World Series to be played on Sun scoreboard in Indy
The Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Athletics will play the World Series broadcast on the Sun building’s electrical scoreboard on East Ohio Street. A direct wire from both parks will feed play by play, with a seasoned writer covering the series. Games start at 2 pm Chicago time, 1 pm Indianapolis time, and the Sun will publish an after action extra with full box scores.
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Quaker City Fans Fight for Tickets
Philadelphia residents rally for the world series as Shibe Park is expected to overflow. The first contest draws fans from a 100 mile radius, with $70,000 in checks and money orders returned to applicants after processing reservations for the first two games.
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Wisconsin Loses Varsity Fullback Madison Practice Update
Madison Wis Oct 13 Wisconsin trained behind closed gates for three hours showing team work after days of drills. Fullback Jacobson suffered a dislocated hip and will miss the season while MacMiller left with a badly twisted ankle. Practice continues nightly at the stock pavilion ahead of the Indiana game.
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Butler College Football Practice Behind Locked Gates
Coach Bob McKay plans a two hour workout for Butler University men as they gear up for the Wabash game. After recruits were driven through drills, players were informed Thursday’s practice would be behind locked gates to prevent play details leaking out. McKay aims to unveil several new plays once the referee blows the whistle on Friday.
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Will Meet Schober in Tomlinson Carded Match
Akerman is set to meet Billy Thureday night at Tomlinson in a carded boxing bout. The garbled note indicates a scheduled encounter as part of a local sports event.
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Atlantic to Pacific in Premier Car Tour
Anthony L. Westguard, president of the Automobile Touring Club of America, leaves New York for San Francisco in an ao Premier car. Traveling from Indianapolis, Ray McNamara will drive. The trip seeks road topography and atmospheric data for aviators and landings, fuel and repair stops, tied to a $50,000 prize. Westguard acts as a special officer for the Department of Public Roads to promote an uninterrupted national road coast to coast.
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Women Play Third Round At Flossmoor
Chicago, Oct 13. The national women's golf championship third round at Flossmoor featured Dorothy Campbell of Hamilton, Ont., who set a new course record with 78. Campbell was favored to win as she plays at a high level, with R H Barlow of Philadelphia also in good form. Thursday’s pairings include Campbell against Barlow and Ruth Layman versus Florence Hervey, with several other matchups listed.
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Yankees and Giants Open Post Series
A big crowd filled the stands as the Yankees and Giants opened their post series encounter. Both teams showcased strong pitching and early offense, signaling a tightly contested matchup ahead.
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Giants and Highlanders Vie in New York Championship Series
The New York Giants face the Highlanders in a best of seven for the city title with games set at Polo Grounds and Highlanders venues. Batting averages are Giants .266 to Highlanders .247 and fielding records show Giants 954 to Highlanders 657. bets favor the Giants at 10 to 8.
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Postseason Showdown Looms At Polo Grounds
New York set for opening of championship baseball as 40000 fans expected at Polo Grounds for a Giants Yankees best of six series. Probable lineups list Giants Devore Doyle Snodgrass Murray Bridwell Devlin Merkle Myers Mathewson Drucke and Yankees Daniels Walter Chase Knight Laporte Cree Austin Sweeney Ford Vaughan. Giants president Brush and Yankees president Farrell each deposited 10000 with National league president Lynch to finalize arrangements for six games alternating venues.
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Wednesday Scores Across Baseball Tenacity in League and All Stars
National League games featured Boston sweeping Brooklyn with 9 to 2 and 3 to 2 in two contests. Chicago defeated St Louis 12 to 2. In the All-Star series the All-Stars beat Philadelphia 5 to 1.
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Thursday’s Games Feature City Rivalry in St. Louis at Chicago
The schedule lists St Louis visiting Chicago in Thursday play, with the Ohio Championship Series pairing Cincinnati at Cleveland and the New York Championship Series matching Giants against the Highlanders at the Polo Grounds.
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Illini Overconfident Of Beating Maroons
Illinois prepared for a football clash with Northwestern in Champaign after signal practice and drills. Coach Hall noted the team is in good shape but too confident, with players run through formations and gym work to sharpen readiness.
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Long Distance Hitting May Win Big Series
Charles A. Comiskey argues long distance hitting could decide Cubs versus Athletics series. He praises the Athletics heavy hitters and notes Cubs rely on scientific hitting. He cites Schulte Zimmerman Davis Murphy Baker and Eddie Collins as key long hitters and predicts field conditions will limit deep fly balls.
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Athletics Not Trying Hard Declared By Mack
Philadelphia October 13 Connie Mack said the Athletics were not trying to win recent practice games. He explained the men are protecting themselves to avoid injuries while staying ready for the world series. Rube Oldring, sidelined by a knee twist, is in shape to play if needed.
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Lajoie Bats .621 in Final Nine Days. Cobb .571 Last Six
Pittsburg, Pa Oct 13 A famed baseball statistician George L Moreland reports startling late season batting gains. Lajoie hit .621 in the final nine days of the American League season while Cobb batted .571 in the last six days before retirement.
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Trains Called Off for Pittsburg World Series Trip
Walter Herrington, a wealthy Pittsburg man, canceled two special trains to Philadelphia for the opening World Series rounds. He announced refunds to hundreds of Pittsburgers who had paid in advance after word arrived that tickets could not be provided.
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Speeders Match Eddie Colo Ring of Athletics and Amflan Wash
Philadelphia report notes a speeders match featuring Eddie Coloring of the Athletics and Amflan of Wash with details clipped by OCR, conveying a sports clash unlikely to be complete.
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Notre Dame Prepares For Michigan A&M Game Watch
Notre Dame Indiana October 13 coach Longman praised Wednesday practice as the best of the year. Linemen scrimmage only and light work for others. The open date will let players see Ann Arbor matchup between Michigan and the Aggies. Clinnen shifted to halfback and Clippenger to fullback. Clippenger looks strong at either spot.
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N Governs Kicks May Win for Gophers
In Minneapolis on October 13 the headline hints at a football clash with Nebraska. The article fragment mentions N'Govern and a tight struggle, suggesting possible Gopher victory but details are unclear due to the damaged OCR text.
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Bruised Shoulder Keeps Berndt Out of Indiana Practice
Bloomington Ind Oct 13 For the first time this season the big arc lights were used at practice as the freshmen faced the varsity scrubs. Cotton Berndt captain and end remained out with a shoulder injury from the DePauw game and doubts linger about his availability against Millikin. Freshman star Allison from Richmond was severely hurt attempting to tackle Andy Gill.
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American League All Stars defeat Philadelphia 5 to 1
The American League texsm of All-stars again defeated the Philadelphia American League team by a score of 5 to 1. The home team suffered another setback as the visitors dominated the game.
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Pittsburg Fighter Knocks Out Louisville Rival in Fort Wayne Ring
In Fort Wayne on Wednesday night Hugh MeAe Pittsburg stopped 200-pound Bill Schiller of Louisville in the fourth round of a supposed ten round bout at Princess rink to draw 1,200 fans. Milton Kinney of St. Louis defeated Jack Coakley of Fort Wayne in ten rounds. Police and sheriff observed without interference as both the chief and captain watched from ringside.
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DePauw Edges Toward Rose Bowl Contest
Greencastle Ind Oct 18 DePauw varsity football undergoes intense two a days to prepare for a Saturday clash with Rose Poly. A scrimmage against the reserves showed progress from a week of hard practice and a promising trialist may see action.
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Cubs Better In Outfield Says Evers
Johnny Evers, famed second baseman, predicts the Chicago Cubs will excel in the outfield against the Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series. He cites a well balanced Cubs lineup and argues the Cubs’ outfield will outperform the Athletics regardless of whether the regulars Lord Oldring and Murphy start or Struck and Hartsell are used.
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Lexington Stakes Showdowns Highlight 2:08 Trotters
In Lexington on October 13 the McDowell stake for 2:08 trotters and the pacing division of the championship stallion stakes featured six trotters with General H. favored and winning in straight heats. Time in the second heat set a new record at 2:05. Princess Hal captured the 2:12 pacing class after a slow start, returning strong times including 2:07 and 2:09. The 2:11 trot was unfinished and postponed to Friday.
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Fletcher Has Not Livingstone's Help in Chicago
Chicago fans were amused and frightened by yesterday's events as D A Fletcher claimed to sign twelve Cubs players while Jeff Livingstone dismissed Fletcher's post season all star league plan. Livingstone, a Cincinnati capitalist, said he is not in favor of a third big league and believes the country lacks enough players to support three leagues.
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Corridon to Tell Story to Johnson in Cobb Lajoie Case
Oct. 13 St. Louis Browns Third Baseman Corridon arrived to testify in the Cobb Lajoie batting mixup. Ban Johnson may rule Cobb eight hits earned at St. Louis. An auto prize offered for the league heartiest sticker could be awarded to Cobb and Lajoie if Johnson withdraws. Johnson praises the contest and notes both players acted honestly. Officials expect official averages to show Cobb and Lajoie nearly tied.
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Umpire Vindicates Browns in Third Sacky Incident
Chicago dispatch reports Umpire Billy Evans backed the Browns after accusations of surrendering to the Naps. Evans affirmed Corridon’s defense and Lajoie’s eight hits while Cobb led the swat race, and Johnson vows a full probe into the Sunday doubleheader in St Louis.
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Marotts and Fuehrings Tie For First In League
The Fuehrbrings and Marotts are tied for first in the Merchants and Manufacturers bowling league. The Marotts beat the Maddens, while the Fuehrings lost to the Spades. Meyer of the Spackes led individuals with 256 as other results spread across Greens, Blues, Reds, and Yellows.
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Amateur Gossip Spurs CityAA Football Schedule Talks
Northwestern football organizers met Wednesday to arrange games with out of town teams including Newcastle Cincinnati and Kokomo. The West park A A 120 pound Tigers defeated the Tigers 6 to 0 and seek next Sunday matchups with Easterns or Spartans. The Military A A will meet Sunday afternoon at Riverside and invites teams willing to play for 125 per game. all games sought within city or state.
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