Detroit Tigers Bet Even Money On World Series
Detroit fans boast strong pitching and hitting as the Tigers prepare to meet the Pirates. Cobb and Crawford pace a lineup that has shown power against National League pitching, with Mullin and Adams warming in the Detroit rotation. Weather, travel, and committee meetings loom, while Detroit hopes to clinch in Bennett Park conditions despite rain risk.
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Jennings
Pittsburg
Pirates
Wagner
Mutin
Donovan
Michiganders
Tigers
Summers
Clarke
Maddox
Mullin
Adams
George
Harvard Tennis Tourney Opens With 200 Entrants
The fall tennis tournament begins today with 200 Harvard men entering the single championship. Play will use 38 courts on Jarvis Field and 16 on Soldiers Field, signaling a large field and extensive competition.
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Harvard
Jarvis Field
Soldiers Field
Weekend Football Scorers Highlighted by Field Goals
Princeton beat Fordham by six to zero and Haverford defeated Delaware College by the same score. Yale scored six touchdowns against Springfield with Henry Hobbs kicking all six extra points. Harm Andrus to rejoin Yale lineup. Captain Coy anticipated soon. New York awaits Syracuse versus the Carlisle Indians at the Polo Grounds next Saturday.
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Fordham
Haverford
Saame
Delaware College
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Springfield
Henry Hobbs
Harm Andrus
Coy
Syracuse
Polo Grounds
Matty to Pitch Against Red Sox
The Red Sox show strong comeback against the Giants boosting confidence for the series. Mathewson is the focal challenge as Boston seeks to counter his pitching with batters like Tris Speaker and a improving lineup. Boston leads early in runs and hits with higher team batting average while Giants fielding edges Red Sox in some measures.
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Giants
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Niles
McCormick
Kennedy to Lead Yale 1913 Rowing Crews
New Haven Conn Oct 10 A slight coaching change for Yale rowing this year places John Kennedy in charge of the freshmen boats. The shift is expected to yield a stronger crew and more material for later varsity eights.
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Conn
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Secret Harvard Football Practice Opens on Soldiers Field
Secret practice for football at Harvard begins today on Soldiers Field. The grounds will be guarded during the practice period to ensure security and orderly conduct.
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Harvard
Soldiers Field
Adams Led Pitchers in Major Leagues
The article notes Adams of Pittsburgh as the leading major league pitcher for the first World Series game against Detroit, with Mathewson, Camnitz, and Brown also prominent. It lists top starters by club, American League leaders, strikeout totals, games pitched, walks, and wild pitches, and mentions records for pitchers who appeared in at least five games.
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Pirates
Brown
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Brooklyn
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Sallee
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Cicotte
Bender
Walsa
Young
Cleveland
Quinn
Petty
Johnson
Washington
Rucker
Smith
White Sox
Washingtons
Morgan
Athletics
Groom
Senators
Beebe
Cardinals
Sox Gain First Win Over Cubs in City Series Clash
Chicago American and National league clubs split a hard fought city series game as rain arrived by the fourth inning. Walsh yielded early, Altizer stole home on a balk call in the ninth to seal a 2 2 tie turned win for the American league team. Ground rules allowed two base hits on crowd hits, crowds reached 24034 with gross receipts of 16163 split between the National Commission players and clubs.
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Nationals
Walsh
Evers
Sheckard
Altizer
Sullivan
Dougherty
Schulte
Isbell
Cole
Purtell
Reulbach
O'Day
West Side
National Commission
Stallion Race Called Off At Readville Track
Readville postponed the big stallion race set for October 21 as owners of track trotters deem the season too far advanced and unlikely to enter. Andy Welsh, owner of the track, spent last week in Lexington seeking top trotters but few agreed to ship their horses back East.
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Andy Welsh
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Kings of the Light Warness Sport
Sterling McKinney joins Murphy and McMahon stables
Three Grand Circuit drivers Snow Murphy and McMahon prep for winter Arizona mile tracks. Penisa Maid has light work, and 2:10 class trotters and pacers flood the field. The Harvester aims to break Directum's 2:05 1-4 four year old trotting record as 20 trotters and 32 pacers sit near 2:10.
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Tommy Murphy
Snow
Murphy
McMahon
Arizona Mile
Penisa Maid
Bob Douglas
Margin
Harvester
Buick Team First in Greater Boston League Standings
Buick leads the Greater Boston league with 10 wins and 2 losses as Pilgrim is second at 9 and 3 with a pinfall of 4164. Malden ranks third with 8 and 3 and a pinfall of 4167, while Carruth sits 5-7 with 4155. Buick shows a fall of 4153.
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Malden
Carruth
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