Board of Directors Weigh Protest in pennant clash
By Samuel Crane in New York Oct 5 Charley Murphy celebrates his protest over the Sept 23 Giants vs Cubs tie game as managers eye a pennant decision amid a possible three way tie with the Pirates and Cubs If the tie is upheld the Giants must sweep Boston to stay in contention and the final outcome hinges on the league board ruling.
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Belmont Park Schedules Shortened Race Week Plan
Belmont Park will open to the public for four days this week namely today Wednesday Thursday and Saturday This reduces the regular meeting from twelve to eight days and critics say it undercuts the Jockey Club claim that racing serves sport The decision affects racing fans and participants at New York track.
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Fitzpatrick Selections At Belmont Track Races
Fitzpatrick selections list horses by race at Belmont Track with six races noted. Odds and prices shown for a purchase at The National Furniture Co air ads mention small down payment terms tied to a Tuesday sale at 333 West Washington Street.
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Contest in Dispute Will Be Decided
Special to the Indianapolis Sun Cincinnati October 5 The consensus of baseball magnates on the National League board of directors is that President Pulliam will uphold the decision declaring the Polo Grounds game a tie and order a replay based on Hank O Day’s testimony as the umpire. Merkle.
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Best of Speed Talent Shipped to Lexington
Lexington Ky Oct 5 Devotees to light harness racing gathered for the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders association thirty six annual meeting set to open Tuesday. Secretary Wason predicted attendance would exceed prior meetings if weather holds. Prominent Grand Circuit and Great Western Circuit figures arrived as horses unloaded at the fair grounds. Geers led The Harvester through a three mile drill pacing 2 41 2 23 and 2 15 1 4 in the last half, with a 1 05 4 split.
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White Sox Have Chance For 10th Win In Pennant Race
Chicago defeated Detroit 3 to 1 in the opening game of the final series, keeping alive a possible pennant for Chicago if they win the remaining two against Detroit and Cleveland loses one to St. Louis. The crowd set an attendance record at South Side grounds. Chicago scored all three runs in the first inning with one hit, aided by two-base crowd rule and defensive miscues behind Kilian. White pitched for Chicago and Kilian for Detroit in a game marked by errors and bases on balls.
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Central League Meet Held in Evansville for Pennant
Evansville Indiana October 5 The annual fall meeting of the Central baseball league will take place in this city with all eight directors expected to attend President F B Carson of South Bend will preside After business the Evansville team will be formally awarded the pennant A banquet will be held for the visitors write us about stairs grilles columns models fixtures D Rohan 1011 N Arsenal New phone 2397
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Notice of Appointment for Charles E. Dark Estate
Wilbur W. Dark announces he has qualified as administrator of the estate of Charles E. Dark late of Marion County Indiana. The estate is believed to be solvent.
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Three Fingered Brown Inspires Cubs Rally Against Pirates
Best Of CubS Staff notes that Brown, out of form all summer, cost the Cubs the pennant race. He found his best form yesterday, beating the Pirates and possibly delivering the pennant to Chicago.
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Its Fans Cheer, Mr. Stork Comes Baby Born At Stadium
In Chicago during a Chicago Pirates game against Pittsburgh a baby was born high in the stands just as Brow hit a ball in the sixth inning. The mother fled from the crowd, and both mother and child were taken to the clubhouse for care. Names were not disclosed and hospitals denied any report.
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Cubs Put Pirates Out Of Running
Special to the Indianapolis Sus. Chicago on October 4 1908 set a record crowd as Mordecai Brown limited the Pirates to seven hits in a 5 to 2 Chicago victory. The win strengthens Chicago’s pennant hopes while New York has three games left possibly forcing a three way finish with Boston and Chicago. attendance clocked at 3037 thousand, the largest ever for a baseball game in the United States.
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Reds Near Sixth Again as Season Wobble Continues
The Reds finished one position higher than 196 and 1907 when both years saw sixth place. They have not reached fifth since 190. In Cincinnati field-day events the winners were Moran of St. Louis for Accurate Throwing, Lobert of Cincinnati for 100-Yard Dash, Hostetter of St. Louis for Long Distance Throw, Lobert of Cincinnati for Circling the Bases, Mitchell of Cincinnati for Fungo Hitting, Shaw of St. Louis for Bunt and Run to First. Pittsburg crowds saw rare Sunday extras as two papers issued sporting editions despite the Pirates’ pennant chances fading. The first St Louis Cleveland game tied after 11 innings, 3 to 3, with St Louis scoring in the third and fourth and Cleveland answering in the fifth, sixth, and seventh. Two games were scheduled for today.
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Board of Directors to Settle Disputed Game
Board to settle a baseball dispute after a Cubs ninth inning out, ruling Mc Cormick’s run did not count under Rule 67. Umpire O Day cited darkness to stop play after the third out. New York faces a tough path if it fails to win three remaining games against Boston.
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Three Team Nose 10 Nose in American
In Cleveland Ohio on October 5 with three games remaining in the American League the close race among the western clubs tightens to nine points across the first three teams. Chicago beat Detroit tightening the standings as Cleveland rested with an eleven inning tie versus St Louis. Detroit faces Chicago again while Cleveland and St Louis split a double header.
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Sports of the week mix includes boxing and racing events
Weekly sport list covers turf racing in multiple cities, boxing bouts staged in Philadelphia New York Boston and other venues, baseball pennant races, golf and tennis championships, balloon races in Berlin with Americans Palmer Lahm Chandler Hershey, and public works notices from Indianapolis bidding wrecking of buildings along Ohio Alabama Miami streets.
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Indiana Game With Maroon Offers Dope
Saturday football results show Chicago overpowering Purdue 39 to 0 while Indiana defeated DePauw 16 to 0. Notre Dame beat Hillsdale 39 to 0 and Earlham edged Antloch 6 to 0 as the day’s scores mounted across major programs.
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Today’s Games in Major Leagues
National League matchups include Boston at New York, Brooklyn at Philadelphia, while American League schedule features Detroit at Chicago, Philadelphia at Washington, Cleveland at St Louis, and New York at Boston.
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Yesterday's scores note several baseball results
In yesterday's games Cincinnati beat St Louis 5 to 1 and Chicago defeated Pittsburg 5 to 2. In the American League Cleveland edged St Louis 3 to 2 in one inning while Chicago won versus Detroit 2 to 1.
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Algonquin Park Summer Outing for Outdoorsmen
If you love fishing canoeing camping or wildlife study look to Algonquin National Park of Ontario for a summer escape. A vast fish and game preserve of about 2,000,000 acres with 1,200 lakes and rivers offers canoe trips pure air at 2,000 feet and a profusely illustrated descriptive publication available free upon request from G W Vaux in Chicago.
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