100 Shooters Compete In Seaside Club State Trap Meet
Connecticut and New England shooters gather at Seaside Gun Club in North Bridgeport for the Connecticut Trapshooters Association state tournament. Competition starts 8:30 am with 350 birds per entrant from 16 yards, four classes, high over all prizes, silver trophies, handicap event, doubles, five man team race, and Fairfield County 16 yard championship to be decided. past finalists Sivers and Clarkson tied at 95 of 100.
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New England
Connecticut Trapshooters’ Association
Seaside
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Danbury
George Sivers
John Clarkson
Horace Clarkson
Norwalk
Thue
Bridgeport Beats Pittsfield in Rain-Postponed EEASTERN League Night
In a rain affected EEASTERN League slate, Bridgeport defeated Pittsfield 560 Batteries Walsh and Skiff, Kelli and Jordan contributed key plays while all other games were postponed due to rain.
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Bridgeport
Pevee
Pittsfield
Walsh
Skiff
Kelliher
Jordan
League Standings And Results
National League standings and results show Brooklyn and St Louis in a tight 11 inning game with Pittsburgh and Philadelphia at three, Cincinnati at Boston rained out, others not scheduled. American League notes New York over Cleveland 6 5, Chicago 5 Boston 3, Washington at St Louis rained. Strong schedule ahead with two game series listed.
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Patesburgh
Philadelphia
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Washington
Detroit
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St Louie
Philaediphia
Walsh Admits Labor Day Rockville Pitching Admission
Pitcher Marty Walsh faced owners at Bridgeport after papers named him as Rockville’s Labor Day pitcher against Manchester. He admitted he worked in the game when shown the clippings. Rockville Athletic Association reorganized with John McLeana as manager to replace Sohet Waite who was dismissed for backing Walsh. The entire Rockville squad was canned over Waite’s stance.
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Bridgeport
Rockville
Manchester
Rockville Athletic Association
John McLeana
Sohet” Waite
Waites
Sanadian Lightweight Dies at Saranac Lake
Robert Sequoia, 35, known as Robby Seiten, once Canada’s lightweight boxing champion and a notable figure in New York boxing 12 years ago, died in Saranac Lake from tuberculosis after years of illness. Survived by his wife, one child, and his Brooklyn-based parents.
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Robby Seiten
Canada
New York State
Saranac Lake
Squared Circle
Kid Coffee
Dave Holly
Jack Cardiff
Billy Ryan
Paddy Southven
Billy Glover
Joy Steer
Kid Partland
Kid Henry
Glens Falls
Brooklyn
Baseball leaders and upcoming events in Chicago sports
Chicago notes depart with batting leaders in both leagues led by Tris Speaker and George Sisler as .391 and .? numbers shift. Ruth belts his 48th homer. Williams and other stars post strong runs, steals, and hits while boxing and football items mix with Yale practice and Seaside Park baseball series along with kickoffs and bouts in Philadelphia.
Dago Greek Rumor Spreads Through Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Sept 11 A gambler called Dago Greek is sought as the source of a rumor about injuries to Baby Ruth and several New York players. Cleveland authorities reportedly consider him resident there, though no local Pitshburgh resident knows him. The rumor began on a stock broker wire and spread quickly via telephone to newspapers.
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Dage Greek
Cleveland
Baby Ruth
New York
Pitshurzh
Dago Greek
Pete Herman Ready To Box Jack Sharkey
Pete Herman of New Orleans bantamweight champion faces Jack Sharkey of New York in a scheduled 110 round bout in Chicago. The event is set for today with Herman seeking victory in the heavyweight clash context.
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Jack Sharkey
Chicago
New Orleans
Todlay
Jack East
Chicago Tolay
New York
Milford Wheelmen Close Season With Twin Bill
The Milford Wheel Club ends its season at Gulf Street Grounds Milford with two fast state teams. Rosenbaum school sends Powell on the mound and Nelson catching while Cowell and Ford back Milford. North Haven majors the nightcap with Gallather pitching and Munson catching as Anderson starts the milford game. Umpire Frank Malone to officiate both contests.
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M. Sharp
Frank Malone
Rain Stops Trotting Races At Hartford
Rain halted the final day of the Grand Circuit meeting in Hartford Conn and most stables shipped to Syracuse. The colt race unfinished Thursday was declared complete with Worthy Chief winning, Crossman driving Jane the Great second and Sister Bertha third. each colt had won two heats on Thursday.
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Worthy
Crossman
Jane the Great
Cox
Sister Bertha
Serrill
Chureday
Finals Highlight City Tennis Championship At Brooklawn
In the Brooklawn Country Club courts finals for the city women’s singles will occur today as semifinals set, led by Yale’s G Macy Wheeler and Dr R Warren Hall advancing, while Bucklingham and Hawley vie for the remaining bracket. Other matches feature Regan and Wheeler in a noted veteran versus youth battle.
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Greg Bryan
Brooklawn Country Club
Brooklawn
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G. Macy Wheeler
Yale
R Warren Hall
ET. Buckingham
Dr. Hall
J. W. Wheeler
Buckingham
W. Seymour Lacy
Macy Wheeler
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FR. Hawley
Paul Buechier
Hawley
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Hawley-Buechter
P. B. Hawley
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Macy
Bryan
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Duece
Jobs
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Lacy
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Smiths Double In Sixth Features Win
Bridgeport Times reveals a new baseball score method showing each batter's actions. In the game Pittsfield defeated Bridgeport 5 to 3 with detailed play-by-play scoring using symbols for outs, hits, and errors.
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Smith
Bridgeport Times
A. F. Maher
Rickey Denounces Cash Offer To Win Baseball Series
Branch Rickey, manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, angrily rejected a proposed $750 per game cash incentive from Brooklyn players for each game they beat the Giants at the upcoming Polo Grounds series. He insisted the team will play hard regardless of offers and would not be bought.
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Kelliher
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Benny Kauff Beaned By Akron Moundsman
Benny Kauff formerly with Hertford and now starring for Toronto in the International League was struck on the head by a pitch from Akron pitcher Hill in the first inning at Toronto. He continued briefly, scoring later, but was removed when the team next took the field. The blow produced a marked welt and a ball bounded ten yards after contact.
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Kauff
Hertford
Toronto
Hill
Akron
Nathine Martose
Jacobson Aims At Record Batting Total In IL
Merwin Jacobson of the Baltimore Orioles, a New Britain native and noted outfielder, trails a new IL hits mark. With eleven games left he had 215 hits, aiming to top last year’s 203 and possibly reach 235, though Wee Willie Keeler’s 243 in 1897 stands as a distant peak. George Sisler nears 200 but unlikely to reach 235.
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New Britain
Baltimore Orioles
Fultz
Jake
Jacobson
Wee Willie’ Keeler
George Sisler
St. Louis
Yankees Tighten Up American League Race
The Yankees beat the Indians in Cleveland to tighten the AL race as New York closed the gap on leaders. The White Sox also won a second straight over Boston, while Cincinnati and the Giants were idle. Brooklyn edged St Louis in a see-saw six-inning game to tighten NL leadership, three games ahead of the Giants. Brooklyn and Cincinnati scheduled doubleheaders.
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Wheel Around the Hub Brings Back Old Time Bicycles
Boston riders on ancient velocipedes and high wheels returned to the streets for the annual wheel around the Hub. The two day run began in Roxbury as riders faced slick roads after morning rain, adding an adventurous edge to the laborious trek.
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Roxbury
American Seniors Triumph In Canada
The Seniors Golf Association of the United States defeated the Seniors of Canada 20 to 15 at Ottawa in the Duke of Devonshire cup match. The Americans won nine games to seven with one halved, turning a morning rain deficit into a strong finish.
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Seniors Golf Association of
United States
Canada
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