Colonels Increase Lead Over Hoosiers In Tight Race
The Colonels extended their edge over the Hoosiers as Toledo beat the Hoosiers 3 to 1. Louisville leads Indianapolis by 1 1/2 games, with Columbus 2 1/2 back. The Hoosiers face Toledo, Columbus, and Louisville in a grueling week as the pennant race tightens.
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Colonels
Hoosiers
Carr
Diamond Navigators
Toledo
Senators
Louisville
Indianapolis
Columbus
Washington Park
Eddie Siever
Durham
Steen
Siever
McCarthy
Lister
Davidson
Lister. In the Next Inning It Was All Cream For the Hoosiers
Hayden
Coulter
Otto Williams
Rube Marquard
Geyer
Week of Sports Events Across U S Cities
Listings show week long harness racing and tennis events across New York Seattle Cincinnati and Montreal with boxing matches in New York Woonsocket and Dover prospects at Sheepshead Bay Blue Bonnets The Meadows Butte and Hamline facilities also hosting racing Meets and the Tri state tennis tournament continues at Cincinnati club courts reader invitation for readers to write in on seating stairs grilles fixtures and contact details for D Rohan and William Moeller saloon listings included.
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Turf
New York
Coney Island Jockey Club
Sheepshead Bay
Montreal
Montreal Jockey Club
Blue Bonnets
Seattle
Kings County Racing Association
the Meadows
Wash
Butte
Butte Jockey Club
Mont
Hamline
Mann
Olympic Stars to Meet President at Oyster Bay
Special to the Indianapolis Sun in New York reports the victorious American Olympic team will travel to Oyster Bay to meet President Theodore Roosevelt on Sagamore Hill. The group lands at the Roosevelt dock, marches through the woods, and follows Roosevelt’s wish for a personal greeting and words of cheer from the nation’s leader.
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Indianapolis Sun
New York
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Emlen
Roosevelt Dock
Sagamore Hill
Today’s Games in Major Leagues and Minor Circuits
In the American Association Indianapolis meets Toledo and Columbus visits Louisville. National League matchups include Pittsburg versus Cincinnati and St Louis at Chicago. American League action has Cleveland at Detroit Chicago at St Louis and Boston at Washington. Central League features Grand Rapids at Dayton Zanesville at Terre Haute Wheeling at Evansville and South Bend at Fort Wayne.
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Indianapolis Wanes
Columbus
Toledo Eesnes
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Kansas City
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Cincinnati
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Detroit Ce Ferteece
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Cleveland Leon
Philadelphia
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Dayton
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South Bend
Ft. Wayne
Grand Rapids
Zanesville
Seeeesaee
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Terre Haute
Wheeling
Indianapolis
Toledo
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
New York
Fort Wayne
Fitzpatrick's Selections Highlight Six Races
A historical list shows selections for six races with Peter Quince Lawton Wiggins stamina Lady Bedford Frank Gill Trash and three best bets Peter Quince Lawton Wiggins both to win straight in their respective races.
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Fitzpatrick's
Peter Quince
Nimebus
Falcada
Lawton Wiggins
St. Witholdt
Ragman
Stamina
Westbury
Tileing
Lady Bedford
Footpad
Whitney
Frank Gill
Angelus
Royal Tourist
Stockdale Still Out Amid Directors’ Reopen Hearing
Southern League directors met President Kavanaugh in Memphis to consider reopening the case of pitcher Stockdale, blacklisted for failing to substantiate charges of crook edness in games that decided the 1907 pennant, but adjourned without lifting the ban.
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Stockdale
Memphis
Tenn
Southern “League
Kavanaugh
Ty Cobb Leads A L Batting Race Over Wagner
Ty Cobb has forged ahead in the American League batting race with a .343 average, edging Wagner who stands at .336. Cobb 142 hits to Wagner’s 139, Wagner 35 steals to Cobb’s 18 sacrifices, and Cobb leads in runs 71 to 65 as the two great sluggers battle for the season’s crown.
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Criss
Morning Glory
Browns
Waener
Ho Wus
Mike Donlin
Jack Pfeister
Wagner
Cobb
Tiger
Pirate
Horus
Carnegie Demon
Dobbs
Haas
Pittsburger
Eastern Clubs Suffered on Their Western Invasion
Eastern clubs faced a rough western tour with mixed results. The Cubs led with 12 wins and four losses at home while Western clubs like Brooklyn and St Louis posted notable runs. The Giants recovered with a late eight game streak before a Chicago setback, and the Pirates slipped from first to third as the Phillies faltered. The Reds held steady and New York topped the east with a winning majority overall.
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Cubs
Boston
Philadelphia
Chance
Brooklyn
Giants
Cardinals
McCloskey
Reds
Pittsburg
Pirates
New York
Carolinals
Chicago
Phillies
St. Louis
Brooklyns
Cincinnati
Bostons
Yesterday's Scores Across American Association and National League
Yesterday results show Indianapolis and Milwaukee posting varied wins in the American Association with Indianapolis 3 Toledo 1 and Milwaukee 10 to 3 over Minneapolis. In the National League Chicago defeated New York while Brooklyn tied St Louis 2 to 0 Cincinnati beat Boston 3 to 0 and Cleveland topped Detroit 9 to 1. Evansville 8 Wheeling 3 Dayton 4 to 2 Grand Rapids 0 to 5 Zanesville 5 Terre Haute 3.
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Indianapolis
Toledo
Kansas City
St. Paul
Louisville
Columbus
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Chicago
New York
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
Evansville
Wheeling
Dayton
Grand Rapids
Zanesville
Terre Haute
The Gem Laundry Ad Brings In Family Washing Services
A compact laundry notice offers family washings with rough dry by the pound. It mentions all flat-ironed spaces and a contact phone number 1671 for service inquiries.
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Local baseball results from Martinsville and surrounding towns
Aug 31 Martinsville teams split results as Indianapolis TTs beat Martinsvilles 8 to 0. Lebanon defeated Crawfordsville 11 to 2. Indianapolis Press beat Saucks 4 to 1. Laucks batsmen dominated by Day. Perkins made an unassisted double play and Schaub caught well. Summers beat Liebers 14 to 3. Wonderlands lost to Morgantown 12 to 3. L S Ayres edged FL P Wasson 2 to 1 in 11 innings. New Pinnos priced at $165 and up.
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Martinsville
Ind
Indianapolis T. T
Martinsvilles
Lebanon
Crawfordsville
Indianapolis Press
Geers Sets Markes as 1908 Trotting Season Opens
The article notes Geers has driven twenty horses to 2 10 or better in 24 years while detailing top records in trotting history. It lists notable drivers Ed Geers John Dickerson Scott Hudson and others with long standing records from Maud S Sunol and Jon Dillon, plus wagon record champions Billings Smathers Devereaux.
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Jay Eye-Lee
Wdl Hithers
Maud S
William Blair
California
Sunol
Charles Marvin
Ed Geers
John Dickerson
Scott Hudson
Jon Dillon
Major Delmar
Crescens
Myron McHenry
Charley de Ryder
Henry Titer
Ed Bithers
Lon McDonald
Alta McDonald
George Saunders
Ben Kenney
Roy Miller
Millard Sanders
Bud Doble
Douglass Y Thoras
Gus Macey
Harry Stinson
Jack Curry
Mike Bowerman
Thomas W. Murphy
John Kelley
H. C. Moody
Billy Andrews
W. C. Foote
Crit Devis
A. L. Thomas
Knap” McCarty
Ed Benyon
George Starr
David Canill
W. L. Snow
C. K. G. Billings
E. E. Smathers
H. K. Devereaux
Flanagan Sets Hammer Throw Record at Celtic Park
John J. Flanagan, famed Irish-American Athletic Club hammer thrower and Olympic champion, set a new mark at Celtic Park. He hurled a 16 pound hammer 179 feet 6 1 2 inches, surpassing Matt McGrath’s Kansas City record by 14 10 1 2 feet.
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New York
John J. Flanagan
Tommy Murphy Praises Leach and Challenges Cross
In an interview at the Polo Club Tommy Murphy reacts to Cross claiming he is easy. Murphy says he would rather fight now than discuss it, vows to stand and trade, and threatens a brutal finish if Cross backs away.
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Tommy Murphy
Leach Cross
New York
Cross
Tommy Murhy
Polo Club
McGovern
Giants Drop Third Straight in MLB Pennant Chase
Chicago defeated New York 2 to 1 to sweep the series and move into second place, while New York clung to a half game lead. Both teams had five hits and clean defense as Hofman and Tinker provided Chicago’s runs and Devlin scored New York’s run in the second.
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Chicago
New York
Hofman
Hase
Sheckard
Chance
Tinker
Devlin
Seymour
Evers
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