Southpaw Debut With Indianapolis Faces Millers
Lefty George the $4,000 minor league beauty may debut for Indianapolis against the Millers Monday after being purchased from York Tri-State. He batted in the ninth as fans watched the new southpaw who fanned, yet drew cheers for his big-league potential. Dowd, released by Carr, is a Holy Cross pitcher with a troubled arm amid a shifting roster and coaching commentary from Dr. G Frank Lydston on boxing training methods.
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York
Indianapolis
Millers
George
Carr
Merz
Bierhalter
Dowd
Pittsburg
Holy Cross College
Howard Wakefield
Cleveland
McGuire
Jeffries
Reno
Evers' Remarkable Play Stuns Giants in Cubs Game
Chicago Cubs second baseman Johnnie Evers executes a stunning infield play in the third inning against the New York Giants. With Myers on third and Snodgrass on first and one out, Tinker nears the ball as it speeds toward second. Evers fingers it barehanded after a sharp ricochet and fires to Chance at first to retire Doyle, a sequence that stuns the crowd and highlights Evers' baseball prowess.
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Johnonie Evers
Chicago Cubs
New York Giants
Myers
Snodgrass
Larry Doyle
Pfeister
Tinker
Evers
Chance
Doyle
J. Evers
Giants
Hens Take Both In Toledo Doubleheader
The Toledo team swept a doubleheader from Mil. The Aug. 22 games produced two decisive wins for the home club, reflecting solid hitting and pitching performances. Notable players contributed key RBIs and defensive plays to secure the victories.
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Toledo,o
Toledo
Mil
Hoosiers take one win in three against Millers Blues
Hoosiers stretch three game weekend to one win as Blues win on Saturday and Sunday 2 5 to 1. Merz shows spark after Cheney exits, while Hughes pitches for Millers and hits support from Gill Ferris Coffey. Indiana’s bats stay quiet with only four hits as Williams خارج.
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Millers
Merz
Hoosiers
Fox
Cheney
Mersy
Willow
Tom Hughes
Hughes
Indianapolis
Williams
Milligan
Gardena
O'Day
Kendall
Cravath
Hayden
Coffey
Rossman
Gill
Ferris
Ceredes
Alngles
Milwaukee blanked visitors as scores run 3 0 and 6 2
Milwaukee won two games Sunday with West pitching shutouts in the first game. Cantwell started the second game but left in the third inning, with McGlynn taking over.
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Waukee
West
Cantwell
Milwaukee
McGlynn
Madison Wins Ten Inning Tilt Over Cambridge City
Madison defeats Cambridge City 3 to 2 after ten innings in Madison Indiana. Batteries Madison Avery and Cook Cambridge City Tennehill and Clarke. Hits Madison 11 Cambridge City 4. Errors Madison 4 Cambridge City 4. Umpires Angelback and McCarthy.
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Madison
Ind
Cambridge City
Avery
Cook
Tennehill
Clarke
Angelback and
McCarthy
Ebbetts Threatened Over Blackmail Plot at Brooklyn Club
New York Aug 22 Charlies H Ebbetts president of the Brooklyn baseball club faces a blackmail scheme demanding 5000 by Tuesday night with a threat of death. Ebbetts described the note as a pennant winner demand and warned of a meeting at a city corner and L station.
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Brooklyn Club
New York
Charlies H. Ebbetts
Brooklyn Baseball Club
Ebbetts
Fifth Avenue
Third Street
Bob Douglass and Sonoma Girl Trot for 15000 Derby Odds
Readville grand circuit plans for August 30 feature a $15000 American Derby. Handicappers assign Bob Douglass and Sonoma Girl 2.07 trotters at scratch, Allen Winter gets 40 feet. entries include 23 trotters and 21 pacers across multiple classes with numerous names such as Teasel Bernaldo Commerore Bingen Olga Major Wallington and Hallie Direct among others.
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Boston
Mass
Bob Douglass
Allen Winter
Weasel
Bernaldo
Sonoma
Teasel
Bervaldo
Alce Roosevelt
Jennie Constantine
Romeo
Dora
Oxford Boy Jr
Lazarus
Prince Alexis
Kaldar
the Prince
Prince Henry
Westland
Husky Harry
Commodore Bingen
Olga
Major Wallington
Jim Ferry
Bron Dell
Lelia Morse
Bronson Urged to Consider Australia Trip by Milwaukee Telegram
Ray Bronson received a telegram from Tom Andrews of Milwaukee inviting him to discuss a potential trip to Australia. Packey McFarland declined a prior meeting with three Nights before Hugh McIntosh's clubs, delaying any arrangements.
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Antipodes
Ray Bronson
Milwaukee
Bronson
Tom Andrews
Australia
Packey McFarland
Hugh McIntosh
Postal Clerks Win Two Games In Riverside Series
The Postal Clerks, leaders in the Corporation league, won two Sunday games against the American Centrale at Riverside by scores of 5 to 2 and 6 to 4.
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Corporation League
American Centrale
Riverside
Baxter Will Defend Golf Title In Logansport
The Indiana golf association opens its annual tournament at the Logansport Country Club links Tuesday with clubs from across the state. State champion David Baxter of Indianapolis arrives to defend his title as events run over five days.
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Logansport
Ind
Indiana Golf Association
David Baxter
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Golf Association
Ilinois Valley
Deal
N. J
Heavy Wagers On Result Of Tennis Match Betting
The Newport crowd watches Beals Wright and Maurice McLoughlin in a six round all comers singles match as $15,000 is wagered at even money. Other contenders include Cutting Whitney Mather Colston Bundy Craggin and Bunday with news of a planned Pacific coast invasion of twenty or more players for next year’s all comers.
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Newport
R&r
Beals Co. Wright
Maurice E. McLaughlin
Allcomers
C. E. Cutting
E. H. Whitney
Boston
Harvard
Don Mather
Princeton
F. C. Colston
Maryland
Thomas C. Bunday
California
William B. Craggin, Jr
Long Island
Beals C. Wright
Thomas C. Bundy
Maurice E. McLou
Lippe and Lewis head to New York for bout run
Somers Point reports manager Al Lippe and welterweight champion Harry Lewis depart for New York to journey to Boston for Tuesday night’s fight with Leo Houck. Lewis then meets Harry Mansfield Sept 3 in New York, and faces Joe Grim in Philadelphia a week later, after Ketchel fell ill and canceled Sept. 5 match.
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Harry Lewis
Somerspoint
N. J
al Lippe
New York
Boston
Lewis
Leo Houck
Harry Mansfield
Joe Grim
Philadelphia
Stanley Ketchel
Ketchel
Ex pugilist killed in fall at St Louis hotel
Martin Mulvihill, a former pugilist known on the Pacific coast, fell from a fourth story hotel window in St Louis on Sunday and was killed. He once fought a draw with Tom Sharkey in his boxing days.
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ST. Louis
Martin Mulvihill
Pacific Coast
Tom Sharkey
Amateur Gossip Leads Local Baseball Scores
Sunday results from Northwestern park include the A. B. C. s defeated Elwood nine. the Nationals beat the Indianapolis Specials 9 to 7. the Silent Stars seek Aug 28 Sept 4 and 3 dates. the Indianapolis Black Sox defeated the Brooklyn Browns 9 to 8. the Rupe White Sox beat the Aron Reds 9 to 8 in twelve innings. the Insurgents edged the Printers 2 to 9 in a pitching duel at Fairview.
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Elwood
Northwestern Park
National Caskets
Indianapolis Specials
Nationals
A. G. Wimmer
West Eighteenth Street
Teds
Brookside Crescents
Silent Stars
Desire
Muncie
Cambridge City
Columbus
Batesville
Elmers Stevick
Eugene Street
Indianapolis Black Sox
Brooklyn Browns
Brooklyn
Sox
Harris
Stewart
Dilmar
Dalton
Gray
Rupe White Sox
Aron Reds
Insurgents
Printers
Fairview
Condo
Miller
Perry
Lenihan
May Break Record at State Fair Pacing Stars
Minor Heir of the M. W. Savage stable, a prominent pacing star headed for the Indiana state fair, is predicted to challenge Dan Patch's 1:55 record. Dan Patch and Heir-at-Law's brown son, noted for brisk sprints, also feature in previews. Minor Heir previously posted a 1:50 mile in Phoenix and earned fame in speed exhibitions with Dan Patch.
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M. W. Savage
Dan Patch
Dan Petch
Minor
Dan
Iis
Brown
Halley
Comet
Ant
Savage
Phoenix
Ariz
Minor Heir
Sander Patch
Horses Struck by Lightning at Louisville Downs
Three race horses owned by Hill and Jones of Lexington were stunned by lightning during a Sunday storm at Churchill Downs. Two horses are expected to die, while two helpers in a stall escaped harm. The fall meeting opens Saturday October 1, with trainers preparing horses at the Downs and from nearby Douglas Park and other locations.
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Churchill Downs
Louisville
Hill & Jones
Lexington
the Downs
Douglas Park
Latonia
Firestone Cars to Race at Speedway in September Meet
The Firestone car from Columbus Ohio is expected to be a strong contender at the Speedway two day race meet in September. Entries from Firestone cover nearly all events including the short stock car races the free-for-all the 100 mile event and the Remy brassard race. On Labor Day the Firestone cars will run in the short events the fifty mile race and the 200 mile race using a 1911 model. The meet offers 1800 dollars for the 200 mile race plus Bosch magneto prizes of 300 200 and 100 for first second and third tied to magneto use.
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Firestone
Columbus
Speedway
Firestone Company
The
Bosch Magneto Company
Bosch
Week's Sport Events At Multiple Cities
Week's sports listings cover boxing boxing cards in Gloucester Baltimore Philadelphia and Calgary with multiple bouts. Boxing events include Marriago Walcott Smith Stone Krause Kelly Marino Attell and others across cities. Tennis golf swimming racing and polo events are scheduled from Monday through Saturday in Winona Cincinnati Newport Logansport Deal Philadelphia Elgin and other venues.
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Gloucester
Mass
Tony Marriago
Chester Walcott
Baltimore
Semmy Smith
Harry Stone
Philadelphia
John Krause
Freddie Kelly
Calgary
Eddie Marino
Abe Attell
Tuseday
Boston
Leo Hauck
Harry Lewis
Joe Heffron
Tom Howell
New York
Packey McFarland
Jack Goodman
Tennis Play Resumed at Winona Tech
The state tennis tournament resumed Monday at Winona Technical Institute after a rain delay. Afternoon sessions begin at 2 o clock with several heated singles and doubles matches listed, as contenders vie to meet R A Holden Jr for the Mayer cup.
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Winona
Rice
Hapgood
Barrett
Thomas
McKay
Pratt
Farber
Lockridge
Igowa
Marty
Thornton
Ashton
Anthony
Nichols
Humera
Tomlinson
Coombs
Trask
Appel
Brickert
Orme
Kipp
Coons
Darnell
Fleet
Munsey Tourists Reach Fifth Stage in Maine Route
In Portland on August 22, Munsey automobile tour stars faced the fifth stage toward the White Mountains. The 122 mile run to Bethlehem, New Hampshire, passes Crawford's Porch and Bretton Woods. Twenty-one cars still retain clean records as they proceed through Maine and New Hampshire.
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Portland
White Mountains
Munsey Automobile Tour
Crawford’s Porch
Bretton Woods
Maine
New Hampshire
Bethlehem
N. H
Lily Brews Sweep Richmond In Twinbill
The Lily Brews defeated Richmond Indiana twice before a large Dayton crowd. First game scores show Lily Brews 42 to 15 for Richmond 22. batteries Kuhlendek Sullivan Schrouder Vogel. Second game Lily Brews 6 to 3 over Richmond with late rallies. umpire Jack Brady.
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Dayton
Lily Brews
Richmond
Indiana
Kuhlendek
Sullivan
Schrouder
Vogel
Jack Brady
No-Hit Win for Moffit in Grand Rapids Debut
Elmer Moffit, newly with Grand Rapids after a release from South Bend, pitched a no hit no run game against Zanesville Sunday. Grand Rapids won 6 to 0, securing the shutout and Moffit’s strong start in his first appearance for the team.
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Moffit
Grand Rapids
Mich
Elmer Moffit
South Bend
Zanesville
Letter for Truesdale From Sporting Editor
A letter addressed to Clint Truesdale, manager of Jack Dillon, appears in the sporting section. The editor discusses upcoming events and team management insights with Truesdale’s perspective on the season.
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Truesdale
Sporting
Clint Truesdale
Jack Dillon
Baseball matchups from American Association and leagues
American Association games include Minneapolis at Indianapolis, Kansas City at Louisville, St. Paul at Columbus, and Milwaukee at Toledo. National League features Philadelphia at Pittsburg, Boston at Chicago, Brooklyn at Cincinnati, and New York at St. Louis. American League lists Detroit at Boston, Chicago at Philadelphia, St. Louis at New York, and Cleveland at Washington. Central League schedules Terre Haute at Ft. Wayne, Wheeling at South Bend, Evansville at Dayton, and Zanesville at Grand Rapids.
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Wyon
Minneapolis
S Faw
OSS
Toledo
Pete
Kansas City
Pittsburg
New York
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Boston
Detroit
Cleveland Orde Iss
Washington
Chicago
Pet
South Bend
Ft. Wayne
Darton
Evansville
Terre Haute
Grand Saplie
Wheeling
Zanesville
Indianapolis
Louisville
St. Paul
Columbus
Milwaukee
National League
Cleveland
Central League
Dayton
Grand Rapids
Sunday Scores in American Association
Baseball scores from Sundays games show Minneapolis tied with Le Indianapelle 0-1. Colawbue and St Paul tied 3-3. Louisville Kansas City Rain game listed. National league action Cincinnati 10 New York 10. St Louis 10 Philadelphia Chicago 3-6. Brooklyn 2. No games scheduled.
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Minneapolis
le Indianapelle
Toledo
Hwatkee
Colawbue
St. Paul
Louisville
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