Cobb on Way to His Old Record
The article notes Ty Cobb extending a 35 game hitting streak to reach 102 hits for the season and eyes a .420 batting average from 1911 as top leaders like Sisler and Speaker press toward the century mark. It reviews NL leaders Cruise, Roush, Cotb, and Wag ner, plus team batting gains and pitching improvements across the Braves and Giants.
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Sisler
St. Louis Browns
Speaker
Cleveland
Roush
Cruise
Wagner
Burns
Giants
Chapman
Hooper
Agnew
Hoblitzell
Braves
Rudolph
Barnes
Golf Match Set Between Lexington and Bellevue Clubs
Members of the Lexington Golf Club host Bellevue Golf Club of Melrose in a return match on the Lexington course in North Lexington next Saturday afternoon. A large field of entrants from both clubs is expected and the affair should be closely contested.
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Lexington Golf Club
Bellevue Golf Club
Melrose
North Lexington
Leading Dozen Run-Getters in Baseball
National leader Cobb of Detroit with 50 runs tops the list. Burns of New York and Weaver of Chicago follow with 49 and 48 runs. Groh of Cincinnati and Chapman of Cleveland each have 48. Paskett of Detroit 44, Hornsby of St. Louis 44, Cravath of Philadelphia 45. Cooper of Boston 48, Young of Detroit 43, Kauff of New York 42, Pipp of New York 41, Roush of Cincinnati 41, Veach of Detroit 40, Chase of Cincinnati 40, Austin of St. Louis 40, Carey of Pittsburgh 40. Witt of Philadelphia 45? Merkle and Strunk among others.
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National
Cobb
Detroit
Burns
New York
Weaver
Chicago
Groh
Pipp
Roush
Cincinnati
Veach
Chase
Austin
St. Louis
Carey
Pittsburg
Witt
Philadelphia
Strunk
Phil
Merkle
Leading Dozen Stealers in American Baseball
List of top base thieves in the national league with players and steal counts from teams including Cleveland Chicago St Louis Detroit New York Cincinnati and others. Names include Chapman Cleve Carey Pittsburg Roth Byrne Cobb Maisel Baird Weaver Chase Sisler Hornsby Speaker Zeider Merkle Marsans Robertson Collins Thorpe Bush Neale and others with varying steals.
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Chapman
Cleve
Carey
Pittsburg
Roth
Cleveland
Byrne
New York
Cobb
Detroit
Maisel
Baird
St. Louis
Weaver
Chicago
Chase
Cincinnati
Sisler
Hornsby
Speaker
Zeider
de Rice
Washington
Merkle
Marsans
Robertson
Collins
Thorpe
Bush
Bopf
Cimcinusti
Lu Neale
Stallings Pursues Talent to Lift Braves in Slim Season Hope
Braves coach Chief Stallings continues a broad talent search as he tries to salvage a disappointing season. He is examining all sources to bolster the team for a respectable showing.
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Braves
Chief Stallings
Braves chase Providence outfielders and catchers in roster talks
The Braves' scout prowls Providence for outfielders Walter Rehg and Powell and a catcher to bolster Tragesser. Hank Gowdy’s status remains unresolved with a likely nonreturn. Strong pitching has boosted the team as they face Cincinnati and a doubleheader with St. Louis, highlighted by Elks day with Garry Herrmann.
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Providence
Walter Rehg
Red Sox
Powell
Rehg
Braves
Boston
Barber
Baltimore
Connie Mack
Tragesser
Hank Gowdy
Ohio National Guards
Hank
Cincinnati
St. Louis Cardinals
Reds
Elks
Garry Herrmann
Athletics Defeat Chicago in Exhibition Game at Camp Fort Sheridan
The Philadelphia Americans defeated the Chicago Americans 6 to 1 in an exhibition game at the Officers Reserve Corps training camp fort in Fort Sheridan Illinois. Anderson pitched well in the pinches. Batteries Anderson and Haley for Philadelphia Wolfgang Benz and Lynn Jenkins for Chicago.
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Fort Sheridan
Officers’ Reserve Corps
Anderson
Wahaggid Nii
Haley
Wolfgang
Benz
Lynn
Jenkins
Sports Notes on Thorpe Stallings and Riverside Track
The piece surveys Jim Thorpe’s football leaning after baseball and Canton football plans, George Stallings eyeing Henricksen for the Braves outfield, and Roush’s NL batting chase. It also notes sparse crowds at Curtis Hall, a multi runner mile event, and local boxing manager Pollock visiting town amid Welsh’s inactivity.
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Harry Pollock
Freddie Welsh
Patsey Cline
Pollock
Welsh
Jersey
Weighing of Wally Schang Ira Thomas Heavier Man
In dispute over weights Thomas weighed 195 pounds while Schani stood about 180. A claims Thomas is heavier. B insists Schani. The answer is Thomas heavier.
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J. Gibson
William Muldoon
New York State
White Plains
Wally Schang
Ira Thomas
Thomas
Schani
Athletics
Ted Kid Lewis
Mike Gibbons
New York
Lewis
Cleveland
Harvard H letters awarded to 61 students in five sports
Harvard announced 61 students earned varsity letters last year across track crew baseball hockey football and the majority came from Massachusetts. Boston led towns with multiple lettermen while New York and Pennsylvania contributed several players including Yale game captain Harry Cadman.
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Boston
Brookline
Cambridge
Arlington
Kansas City
New York
Pennsylvania
Yale
Penn
Harry Cadman
United States
Bay State
Harvard
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