Big Babe Ruth Slated to Finish Series for Red Sox Today
Brash Boston writer predicts Babe Ruth will complete the World Series effort against Brooklyn. He argues Jack Coombs and Larry Cheney shape the mound duel, notes Marquard’s earlier form and Shore’s late relief, and praises Ruth as a top left hander who may test the Brooklyn lineup with six lefty hitters.
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Red Sox
Jack Coombs
Coombs
Old Jack
Boston
Larry Cheney
Jack
Marquard
Brooklyn
Sox
Robinson
Shore
Tigers
White Sox
Jimie
Pfeffer
Cheney
Southpaw
Ruth
Babe
Chick Shorten
Johnson
Robins
Itabe
Robby
Cutshaw
Olson
Dodgers
Cobb Looks for Six-Game Series After Narrow Red Sox Win
Cobb believes the series will last six games as the Americans edged the Red Sox by one run in game one. He notes Shore’s failure to meet standard and praises the team’s refusal to cave in in the critical ninth inning, except for Janvrin's error on a bad hop.
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Red Sox
Shore
Janvrin
Miller
Coombs
Wheat
Dodgers
Sox
Zack
Hobby
Cutshaw
Stright
Robinson
Brooklyn
Larry Guardner
Larry
Carrigan
Gunboat Smith Faces Battling Levinsky at Boston Arena
Gunboat Smith, on a six-fight winning streak, meets Battling Levinsky in a headline Armory AA show at Boston Arena. Levinsky, familiar to local fans after a strong performance at the Hippodrome, headlines a card with Tony Watlin vs Danny McCormick and other preliminaries.
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Gunboat Smith
Jim Coffee
Roscommon
Toin Cowler
Boston Arena
Battling Levinsky
Armory A. A
Levinsky
Hippodrome
Tom Towler
Browns Win City Series with Two Game Double Header
The St. Louis Americans swept the city championship by taking both ends of a double header, 3 to 2 in 10 innings and 4 to 1 in eight innings. Batteries were Plank Hale Watson Gonzales in the first game and Groom Hale Meadows Snyder in the second.
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Jlale
Meadows
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Princeton man elected president of Intercollegiate Association
Alvin Behrer of Princeton was elected president at the Intercollegiate Athletic Association meeting, filling the vacancy from D. M. Lake. The 1916 intercollegiate championships at Harvard Stadium realized a net profit of 4866 dollars. The cross country championship will be run on the New Haven course November 5 and a special meeting will be held in New Haven on the 24th.
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Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Alvin Behrer
Princeton
D. M. Lake
Harvard
New Haven
New Haven Navy
Ninth inning rally may energize series for Sox and Robins
Baseball writer argues the pivotal ninth inning altered momentum, praising Sox defense and Shore as weak link while noting Brooklyn’s pitching depth with Coombs and Ruth. He predicts a tight series with Brooklyn fighting back, expecting Coombs to start in Brooklyn games and Mets-like expert analysis.
Ruth Betting Gifted Carrigan Pitcher For Game Two
The author argues Babe Ruth will be Carrigan’s selection for the second game. He predicts Brooklyn will win if Ruth starts, and asserts confidence in that outcome based on recent information.
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Babe Ruth
Carrigan
Brooklyn
Yale Faces Lehigh After Virginia Loss and Injury Scare
Yale, in New Haven, reports Maurice Smith with a muscle bruise after the Virginia game and may miss Lehigh. Ross and Leisenring to fill in. Yale aims to learn simple football and avoid setbacks against a tough Lehigh squad that scored 61 against Albright.
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Rush
Virginia
Eli
Smith
Lehigh
Yale
Albright College
Ross
Leisenring
Norwoods Defeat Rail Lights In 10 Inning Title Match
Cincinnati October 8 Norwoods beat Toledo Rail Lights 2 to 1 in 10 innings securing the third game of a three game series for the Class A National Amateur Baseball Federation championship.
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Cincinnati
Norwoods
Rail Lights
Toledo
National Amateur Baseball Federation
Sox rally in series opener stuns Dodgers crowd
The Boston team defies expectations as Hooper and Scott anchor a tense game. Janvrin earns praise for stepping up, while Tufts over Harvard on the football field also draws attention. Robertson at Penn aims for a strong relay season with new teammates.
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Marty Hooper
Everett Scott
Tharold Janvrin
Boston
Sox
Janvrin
Baseball and track notes from a bustling sports page
The column notes a quartet capable of 00 seconds for the double furlong, Elmer Smith near that pace, and Stobertson forecasting him as a Meredith successor in Pennsylvania. It also covers Rube Marquard in the Sox Dodgers opener, his curve failing, then switching to fast pitches that overwhelmed Hobby Hooper Duffy Lewis and Walker.
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Red Sox
Walker
Janvrin
Tloblitzell
Scott
Marquard
Rube Marquard
Hobby, Hooper
Duffy Lewis
World Series receipts and home run records noted
The text recalls World Series payout history with 1912 figures for Red Sox and Giants players and cites last year’s series with four homers in the final game. It notes Harry Hooper hit two homers in one game, with Fred Luderus and Duffy Lewis each adding one. It also mentions Hooper and Coombs in multiple series appearances.
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Red Sox
Giants
Harry Hooper
Sox
Phillies
Fred Luderas
Duffy Lewis
Ee. OL. Jr
Jack Coombs
Jack Barry
Boston College to Drill in Shift Formations This Afternoon
Boston College prepares for an afternoon workout focused on shift formations as the team tightens its offensive schemes. Coaches stress basic drills and organization ahead of upcoming practices and scrimmages.
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Boston College
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