Low mood Faro Bank Fine in Upstate Albany Note
At Atoga New York on August 21 a column criticizes a so called low mood fare bank variant of faro. The piece mocks its lax stakes, claims hours for downtown and resort operators, and argues the game remains a challenging mental and physical exercise for players despite alleged benefits. It mentions Smith’s resort as a competing venue and questions fairness.
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Universal Service
Atoga
N. Y
New Orleans
Faro Bank
Aro Bank
Old Faro Bank Tales From Pueblo To Cripple Creek
An old reminiscence recalls low stake gambling in Pueblo Colorado and Cripple Creek with a retro Faro bank game. A busted player bets a dollar on a sunlit spot, wins via a dealer’s check, and learns the dollar disappeared under a knothole. A lifelong bank player boasts of 25 years facing a legendary dealer and never beating him for a dime.
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Pueblo
Colorado
Turf Exchange
Cripple Creek
Faro Bank
Smith’s
Iin
San Francisco
New Orleans
Chicago
Miami
Louisville
Foxx Extends Lead With Two Hits In Big League Standings
Jimmy Foxx raised his batting average to .361 after two hits in four at bats, backed by Al Simmons who added a point to his average. The chart shows Klein, Foxx, Simmons among leaders, with Foxx tying for top pace and the White Sox adding strong totals as players push for notable marks.
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Associated Press
Jimmy Foxx
al Simmons
Big Six
Hin Averree
Klein
Pities
Fox T'Lettes
Immons
White Sox
Pavis
Ph Mies
Nis
Marah
Bert Grimm Shuts Out Charleston in Final Grey Appearance
Veteran right-hander Bert Grimm blanked his former team the Charleston club 4 to 0 for the Zanesville Greys in Kanawha Park. Grimm tripled and drove in a run, Hughes added an RBI single, and Helmick suffered the loss as McKinley Helmick kept the offense at bay. The win boosts the Grey's bid in the Mid Atlantic pennant chase as Charleston prepares for a three game series with Huntington.
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Frank A. Knight
Gazette
Bert Grimm
Ball Orchard
Senators
Bert
Zanesville Greys
William McKinley Helmick
Charleston
Huntington Roosters
Watt Powell
Kanawha Park
Chipper
Aiken
Mackie
Longnecker
Grimm
Hughes
Woodard
Old Bert
Greys
Helmick
Bryant
DeManicor
Byrd
Fiarito
Bellande
Jackson
Johnson
Tyler
Amateur card set at Mountainier A C spotlighting Jones Hu gert
Amateur boxing fans will see Clarence Jones vs Gene Hugert in the main event at Mountainier A C plus a Brown McCreary rematch. Semi final pits Jimmy Corbin vs Charles Mallory. The undercard features Audin Graley Harris Wilson Cataline Lawrence Sheets Van Valkenburg Lewis Ellis Ayers Williams with three wrestling matches.
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Mountaineer A. C
Simon Pyres
Clarence Jones
Gene Hugert
Maxie Brown
McCreary
Bcard
Brown
Jimmy Corbin
Charles Mallory
Anthoney Audin
Okey Graley
Nat Harris
Charles Wilson
Clarence Cataline
Young Lawrence
Kermit Sheets
Frank
Fingerprints of Carnera Astonish Windsor Police
Canadian police marvel at the boxing champion Primo Carnera’s fingerprints, reproduced for a circular at police headquarters. The prints, taken in Windsor Ontario, show thumbs at 1.75 inches and small fingers at 1.25 inches, said by James R. Wilkinson, head of the Windsor identification bureau, to be among the largest ever recorded in Canada or possibly the world.
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Carnera
New World
Windsor
Ont
James R. Wilkinson
Wirdser Bureau of Identification
Dominion of Canada
World
Mr. Wilkinson
Ducks Spurt For Win Over Smokes
In Wheeling on August 21 Dayton overcame an eight to three deficit to defeat Wheeling 13 to 3. Manager Ducky Holmes left the game after a dispute with an umpire and Dayton rallied with eight hits yielding seven runs in the sixth inning. Balaski Wolff Minkes Samuels Wicker Tobin Ho'm pitched for Wheeling.
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Dayton
Ducky Holmes
Ducks
Holmes
Balaski, Wolff and Minkes
Samuels, Wicker, Tobin and Ho'm
Johnstown Routs Springfield in Game Two Doubleheader
Swain pitched a two hitter to pace Johnstown to a 3-0 win in the second game after an 8-3 loss in the opener. Springfield managed 11 hits in game one while Johnstown had nine in the nightcap. Connelly Hutzell Rowland and Swain Makowski were the top performers for the two clubs. Beckley Sweeps Huntington in twin bill 9-3 and 7-3 as Fredericks and Armbrust strike out nine and seven respectively.
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Swain
Springfield
Jowns
Knetzer
Rowland
Pickering
Smith
Makowski
Oix
Connelly
Hutzell
Beckley
Huntington
Lestock
Rangnow
Armbrust
Heath
Haddad Team Defeats Liberty Drug In Factory-Commercial Softball
Haddad team edged Liberty Drug 6 to 5 at Grass Plant Field last evening. Lorant, Cody and Gandy led Haddads with seven hits driven by Gearhart, Boggs. Final score shows 10 Haddad hits to 5 for Liberty Drug.
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Liberty Drug
Grass Plant Field
Haddads
Lorant
Cody
Gandy
Boggs
Gearhart
Kanawha Caddies Rout Edgewood 6-0 In Championship Bid
Kanawha Country Club caddies solidified their claim to the Charleston caddy title by routing Edgewood 6-0 yesterday. They will face Guyan Country Club caddies of Huntington at Kanawha for the unofficial West Virginia championship, after a 6-6 tie last week. Next Monday they meet Ashland Country Club’s team for the tri state title.
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Charleston
Edgewood Bag Toters
Kanawhans
Guyan Country Club
Huntington
Kanawha
West Virginia
Kanawha Caddies
Ashland Country Club
Vines Ponders After Defeats as Rain Delays Doubles
Ellsworth Vines, national tennis champion, ponders his chances after four straight defeats and a rainout at Longwood. He notes past Wimble don and Davis Cup losses but remains confident in his form and aims to win the American singles at Forest Hills. Vines partners Keith Gledhill in the national doubles, seeded alongside seven other American pairs. Crawford and Vivien McGrath lead foreign seeds with Perry and Wilde close behind.
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Brookline
Mass
Ellsworth Vines
Longwood
Keith Gledhill
Vines
Jack Crawford
Australia
Fred Perry
H. W. “Bunny” Austin
England
X. Shields
Newport
Shields
Shiels
Forest Hills
Europe
Crawford
Perry
Hones
Gledhill
Vivien McGrath
Prank H. D. Wilde
Shawver Roofers conquer Martin in Twilight opener
Shawver Roofers built a seven-run fourth inning on shaky defense and 14 hits to beat Martin 14 11 at Laidley field, in the Twilight league opener watched by 600. Kelly and Clendenin were tagged for the defeat as Thomas and Stillman contributed key misplays for Shawver. Belcher starts Wednesday against Shawver.
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Martin
Laidley Field
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Martin Portsider
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Howard Stillman
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Mitchell
Staten
Vencill
Merkie
Baseball scores and rain affect several leagues
National League games in Cinckanett Paine and Chicago New York were interrupted by rain while Pittsburgh Boston and St Louis Brooklyn were played Sunday. American League results include Philadelphia 12 Detroit 7 and Cleveland 10 Boston 1 with New York 3 Chicago 3 in 18 innings before darkness. Other leagues list varied scores with rain postponements and several Sunday plays across Middle Atlantic American Association International and Southern leagues.
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Cinckanett- Paine
Chicago
New York
Pittsburgh
Boston
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Baseball and basketball matchups across leagues listed
The schedule lists multiple games: Pittsburch at Boston, Cincinnati at Philadelphia, Chicago at New York, St. Louis at Brooklyn, Philadelphia at St. Louis in the American League, Washington at Detroit, New York at Cleveland, Boston at Chicago, Huntington at Charleston, Zanesville at Beckley, Springfield at Wheeling, and Dayton at Johnstown.
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Springfield
Johnstown
Beckley
Huntington
Dayton
Wheeling
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Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
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Middle Atlantic
Tracy Pet
Sam Littlepage Wins Net Event at Public Courts
Sam Littlepage defeated Tom S Moore in the finals 0 6 6 2 9 7 6 3 to win the city tennis championship on Tennessee Avenue courts sponsored by The Gazette. The Junior Boys tournament was canceled for lack of interest though promoter D F Westfall praised the event’s first-year success and growing local tennis interest.
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Sam Littlepage
Charleston Public
D. F. Westfall
Bloomer Girls Defeat Royals in Kanawha City
The Kanawha City Bloomer Girls beat the Royal Boys 8 to 4 in an afternoon game. Marguerite Barido pitched, Alice Deptula caught, with N LeFevre and Junior Gay as the male battery. Next game is Wednesday at grass plant field Twenty sixth street and Venable avenue, free admission.
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Royal
Marguerite Barido
Alice Deptula
N. LeFevre
Junior Gay
Grass Plant Field
Twenty-sixth Street
Venable Avenue
Joe Taylor
Glen Cooper
Gessaway Trims Parceval Outfit In 7-2 Win
Gassaway, Aug. 21 Special to The Gazette. Company G. of Gassaway won its eleventh game in 13 starts by beating Parceval 7 to 2 in a tense contest. Abe Keener struck out 11 while allowing seven hits. W. Craft took the loss. Final line shows Gassaway with solid offense and pitching.
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Company
Parcoal
Abe Keener
W Crafe
W. Craft
A. Heckert
R. Keener
Hamric
Yanls White Sox End 18-Inning Tie In Prolonged Classic
The New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox played 18 innings on Aug 21, ending in a 3-3 tie. The marathon produced season and league endurance records, with early pitching by Devens and Gaston giving way to Pennock and Faber. An extended battle featured late scoring, wild pitches, and critical base runners before darkness halted play.
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White Sox
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Giants
Cardinals
Tigers
Charlie Devens
Harvard
Milton Gaston
Herb Pennock
Urban
Red) Faber
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Sox
Gaston
Deven
Yanks
al Simmons
Chicago
Red Kress
Dixie Walker
Ben Chapman
Lou Gehrig
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Ted Lyons
Lew Fonseca
Evar Swanson
Mule Haas
Jimmy Dykes
Sam Jones
Fonseca
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Reon Rans
Combs
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Gehrig
Simmons
Chapman
Lazzeri
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Crosetti
Sewell
Pennock
Haas
Appling
Lyons
Dickey
Faber
Baze
Eight Straight From Giants Is Cardinals' Goal
Frank Frisch, returning to the NY field as manager, vows to chase the Giants after Gabby Street’s departure. He cites 1930 as a precedent and believes the Cardinals can erase a seven and a half game gap despite skepticism from experts. Giants ace pitching by Hal Schumacher and Carl Hubbell powers a string of shutouts and one run games.
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Associated Press
New York
Frankie Frisch
Cardinals
Giants
Fordham
New York College
Larry Doyle
Gabby Street
Cubs
Bill Terry
Destiny Riders
Frisch
John McGraw
Hal Schumacher
Carl Hubbell
Rain Delays Semifinal In Women's National Tennis
Forest Hills reports rain postpones the semi finals of the women's national championship at the West Side tennis club. Helen Wills Moody advances after a three set win over Betty Nuthall and will face Dorothy Round or Helen Jacobs in the final, now scheduled for Wednesday. Moody’s earlier match featured a rare service error in a dramatic 6-2 set loss before prevailing 6-3, 6-3.
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Forest Hills
N. Y
Helen Wills Moody
West Side Tennis Club
Helen
Dorothy Round
Helen Jacobs
Mrs. Moody
Betty Nuthall
Babe Ruth
Betty
Rufus Davis
Speedway Adds Tracks and Dust Control For Labor Day
Officials at Charleston Speedway announced further work to speed and improve the Labor Day race. Upgrades include elevating the turns by two feet, dust reduction via chemical treatment, and plans to attract nationally known drivers such as Hendy Wilcox, Gus Schrader, Red Campbell, Pat Cunningham, and others from Iowa, Denver, Chicago, and Missouri to compete at the event.
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Charleston Speedway
Hendy Wilcox
Indianapolis
Gus Schrader
Iowa Flash
Miller
Schrader
Denver
Colo
Cook County Fair
Chicago
Red Campbell
Iowa
Campbell
Pat Cunningham
St. Joseph
Cunningham
Parley Accepts Chairmanship for Ossie Bluege Day
Washington August 21 Postmaster General Parley today accepted the chairmanship of a baseball event set for September 9 at Griffith Stadium in honor of Ossie Bluege veteran third baseman of the Washington team.
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Parley
Griffith Stadium
Ossie Bluege
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