Boston Clinches Postseason World Series In Fine Style
In Boston on October 14 the team outplayed Pittsburg with a 72 for 284 hits and a .253 batting average across eight games. Boston led in runs 39 to 24, extra bases, and fielding, while Pittsburg stole eight bases and claimed seven sacrifices. President Barney Dreyfuss hosted a midnight supper, praising the players and confirming future receipts sharing.
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Pittsburg
Pirates
Barney Dreyfuss
Dreyfuss
Team players to receive bonus beyond salaries
The players head into the game with guaranteed regular salaries even if they win or lose, but it is believed they will not receive both salaries and the grand bonus awarded by their president, leaving them at least two thousand dollars better off because of the Series.
Boston Players’ Prize Near $1280 Each After Series
The BUOYS estimate that the four Boston games earned about $30,500 for Boston after expenses. With 17 players and Business Manager Smart sharing three quarters, each Boston participant would receive roughly $1280.
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Boston
Pittsburg
Smart
Baseball profits and pitching rank in season wrap
Newt Fisher led early earnings with about ten thousand dollars in Nashville, while Powell in Atlanta earned six thousand and Birmingham roughly five thousand. New Orleans tallied a season’s biggest loss. American league led the series in wins. Sam Leever tops NL pitching by runs allowed per game, with Mathewson and McGinnity close behind. legends Hanlon and Marston discuss Lajoie and Wagner after long careers.
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Newt Fisher
Nashville
Powell
Atlanta
Birmingham
Little Rath
Memphis
Shreveport
Montgomery
New Orleans
Sam Leever
Pittsburg
Mathewson
McGinnity
New York
Iron Men
Weimer and Hahn
Taylor and Wicker
Chicago
Lajoie and Wagner Highlight Baseball Stars in Conference View
In a contemporary assessment, Wagner is praised as the natural ball player at times smooth yet occasionally strained, while Lajoie is noted for easy, superior play with little strain. Marston cites Lajoie’s improving form this season and his private weariness with constant attention, predicting he will be stronger next season as the league’s headliner.
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Selee
Barney Drefus
Lajoie
New England
Larry
Col. Rogers
Jennings
Louisville
Mathewson
Brush
Barney
McGraw
Keeler
New York
Brooklyn
Hanlon
McGinnity
Baltimore
McFarlan
Onsartin
Marston
Wilbur
Fall River
Wagner
Vesper Country Club hears proposals for new Tyng’s Island clubhouse
Members at a Pawtucket street meeting debated site options for a new Vesper Country Clubhouse on Tyng’s Island. Three locations were considered with preferred plans to keep the old buildings as lounges and use the kitchen for island staff. The group favored a facility preserving river and woods scenery while aiming to clear club indebtedness soon.
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Vesper-Country Club
Pawtucket Street
Tyng’s Island
Rodney F. Hemenway
Basketball prospects: Chicopee may join Lowell Oct 24
The Lowell basketball circuit is deemed unusually strong this season. Abbott, ex-Dartmouth, may join Lowell. Lake has not signed Lawrence players yet but promises a capable lineup. Smith of Somerville, courted by Gray, may switch to Chicopee. Hans Wagner is courted by Gray, a star in baseball and basketball, and would attract crowds in Lowell or elsewhere.
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Lawrence
Gray
Hans Wagner
Pittsburg Nationals
Hans
Lowell
Foley's Kidney Cure Promises Cleanse of Impure Kidneys
An advertisement describes Foley's Kidney Cure as making diseased kidneys sound so they will eliminate poisons from the blood. It lists local druggists Goodale's Drug Store 217 Central, Ellingwood & Co. corner Merrimack and Central, Carter & Sherburne Merrimack and Bridge, Falls & Burkinshaw 418 Middlesex.
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Goodale’s Drug Store
Central Street
Ellingwood & Co
Merrimack
Central Streets
Carter & Sherburne
Bridge Streets
Falls & Burkinshaw
Middlesex Street
Harvard Beats Wesleyan In Erratic 17-6 Football Battles
Harvard defeated Wesleyan 17 to 6 on Soldiers Field amid fumbles and inaccuracy. Nichols scored two touchdowns and Marshall kicked two goals, with Goodman breaking for a 30 yard TD after a late Nesmith miscue.
Holy Cross Scores Ten Points On Yale
New Haven Conn October 14 Holy Cross football team stunned Yale field with a 36 to 10 upset. Yale built a 26 point lead with five TDs and a safety but Holy Cross answered with Reed kicking two field goals and three goals after touchdowns while McCarthy and Reed sparked a late surge.
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le Ford Hare
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Andover Defeats Tufts 15 to 5 in Tough Game
Andover beat Tufts 15 to 5 in an evenly matched contest marked by fumbles and strong defense. Thompson scored the touchdown after Tufts fumbled on Andover’s 40 yard line, with no goal. Touchdowns by Thompson Dillon and Caniel, field goal by Cummings, umpires Burleigh Hitchcock, and linesmen Brewer and Dunham. Time halves were 20 and 15 minutes.
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Dillon
Caniel
Cummings
Burleigh
Mass Aggies Triumph Over Rhode Island Aggies
Amherst report states Massachusetts Agricultural College overwhelmed Rhode Island Aggies 46 to 0 today with a dominant win. Key players and defensive shutout underscore the team's strong performance in a clear line of attack and defense.
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Mass
Annapolis Navy blanked Gallaudet in 18 to 0
College football results show Navy defeated Gallaudet 18 to 0 in Annapolis. Princeton beat Lehigh 12 to 9 in Princeton. Philadelphia's U of P routed Gettysburg 72 to 0. Exeter crushed N H State College 29 to 0. Columbia edged Swarthmore 5 to 0 in New York.
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Gettysburg
Exeter
N. H. State College
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U S Buntings Face Lynn Team In Weekend Match
The U S Buntings and the Lynn team meet at the Bunting grounds Wigginville on Saturday after mixed league results. The Buntings hold three points from four possible, while Lynn has played one game and lost narrowly to Methuen three goals to two with a full-strength squad not available.
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Fitzsimmons Gardner Bout Seen as Uncertain Prospect
Malachy Hogan in the Chicago Tribune notes the upcoming Fitzsimmons Gardner clash looks highly uncertain. Gardner uses an open guard yet avoids getting hit, while Fitzsimmons ages and form may constrain him. rival experts like Lou Houseman predict Gardner's edge.
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Malachy Hogan
Chicago Tribune
Fitzsimmons Gardner
Gardner
Root
Fitz
Fitzsimmons
Lynn to clash with Methuen in weekend showdown
Methuen expected to field regulars on Saturday after a strong win on Labor Day. The Lynn lineup features noted players Russell Turnbull and Crofton among others, with Buntings competing for a hard fought victory. Team details include Buntings goalkeeper R Birtwistle and a starting eleven led by captain Ted Nelson, plus reserves and officials.
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Andover
Buntings
Lynn
Russell
Turnbull
Crofton
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W. Connors
The Gridiron at Lowell High Haunts Thanksgiving Plans
Lowell High has two wins and one loss as Harvard tackers loom large. The Textile school team remains inactive despite hard practice. Graniteville issues a sweeping challenge while Harvard and Yale face subs shortages. A local rule bars high school players from rival teams due to past deaths, delaying a possible season finale at the Fairgrounds on Thanksgiving.
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Gilmore
Polo Notes Opens Western League Season This Fall
The Western league polo season runs from November 16 to March 26, totaling 242 games. Lowell polo paraphernalia were purchased by James Gray. The polo leaders, once owned by W A Parsons in Lawrence, now belong to Fred Lake of this city. Steve Flanigan must rent bleachers from the Lowell owner or build new ones. Games will be held in Belvidere rink and the State armory with potential for a city league.
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Lowell
James Gray
W. A. Parsons
Lawrence
Fred Lake
Steve Flanigan
Lowell Man
Belvidere
State Armory
Williams Sophomores Win Annual Track Meet at Williams
In Williamstown on October 14 the Sophomore team defeated the Freshmen 552 3 to 321 3 in the annual Williams college track contest. At Amherst Pratt field the same day the Sophomores won the fall athletic meet with 90 points, while Freshmen had 49 and Juniors 38 in a clear margin victory.
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Williamstown
Williams College
Amherst
Amherst College
Pratt Field
Doctors Could not Help Her But Foley's Kidney Cure Worked
Mrs Raymond Conner of Shelton Wash says she suffered with triad kidney trouble for years. Doctors could not help her. She tried Foley's Kidney Cure and felt relief after the first dose and claims to be cured. The product was sold by Goodale's Drug Store at 217 Central Sherburne corner Merrimack and Bridge and Falls and Burkinshaw at 418 Middlesex Street.
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Triad
Raymond Conner
Shelton, Wash
Foley
Py Goodale
Central Street
Ellingwood & Co
Merrimack
Central Streets
Carter & Sherburne
Bridge Streets
Falls and
Burkinshaw
Middlesex Street
Jockey Frank Miller Killed at Brighton Beach Race
During the sixth race at Brighton Beach on October 14 Frank Miller died after his horse Clytie fell behind Sonomo Bell. Miller suffered fatal chest injury with the imprint of a horse’s hoof described in the report.
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New York
Brighton Beach
Frank Miller
Sonomo Bell
Clytie
Miller
Six Fast Heats Fail To Produce A Winner In Lexington Race
In Lexington on October 14 the six fastest heats ever trotted in one race failed to yield a winner in the McDowell stake for the 2.10 class trotting purse of 5000 dollars. Monte Carlo Hawthorne and Dr. Strong each won two heats. The deciding heat was postponed due to darkness and will be trotted tomorrow. The heat results included a controversial foul by Walker on Hawthorne, with Scott Hudson claiming the foul and protests leading to a stand dispute. Grace Bond won the Lexington race for 2-year-old trotting horses in two straight heats.
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Dan T
Monte Carlo
Hawthorne
Scott Hudson
Walker
Hudson
Grace Bond
Racing resumes at Saugus after week of rain
On a slow track in Saugus rac ing resumed with Rockport favored in the 2.18 pace while Blackbird trailed closely. Ralph Wick captured the 2.15 trot, his ninth win of the season after a quick win over Kid Shea. the 2.13 trot was affected by the sunset rule as Kindest Kind, favored, added two heats to his tally.
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Rockport
Blackbird
Ralph Wick
Kid Shea
Kindest Kind
Bowling on Les Miserables Alleys Tonight
The Shaw hosiery teams will bowl on Les Miserables tomorrow night. The Courier-Citizen bowling blanks are available on request. Royal Arcanum teams discuss a league while Mohairs and Buntings prepare Saturday contests. A Mail team challenge to Courier-Citizen was accepted for next Saturday at Les Miserables alleys.
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Royal Arcanum
Royal Arcanus
Dr. Walker
Industry Council
Mail
Courier-Citizen
Les Miserables Alleys
Inter-collegiate tennis plans for Oxford Cambridge series
New York reports the Inter-collegiate Lawn Tennis association will field a challenger to Oxford and Cambridge for a series of team matches and possibly an international contest next season. The Merion Cricket Club turf courts at Haverford near Philadelphia are likely to host the first or entire series in singles and doubles, with Americans possibly visiting Oxford and Cambridge courts abroad later in the season.
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Inter-collegiate Lawn Tennis Association
Oxford
Cambridge
Merion Cricket Club
Haverford
Philadelphia
Ocean Race Opens From Providence Between Two Schooners
An ocean race of 3600 miles began from Providence R I with the schooners Sarah A Lee and Unique sailing to Brava C V I. The two skippers, longtime rivals, agreed to stay together to Bermuda before each charts individual routes to Brava.
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California Excursion for Bankers Meeting Travel
The Nickle Plate Railroad announces a special excursion sale from Buffalo, N. Y., to San Francisco or Los Angeles, Calif., October 7 to 16, at 81.70 with return by November 30. Through Pullman standard and tourist sleepers available. Contact local agents or L. P. Burgess at NEPA, 253 Washington Street, Boston.
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Nickle Plate Railroad
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Mass
PROTECTION Exposes the tariff fraud harming New England business
An editorial condemns tariff protection as a tool of self serving interests. It argues Massachusetts must gain fair trade terms, reduce costly duties on coal lumber and food, and elect statesmen who prioritize industry over party and personal power. It notes Boston’s export declines and warns of broader New England economic risk.
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United States Senate
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Massachusetts
Boston
Baltimore
New Orleans
San S Rancisco
Medicinal Extracts Mentioned For Digestive Ailments
The note refers to a wild strawberry extract kept by Dr Fowler as a remedy for looseness of the bowels, dismissing the notion of a summer complaint. It emphasizes available explanations and practical uses of the remedy without detailing additional treatments.
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