Sisler Leads AL Batters as Pitching Staff Faces Climb
George Sisler of St Louis tops American batting with .399 as Sept 18 reports show Ruth near 45 home runs and Jackson in Chicago among leaders. Cy Young Mathewson and other pitching greats are cited. Bagby aims for 40 wins for the Indians as pennant race tightens and Brooklyn defenses strengthen.
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Public skepticism on no decision fights and champions
A column questions boxing champions who defend titles through no decision fights and weight stipulations. It argues real champions face recurring challenges, cites Herman Burman and Sharkey defeats, and likens integrity in boxing to fair play in baseball and football. It references Dempsey and other stars as contrasted exemplars.
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Boxing Tournament Opens in Laramie Monday Night
LARAMIE Wyo Sept Wrestling fans await the Midwest Athletic boxing tourney principal event as Harry Relde known as the Aspen Whirlwind prepares for a top rounds bout Monday night with Walt Walters of the Midwest Refining company. Short preliminary matches have been scheduled.
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Aspen Whirlwind
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Safety First Motto When Bambino Comes to Cleveland
A Cleveland candy store on Lexington Avenue embraces safety first during the Yankees games. The proprietor puts up heavy shutters facing the league park when the New York Americans visit. Babe Ruth has broken three windows and one window frame, and more damage occurs with each series.
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Lexington Avenue
League Park
Tereem
Babe” Ruth
The Insider on New York Baseball Fans and Pennant Fever
The piece muses on Brooklyn and New York fans split between Dodgers and Giants versus Yankees. It notes Uncle Robbie at the Polo Grounds, race to the World Series headlines, and partisan mood shaping sports and politics as autumn pennant fever grips the city.
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Henry Fabian
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Inside Dope Narrates Pennant Odds and Bets
A fragmented verse hints at baseball pennant betting and insider knowledge. The speaker claims sure forecasts and confidence in predicting winners, touching on wagering and competitive advantage.
Wyoming Football Schedule Set for 1920 Season
Laramie Wyoming September 17 Ten games form the 1920 Wyoming football slate announced by Coach Corbett. Opening October 2 against Colorado Aggies in Fort Collins and concluding Thanksgiving in Laramie against Dakota Wesleyan. Games include Denver University October 9 in Denver and Colorado October 23 in Laramie.
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Yan Kows Clash in American League Race
The fragment hints at a Yankees out of the American league race and the Bok herdest club seeking to beat the Fanks.
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RHE Teams Split Doubleheader Amid Busy Battery Action
A chaotic box score style record shows New York and several teams jostling through multiple games with varied batteries and lineups. Names like Oeschger Gowdy Schupp and Meats appear alongside Boston Chicago Philadelphia and Cleveland in a sprawling schedule fragment.
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Dunn Confident Indians Will Win Pennant
Cleveland Aug 18 James C Dunn president of the Cleveland American league club expressed firm confidence that the Indians will clinch the pennant. He said the team has recovered from recent setbacks and with strong pitching in the last weeks he expects a winning push led by Tris Speaker and the core players.
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Laramie Ball Player Honor Guest of American Legion
Art Forrest, former Laramie Midwest baseball player now in Hannibal Missouri, holds a congressional medal of honor. He is invited to attend the Cleveland convention of the American Legion September 27 28 with 53 other living Medal of Honor recipients, with expenses paid. Forrest, catcher for Greybull, served in the Eighty ninth division and reportedly captured sixty five Germans solo.
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Laramie Midwest
Hannibal
Cleveland
The
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Greybull
Denver
Wondrous Wise Man Attends Town Bell Game Crowd Bust
A quirky note describes a curious figure who attended bell events and baseball games, leaping into a bustling crowd and placing a bet on the Phillies. The tale underscores his daffy duties and odd whimsy in town life.
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Marquard Seeks Another Chance at Matrimony
Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Richard Rube Marquard reveals plans to remarry after his divorce from Blossom Lesley. He confirms engagement to Naomi Malone, a Baltimore society girl, saying he still believes in the joys of marriage.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Blossom Lesley
Brooklyn Southpaw
Naomi Malone
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Louie Wins or Loses in Odd Mishap Report
An unclear incident describes Louie with an ice pack on his head and stitches on his chin after a steering gear failure. The text mentions a newcomber Pete and odd phrases about eel and tadonk without clear context.
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Pete
Big Battle Provides Sports Paraphernalia for Michigan Schools
Marshall Mich Sept 18 A boxing bout between Jack Dempsey and Billy Miske on Labor Day at Benton Harbor brought a $12 000 payment to the Michigan athletic board as the state share of receipts The first year of legalized boxing and wrestling yielded 74 900 and the money will be used to foster school boy athletics.
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Billy Miske
Benton Harbor
Michigan
Thomas W. Bigger
State Athletic Board
Floyd Fitzsimmons
Streetwise warning verses on thieves and home safety
A satirical poem warns that robbers and crooks of all kinds stalk people by day or night. It suggests staying near home as the safest option, noting the widespread danger across social ranks.
Cheyenne Eleven Confident Comeback Saturday
The opening football game schedules for 2 30 pm next Saturday at Frontier park pitting Cheyenne against Windsor Colo. Fans expect a close contest after last year a 7 to 6 Cheyenne victory. Streetcar service will run to the park during the game.
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Cheyenne
Greeley
Cheyenne Graduate Louise Fasen Heads to Colorado Teachers
Miss Louise Fasen of Cheyenne and a 1920 Cheyenne convent graduate plans to leave early next week for Greeley to enroll at Colorado State Teachers College.
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Cheyenne
Greeley
Colorado State Teachers College
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