Big Series Opens at Fenway Between Red Sox and White Sox
The 1917 pennant race is energized as Boston hosts Chicago for a four game set at Fenway Park. Babe Ruth to pitch today with Red Sox optimistic after recent wins. White Sox seek to extend lead though overworked pitching staff feared. Reb Russell expected to start for Chicago with several Sox pitchers possible.
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White Sox
Barry
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Rowland
Boston
St. Louis Browns
New York
Babe Ruth
Sox
Babe
Leonard
Foster
Mays
Shore
Pennock
Reb Russell
Memphis and New Orleans Sweep In Early Baseball Series
In first games Memphis beat Little Rock 4 0 and Chattanooga triumphed 5 0. New Orleans then defeated Chattanooga 1 0. In the mobile and Nashville clashes Mobile won 3 2 in game one while Nashville edged Mobile 4 3 in game two.
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Memphis
Little Rock
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Mobile
Nashville
Senators Beat Indians In Slugging Contest
Washington defeats Cleveland 9 to 5 in a high scoring game here. Walter Johnson pitched well and hit two doubles, Graney homered, and Judge, Foster, Milan, and Shanks scored for Washington. Cleveland’s Lambeth lasted only 1 1 3 innings, allowing five runs in the fifth.
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Graney
Lambeth
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Gould
Judge
Foster
Milan
Shanks
Leonard
Menosky
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Speaker
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Rice
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Harris
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O.milan
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Thieve
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Alnsmith
Giants Beat Cubs 6 to 5 In Final Of Series
Chicago outhit New York but could not convert hits as Giants won 6 to 5. Burns and Herzog led New York with two RBIs each, Williams homered, while Carter and Benton handled mound duties for the Cubs in a tight seven inning game before late scoring changes.
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Prendergast
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Herzog
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Mann
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Deal
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Holke
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Baseball scores from multiple city matchups in doubleheaders
Indianapolis beat Kansas City twice 8 to 2 and 11 to 8. St Paul defeated Louisville 6 to 3 and then lost 0 to 2. Milwaukee triumphed over Toledo 8 to 6 and lost 5 to 8. Columbus edged Minneapolis 7 to 6 in 10 innings and then won 12 to 4 in six innings halted by a six o'clock law recount.
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Louisville
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Toledo
Columbus
Minneapolis
Old Time Athletes Hold Fourth Annual Outing
The Old Time Athletes' Association held its fourth annual outing at Lake Waushakum Grove in South Framingham yesterday afternoon. Over 200 members attended with delegations from Boston Lynn Natick Milford South Framingham North Adams and other sporting centers.
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Old Time Athletes’ Association
Lake Waushakum Grove
South Framingham
Boston
Lynn
Natick
Milford
North Adams
Old Timers unite in Natick rally with sprint and ball events
Natick hosts a gathering of veteran runners and sports figures from Boston Worcester and surrounding towns led by Tom Gavin. The event features a ball game between Natick Pooch Donovan team and Medford Ben Osthues, a 60 yard handi cap sprint, a half mile walk, and a 50 yard dash where Duffey wins Moriarty places Gallagher third. Umpire Ed Shannon calls the ball game a tie to be settled next year.
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Tom Gavin
Sage
Natick
Stucky” Murphy
Donovan Brothers
Johnny Magee
Bowdoin
Johnny Mack
Yale
Billy McVicar
Dorchester Club
Bart Sullivan
Ben Osthues
Old Guard
Medford
Ed Shannon
Arthur Duffey
Pete Gallagher
Revere
Moriarty
Savin Hill
Jack Brown
Milford
Piper Donovan
Sime Hickey
Duffey
Gallagher
Mike Donovan
Beverly
Jack Walsh
Ashland
McGaffee
Jamaica Plain
Hartford Ninety Sinks Edgeport In Tight 1-0 Road Victory
In Bridgeport Hartford edges Edgeport 1 to 0 as a misplayed error, a single and an infield hit decide the game. Retchle drives in the lone run while Troutman and House work nine innings for the pitchers’ duel.
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Bridgeport
Retchle
Hartford
Edgeport
Art Nehf Leads All Pitchers Now
Pitcher Nehf of the Braves leads the major leagues in winning percentage as week results drop Schupp of the Giants to fourth. Sallee second, Benton third in the National circuit. Boland of Detroit and Cleotte of Chicago top the American list with Ruth heading the Red Sox staff. Schneider of the Reds shows nine straight wins, surpassing Ruth’s and Schupp’s eight. Red Sox batting surges to .295 with .980 fielding. Chicago at .297 and .980. Braves slump despite slight pitching gain. Powell exits .300, Rawlings stays tied with top hitters. Cobb appears alone atop batting race. Red Sox and Braves averages shown. Gains and losses list includes Nehf up, Powell down, others modest shifts.
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Schupp
Giants
Sallee
Benton
Boland
Detroit
Cleotte
White Sox
Ruth
Red Sox
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Wiley Favorite in Paced Championships at Rovers Track
The American motor paced championships will be run over a 50 mile course at the Rovers cycle track on Wednesday evening. Starters include George Wiley of Syracuse Clarence Carman of Jamaica L J Ebner Collins of Lynn and Percy Lawrence of San Francisco. Wiley is the crowd favorite though rivalries loom from the others in recent races here.
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Syracuse
Clarence Carman
Jamaica
L. J. Ebner Collins
Lynn
Percy Lawrence
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Wiley
Baseball Goods May Now Be Sent to France
Washington July 9. Congress man Gallivan urges relief for the French government blockade. Licenses are granted allowing delivery of baseballs gloves and bats to American troops in France, ending prior restrictions.
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Washington, D. C
Gallivan
Strstane Nis Radio
Baseball matchups across leagues schedule today
In the American League Chicago plays Boston while St Louis meets New York and Cleveland faces Philadelphia Detroit tangles with Washington. The National League features Boston at Chicago Brooklyn and Cincinnati New York, Philadelphia against St Louis. The Eastern League lists New London at New Haven Hartford at Bridgeport Worcester at Lawrence and Springfeld at Portland.
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Cleveland
R. H. Boston
Settee
ST. Louis
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
NEW York
Chicago
H. Hartford
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Bridgeport
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Boston Chicago
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Lawrence
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Portland
Phillies Beat Reds 1 to 0 on Narrow Victory
Phillies win 1 0 staging a ninth inning rally with McKechnie and Schneider substitutions. Cravath a two base hit and Whitted stole a base while Bancroft and Wingo made errors. Oeschger allowed two walks and six hits across nine innings while Schneider gave up one run on six hits with five strikeouts. Umpires Rigler and Hart. Time 1h 56m.
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McKechnie
Schneider
Philadelphia
Bancroft
Wingo
Cravath
Whitted
Evers
Luderus
Oeschger
Rigler and Hart
Cincinnati
Stock
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aClarke
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Gossip for Motorists: local auto showroom news roundup
A three day demonstration at Beacon Motor Car Company's salesrooms opens this morning with Goodyear factory experts. J R MacCollum of Standard Roller Bearing announces new headquarters at 163 Massachusetts Avenue. Sturtevant Motor Co clarifies its Jordan and Gramm-Bernstein truck lines in New England. Hinchcliffe Motor Co lists Jordan representation. W L Russell Co notes strong mid summer business with Army and Navy patrons.
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Beacon Motor Car Company
Peerless
Goodyear
J. RR. MacCollum
Standard Roller Bearing Company
Massachusetts Avenue
Sturtevant Motor Company, Inc
Jordan
Sturtevant
New Bedford
Gramm-Bernstein
New England
Packard
Commonwealth Avenue
Hinchcliffe Motor Company
W. L. Russell
Army
Navy
Fifth round trophy tournament at Lexington Golf Club
The fifth round of the season's trophy tournament will be played over the links of the Lexington Golf Club in North Lexington next Saturday after noon on Aug. 4.
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Lexington Golf Club
North Lexington
Braves win by 3 in final game with St Louis
St Louis saw the Braves defeat the Cardinals 3 to 1 as Art Nehf limited the Cards to six scattered hits. The Boston nine avoided a blowout and benefited from timely breaks to secure second place Hugghins' men endured a crowd of 18,000 as Nehf navigated late pressure and pinches.
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ST. Louis
Braves
Huggins
Art Nehf
Nehf
Boston
Braves Rally For 3-2 Victory Over Cards Behind Goodwin
Marvin Goodwin, Cards' latest acquisition, allowed six hits in eight innings but lacked support as Snyder flailed behind the plate. Nehf struggled with 7 hits and 2 runs in 8 frames. Braves capitalized on a fourth-inning tie, Rehg’s three-base hit, and a costly error by Maranville to pull ahead, aided by Kelly and Rehg scoring on a double by Paulette and a crucial series of plays. Umpire Byron drew jeers as Chicago-bound Braves took the opener in the series.
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Marvin Goodwin
Cards
Snyder
Bill Byron
Braves
Chicago
Cubs
Rehg
Kelly
Powell
Baird
Paulette
Betzel
Goodwin
Bobcod
Maranville
Tragesser
Hornsby
Konetchy
Rawlings
Kenetchy
Quigley
Byron
$10,000 Paper Mills Stake Promises Grand Circuit Action
Kalamazoo Michigan July 28 The four day Grand Circuit meeting opens Tuesday with the 10 000 paper mills stake the feature to be run Wednesday Busys Lassie and Al Mack who battled for the M M stake at Detroit last week are among 28 trotters in the 2 08 class entered for the event
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Mich
Paper Mills
Busys Lassie
al Mack
Detroit
International League results indicate split games and a blowout
In Rochester and Montreal, the first game ended 8 to 7, with the second shortened to seven innings by agreement at 6 to 5. Baltimore won the opener 6 to 0 against Newark, but Newark routed Baltimore 18 to 2 in the nightcap. Providence defeated Richmond 11 to 9.
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Montreal
Baltimore
Newark
Providence
Richmond
Athletic gossip and upcoming big races and bouts
Arthur Duffey comments on AL pennant race leaders Clarence Rowland’s White Sox and the Barrys, noting no conceit yet confidence. New York critics discuss Joe Higgins, Ray, Gordon, and a potential 4 15 mile mark. Bill Coe cites Jimmy Wilde as a likely hit if he comes to America. Caledonian Grove hosts a Scotch games as Benny Leonard and Johnny Dundee draw interest in a potential match.
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Joe Higgins
Josy
John Paul Jones
Eddie Fall
Norman Taber
Higgins
Ray
Gordon
Bill Coe
England
Jimmy Wilde
Caledonian Grove
Benny Leonard
Johnny
Ilbane
Philadelphia
Eddie Cicotte Timeline with Red Sox and White Sox
The record notes Eddie Cicotte played for Boston from 1908 to 1912 before being transferred to Chicago by waiver. It mentions his move to the White Sox and references the 1915 trade details involving Fan-Joe Jackson, Roth, Klepfer, and a $31,500 figure.
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Red Sox
White Sox
Boston
Chicago
Freddie Welsh
Johnny Kilbane
Welsh
John Speirs
High Street
Peter Niven
Boston Caledonian Club
Billy Hayes
Andy Kelly
Springfield
Pratt Field
Joe Jackson
Chicago White Sox
Roth
Klepfer
All-Star Armory A A to Host Two 12-Round Bouts
The Armory Athletes Association plans a fast night at the Arena with two 12-round bouts and two six-round preliminaries. Finney Boyle of Lowell faces Irish Patsey Cline in the main 12-round bout, while Brooklyn’s Martin Farrelli meets Albany’s Jim Butch O’Hagan in the other 12-round match. Prelims feature Young Buckley vs Al Girard and Tommy O'Toole vs Eddie Barcelli.
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Finney Boyle
Lowell
Patsey Cline
Boyle
Mike Crowley
Cline
Mike Gibbons
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