Baseball Batting Race Looms as Sluggers Slump
The piece tracks top hitters in the American and National Leagues led by Sisler and O horpe with .336 and high averages. It notes Jackson Cobb and Rice near century hits, Ruths home run pace, and Kerr's win over Johnson in a notable game while detailing fielding and pitching standouts.
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Brooklyn
O'horpe
Braves
Speaker
Cleveland
Jackson
Rice
Sisler
Veach
Wheat
Doyle
Giants
Scott
Red Sox
Harvard Yale Victory in Long Drawn-Out Grudge Match
Harvard defeated Yale 18 to 17 in a drawn out contest described as a fierce rivalry. The report mocks the event as a fish themed battle with humorous lines about fish captures and a morning launch, noting Harvard’s superior play and Yale’s pluck.
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Harvard
Eli Yale
Yale
Harry Lauder
Crimson
Battles at Longwood at Hand
Longwood to kick off on new Chestnut Hill courts with 66 entries from across the country. Secretary Richard Bishop lists stars from Atlantic to Pacific such as Wallace Johnson H Bullock B Yamasaki G B Peterson Dr Goodridge William M Johnson and many more among the contenders for the Longwood bowl trophy.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Richard Bishop
Longwood Cricket Club
Wallace Johnson
H. Bullock
B. Yamasaki
G. B. Peterson
Dr. Goodridge
William M. Johnson
G. P. Gardner, Jr
H. C. Johnson
R. B. Bidwell
A. N. Reggio
Charles Gériand
Richard C.tte
G. Colbert Caner
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W. M. Washburn
R. Norris Williams
H. V
G. W. Helm
M. Hobbs
Kholt
R. G. Bray
W. W. Rice
H. Godfrey
H Bullock
H. S. Guild
Norman Johnson
J. Bis Yoter
Peabody
G. Dionne
Charles Garland
Lescoiee
Richard Crocker
B. Fenno, Jr
Howard Woshell
Horace Taxlor
R. Lindley Murray
Claffin
Dabney
Wastin T. Tilden, Jr
Frank J. Sullowa
En Yamasaki
Clarence J. Griffin
Warland
H. H. Crane
Praffman
Dempsey to Meet Winner of Carpentier Beckett Bout
Promoter C B Cochren announced in London that champion Jack Dempsey will fight the winner of the Carpentier Beckett match, French and British champions, in London early next year. Date to be set later.
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C. B. Cochren
Jack” Dempsey
Pugilist
Georges Carpentier
Joe Beckett
Ted Meredith’s Two Hardest Races Compared
The sprinter explains that his toughest events were the 1912 Stockholm Olympic 800 metres where he set a world mark and the 1914 A A U 440 yard title in Baltimore where he ran 15 seconds on a slow track. He finished exhausted in both cases, running blind the final six yards in Baltimore.
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Ted Meredith
Stockholm
Tom Halpin
Val Wilkie
Baltimore
Meredith
J. Jackson Tops County Batting Lead With 100th Hit
Joe Jackson of the White Sox becomes the first big league player this year to reach 100 hits in the county race. Zack Wheat trails close as the nearest contender among the Nationals with nine hits so far.
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Joe Jackson
White Sox
Sheeler
Zack Wheat
Make 'Em Close Is Mack Idea For Athletics
Connie Mack's Athletics cling to bottom rungs of the ladder with slim chances for improvement. Despite dim prospects they hustle daily and treat every game as a real ball contest.
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Mack
Connie Mack
Pennant
Connie
Connie Mack's motto drove rugged Athletics play
Amos Strunk recalls Connie Mack's demand to "Make 'em close" and never loaf. Mack prized constant effort, yanking indifference, trading away listless stars, and sending four pitchers in a loss to show fans a real contest.
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Amos Strunk
Connie Mack
Mack
Connie
Braves
Lordly Athletics
Philadelphia Sage
Amos
Longwood tennis tourney opens without Australian players
Arthur Duffey notes the Longwood tournament starts on Chestnut Hill courts today without the visiting Australian racquet stars. He recalls past champions while anticipating strong local interest and mentions related athletic notes from Beacon Hill to Worcester and beyond.
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Longwood
Chestnut Hill
Anthony Wilding
Norman Brookes
Net
Red Sox Furious Over Mays Trade Demand
Detroit July 20. The Red Sox threaten a mass walkout if Carl Mays is traded to the Yankees or any pennant rival. Players denounce his desertion and urge harsh action, arguing his transfer would reward disloyalty and set a bad precedent.
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New York Yankees
Carl Mays
Red Sox
Boston
Mays
Yankees
New York
Barrow
Miller Huggins
Yankee
Chicago
Cleveland
Walter Johnson
Senators keep pace with rivals in season push
Washington senators hold off contenders as they beat Cleveland three of five and split with the White Sox. Griff hits well while Walter Johnson struggles in the fourth game. The team shows fight but fans wish the surge had begun earlier.
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White Sox
Kerr
Walter Johnson
Milwaukee
Johnson
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Yankees
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Senators
Griff
BRAVES HAVE SOFT PICKINGS AT NEW BRITAIN GAME
New Britain Conn July 20 The Boston Braves defeated the Pioneers 6 to 2 in a fast game watched by about 5000. Jim Scott pitched well for the Braves holding the Embryo Sluggers in check while Maranville Herzog Thorpe and Boeckel drove in runs. The locals scored in the seventh on Goebs double and Fallon bunt, with Johnson scoring in the ninth on a muff and double by Lynch.
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Braves
Jim Scott
Maranville
Herzog
Rawlings
Red Smith
Jim Thorpe
Boeckel
Jim
Fred
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Smith
Coombs Eyeing Phillies Purchase From Baker
It is conceded that Jack Coombs may assemble the funds to buy the Phillies from Baker and smooth relations with the new owner once the deal is completed.
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Jack Coombs
Phillies
Baker
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