Browns and Millers Clash in Minneapolis Series
The Browns and Millers play their third game at Washington Park Monday afternoon with Briggs on the mound. Williams remains sidelined, and Keag is slated to start. Carr expects better play as Browns tour to Kansas City next, while fans note a strong home crowd and a split doubleheader Saturday ending 6 2 and 3 2.
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Ers
Weekly Sport Events List Across Cities and Disciplines
Summary of scheduled races and boxing bouts across New York Yonkers Saratoga Buffalo Seattle and Toronto area tracks. Includes Grand Circuit harness week at Poughkeepsie August 12 and boxing cards featuring Willie Lewis Jack Robinson Willie Fitzgerald Unk Russell Sandy Ferguson Kid Dawson Charley Webster Jon Gans Jimmy Burns Twin Sullivan and Indianapolis baseball matchups through the weekend.
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Empire City Jockey Club
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Saratoga Breeders’ Association
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Highland Park Jockey Club
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Seattle
Endurance Derby Ends with Record 997 Miles
The 24 hour automobile endurance derby at Brighton Beach ended at 11 10 after starting 10 20 Friday night. Thomas car No 2 driven by M Roberts and B McInreid won with 997 miles, beating the prior record by 164 miles. Lozier No 3 finished second with 92 miles and Jackson No 7 was third with 966 miles.
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Jackson
Oldfield Breaks Two Records at Fargo Interstate Fair
Barney Oldfield in the Peerless Green Dragon set two world marks on a half mile track at Fargo North Carolina July 29. He clocked a mile in 1 15 2 5 and three miles in 3 51. He beat his Winnipeg marks by four and a half seconds for the mile and 18 seconds for the three miles.
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Fargo, N. C
Winnipeg
Atkins Team Triumphs Over A B C S 7 to 4
The Atkins team beat the A B C s Sunday by seven to four in a hard fought contest. Batteries were Fender and Schiesell for Atkins and Grifin and Primm for the A B C s.
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Boxing bouts loom as Burns Johnson headline prospect
Aug 12 San Francisco reports dark skies as Jack Johnson and Joe Gans loom in inked bouts. James Coffroth touts Burns vs Johnson for 45 rounds at Colma on Sept 9 with a $25 000 purse. A Britt vs Gans lightweight title clash is also planned with final terms to be set soon.
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Joe Gans
Dusky Warriors
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Jimmy Bevet
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Johnson
Colma
Byrne
Jimmy Britt
Hartford City Bales Jailed on Wife Desertion Charge
Clifton Bales of Montpelier a well known amateur baseball figure across Indiana and Ohio is jailed in Hartford City on a penitentiary offense for wife desertion. The affidavit by his wife claims he has not supported her and has left her destitute for some time.
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Auto patrol crash during demonstration in Indianapolis
An Indianapolis Motor Car company patrol wagon used for police demonstration crashed into a tree Saturday night in front of 1920 East Tenth Street. Lieut. Belch sustained a severely cut hand and Wagon Officer Nicholas Hoffbauer was...
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Spectator notes and trades sweep through baseball headlines
Darnell plans to sell his string and sail for England while Bobby Wallace earns a top salary with the Browns. Frank Oberlin changes hands to Washington. Sis Hopkins debuts in the Cardinals outfield. Roy Castleton is touted as a future winner and other players shuffle clubs as managers discuss strategies. A motor car accident injures several bystanders as police prep for stronger wagon service.
Kittridge Named Manager for Dayton Central League Team
Springfield Aug 12 catcher Kittridge formerly of the Chicago Nationals has been signed to manage Dayton Central League squad and will take charge at once. He is a veteran of the game and was most recently with the Washington Americans.
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Chicago Nationals
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Washington Americans
Hard Beatings End Boxing Careers Across Generations
The piece surveys how brutal knockouts and sustained punishment erode champions from Kid Lavigne to Eddie Carter. It cites Gans Erne Corbett Hanlon and Ruhlin to illustrate fighters losing stamina, confidence, and return to form after brutal defeats.
Edward Morris Ex-Fighter Dead in Reno
Edward Morris 30, a former Rushville pugilist and trainer for Kid McCoy, died in Reno Nev from complications after an appendicitis operation. He had been out of boxing but planned a return and was known in American and English sports circles for his work with Jef fries and the Fitzsimmons era in California.
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Akron
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Rush
Kid McCoy
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Rushville
Reno
Nev
Morris
America
England
Fitzsimmons
California
American Association and League Baseball Schedule
Minneapolis faces Indianapolis in the American Association while Kansas City meets Columbus Milwaukee plays Toledo and St Paul visits Louisville. In the American League Boston plays Chicago New York faces Cleveland Philadelphia meets Detroit Washington clashes with St Louis. Also listed are South Bend versus Terre Haute Grand Rapids versus Evansville Dayton against Wheeling and Springfield at Canton.
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Canton
Sunday Scores Across Leagues From Baseball Highlights
Louisville 3 St Paul 1 and Toledo 13 Milwaukee 5 lead a round of Sunday results. Kansas City beat Columbus 23 in the first game while Columbus tied 2 2 in the second. Chicago 1 Philadelphia 0 and 1 6 in the second. Cincinnati 5 Brooklyn 1 and 2 1 in the second. St Louis 5 Boston 4 and 4 0 in the second. South Bend 8 Grand Rapids 2 and 8 0 in the second. Darton 8 Springfield 3 and 10 6 in the second. Wheeling Canton 0 1 in the first and 1 in the second. Terre Haute 2 Evansville 1 in five innings.
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Brother-in-law charged death of George Lee ver
George Lee ver died from wounds inflicted by his brother-in-law Ora Cole who remains jailed in Anderson. The Aug 12 casualty occurred in Elwoods Indiana and follows Cole’s arrest.
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K O P PROGRAM FOR MONDAY AUGUST 12
Grand Chancellor Monahan turns over camp to Brig General Wilson at 11. Morning parade field review. 2 PM Tomlinson Hall meeting with speeches by Charlies E Shively John W Kern and Iola lodge drill exhibition. 8 PM Tomlinson Hall Star Lodge No 7 opens with addresses by J A M Adair and William S Taylor and third rank conferred by Dayton Iola team.
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Protest Withdrawn Over Empire State Purse
Buffalo Aug 12 special to The Sum. The protest against paying the 10 000 Empire State purse to Sonoma Girl was withdrawn Saturday. Sonoma Girl was disqualified from the first heat after an accident but allowed to start in the next heats and won.
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Auto notes on Vanderbilt race and touring car trends
American manufacturers could benefit from more preparation as abroad six months of testing precedes races. Six cylinder engines are seen as the future for high powered touring cars. Florida beach races may gain international significance under AAA management. The AA A offers abundant touring information at 437 Fifth Ave New York.
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Young Karl Behr Praised by English Experts
Special to The Sun London Aug 12 Yale 22 year old Karl Behr with Beals Wright failed to win the Davis Cup for America but impresses English experts. H L Doherty calls Behr the most marvelous young player and predicts future world champion with more nerve and headplay. Behr beat nothing but nearly toppled Wilding and Brookes in Wimbledon Davis Cup play.
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England
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Riverside Club 10 Holds Golf Meet
The Riverside Golf Club in Indianapolis opens its first annual club championship with 65 members and top players like Chester Nelson and Will Reed. Qualifying rounds Friday and Saturday set 82 to qualify, 9 AM start. match play begins Sunday with a two day final on August 25.
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Will Reed
Bert Metcalf
Dr. Oliver
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Wallie Nelson
Tom House
Tom Garber
Herman Sielken
Paul Schaeffer
Reserves Take Double-Header From Flora-Bringhurst
The Reserves defeated Flora-Bringhurst in a Sunday Brighton Beach doubleheader. They won 7 to 3 in the first game after a ninth inning rally and 9 to 4 in the second as Monacer’s curves were steady. Langenour, Dooley and Kane to Downey and Barnard started the opener. Lash, Kane and Quiessner faced Honacer and Johnson in the nightcap.
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Quiessner
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Johnson
Atlas Team Defeats Carmelites 18 to 8 in Baseball
The Atlas baseball team beat the Carmelites 18 to 8 on Saturday. Atlas dominated at the plate with superior hitting led by Selding.
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Selding
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