Brooklyn Takes Double from Cubs in pennant chase
Brooklyn wins a doubleheader against Chicago as the pennant race tightens to five games. Philadelphia blanks St Louis 7-0 and New York beats St Louis 4-0 as batters and pitching shine across the league.
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Brooklyn Club Extends Lead in Five-Game Margin
Reports from the Bronk indicate Brooklyn maintains a substantial lead as the league races tighten. The Cubs and Giants stay within reach as teams juggle schedules and near-term wins shape standings.
Where They Play Today Various College Games Schedule
Today's listings show multiple college and city matchups across major venues. Teams including Washington at Philadelphia and New York at St Louis headline the day with games in Brooklyn Cincinnati Milwaukee and Indianapolis among others.
Peerless performers in sports year 1920 log new names
New York reports a sparse add to the 1920 log of peerless performers in sports. Babe Ruth Dempsey Man o War and Leonard remain top champions as golf tennis and baseball mix with familiar stars. The piece notes Johnny Wilson O Dowd Bart Caddock and Chick Evans among others, predicting continued prominence through the season.
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Leonard
Jack Britton
Mike O'Dowd
Tohnny Wilson
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Joe Stechers
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William M. Johnston
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Wisconsin Varsity Faces Stiff Grid Schedule
Madison Wis Sept 14 The University of Wisconsin opens the football season against Ohio State and schedules a hard slate including Minnesota, Illinois, and Chicago contests. Key dates list Lawrence, Michigan Aggies, Northwestern, Ohio State, Minnesota, and Chicago with Homecoming on November 30 against Chicago.
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Settle Back San Francisco Coast League Pennant Race
Coast League teams refocus on the pennant as the scandal that nearly halted play eases and resumes. Key clubs reassess standings and schedules amid ongoing controversy and expectations for a tight race to the title.
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San Francisco
MANKS RECRUITING NEW YORK
The Yankees have signed seven new players after a scouting effort in New York minors led by Scout Gomnery. The additions include several promising talents from the farm system and aim to bolster the major league roster this season.
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Miss America and Detroit Enter Final Heat
In Detroit Michigan on September 14 Miss America Garwoods Harmsworth trophy winner and Miss Detroit V. who beat her yesterday by 115 seconds began on even terms with 15 points each at the start of the final heat of the Gold Challenge cup race by the American Powerboat Association. The regatta's distance events closed with the final fifty mile heat in the Carl Fisher displacement boat race and the 22 1 2 mile single heat for the Scripps Motor Company trophy for cabin cruisers. Rainbow of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club won the first two heats but had twelve points. Snapshot shows Detroit Yacht Club in the Fisher race.
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Genoa Defeats Caledonia Team 11 to 1 on Sunday
Genoa beat Caledonia 11 to 1 in Genoa Wisconsin on Sunday. Hastings pitched a strong game allowing only one run through nine innings as Caledonia scored in the ninth amid a misplayed ball and errors. Hastings struck out 15 before 19 batters faced him in the first five innings and Caledonia made several errors aiding the Genoa victory.
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Senators Lose 10 White Sox 6 To 15
Chicago defeats Washington 11 to 6 as Felsch delivers a pivotal sixth inning homer with bases loaded. Boston edges St. Louis 5 to 4 in 14 innings with Meyers scoring on a walk. Cleveland beats Philadelphia 3 to 2 behind Coveleskie. New York defeats Detroit 4 to 3 as Ruth belts his 49th homer.
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Races Planned in Tijuana by Cofroth and Baron Long
Los Angeles reports that Sunny Jim Cofroth and Baron Long of the Lower California Jockey Club plan another major race meet at Tijuana. Long says Mexico has authorized the event. Also notes a historical reference to coronation robes before the sixteenth century.
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How Heroes Have Been Made in Grand American Trapshooting
Peter Carney recounts Grand American history highlighting dramatic upsets and unknown shooters who rose to fame. The piece notes entrants ages 11 to 65 plus, controversies over chances of victory, and dramatic moments from Larson, Deanents, Lorimer, Pendergast, and Thompson, illustrating the nerve and spectacle of the event.
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National Sports Syndicate
United States
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Hall of Fame Inductee Hall of Saint Paul Pitcher
Hall of Fame honors Saint Paul pitcher Charler Hall for a notable 2 hour game against Columbus on August 26. The report notes a long siege and historical context since 1792 as part of the tribute.
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