Carrigan to quit baseball despite 2nd straight Red Sox title
Boston news reports Manager Bill Carrigan remains firm on retiring after the season despite guiding the Red Sox to a second consecutive American League championship. He praises the team’s 'do or die' spirit and highlights Harold Janvrin and Heinie Wagner for key roles. The piece notes his decision would not be swayed by another World Series run.
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Kilbane in Great Demand After Chaney Victory
Promoters want Kilbane signed after his victory over George Chaney. Eddie Wallace is the only known willing challenger, while Philadelphia fans press for Kilbane vs Benny Leonard with bids possibly reaching 11000. Leonard plans to box Ever Hammer in Kansas City, broadening his appeal beyond New York and Philadelphia.
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Yankees and Senators Tie After Long Poorly Played Tilt
New York and Washington battled 11 innings at the Polo Grounds, 18 runs scored, ending in a 9 9 tie as both clubs misplayed key moments. Nick Cullop pitched two innings allowing five hits, Buckles gave two strong innings before relief, and Love was removed after two hitless frames to enable Nundmaker’s pinch hit in the seventh.
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Players under strain in pennant race, writer notes
Malcolm Mac Lean of the Chicago Evening Post reports players on three teams in the pennant battle show ragged, weary nerves from the intense spotlight. Fans blame performers for misplays, but the strain affects both fielders and pitchers as the race tightens.
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Malcolm MacLean
Chicago Evening Post
Glimpses of Historic Boxing Rivalries and Baseball Tidbits
Century ago two English bruisers Tom Oliver and Jack Carter met at Gretna Green with bare fists, open fields, and free admission as old England’s bulldog courage shaped a boisterous era. Napoleon Lajoie earns 9000 yearly. Athletics and Indians payrolls shift. Weeghman contemplates meals and pennants. Turk Alibi explains why past pennants slipped away. wartime tanks reportedly flowed from America.
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Anniversaries of Ring Battles Highlight Moran Career
Owen Moran, born in Birmingham, England, praised as a clever scientific featherweight and capable puncher. He beat Battling Nelson in 1910 to stake a claim at Ad Wolgast, aiming for a lightweight title, and sought a knockout to prove his mettle.
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Weather Forecast for New Haven and Connecticut
The forecast calls for generally cloudy conditions tonight and Thursday with a likely rain on Thursday. Northeast winds will increase slowly. A disturbance near Charleston causes cloud and rain along the South Atlantic coast while a broad trough from New Mexico to Minnesota brings unsettled weather with little precipitation. Temperatures rise slowly in central and eastern districts.
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New Haven Road Exempted From Franchise Taxes
Boston and New Haven railroad firms will not pay a state franchise tax this fiscal year due to abnormally low market value of their stocks. Taxation Commissioner Tref Ty said no tax would be imposed. New Haven last year paid 13376 and four years ago 575398. Boston & Maine’s former high payment was 117358, with current year 37306. Commander Emmanuel Aubin De Planpre named naval attaché to the French embassy in Washington.
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Scout says Onslow brother Eddie a minor league star hope fades
Charley Kelschner of the St. Louis Browns scouts East for Jones and Rickey as Jack Onslow asks about Providence players. Kelschner dismisses Eddie Onslow as a confirmed minor leaguer with no head, prompting Onslow to wonder at the blunt remark.
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Alleged Highwayman Held for High Court
Meriden Oct. 4 Stanley Galaski after a city court hearing was held for trial in the superior court on a charge of waylaying and robbing Anthony Grzynac of Yalesville on Aug. 17 with bonds of 1000 dollars. He is also sought in Hartford for a separate hold up of Thomas Stuposko. Budlow Buski, arrested in Wallingford with Galaski, was taken to Hartford for trial.
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King's Daughters Meet Opens 21st Convention in Willimantic
The Connecticut Branch of the International Order of King's Daughters and Sons begins its 21st annual convention in Willimantic with routine business reports addresses and discussions on the organization's work. Election of officers is set for tomorrow.
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International Order of King’s Daughters and Sons
Man Falls From Pledge Two-Beer Rule in Hartford Case
William A. Wallace of 588 Main Street defied a two beers daily pledge and faced a suspended sentence from Judge Frederic Bartlett for drinking and a home disturbance. His wife testified to a letter writing scheme harming her character. A later admonition to avoid Mrs. Wallace carried a five dollar fine and costs. Parliament prepares a new army recruitment push to begin next Tuesday.
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