Larks Face Tough Test as New Britain Stars Arrive
Northampton hosts the Bridgeport Brass and Warner Brothers prelim as the Indus league crowd gathers. Whitmeyer debuts in Springfield while Ump O Brien faces a Hanna protest. O Hara leaves Niagara unit amid changes as Pirates and Cubs chase gaps in the leagues.
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Billy Hanna
New Britain
Newfield
Bridgeport Brass
Warner Brothers
Tracy
Ross Kennedy
Ump
O'Brien
Hanna
Doubleheader Split In American League Action
Highlanders and St Louis Browns battled to a pair of shutouts. Rain halted Detroit in Boston while Philadelphia and Chicago split dual games. Cleveland fared mixed in New York and Washington results, with Boston Detroit rain affecting schedule.
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Louis Drucke
Dallas
Ables
Stark
San Antonio
Naps
Highlanders
St. Louis Browns
Hilltop
Detroits
Boston
Athletics
White Sox
Tigers
Clevelands
New York
Washington
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
P.C. Detroit
Sone
Louis
National League Results and Standings Brief
The Reds defeated the Giants 5 to 1 as Ew ing pitched well for Cincinnati. Brooklyn beat Pittsburgh as the Pirates struggle without Wagner. Cubs win two from Boston to close on the Pirates. St Louis outscored Philadelphia as Boston clings to fifth. Standings list Cincinnati 5 New York 1 Brooklyn 4 Pittsburg 1 Chicago 2 Boston 1.
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Waener
Pirates
Pittsburg
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Bostons
Cincinnati Reds
Giants
McGraw
Ewing
Brooklyns
Pittsburgs
Wagner
St. Louis
Philadelphias
Cincinnati
New York
Brooklyn
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Louis
Weather Disrupts Local High School Games Across Cities
Rain postpones all schedule games including Northampton vs Bridgeport Holyoke vs Waterbury Hartford vs New Britain and New Haven vs Springfield leaving no play yesterday in Springfield and surrounding towns and cities.
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Connecticut
Sen
Northampton
Bridgeport
Holyoke
Waterbury
Hartford
New Britain
New Haven
Springfield
Raw Deal for Yosts in Industrial League Dispute
Letter from editor condemns league managers for stripping the Yost club of five wins by ruling ineligible Billy Regenery. Recounts 1908 season plots as U M C, Crane No 2, Singers and Yosts were tangled in a contentious tie and postponed games. Critics say the season should have ended when Yosts beat Singers.
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Farmer
Industrial League
Yost
Billy Regenery
Crane No. 2
Yosts
Crane No
Crane
Ashcrofts
No. 1
Brass Co
Singers
Yosts Dominate League With 13 Wins in 14 Contests
The Yosts, after defeating the U. M. C. twice, stand 13 wins and 1 loss in their schedule. Crane teams and the American British and Singer clubs trail as the magnates’ moves threaten the Yosts. A manager openly opposed the Yosts, saying he would do anything to prevent their victory after they had won 12 straight.
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Yosts
Yost
Local Sunday Baseball Doubleheader on Bridgeport Fields
Bridgeport teams schedule Sunday games on local fields at 3:50 p m. East Bridgeport faces South End with Carter and Lucia catching and Barron and Laubscher pitching. North Enders meet Stratfords at Avon Park with Jaggers and Meerback, possible extra game if Stratfords win. Island Brooks hosts Westerns at Hair's Lot at 3 15 p m while Seasides play St Josephs Juniors at the Flats. Seasides cannot play West End Boys' Club due to date mix up.
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Battle Creek
Jackson
Stringer
Waterbury
New Britain
New Haven
Lighthouse Point
Orioles
South Ends
Bridgeport
East Bridgeport
South End
Carter
Lucia
Barron
Laubscher
North Ends
Stratfords
Avon Park
Lee
Buddington
Riddledinger
Jaggers
Meerback
North Enders
Far West
Exd
Hair's Lot
Seasides
St. Joseph's
West End Boys
Ostrich Driven Like Race Horse At Steeple Chase Island
Fireworks set for tomorrow night alongside Wormwood and Hurricane dog and monkey acts. Final performances run through Sunday with the trotting ostrich as a novelty in a 2 12 clip sulky and other unusual features like bicycle racing by monkeys and a math performing dog.
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Wormwood
Johnson No Show Delays Fight Talks and Legal Trouble
New York Aug 6 Jack Johnson failed to appear for talks with Jim Jeffries delaying a planned bout as Berger handles forfeit and fight terms. Johnson later faces transfer to Woodstock Ont for reckless driving trial after auto collision.
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United Press
New York
Jack Johnson
Jim Jeffries
Johnson
Jeffries
Europe
Sam Berger
Chicago
Berger
London
Ont
Woodstock
Yost Team to Withdraw From Industrial League
The Yost team will leave the Industrial league after five wins were stripped from them. A meeting at manager Ed Lynch’s home will decide the formal withdrawal with plans to book strong Saturday games. Capt. Keenan and players Dowling Smalling and White oppose the deal and cite potential losses and disruption to the league.
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Industrial League
Yost
Ed Lynch
Newfield Park
Keenan
Dowling
Smalling
White
Bill Dubee
Great Barrington
Mass
Amateur Pirate Comes to Grief After Robbing Motor Boats
Edward Bennett, an inebriated sailor from Maine, tried stealing from motor boats in the Pequonnock area. He boarded the Idler and Elf, woke the owner Clarence Towle, and was found rifling lockers. arrested by river patrol, case continued tomorrow on $300 bond.
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Edward Bennett
Sleeper
Captain Kidd
Bennett
Maine
Pequonnock Yacht Club
East Main Street
O'Leary
Walker
Executed Suit to Bar Rent Collection on Joint Property
Sigmund Loewith and Harris Goldberg as executors of Louis Spivak sue Heyman Zimmerman to stop rental collections and recover 500 damages. They allege Zimmerman has paid nothing since 1907 when Spivak estate and Zimmerman bought Knowlton and Ogden streets property for 9000 with a 500 mortgage, yet Zimmerman has collected rents. Deputy Judge Frank Wilder presided in the City Court Brantegaa dn action.
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Sigmund Loewith
Harris Goldberg
Louis Spivak
Heyman Zimmerman
Spivak
Zimmerman
Knowlton
Ogden Streets
Pequonnock River
Lena Brown
Fire in Belfast Destroyed Bakery and Threatened Town
A morning fire in Belfast New York started in William Robbins bakery and spread quickly. Fire engines from Olean and Wellsville aided efforts, saving the Bank of Belfast and the new Belfast Hotel. Total loss listed at 75000 dollars.
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United Press
Belfast
Olean
Wellsville
William Robbins
Bank of Belfast
Wall Street Today Opens With Broad Market Gains
New York August 6 The stock market opened with substantial improvement and first prices showed material gains. Reading and Wabash preferred led advances while Great Northern Ore moved aim. Arch Street stock active on buys and M E T in good demand. Government bonds steady with others strong. By noon the market firm though dull in late fore noon trading.
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United Press
New York
Wabash
Great Northern
A. m
Arch
A Strange Survival and Miscellany Jokes from 19th Century Press
A collage of quirky excerpts including a note on legal alimony from Niagara court, a law about singing the Dead March only in church or cemetery, and humor lines about art, travel, and free will. The items mix captions, quips, and brief exchanges in a period voice.
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Limburger Cheese
Jelly Rolls
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Meat Department
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Widc
Enoch Morgan & Sons
Owl
Stratford
Sey
Sumneel
Larks
Kane
Reilly
Whitmeyer
Springfield Union
Clarence Duggan
Seattle
Bone
Hammond
New England
Undertakers
Billy” Murray
W. Murray
William Murray
Felix Isman
Mabel
Mike
O'Hara
Niagara University
Meadow Larks
Lawton
Tailenders
Westerday
Squire
Long Island
Ib. E. C
Arizona
Bridgeport Public Market & Branch
Public Market Building
East Main
Wall Street Today
Old Billyuns
Niagara
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