Betting on baseball becomes felony in California under league bill
The Pacific Coast League officials draft a measure making betting or wagering on baseball a felony in California. It targets anyone who bets on game results or plays and anyone who handles money or equivalents tied to such bets, with penalties up to five years in state prison or five months in county jail. The article also describes baseball players training and the wear and tear on catchers' bodies.
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San Francisco
Calfornia
Pacific Court League
Platera
Jall
Murph Credits Luck For Pinch Hitters In Baseball
Hall of Fame figure Murph argues luck plays a key role for pinch hitters. He says the best fill-ins share calmness, timing, and the nerve to rise to the moment, but must often act on manager orders rather than personal choice.
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Hddie Murphy
White Sox
Murphy
Hoe Aye
Lash
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Ruth Secures Injunction Over Film Company
New York August 31 Justice McCook granted Babe Ruth a temporary injunction preventing Educational Film Co from exhibiting motion pictures without his consent. The action seeks $1,000,000 in damages and accuses the firm of surreptitiously making Ruth's images.
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New York
Justice McCook
New York State
Ruth
American League Baseball Club
Educational
Intonetion Ia
House of David Draws Benton Harbor Crowd
The House of David baseball team drew better crowds at Benton Harbor, with fans favoring their short-haired players and the game drawing more interest away from home venues.
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Benton Harbor
House of David
Ty Cobb Responds to Mays Clash at Polo Grounds
Hoots claim Cobb refused to pay for New York remarks while fans hissed a statement about Mays. Cobb’s batting average rose as the exchange drew attention at the Polo Grounds.
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New York
Ty Cobb
Polo Grounds
Mays
Merit to Dictate Portland Purses
Portland boxing officials and Milwaukie promoters plan to cut purse money for winter shows. Boxers who earned 300 last winter will receive 250 this year and 200 earners get 150, with higher guarantees only for proven main event draws. Shows will also shorten from longer bouts to 28 or 30 rounds per night.
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Portland
Ore
Portland Boxing Commission
Milwaukie
Here
Chicago and Philadelphia Batteries Details
A fragmented box-score style listing teams and batter names from a baseball game. Scores and innings appear with multiple unreadable sections, mentioning pitchers, substitutions, and darkness delays. Names include Alexander Carter O Farrell Meadows Wheat Adams Wisner Hamilton Schmidt Nehf Barnes Smith Snyder Harris Moore Perkins Myatt Ayers Oldham Ainsmith Eller Wingo Gowdy Sherdell Goodwin Pfeffer and others.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Alexander, Carter and O'Farrell
Rhe Pitishburg
New York
Adams, Wisner
Hamilton and Schmidt
Nehf
Barnes and Smith Snyder
Detroit
Apenowans
Harris
Moore
Perkins
Myatt
Ayers
Oldham
Ainsmith
Meusel Seeks First Base Role Across Infield
Pacific Coast recruit Bob Meusel has played outfield third base and bench this season. He says he would prefer first base and believes he could excel there. He adds he enjoys outfield but has done his best wherever placed and that his hitting remains strong despite changes in the ball and pitching rules.
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Bob Meisel
Pacific Coast
Ray and Vardon win exhibition match in Sioux City
Ted Ray and Harry Vardon defeated R E B Knepper Iowa champion and Mike Shearman Sioux City crack in an exhibition at the Country Club. Ray sank a forty foot putt on the teenth green for a birdie two to seal the win.
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Iowa
Ted Ray
Harry Vardon
R. E B. Knepper
Mike Shearman
Ray
Dempsey Miske Title Bout Planned in Labor Day Sand Pit
Benton Harbor Michigan awaits the Dempsey Miske championship on Labor Day with promoter estimates of up to 180000 spectators. purse details list promotor H Weinberg and Jack Kearns guaranteeing 50000 with 25000 to Miske. The sand pit arena, circular and beachlike, will seat about 12000 in reserved sections and 2000 more in bleachers as fans flock to the quiet village setting for the spectacle.
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Billy
Mack
Pita, Jr
Floyd Fitasimmons
Jack
Dempsey
Benton Harbor
Mich
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Labor Day
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Jack Kearns
Jack Reddy
Miske
Michigan
Fussimmons
Ike Bernstein
Dempaecy
Willard
Toledo
Dempeey
Billy Miske
Gene Thomas
Micke
Mo Ran Buys Sammy Bohne For Ten Thousand
Rumor says Pat Mo ran paid 10000 dollars to acquire Sammy Bohne, noted infield star of the Swash Club and the Coast league, adding a high value recruit to his club. The purchase signals bold moves in the Coast league.
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Bohne
Seattle
Faue
Pat Moran
Sammy Bohne
Winter Products Ban San Francisco Baseball Players
A garbled report notes a ban affecting players associated with Frisco Mid-Winter and mentions multiple graduates achieving success in baseball. The fragment hints at restrictions impacting several individuals and teams connected to Frisco in a winter sports context.
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Francisco
Frisco
Cub Moundsmen Put Em Up to Bambino
Clarke or George Stailer cites Cub pitchers choosing to pitch to Babe Ruth rather than walk him. He notes Cleveland pitchers avoid Ruth unless necessary, preferring to pass star batters when a win seems unlikely.
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Bambino
Babe Ruth
George Stailer
Ruth
Cleveland
Babe
Davis Cup Stars Survive Ordeal in New York Round
Forest Hills reports show Davis Cup team members resisting tough tests in the second round of the thirty-ninth All Comere championship singles. Nor ris Williams H carried the banner with wins as Tilden Johnston and Garland also dominated. the squad held firm under pressure. In baseball, Elmer Myers regains form for the Red Sox after a rough start for the Indians.
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Forest Hills
N. Y
R. Norris Williams
William T Tilden
William M. Johnston
San Francisco
Acre
Charles F. Garland
Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound Promoted for Women’s Health
An advertisement depicts women at a factory desk distressed by illness. It lauds Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as restoring health for women over forty years and urges readers to try the remedy to improve work life and well being.
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Lydia B. Pinkham
Ed Wright Bearcat Bout Ends In Referee Decision
Sam Langford defeated Omaha’s Bearcat Ed Wright by referee’s decision after ten rounds in Walthill Nebraska last night. Langford earned the win in a hard fought bout with Wright showing rugged resistance throughout.
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Walthill
Neb
Sam Langford
Bearcat
Ed Wright
Omaha
Cheyenne High School Eleven Seeks Community Support
Coach Claar outlines a returning core for Cheyenne football with Jimmy Storey at quarterback and Donny Sorneson Lawrence Douglas Bee Hirsig and Reverend Marks in the backfield. Harold Hobbe Liltz Scholes Elliot Krantz Jim Hall headline the line as other veterans vie for spots.
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Evenue
Andy
Welsh
Gracent
Bert
Jimmy Storey
Donny Sorenson
Lawrance Douglas
Bee” Hirsig
Marks
Claar
Inne
Harold Hobbe
Liltz Scholes
Elliot Krantz
Jim Hall
Dick” Hansen
Danny Claar
Cheyenne
Cowboy
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