Indiana Game Looms as Stiff Test for Chicago Squad
Coach Stagg tightens workouts for the Western Conference opener with Indiana next Saturday. Illinois stars Gilbert Gill and Hop Overman star as DePauw, notihing, struggle against an under practiced Indiana squad. Butler’s line overwhelms Georgetown 34 to 0 in a defensive, hard fought clash, highlighting Butler backfield runs and end plays.
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Chicago
Indiana
Hoosiers
Wilson
Youns
Sheldon
Depauw
Andiana
De‘Pauw
Crimson
Cunningham
I. A
Methodists
Davis
Andy Gill
Gill
Hop Overmann
Kentucky
Georgetown
McKay
Butler
Sermon on Baseball Draws New York Fans
New York on Sunday night heard a sermon titled Baseball and Religion by Rev. Christian F. Ressner of Grace Methodist Church. He linked Paul Lefty Leifield and Connie Mack to baseball and religion, praising the sport as a clean, sober influence and urging an end to drinking and gambling in tandem with baseball.
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New York
Paul
Moreland Likely Elected President Of Ohio Penn League
East Liverpool Oct 3 The annual meeting of the Ohio Pennsylvania league declared George L Moreland a likely president candidate He is described as a renowned baseball statistician ex player club owner and press agent and a Pittsburg resident in Pennsylvania
Pennant Winners. National League. American League.
Year clubs crowned pennant winners in the two major leagues list National League champions and American League champions for each season, noting the side that secured the league title. The terse record cues include year and club names as the primary facts.
Saylor Meets Little Before Peoria Crowd
Milburn Saylor of Indianapolis, fresh from featherweight rounds, meets Walter Little of Chicago in a ten round fight at Peoria. If Saylor wins he will face Charley White in Milwaukee on Oct 29. Saylor also faces Johnny Willetts in Pittsburg on Oct 15.
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Milburn Saylor
Indianapolis
Peoria
Walter Little
Chicago
Little
Saylor
Charley White
Milwaukee
Johnny Willetts
Pittsburg
Riverside tourney halves set with four players left
Semi finals next Sunday pit Resener against Garber and Pray against Mossler. Winners meet in the final for the championship. In Sunday play Messler upset Dow 7 up with 5 to play and Van Landingham 5 up with 4 to go. Rosener beat Tucker 5 up with 83 to play.
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Riverside
Resener
Garber
Pray
Mossler
Messler
Dow
van Landingham
Rosener
Tucker
Evers Reassures Fans as Zimmerman to Start Series
Chicago news confirms Johnny Evers has a fractured right leg and will miss the World Series. He expects Fred Zimmerman to star in his place, predicting strong hitting against Bender and Coombs and praising the Cubs pennant clinch in Cincinnati. Evers arrived from Cincinnati after Saturday injury and will be cast, watching from the grandstand.
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Chicago
Westside Hospital
Evers
Grandstand
Cincinnati
Johnny
Zimmerman
Bender
Coombs
Plank
Krause
Cubs
Boston
Sox
Savannah seeks grand prize race on new course
Savannah Georgia aims to host the grand prize event on its new course after many accidents on the motor speedway during Saturday's Vanderbilt race. Secretary Arthur W. Solomon of the Savannah automobile club wired W. G. Morris, chair of the contest committee, offering the new course which he says is superior to the former grand prize course here.
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Savannah
Motor Speedway
Vanderbilt
Arthur W. Solomon
Savannah Automobile Club
W. G. Morris
Urceene Aan of America
Sunday Scores From Major Leagues
Chicago defeated Cincinnati by 8 to 4 and Chicago beat Cleveland 4 to 0. Pittsburg routed St. Louis 5 to 0. Detroit overwhelmed St. Louis 12 to 7 in the other game.
Chicago at Cincinnati and other baseball matchups
Chicago faces Cincinnati while Pittsburgh meets St. Louis New York plays Boston and Washington clashes with New York Boston visits Philadelphia for a late season game against the Phillies and the slate features four more city pairings.
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Chicago
E- Weve
New York
Ssecccrenae
Pittsburg Sa
Cence Econ
Philadelphia
Ase
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
E-Seeres
Bostod
Cseceeeeas
Wees
St. Louis
Seeree Ee
Detroit
Boston
Eeere Ae
Cleveland
Teeree
Washington
Wena
Tere Pees
National League
Pittsburg
American League
Chance Expresses Pride in Work of Champions
SORINTATI Oct 3. President Murphy salutes Cubs for pennant runs and post season chances. He praises Chance and the manager for turning losses into rallies as Archer German Kane Beaumont carry the effort, despite Rivers injury and critics' doubt.
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Sorintati
Cubs
Archer
Erman
Kane
Beaumont
Rivers
Horseman Oscar Quesnel Dies After Illness
Oscar P. Quesnel, a well known horseman, died at St Marys and Elizabeth hospital Louisville after throat cancer operation. A New Orleans native, he recently moved to Churchill Downs with a string of horses for the fall races. The body will be sent to Indianapolis for interment.
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Lodisville
Oct. S
Oscar P. Quesnel
Sts. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital
New Orleans
Churchill Downs
Indianapolis
Want Ad Used In Search Of Shortstop
Chicago October 3 a local morning paper carried a want ad asking Dave Altizer to report to the Cincinnati club. Clark Griffith, manager, drafted Altizer from Minneapolis but could not locate him by telegrams or calls. Griffith then had Jimmy Callahan place the note in the lost column while Altizer reportedly plans to wed and move to Cincinnati.
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Chicago
Dave Altizer
Cincinnati Baseball Club
Clark Griffith
Griffith
Altizer
Minneapolis
American Association
Cub
Griff
Jimmy Callahan
Opening World Series Likely October 17 or 18
Cincinnati, Oct 3 President Herrmann of the National Baseball Commission forecast the world series will begin Monday Oct 17 or Tuesday Oct 18. He told the body while arranging rules for the series between the Chicago National and Philadelphia American clubs. He said the series will not start in Chicago a week from Sunday.
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Cincinnati, CO
Herrmann
National Beseals Commission
Chicago
Week's boxing and sport events listed by city
Boxing schedules detail fights in Lexington New York Buffalo Milwaukee New Orleans and Pittsburgh with opponents including Sam Trott Batt ing Schultz Harry Lewis Mike Glover Paddy Lavin Abe Attell and Frankie Conley Also auto aviation shows in Santa Ana Springfield Sedalia and St Louis plus national aeroplane show running turf and trotting races in Lexington Ft Erle and other locations across Oklahoma Ogden and Louisville leading into two week breeders association meetings
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Springfield
Wright Aviators
Sedalia
St.Louis
National Aeroplane Show
Louisville
Oklahoma
Ogden
Ft. Erle
Lexington
Kentucky Horse Breeders’ Association
Many Injured In Contests Of New Football
New York Oct. 8 coaches debate the danger of football after Saturday results. One death and numerous injuries prompt discussion on rule revisions. Harvard shows depth, Yale struggles early, Bowdoin game featured a different lineup, and rule changes limit gains by the ball carrier.
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New York
Yale
Syracuse
Harvard
Bowdoin
Bates
Noield
Camnitz Stricken With Bronchitis In Pittsburg Hospital
Pittsburg Oct 3 Howard Camnitz pitcher for the Pittsburg National League team is seriously ill in a Pittsburg hospital with bronchitis and pleurisy His Kentucky relatives have been asked to come help care for him to hasten his return home to Hustonville Ky He has been ill for weeks but stayed at work to help Pittsburg in the league race and it is believed he may have worsened his condition by remaining in a game.
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Pittsburg
Howard Camnitz
Kentucky
Hustonville
Camnitz
Chicago Coaches Fear Indiana Played Possum in Contest
Chicago coaches fear Indiana faked weakness against De Pauw to mislead for the Maroons game next Saturday at Marshall Field. Walter Steffen notes Indiana under coach Sheldon has built a strong squad with experienced linemen Berndt Roberts Cutter Hatfield and Cunningham. Gill Winters and Davis lead the backfield with Gill a standout kicker, while King may not start at halfback.
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Chicago
Indiana
Possum
de Pauw
Jimmy” Sheldon
Marshall Field
University of Indiana
Walter Steffen
Chicago University
Sheldon
Miluck
Illinois
Wisconsin
Amali
Ianots
Berndt
Roberts
Ead
Cutter
Hatfield
Hoosiers
Cunningham
Gill
Winters
Davis
Wilson
Maroons
King
Cobb Passes Lajoie for Batting Honors in A L Race
Chicago, Oct 3 Thanks to Doc White's sidewheel slants Cobb of Detroit now leads Napoleon Lajoie of Cleveland in the race for the automoble awarded to the leading batter in the American League. In St Louis Cobb went four for five to raise his average to .3737 while Lajoie slipped to .3729 as he waited for a base on balls.
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Chicago
Doc White
White Sox
Tyrus Cobb
Detroit
Napoleon Lajoie
Cleveland
St. Louis
Georgia Peach
Charles Comiskey
Colorado E Strong Choice In Futurity
Lexington Ky Oct 3 Practically all of the night harness stars that will participate in the ten days of the thirty eighth annual meeting of the Kentucky trotting horse breeders association are on the grounds and every train into the city Sunday brought followers from coast to coast. Colorado is odds on favorite to win the Kentucky futurity while Native Belle and other contenders loom for the upset. The Transylvania stake Thursday sparks debate with several possible winners as a split heat battle is anticipated.
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Lexington
Ight
Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders’ Association
A. J. Keating
New York
R. Co. Estill Lexington
J. C. Linneman
Lima
Horace W. Wilson
Frank Walker
Starter
Andrew Leonard
A. J. Welch
Silver Bill Riley
Harry Ketch
Ketch
Cleveland
Liberty
N. Y
Colorado
Kentucky
Native Belle
Columbia
Tommy Murphy
J. Malcolm Forbes
George Todd
Jack Johnson
Transylvania
Dodie Archdale
Jean
Billy Burke
Hailworthy
Evansville Central League Triumph In Three Game Series
Evansville Central league edged McLeansboro 4 to 2 to clinch the series in Mount Vernon Indiana. Larry Lejeune of Evansville strained his left leg in practice but continued to play. Batteries Evansville Wacker Crystall and Bushman McLeansboro Wahl Beck and Berry.
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Mount Vernon
Ind
Evansville
McLeansboro
Grand Prize race may be declared off in Nassau county
Nassau county supervisors may cancel the October 15 grand prize on the Vanderbilt cup course after a deadly Vanderbilt race left four dead and over twenty injured. Drivers including Barney Oldfield and Joe Dawson protest unsafe conditions, urging course safeguards and reasons to withdraw.
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Mineola, &. T
Nassau County Board of Supervisors
Barney Oldfield
Oldfeld
Chicago
William Pickens
New York
Oldfield
Long Island
E. A. Morass
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Joe Dawson
Moross
Dawson
John Aitken
al Livingstone
Ray Harroun
Harroun
Harold Stone
Columbia
Louis Chevrolet
Miller and Bacon
War Between Crawford and Cobb Roils Tigers Lineup
A Detroit sportswriter sparks a row between Sam Crawford and Ty Cobb, arguing the Tigers must overhaul their lineup with two new pitchers a catcher and a first baseman. The piece claims Crawford, once a top bat, now hits to right and appears in decline while Cobb remains outspoken and controversial, risking further friction as the pennant chase looms.
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Detroit
Tigers
Sam Crawford
Ty Cobb
Crawford
McIntyre
Gers
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