Braves Sparking Surge Startles National League Rivals
Braves surge from a long skid with five straight wins 56 hits in four innings and a new pitcher Schroeder joining the roster. Ebbets and Holiday Ebbetta linked to a recent flare in league tensions as Boston eyes a string of games against Reds and the Cubs at Fenway Park.
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Champs
Stallings
Charles Holiday Ebpeta
Flatbush
Brooklyn Dodgers
J. Evers
Ebbets
Toner
Boston
John J
Boston Bats
Phillies
Boss Stallings
Wood
Schroeder
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Cubs
Fenway Park
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Roger Bresnahan
Newark Sweeps Twin Bill Over Kansas City 10 4 and 4 3
Falkenberg started both games for Newark and was knocked out in each. Newark won the opener 10 to 4 with Cullop and Johnson holding Kansas City in check and timely hitting. Second game ended 4 to 3 with Johnson and Falkenberg winning a rain shortened affair, Pratt and Moran among the fielders.
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Falkenberg
Newark
Johnson
R.H.E. Kansas City
Fabrikenburg
Kaiserling
Pratt
Roccae
Johnson and Brown
Falkenburg
Moran
Rariden
Browns Strikes Out in Chicago Defeat at World Series Opener
In Chicago on July 18 Mordecai Brown faltered allowing two Buffalo runs on a misplay as Buffalo beat Chicago 6 to 4 in a free hitting game. Schulz and Allen paired with McConnell Brown and Wilson in a pitching and batting clash.
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Mordecai Brown
Detroit
Beft
Buffalo
Schulz and Allen
McConnell, Brown and Wilson
Minneapolis Triumphs Over Columbus In Opening Game
Scores show Minneapolis 2 Columbus 0 in first game and 1 0 in second. Other matchups include Milwaukee 7 Indianapolis 3 St Paul 7 Cleveland 8 in first game and St Paul 6 Cleveland 1 in second. Kansas City 6 Louisville 4 first game, 0 0 second. game halted after six innings due to darkness.
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Milwaukee
Indianapolis
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Cleveland
Kansas City
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Memphis Mobile game result and others not scheduled
The score shows Mobile 3 over Memphis 0. New Orleans 8 over Chattanooga 7 in 10 innings. No other games are scheduled.
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Memphis
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Great field entered in light swim by Howell D Stevens
One of the greatest fields in long distance swimming will contest the L Street Swimmers Club classic from Charlestown bridge to Boston Light next Sunday. The entrants include nearly all notable New England long distance swimmers, with Sam Richards and Henry F. Sullivan of Lowell skipping to save strength for Nantasket Beach to Cape Race Point on Aug 21-22.
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Charlestown
John Bray
East Cambridge
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Everett
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Cecilia Friedburg
Revere Beach
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Boston Light
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Fred Mardo
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L Street
Record Run Gives Meehan Edge in Battery Sandy Hook Swim
George R. Meehan set a record pace in the Battery Sandy Hook marathon, completing 22 miles in 7 hours 18 minutes, beating Richards’ 4 hour 15 minute light by over an hour. Walter Dunn, Henry Miron, and Ben James headline a strong entrant list as other swimmers and yacht racing news fill the page.
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Battery-Sandy Hook
Meehan
Richards
Tme
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Wollaston
Sam Richards
Battery Sandy Hook
Dunn
Behr Wins Singles Cup in Westchester Tournament
Karl H. Behr won the singles cup at the Country Club of Westchester in New York. He defeated Leonard Beekman in straight sets 6-4, 6-3 with set scores 7-6 6-4. Beekman reached the final by beating H A Throckmorton who pushed Behr to five sets.
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Karl H. Behr
Westchester
Behr
Leonard Beekman
Beekman
H. A. Throckmorton
Princeton
Middle States
Throckmorton
Two Yachts Finish In Racing Run From Portland Harbor
Fin ishing only 26 seconds ahead of the Sayonora II Nutmeg III led the Bos ton Yacht Club fleet 68 miles from Eastern Point to Cushings Island. Only two boats in class P finished as the rest were becalmed off Cape Elizabeth and towed in by the power squadron led by Rear Commodore R. N. Burnell.
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Sox Must Hit to Keep First Place
Red Sox rely on batting to hold leadership as pitching and fielding show weaknesses. Four regulars top .300, with Schmidt and Magee driving offense while Davis strengthens the pitching staff. Cobb nears .400, and Kirke, Baker join heavy hitters as pitchers contend for top marks in a high batting era.
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Boston
White Sox
Eddie Collins
Braves
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Speaker
Magee
Smith
Davis
Cobb
Kirke
Cleveland
Baker
Lajoie
Maynard Cricket Team to Meet Worcester in Heart of the Commonwealth
Maynard cricket club schedule shows a match with Worcester next Saturday after noon in the Heart of the Commonwealth event. The venue and exact time are listed as part of the weekend sports slate.
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Worcester
Jamieson Training Maynard Sprint Star
Howard D. Jamieson of this town trains for summer sprint events. He is a crack sprinter and will participate in upcoming sprints during the season.
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Howard D. Jamieson
Braves Celebrate Doubleheader Triumph and Rising Confidence
The Braves feel renewed strength after sweeping Buck Herzog's Cinci Reds in a doubleheader. Norman Taber, the world champion mile runner, heads to Frisco with trainer Eddie O’Connor, amid praise from rival John Paul Jones and debate over true competition versus exhibition in record attempts.
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Buck Herzog
Cinci Reds
Stallings
Norman Taber
Taber
Eddie O'Connor
Frisco
Track stars set sights on coast records and old marks
Norman Taber aims for the world's half mile record on the coast as Ted Meredith looms as a dominant rival. Eddie O'Connor faces Meredith, while bingo Dismond nips Tom Burke's quarter mile mark. The season features strong performances from Howard Drew Irving Howe and Martin of the Smart Set A C in Brooklyn.
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Bingo Dismond
Chicago
Howard
Pacific Coast
Irving Howe
Martin
A. C
Brooklyn
Boxers Clash Across New England Weekend Card Planned
Biddeford Maine hosts Dan McDonald of Roxbury vs George Robinson of Cambridge in a 12 round feature at the Airdrome. Gloucester sees Young Jasper of Boston vs Joe Chick of the Fish City in a 12 round bout. Navy champ “Seventy” Powers faces Belgian Brown at Lenox A C in a 12 rounder with Bob Stanley vs Harry Carlson on the undercard.
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Gloucester
Mass
New England
Dan McDonald
Roxbury
George Robinson
Cambridge
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Robinson
Maine
Tim Looney
Bill McKinnon
Bill Fleming
Ernest McIntyre
Peary
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Boston
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Allied Building Trades Games at Combination Park
Entry blanks for the Allied Building Trades games set for Labor Day at Combination Park Medford list events 100 440 880 yard runs a one mile run and a five mile run plus team races between leading clubs. Application details offered to J Frank Facey Cambridgeport.
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Combination Park
Medford
J. Frank Facey
Prospect Street
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Grand Circuit Opens in Cleveland with Star Studded Fields
Grand circuit races begin at North Randall in Cleveland with large fields in all events except the two year old trotting sweep stakes where only three entries remain. Native Judge Sis Bingen and Volga head the two year old trot, Edwards 2:10 pace headlines the opening feature, Hal Boy among twelve starters is a likely favorite.
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Sis Bingen
Edwards
Hal Boy
Brassard One Hour Race At Reveré Cycle Track
The brassard one hour motor paced race returns Wednesday night at Reveré Cycle Track with a select field. Starters include Victor Linart undefeated, Clarence Carman, American George Wiley, and Elmer Collins. The prize secures $6 a day for the winner until defeated in a future race under the same rules.
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Victor Linart
Clarence Carman
George Wiley
Elmer Collins
Unclear matchup results from Providence and Jersey City games
Scattered scores show Providence leading Montreal 6 to 3 after the eighth, with Jersey City taking the first of two games against Buffalo 4 to 2 and Buffalo replying 4 to 2 in the second game.
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Montreal
Jersey City
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