Johnston Defeats Tilden to Win National Lawn Tennis Title
Forest Hills notes report William M. Johnston of San Francisco defeated William Tilden II of Philadelphia in straight sets 6-4 6-4 6-3 to claim the National Lawn Tennis Association singles championship. The match drew about 8,000 spectators as Johnston, 24, proved superior with steadier play and sharper placements after August 25 start with 128 contenders.
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National Lawn Yennis Association
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Brooklyn
A. H. Chapin
Springfield
Anderson
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New York
Neer
Richards
Norma Williams
Boston
Wallace Johnston
Normman Brookes
Gerald Patterson
R. VV. Thomas
Randolph
Johnaton
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Pittsfield Pennant Winners Get $50 Bonus Each
The Pittsfield pennant winning team and 14 others including managers Joe S Birmingham and Leroy P Ogden received $50 each, part of a $750 distribution by the Pittsfield baseball association at a club dinner. President T J Haylon urged future major league promotion, while Jed T Francis distributed envelopes with checks and a souvenir program. The association plans to remit over $2,000 in war tax.
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Joe S Birmingham
Leroy P. Ogden
Pittsfield Baseball Association
Parl
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Association
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Polo tourney begins sept 13
New York dispatch on polo national championships at Philadelphia Country Club with junior first senior then open divisions. Two new junior entries join Meadow Brook and Philadelphia County Club others. army Western officers planned but ruled impracticable. senior event gains Philadelphia Country Club team entry.
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W. Stanley “Stokes
BE. Lawler Stokes
Bareley Meladden
Meadow Brook
G. M. Heckscher
Giants Bunt Out A5 to 1 Victory
Brooklyn defense collapses as New York Giants win the opener 5-1 after bunting offense suddenly clicks in the eighth inning. Key infield hits and errors fuel the Giants surge. Benton holds Brooklyn to five scattered hits. Pirates top Cubs 4-3 in ten innings with Adams pitching.
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Harbare Bunted
Loward
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Big Tournaments to Decide Billiard Titles Planned
New York reports B Benjamin organizes national billiard championships in 18.2 balkline three cushion carom and fifteen ball events under Brunswick Balke Collender. Entry fees range from 150 to 440, prizes up to 1760 and annual salaries for winners, with venues in Worcester Philadelphia and Cleveland.
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United States
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Moose Auditoriaus
Cleveland
D Nies
Impartial Rooter reports boxing and betting buzz
The Impartial Rooter notes Welssman’s continued defeats on big-league visits and hints at fans demanding Big Brush access. It discusses proposed schedule changes, Deny’s boxing claims, glove padding rumors, and Green Weston’s offers. Promoter Wenny posters and Bogash training are covered amid Bridgeport boxing scene chatter.
Bresnahan Protests Turner Sale to Cubs
A protest from Bresnahan against Turner’s sale to the Cubs was filed with Med protest officials. The action involved leaders from the Poleda Ameniasen Association and other parties seeking to halt the transfer.
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Turner
CUBS
Davenport Fined and Suspended for Season
Davenport, a pitcher, was fined and suspended for the season after an on field incident. The suspension ends his professional baseball tenure and leaves room for a court case involving other players, with details unclear due to partial OCR readability.
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Louis Aroricuos
Yvester
Jimiy Utleke
Warricke
Isin
Totiee Ware
Arene
Wien
Davenport
Suits Filed Against New York Giants Owners Over Crushed Fans
Sept 46 two suits filed yesterday in the supreme court against the National Exhibit Men Company owners of the New York Giants. Plaintiffs Koertsberger and Goldstein seek 40000 for personal injuries from a crush during Ghats-Cinein event on the third day.
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Supreme Court
Mxhibit Men
New York
Two Games Sunday At Polo Grounds and Ebbets Field
The schedule lists two games Sunday at the Polo Grounds and Ebbets Field. The Giants host the Pirates in the opener with a 1 o clock start, while the Highlanders face the Dodgers at Wicklott's Field. American Association action includes Toledo vs Milwaukee and Louisville vs St Louis, plus Indianapolis at Columbus amid a cup strike.
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WEUG'SOBAER'S REEZY WUNK BY BUGS BAER
A fragmented humorous reminiscence about wartime era vaudeville and radio variety acts. It sketches chaotic scenes of performers and audience, jokes about polka tunes, rubber boats, and imagined wartime gadgets, with stray impressions of the Kaiser, theater life, and home front quirks.
Browns Lose as Leonard Shines in Pitching Duel
Philadelphia and Washington split a double header with Walter Johnson limiting the locals to four hits in the first game and Naylor containing the visitors in the second. The Athletics defeated the Browns 6-3 closing strong behind Har per as Zinn debuted for the Athletics after a Texas League purchase.
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Washington
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