Attendance at World's Series Games Breaks Records in Maine
Boston Red Sox beat Wormwood 9 to 8 before about 6000 at Portland Maine. All Maine team featured Lewiston and Portland players including Harry Lord and Bill Carrigan. Notable plays by Boardman and Rawson sparked several double plays. Wood and Cicotte pitched three scoreless innings each. Crowd cheered the Boston pitchers as Maine hosted the first major league game in the state, with Curiously mixed names and a lively, local crowd atmosphere.
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Princeton Tigers Improve Defense and Punt Formations
Still weak Princeton Leatherheads focus on strengthening the defense and kick formations after a Saturday game with Stevens. Read shines at halfback with consistent gains of 10 to 20 yards while Hart enters scrimmage for the first time this week. Three touchdowns were scored against the scrubs.
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Pirates Bag Reds In Double Windup
Cincinnati Oct. 5 The Pirates won both ends of a double header from the Reds. Adams and Maddox were hit hard. Oakes homered doubled and added a single in four times up. J Miller hit a three base blast. Oakes accounted for two runs, with W Miller and Clarke also contributing. Games called in the seventh due to darkness.
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Rally gives St. Louis an even break in doubleheader
St Louis rallies in the ninth to tie the second game after Chicago won the first 6 to 1. In the nightcap the locals prevailed 8 to 4 as Elllis Pfeister and others produced two and three base hits amid a mix of walks and errors in a tight pitching duel.
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Doves Sweep Dodgers In Extra Inning Final
Boston's Doves won the final game 5 to 3 at Brooklyn in a low drama series session. George Hunter allowed three runs as Brooklyn surged to 3 1 in the seventh before timely hits by Hunter Wheat and Sweeney tied it. In the 10th inning the Dodgers fell behind and Becker and Downey provided the decisive blows as Brooklyn failed to rally.
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Detroit Plans for 22 000 Fans
Detroit fans race for World Series seats as 20 000 to 22 000 capacity is prepared at Bennett Park. 8000 regular reserved tickets under scrutiny. pavilion seats limited, two per person. The team heads to New York for a benefit game before the opening in Pittsburgh.
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Boston Red Sox Preview Series With Giants in Portland
The Red Sox played Maine’s Portland team in a final practice before facing the New York Giants. Captain Harry Lord led a near-full squad as fans in Maine watched the Speed Boys, with tickets for the series now on advance sale in Boston at 246 Washington Street, with officials promising limited tickets for speculators.
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Exeter to Lose Guard Pie Way from Exeter Team
Exeter, N H Oct 5 Pie Way a risky left guard will quit football to please his parents. Way has 2 years at Exeter, 175 pounds, 6 ft 1 1 2 in tall, from Manchester NH, plans Princeton 1912. His loss will be felt as Exeter meets Cushing Academy after a 6 0 defeat of Andover last year.
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Local NBA style matchups listed for Saturday schedule
National league schedule shows Boston at Philadelphia Chicago at St Louis New York at Brooklyn Pittsburg at Cincinnati. The card outlines regional clashes with strong city franchises and rivalries on tap for fans.
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Harvard Prepares For Williams As Invitees Edge Toward Form
Pennsylvania leads in points with 60 across three games. Williams beat Rensselaer 18 to 0 a week after Cornell loss. Waller of Princeton has seven made goals from eight tries. Seven field goals have been kicked in big games with Indians, Pennsylvania, Yale, Rensselaer and Fordham each contributing one. Princeton shows a strong offense after beating Stevens, but defense lags as veteran backs compete with Howe and Corey for the quarterback spot.
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Rensselaer
Cornell
Waller
Princeton
Indians
Yale
Fordham
Howe
Corey
Johnson
Stevens
White Sox Cubs and Red Sox Giants Start Times Set
Baseball notes report 2:30 start for White Sox Cubs and 2:45 for Red Sox Giants to post World Series returns. Detroit fans fill Forbes Park cheering section for Pirates Tigers opener. Mathewson may pitch for Highlanders against Tigers at Sam Crane's benefit with career notes.
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Giants
Royal Rooters
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Forbes Park
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Tigers
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Highlanders
Sam Crane
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St. Louis Browns
New York
Harvard Has Strong Material for 1909 Eleven
Experts say Harvard presents a superior or at least equal stock of players to 1908. Corbett, Harvard halfback, is faster steadier and a more dependable ground gainer than last year. More coaches than ever wander to Cornell to aid an Ithaca eleven hoping to beat Harvard in November.
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Bill Coughlin Praises Tigers and Pirates Strengths
Wilkes Barre Penn Oct 5 Bill Coughlin captain and manager of the Detroit team in two world series visits here and compares Detroit and Pittsburgh Detroit stronger infield strength from Delehanty Tom Jones steady as hitter Bush a wonder Moriarty veteran at third Detroit outfield stronger while Pittsburgh infield slightly better Gibson could surpass Stanage Schmidt Donovan Summers Mullin fit to test Clarke’s pitching Detroit may not win but should show improvement over past two years
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Tydeman's 60 Yard Run Sparks Ithaca Practice
In Ithaca New York October 5 four full teams resumed practice after engineering college work. Captain Tydeman scored the only touchdown on a 60 yard rush after catching a punt from Moore in a scrimmage. Simpson returned to light signal work. Smith was injured but expected back soon. Segraves excelled at center as competition for positions tightens.
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Revere High seeks Friday football game for Oct 8
Revere High School seeks a home game for Friday October 8 for its football eleven. They are willing to arrange a contest against a strong team, preferably another high school eleven, with full expenses guaranteed for 15 players. Contact Earl Smith at Tel 180 Revere.
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Dartmouth Shows Snap In Team Practice
Dartmouth football drills resume with sharp dummy work and new formations. Needham replaces Brusie at center while Banks and Daly push for end spots and Allswede Dodge and Elcock compete for roles.
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Brown Plays Bates Today in Providence
Brown completes a final signal drill at Andrews Field as it eyes a Bates game. Sprackling, McKay, Young in the backfield with Kulp at fullback showed promise after a Colgate loss. Gammons aims to field best men for Amherst clash on Saturday, seeking a decisive scalp.
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Summers May Diet Obesity Plans For Baseball Climber
Eddie Trummers weighed 151 pounds when he entered baseball and now weighs 199.5 pounds. He plans a diet to address obesity as he moves forward in his career.
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Cleveland Fans End Washington Hoodoo in Tight Series
Cleveland fans rejoice as the Naps and Senators split their series with 11 wins apiece. The Naps finished sixth in the race while matching the Senators head to head in a balanced set of victories.
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Senators
Speculators squeeze Forbes Field tickets in Pittsburg
Speculators reportedly bought bulk blocks of grandstand seats for Friday and Saturday games at Forbes Field. Tickets are on sale in cafes and cigar stores as club officials investigate the shortage. Hotels report strained availability as out of town fans and prominent sport writers arrive from New York and Chicago.
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Yale Subs Making Good In Scrimmage Progress
Yale subs impressed in practice at New Haven on October 5 as Messenger and Howe shone for the reserves and Benning starred at halfback. Fred Johnson kicked a 25-yard field goal, while ex-captains Chamberlin, Thorne and Brown visited, aiding the current squad amid heat and a 22-minute scrimmage half.
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Howe
Harry Vaughn
Exeter
Benning
Holy Cross
Fred Johnson
Johnson
Burr Chamberlin
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Sanford
Highlander Engle to Wed in New York
Arthur Clyde Engle known as Claude Engle a New York American League player from Dayton Ohio obtained a marriage license in New York. His prospective bride is Natalie Hubbard Miller of New York City.
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Arthur Clyde Engle
Claude” Engle
Dayton
Natalie Hubbard Miller
May manage Harrisburg
Al Selbach may manage the Harrisburg team next year as discussions continue about leadership and coaching plans for the upcoming season.
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