and a clutch single. The Braves bounced back to a 3 to 0 victory behind Tom Hughes, with strong defense and timely hits.
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Braves
Phillies
Bender
Pat Ragan
Ragan
Pat
Tom Hughes
Rixey
Looney
Kelly
Chief Bender
Philly
Killifer
Smith
Schulte
Cravath
Luderus
Whitted
Red Smith
Rabbit
Powell
Koney
Reicbe
Rehg
Bancroft
Rawlings
Niehoff
Tragesser
Hughes
Boston
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Po.a. AB
K'n'techy
Borg
Kilifer
Maranville
Konetchy
Pender
Rigler
Bransfield
Rain Interrupts Worcester Lawrence Baseball Game
In Worcester on August 30 the game was halted by rain in the sixth inning after five scoreless frames. Lawrence earned two runs in the sixth as rain and a dark sky affected pitching. The final score remains undecided due to the interruption.
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Worcester
Lawrence
American Association Scores and Results Snapshot
Toledo beats Taontarillo 4 0, Indianapolis shuts Columbus 2 0 in game one. Columbus crushes Indianapolis 38 2 in game two. Minneapolis 5 over St Paul Milwaukee 8. Kansas City loses 0 to 0 in the final listed game.
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Taontarillo
Indianapolis
Columbus
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Three Star Bouts Tonight Set at Commercial A C
Tonight’s card at the Commercial A C features three 10 rounders. Shaver O’Brien of South Boston meets Young Bushee of Woon-Socket, and Tommy Shea of New Haven fights Dar McCormick of East Boston. Vic Dahl faces Joe Rivers in the main event. A six round prelim pits Joe Collins against Young Mitchell.
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A. C
Shaver O'Brien
South Boston
Young Bushee
Woon- Socket
Tommy Shea
New Haven
Dar McCormick
East Boston
Vic Dahl
Joe Rivers
Gloucester
Joe Collins
Young Mitchell
Braintree K. O
Callahan to Meet Yelle in 12 Round Arena Card
promoter changed up next Tuesday night lineup after Jimmy Johnston pulled Joe Welling from the scheduled bout with Frankie Callahan. Freddie Yelle of Taunton takes Welling’s place in a 12 round main event at the Arena. Also set are Jack Savage vs. Joe Rivers 10 rounds Barney Snyder vs. Pat Owens 10 rounds and Sam Bell vs. Charley Mack 6 rounds.
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Ted Kid Lewis
England
Mike O'Dowd
St. Paul
Arena
Jimmy Johnston
Joe Welling
Chicago
Frankie Callahan
Welling
Freddie Yelle
Taunton
Jack Savage
Joe Rivers
Barney Snyder
Pat Owens
Sam Bell
Charley Mack
Rain Delays Grand Circuit Races at Poughkeepsie
Heavy shower halted post midday program as second heat of The Axworthy 2:17 trotters ended early, postponing races to tomorrow. Bertha McGuire captured the $-year-old event North Spur heat while Little Frank D. won a Directum I heat before the downpour.
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N. Y
Bertha McGuire
North Spur
Little Frank D
Directum I
Mabel Trask
St. Frisco
Miss Hadfield Reaches Semi Final in Western Golf
Chicago August 380 Miss Frances Hadfield a 17 year old from Blue Mound Wisconsin beat Mrs I B Colburn Glenview 2 up 1 to play to reach the semi finals of the women s Western golf championship at Flossmoor. Other matches see Mrs F C Letts Western champion defeat Miss Elizabeth Allen 7 up 6 to play and Vida Llewellyn of La Grange beat Miss Lois Stumer 5 and 4. Elaine Rosenthal eliminated Mrs J W Douglass 5 and 3.
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Chicago
Frances Hadfield
Blue Mound Country Club
Milwaukee
Vida Llewellyn
la Grange
Lois Stumer
Neavisloe
Elaine Rosenthal
Rainsloe
J. W. Douglass
Westmoreland Country Club
Robert T. Vernon, Noted Boxing Stakeholder, Dies at 51
Robert T. Vernon, famed boxing stakeholder who arranged bets for major matches nationwide, died after a brief illness in New York at age 51. He held the stakes for the Jeffries Johnson bout in Reno and left a widow.
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New York
Robert T. Vernon
Reno
Nev
Kramer to race Spencer at Revere in two bests
Frank Kramer a 16 time American champion returns to the Revere cycle track for a two out of three heats sprint match against Arthur Spencer of Toronto. Spencer recently beat Kramer for the national title but Kramer then defeated him twice. Also on the program is a 30 mile motor paced race featuring Bowker Collins and Corey along with amateur and professional events.
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Revere
Arthur Spencer
Toronto
Spencer
Kramer
New Jersey
Bowker
Collins
Corey
Fort Revere To Hold Athletic Meet At Hull
A field meet will be staged on the Fort Revere athletic field in Hull tomorrow. Prizes have been donated and strong rivalry among the companies is expected with events starting at 8 in the morning and lasting through the day.
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Fort Revere
Hull
ASK ALL TO HELP THE 101ST Fund Drive Opens
The Ninth Regiment allies urge contributions to a welfare fund for the 101st U S A. in France. With $24,500 donated so far, organizers seek a total of $50,000 to aid the soldiers in the trenches.
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France
Ninth
101St Regiment
Ninth Regiment
Massachusetts Soldiers Drive for $50,000 Support Fund
A Massachusetts fundraising appeal to aid the One Hundred and First Infantry calls for a $50,000 fund to sustain the unit and honor the Ninth Massachusetts National Guard tradition. Colonel Logan oversees disbursement with no salaries, urging gifts from pennies to large sums, with Joseph H. O’Neil as treasurer at 8 Devonshire Street, Boston. Contributions reported include $17,000 acknowledged, $2,500 from a mileage donor, and multiple $1,000 pledges totaling $24,500.
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Framingham
France
The
Ninth
Massachusetts
Bay State
Logan
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
One Hundred and First Infantry
Massachusetts National Guard
Ninth Regiment
Joseph H. O'Neil
Devonshire Street
Boston
Cosee Vee
Paul Revere Marathon Entrants Listed
J Frank Facey secretary of the W N B A A A U announced the list of entrants for the first annual Paul Revere Marathon from the State House Boston to Lexington about 19 miles Labor Day afternoon. There are 22 amateurs entered.
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J. Frank Facey
Catholic Club of
Lexington
State House
Boston
Track A A U Meet Sends Star Athletes to St Louis
Track athletes from the Chicago Athletic Association Ili nois Athletic Club and the University of Chicago travel with stars from New York Boston and Philadelphia to compete in the National A A U championships in St Louis starting tomorrow Avery Brundage the current all around champion ends his athletic career in St Louis due to business demands in Chicago
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Chicago Athletic Association
Ilinois Athletic Club
University of Chicago
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Avery Brundage
15000 to Harvest Spain's Rice Crop
Valencia Spain Aug 30 The rice crop this year is exceptionally plentiful. It will require 15000 workers to harvest it.
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Spain
Valencia
Musser Sold to Chicago White Sox From Des Moines
Pitcher Paul Musser of the Des Moines club has been sold to the Chicago American League Club to report next spring. Musser has struck out more than 300 batsmen this season. Terms of sale were not announced.
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Des Moines
Paul Musser
Musser
Governor McCall Bids 1041st Regiment Farewell
Westfield August 30 Governor McCall bade farewell to the One Hundred and Fourth United States Regiment of Infantry formed from the old Second and parts of the Sixth and Eighth Massachusetts Regiments. He reviewed them at Camp Bartlett on Hampton Plains. The 3700 men in the new unit and others in camp gave a rousing reception in Massachusetts largest military camp since the Civil War.
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McCall
Bay State
One Hundred and Fourth
United States Regiment of Infantry
Massachusetts
Camp Bartlett
Hampton Plains
Governor Praises Camp Bartlett Soldiers at Public Address
Officers and men of the First Maine Heavy Field Artillery Regiment led by Col William C Hayes cheered Governor as he spoke at Camp Bartlett. Col Arthur T Balantine and staff accompanied him. Soldiers saluted as his auto departed. Governor praised the state and nation and the citizen soldiers. He arrived from Northampton after a Methodist camp meeting with Adjutant General Jesse Stevens Captain J S Hathaway and Henry Long.
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William C. Hayes
Maine Heavy Field Artillery
Arthur T. Balantine
McCalls
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Northampton
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J. S. Hathaway
Henry Long
Four Everett Aldermen Miss Meeting In Quorum Fight
Four Everett Aldermen Frank Reed Chester Greenwood Winfield Hamlin and Edwin Hilton avoided a scheduled meeting last night despite police patrols and mayor Mullen. Mayor vows to withhold their salaries until they attend and may take them to court to force attendance.
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Frank §. Reed
Chester P. Greenwood
Winfield
Hamlin
Edwin A. Hilton
Frank Pettingill
Paris Donation From Milk Street Banker To 101st Regiment
William F. Fitzgerald, President of the Turner Tanning Machinery Company, deposits 12,500 francs to Colonel Edward L. Logan of the 101st Regiment at Framingham. The funds are to be used at Logan’s discretion for the benefit of regiment members, with manager Mr. Elsener available for command.
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William F. Fitzgerald
Milk Street
Edward L. Logan
101St Regiment
Framingham
Paris
Fitzgerald
United States
Logan
Turner Tanning Machinery Company, Ltd
Boulevard Arago
France
Mr. Elsener
Hopkins Money Aids Ninth Grade Boys In Paris
The speaker indicates Mr. Hopkins, manager of the English branch in Paris, has lived there twenty years. The money is designated to assist in matters outside army routine and is hoped to benefit the Ninth’s boys.
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Hopkins
Paris
Movie Actor Washburn Exempted From Military Service
Chicago August 80 Bryant Washburn, a motion picture actor, was exempted from military service due to dependency. He is married with a child, earned 200 dollars weekly, and has a bank account, with exemption certified by the division board. His claim faces appeal board review. Meanwhile hundreds of aliens held for failure to register will be released to avoid prosecution costs.
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Chicago
Bryant Washburn
B. M. Chipperfield
Washburn
Appeal Board
Washington
Moscow Council replies to Wilson greeting
The Moscow State Council sent a reply to President Wilson’s greeting read in conference on August 27. It expresses gratitude for the President’s wishes and says Russia shares the allied cause for justice and liberty with enthusiasm and faith in a common triumph.
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Washington
Moscow Council
Wilson
United States
Moscow State Council
Russia
Open Golf Tourney At Commonwealth
The Commonwealth Country Club hosts an 18 hole handicap medal play open event today and Saturday with one gross prize and first and second net prizes plus special prizes for par or better. Charles A. Williams of 25 Royce Road Newton Center chairs the tournament committee.
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Chestnut Hill
Charles A. Williams
Royce Road
Newton Centra
Navy League Accepts Mare Island Explosion Report
The Navy League of the United States released a statement accepting the board’s Mare Island yard explosion report. It regrets earlier claims that the investigation was hampered by labor interests and clarifies it did not refer to standard unions but to a specific German influenced group. The league asserts no hindering instructions existed and notes controversy with Secretary Daniels who cut ties after the earlier claim. The Mare Island findings supported a time fuse, cited an unknown criminal conspiracy, and denied investigator restraints.
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Navy League of the United States
Mare Island Navy Yard
Navy Department
League
Daniels
Navy League
Navy
Mare Island
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