Training School Football Tryouts Fill Capitol District
More than 40 candidates reported at Capitol and Sixteenth for Manual Training High School football tryouts. Veteran players like George Steele and captain Jack Shideler are back, with new hopefuls Glass Fortune and Warren aiming for vacant spots. Nearly 100 candidates total compete as grounds remain undecided between Newby Oval and Washington Park.
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Bonham
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Fortune
Warren
Newby Oval
Washington Park
Shortridge Boys
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National League Standings Blinked By Fragmented Text
The readable bits show team records and standings for the National League with teams like St Louis Brooklyn Boston Chicago Cleveland Washington Detroit Baltimore Pittsburgh Brooklyn Boston St Louis Philadelphia New York Cincinnati listed with W L Pet values though many letters are garbled.
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St. Louis
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
Brooklyn Peewee
MT Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Cincinnati
Baseball scores from Tuesday games across leagues
In the American Association Columbus defeated St Paul 6 to 5 and Minneapolis beat Toledo 8 to 5. American League Boston beat Baltimore 7 to 2, St Louis edged Detroit 3 to 2, Philadelphia won 7 to 0, Brooklyn defeated New York 7 to 2, and Boston triumphed over Philadelphia 13 to 3.
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Indianapolis
Louiisville Ee
Bt. Paul
Secon Oe
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Columbus
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Toledo
Indianapolis and Louisville Off Day Leads Pair of Games Next
Tuesday brought no Hoosier action as Indianapolis and Louisville both rested. Wednesday schedules show Louisville versus St Paul and Indianapolis at Minneapolis with the two teams maintaining their relative standings.
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Indianapolis
Louisville
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Columbus Defeats St Paul in Tenning Baseball Fight
Columbus topped St Paul in ten innings on timely hits. A post season series is planned between the White Stockings and the Orphans, with games in syndicate hands. William Meyer faces indictment for misappropriating 4700 of league funds. Billy Clingman leaves Milwaukee Brewers after a poor season. The National League adjourns in New York without resolving next season plans against the American League.
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St. Paul
White Stockings
Orphans
Billy Clingman
Milwaukee American Association
Brewers
National League
New York
Wednesday Races at Fair Grounds Pace Meeting
The fair grounds track schedules state of races on Wednesday afternoon with pacing and trotting events. The 2 25 pacing race offers a 500 purse with 25 entries while the 2 11 trotting purse holds 800 with 16 entries led by Neighbor Girl. A 2 17 pacing event has 22 entries and organizers aim to finish earlier than Tuesday.
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Fair Grounds
Building Boom in Alexandria Amid Gas Era Echo
Alexandria Ind September 17 A staff cor says the city is in a building boom the greatest since the gas discovery. Labor and material scarcity hinder projects with Barnes Sons Logansport winning the Carnegie library contract at 11875 and starting immediately for completion in under a year.
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Logansport
Barnes & Sons
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Lehigh Coal & Navigation to Resume at No 11 Colllery
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co crews overhaul boilers and machines at No 11 colliery for early restart. Dunkelberger and Young open Harp Mountain colliery. Union leaders press strikes at Sharp Mountain and Greenwood, while Royal Oak workers return delays. Over 1,200 tons mined and shipped Monday. Manila park troops remain in quarters Tuesday.
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Shamokin
Liewellen Bros
Royal Oak
Mitchell
Manila Park
Baron Dis Distanced in Kentucky Stock Farm Pace
Coast Maine led the Kentucky Stock Farm Expectation event as darkness fell at the Fair Grounds. Ethel Evans trailed but Baron was distanced in the first heat. The track ran fast with 2:06 pace and 2:30 trot times. The Bishop won the 2:03 pace heat in 2:06. Alfred Starr driven by Cahill set 2:14 1-2, taking the heat and race.
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Kentucky Stock Farm
Fair Grounds
Ethel Evans
Lucky Baron
Bishop
Alfred Starr
Alfred G
Cahill
Purdue Captain Taylor in line for varsity spot
Capt Taylor from last year’s Training School team continues progress at Purdue and is slated for a varsity berth. Cincinnati University coach Chez, newly in charge of athletics there, faces a tough hurdle. Four candidates competed for football honors on the opening day.
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Taylor
Purdue
Chez
Cincinnati University
Featherfooted Thieves Busy Steal From Sleepers
Police report two burglaries on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. J H Adams of 739 Locke Street woke to find $108 missing from under his pillow while Vincent Concannon of 328 North Illinois Street lost $10 from his trousers.
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Locke St
Vincent Concannon
N. Illinois Sr
Batavia Man Edward Sargeant Dies After Hemorrhage
Edward Sargeant of West Batavia died after a violent hemorrhage but later rallied in West Batavia following the death notice and obituary being sent to the undertaker. The nurse declared him dead, yet his condition improved before the funeral arrangements.
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Batavia
N. Y
Edward Sargeant
West Batavia
Sargeant
Virginia Avenue resurfacing measure faces council vote
Virginia avenue residents rally to defeat a pavement improvement plan. They hope to block the project by resisting the two thirds council majority required, counting on James Moriarity to sway Democratic colleagues against the measure.
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Virginia
Virginia-ave
James Moriarity
Dan Patch Fails to Break Record at Empire Track
Dan Patch again fails to lower his record at Empire track on Tuesday as he tops out at 1.59 percent. The Harlem betting ring suffers a severe blow that day with Jack Doyle, a 50 to 1 long shot, scoring a win.
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Dan Patch
Empire Track
Harlem
Jack Doyle
Mrs Rockefeller Endorses Sunday Baseball at Farm
Greenwich tale depicts a Sunday game at William Rockefeller's farm that faced arrest threats. Captain W M Johnson appealed to Mrs William G Rockefeller who allowed the game to continue. Sheriff Ritch briefly involved but authorities could not stop the match. The grounds next to Rockefeller’s deer park host year after year baseball without interruption.
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Greenwich
Conn
Greenwich Volunteers
Yonkers Clinton
William Rockefeller
W. M. Johnson
William G. Rockefeller
William E. Ritch
Rockefeller
Soldier Home Inmate Leaves for Mobile to Claim Large Estate
Quincy dispatch says William Dudgeon, inmate at the Soldiers' Home, travels to Mobile Alabama to claim an estate valued at 1.5 million dollars. Government retains part of the estate while the remainder includes valuable Mobile property. The matter has allegedly passed through the courts and been finally decided.
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Quincy, I
William Dudgeon
Mobile
Ala
Unwrapped dollar and hidden cash puzzle Nashville clerks
Nashville postal workers report two odd mail incidents with 48 hours. A one dollar bill arrived unwrapped with only a back label for destination and no consignor. A $15 roll of greenbacks tied in frazzled twine reached a Bowling Green railway post car and then a local firm, suggesting decoy intent but rare risk.
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Nashville
Tenn
Bowling Green
Aoine Nasulap
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