World's Series Ready as Chicago Teams Lead
Chicago cities celebrate as both major leagues crown champions. Cubs secure the National League title with a record 116 wins in 1538 games, while the White Sox clinch the American League pennant after a late-season rally. Experts predict a pitching battle in the series with Chicago fans hopeful for a dramatic showdown.
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Auto Drivers and Gridiron Stars In Armor Evolution
Article compares racecar drivers and football players adopting protective gear. It describes driver headgear with leather hoods, air vents, goggles with moisture resistant coating, wind shields for the nose, and full forearm coverings. Football armor is lighter, emphasizes shoulder, hip, knee pads with leather hoods, ear wings, and optional nose guards.
No More Automobile Races Near Cities Says Officials
New York October 7 Officials say there will likely be no more major car road races near big cities after the Vanderbilt event. Crowds, risky speed, and a spectator death prompted calls for safer venues away from urban centers.
Gossip of the boxers bouts this week in Boston
Harlem boxer Tommy Murphy arrives in Boston to face Kid Goodman at Chelsea’s Pythian Rink on Friday night. The undercard features Belfield Walcott vs Jerry Gaines at Bellows Falls and other scheduled bouts in Lincoln A C events.
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Local curtain down force at an end for 1906 Will Tenney control the Nationals
In a 1906 context the article debates whether Will Tenney can seize control of the Nationals as the curtain falls on regional competition. The piece focuses on leadership, team performance, and the looming championship implications.
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Curtain Falls on Local Baseball as Cubs Face White Sox
Chicago hosts the World Series with the Cubs and White Sox in a best four of seven. The local season ended poorly and Fred Tenney’s Nationals bid remains unresolved.
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Harvard Tennis Opens Fall Championship Tournament
Harvard begins its fall university championship tennis tournament with 129 competitors in singles and doubles. N W Niles, the current Harvard champion, will face the tournament winner in the singles final.
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Harvard Domitory Crews Form for Bumping Races at Weld and Newell
Harvard organizers set meetings tonight to form domitory crews for bumping races with preliminary trials starting tomorrow. After three weeks of practice, races will test the same water positions as last year. Weld and Newell boat clubs will form three graded crews with Stephensoon remaining Weld coach while Harry Vail returns to lead Weld as W C Rice moves to Columbia.
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Automobile Notes on Glidden Tour Cars in Buffalo
The Pierce six cylinder touring car returns to Buffalo after 5208 miles since July 14. The Winton model M is a 40 horsepower chassis 112 inches wheel base and adaptable to any body. A E Morrison of 74 Massachusetts avenue expects his Oldsmobile and Stearns demonstrators today. An old 1907 Oldsmobile touring car on the Glidden tour ran Bretton Woods to New York in 21 hours 30 minutes. The city police add a two cylinder Columbia gasolene car after fire department precedent, purchased from J H MacAlman the Boston rep of Columbia Electric Vehicle Co.
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Indians Stall in Penn State Narrow Loss
After strong scoring runs the Indians stalled on the road at Penn State, managing only four points from the field in a tough Saturday clash.
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New Rules Bring Risers and Slowed Scoring in Football
After the initial fear of lower scores this year the weekend games showed varied results. Yale routed Syracuse 61 while Harvard, Princeton and Pennsylvania posted smaller totals than last year. The article notes the new rules’ impact, highlighting forward passes, quicker interference, and the neutral zone affecting defense and offense across teams like Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Penn, and others.
Boston High School Football Adopts New Rules
Dorchester High and Roxbury Latin lead in interpreting the new rules as Boston private and public school teams begin league play. Roxbury High wins a hard fought game despite six key players being disqualified earlier, while Boston Latin defeats Medford High. Next Saturday Dorchester hosts South Boston in the opening league game with expectations high for straight football and officials praised for consistency.
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Bates Faces Harvard Wednesday Night Football Notes
Bates faces Harvard Wednesday p m in three games Harvard has scored 35 points Yale in two games 72 Lockwood with his sprinting powers will be a hard man to overtake once clear of the line He can run the hundred in 10 seconds The man who runs the score board at Harvard is not onto his job He never recorded the safety in the Williams game and Saturday for a while he had a goal from the field credited to Harvard Syracuse lost 80 yards in the Yale game by being off side Princeton proved a disappointment Saturday The Tigers were expected to run up a much higher score against Washington and Jefferson than 6 to 0 Captain Greene of Pennsylvania got back into the game once more Saturday and has evidently worked off those conditions Forbes and Biglow of Yale look like the best pair of tackles of the year.
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World Series Hype From Local Baseball Fans
The article notes bets favor Chicago Cubs in Chicago and White Sox in town as the World Series opens tomorrow. Jamaica Plain resident Joe Wagner backs the White Sox while Fred Parent calls Boston’s Wagner a comer. Local players head home for months while fans from Waltham, led by P. H. Kelley and Mike Regan, plan to watch in Chicago and follow Pat Dougherty’s pitching.
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Brown Strong Team Providence Defeats Wesleyan
Brown University football squad shows strength as they beat Wesleyan 17 to 0, despite E R Smith's season ending injury. Steere fills at centre impressively, and Ayler debuts at guard with effective punt blocking as Yale earlier beat Wesleyan 22 to 0.
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