Millers Top Hoosiers In Sweltering Pace Battle
In Minneapolis on July 22 the Millers beat Kellum and the Hoosiers 3 to 1 as Kilroy withstood the heat. Seven hits matched by both sides, but the Flour-makers seized the eighth inning to break the deadlock and add two runs. Siegle and Cook made sharp catches in a pitchers’ duel amid muddy fielding conditions.
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Sun
Minneapolis
Minn
Millers
Kellum
Kilroy
Raya
O'Neill
Kilr
Minneapolis A
H O'Neill
Cegtin
Dundon
Williams
Hooke
Sreeee
Baer
Indianapolis
Lindsay
Carr
Dundun
Dianapolis
O. Coulter
Iroy
Graham
Werden
John Sage Dies in Indianapolis At Oldest Iron Moulder
John Sage, likely the oldest iron moulder in Indianapolis and a charter member of Iron Moulders' Union No. 56, died suddenly of apoplexy at his daughter’s home, Mrs. George W. Shafer. Funeral set for Holy Cross church at 8 a.m. Tuesday. Survived by widow and six children including Mrs. Shafer, Mrs. Sullivan, and sons James, William, John, and Harry.
Dragon car aims for transcontinental speed record
D'Arcy Scott & Co. report a Dragon car is en route from San Francisco to New York to beat the Franklin vehicle’s 13 day record. The team notes prior success around San Francisco Bay with a 100 mile loop in 3 hours 26 minutes and expects to complete the cross country run within two weeks, citing a dependable, medium priced car and experienced crew.
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D'Arcy Scott & Co
Pacific Coast
New York
Franklin
San Francisco Bay
Bay
Scott
California
Smiles Replace Frowns On Balldom Battlefield
A columnist notes a nationwide shift toward better conduct among ball players, arguing that avoiding suspensions and fines benefits clubs and players alike. He cites temper control and improved relations as key changes observed over the last year or two.
Shover's Dan 3 Favorite in Grand Circuit Opener
Grand Circuit season opens at Grosse Pointe with Shover's Dan 3 favored to win in the G. of C. event. Horse racing fans anticipate a strong performance as contenders launch the meeting.
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Shover
Dan
Grand Circuit Meeting Dates Announced
Detroit shows schedule for the Grand Circuit meeting with races in Cleveland Buffalo Poughkeepsie Readville Providence Hartford Syracuse and Columbus. The event spans July 22 to Aug 30 with successive daily dates and sessions through Sept. 27.
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Detroit
Seceuee
Cleveland
Buffalo
Poughkeepsie
Readville
Providence
Hartford
Syracuse
Columbus
Twelve Pacing Stars Enter Grand Circuit Classic at Grosse Pointe
Detroit July 22 Twelve starters line the $5,000 Chamber of Commerce stake at Grosse Pointe as the Blue Ribbon meeting opens the 1907 circuit. Dan S driven by Ed Geers is the favorite after a 2:05% mile at Libertyville. Leland Onward with Tommy Murphy second choice and Major Mallow or Shaughran from Ohio also expected to contend despite a rain softened track.
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Chamber of Commerce
Grosse Pointe
Libertyville
Dan S
Ed F. Geers
D. Shaver
Indianapolis
Geers
Dan
William O
Geer
Tommy Murphy
Leland
Murphy
Peacemaker
Major Mallow
Shaughran
Ohio
Dan Kane
Lester Murphy
Glidden Tour notes mix of glory and bumps in auto run
Charles Glidden enjoys the tour with F B Hower while J W Mears laments helping rivals out of mud causing time loss. A Berliet No 39 tests for the Glidden trophy with bonnet sealed as others log daily start order. Irene Bentley buys a crimson Dragon and learns to drive. No 41 Maxwell keeps a constant tour identity since 1905.
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J. W. Mears
Acme
Toledo
South Bend
Berliet
Week of racing and matches across cities
Hoosiers compete in Minneapolis Monday to Wednesday and at Washington Park Thursday through Saturday against Millers. Brighton Beach hosts the summer meeting at Brighton Beach. Highland Park Jockey Club opens in Ft. Erie on July 22. Grand circuit begins at Grosse Pointe July 22 with matinee races at the Fair Grounds. Also listed: boxing cards in Columbus and New Haven, Chelsea and Carthage showdowns, and a shooting event at the Indianapolis Gun Club.
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Hoosiers
Minneapolis
Millers
Washington Park
New York
Brighton Beach Racing Association
Brighton Beach
Buffalo
Highland Park Jockey Club
Ft. Erie
Ontario
Detroit
Grosse Pointe
Fair Grounds
Gates Uses Turf Expertise to Win Big at Berwick Race
New York report details John W. Gates backing Berwick to the tune of $10,000 with Durnell as the engineer behind a top performance. Berwick, owned by Thomas C. McDowell and ridden by BE. Dugan, delivered a strong win as Gates expanded his record with a payout near $30,000.
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New York
John W. Gates
Berwick
Gates
Durnell
Thomas C. McDowell
BE. Dugan
Boots
Darnell
Peddock
Burns Opposed to Bout With Black Affects Johnson Match
Tommy Burns announces his wife opposes a fight with a black challenger affecting a possible Johnson bout. The report notes mixed odds for the match and mentions other sports items including baseball, pitchers, umpires, and a luxury log book from the Motor Boat Club of America.
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Tommy Burns
Jack Johnson
The
Motor Boat Club of America
Jamestown
Berger Beaten by Sandusky Five Run Rally
In Sandusky a Chicago college rookie Arthur Paul pitched well for the locals who rallied with five hits in the eighth inning to defeat Cleveland 5 to 3. Berger gave way as Sandusky seized the lead with a late surge and chalked up the upset at home.
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Sandusky, CO
Arthur Paul
Chicago
Sandusky
Berger
Cleveland
Bemis and
Wakefield
Paul
Hawkins
Woman Performs Double Somersault in Auto Thrill
New York July 22. Mlle. Bergerat claims the highest thrill of the age a double somersault in an automobile. The stunt is done at 8 miles an hour and is said to captivate thousands of onlookers in Golden City Canarsie as they gasp at the daring feat.
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New York
Allegheny County
America
James Francis Burke
Kaiser
Pittsburg
Mlle. Bergerat
Rigi
Nator
Golden City
Canarsie
Monday's Games In American Association and Leagues
Listings for Monday feature American Association matchups including Indianapolis at Minneapolis Columbus at St Paul Toledo at Kansas City Louisville at Milwaukee. National League games show Chicago at New York Pittsburg at Boston St Louis at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Brooklyn. American League Boston at Chicago New York at St Louis Washington at Cleveland Philadelphia at Detroit Central League includes Terre Haute at Grand Rapids Evansville at South Bend Wheeling at Springfield Canton at Dayton.
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Toledo
Chicago
Renee Ta
New York
Ae Ates
Eee
Ewes
Pittsburg
Philadelphia Eo
Brooklyn Sae
Boston Ee
Cincinnati Ee
St. Louis Eran Ease
Springfield Ee Rr
Pete Ene Ee
Canton Peee
Evansville
Eeeee
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Terre Haute ’ Ee Evar Ee
ARS
Grand Rapids Wees Eens
South Bend Erases
Eeca
Indianapolis
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Kansas City
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Milwaukee
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Terre Haute
Grand Rapids
South Bend
Wheeling
Springfield
Canton
Dayton
American Association Baseball Notes From St Paul and Kansas City
In St Paul first game RHE Leathe 6000 0200 270 Columbus 0000000 0 0 011 Batteries Farris and Pierce Wicker and Blue. Second game RHE aewee 00006026 6 210 2 £ 4 00100600014 Batteries Criss Pierce Laughlin Upp Fohl. At Kansas City RHE Kansas City 09000060001 175 typeD 090060402 12150 Batteries Case Crutcher Sullivan Latimore Abbott.
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Rhe Leathe
Columbus
Farris
Pierce
Wicker
Blue
Rhe Aewee
Criss
Laughlin
Upp
Fohl
Kansas City
Case
Crutcher and Sullivan
Latimore
Abbott
Gans Memsic Bout Nears. Burns Protégé Set for Aug Fifteenth
In Los Angeles on July 22 manager McCarey sealed near final terms for a 20 round bout between Joe Gans and Jimmy Burns ally George Memsic. The fight targets August 16 with 133 pounds at 3 pm. Gans takes eight thousand of the ten thousand purse. Jeffries to referee.
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Sun
Los Angeles
McCarey
Joe Gans
George Memsic
Tommy Burns
Jimmy Burns
Ben Selig
Gans
San Francisco
Jeffries
Umpire Donovan Quits After Riverside Squabble
Billy Donovan, Commercial league umpire, quit after a heated clash at Riverside between the Y. M. I. and the K. F. M. squads. With three innings complete and YMIs ahead six to zero, play could not continue and the league will determine the game's fate.
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Donovan
Billy Donovan
Jim Jeffries
Riverside
Water-Wagon Boys
Moir Plans Atlantic Arrival to Fight Burns
Gunner James Moir, champion heavyweight of England, intends to come to the United States for a bout with Tommy Burns. A London sportsman notes Moir now seeks a prompt fight and will travel if offered satisfactory money. Moir previously missed chances with Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and will study Burns to seek a stronger performance than Bill Squires.
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The
Sun
New York
James Moir
All England
Tommy Burns
Moir
R. B. Mathieson
London
Bill Squires
America
Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien
Tommy Burna
Glidden Tour Rest Day at Bedford Springs
Glidden automobile tour participants rested at Bedford Springs after a 100 mile mountain run. Of 65 contesting cars only 40 remained, with six of 20 women still on the road. Monday’s leg goes Bedford Springs to Baltimore, 141 miles, then to Philadelphia and Jersey City before ending in New York City.
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Bedford Springs
Parker
John Newton Cuneo
R. B. Johnson
New York
Philip S&s. Flinn
George H. Albertson
Pittsburg
Frank J. Fanning
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Jersey City
New York City
Chicago First and Sunday games recap with batteries
Scores and lineups show RHE Chicago facing Boston and New York against St Louis. Batteries list Walsh Sullivan Hart Criger for Chicago in the first match and White Hart Pruitt Glaze Criger in the second. In New York, Howell Petty Spencer face Hogs Newton Kleinow with St Louis as opponent.
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Chicago
Walsh
Sullivan and
Hart
Winter
Criger
Boston
White and
Pruitt
Glaze
New York
St. Louis
Sullivan Kilrain to Box Again in Friendly Exhibition
New York reports John L. Sullivan and Jake Kilrain, once bitter rivals, plan a countrywide tour of a staged bout with padded gloves to symbolize friendship. Kilrain, now a park policeman, and Sullivan, aging but seeking repute on stage, aim to draw crowds as a two‑man act.
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New York
John L. Sullivan
Jake Kilrain
John L
Sullivan-Kilrain
Sullivan
Kuilrain
Kilrain
Jem Smith
England
Richburg
Miss
Jake Kilrainne
Kilral
Tim
Mike Donoval
Jim Corbett
Elirain
Somerville
Batteries Names Across Cities in Scrambled Notices
In South Bend at RHE South Bend a list includes Batteries Lindeau and Johnson Pollard and Knoll. In Dayton RA a group pairs Hale and Munson with Marquard and Holmes. In Canton RHE Dayton cites Kennedy and Wright Pritt sen Carroll and Texter. In Springfield RHB Springfield lists Haliman and Clark Friel and Philbin and in another entry Corns and Kelly Maddox and Spahr.
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South Bend
Rhe South Bend
Evarsville
Lindeau and Johnson
Pollard and Knoll
Dayton
Hale and
Munson
Marquard and Holmes
Canton
Rhe
Seereeceses
Kennedy and Wright
Prittsen and Carroll and Texter
Springfield
RHB
Wheeling
Haliman and Clark
Friel and Philbin
Corns and Kelly
Maddox and Spahr
Balloon in the Baltic Sinks During Military Flight
Four officers aboard a military balloon were flying over the Baltic when the craft was sunk. Reports from St. Petersburg dated July 22 indicate the balloon crashed into the sea, with no further details on casualties or rescue.
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United Press
ST. Petersburg
Baltic
Fatal Car Crash Near Butler Claims Four Lives
Pittsburg July 2. John J. Wallace a local businessman dies from a broken neck. His wife is dying at home with internal injuries. J 3 Henner and his wife are in serious condition after their car plunged over a 150 foot embankment on the road to Butler last night.
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Pittsburg
John J. Wallace
J. 3
Henner
Wallaces
Butler
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