Braves Win Double Header From Brooklyn in Oct. Affair
Boston swept the double header at Ebbets Field 15–2 and 9–5 as the Braves offense ran wild. Stargers Mann Whitted, Cather, and Getz led a barrage with multiple hits and homers while Brooklyn hurler Ragan struggled, allowing seven runs in seven innings. Stallings watched as his club smashed left and right handers, piling up 28 total bases in game one and 17 in game two, stretching Boston’s NL dominance and foreshadowing a possible World Series impact.
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Yale Crew Under Nicholls Planning Strong Return
Yale oarsmen heard from veteran coach Guy Nicholls who claimed Yale could have won Henley last year and outlined a disciplined fall schedule from 2 to 6 dues daily. He urged backing the captain and plans to field three to four crews by November with no outside races yet arranged.
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Massachusetts Leads Exeter Academy Enrollment
Exeter, N H Oct 5 Massachusetts tops the Exeter Academy enrollment with 130 students. New York State follows with 100, New Hampshire 55, Pennsylvania 37, and Connecticut 27. International pupils include China Cuba Canada and Mexico. Two students hail from Hawaii.
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Husband Leaves Wife and Child in Maine Woods
Mrs. Etta M. Russell testifies in response to Nelson Russell’s divorce filing that after nearly 20 years of marriage he took her and one child to a Maine farm and left them there. She notes he later called but offered no support. They wed in Etna, Penobscot County, in 1878 and later lived in Cambridge.
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Cambridge
Allotment of World Series Tickets for Boston Games Complete
Tufts players trained secretly on the Oval while Fenway Park ticket plans were finalized. Boston National League officials and clerks allocated 240 arena seats in 30 field boxes for the World Series with no standing room, reserving 1500 seats for national commission purchasers and promising a band concert before games.
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Philadelphia
Tufts Squad Reports Strong Practice Ahead of Bates Game
Every man on the Tufts squad reported in excellent condition after two hours of fast signal work. No changes were made in the varsity lineup and few new men are expected for the first string against Bates Saturday. New plays were introduced and, once mastered, should boost their ground gains. Tomorrow features a long scrimmage to test the new plays. Two additions joined the squad Boothby, a sub guard, and Anderson, a versatile athlete with speed and endurance who will bolster the quarterback staff.
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Sparkle Watts Wins 2-Year-Old Trotting Futurity at Grand Circuit
At Lexington October 5 Frank G. Jones Sparkle Watts driven by Pop Geers wins the $5000 futurity, after losing heat one to General French. Rhythmell takes the Walnut Hall cup in straight heats with 2:04 1-4 best, while Margaret Druien trots 2:04 1-2 in heat three, and Jaystone posts a 2:09 pace victory amid unfinished 2:09 trot heats with Lizzie Brown Oakdale and Tommy Horn each taking a heat.
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Frank G. Jones
Sparkle Watts
Pop” Geers
Kentucky
David Tod
Youngstown
Margaret Druien
Jaystone
Lizzie Brown
Oakdale
Tommy Horn
Enwright Kicked Winning Goal For Latin School
It was Eddie Enwright who booted the ball between the uprights for Boston Latin School in the game against Medford High on Saturday afternoon. Earlier reports misattributed the kick to Cousens of Boston Latin School.
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Eddie Enwright
Latin School
Reserved Seat Notifications for World Series Go Out
President Gaffney and Secretary Nickerson will mail the reserved seat notices to applicants. Postmaster Murray and BE Winsor coordinate with Boston club officials as the Fenway box offices open 9 am to 6 pm daily for the week. Cash only tickets. proxies allowed for distant buyers. Temporary bleachers for the series rise in left field, including a Royal Rooters section of 200 and 1800 capacity overall, with police protection.
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Cambridge to Form Nine Member Athletics Committee
Cambridge high schools shift sports governance to a new nine member committee. The panel will oversee all athletics, settle disputes, and set fixed rules for participants across Cambridge High and Latin and Rindge Technical schools. Members include the school committee president, two members, headmasters, superintendents, and a student from Rindge Tech and Cambridge High and Latin Schools. The board will be formed immediately and take power at once.
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More Schools Apply to Greater Boston Interscholastic Hockey League
Medford High Newton High and Cambridge High and Latin School applied for admission to the Greater Boston Interscholastic Hockey League. The league, then featuring Melrose Arlington Somerville and Rindge Technical, is expected to expand to seven teams after this fall meeting at Somerville High. Back dues were paid and funds for the 1912 and 1913 cups deposited, with Arlington and Melrose soon to receive cups for past championships.
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Melrose High
Tufts Fall Tennis Championship Opens With 23 Entries
Tufts College begins its annual fall singles championship this afternoon with 23 entries received by manager M F Murphy. Contenders’ progress will be watched closely as three top players will help form the varsity team next spring. In the Jackson College singles, Miss Sargent defeated Miss Sibley 6 4 6 0.
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M. F. Murphy
Jackson College
Bender to Start for Athletics in World Series
Philadelphia Oct 5 There is no worry in Connie Mack's mind about how he will work his pitchers for the world series He has scheduled his pitchers with the aid of his board of strategy The Athletic players are not so secretive about the plan
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Coninie Mack
Connie
Bender and Plank to Start Early Games in World Series
Connie Mack assigns Chief Bender to the opening game and Eddie Plank to follow, regardless of Boston’s picks. The plan aims to pace pitchers for Philadelphia with Shawkey or Bressler in the third game based on Boston’s hitters.
Pittsburg Beats Baltimore in Twin Bill. Darkness Ends Second Game
Pittsburg wins 8 6 in the first game as Baltimore errors and pitching woes strand them. The nightcap ends after eight innings with the score tied 1 1 due to darkness. Quinn injures his pitching hand while fielding a line drive.
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Buffalo Beats Brooklyn In Opener Of Series
Buffalo took the first game of the series from Brooklyn as Fred Anderson earned the win in the final innings. A late rally included Seaton leaving after an out in the sixth and Young scoring on Andersons single to center to seal a 6 to 4 victory for Buffalo.
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Federal and National League matchups listed for week
The schedule lists Federal League games Brooklyn at Buffalo Pittsburg at Baltimore St Louis at Indianapolis Kansas City at Chicago Boston at Brooklyn Philadelphia at New York with two games in the National League Boston at Brooklyn and Philadelphia at New York also American League Washington at Boston and New York at Philadelphia.
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Chicago Wins Final Game From Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals closed their major league season by losing to Chicago 4 to 3. Chicago bunched hits and errors in the seventh to score three runs off Perdue, with Zimmerman contributing a single and Sweeney another hit in the eighth. St Louis scored with a walk and three singles plus an out.
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Giants Shut Out Philadelphia Quakers
Two-base hit by J Kelly and a Konetchy three-base hit mark a pitchers duel as Giants shut out Philadelphia Quakers 4 to 0. Ames allows seven hits in eight innings with six strikeouts, while McQuillan and Douglass combine for the four Cincinnati runs. Herzog and Yingling steal bases, and Konetchy completes a double play with Gerber.
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Pirates and Reds Split Doubleheader in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on October 5 the Pirates and Reds split a National League doubleheader. The Pirates won the opener 5 to 4, Cincinnati pulled ahead to win the nightcap 4 to 1 after a seventh inning pause by agreement. The Reds rallied in the ninth to stay close in game one. Cincinnati benefited from four-run fourth-inning hits in game two.
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Under Classes To Compete At Tufts Freshman-Sophomore Contest
Active preparation for the first Tufts College freshman-sophomore contest began with lists of candidates. Both teams were called out and a large turnout reported as the baseball game set for Friday was discussed.
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Handball Doubles Set for New York Series Next Week
John Harney, New England champion, and Colin McDonald of Columbia Road Gymnasium, will face Clay James Kelley and former title holder William Dunn in a five game doubles series in New York next week.
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New England
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Columbia Road Gymnasium
Clay James E. Kelley
William Dunn
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