Final sprint era as pennant races tighten in baseball season
The column notes the shift toward crucial wins and losses as the season nears its end with Tigers Pirates Athletics and Red Sox in contention. It highlights umpire Kane at National grounds and local sports notes including MacLean’s dare at Revere track and youth meets at Charlestown gym.
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Tigers
Pirates
Athletics
Red Sox
Cubs
Giants
Detroit
Pittsburg
National Grounds
Kane
Letters and notes on track and field reports from London to Worcester
A reader compiles notes from sport figures and events including Worcester Polo Club correspondence to Jim Phalen. It questions scoring errors, timing records for Dan Kelly at Berkley Oval and Spokane, and mentions Shraubb’s 1 ½ mile win over Longboat in Canada.
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Jim Phalen
Worcester Polo Club
Roslindake
America
England
Chelsea
Sam Langford
Jeannette
A. C
New York
Lanavere
Dan Kelly
Kelly
Spokane
Wash
Berkley Oval
N. Y
G—Shraubb
Longboat
Canada
Everett's Swim Feat Draws Critics From Past Efforts
Friends of Joan J Bray and Miss An nette Kellermann dispute that Everett’s swim from Charlestown bridge to Boston Light set a record. They note Kellermann neared the light within 1.5 miles last year, Bray reached within 2 miles in 1908, and Everett stopped at Long Island Head after 4 hours 15 minutes with Bray at 3 hours 14 minutes.
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Joan J. Bray
Annette Kellermann
Everett
Charlestown Bridge
Boston
Kellermann
Bray
Long Island Head
Miss Kellermann
Dorchester Gentlemen Drive Club Matinee At Franklin Field
Dorchester Gentlemen Driving Club presents a matinee on Franklin Field with 11 races and 35 entries. Expected fast times in Class A and B pacing events and several notably quick matchups are anticipated.
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Dorchester Gentlemen’s Driving Club
Franklin Field
Pirates Rout Giants Twice at Polo Grounds in Doubleheader
Pittsburgh blanked New York 9 5 in game one and 4 2 in game two as Maddox Camnitz and Phillippi shut down the Giants. Ames Marquard Crandall struggled for New York while Crandall and Camnitz and company cruised to the lopsided twin bill victory.
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New York
Polo Grounds
Pittsburg
Maddox
Camnitz
Phillippi
Ames
Marquard
Crandall
Raymond
BE. Barbeau
Uss
Clarke
Hyatt
Wwe
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Wagner
Storke
Miller
Wilson
Gilen
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Beebe’s wild ninth sinks St Louis as Boston wins 4 3
Boston defeats Roger Bresnahan's St Louis Cardinals 4 3 in a late rally. Beebe faltered in the ninth, issuing four balls to load the bases before Mattern scored the winning run on a walk with no outs. Mattern limited damage early while Sweeney, Coffey and Stem sparkled in defense and Beebe struggled at the plate.
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Boston
Roger Bresnahan
St. Louis Cardinals
Mr. Beebe
St. Louis
Doves
Beebe
Mattern
Byrne
Hulswitz
Ellis
Becker
Charley Starr
Thomas
Fsceweack
Starr
Beaumont
C. F
Sweeney
Stem
Coffey
Ss . Senor
Bowerman
Eseer
PD Veaseseees
Louis
Charles
Delahanty
Trade Moves Autrey to Lynn and Season Outlook Shifts
Autrey is traded to Lynn while President Davey holds the pick of the Shoe City aggregation at season end on Sept 114. Becker and Beaumont hit two homers each and Coffey remains a timely hitter with a sixth inning drive scoring Beaumont. Sweeney and Stein make key plays at third and first base as Boston prepares for a New York trip with Charlie Dasha among infielders.
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Beebe
Becker
Starr
Thomas
Byrne
Beaumont
Sweeney
Stern
Charles
Coffey
Delehanty
St. Louis
Hulswitz
Stein
Autrey
Lynn
Davey
Boston Curb
New York
Charlie Dasha
Boston
Gimp
Sonderklasse Trials Today at Marblehead
The ninth race of the sonderklasse yachts is set for Marblehead in a Corinthian Yacht Club event. The standings table records finishes from the eight races sailed, showing first to fourth place counts for each yacht. non-defeating boats are not listed.
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Sonderklasse
Marblehead
Corinthian Yacht Club
Reds slug hard at the finish
In Brooklyn New York July 9 Alperman hit a two on base triple and a homer to tie the game in the eighth inning. Cincinnati won in the 10th with four straight hits on an error by McMillan Gasper finished for Rowan and held the Brooklyns. Hoblitzel McLean doubled and tripled with Alperman also homering.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Alperman
Cincinnati
McMillan
Gasper
Rowan
Brooklyns
Hoblitzel
McLean
Downey
Bescher
Hummell
Lennox
Hoblitzer
Egan
Hunter
Itunter
Klem
Eastern League results with mixed scores and delays
Jersey City defeated Baltimore 2 to 1 while Newark beat Providence 3 to 2. Buffalo topped Montreal 4 to 11 in 11 innings, Rochester routed Toronto 11 to 3 in the first game and Toronto won 3 to 1 in the second game.
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Jersey City
Baltimore
Newark
Providence
Buffalo
Montreal
Rochester
Toronto
Memphis 12 New Orleans 2 Montgomery 3
Rain postpones games as Memphis defeats New Orleans by twelve to two and Montgomery edges others. Birmight 0. Little Rock Mobile and Atlante Nashville games delayed by rain.
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Memphis
New Orleans
Montgomery
Birmight
Little Rock-Mobile
Atlante
Nashville
Cubs Fall to Quakers in Philadelphia 5 to 1
Philadelphia hitters broke through against Pfeister and Moore as Chicago stray plays and injuries limited the Cubs. Moore struck out 10 in a strong complete effort, while Pfeister left with a hand injury after a line drive from Osborne.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Moore
Pfeister
Osborne
Evers
Knabe
Ragan
Bransfield
Chance
Ixnabe
Schulte
Higginbotham
Ragon
Magee
Martell
Grant
AB. R. BH
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Zimmerman
Sheekard
Schulter
Ease
Jinker
Archer
Howard
New York Yacht Club Races At Newport
A steady 12 knot breeze shaped Newport events as Queen won the Corona schooner class by twenty eight minutes over Corona. Istalena led Aurora by eighteen seconds in the sloop class. In mixed sloops Corello won on time allowance with Altair finishing first across the line.
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Newport
R. IL
New York Yacht Club
Newport Yacht Racing Association
Queen
Corona
Istalena
Aurora
Corello
Altair
Four Scorecard Outcomes From Midwest Matches
Toledo beat Louisville 5 to 2, St Paul defeated Milwaukee 4 to 2, Minneapolis topped Kansas City 5 to 1, and Columbus won over Indianapolis 4 to 1 in late season games.
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Toledo
Louisville
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Columbus
Indianapolis
Scores and matchups listed for today’s pro and regional games
The schedule features American league games Boston at Chicago New York at St Louis Washington at Cleveland Philadelphia at Detroit and National league pairs St Louis at Boston Pittsburgh at New York Cincinnati at Brooklyn Chicago at Philadelphia plus New England area games Lynn at Lawrence Worcester at Brockton Haverhill at Lowell New Bedford at Fall River.
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ST. Louis
Pittsburg
New York
Pittsbu Eneee Ae
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Brooklyn Aero Ee
Chicago
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
New England
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Saverhill
Owels
Fall River
Worcester
New Bedford
Lawrence Ee
Brockton
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Brooklyn
Lynn Eereeneee
Haverhill See
New Bedford Weer
Lowell Seere
Lawrence Eenreeeer
Lynn
Lawrence
Haverhill
Lowell
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Bill Sweeney
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