Baseball Notes From The Old Fan On Reds And Yankees
The Old Fan notes the Reds' improving form led by a reliable pitcher as they face Philadelphia in a crucial three game set. Meanwhile the Indians gain a half game on the Yankees as the Yankees meet the White Sox and the Reds play Brooklyn in three game series. An exhibition in Toledo features Babe Ruth with two circuits and several four baggers, not counted in official totals.
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Yanks
White Sox
Reds
Brooklyn
Swimming Marvel Elphia Elda Bieibtrey Breaks Records
Miss Elda Bieibtrey, 17, annexes 11 world and four American records in swimming. The Philadelphia star earns the title of swimming marvel of the twentieth century.
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Elphia
Ethelda Bieibtrey
World Series Drives Big Payoffs and Packed Parks
Insiders note dollar incentives drive players and attendance as the nine game World Series looms. Projections show massive gate receipts and large salaries, with legends like Babe Ruth and Man o’ War referenced for context while fans anticipate a cash rich pennant chase this autumn.
Standings glance from baseball league and teams
In the American League standings New York leads with 88 wins and 53 losses, a .624 percentage. Cleveland sits at 62 wins and 60 losses for a .620 pace, with St. Louis at 68 and 68 for .600 and Boston at 66 and 73 for .475. Philadelphia and Washington show 45 and 98 and 60 and 71 records respectively, while Detroit also features a sluggish run.
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Brooklyn
Sore Sivas
Pi Itebure
Chicago
Lewis Weveses
Seseke
Bos Philadelphia
New York
Cleveland
Tilden Wins National Tennis Title In Hard Fought Victory
William Tilden, famed for mastery of all strokes, captured the national singles championship at Forrest Hills after defeating Johnston. The Philadelphian, coming off Wimbledon success, extended his claim to top status though temperament has long been noted as a past hurdle.
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William T. Tilden
England
Johnston
Forrest Hills
National League Box Scores From Early Baseball Games
First game: Boston 6, Pittsburgh 3. Batteries McQuillan Scott ONeill Cooper and Haeffner. Second game: Cincinnati 6, Philadelphia 4. Batteries Fillingim Gowdy Carlson Zinn Schmidt. Brooklyn 16 Chicago 0. Philadelphia 7 Cincinnati 1. Cleveland 4 Philadelphia 0. Batteries Bagby O Neill Nanamaker Keefe Moore Perkins. No other games scheduled in either league.
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Scott
O'Neil
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Haeffner
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Philadelphia
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Nanamaker
Keefe, Moore and Perkins
Babe Rath Hits Two Homers in Exhibition Not Counted in Record
Babe Rath of the New York Americans hit two homers in an exhibition game at Toledo against the local American Association club. The blasts, while impressive, do not count toward his official season total which remains 49. The display underscores Rath’s power despite the stat-keeper caveat.
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Toledo
Bambino Rath
Babe” Rath
Strangler Ed Lewis Prepares Winter Campaign
Ed Lewis known as the Strangler trains on his 600 acre Fallbrook California ranch grappling with lemons to condition for the upcoming winter mat campaign.
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San Diego
Ed Lewis
Fallbrook
Cal
Boxing gloves rise eyed by Seattle promoters this winter
Seattle fans push for better boxing gear as pasteboard gloves price outlook climbs this winter. Promoters warn main event bouts remain scarce on the coast, complicating top level matchups.
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Seattle
Jack Pacy Chooses to Keep Car After Victory
Benton Harbor report says boxing champion Jack Pacy, after stepping off the train from a title fight, consulted promoter Floyd Fitzsimons who asked what to do with his $12,000 motor car. Pacy replied Keep it and boarded the train.
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Benton. Harbor
Jack Pacy
Floyd Fitzsimmons
Jack
Meeke-Clark Plans Pennant Push in 1921 at Georgia Park
Meeke-Clark comments on guiding the Nats toward a pennant in 1921. He outlines plans to improve the Georgia save park and mentions forthcoming enhancements to the ball park facilities.
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Meeke
Clark Griffn Salles
Nats
Georgia Yave
Nne
Turz
Nerve versus nerves in sports leadership debate
A compact opinion piece debates whether true leaders need nerve or the nerves to perform under pressure. It questions hitting home runs versus scoring knockouts and facing tough opposition, with colorful but unclear examples from a fragmented text.
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Empire
Gaeedall
Meen
The Difference Is In The Game In Belgium Olympiad
American athletes faced Belgium in Olympic competition winning laurels twice under King Albert’s realm. The piece contrasts warlike and athletic spirit, noting strength speed and endurance in both sides while stressing that the only difference is the game being played.
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America
Belgium
Albert
A. BH. F
Wyoming Statutes Publication Delayed For Years
The Mills company of Sheridan cannot deliver bound Wyoming Compiled Statutes of 1920 before February. About 2,000 unbound bone sheets will be printed and delivered to the secretary of state, while the legislature may provide extra funds to finish binding the remaining copies. The 1919 act authorized 3,600 copies with a $15,000 appropriation, but current costs exceed this allocation.
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Wyoming
Mills Company of
Sheridan
Mills Company
Publication schedule slips for 1920 volume release
The project, first slated for spring 1920, then moved to October, now cannot meet that target and the probable publication is delayed by at least four months. The revised timetable reflects ongoing delays affecting the volume’s release.
Germans Hide Booby Traps for Divers in Lens Mines
U. S. airmen report they discovered a fresh water lake near Ancon in Panama, noted as possibly the only such lake in the country. The article mentions that Germans had concealed booby traps along mine walls to trap divers investigating the flooded sections.
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Panama
U. S
Ancon
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