Giants Poised for a pennant clash with Braves and Cards
The story surveys the National League title chase with the Giants, Braves, Cardinals, and Cubs chasing the lead. It notes the Giants rely on pitching as the lineup struggles, while Braves manager Stallings credits luck and a lucky coin, and mentions key figures Matty, Tesreau, Marquard, and Demaree as the rotation. It also touches on other sports notes and potential world checker and boxing showdowns.
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New York
Giants
Braves
Cubs
Aganst
Chief Meyers
Larry Doyle
Matty
Tesreau
Marquard
Demaree
Tesrean
George Stallings
Stallings
Captain Rice
Boston
Hall
Rice
Leather production and baseball gear in peril
In a patriotic Rush to sports commentary, the piece laments potential disruption to Russia’s leather supply for baseballs, imagining dire consequences for American baseball if tannery output falters, and recalls Stallings, manager of the Boston Braves, amid a satirical ramble.
Smoky City Lads Visit Pittsburgh For Series Action
The Pittsburgh Collegians return to play here today and tomorrow after a prior series win over the Colts. They head to Lonaconing Sunday. The Frostburg Demons meet the Colts Sunday and Labor Day in a doubleheader. Colts travel to Martinsburg for a post season opener Thursday with a second game Friday. West Virginias visit South End park this weekend, then both teams go to Hagerstown for the fifth series. A seventh game, if needed, would be at Cumberland or decision by commissioners. Oxfords and Gun items on sale Saturday.
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Pittsburgh Collegiana
Colts
Collegians
Lonaconing
Demons
West Virginias
South End Park
Hagerstown
Cumberland
Compissioners
C. G. C. League Club Standings Fragment
Fragmentary standings from the C. G. C. League show Vvon Lost Pet Cumberland and Bartow in incomplete rows with numbers and letters. The readable bits include team names and scattered scores or codes, but many details are garbled.
Baseball Scores Across Teams In Compact Summary
New York 6.7 Brooklyn 3-2 Philadelphia 7 Boston 4 Pittsburgh 11-10 St Louis 6-3 Chicago 7 Cincinnati 0.
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New York
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Boston
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Chicago
Cincinnati
Matchups Set Across Major League Cities
Chicago faces Cincinnati, New York meets Brooklyn, Boston plays Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh clashes with St. Louis in regional league action.
Boston 3 6 Athletics 1 38
The scoreline shows Boston 3 to 6 and Athletics 1 to 38 on a stated date. New York leads Washington 10 to 4 in the same context.
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Boston
Athletics
New York
Washington
Athletics at Boston and Other Major City Matchups
A rundown of games includes Boston hosting Oakland while St. Louis visits Detroit and Chicago plays Cleveland with Washington facing New York in key midweek raises.
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Pat
Athletics
Eae
Boston
Washington
Detroit
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Cleveland Sae
Cleveland
Federal League Scores Highlight Wide Open Play
Yesterday's results show Baltimore 5 1 over Pittsburgh 2 4, Indianapolis 5 over Chicago 4, Brooklyn 10 1 over Buffalo 2 5, and Kansas City 12 over St. Louis 9. Strong performances by Brooklyn and Kansas City stand out amid a busy set of league games.
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Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Indianapolis
Chicago
Brooklyn
Buffalo
Kansas City
St. Louis
Schedule of 1940s Pro Baseball Matchups
Baltimore meets Buffalo while Indianapolis faces Chicago and Pittsburgh plays Brooklyn. Kansas City travels to St. Louis for midseason games.
Kipling War Poem Stirring London Streets
Rudyard Kipling's poem For All We Have and Are circulated widely in London after appearing in the Times. The piece is acclaimed as among his finest, with lines asking who stands if freedom falls and who dies if England lives read aloud to English soldiers overseas.
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Rudyard Ipling
London
Rudyard Kipling
London Times
England
Humane Army Surgery Aims To Save More War Wounded
A U S Army surgeon argues modern sanitation and surgery reduce sickness deaths in war. Advances since the Spanish American War include vaccines, field hospitals, and rapid treatment lowering fatalities from disease, with new rifles and ammo enabling quicker, cleaner injuries and fewer amputations. A separate note reports a 20 000 strong Central West Virginia fair trotting program at Clarksburg.
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United States Army
Europe
Germany
Great Britain
Russia
Messin-Nagant
Austria
Mannlicher
Japan
Louis XVI
Duburtes
West Virginia
Clarksburg
War Shrouded in Mystery Tormenting World News
European manager reports secrecy in World War I fronts as nations hamper information. Despite brief official statements, civilians pine for details while battles rage on multiple fronts with no clear gains or losses disclosed.
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International News Service
London
England
France
Russia
Bellum
Serbia
Germany
Austria
War Office
British Press Bureau
Heligoland
Paris
French War Office
Evaland
Belgium
Brigim
Algace
Ton
Ber Hive Pair Of There High For One Dollar
In a brief item readers learn of a sale where a pair of Oxford shoes is offered for one dollar, highlighting a bargain on a product model described as oxford footwear. The note reads tersely and uses informal phrasing typical of classified snippets.
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Newell W. Banks
Alfred Jordan
Christopher Matthewson
Homer Baker
Glascow
Baker
United States
Homer
James Murphy
Sylvio Ferriti
Grover Haes
Hammond
Ind
Murphy
Australia
South Africa
Marty McHale
Charley Barrett
Sid
Barrett
Perlin
Buenos Ayres
Argentine Republic
Rio de Janiero
Brazil
Berlin
Highlanders
Whitesox
Redsox
Herzog
CHUM
SPORT
Forge Stallings
Bosm Braves
Smoky City Lads
BEF
Voston En Wes
Philatelphia
Altimore
Clarksburg Racing
Mr. Zimmerly
Lady Venus
Fannie Stout
Michigan King
Harry Gray
J. A. Anderson
Ton, Kan
Nat Ray
Herbert Temple
The
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Maryland
Third National Bank
Cumberland, Md
Vening Press
G.N. Johnson Paint & Panar Co
North Mechanic Street
Cumberland Press
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