Ohio Star Buys O Day and More For 1910 lineup
Portsmouth outfielder O Day, age 19, was bought by President Watkins for 3000 dollars, beating the Chicago Nationals to the punch. Portsmouth will retain him to finish the season, with word also of William Clay’s release purchased from Trenton. Watkins reports a full pitching staff secured with Lefty George and George Craig, while the team eyes a better run against Milwaukee after splits with Minneapolis and St Paul.
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O'Day
Portsmouth, CO
Watkins
Watty
Chicago Nationals
Murphy
O’dar
Portsmouth
Sol Meyer
West
William Clay
Trenton
N. J
George
York
Bresnahan
St. Louis Cardinals
George Craig
St. Paul
Dowd
Carr
Murray
Cheney
Lindaman
Autrey
Tigers Call in Men to Fill Detroit Roster
Detroit announces options exercised on Ness at first base with the club, Drake in Wilkes Barre, and Kirk at second base in Scranton. Lelievelt Savidge and Lister options are not exercised. Ness named likely successor to Tom Jones at first base.
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Tigers
Detroit
Mich
Navin
Ness
Williamsport
Hardin
Game Club
Drake
Tom Jones
Witching Helps Kansas City Sweep Toledo 3 0
Kansas City's Witching powered a 3 to 0 win over Toledo yesterday. The victory completed a clean series sweep for Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Brandon
Toledo
Amateur Gossip Highlights Local Weekend Baseball Schedule
Rey Pierpont of the Teds is slated for a Sunday game at Riverside Park No.3 against Rex Juniors and Seas. The American Box Ball team faces Belt Company Saturday and Blues Bereaakl Sunday. Indianapolis Reserves meet Grand Lawrence at Lafayette Sunday with several open dates remaining. Oriental Blues vs Browns scheduled for Sunday at 1038 evening.
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Rey Pierpont
Teds
Riverside Park
Ie Ik Belt Company
Flee Blues Bereaakl
Ues
Foands
Indianapolis
One Awful Inning Gives Saints Their Second
In St Paul Aug 5 the Saints exploded in one terrible inning eight runs scoring as Dowd faltered and Cheney struggled. Murray hit a late homer for eight runs in all with several errors passes and steals shaping the chaotic frame. The Indians rallied briefly in the ninth but fell short as Reiger shut them down and the Tribe headed for Milwaukee.
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Saints
ST. Paul
Minn
Tribe
Apostle Town
Kelley
Mr. Dowd
Pittsburg
Woodruff
Dodge
Josh Clarke
Mr. McCormick
Dowd
Mr. Carr
Cheney
Renal
Mr. Autrey
Mr. Murray
St. Louis Browns
Liese
Murray
Jeffriessian
Hayden
Wrigley
Carr
Delahanty
McCormick
Thursday Scores From Baseball Leagues Reported
American Association results include St Paul over Indianapolis 1 to 0 and Kansas City 3 Toledo 0. Minneapolis 4 Louisville 1. Milwaukee 3 1 Columbus 2 4. National League games Chicago 5 New York 4. Pittsburg 6 Philadelphia 0. rainouts Boston Cincinnati and Brooklyn St Louis. American League Philadelphia 0 Chicago 0. Detroit unknown. Boston 2 Cleveland 6. New York 5 Washington 9 0. St Louis 1 5. Central League Warne 8 Evansville 3. Terre Haute 9 Dayton 3. South Bend 3 Wheeling 1. Zanesville 3 Grand Rapids 2.
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American Association
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Toledo
Minneapolis
Louisville
Milwaukee
Columbus
National League
Baseball schedule across leagues and cities
The American Association features Indianapolis at Milwaukee Columbus at St Paul Louisville at Kansas City. National League games include Chicago at New York Cincinnati at Boston twice Pittsburg at Philadelphia St Louis at Brooklyn. American League matchups list New York at Detroit Washington at Chicago Oston at Cleveland and quidgelatie at St Louis. Central League fixtures show Grand Rapids at Fort Wayne South Bend at Dayton Zanesville at Terre Haute Wheeling at Evansville.
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Bet
Esabaenee
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Boston
Pet
Philadelphia
Oston
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Chicago
South Bend
Wayne Beter Estes
Dayton
Evansville
Grand Rapids
Yerre Haute
Wheeling
Zanesville
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Quidgelatie
Ft. Wayne
Terre Haute
Evaneville
Ford Find of Season Shines for New York Americans
Pitcher Russell Ford from Jersey City stars for the New York Americans this season. He has won fourteen and lost four games, one of the standout performers in the major leagues thus far.
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Ford
Russell Ford
New York Americans
Jersey City
Johnson Tries to Buy House Amid Swells in Brooklyn Heights
Wealthy Brooklyn Heights residents react as Jack Johnson, the boxer, seeks a 62500 mansion at Pierpont and Henry in the City of Churches. Protests mount to bar him from the exclusive area near judges officials and writers. The seller is Michael L. McLaughlin with the house once valued at 120600.
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New York
Brooklyn Heights
East River
Jack Johnson
Pierpont and
Henry Streets
Jim Jeffries
City of Churches
Henry Street
Laura Jean Libbey
Johnson
Chicago
Atlantic City
Michael L. McLaughlin
Brooklyn Rest Estate
Connie Mack Dope Box Feeds Athletes At Games
Cy Morgan, once an ordinary club player with Boston, improved after moving to Philadelphia and has become a star in the American League. Connie Mack uses a dope box to feed his athletes, fueling performance and training intensity.
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Connie Mack
Cy Morgan
Boston
Philadelphia
Willis to Take Charge of Studebaker Store
Frank P. Willis of the Holcomb Willis company will leave to take charge of the Studebaker Bros store here on August 15. He takes over from Frank Staley who has resigned. The Studebaker company will continue to handle locally and through surrounding territory the E M F thirty, Flanders twenty and various Studebaker lines of gasoline and electric vehicles.
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Frank P. Willis
Holcomb-Willis Company
Studebaker Bros
Frank Staley
Studebaker Company
Flanders
Studebaker
Bryson to visit St Louis for 1911 bowling meet
Robert L. Bryson, president of the American Bowling Congress, and officers L. L. Langtry and F. L. Pasdeloup will travel to St Louis on August 20 to finalize contracts and arrange the next annual bowling tournament. The meet is set for February, with St Louis chosen as host when the congress met in Detroit last February.
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Robert L. Bryson
American Bowling Congress
St. Louis
Mr. Bryson
L. L. Langtry
Milwaukee
F. L. Pasdeloup
Chicago
Detroit
Karger Beaten as Detroit Dominate Early Inning
Detroit scored four runs in the first inning to beat Karger and the Boston team yesterday. Collins followed Warger and performed well. Cobb missed the game with a mild illness. Bush suffered a minor injury in a ninth inning collision with Carrigan and was replaced by O Leary. Injury not serious.
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Detroit
Collins
Warger
Boston
Cobb
Bush
Carrigan
O'Leary
Great crowd at Ripley fair fuels action packed races
At Osgood Indiana on August 5 a large audience watched 2:16 pace and 2:14 trot heats with Randy Orval and Lord Constantine winning in three straight heats. Pat Sharp took the running race, while G T Best Brooks Lemon earned premiums in saddle and harness horse classes as the department drew strong entries.
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Marion
Wilford G
Presto
Pat Sharp
Harry Somers
Temple
G. T. Best
Walton
Brooks
Madison
Lemon
Eight Straight Homers In Paducah Baseball Game
In Paducah Kentucky Pensacola and Paducah semi professional teams met with Pensacola belting eight consecutive homers at the start. Each blast cleared right field, a potential world record. Paducah managed one more run after the first inning as visitors won 9 to 0.
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Paducah
Pensacola
Vesters
Bill
Wolgast Cole Bout Promises Tough Eight Rounds
Ad Wolgast the lightweight champion and Freddie Cole of Indianapolis square off in Muncie next Tuesday in an eight round bout. Cole’s supporters expect an upset as training partners Jack Dillon and local fighters prime for a hard contest. Marion Scott of Indianapolis will referee the main event with a strong crowd anticipated and a special Indianapolis train to Mancie.
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Munmele
Ad Wolgast
Freddie Cole
Cole
Wolgast
Muncie
Jack Dillon
Cadillac
Mich
Johnny Albanese
Columbus
Earl Desning
Chicago
Marion Scott
Indianapolis
Mancie
Union Station
Wyandot
Young McLoughlin Rejects Training Regimen at State Tourney
California 20 year old McLoughlin plays in the New York Crescent Athletic Club state tournament. He says he never trained hard for athletic events and stays in shape by playing tennis. After the tournament he heads to Massachusetts and Newport to continue competing and studying at college.
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New York
Young McLoughlin
Crescent Athletic Club
MecLoughlin
McLoughlin
Massachusetts
Newport
Umpire Colliflower Joins Johnson Umpiring Staff
Chicago Aug 5 J H Colliflower once a pitcher a decade ago joins President Johnsons American league umpiring staff to fill the vacancy from Jack Sheridan. He traveled from the South Atlantic league to St Louis to begin duties Friday alongside Umpire Evans. He pitched for the Cleveland club in 1900.
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Colliflower
Chicago
J. H. Colligower
Johnson
Jack Sheridan
St. Louis
Evans
Cleveland
Sitton's Homer Gives Milwaukee Tie Win
Milwaukee and Columbus split a doubleheader with the home club eking out a 3 to 3 tie after Sitton hit a decisive homer. The earlier game featured a 5 to 3 Milwaukee win as the teams traded runs in a tight twin bill.
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Sitton
Milwaukee
Wis
Columbus
Wit
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