Greensboro Piedmont league club may lose franchise
Greensboro faced a potential loss of its Piedmont league franchise after a $6,600 loss last season and low local interest. President John T. Rees warned he is tired of the situation and may sell unless civic groups rally behind the team. The October 17 deadline was set to decide the franchise’s fate.
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Burlington
John T. Rees
Chamber of Commerce
Piedmont Circle
Rees
Hughey Jennings Revered as Giants Coach in New York
Sept. 30 New York fans praise Hughey Jennings “Napoleon's Chief of Staff” for guiding the Giants to success as two-time champions. The article chronicles Jennings career from Pittston Pa to Baltimore Detroit and Philadelphia and notes his 16th season as a baseball manager.
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John J. McGraw
Giants
Hughey Jennings
Napoleon
Hughey
Polo Grounds
Jennings
Detroit
Navinfield
Harlem
McGraw
Baltimore
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
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Pittston
Louisville
Philadelphia Nationals
Laundry work hazards top Pennsylvania injury list in first half
Harrisburg report shows 66,256 industrial accidents through July 1 with laundries accounting for 13,561 cases the largest number in any single industry.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Workmen’s Compensation Bureau
Deaf and Dumb Congress Held in Rome Silence Prevails
In Rome on September 29, representatives of 40,000 deaf mutes Italy met for their annual congress. Eloquent speeches filled the program but no audible sound emerged from the hall during the proceedings.
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Rome
Italy
High Point Football Squad Gears Up For Guilford Scrimmage
The High Point Athletic club football squad under coach A B Caldwell and Dr W L Jackson nears the season opener with Guilford college scrubs. Over 20 candidates already join practices at North Main street park as the backfield gains experience and Dav Stanton is expected to become quarterback. The line adjusts after J P Mahaffey’s departure, averaging around 160 pounds. Scrimmages and early season drills continue this week ahead of the opening test.
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J. P. Mahaffey
President Harding Urged to Attend World Series Game
Giants captain Dave Bancroft told President Harding at the White House that the Yankees will win the world series. Bancroft urged the president to attend a World Series game, expressing his hunch on the outcome.
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Harding
New York Yankees
Dave Bancroft
New York Giants
White House
London divorcee’s ring engraved to resemble fracture
A London divorcee had her wedding ring engraved by a jeweler to show a zigzag fracture across the circlet, creating the appearance of a broken ring.
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London
Historic 1908 pennant race tied before Merkle bone
The 1908 National League title chase saw the Cubs and Pirates duel with the Giants, ending in a dramatic season finale. Fred Merkle's controversial baserunning error sparked a chaotic scene as umpires ruled him out in a pivotal moment, shaping the pennant outcome.
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New York Yankees
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Cubs
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McCormick's late goal forces playoff tie
McCormick would have scored, and ruled the game there fore, a tie at one. With the season ending in a tie, a playoff was needed to determine the champion.
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McCormick
Grants Pass cheers Ken Williams in major league home run surge
Grants Pass, Oregon reports Ken Williams known as Dinky Williams continues to hit home runs for the St. Louis Browns and leads four-base hitters in the league. Local fans recall his Grants Pass school days and celebrate his rise with a telegram from the chamber of commerce praising his progress and inviting him home to fish.
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Ore
Ken Williams
St. Louis Browns
Dinky
Williams
B. A. Williams
Ken
Chamber of Ecommerce
Grants Pass Ball Club
Steelheads
National League Standings And A Chicago Law Firm Trio
A clipping notes the National League standings and mentions a Chicago law firm described as a mother, son, and daughter partnership. The terse item blends sports standings with a human-interest aside from the legal firm.
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Chicago
Chicago blanked St. Louis 3 to 0 in yesterday's AMERICAN results
The Chicago team defeated St. Louis 3 to 0 with no other games on the schedule yesterday.
National Baseball Scores Dust Up Across Cities
National results show Philadelphia 8 Washington 4 and New York 0 as Boston edges St. Louis 1 to 3 while Chicago beats St. Louis 3 to 2 and Washington posts a 4-3 win in another matchup.
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Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Chicago
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Boston
Detroit
Cleve
Washington
AI Tance
Scores From Tonight's Pro Baseball Patch
Milwaukee 8 Toledo 6. St Paul 3 Louisville 2. Kansas City 5 Columbus 3. Minneapolis 8 Indianapolis 7.
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Toledo
St. Paul
Louisville
Kansas City
Columbus
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Massive jellyfish hauled ashore at Portsmouth Beach
A jellyfish weighing more than 56 pounds and spanning three feet across was hauled ashore on the beach at Portsmouth England, drawing astonishment from visitors and beachgoers.
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Portsmouth
England
Fly Destroyer Ad Promises Rapid Results
An advertisement touts Royal guaranteed Fly Destroyer claiming hatch times of eight hours for fly eggs and 600 eggs per female in two months. It urges immediate action to destroy flies, offering a $3.00 per gallon product with sprayer free, sold by The Basketeria and Mann Drug Co.
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Mann Drug Co
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