Hornsby Dethroned in National and Sisler Leads American Batting Lists
Chicago Sept 4 Outfielder Nicholson Pittsburgh slugger leads National League with .381 average after a strong week. Hornsby drops to .365, Bayrs third, Williams struggles for Philadelphia remains hot in runs and homers. Sisler, St Louis, tops American League at .395 with Speaker close behind at 394. Ruth returns soon as Jackson and Collins push in. Rice of Washington tallies 45 steals leading baserunners. Major league and minor league standings summarized with Hargrave Brief duel in American Association and East vs West batting leaders noted.
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New York Phillies Protested Game Resumes
Report of a long halted game resumed on July 6 between New York and Philadelphia. New York led 6 to 0 after seven innings with Nehf Porritt and Smith pitching for New York and Hubbell Betts and East batting for Philadelphia.
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Ruthermometer Quality Sox Chicago Infield Strategy
Manager Kid Gleason outlines White Sox roster usage with eight seen players and seven under the club limit in Chicago. He questions the need to keep players around if they are not required for action.
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Coast League Southpaw Walter Mails Faces Early Tests
The Coast league watches Walter Mails, a big southpaw recently promoted from Sacramento. Bill Rodgers says Mails has enough staff and curves with control, and if not overworked he can prevail against hitters and even knock the catcher over.
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Charley Graham Praises McQuaid In Coast League Hopes
Charley Graham hails young pitcher Herb McQuaid as the best in the minors and predicts he will ignite the Coast League next season. Catcher Sam Agnew calls McQuaid a Christy Mathewson type and values him highly, saying he would not sell him. Mays aften Yankins suffered a loss yesterday, the first in five starts.
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Babe Ruth Hits and Injuries Hit Headin Home Plot
Babe Ruth, away on a film location, cuts a willow sapling into a bat while making Headin' Home. An insect bite injures his wrist delaying play as Colonels Huston and Rapper argue over his baseball focus versus acting. The Vanks fight for the pennant as Ruth balances sport and cinema.
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Skeeter
Ruth
Huston
Rapper
Wrestling and boxing card set for Basin on Tuesday night
Basin Wyoming Sept 4 report says a wrestling match and boxing contest will be staged next Tuesday night. Johnnie Ferguson Pacific coast navy champion and Pleasant Smith Thermopolis will wrestle. A ten round boxing bout at 138 pounds pits Kid Harrison Greybull against Ray Jennings Thermopolis.
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Pacific Coast Navy
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Greybully
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Thernopolis
The Short-Lived Allure of a World Title
The column ponders boxing world titles and fame, noting public scrutiny shapes a champion’s circle and fortunes. It cites Dempsey, Wilson, Britton, Leonard, and Wilde as examples of rapid wealth, shifting loyalties, and fleeting glory surrounding title reigns.
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Leonard
Wilde
Five Circuit Hitter Leaders Listed Amid Scrambled Text
A fragmented sports note lists leading hitters across five circuits with scattered city and team names. Mentions include Pittsburgh Columbus St. Paul Minneapolis Louisville Memphis Birmingham New Orleans and Milwaukee, with scores and player names partially visible.
Wyoming golf championship to start at Country Club links
The state golf championship opens this morning with 28 players from Cheyenne and across the state at the Country Club links. Morning rounds determine qualification, with matches running through Monday evening for the top prize a beautiful cup. Women compete for a separate championship with several local players listed and a ladies trophy donated by Mrs Carey.
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Tenderfoot
Pioneer
George Daiber
Shepherd & Keltt
Max Meyer
Misa Agnes Wright
McCalman
William Dubois
Charles J. Ohnhaus
Hazel McGuire
Lazarre
Claude Draper
Charlies Carey
J. A. Kenkel
W. H. Andrew
Peter Appel
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Two Earsfull Seasonal Baseball Reflections
Fragmentary column by Tyraus Raymond discusses summer league play and readers’ reaction to the season. The readable text hints at baseball highlights and opinions in a nostalgic newspaper style.
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California men plan big race meet in Tijuana
Sunny Jim Coffroth and Baron Long of the Lower California Jockey club announce another large racing event at Tijuana with official authorization from Mexico.
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Sunny Jim Coffroth
Baron Long
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Benton Harbor preps for record crowds amid Dempsey Miske bout
Benton Harbor and St Joseph plan for labor day crowds for a ten round heavyweight title fight between Jack Dempsey and Billy Miske. Officials regulate food prices and provide extra trains boats from Chicago to avoid July fourth shortages. Knights of Columbus feed 600 at a leased store, streets brace for overflow as townspeople recall the White Leonard bout and a lack of lodging, rail service, and food for thousands.
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