Langford Vows to Fight Next Opponents Despite Setback
Sam Langford says he skipped the Philadelphia bout to avoid a bad shape loss and miss a chance at Jack Johnson. He taunts Johnson over finances and weight, suspects a strategic fake, and notes Kaufman remains a factor as Langford eyes future white heavyweight bouts backed by Hugh McIntosh.
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New York
al Kaufman
Sam Langford
Boston
Philadelphia
Jack Johnson
Kaufman
Burns
O’brien
Ketchel
Abe Atrell
Ad Wolgast
Langford
Ketches
Bull Lang
Billy Gibson
Fairmont Club
San Franciscan
Hugh McIntosh
Lang
Johnson
McIntosh
England
Lusitania
eKtcher-Lang
Connecticut
Blind Fan Enjoys Deafening Ballgames in Abilene
In Kansas, C Gish of Abilene, a piano tuner who cannot see, attends Abilene baseball games and identifies balls and strikes, outs, and plays by listening to crowds and umpires. He recounts detailed game events and explains how he follows action despite visual impairment. Also notes Boston 4 Sox 3 in ten innings on Friday with Scott and Zeider delivering key hits. Panhandle shop team to play for championship.
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ST. Louis
Kansas
C. Gish
Abilene
Gish
SOX
Boston
Scott
Zeider
Chicago
Lewis
Specker
Gener
Fitzherbert May Be Purchased For Sixty Five Thousand
Saratoga dispatch reports Clarence E. Mackay has offered sixty thousand dollars for Fitzherbert while Sam C. Hildreth asks sixty five thousand. If Mackay raises by five thousand or Hildreth drops by five thousand, ownership will likely pass soon. Mackay seeks the horse mainly for breeding as his stallions Meddilar and Ban Blar age.
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Saratoga
Clarence E. Mackay
Sam C. Hildreth
Fitzherbert
Mackay
Hildreth
Meddilar
Ban Blar
Jennings suspended for umpire baiting action
Detroit manager Hugh Jennings was indefinitely suspended by American League President Ban Johnson. The order followed an incident at Bennett Park when umpire Kerin ruled against Coombs of Philadelphia after Ty Cobb struck out, prompting disputes and Jennings being ordered from the field.
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Detroit
Mich
Hugh Jennings
Ban Johnson
Jennings
Bennett Park
Kerin
Coombs
Philadelphia
Ty Cobb
Graney Injured as Cleveland Falls to Washington 9–0
In Cleveland, on August 13, the Cleveland team was defeated by Washington 9 to 0. Graney was injured by a Koestner pitch during batting practice and may miss up to two weeks of play.
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Cleveland
Washington
Graney
Koestner
Standings of Clubs Across Leagues and Cities
American Association leaders Minneapolis and St Paul show 16 to 6. Louisville 9, Milwaukee 2. National League includes Chicago 5, Boston 5, Cincinnati 5, New York 4, St Louis 11, Philadelphia 2, Brooklyn 2, Pittsburg percent. American League lists Philadelphia 7, Detroit 4, Washington 9, Cleveland 0, Chicago 4, Boston 3, St Louis 6, New York 4. Central League scores Evansville 2, Ft Warne 0, South Bend 7, Wheeling 2, Dayton 7, Terre Haute 4, Zanesville 7, Grand Rapids 7.
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Chicago
Boston
Cincinnati
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Evansville
Ft. Warne
South Bend
Wheeling
Dayton
Terre Haute
Zanesville
Grand Rapids
Petene E Tenes
Minneapolis St
Philadelphia Es
St. Louis Nee
Boston Detroit
Washington i
Baseball matchups listed for major leagues and cities
American Association games include Louisville at Indianapolis Toledo at Columbus St Paul at Minneapolis Kansas City at Milwaukee National League pairings Chicago at Boston Pittsburg at Brooklyn Cincinnati at New York St Louis at Philadelphia American League notes Washington at Detroit Philadelphia at Cleveland New York at Chicago Boston at St Louis and a garbled entry geathard at Wheelin gand Repide at Zanesville.
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American Association
Louisville
Indianapolis
Toledo
Columbus
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Milwaukee
National League
Chicago
Boston
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
American League
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Central League
Geathard
Wheelingand
Repide
Zanesville
Chicago Sees Trials After A A U Title
National A A U championship trials begin at Marshall Field at noon Saturday due to a large entry field. Referee James E. Sullivan orders an early start to finish before dark, with Fred Thompson of Occidental College among notable entrants alongside J M Gillas of Vancouver and several athletes from Chicago teams and other cities.
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Chicago
National American Athletic Union
Marshall Field
James E. Sullivan
Los Angeles
Thompson
J. M. Gillas
Vancouver
B. C
Gillas
Martin Sheridan
Wiliam Crawley
Austin Menaud
University of Chicago
Avery Br
Leslie Byrd
W. A. Draper
Eugene Schobinger
Chicago Athletic Association
Tigers Fall as Phillies Hit Three Home Runs
Detroit Tuesday afternoon saw Philadelphia ace three homers off Summers on Friday, totaling five runs to lift the Phillies 7 4 over the Tigers with two additional runs scattered from other sources.
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Tigers
Detroit
Philadelphia
National regatta crowns seven amateur rowing titles
Washington reports the thirty eighth annual regatta of the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen decided seven national championships yesterday. The Argonauts of Toronto claimed two titles while New York Detroit Baltimore and Springfield shared the remaining five. Final rounds loom with six more crowns on Saturday as crews posted fast times on a smooth Potomac.
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Washington
Canada
New York
Detroit
Baltimore
Springfield
Mass
Potomac
United States
William Mehrof
Nassau Boat Club
Aviators and Death Rates in Early Airship Experiments
Opinion asserts that despite recent aviator deaths, airship risks pale beside fatalities in bridge construction tunnels railroads and wars. It frames early air exploration as martyrs to a new science and laments the untimely losses while downplaying risk by comparison to other dangerous work.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Uhlan Sets Sensational Harness Mile Record at North Randall
At North Randall Ohio on Friday, the black pacer Uhlan, driven by trainer Charles Tanner, trotted a mile in 1.55 3/5 with a pacer runner, beating the fastest mile without a pacemaker by 2 1/4 seconds and nearing Lou Dillon's 1.48 3/5 record. The crowd roared as Uhlan finished strong in 29 seconds for the final quarter.
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North Randall, O
North Randall
Geting Uhlan
Charles
Doc) Tanner
Lou Dillon
Uhlan
John Dickerson
Tanner
Newton
Dickerson
Minneapolis Beats St Paul 16 to 6 in Friday Game
Minneapolis pounded St Paul with four home runs and fifteen total hits off local pitchers, securing a 16 to 6 victory on Friday afternoon in a decisive performance at home.
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ST. Paul
Minneapolis
Fair Week Feature at Indiana State Fair Speed Trials
World champion pacing team Lady Maud C and Hedgewood Boy lead speed events at the Indiana state fair opening week of Sept. 12. They race Monday with Minor Heir and George, a Minneapolis millionaire, then Wednesday pair up to pace against Minor Heir and George Gano. Dah Pateh also stars for the Savage stable, racing daily and appearing in night shows. The Savage horses travel in a private car hitched to fast trains.
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Lady Maud C
Hedgewood Boy
George
Age
Minneapolis
Coliseum
Ad Manager Named for U S Motor Co
Montgomery Hallowell is named general advertising manager for the United States motor company a $30 000 000 selling organization. He begins Aug 15 after a career at Chicago Tribune Nation cash register company E R Thomas motor company Lord & Thomas. He will oversee advertising for the parent firm and affiliated companies including Maxwell Briscoe Columbia Brush runabout Alden Sampson Darton Courier Briscoe Gray Providence works with division managers at plants reporting to New York office.
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Detroit
Mich
United States Motor Company
Montgomery Hallowell
Hallowell
Chicago Tribune
Nation Cash Register Company
E. R. Thomas Motor Company
New York
Lord & Thomas
Maxwell- Briscoe Motor Company
Columbia Motor Car Company
Brush Runabout Company
Alden Sampson Manufacturing Company
Darton Motor Car Company
Courier Car Company
Briscoe Manufacturing Company
Gray Motor Company
Providence Engineering Works
Griffiths Advice Keeps Cincinnati Base Running Aggressive
Cincinnati manager Griffith applauds aggressive base running and plans to keep the tactic, noting catchers throw badly and infielders struggle to handle fast runners. He warns against headlong steals against Kling or Archer but says stealing generally pays, while spiking incidences rise when nerves and clumsiness prevail.
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Cincinnati
Griffith
Kling
Archer
Fourteen Major League Bids for Fred Hunter
Kansas City Aug 15 Danny Shay has received bids from sixteen major league clubs for Fred Hunter first baseman Fourteen bidders offered cash and Shay turned down a 10000 cash bid Pittsburg offered six players three NL veterans Detroit matched that number Pirates seem favored to win Hunter with Pirates manager at the center of bidding chatter
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Kansas City
Danny Shay
Fred Hunter
Shay
Pittsburg
Hunter
Detroit
Pirates
Colts Open Home Series With Colonels Add New Players
The Indianapolis club begins a long home series with the Louisville Colonels this Saturday afternoon with a new recruit at catcher. Kerns from the Western league tops the list of five incoming players including Pitchers Craig and George Outfielder O Day First baseman Keane and Catcher McKee. Cheney to start the opener with Kendall stepping in for Chadbourne. The club remains at home through Sept 5 facing Louisville Milwaukee Minneapolis Kansas City and Columbus before a likely large crowd.
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Indianapolis
Tribe
Colonels
Kerns
Topeka
Dallas
Cheney
Chadbourne
Kendall
Newark
Craig
George
O'Day
Keane
McKee
O’day
Dope
Louisville
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Columbus
Lost sense of horizontal in Bethany plains flight
Hubert Latham describes his flight in the clouds above Bethany plains, declaring he lost all sense of the horizontal. The remark suggests he could not distinguish up from down or the machine’s tilt, though his seat relation to weight should indicate direction.
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Hubert Latham
Bethany Plains
Amateur Gossip: Teams Schedule Sunday Games Across Town
Amateur Gossip lists multiple Sunday games and meetups in Plainville and nearby towns. The Silent Stars, Tosettis, Climax, P. Ts, Indianapolis Merits, National Caskets, Manhattan club, Local Americans and Prospect teams all announce upcoming matches, player meetups, and contact addresses at various venues including Union station, Garfield park, Terminal station, and Riverside No. 7.
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Silent Stars
Plainville
Union Station
S O'Clock
Elmer Stevick
Eugene Street
Printers’ Union
Woodruff
Tosettis
McClainsville Browns
Garfield Park
Fred Helcher
North
Delaware Street
Climax
Lebanon
M. L. Aker
Climax Coffee Company
P. Ts
Rushville
Terminal
P. Ts Desire
Connersville
Azalla
Rochester
Peru
Litton
Greenwood
Franklin
J. Delaney
West
Vermont Street
Tony
Cardinals
Indianapolis Merits
Fortville
Terminal Station
National Caskets
Brighton Beach
Askets
Noblesville
Nanan
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Clarence Mackay
Tional Association of Amateur Oarsmen
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Argonaut Rowing Club of
Toronto
Neary Fastest
U. S. Motor CO
Hunter’s
Topeka Star
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