Ch League Leads and the Baseball War
Bill Bailey argues the National League now shows faster, stronger baseball driven by younger players as old stars retire. He traces shifts since 1901 when the American League raided NL talent, noting the NL’s rise with young blood while the AL clings to veterans.
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American League
Jimmy Collins
Chick Stahl
Napoleon Lajoie
Rube Waddell
National League
Big Stags
Lajoie
Bill Bradley
Johnny Evers
Cubs
Boston
Young and Criger
Hughey Jennings
Fans Submit All America Baseball Selections
Baseball readers send in all star lists with players named by city and team. Exchanges name Kling Bresnahan Wagner Cobb Crawford Leach Lajoie and others, with multiple editors and towns like Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit and Pittsburgh cited.
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Walsh
Chicago American
Kling
Chica National
Chance
Lajoie
Cleveland
Lord
Boston American
Wagner
Pittsburg
Ysler
Cobb
Detroit
Crawford
Saco
Maine
Brown
Chase
Evers
Leach
Hans Wagner
McIntyre
Marlon Clarke
Mathewson
New York
Donovan
Chicago
Young
Boston
Waddell
St. Louis
Bresnahan
Linjoie
Lead
Fred Clarke
Montello
Mass
Percy A. Burr
Chicago National
New York National
Bradley
Devlin
BCOR
Cambridge
Wagmer
Gessler
Speaker
Bondsville
Robt
E. Davis
Ketchell Drops Color Line and Bets on Langford Bout
Stanley Ketchell declares he will no longer draw the color line, offering a Langford showdown only if he beats Bill Papke in San Francisco on Thanksgiving Eve. The piece also covers Walcott vs Hurley, Twin Sullivan vs Hart, and other Boston boxing notes and upcoming fights.
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Bill Papke
Illinois Thunderbolt
Stanley Ketchell
Sam Langford
Montana
Stanley
Langford
California
Papke
San Francisco
Ketchell
Labor Jay
Hugo Kelly
Kid McCoy Returns to Ring in New York Stag Bout
Veteran boxer Kid McCoy reenters the prize ring tonight facing Jim Stewart in a New York stag affair. Stewart, a strong young heavyweight, is described as dangerous and skilled, while McCoy’s past ring activity is summarized with wins in 1904 and 1905. The outcome hinges on Stewart’s form and McCoy’s performance.
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Kid McCoy
Fox
Jim Stewart
New York
McCoy
Jack Crawford
Hot Springs
Herr Placke
Philadelphia
Jack O’brien
Jack Sullivan
Los Angeles
Mr. Selby
Gotham
Stewart
Johnson objects to Stallings as New York leader
Detroit October 15 President Johnson of the American league will oppose the appointment of George Stallings former Detroit manager as leader of the New York club. Johnson recalls past trouble with Stallings and will use all means to keep him from joining the organization.
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Detroit
Mich
Johnson
American League
George Stallings
New York
Stallings
Hackenschmidt plans return to challenge Gotch in America
London reports indicate the Russian wrestler Hackenschmidt aims to travel to the United States again. He hopes to arrange a new bout with champion Frank Gotch, extending their famed rivalry.
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New York
London
Hackenschmidt
America
Hack
Frank Gotch
Glidden Tour Likely Stops Include Salt Lake City
Autoists in Buffalo plan discuss the 1969 Glidden tour with proposed routes through Salt Lake City Missouri Indiana and Kentucky.
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Glidden
Salt Lake
Buffalo
N. Y
Missouri
Indiana
Kentucky
110 Golfers At Brookline Country Club Fall Meet
The Brookline Country Club hosted a three day fall golf meet with 110 players from Boston area clubs. Qualifiers led by T M Claflin and B W Corkran with 77 or better, while Templeton Briggs and C L Becker tied for second with 78. Matches begin today with 16 qualifiers and pairings listed, plus handicap versus bogey play scheduled.
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Boston
T. M. Claflin
Weston
B. W. Corkran
Baltimore
Templeton Briggs
Harvard
Lexington
C. L. Becker
Woodland
K. Sterne
Alpine
F. F. Cutler
Country
C. W. Bass
Portsmouth
Pp. W. Whittemore
The
Country Club
J. B. Hylan
Vesper
G. H
C. T. Crocker
J. W. Coe
W. E. Stiles
S. K. Sterne
G. R. Angus
Brae Burn
F. Cutler
T. G. Stevenson
Myopia
J. G.‘Thorpe
Oakley
M. F. O’connell
W. F. Morgan
Baltusrol
P. W. Whittemore
G. F. Willett
W.S. Wait, Jr
Brace-Burn
Ty. Briggs
CG. L. Becker
A. Carnegie
Massachusetts Golf Association
Providence to Boston Relay Race Planned by YMCA
A relay from Providence to Boston is arranged for November 7 with 100 runners from YMCA chapters in Providence Taunton Brockton Quincy and Boston. Each athlete runs half a mile under YMCA leadership mirroring the New York to Chicago relay.
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Providence
Boston
Taunton
Brockton
Quincy
New York
Chicago
Knights of Columbus League Scores At Somerset Alleys
Five matches were played in the Knights of Columbus league at Somerset alleys last night. Maplewood beat Cambridge two games to one. Lexington swept Santa Maria. Arlington won two of three from Mt Benedict. Medford won two of three against St John. Somerville fell to James B Hayes Council. Medford posted high team scores with 485 in a single game and 1343 total.
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Chicago
Detroit
Chicago White Sox
Chicago Cubs
New York Giants
Philadelphia Athletics
Athletics
Knights of Columbus
Somerset
Maplewood
Cambridge
Lexington
Santa Maria
Arlington
Mt Benedict
Medford
St. John
Somerville
James B. Hayes Council
Maplewood Speniweeee Geese
James BE. Hayes
Carlisle Prepares for Pennsylvania Game
Carlisle Indian football prepares for the Oct 24 match against Pennsylvania after an 126 to 5 score lead over opponents. Secret practice continues at Carlisle amid precautions on approach to the practice field and elaborate plays under Coach Warner and assistants Johnson and Exendine. The team praised for its disciplined win over Syracuse despite bruises and no serious injuries.
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Carlisle
Penn
Warner
Johnson
Exendine
Philadelphia
Redskins
Syracuse
Husky
Boats must race on their measurements says Massachusetts meeting
The Yacht Racing Association of Massachusetts in Boston rejected discounts for yawls and schooners under the rating rule. Twelve delegates elected to enforce racing by measurement only and asked for a formal definition of yawl at Young's Hotel.
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Massachusetts Bay
Yacht Racing Association of Massachusetts
Young’s Hotel
Charles Francis Adams
Atlantic Coast Conference
Best Six Day Go As You Please Record
The best record for 142 hours is 623 by George Littlewood at Sheffield England.
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T. L
O.G
Haverhill
George Littlewood
Shefield
Eng
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