1908 Pennant Races Remembered By The Long Beach Press
The piece recalls the 1908 baseball pennant races in both leagues with Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians leading the American League and the Chicago Cubs New York Giants Pirates in the National League. It highlights Ty Cobb and wild Bill Donovan in Detroit's 7 to 0 win over Chicago, and notes the Tigers finished 90 63 with Cleveland 90 64 and Chicago White Sox 88 64.
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Red Sox
Yankees
Lou Boudreau
Detroit
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Malcolm W. Bingay
Detroit Free Press
Iffy
Boston
New York
Sania Mga
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Chicago White Sox
CBS
Cleveland Indians
Chicago Cubs
New York Giants
Pirates
Long Beach Press
Tigers
Hughie Jennings
Cleveland
White Sox
Ty Cobb
Bill’ Donovan
Peter Ec Renanems
Donovan
Cubs Win Playoff to Capture Second Straight NL Flag
The Cubs topped the Giants in a crucial playoff after a tight finish to the National League race. Frank Chance led Chicago as Mordecai Brown faced Christy Mathewson, then the Cubs defeated the Tigers in the World Series four games to one. The piece notes record attendance at Polo Grounds and recollects lore about Bill Donovan’s late-night arm scare and dramatic recovery.
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Frank Chance
Giants
Boston
Chicago
Mordecai Brown
Christy Mathewson
Tigers
Polo Ground
Donovan
Iffy
Tiger
Wild Bill
Lexington Hotel
Bill Donovan
Bill
Everleigh Club
Armour Place
Minnie Everleigh
Untold Stories Behind Baseball’s Lockered Clashes
The writer ponders hidden rivalries in the 1940s season between stars Lou Boudreau and Bob Feller and notes the heated American League race. He envisions a Cleveland Indians versus Boston Braves World Series as a historic breakthrough, the Indians seeking their first pennant since 1920 and the Braves since 1914.
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Lou Boudreau
Bobby Feller
Boston
Indians Close In On pennant as rivals stumble
Cleveland Indians extend two game lead in American League pennant race after beating Chicago 5 2 while New York Yankees defeat Philadelphia 4 2 and Boston 5 1. Race hinges on remaining games with Detroit Washington and Athletics next for top clubs.
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Washington Senators
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Parnell
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N'S
Earl Wynn
Lou Brissie
Connie Mack
Indians
Chicago White Sox
Yanks
Athletics
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Washington
Sean
Boston
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Detroit
St. Louis
Jordan High Faces Wilson In City Grid Clash At New Stadium
Jordan High seeks its first intra-city win as coach Jim Lineberger brings Wilson to North Long Beach to dedicate the David Starr Jordan Memorial Stadium. Wilson features two fleet backs, a strong line, and a balanced attack led by Gene Painter and Dick Obenauer.
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Jordan High
Long Beach
Jim Lineberger
Wilson Igh
North Long Beach
Panther
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Ilson
Redondo
Pill Ingram
Saprens
Anther Ru Attac
Dick Carpenter
Frank Coleman
Don
Whittier
David Starr Jordan Memorial Stadium
Vets Battle in Golf Test at Pebble Beach
Two former California amateur champions remain in contention after the first round of match play at Pebble Beach as others are eliminated. Bruce McCormick and Ernie Pieper, both former titlists, lead a field trimmed to 32 with 18 holes to play. several notables including Dick Bailey Silvestri and Harry Troyer are out.
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A.P
California
Bruce McCormick
Los Angeles
Ernie Pieper
San Jose
Hollywood
Francis Brown
1930 King
Honolu
Dick Bailey
Russe J. York
Upp Losee
Jack San
George Eman
Miami
Tom Dwyer
Sancisco
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McCann
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Andrews
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Psb
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Verne Callison
Sacramento
Don R. Schwab
Richmond
Frank Hixon
Pasadena
Don Edwards
San Joel
B. EB. L
Charles Fairban
Rds
Mack Predicts Indian Sweep
Connie Mack predicted a 1948 World Series sweep for the Cleveland Indians in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Cleveland Indians
Laurel Opens 25-Day Fall Meet Attracts Many Thoroughbreds
Laurel Maryland begins its 25 day fall meeting at the rebuilt track with an overflow of quality thoroughbreds for the 32nd Capital Handicap opening card.
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Laurel
Maryland
Capital
Parker Flam Reach Quarterfinals in Southwest Tennis
Parker and Flam advanced to the Pacific Southwest Championships quarterfinals on September 30, with Schroeder facing Seixas in another match. top seed Pancho González and Eric Sturgess also reached the semifinals after earlier wins.
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Pancho
Gonzzies
Eric Sturgess
Gonbales
U C L A Faces Idaho With Several Stars Out
U C L A will be minus three starters for the Idaho game as Gene Jip Rowland and others are sidelined by injuries from last week's Northwestern contest. The Vandals, led by speedy backs, rely on reserve strength in hopes of an upset at Moscow.
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Idaho
Gene Prime Jip
Rowland
Northwestern
P Ng
Ikcevich
Moscow
Uni
U. C
L. A
Corvallis Page Teases Washington State Potpourri
Brief scribbles from Corvallis page hint at university items and Port activity with scattered references to Washington State and notable figures. Readers see terse clues to upcoming features on P30.
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U.P
Mae
Washington
Pullman Cougars Seek Upset Victory In Home Tilt
The Washington State Cougars aim for a key win at Pullman as they host a conference foe in a high stakes matchup. The matchup highlights local sports for fans in the region with crucial standings implications.
Nevada Ready for Weekend Clash With San Francisco
Nevada quarterback Stan Heath is reported in top condition for the week end clash with San Francisco at Kezar Stadium. Coach Joe Kuharich in San Francisco plans to counter Heath with Fred Klemenek back, who completed nine of 11 passes in a recent offensive scrimmage.
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Nevada
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Francisco
Joe Kuharich
University of
Stanford Indians Drill For Season Opener In Palo Alto
Palo Alto September 30 Indian coach Marchie Schwartz ran his Stanford squad through dummy drill and kickoff and return practice to sharpen fundamentals for the upcoming season.
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U.P
Marchie Schwartz
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Meee
Geenagatinn
Fighter Dinamita Dies After Head Injury Bout
Kid Dinamita a 22 year old Dominican Republic prizefighter died at Cook County Hospital from a head injury suffered in a bout with Bobby McQuillar of Port Huron Michigan. It marked the second prizefight death in Chicago that year.
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Kid Dinamita
Dominican Republic
Cook County Hospital
Bobby McQuillar
Port Huron
Mich
Kassold Captures 100 Lap C R A Fall Crown
Ed Kassold of Meywood won the 100 lap main event at Carrell Speedway in the C R A fall championship before 4118 fans. Second place went to Clayton F. Ed Kassold posted fast times in the series with Joe Yam Frank Danie son Bud Himel among finalists.
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Ed Kassold
Meywood
Carrell Speedway
cClayton
Joe Yam
Frank Danie
Bud Himel
Dick McClung
Bruce Oesey Wilson
Record Price Paid for Quarter Horse
Corona reports an all time world price for a quarter horse at public auction. Geronimo, a five year old stallion, sold for $20,000 to Montana cattleman A. R. Mike Levis at the JR Ranch sale.
Heath Out of World Series Football? (note: actual title crafted)
Jeff Heath of the Boston Braves broke his left foot while trying to score from second base against the Brooklyn Dodgers. The injury ends his season as he batted at a .319 pace with 20 homers, though the Braves won 4 3 on Libby Sisti's game winning single.
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Johnny Sain
Boy Fhe
Cin
Cage
Ae Destine
Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cardinals
St. Louis
Pirates
Domnea
Rackley
Sreiser
Minnee
Taylor
Boston
Brooklyn
Reese
Elliott
Holmes
Snider
Sisti
Bares
Associated Press
Boston Braves
Braves
Jeff Heath
Heath
Brooklyn Dodgers
Libby Sisti
Chandlerawa World Series substitute question remains unsettled
Baseball Commissioner A B Chandler will not consider a substitute for injured Jeff Heath of the Boston team in the forthcoming World Series. Braves management proposed Marv Rickert, who played with Milwaukee in the American Association, as a possible replacement.
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A. B. Chandler
Jeff Heath
Boston
Gue Pennan
Marv Rickert
Milwaukee
Chandler
Braves
Houston Pitching Swap Sends Grodzicki Creger for Medwick
The Houston club trades pitcher Johnny Grodzicki and infielder Bernie Creger to obtain right handed pitcher Cloyd Boyer from Texas for Medwick. Boyer, 21, went 15 and 10 with 175 strikeouts to lead the Texas League.
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Houston
Johnny Grodzicki
Bernie Creger
Grodzicki
Creger
Roches
Major Minor Standings Unclear Baseball Update
Fragmentary sports note lists teams Los Angeles Oakland San Francisco Seattle with a 1 game 1–0 result and inconsistent standings. No clear dates or full context available.
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Los An- Angeles
San Francisco
Seattle
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