Elmer Steele Debuts as Browns Edge Red Sox 4 to 2
Huntington avenue clash sees Elmer Steele make his initial bow but two costly errors by Lord and Criger in the first inning doom Boston. Browns capitalize on infield miscues and late inning hits to take the opener 4 to 2, with Some ’Arry Owell holding firm.
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Elmer Steele
Huntington Avenue Grounds
Browns
Red Sox
Scranton Wonder
Steele
Lord and Criger
Arry ‘Owell
Brown
Cravath
Gessler
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Stone
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Wallace
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McConnell
Boston
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Thoney
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Sox
Chicago Twins Triumph in Doubleheader Over New York
Chicago wins both ends of the July 23 doubleheader 6 to 2 and 8 to 6 amid rain and a called eighth inning. Tannehill homered for New York, while Chase Ball and Tannehill led Chicago with key hits as pitchers Manuel Owens and Chesbro split the mound duties.
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New York
Chicago
Weaver
Chase
Ball
Tannehill
Jones
Manuel
Owens
Orth
Davis
Hemphill
Dougherty
Isbell
Chesbro
Bhy Chesbro
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Yesterday's Feature Plays in American League
Hartsel's long drive ended the ten inning game in favor of the Athletics over Cleveland. Downs and Ross homered for Detroit in the match with Washington. T Jones stopped Gessler's drive and completed a double play in the eighth as the Red Sox defeated Brown's team.
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Hartsel
Cleveland
Athletics
Downs
Rossman
Detroit
Washington
T. Jones
Gessler
Red Sox
Marathon Run at Windsor Castle Feature for Longboat
Tom Longboat will compete in the London Olympic Marathon starting near Windsor Castle. The event covers 26 miles 3 furlongs with strong international contenders from Sweden England Canada and the United States including Svanberg Lundberg Duncan Appleby Wyatt Clarke Morrissey Hayes Ryan and Forshaw. Longboat is considered a top professional though many hope for another winner from the field.
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Tom Longboat
L Longboat
London
Windsor Castle
Castle Grounds
England
Tom Morrissey
Mercury
A. C
John Hayes
Mike Ryan
Rob Welton
Lawrence
Joe Forshaw
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Sweden
Sherring
Canada
Lundberg
Duncan
Polytechnic Harriers
Appleby
Jack Wyatt
Clarke
Tait
Disputed race ends with protest and expulsion
Uproar over a track event in England triggers protests by American officials led by Matthew P. Halpin after Carpenter appears to win in 48 25 unofficially. The judges void the race and order a replay while Halswelle is disqualified, sparking cross Atlantic criticism.
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Amateur Athletic Association
Taylor
Carpenter
Robbins
Halswelle
Matthew P. Halpin
American trainer rages at English officials after alleged robbery
London in July witnesses a charged dispute as Trainer Murphy accuses English officials of biased officiating in a sprint race. He claims Carpenter had the right of way and Halswelle should have followed, insisting Robbins and Carpenter beat the English umpire’s team. He calls for American athletes to leave.
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London
Murphy
Carpenter
Halswelle
Robbins
England
Race Perfectly Run London July 23 Report
Mr Sullivan said the race was perfectly run with supporters including Joseph B Maccabe and the American committee. He claimed the crowd could see every foot of the race as Robbins and others competed.
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London
Sullivan
Joseph B. Maccabe
Robbins
Olympic Results and Records at St Louis and Paris
Yesterday's Olympic results include the 200 metre dash won by Robert Kerr of Canada in 22 2 5 seconds with R Cloughan and N J Cartmell from America following. Records set include best Olympic marks at St Louis 1904 by Hahn and Ewry. The 400 metre run was canceled due to Halswell pocketing, with J C Carpenter leading, W C Robbins second, and Halswell England fourth. Wrestling noted as Catch-as-Catch-Can won by O Kelly of the United Kingdom.
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Robert Kerr
Canada
R. Cloughan
America
N. J. Cartmell
St. Louis
Hahn
Ray Ewry
J. A. Biller
Brooklyn
Tsiclitaris
Greece
Paris
Halswell
England
J. C. Carpenter
W. C. Robbins
Lieutenant Halswell
J. B. Taylor
American heat winners 110 metre hurdle race
J Garrels of Chicago A C won in 16 1 5 seconds while W M Rand of Harvard A C timed 15 4 5 seconds F C Smithson of Oregon A C posted time 15 4 5 seconds L V Moore of Yale and A B Shaw of Dartmouth also ran strong times in the event
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J. ©. Garrels
Chicago
A. C
W. M. Rand
Harvard
F. C. Smithson
Oregon
L. V. Moore
Yale
A. B. Shaw
Dartmouth
Olympic morning events sweep athletics and swimming heats
Morning program lists pole jump, 110 metre hurdles heats across athletics and three swimming heats for team race plus relay prelims. Afternoon features high diving final and marathon finish along with pole jump.
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U.S. Eng
Protest Over Runoff Sparks Olympic Row
Carpenter denied a rerun after Haliswelle faltered and protest was lodged with the Olympic committee. The team insists the race will not be repeated while the men will compete in other events, and Halpin refused to bow to a walkover.
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Carpenter
Haliswelle
Olympic Committee
Mr. Halpin
British Press Hard on Americans Over 400m Dispute
London papers describe the 400 metre wrangle as an unpleasant incident and condemn American runners as unable to match Halswelle. They insist Halswelle was struck and accuse the Americans of planning to pocket Halswelle as in Athens 1906.
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London
Halswelle
Carpenter
Athens
Bonnie Nelson Wins Tight Nashua Harness Feature
Bonnie Nelson with Avardup captured the 2:25 pace and the overall race, finishing a head ahead of Billie Patton after a rugged day of racing at Nashua New Hampshire. Prospect Boy suffered a near fence crash in the 2:31 pace, while Baron Wedgewood and Rex led the 2:20 and 2:21 events respectively.
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Nashua
N. H
Moore
Stamford
Amateur Games Wanted for Various Age Groups in Greater Boston
Local organizers seek semi professional and amateur teams across ages from 10 to 19 for weekend matches in Greater Boston. Listings include Stetson A.., Sacred Heart Cambridge, Crescents South Boston, Sidneys Dorchester, Brooksides Lynn, Coltens South Boston, Slater A.A. city, Sheridan A.A. city, Allen Juniors city, Glenvale A.A. Saturdays July August September and Labor Day at Franklin Park. Contacts include Frank Ryan Harvard Street OK town M. S. Broderick Fulda Street Roxbury J Slater Brighton Street city L Weinstein Brighton Street city E Goldstein Allen Street city Harold Smith Jamaica Plain.
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Sidney Street
Dorchester
Brooksides
Lynn
Gayes
Brookvale Street
West Lynn
Coltens
South Boston
Ee H. McCarty
East Third Street
South Oston
Slater
City
L. Weinstein
Brighton Street
Allen Juniors
E. Goldstein
Allen Street
Glenvale A. A
Franklin Park
Harold Smith
Spring Park Avenue
Jamaica Plain
Cleveland Buys Falkenberg and Altizer Release
Cleveland announces purchase of the release of pitcher Falkenberg and third baseman Altizer from Washington for about $10,000.
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Cleveland
Falkenberg
Altizer
Cleveland American League Baseball Club
Washington
Detroit Beats Washington To Take Third Straight
Detroit defeated Washington 4 to 2 as Jones and Downs led with three base hits and a double play helped seal the win. Willett struggled on the mound for Washington while Johnson allowed six walks as Detroit benefited from Washington errors and timely hits.
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Detroit
Willett
Johnson
McBride
Bb Johnson
Rossman
Schaefer
Altizer
Freeman
John
Van
Mcintyre
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Crawford
Wwe
Horgas Pee
Coughlin
Eeneewe Schmidt
Wees
Downs
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Warner
Clymer Johnson
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Bangor Bangor 5 Augusta 2 and Biddeford Portland 5 2
In two high school hockey or basketball style matchups, Bangor-Bangor defeated Augusta 5 to 2 while Biddeford edged Portland 5 to 2. Specific team matchups and sports context suggest a regional league results brief.
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Bangor
Augusta
Biddeford
Portland
Brooklyn Beats Pittsburg in Fourth Inning Rally
Brooklyn won the game by scoring three runs in the fourth. Thomas was hit in the stomach. Umpire Emslie ejected parts of the action. Leever, Young, Rucker, and McIntyre pitched. multiple hits, walks, and errors noted. final score 6 to 4.
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Penn
Brooklyn
Leever
Young
McIntyre
Rucker
Thomas
Emslie
Pitteburg
Jordan
Sheehan
Lumley
Clarke
Abbaticchio
Wilson
Bergen
Wagner
Swacina
Abbaticcchio
Gibson
Herreshoff Leads In Manchester Golf
In Manchester Vermont on the Ekwanok links Frederick Herreshoff of Garden City tops a field of 54 with 37 39 76 in qualifying for the Taconic cup gold medal. John M. Ward of Westbrook trails by three after trouble on the seventh as match play begins with wide-margin decisions.
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Manchester
Frederick Herreshoff
Garden City
John M. Ward
Westbrook
Orchards and Norfolk Vie For Ward 17 Baseball Title
The Orchards face Norfolk in the Ward 17 championship game on Saturday. Pitchers Patrick King and John Dowd start for the Orchards, with Patrick Horrigan and Daniel O’Keefe for Norfolk. The Ward 17 Tammany Club pow wow follows at Caledonian Grove from morning to afternoon.
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Orchards
Norfolk
Ward 17
Patrick King
John Dowd
Patrick Horrigan
Daniel O’keefe
Norfolks
Tammany Club
Caledonian Grove
Gans Nelson Fight Promoter Delays Labor Day Bout
Ely Nevada will not host the Gans Nelson clash on Labor Day. Tex Rickard forfeits 1000 and calls off the match due to rail excursion rate issues. Colma remains the only viable site, with Coffroth doubtful about drawing power for the Dane Gans pair.
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Nevada
Gans-Nelson
Jim Coffroth
Colma
Gans
Dane
Tex Rickard
Far West
Nelson
San Francisco
Coffroth
Rudolph Anholz
Tommy Murphy
Armory Club
Anholz
Rudolph
Murphy
New York
Jaholz
Blackstone
Jack Killeen
Billi McKinnon
Jim Jeffries
San Francisco Fight Syndicate
Packy McFarland
Battling Nelson
Stanley Ketchel
Luke Mariseh
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