Tabasco Kid finally wins pennant after long chase
Norman Elberfeld known as the Tabasco Kid leads Little Rock Travelers to a 1920 pennant victory after a 28 year quest. The narrative covers his playing and managing career, court battles over players Seaton and Smith, and rosters featuring Indians Cuban and Oklahoma players including Yellowhorse Wano and Calvo.
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Norman Elberfeld
Little Rock Travelers
Detroit
New York Americans
Berapperos
Elberfeld
Seaton
Smith
Bing
Babe Ruth
Bing” Miller
Miller
Clark Griffith
Washington Americans
Pittsburg Pirates
Little Rock
Griffith
Dixie
Travelers
Ian Oklahoma Indian
Big Lehief
Pirates
Yellowhorse
Calvo
Moes Yellowhorse
Chief Wano
Okishoma Indians
Georges Carpentier Declares Fight Mindset and Resolve
Carpentier vows to engage hard against Americans, stating he has come to fight and will let the public judge his performance. He concedes that loss or win matters less than delivering disciplined, crowd-pleasing bouts and proving himself in the ring.
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Georges Carpentier
Levincky
Wares Looks to Return as Seattle Manager
Seattle club eyes Clyde Wares as managerial candidate after last season’s uncertain leadership. Wares, previously in charge with the Giwashes, is viewed as a strong fit to guide the team with notable pitching and strategic acumen.
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Seattle
Clyde Wares
Wares
Gambling shadows over World Series bets
The piece discusses baseball gambling fears ahead of the World Series. It notes rumors from last October and ongoing scandals, warns fans to watch gamblers, and suggests sleuths in stands and arrests to curb betting. It calls for police cooperation to stop bookmakers and professional plungers.
Betting on Baseball Harms Game Says Critics
The piece argues heavy wagering by bookmakers and gamblers endangers baseball. It warns that large stakes tempt players to fix games and stresses the need to remove betting influence from the sport. It notes magnates seek solutions as fans question the integrity of the national pastime.
Gambling taints baseball as bets draw scrutiny this fall
Thousands fear heavy betting shadows the game as analysts pledge vigilant scrutiny this fall. Fans and insiders seek the angles behind odds while experts question if any group manipulates outcomes, noting baseball faces intensified suspicion amid broader gambling concerns.
Shimmy Shift to Feature in Chicago Coach’s Fall Plans
The Chicago coach plans to use the shimmy shift again this fall as a key play after a winning season. Toledo organizer Bil Wicks, Toledo Baseball Club secretary, and Baltimore club aide in 1913 recall Ruth earning the nickname Babe for tagging the big boy.
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Toledo
Bil Wicks
Baltimore
Ruth
Chicago
National League and American League baseball results listed
The recap lists multiple doubleheaders with team matchups and score lines including Pittsburgh tied to Cincinnati 4 9 1 and Philadelphia versus Boston with batteries credited. Further games show Detroit against St Louis with varied scores and pitching staffs including Fried Baumgartner and Dauis. plus Philadelphia facing Boston with Myers Schang and others noted.
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Cleveland Aeeeree
New York
Louis Sectiod
Washington Eevee
Detroit
Philadelphia Sexe
Brooklyn Eretenve
Cincinnati Vovace
Pittsburg Sweeses
Chicago Scene
Hse
St. Louis
Boston Re
Philadelphia Eee
Cincinnati Reds Rebel on Fight Readiness
Sherry Magee from last year’s world champion Reds says the team no longer fights as hard. He recalls sitting with Jimmy Smith on the bench to rile players into better play. In New York a 165 round to a decision boxing clause scares many lighter boxers away, seen as a joker in the new law.
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Cincinnati
Sherry Magee
Reds
Jimmy Smith
W York
New York
Trading Tales From The Baseball Front Row
A lively column mocks Robbie’s trades and the quirky wheeling dealing behind pennant chances. It recalls Stengle, Cutshaw, Grimes, Mammaux, Ward, Kilduff, Magee, and Magee’s swap, with Uncle Wilbert and a squire in Flatbush as witty foils and foils in baseball lust.
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Bert
Robbie
David
Pirates
Stengle
Cutshaw
Grimes
Wilbert
Flatbush
Mister Mitchell
Cubs
Mitchell
Magee
Mitch
P. S
Petie
Dodgers
Giants
Reds
Squire
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National Commission
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Fana
Baneball
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Pittaburg Ede
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Heaten
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Hubbell
McQuillan
Perotti
Gowdy
Caldwell, Bagby
Uhie
O'Neil
Kerr and Schalk
Rae Boston
Myers and Schang
Perry, Smith and Walters
Sportitorial
Cheyenne
Windsor
Colo
Frontier Park
Marchick’s
Satterfield
Wita Bates
Berg
Marchick & Sons
Mackinaws
Tivoli
Carey Ave
Coats
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