Futurity Opens Sheepshead Bay Fall Meet With Big Classic
The Sheepshead Bay fall race meet started with the Futurity worth over 30000 dollars, the richest two year old stake on the turf. The winner receives 27000 dollars as public betting remains scant despite a large eastern crowd expected to attend. James R. Keene’s Grassmere and Sweep led early betting at 2 to 1 as likely starters.
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Sheepshead Bay
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Grassmere
Sweep
New Basketball Rules Adopted by National Committee
A six member national committee revised the game rules. Umpires now watch eight players while play continues. Fouls are redefined when players scramble for the ball and two players touch the ball. Dribbling rules require a bounce after stopping, and possession rules for under players are clarified. Boundary lines deemball outside if touched by player or ball. Glass backgrounds for baskets are now permitted.
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Meet All by Tad Proposed Heavyweight Title Contenders
New York Aug 3. Jack Johnson welcomes all comers for a shot at his title as western clubs push for dates. Johnson plans to sign fights with Kaufman Jim Barry and Stanley Ketchel, aiming for Ketchel on Sept 12. A ten round bout with Kaufman to end in a draw if both stay on their feet. Johnson refereeing past bouts noted but wary of risking his title. Marvin Hart once defeated Johnson on a disputed decision.
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Jim Sbarry
Stanley Ketchel
Ketchel
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Marvin Hart
Y.M. team routs Marion Motors 17 to 3 at Garfield Park
The Y. M. team defeated Marion Motors in City league play at Garfield park with Ketcham pitching a near flawless game except for the sixth inning. Pierce and Peetz contributed strong batting performances.
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Pierce
Peetz
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Fairview
Clarans
Marion
Promoters Push Deals in Boxing Bids and Plans
Fraught with offers and counteroffers, promoters announce purses and match terms for Johnson-Jeffries and Attell Crawlers. Fos Cofroth pledges 65 000 purse and gate split for sole movie rights. Abe Attell end offers 10 000 to Driscoll for a two round rematch in New York. Carranza set for 20 rounds in Marshfield. Powell-Hyland Labor Day permit denied in Butte. Munroe backs Elk City A C 100 000 purse for Jeffries Johnson in Canada.
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Pugs
Billy Roche
Hupes Johnson
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al Lippe
Abe Attell
Jem Driscoll
New York
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Attell
Aleo Driscoll
al Neil
Lupi
Beans
Carranza
Marshfield
Ore
Kid Randell
Fourteenth Street
Brooklyn
Butte
Mont
Lew Powell
Dick Hyland
Patsy Kline
Newark
Young Pierce
Philadelphia
Freddie Welsh
Johnny Summers
London
Elk City A. C
Canada
Jack Munroe
Uhlan Aims to Beat Hamburg Belle Again in Readville Race
Uhlan will attempt another victory over Hamburg Belle in a Thursday match race at Readville Pennsylvania. Owner Charles Sanders expresses confidence in his trotter as the stronger horse.
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Uhlen
Hamburg Belle
Readville
Charles Sanders
Uhlan
False Rise A New Offering By Addie Joss
Addie Joss the Cleveland pitcher uses a “false rise” pitch that looks like a straight ball then dives to knee height before skimming horizontally to the catcher. The delivery creates vertical spin causing air friction that makes the ball rise and then level off, enhancing his fast, curve, fadeaway, and slow pitches.
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Cleveland
Jess
Weatherstrip
Baseball Gossip and Trades Stir from Coast to Coast
Multiple teams and players receive praise and teasing as the season nears its pennant drive. Ty Cobb and Eddie Collins lead league hitting while Furor over fines and suspensions surfaces. Brooklyn adds Myers. Milwaukee misses Pape and Curtis as Stony McGlynn looms large for the Brewers.
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Tigers
Williams
Carr
Eddie Collins
Ty Cobb
Carnie Mack
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Tade
Paddy Livingston
Athletics
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Crawford
Fred Tenney
Merkle
Schaefer
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Myers
Collinsville
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Minneapolis
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Larry Pape
Cliff Curtis
Stony
Marty O’toole
Brockton
Ruzh
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New York
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Comiskey
Michael Hechinger
Fort Wayne
Minneapolis Association
Mike Kahoe
Cliff Blankenship
Washington
Dreyfuss
Pittsboro Baseball Club
National Commission
Providence Baseball Club
Hoblitzel Sets Major League Total Bases Record
Dick Hoblitzel first baseman for the Cincinnati Reds and former Wheeling player shattered the season total bases mark with ten in a New York game. He hit two triples and a home run off pitchers Crandall Marquard and Ames, surpassing Ty Cobb and Joe Tinker who had nine bases.
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Cincinnati Reds
Wheeling
New York
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Ames
Hobby
Ty Cobb
Detroit
Joe Tinker
Chicago
Cobb
Charley Smith
Washington
Tinker
McGrath Breaks Two World Records at Chicago Meet
Matt McGrath of New York A. C. set world records at the Illinois State Gaelic association track meet in Chicago. He threw the 56-lb weight 36 feet 6 inches, surpassing his past mark by about a foot, and the 16-lb hammer 173 feet 10 inches, beating his Montreal record by over three feet.
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Matt McGrath
New York A. C
Montreal
Two Remarkable Plays Left Hugh Jennings Awe Struck
Hugh Jennings names Herman Long as the greatest shortstop and recalls a Chicago catch that led to a double play. He also recalls a 1897 Baltimore Boston final game play where he made a remarkable fielding effort that became a fan frenzy.
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Hughey Jennings
Tiger
Herman Long
Hughey
Hughey Wes
Chicago
Boston
Baltimore
Harman Long
Reitz
Readville Grand Circuit Opens With 40 Horses Expected
Readville prepares for the grand circuit races starting tomorrow with at least forty horses in both pacing and trotting. The American Derby offers 35000 dollars. Uhlan starts from scratch while San Fran and Sonoma Girl carry 45 foot handicaps. The pacing derby carries 15000 dollars with forty four starters. The Eel from Canada is scratch in this event, facing Major Brino and The Fel among limit horses.
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Readville
Uhlan
San Fran
Sonoma
Lady Jones
Captain McKinney
Sterling McKinney
Geers
Eel
Major Brino
Peerless Juniors Beat Car nifix In 6 To 4 Victory
Amateur league report shows Peerless Juniors defeating Car nifix 6 to 4. They hold Garfield Sunday and Labor Day plans and seek games with Cardinals Orientals and Maroon Athletics. Contact Frank Stewart 1504 Woodlawn Ave or call 9751.
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Cardinals
Orientals
Maroon
Frank Stewart
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Brighton Beach
Avon
Advance
Sheridan
Plainfield
Jamestown
Madison
Peru
Elwood
Noblesville
Anderson
Kokomo
Summit Street
Iowas
Garfield Rew
Gates
Ovens, Orientals
Otto Ferger
Walnut Street
Main
Denison Hotel Sunday Dinners Offer Music Dining
The Denison Hotel presents American plan dining with Sunday dinners featuring specialty menus and live music in the dining room, creating a refined hospitality experience.
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American Plan
New Glacier 19 Found On Knight's Island Alaska
The George W. Perkins expedition discovers a vast unknown glacier on Knight's Island off Alaska. They name it Princeton after the financier's daughter and plan to petition the government to place it on official maps. The cruise, lasting two months, ends as the party sails to Seattle.
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Seattle
Prosperous Ink Ad From Tao Shing Shop
An antique advertisement from Shanghai Courier touts ink made at Tao Shing shop. It proclaims the ink as very good, heavy, and meticulously produced by a lineage from great-grandfather to father with careful plowing and self made methods. It claims unmatched quality and a dragon eye symbolism.
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Shanghai
Indianapolis Triumphs Over Columbus In Lopsided Game
Indianapolis defeated Columbus 11 to 4 in a one sided contest. Walter Slagle starred for Indianapolis, while Columbus pitchers struggled as Goodwin Link and Knute Nelson tried to stem the tide. Carr Howley Williams and Chadburne contributed for the visitors with key hits as the Hoosiers pulled away.
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Seene Haydburne
Cf Yden
Lee Seers
Toes Willams
Ooi
Clarke
Gooadwore Burke
O Goodwin
Hayes Conn
Baseball Scores From Various Cities
Standings and results across leagues list American Association teams Indianapolis Columbus Louisville Toledo Minneapolis Kansas City Milwaukee St Paul and St Louis 2 0 Detroit 7 New York 3 Chicago 1 Washington 0 Philadelphia 5. Central listings Wheeling Dayton Booneville Grand Rapids Zanesville South Bend and others show mixed outcomes.
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Detroit
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Chicago
Washington
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Central League Rivalries with Multiple City Matchups
The schedule lists numerous pairings across cities including Indianapolis and Columbus, Milwaukee and St. Paul, Kansas City and Minneapolis, Chicago and New York, Pittsburg and Brooklyn, Louisville and Philadelphia, Cincinnati and Boston, and Philadelphia at Chicago. Also noted are matchups involving Saint Louis, Ft Wayne at Zanesville, Dayton at Wheeling, Grand Rapids at Evansville, and South Bend at Terre Haute.
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Louis
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Zanesville
Dayton
Wheeling
Grand Rapides
Evansville
South Bend
Terre Haute
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