Braves Recruits Batting Well and Up in Averages
Braves week shows Zinn and Griffith leading with high averages, Zinn at .531 in eight games and Griffith at .888 in nine. Hub Perdue gains 13 points to top .100 as Braves team batting climbs while Boston foes slip. Zend Blackburn
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Zigr
Griffith
Braves
Zinn
Maranville
Whaling
Mann
Sweeney
Hub Perdue
Perdue
Dickson
Devlin
Hess
Hooper
Red Sox
Mundy
Cady
Leonard
Bedient
Janvrin
Yerkes
Engle
Collins
Gardner
Speaker
Thomas
Lewis
Nanamaker
Carrigan
Wagner
Boston
Cobb
Jackson
Daubert
Brooklyn
McDonald
Myers
Carey
Boston Americans
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Kant
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Anderson
Peteee
Boston Nationals
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Ete
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Utility
Eeee
Titus
Tances
OS Connolly
Digs
Moon
C F Oh
Lord
Strand
P A
Trageasor
Quinn
AR. R
A. E. Ave
Portland Defeats Providence Amateurs in Slow Game
Hough Duffy's Portland team of the New England League routed Revere, leaders of the Providence Amateur League, in a dull matchup at Palace Gardens with a final score of 18 to 1.
Waterbury Beats Meriden in Doubleheader
In a two game series Waterbury wins 2 1 in the first game and 2 0 in the second against Meriden. The third listed contest shows Bridgeport 1 over Pittefield.
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Waterbury
Meriden
Bridgeport
Pittefield
Marblehead Hosts International Sonderklasse Races
Marblehead prepares as Germany and the United States compete in the international sonderklasse series. Yachtsmen gather for the event set to run through the week, with the President Wilson and Governor Foss cups at stake for the winning yacht from either nation.
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Germany
United States
Marblehead
Wilson
Germans and Americans meet in fifth international yacht series
The fifth clash between German and American yachts features the Wittelsbach X and Angela VI. with hulls similar to American models. Displacements run 4210 to 4296 pounds for German boats and 4115 to 4260 pounds for American boats. Rigs favor Germans with short hoists and long gaffs, but officials expect American advantage in rig and displacement. Marblehead patrols guard the race courses as the series opens with daily races at 11 o clock on multiple days, wind permitting.
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Kiel
Bilboa
Spain
Alfonso
America
Wittelsbach
Cima
Gresham
Androscoggin
Marblehead Harbor
F. W. Broadbent
Treasury Department
United States
Big Day at Charter Oak Opens Grand Circuit Meet
Hartford Aug 31 Historic Charter Oak Park hosts the Grand Circuit week with three daily races. Top events include the $10 000 Charter Oak stake and free for all pace with Tenara Judson Girl Parl Jr Braden Street as favorites. Other races feature Nutmeg 2 12 pace Cap ital City 2 08 trot and Acorn 2 20 trot with purses up to 5000.
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Hartford
Charter Oak Park
Kalamazoo
Charter Oak
Tenara
Judson
Parl, Jr
Braden Street
Dog chews up league pennant at Southern league HQ
President Kavanagh reports a dog entered the Southern league headquarters and chewed the pennant to pieces. The pennant, paid for by all clubs, now needs new contributions. He adds second division clubs may refuse to pay for something they cannot win and the league constitution bars the winner from buying the pennant and calling it official.
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Kavanagh
Baseball doubleheader ends with tied game in Montreal
In the International League action Montreal beat Jersey City 8 to 6 in the first game and tied 7 to 7 in seven innings in the second game at Montreal. Newark defeated Providence 4 to 0 in Newark.
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Montreal
Jersey City
Newark
Providence
Braves Beat Long Branch in Pitchers Battle
The Boston Nationals defeated Cuban Long Branch 3 to 0 in a stubborn pitchers' duel at Long Branch. Villason pitched a six hit shutout with no walks, Strand held Boston to six hits, and Maranville with Hap Myers starred in the field.
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Long Branch
Boston Nationals
Villason
Braves
Strand
Boston
Maranville
Hap Myers
Providence Club Offer Sparks $70,000 Bid
Providence promoters extended to President Navin of the Detroit Americans an offer of seventy thousand dollars for the Providence International League baseball club, announced on August 31.
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Providence
Navin
Detroit Americans
Providence International League
Vardon and Ray Lower Detroit Club Record
Detroit August 31 British golf pros Vardon and Edward Ray lowered the Detroit club record with rounds of 71 as they prepared to meet local stars tomorrow at the city course. The pair reduced the mark set by previous visitors and gave a glimpse of strong form ahead of key matches.
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Detroit
Tarry Vardon
Edward Ray
America
Garden City Golfers Hold Early Practice for Amateur
Garden City N Y Aug 8 More than half the field for the national amateur golf championship played practice rounds on the Garden City club links today. The group included many leading contenders as they prepared for the event opening.
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Garden City
Columbus-First games feature decisive Toledo loss and Columbus victory
In Columbus the first game ended Toledo H1 Columbus 4, the second saw Columbus 7 Toledo 1. Indianapolis hosted Louisville 1 1, St. Paul hosted Minneapolis 3 1, with scattered city seers eeemes 1 Kansas noted.
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Columbus
Toledo
Indianapolis
Louisville
St. Paul
Minneapolis
City
Seers Eeemes
Kansas
Boston Club Faces Strong Opposition In Green Bowling Tourney
The top bowlers from Boston face crack players from Brooklyn Hartford Pawtucket and Providence at Franklin Field this afternoon. Matches start at 2 30 with Zen rinks in use and notable demonstrations of skill expected. Afterward a City Club gathering will feature toastmaster A C Co Hill and informal speeches.
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Franklin Field
Boston
Brooklyn
Hartford
Pawtucket
Providence
A. c. Co. Hill
Baseball in Brief Form Across Leagues and Cities
American League matchups feature New York at Boston, Washington at Philadelphia, Chicago at Cleveland, and St. Louis at Detroit with two games each. National League highlights Boston at New York, Philadelphia at Brooklyn, Cincinnati at Pittsburg, and Chicago at St. Louis with two games apiece. New England League schedules Fall River at New Bedford, Lowell at Lawrence, Lynn at Brockton, and Portland at Worcester in the morning and Brockton at Lynn, Lawrence at Lowell, New Bedford at Fall River in the afternoon.
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Teregee
Art Marquard
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Lawkey
Philadelphia
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Cleveland
Wee Neers
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Cheney
Chicago
Oia Wagner
Brooklyn
Teesee
Bosers
P.C. National
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Quinn
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Gervais
ST. Louis
Balenti
Jackson
Tally
Chapman
Lajoie
Mitchell
Grege
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K. Chapman
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Ririere Lajoie
Eee Johnston
Tims
Turner
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Olson
Carey
Graney
Copine
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Carisch
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Suler
Phil
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Loui
Lohert
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Res
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Bescher
Connelly
Paskett
Louis
PO Hooper
Aston
Burns
Sbhotton
Sever
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Achulte
Milan
Wash Myers
Boston St
Beses
Johnston
Murray
Cariseh
Austin
Bor
Am ’ Lobert
Pratt Te Tovall
Olsen Toobnston
Basesush
Strack Shotten
St. Liowis
Dayle
outeBy Mitchell
Gregg
Moriarty
Merkle
Dineen Claring
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Sheridan
Devere
Phiaves
Shafer
Daniels
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P. m
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Cincinnati
Fall River
New Bedford
Lowell
Lawrence
Lynn
Brockton
Portland
Worcester
St. Rovis
P.C. Philadelphia
Wee St
Philadelphia Aa
Lynn Seetene
New Belford Ee
Brockton Wetewe
Fall River Ee
Reds Take Two Games From Cardinals
Cincinnati wins both games of a doubleheader against St. Louis, 10 to 5 and 8 to 2, as Cincinnati bats surge off various pitchers. Dodge steals home in the second game. Groh Bates and Huggins stand out fielding wise. Umpires Byron Quigley Rigler Quigley officiate the two games.
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
Harmon
Johnson
Griner
Byron
Quigley
Rigler
Beseher
Bae Bates
Sheckard
Hobinsell
Egan
Dodge
Kling
Blackburn
T. Louis
AB. R. BH
A. E. Magee
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Evans
Ft. i
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B . Gee
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O'Leary
Wingo
Hildebrand
Groh
Dodee
Hoblitzell
Hoblitsell
Blackburne
Rescher
Saeeeeer Bates
Berghammer
Seer Hoblitzell
Es Teeuee Vee
Regan
Io ‘ Busey
Steerer
Il St. Louis
PO. Hugeina
Evone
O' Leary
Trekell
Geyer
bRoberts
Grob Trekell
Louis
Hoblteell
Sheekard
Nor Gunner
Leacher
Ksron
Fragmentary regional rail notes from Nashville to Montgomery
Incomplete OCR text mentions lines or routes among Montpater y Orleans and Montgomery with Nashville and Memphis contexts. No clear event or outcome is readable.
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Montpateery
Orleans
Montgomery
Nashville
Memphis
Denies Purchase of Cobb by New York
Frank Farrell and Tom Davis of the club deny reports that Cobb was purchased or that a $40,000 bid was paid. Chance also repudiates the claim, stating Cobb is not on the market and no sale is planned.
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New York
Frank Farrell
Cobb
Tom Davis
Frank Chance
Detroit
Ty Cobb Rumored Sold To New York Club For 40000
Dinner chatter in Detroit hints Ty Cobb will move to the New York American League team for 40000 dollars. Earlier reports claimed Cobb joined Washington for 100000, a claim Tigers president Navin denied as fake. The informant, a New York Wall Street engineer and Detroit stockholder, suggested Cobb will wear a New York uniform next season.
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Detroit
Ty Cobb
Frank Farrell
New York
Clark Griffith
Cobb
Washington
Frank Navin
Tigers
Chance
Georgia Beach
Yankees
New Yorker
Wall Street
Engineers
Humphries Baffles Pirates as Cubs Win Big
Chicago blanked Pittsburgh 10 to 0 as Bert Humphries shut down the Pirates through eight innings. Archer led Chicago with a triple a double and a single while Saler belted a homer. O'Toole struggled early and Cooper finished strong for the Cubs as Chicago pulled away with timely hitting and errors by Pittsburgh.
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Chicago
Pittsburg
Bert Humphries
Curves
O'Toole
Cooper
Archer
Safer
Leach
Evers
Schulte
Zimmerman
Sater
Ward Miller
Mitchell
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Miller
Bridwell
Humphries
Carey
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Csecreeere
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Wagner
Y, Miller
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Gimon
O'foole
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J. Miller
Bhits
Chulte
Wilson
Simon
Dolan
Tinae
Orth
Kiem
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