Hottest Title Fight in Years
This 1920 sports column analyzes pennant races across the majors, highlighting contenders Brooklyn New York and Cincinnati in the National League and New York Cleveland and Chicago in the American League. It notes inconsistency across teams, cites Chicago White Sox as balanced yet underperforming, and recalls remarks from Jack Coombs about top clubs.
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Brooklyn
New York
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Chicago
New York Yankees
Athletics
White Sox
P. C. Brooklyn
Wewnene
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Boston
Philadelphia
P.C. Chicago
Newark
Secre Nes
Washington
Reds Skidding as Pirates Win Pitching Shines
Pittsburg defeated Cincinnati 4 to 0 in Pittsburgh with Cooper on the mound and hits from Grimm Barnhart and Tierney fueling the win. The victory marks Cincinnati’s third straight loss.
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REDS
Pirates
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Cooper
Grimm
Barnhart
Tierney
Pittsburg AB
E. Bighee
Thee
Southworth
Il Ayo
Seseae
Schmidt
Cincinnati AB
R. BH
PO. A
Roush
Groh
Daubert
Crane
Kopf
Balle
Gooner
Baller
O Day
Bigley
White Sox, Indians battle for pennant in crucial series
Chicago White Sox win seven straight and gain a half game on Cleveland in the pennant chase at Cleveland. New York trails, with Brooklyn and Cincinnati details outlining the NL race as the season winds down.
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Cleveland
Yankees
White Sox
Chicago
Brooklyn
New York
Boston
Giants
Dodgers
Dorchester Juniors Face Suffolk Boys at Rainsford Island
The Dorchester Boys Club Juniors travel to Rainsford Island to meet the Suffolk School for Boys Sunday at 3 p.m. It is their second meeting after Suffolk won the first hard fought game. Manager Louis Newman expects a Dorchester victory this time and Mayor Peters will assign the steamer G. A. Hibbard to transport the team.
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Dorchester
Suffolk School For Boys
Rainsford Island
Rainsford Boys
Louis Newman
Peters
G. A. Hibbard
Dorchester Boys
Browns Beat Tigers Twice In Detroit Doubleheader
St. Louis won both games of a doubleheader against Detroit 8 to 4 and 8 to 0. The Browns were out-hit in the first game but took timely blows, and Bayne limited Detroit to seven hits in the second game.
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Detroit
St. Louis
Bayne
Louis AB. R
Gerber
Gedeon
Sisler
Jacobson
Williams Smith
Tobin
R Seen
Severeld
C Wenn
Davis
P Teeeeneee
Wees
Detroit AB
PO. A
Young
Bush
Teen Cobb
Baumgarten
Vis
Williams
Cobb
Hellmann
Tope Williams
Smith
Erber
Sister
Rbueh
Heilmann
Myther
Alnamith
Morrisesette
Dauss Davis
Fried
Raumgarten
Hine
Morrissette
Fri
Maine Ab
Rf Bimith
Billings
St. Louia
Bogart
Ameri cans rally for 9 6 win over Reading Internationals
Four ninth inning hits including ONeill's homer powered the Washington Ameri cans to a 9 to 6 victory over the Reading Internationals in Reading, Pa. on September 23.
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Reading
O'Neill
Washington Americans
Reading Internationals
First Blood For White Sox In Key Series Start
The White Sox took a lead in the series with a strong debut as the Speakers struggled in field and at bat. Larry Gardner delivered his steady, veteran form while Tim Callahan's ankle worry lingers as Yale and Harvard news mix with a lookahead to the big intercollegiate meets.
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Kid Gleason
White Sox
Sox
Big Tim Callahan
New Haven
Tim
Yale
Big Tim
Baseball in Brief Form Tells of Commissions and Boxers
The note mentions a metropolitan delegate presence at a big convention with the ex AA A president as an ex officio traveler. Jack Moakley returns to Cornell amid criticism of training Olympic athletes. Ted Kid Lewis may claim English welterweight status, Benny Leonard plans a cross country tour. American League games list Philadelphia at Boston and other matchups.
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Jack Moakley
Cornell
Jack
Moakley
Finn named Williams captain for next season
John P. Finn of Northampton was elected captain of the Williams College baseball team for the coming season. Finn has graded as a strong catcher for three years and prepared for college at Williston Seminary in Easthampton.
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Williamstown
John P.finn
Northampton
Williams
Finn
Williston Seminary
Easthampton
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Braves
Phils
Billy Evans
Chicago White Sox
Johnsonian
John Collins
Kid’ Gleaton
Jack Coombs
Gleason
Tigers
Yanks
New York Club
McGraw
W. G. Evans
Cooper Blanks
Indians
Hal
Suffolk
Elm Street
Hanover Street
AUNCE
UNCE
Browns
Bengals
St. Louis Clan
Larry Gardner
Larry
Post
Baseball Board
Jack Dempsey
Havana
Cuba
Jess Willard
Jack Johnson
Harvard
Syracuse
Crimson
Princeton
Connell
Dennis O'Connell
O’connell
Bartow Weeks
Ted
Kid) Lewis
England
Tommys
Benny Leonard
Benny
St.Louis
ST. Bo
Filene Men’s
Filene
Filene Savings
Filene’s Men’s
A. To
Stetson
Finn Williams
Willys-Knight
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