Braves gain six game lead as NL race tightens
The Braves under George Stallings extend their NL lead by six games after splitting a double header with Buck Herzog's Reds. Giants and Reds fade while McGraw's Giants struggle to threaten for a second berth as sale days fade from focus. Local sports notes cover football officials, college lineups, and upcoming events at Princeton, Rutgers, Milford, and the Brockton Fair Marathon.
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Buck Herzog
Reds
Johnny McGraw
Giants
Did Cy Young pitch a 24 inning game in Boston
The record shows no instance of Old Cy Young pitching a 24 inning game in Boston. No date exists for such a feat, and game logs from his era do not report a 24 inning Boston appearance.
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Boston
Practise Play in Bath Suits at Local High School
Coach Skip Sherlock at the High school of Commerce experiments with a beach practice. Players, clad only in light trunks, perform drills, pass, and signal work before a swim in the ocean. The idea may spread to other schools if warm weather continues.
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High School of Commerce
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Chestnut Hill Reservoir
Inglish High School
Maxwell Movies Shine on New England Circuit
The Maxwell Movies led by H. B. Hudnut and A. S. Gilchrist perform a four reel geoedystion titled From Molten Steel touto mobile. Metz 22 wins a 10 mile beach race in Dayton beating a large field. Gray & Davis declares a 1.34 percent quarterly dividend on preferred stock payable Oct 1 to stockholders of record Sept 22 1914.
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Ouimet Defeated Again in Greenwich Invitational
Francis Ouimet of Brookline Massachusetts suffered another defeat in the final rounds of the Greenwich Country Club invitation tournament in Greenwich Connecticut. The event highlighted Ouimet’s continuing struggles as he seeks defense of his national title.
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Cards Sweep Twins, Push St. Louis Closer in Standings
New York was swept in a doubleheader by St. Louis in New York on Sept 23 losing 2 1 and 9 0. The defeats virtually end New York’s pennant hopes while St. Louis moved up to third in the league.
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St. Louis
Ouimet Falls In Semifinal To Gardiner White In Close Match
In the leading division semi finals Ouimet was beaten 3 and 2 by Gardiner W. White after a strong round that featured a late 2.5 foot putt miscue. Max R. Marston of Baltusrol captured the honor prize by 1 up over Hamilton Kerr in the final round as other divisions produced tight matches with several extra holes.
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Greenwich Country Club
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Ridgfield
Milwaukee nine wins twice over Twin Cities. St. Paul tops Kansas City pair
In Milwaukee and Kansas City baseball action the Milwaukee team beat Minneapolis 5 4 in game one and 1 0 in game two. In Kansas City the St. Paul squad split with Kansas City 6 4 in game one and 13 5 in game two.
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St. Paul
Merkle Substituted, Ninth Inning Batted In
In a ninth inning rally Merkle was batted for by a substitute, with Meyers replaced and Tesreau yielding walks and hits. Dolan, Merkle, and Perritt delivered two base hits as New York clung to a slim lead, Burns and Butler stealing, Tesreau and Perritt combining for several strikeouts and a wild pitch credited to Tesreau.
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Regional and National Baseball Schedule Fragments
Federal games include Kansas City at Brooklyn Chicago at Baltimore St Louis at Pittsburg Indianapolis at Buffalo National matches Cincinnati at Boston Pittsburg at Brooklyn St Louis at New York Chicago at Philadelphia American list shows Boston at St Louis Philadelphia at Chicago Washington at Cleveland New York at Detroit.
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Two Rochester Teams Sweep Buffalo In Doubleheader
Rochester-Buffalo split the games with Rochester winning 4 0 in the first and 5 0 in the second while Providence defeated Jersey City 7 4 in a separate matchup.
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Jersey City
Football Scores From Carlisle and Ithaca
Carlisle hosts Carlisle 7 Lebanon Valley 0. Ithaca hosts Cornell 8 Ursinus 0.
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Heat-Soaked Harvard Scrimmage Highlights Varsity Wins
Harvard Crimson endured 95 degree heat as Captain Brickley led the first team to a decisive three-touchdown win over the second unit. Ed Mahan starred with a 60 yard pass and a rushing score, while Mahan and Hardwick connected on a 50 yard pass. The practice also featured strong punting from Mahan and notable play from Harris and Bradlee as Coach and staff observed. Preparations continue with a hard scrimmage and a Friday light session ahead of Bates game.
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Brooklyn Batter Rally Falls Short in Kansas City Loss
Brooklyn's late rally in the seventh and eighth innings could not tie the game as Kansas City won with a score of 9 to 8. Mordecai Brown was relieved again at the mound while Chief Johnson started and was replaced by Henning who stopped Brooklyn's surge. The box score lists Kansas City with 9 runs on 15 hits and Brooklyn with 8 runs on 15 hits, with sequence and pitching notes.
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Baltimore Federals Beat Chicago 4 1 in Strong Pitching
Suggs pitched masterful ball for the Baltimore Federals as they defeated Chicago 4 to 1 in Baltimore Maryland on September 23. Batteries were Suggs and Jacklitsch for Baltimore with Lange Prendergast Fisk and Wilson for Chicago.
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Pittsburg Beats St. Louis 9 to 3 in nine hits win
Le Clair pitched well only three hits allowed and nine strikeouts as Pittsburg defeated St. Louis 9 to 3. St. Louis used three pitchers, all battered. Leclair and Berry paired for Pittsburg while Watson Groom Keupper and Chapman worked for St. Louis.
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Tufts Faces Season Opener As Weather Delays Scrimmage
Tufts College football prepared for its first game vs New Hampshire State with light practice due to heat. Coachs worked backfield on long passes as guard Ace Ellins mentored the rookies and Sanborn moved to varsity end in probable lineup plans.
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Gothamite to Box Baldwin in Atlas A A clash next Tuesday
Tommy Murphy of New York faces Matty Baldwin of Charlestown in a 12 round bout at the Atlas A. A. The 135 pound main event follows Murphy’s recent win over Paddy Callahan of Brooklyn. The card includes Murphy Doris and Powers in six round prelims and Rowan vs Burns in the semi final. Cross and Gallant may box October 13 in New York style card.
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New York
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Larry Burns
Lawrence
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Cambridge
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Manchester
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Chelsea
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Harvard Opens Season With Bates Precedent
Harvard varsity football launches the season on Soldiers Field against Bates, creating a historic first by starting play before Cambridge campus activities begin. The university itself delays student arrivals as classes start later in the week.
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Cambridge
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Clabby Gibbons Match Doubt Denied by Manager
San Francisco report says Jimmy Clabby's manager denies a Thanksgiving Day middleweight bout with Mike Gibbons in San Francisco. The denial counters yesterday's Chicago despatch that claimed the match had been set for a specified number of rounds.
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