Orators win both games in Newfield doubleheader
The Orators swept two contests against Bridgeport in Newfield. Morning game ended 6 to 2 with Haven taking the win as Kane and Kuchar led scoring. Herbst and Furnick on the mound. Afternoon game saw a 12 to 6 victory with Wreddie Bipe twirling for the Orators as Ed addressed support amid heavy hitting from both clubs.
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Tod
Jerday
Newficld
Gsvin Rock
Rube Pollard
Jack Reisigl
Bridgeport
Bano Wan
Herbat Wan
Bill Carrick
Kane
Milier
Haven
Potland
Kochor
Laviene
Petdeenore
Kuchar
Herbst
Furnick
Baseball scores and results from industrial league games
A scrambled report lists multiple scores from Labor Day and afternoon games across cities including Philadelphia Boston New York Chicago Detroit St Louis and Hartford. Notable results show Philadelphia beating Boston 10 9 and New York defeating Philadelphia 19 to 8 with various other scores and doubleheaders reported in a rapid-fire style.
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Boston
New York
Morniedelphia
Washington
Philadelphia
Emnson
Detroit
St. Louis
St. Lauis
Afernoon
Chicaro
Chicago
Cleveland
Local baseball results recap from several town teams
Kelley side favored after June game as Amos Johnson shut down MilFord with five scattered hits. Nichols town team closed season with three wins including over Miluminating, Ast from St Joseph Juniors, and Stratford Independents. Banquet planned at Lehmann's shore house on Sept 14. Orioles opened with St Josephs on the new oval aided by Slattery and Dowling. South Ends swept Lincolns 7 16. Newfields defeated Wallingford. Wells for EastEnders. Union Typewriter beat Brooklawn Country Club 12-1 with sharp defense by Stoddard and Smallwood.
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Nichols
Aited Mluminating
Ast
St. Joseph Juniors
Stratford Independents
Lehmann's
Shorehouse
Orioles
St. Josephs
St. Joseph Oval
Joes
Slattery
Dowling
Brooklawn
Union Typewriter
Brooklawn Country Club
Washburn
Yosts
Johnson
Brooklawns
White
Stoddard
Smallwood
Vincent
Siaste
Wren
Crane No. 2 tops Brass Co to clinch pennant in 1909
Yesterday at Newfield Park Crane No. 2 defeated Brass Co 9 to 3 as Sawyer and Carter starred with both the fielding and batting. Elsewhere Crane No. 1 led Cartridge Shop early and pulled away 9 to 8 with a late Mall drive. Warner Brothers were shut out by the Singers and A B & Co beat Holmes & Edwards in a ninth inning rally.
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Newfield Park
Brassies
Sawyer
Carter
Crane No
Brays Co
Mulligan
Lucia Kellogs
Lannon
Cranefield
U. M. C. Lade
Mall of the Cartridge Shop
Crang No. 1
ULM. ¢. Co
Mullins
Warner Brothers
Bingere
Teres
Steinmetz
Laubscher
Liggine
Bosse
Young Keating
Silversmiths
Stirks
Holmes & Edwards
A. de BR
H&b
Mifords and Yosts Split Doubleheader at Yout Field
The Milfords won the morning game at Yout field before 2,500 jubilant spectators while the Yosts took the afternoon contest. The crowd filled the stands and the gate ran high as the day’s baseball action unfolded with notable debuts and strong pitching.
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Mifords
Yosts
Milfords
Yost Field
Yout Field
Wrod
Short Tor
Brnte Waite
Jim O'Rourke
Mace
Dyan
Factory League Fates Tie Locomobiles and Birdsey-Somers
The Factory League final standings show Locomobiles and Birdsey-Somers tied at 12 wins each. A costly loss for the Locos came in a side bet game against Batchelers, where Corset Workers prevailed 22 to 10 amid heavy wagering by club admirers. The Locos led all season but Birdsey-Somers appear poised to win, as seen in prior meets, with Barron’s miscue limiting Locomites’ scoring.
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Birdsey-Somers
Biutohellers
Bullards
Jennings
Aubrotts
Ieague
Locos
Trow
Clude
Locostor
Ltcher Barron
Man Escaped Jail Re-sentenced in City Court
John Nolan, known for breaking jail by escaping from the yard, was arrested by Policeman Hal Saturday and remanded to custody. He pleaded nothing before the city court and received a thirty day sentence. Nolan had previously been serving time for the earlier escape and was noted as having attempted to starve himself at the jail several months ago.
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John Nolan
Hal
Nolan
Je Sun
Harvester Wins Charter Oak Trot at State Fair
The Harvester won the Charter Oak trot a $10,000 stake at the Hartford state fair Grand Circuit event. The victory earned $6,000 for the owner as thousands watched, including several hundred from Bridgeport. Bob Douglass ran second for $2,000 and Genteel H. earned $900 in third.
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Hartford
Bridgeport
Bob Douglass
Perona
Barry “Whips
Major Bring @ fair
Alice Roosevelt
Jennie Constantine
Local YMCA Athletes Shine In Seaside Tryout
The YMCA handicap meet at Beaside Park highlighted local athletes likely to compete at the State championship on September 18 at Seaside Park. About 200 competitors from 10 associations abreast events, with winners earning cups and points toward the Fairchild trophy. Notable results include Bon Bett taking the 220 yard dash, McGuinness winning the shot put and McGuinness again in the long jump, Comstock winning the mile, and Bedworth just missing the top spot in high jump after a late correction.
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Beaside Park
Seaside Park
Fairchild
Winniest
Jewstry
G. W. Fairchild & Son
Bon Bett
Swanson
Broderick
McGuinness
Hron
Kilpatrick
Bedworth
1Ferson
Bennett
Anderson
Association
Roger
Frank Russell
Younseter
Rogers
Danning
Caskey
Comstock
McClellan
Kelley
H. H. Heinhardt
W. 5. Lacy
D. Straw, C. A. Russell
P.M. “McGuinness
R.A. McKie
Chas Hartmann
Batchelor
Bridgeport
New World’s Records Fall At Irish American Carnival
Emilio Lunghi representing the Irish American A C, cuts four seconds off the 70 yard record to 1 27 23 at Celtic Park as Mel Sheppard and Joe Bromilow place. Jack Eller sets a second world mark in the 120 yard low hurdles. Piatt Adams of New York A C breaks standing hop and step record with 30 feet 4 1/2 inches. Sheridan had held the former mark.
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A. C
New York
Lunghi
Mel Sheppard
Joe Bromilow
Sheppard
Yar Lamghi
Bromilow
Jack Eller
Pers
Per
al Gopetana
Piatt Adams
New York A. C
New Aires
Martin Sheridan
Pittsburg
Adams
Sheridan
Jobs Cow
Students Leave Steeplechase Island Season Ends
Steeplechase Island closes its season under George C. Tryon as players depart for homes before returning to college. Holy Cross captain Edward Sweeney and Villa Nova captain Joseph Curley lead a notable roster of college men headed to Johns Hopkins Harvard and other institutions. An island clambake wrapped the closing night with staff including chief engineer Robert Wheeler and captain Boyton managing the effort.
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Steeplechase Island
George C. ‘Tryon
Cadega
Edward Sweeney
South Boston
Holy Croel
Joseph Curley
Villa Nova
Edward J. Murphy
Pawtucket
R. 1
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
William McKnight
Fall River
Harvard Medical School
John Madden
Natick
Mass
Harvard Law School
James F. McCabe
Clinton
New York City
Edward Vv. Murphy
McGill University Medics School
Montreal
Nell Boyton
Tomorrrow
William Flanagan
Holy ‘Cross
Maurice O'Connor
Brooklyn
L. Fenno
Plainfield
N. J
Harry Brann
Henry A. Brann
Towk
Robert Wheeler
George Smith
David Beach, Sreman
James Carney
Peter Schneider
Walter Nichols
Fire Room Force
Boyton
Hunter Denounces Civic Federation at Sea Side Park
Robert Hunter, famed writer and Socialist leader, denounces the Manufacturers' Association and the Civic Federation in a Sea Side Park speech. He claims the federation combines capitalists with some labor leaders to destroy Socialism and drive workers from the party. P J Cooney chaired, with Danbury candidate C T Peach also speaking.
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Robert Hunter
Seawide Park
Manufacturers’ Association
Civic Federation
Socialist Party
Hunter
Toabor
United States
P. J. Cooney
Charles T. Peach
Danbury
Almost School Time at Park Avenue Institute
The oldest private school for boys in the city, Park Avenue Institute Tesumes work on September 2. Established 4872. It offers boarding and day departments, a College of Business, five schools, up-to-date texts and teaching, a school paper, debating club, weekly rhetorical, and individual instruction in small classes. Motto BE MEN. Illustrated catalogue by Seth B. Jones, A.M. Principal.
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College of Business
Seth B. Jones
A. M. Prin
Aja
Loneliness of Genius Echoed by Lowell Quote
A quotation from Percival Lowell in Atlantic reflects on the loneliness and solitary labor of great thinkers like Kepler and Darwin. It notes how their discoveries faced early denunciation, with lasting fame arriving only after years of solitary work and introspection.
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Newton
Iuun
Darwin
Percival Lowell
Atlantic
The Cook's Fault. No Wonder the Bird Was Not Tender
A humorous anecdote about President Grover Cleveland sending wild swans to cabinet members and associates. It recalls how each recipient reacted, with Thurber’s tentative reply indicating he kept working rather than sharing his opinion.
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Grover Cleveland
American
South
Mr. Cleveland
Carlisle
Isis
Thurber
Edible Flowers of India and Dandy Fashion Snippets
The piece surveys edible flowers in India known as miuwad used in cakes breads wines and brandy, then shifts to a collage of 18th century quips. It features a dandy described in Whitehaven in silk and lace, and a series of jokes from Louisville and London publications, ending with a Vogue quip about parental knowledge and marriage.
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India
Visitor questions behavior and promises for a nickel
The fragment mentions a visitor asking why someone is naughty often. Bobby replies that his mother gives a nickel whenever he promises to be good, and she only wants promises when he is Basahity. The text reads like a casual exchange with unclear context and several invented terms.
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Bobby
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