Smith and Ruth Duel in Second World Series Battle at Boston
Boston Americans host Brooklyn Nationals in Game 2 of the World Series at Braves Field. Overcast skies threaten rain but big crowd expected as Ruth and Thomas face Smith and Miller, with early defensive plays and a scoreless first inning and tight second inning noted.
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Smith
Ruth
Boston
Thunderheads
Braves
Boston Americans
Jone
Brooklyn Nationals
Bostons
Thomas
Brooklyn
Miller
Baseball game notes outline first inning events
First inning features Johnston and Daubert outs, Myers homered to center and scored before the ball returned, Wheat and Hooper also outs. One run, one hit, no errors. Second half Hooper out, Janvrin hits fly to Myers, Walker lofts foul.
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Daubert
Ruth
Myers
Brooklyns
Scott
Janvrin
Wheat
Walker
Smith
Hoblitzer
Lewis
Mowrey
Cutshaw
Johnston
Gardner
Hame
Hooper
Second Inning Defensive Stand Stalls Brooklyns
In the second inning the Brooklyns were retired with no runs and no hits after Ruth deflected a grounder to Gardener who recorded the out at first. Olson struck out and Hobitzler was retired. Gardner was forced on a balk play, with Scott and Miller also involved in first base actions.
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Cutshaw
Ruth
Gardner
Mowrey
Janvrin
Olson
Brooklyns
Hoblitzer
Hobbitzel
Lewis
Smith
Carrigan
Scott
Miller
Brooklyn Plays Quick and Confident Inning Highlight
In the third inning Miller was out at first after Scott delivered a sharp throw. Smith attempted a long run but was retired on a stretch as Hooper pitched to Walker, and Johnston reached on a single over second before the play faded with an uncertain fragment.
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Brooklyn
Miller
Scott
Smith
Hooper
Walker
Johnston
Poaubertap
Thomas
Sharp Inning Ends With Scoreless Start
First half Cutshaw was a strike out victim. Mowrey up. Janvrin out but Mowrey. Olson lined a single over Scott. Miller flied to Hooper. No runs, one hit, no errors in the inning.
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Cutshaw
Mowrey
Janvrineeteen
Olson
Scott
Miller
Hooper
Gas Escapes Put Man at Risk on Repair Job
Clifford Milton, an employee of the Southern New England Telephone Co., was overcome by escaping gas at a manhole at Fairfield avenue and Main street. He was dragged from the chamber unconscious and after nearly an hour of revival work by coworkers regained consciousness and was taken to Keenan's livery stable for treatment.
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Fairfield Avenue
Main Street
Bridgeport Gas Co
Clifford Milton
Southern New England Telephone Co
Poplar Street
Milton
Keenan
Noted Persons On Ships Near New War Zone
New York Oct 9 Cable advices list notable persons aboard ships bound for New York and near the submarine war zone. Among them are Sarah Bernhardt aboard Espagne, Mme Lina Cavalieri and Mme Maria Montessori, and on Lafayette Mr and Mrs Vanderbilt Miss Anne Morgan and others including Enrico Caruso and Frank Munsey.
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New York
Sarah Bernhardt
Mme
Lina Cavalieri
Maria Montessori
Lafayette
William K. Vanderbilt
Anne Morgan
Alss
Elizabeth Marbury
John Barrett
A. Platt Andrew
Giulio Gatti-Casazzo
Frank A. Munsey
8. S. McClure
Enrico Caruso
Transport torpedoed with 700 killed in sinking
Paris reports the Gallia steamship an auxiliary cruiser with 2000 Serbian and French troops torpedoed and sunk on October 4. About 1300 men were rescued by a French cruiser and landed on Sardinia's southern coast. compensation details pending.
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Paris
Gallia
Sardinia
Bridgeport Housing Co Plans Dormitories and Colonies
Frederick C. Blanchard, general manager, says the Bridgeport Housing Co will quickly house unmarried workers in dormitories and build two large colonies for skilled workers and families accessible to the East and West Ends. Plans include two to four room apartments, gardens, playgrounds, and tree-lined streets with strict upkeep requirements.
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Bridgeport
Frederick C. Blanchard
Bridgeport Housing Co
Ashcroft Manufacturing Co
Consolidated Valve Co
Blanchard
East Side
West End
Austrian Warship Blows Up at Pola
Paris reports a large Austrian warship exploded recently at Pola. Refugees from Dalmatia brought the news to Switzerland via Zurich, with a press despatch confirming the incident.
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Paris
Pola
Zurich
Dalmatia
Switzerland
Survivors Retrieved After Nantucket Submarine Attacks
Eyewitness accounts from a flotilla of United States destroyers describe the torpedoing of nine merchant ships off Nantucket. Vessels named include the Kingston and Stephano with crews and 83 Stephano passengers saved by Narragansett Bay Naval Station.
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Newport
Nantucket
Henry B. Wilson
Williamstown
Mass
Nantucket Shoals
Fearful U-Boat Raid Delays Six Steamship Sails
News from New York reports U-boat danger off the Atlantic coast as six companies delay departures. Cunard French and Italian lines prepare defenses while American flag steamers sail as usual. Vessels near Nantucket include Cameronia Espagne and others believed loaded with war munitions. warnings sent to captains.
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New York
Atlantic
Germany
International Mercantile Marine Co
Cunard
Cunard Line
Nantucket
Cameronia
Dante
Alighieri
Espagne
Alaunia
Philadelphia
Kristianiafjord
Liverpool
McLean
Bordeaux
Speeding Motorcyclist Sentenced to 10 Days in City Court
Harry Hanson of 285 Main Street received a 10 day jail term from Judge Frederic Bartlett after pleading guilty to passing a car while passengers were alighting. He was charged with reckless driving and traffic violations for riding 35 mph south on Main Street, striking Tugboat Success officer Daniel Hallertbach and injuring him. a co defendant Charles Tully escaped injury.
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Harry Hanson
Main Street
Frederic Bartlett
Hanson
George Street
Daniel Hallertbach
Success
Charles Tully
Hallenbach
Workman Falls 30 Feet From Elevator
Frisco Theodore age 30 of 159 North Avenue fell thirty feet from an elevator in Howard Avenue. He suffered brain concussion four fractured ribs and internal injuries and was taken to St. Vincent's hospital. He is employed by Pardy Construction Co. Mrs Vanderbilt visiting hospitals in the city sailed for New York on the steamship Lafayette.
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Howard Avenue
Frisco Theodore
North Avenue
Theodore
Pardy Construction Co
St. Vincent's Hospital
French Cruiser Hurries Toward Raid Scene
A French cruiser believed to be Conde sped from the New Jersey coast toward potential raid areas after warning from the Danish steamer Olaf of German submarines off the American coast. The Olaf arrived from British Honduras and relayed the alert to CBreers.
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New York
Conde
New Jersey
Olaf
British Honduras
Promises Kept by Germany Is Officials View
Washington officials conclude Germany did not break any promises or international law in the submarine raid off the New England coast. No official statement was issued but the view is supported by a review of available reports.
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Washington
State Department
Germany
United States
New England
McLean Accepts Debate Challenge for Stamford Clash
Senator George P. McLean accepted Homer Cummings Democratic rival to debate for U S Senator. He proposed Stamford as the venue and suggested October 35 as the date during a speaking engagement there.
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Hartford
George P. McLean
Homer
Cummings
Stamford
United States
McLean
U S Navy Shuttles Refugees From U Boat Raid Near Nantucket
Allied warships rush to Nantucket Lightship area as German submarines raid western Atlantic commerce. Nine ships reportedly go down with at least six merchantmen sunk while U S destroyers rescue hundreds, including 33 women and 40 children, near Newport. Navy plans 12 coast patrol ships to protect neutrality as Secretary Daniels reports compliance with international warfare rules.
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New England
Atlantic
United States Navy
U. S
Newport
Nano Tucket
United States
Nantucket
Albert Gleaves
Navy Department
Searships
North Atlantic
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Wilson
Local Woman on Stepherano Sunk in Raid
Mary Goss of 329 Pearl Street wife of William Goss an employee of Remington Arma and Ammunition Co was a passenger on the steamer Stephano torpedoed by a German U boat off Nantucket. She had been in Nova Scotia for health and was en route to this city expecting arrival this afternoon.
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Mary Goss
William Goss
Pearl Street
Remington Arma & Ammunition Co
Nantucket
St. John’s
New York
Ross
Sprague Ice Co
Navy Prepared to Patrol Three Mile Limit
Washington October 9 navy department officials began steps to ready all active and reserve fleet craft for patrol duty if developments require establishing a watch along the three mile limit.
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Washington
Atlantic
Navy Yards
Navy Department
Strathdene Fired On Without Warning Captain Claims
New York reports Captain Wilson asserts the British steamer Strathdene was fired on without warning. The ship arrived with 33 crew members from Quebec aboard the Elmner to port today.
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New York
Wilson
Elmner
Quebec
Germany Must Keep Promises Says Wilson
President Wilson declared that the German government will be held to the complete fulfillment of its promises to the United States after German submarine attacks. He said he has no right now to question Germany’s willingness to fulfill them following a meeting with Count Von Bernstorff at Shadow Lawn.
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Long Branch
N. J
Wilson
United States
Count von Bernstorff
Kansan Captain Says U-53 Didn’t Stop His Vessel
The American steamship Kansan, halted by a German submarine off the Nantucket lightship early Sunday, arrived in Boston. Captain E L Smith and crew could not identify the sub, but some crew members doubted the U-53 based on a photo showing a different mast arrangement. The Kansan carried 6,500 tons of iron and steel for Allied munition production.
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Kansan
Boston
Nantucket
E. L. Smith
Newport Harbor
British Cruisers Sweep Waters Around Nantucket
Three British cruisers deployed off Nantucket in the wake of submarine raids. They swept the area in hopes of locating or sinking German subs. A noon radiogram from Nantucket Lightship reported no submarine sighted since daylight.
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Boston
Nantucket
Weather brief notes cooler tonight and partly cloudy day
The forecast calls for cooler temperatures tonight with partly cloudy skies and calmed conditions. Highs and lows are not specified in the fragment, but the tone suggests a typical local weather update.
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