Watkins Eyes Grand Rapids Club Takeover In Talks
President Watkins travels to Grand Rapids in conference with owner Phil Arnold to discuss a possible sale of the franchise once valued as a strong asset but now run down. Ollie Chill and Bobby Lowe are named in the plan with Lowe continuing as playing manager and Watkins reviewing the books for a potential deal.
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Watkins
Grand Rapids
Bobby Lowe
Ollie Chill
Phil Arnold
Chill
Carson
Arnold
Angel
John Ganzel
Ganzel
Bert Annis
South Bend
Indianapolis
Lowe
Sunday Baseball and Schedule Gossip in City Leagues
The Indianapolis Juniors seek a Sunday bout with the Owls at A A Henery Street. Allisonville Reds schedule a Sunday double header versus Fisher Tigers and River Rats. Washington Starks beat Westerns 17 to 5 at Washington Park and seek Carmel Maroons for Sunday. Northwesterns of Augusta plan four games Sunday at New Augusta and a Whitestown clash on Aug 12 at Red Men’s picnic. Danbury Hat Company manager rebuts Fred Kerschner’s claim the Waverly Grays were unbeaten in two months. Compeers seek an out of town game Sunday. Walter Meyer invites 11-year-old teams at 1152 S State Ave. Mickies seek contact with Riverside Regulars or Owls for Sunday game.
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the Owls
A. A. Henery
Morris Street
Allisonville Reds
Fisher Tigers
River Rats
Washington Starks
Westerns
Washington Park
Washington Parks
Carmel Maroons
Steve Harter
Harding Street
Northwesterns
Augusta
William Stewart
New Augusta
Newphone
Whitestown
Danbury Hat Company
Fred Kerschner
Waverly Grays
Grays
Two Games at Beach Doubleheader in Brighton Beach
The Indianapolis White Sox and T. T.'s start a Sunday double header at Brighton Beach. The Reserves meet the Ft. Benjamin Harrison soldier team in the second game. New pianos priced from 165 dollars at Wulschner's.
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Indianapolis White Sox
Brighton Beach
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Sir Thomas May Challenge Lipton Cup Race Draws Near
The abroad New York report notes American Olympic team members returning daily. Four arrived by Boston yesterday: W. C. Robbins runner up in the 400 meters, W. C. Prout of Boston A A, P K Sheehan of South Boston A C, and Nick Elliott. They affirm British injustice claims and cite James Sullivan of the A A U. Additional arrivals expected include J C Carpenter 460 meter champion, Harry Hillman, Charles Bacon and J B Taylor.
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New York
Boston
W. C. Robbins
Carpenter
W. C. Prout
Boston A. A
P. KF. Sheehan
South Boston A. C
Nick Elliott
James &. Sullivan
Aa. A. OU
J. C. Carpenter
Harry Hillman
Charles Bacon
J .B. Taylor
National league offers Owens major umpire post
Clarence Owens, a renowned American Association umpire, reportedly plans to accept a National League offer after consideration. The National Commission allowed Charles E. Stanton to salary due under his contract, while news from the Polo Grounds reports a crowd of 30,000 through the gates and 5,000 outside as the Cubs beat the Giants 2 to 0 on a windy day. Injury-free games featured Pfeister out-dueling Wiltee, Freeman driving in three in Washington’s win, Detroit’s strong start against Smith, and Tuckey’s first appearance for the Boston Nationals in a 2–0 shutout of St Louis. Fred Clarke’s big hit at Philadelphia sealed a Pittsburgh victory, Wagner and Storke adding two more runs. Philadelphia won 6–1, Cleveland 6–4 in the doubleheader, Vickers faltering in the second game, Cicotta besting St Louis with men on base, and New York’s patched-infield collapsing in a 6–1 Chicago win with Walsh’s efforts praised.
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Clarence Owens
National Commission
Charles BE. Elston
Charley Murphy
Giants
Cubs
Polo Grounds
Pfeister
Wiltee
Freeman
Washington
Detroit
Smith
Rossman
Tuckey
Boston Nationals
St. Louis
Karger
Fred Clarke
Magee'sa
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Wagner
Storke
Pitt
Cicotta
New York Americans
Chicago
Walsh
Louisville Racing Probable Three Weeks Start Late September
Judge Will Shelly, arriving from Louisville, forecast three weeks of racing in Louisville, likely commencing the last week of September. The report places the event in Lexington with Shelly noting the proposed schedule.
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Louisville Racing
Lexington
Will Shelly
Louisville
Lipton seeks 1909 America's Cup challenge via NYYC
Sir Thomas Lipton aims to challenge for the America's Cup off Sandy Hook in 1909 if the New York Yacht Club agrees to build a challenger under universal rules. His Shamrock dominates in 1908-09, and Lipton waits for NYYC indication before approaching other clubs. He dreams of returning the cup to Great Britain and prefers not to press British clubs without NYYC approval.
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America
Sandyhook
Shamrock
New York Yacht Club
Sir Thomas
Great Britain
Davis Cup preliminaries set for Boston venue
The British Lawn Tennis Association accepts New York’s suggestion to hold the Davis Cup preliminaries in America. M. J. Ritchie and J. C. Harte depart for the United States late August, proceeding to Boston for the Longwood Cricket Club courts around mid September. Five matches are planned: four singles and one doubles.
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the Sun
London
British Lawn Tenis Association
New York
America
M. J. Ritchie
J. C. Harte
Boston
Longwood Cricket Club
No Public Betting At Buffalo Track Postponed Races
Aug 12 at Kenilworth track saw races postponed due to city rainfall. Scheduled events include the $5,000 2:11 pace with Jerry 8 B The Eel vs Major Brino, the 2:24 trot featuring Ish Queen, and the 2:06 pace with Darkey Hal. No public betting or pool selling will occur due to Hart-Agnew law, though bettors expect private wagers.
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Kenilworth
Jerry
the Eel
Major Brino
Spaanish Queen
Detroit
Kalamazoo
Darkey Hal
Hart-Agnew
Brewers and Saints Edge In Slugger Filled Bouts
Indianapolis and St Paul split results as Lestern clubs faltered. Marquard regained form but faced shakiness as Saints tallied one in seventh on Nee double and Dunleevy single. Carr homered in fourth, Coulter scored in seventh, Slagle to pitch against LeRoy next. Louisville and Toledo won, keeping pace with leaders.
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Kansas City
Louisville
Millers
Halla
Patterson
Toledo
Blues
Columbus
Brewers
Geyer
Dougherty
Marquard
Saints
Rube
Nee
Dunleevy
Hoosiers
Bush
Meyers
Charley Carr
Coulter
Williams
Slagle
LeRoy
Indianapolis
A. H
Davidson
Hayden
Carr
Livingston
Wena Hooke
St Paul
A. Geier
Waweees Flood
Wheeler
Davis
Eae Meyers
Peewee
Tiemeyer
Dunleavy
Hall
P Ane
Atten
St. Paul
Flood
Kane
Welsh Murphy contest 15 Frisco's next good one
Freddie Welsh and Johnnie Murphy loom at center stage in Los Angeles as they prepare for a 25 round bout on Friday. Betting favors Murphy to last the distance with even money odds on Welsh’s favor and 2 to 1 on the bout’s result. Baron Long confirms Labor Day plans for Ketchell Papke and Papke’s forfeit, stating the Vernon fight remains on.
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Frisco
Indianapolis Sun
Los Angeles
Freddie Welsh
Johhny Bull
Johnnie Murphy
San Francisco
Money J
Johnnie
Engleshman
Ketchell
Vernon
Papke
Blackstone
Mass
Boston
Local club seeks four central league gems
San Francisco Aug 12 Several Central League players are eyed by Indianapolis for next season with four top names under consideration. Knoll Bayless Bailey and Hoblitzel headline the group, Hoblitzel a 20 year old 6 foot 180 pound first baseman from a western Pennsylvania college now pursuing dentistry. He reportedly uses an alias to hide his real identity.
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San Francisco
Harbin Springs
Joe Gans
Bat Nelson
Lake County
Gans
Mercury
Bailey
Grand Rapids
Bayless
Dayton
Knoll
Cyansville
Hoblitzer
Wheeling
Indianapolis
Nnoli
Detroit
Washington
Evansville
Paddy Livingston
Hoblitzel
Cobh
Pennsylvania
Baseball matchups across leagues headline slate
Listings show AMERICAN ASSOCIATION games in Columbus Milwaukee and Indianapolis St Paul. NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago Pittsburg Brooklyn New York Boston Philadelphia. AMERICAN LEAGUE Philadelphia Cleveland Washington Detroit. CENTRAL LEAGUE Zanesville Dayton South Bend Wheeling Fort Wayne Terre Haute Grand Rapids.
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American Association
Louisville
Hoat
Oledo
Brooklyn
St. Lous
Detroit Senna Eee
St. Louis
Chicago
Cleveland
Boston
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Columbus
Milwaukee
Toledo
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Pittsburg
New York
Philadelphia
Zanesville
Dayton
Apenas
South Bend
Wheeling
Fort Wayne
Terre Haute
Grand Rapids
St. P
Arent
Washington
Detroit
Tral League
Phateetic
American Abodctation Scores Across Leagues
Baseball results from multiple games with city pairings and final scores including rain shortened innings. notables include Indianapolis over St. Paul and Boston past St Louis while Chicago and New York split games. Regional league action lists Fort Wayne Wheeling Dayton and Grand Rapids vs Terre Haute with rain delays.
Riverside tournament to draw pairings this Thursday
The tournament committee will meet Thursday night to draw pairings for the Riverside contest. The prize list includes awards for eight special events, with gold medals for the winner and runner-up. The event opens Saturday.
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Riverside
Carroll to Meet Papke in Two Six-Round Bouts
Boston August 12 Johnny Carroll of New York has been chosen by the Armory club to face Billy Papke tomorrow night in place of Mike Donovan who is reported sick. Carroll arrived today and appears in fair condition for the match with the Spring Valley Thunderbolt. Carroll will open with Papke and Frank Mantell of Pawtucket will follow for the final six round bout.
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Boston
Johnny Carroll
New York
Armory Club
Billy Papke
Mike Donovan
Rochester
Carroll
Spring Valley
Thunderbolt
Papke
Frank Mantell
Pawtucket
WEW Saloon Ad From Wil lam Moeller
The well known proprietor Wil lam Moeller announces WEW Saloon at 212 North Delaware Street offering the best drinks and service to customers.
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Willam Moeller
Delaware Street
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Baron Long
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