Great Racing Card Delights Banner Crowd at Fair
Yesterday’s crowd at the fair witnessed the largest turnout since the opening, with a program featuring two harness events and two unfinished races from Wednesday. Gold Rug driven by Thomas Gibbons won the final 2:16 pace heat, while Eve L topped the unfinished 2:24 trot with Time of heats 2.24%.
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New Martinsvile
W. Va
Patehnen Belle
Germantown Karm
Germantown
Moner
Bertram
McKinley
Washington, D. C
Eve L
WO. Campbell
Fairmont
Robert B
Robert Garr
Worchester
Mary Grace
Washington
LD. C
Chicken
Lady West
Royal Rooters Ready to Root
Boston fans prepare to accompany the Red Sox to Philadelphia for the World Series, arranging group seats at Braves Field and securing a block of tickets from William F. Baker. About 200 enthusiasts plan to travel together with several hundred more as individuals as Boston clinches the American League title.
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The
Royal Rooters
Red Sox
Philadelphia
Braves’ Field
William F. Baker
Rooters
Detroit
Tigers
Washington
Philadelphia Nationals
Braves
Jack Barry
Barry
Athletics
Phillies
Taft Wins Berth With Yale Squad
Charles P. Taft son of William H Taft earned a spot as right halfback on the Yale varsity football team at yesterday's practice, replacing Mal Scovill. Taft a sophomore and former member of Yale’s Male basketball champions last winter.
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New Haven
Conn
Charles P. Taft
William H. Taft
Yale
Mal” Scovill
Taft
Former Navy grid star Nicholls killed in action
Montague Nicholls former Naval Academy quarterback and second lieutenant in the British Army was killed in action in France early this week. An official notice from the British War Office was received by his father Judge George D. Nicholle II, noting his unit the Royal Field Artillery suffered the loss. Nicholls enlisted after war began and was wounded last March before returning to the front.
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S. C
Montague Nicholls
Naval Academy
France
British War Office
George D. Nicholle II
Theat
W. M. Nicholls
Royal Held Artillery
Setion
Lord Kitchener
Nicholls
Western Football Opener Sets Big Nine Grid
Western football opens with eight of the big nine in action as Illinois meets Haskell in Tibana Minnesota and North Packers face Minnesota. Wisconsin hosts law route at Madison Purdue meets Wabash at Tafarette Indiana Iowa vs Cornell in Iowa City Ohio State vs Ohio Wesleyan at Columbus Northwestern vs Lake Forest in Evanston. Chicago to debut the following week.
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Chicago
Ill
University of Illinois
Haskell Indians
Tibana
Minnesota
North Pakers
Minneapolis
Wisconsin
Madison
Purdue
Wabash
Tafarette
Indiana
de Tow
Bloomington
Iowa
Cornell
Iowa City
Ohio State
Ohio Wesleyan
Columbus
Northwestern
Lake Forest
Evanston
Baseball Scores From Yesterday Reported For Ten Innings
Pittsburgh defeated St. Louis 6 to 5 after ten innings while Cincinnati beat Chicago 8 to 2 and Boston edged Philadelphia 2 to 2 in a ten inning finish with New York and Brooklyn also in action.
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Cincinnati
Brooklyn
New York
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Boston
Philadelphia
May Pitch Game in the World's Series
Al Demaree has started 25 contests for the Philadelphia Nationals this season and logged 520 innings. His teams scored 58 runs in his games while he allowed 24 to opponents, and he is likely to pitch a game in the World Series.
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al Demaree
Philadelphia Nationals
Phillies
Demaree
Phillies Plan Expanded Park for World Series
Philadelphia plans to enlarge with about 2200 seats boosting capacity to just over 20 000 as the National League champion Phillies prepare for the world series. Ticket prices range from 1 to 5 dollars with three game purchases required. New York National Commission date pending.
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National Commission
New York
Schedule and Scores for St Louis Chicago New York Philadelphia
Yesterday Philadelphia defeated Washington 4 to 3 and St Louis beat Detroit 8 to 2. New York and Philadelphia standings show clubs with mixed records while others are not on schedule.
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Washington
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Detroit
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Dope says Red Sox favored to win World Series
The piece argues the Red Sox look stronger than the Phillies and likely the American League entry will enter the World Series as a favorite. It credits Bill Carrigan and a tough Boston lineup, contrasts with Moran and the Phillies, and notes injuries and strong pitching in Boston’s pennant run.
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Mackmen
Giants
Braves
Bill Ocarrigaon
Bill Carrigan
Chicago
White Sox
Collins
Chuckins
Boston
Tigers
Cobo
Crawlord
Veach
Jennings
Hill Carrigan
Ban Johnson
Bohy
Phillies
Pat Moran
Brooklyn
Superbas
Phils
Bis Carrigan
Moran
Fastest Auto Track In World At Sheepshead Bay
The Sheepshead Bay speedway in New York hosts a 264 mile inaugural auto race for the Vincent A Ster cup with a $50 000 purse. The two mile board oval of long leaf Georgia pine seats 75 000 spectators with 20 000 car parking. Expect record speeds as drivers like Barney Oldfield Nesta and Mulford compete in perfect racing condition.
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Barney Oldfield
Darionesta
Ralph Mulford
George Robertson
New York
Chicago
Stevenson Wins $100 Shooting Match at Kheafer's Grove
Henry Stevenson and James Allen competed in a shooting contest at Kheafer's Grove on Tuesday. Stevenson hit five of eight targets and a second shooter connected with two of nine. The purse totaled $100 with Charles C. Keafer serving as referee.
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Frostoing
Henry Stevenson
James Allen
Kheafer's Grove
Charles C. Keafer
Schedule results from yesterday games headline
Yesterday’s results show Pittsburgh 8 Chicago 4, Buffalo 3 Brooklyn 2, St. Louis 4 Kansas City 2, Newark 5 Baltimore 1. Newark 3 Baltimore 1. Chicago and Newark played in today’s schedule.
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Pittsburgh
Newark
Baltimore
Buffalo
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Kansas City
Ww. L. Pet
Rbrooklyon
Eastern colleges open season with practice matchups
New York on October 1 reports that leading Eastern colleges schedule pairings for tomorrow. Yale meets Virginia in New Haven while Franklin and Marshall travel to Philadelphia to face Pennsylvania. Massachusetts Aggies clash with Harvard in Cambridge and other intercollegiate games follow across Princeton Rutgers Carlisle Indians Lehigh Brown Trinity Dartmouth Maine Syracuse Bucknell Army Holy Cross West Point Navy Georgetown and Cornell Oberlin in opening intersectional tilt.
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Yale
Virginia
New Haven
Franklin and Marshall
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts “Aggies
Harvard
Cambridge
Princeton
Rutgers
Carlisle Indians
Lehigh
Bethlehem
Brown
Trinity
Providence
Dartmouth
Maine
Hanover
Syracuse
Bucknell
Army
Holy Cross
West Point
Navy
Georgetown
Annapolis
Cornell
Oberlin
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