New Castle Dominates City Series With 8-0 Win
New Castle defeated the Stars 8 to 0 at Centennial Field to clinch the city series. Pitcher McCullough fanned 16 in seven innings, totaling 36 strikeouts in three games. Star batters managed only three hits off the ace. Buzzard twice led off with hits for New Castle, while Jamieson and Dixon split mound duties for the Stars in a lopsided contest.
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C. PF
Walther
New Castle
Colored Stars
Centennial Meldon
Paul McGurlough
Wes Ter
McCullough
Stars
Noel
Jami Jeson
Fuller
Thompson
The
J.T. Dixon
J. B
Mr. Dixon
Jamieson
Rally
Lem
Mr. Stigelig
Toledo
Tugrard Hearty Hite
Letty Byard
Bad Tig
Lank McCullough
Dixon
Paskert
Ficon
McGraw
Turner
Mark Arie Leads Shoot Day at Vandalia Grand American
Mark Arie of Chandler ih led the Grand American handi tournament at Vandalia with a 269 straight to win the Class A championship. Frank Hughes of Mooridge and GW Olney of West Allis tied for runner up at 199, while W H Hull of Maysville shot a perfect 200 to capture the Class A title, and GA Young of Springfield totaled 175 straight.
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Dayton
Mark Arie
Chandler Ih
Vandalia
Frank Hughes
Mooridge, &. Do
GW. Olney
West Allis
Wis
Hughes
Olney
Grainer
W. HH. Hull
Maysville
Kentucky State
GA. Young
Springfield
Mick Stambaugh undergoes treatment for nervous breakdown
Youngstown August 27 Earl Mick Stambaugh once boxing promoter here and now manager of Jimmy Jones incar welterweight was moved to a sanitarium at Cuyahoga Falls for treatment of a nervous breakdown. In his absence Jones events will be directed by secretary Tom Banton. Jones set to fight Tommy Freeman in Cleveland next Tuesday and Sailor Friedman in Canton on Labor Day.
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Youngstown
Earl
Mick) Stambaugh
Jimmy Jones
Cuyahoga Falls
Stambaugh
Tom Banton
Jones
Tommy Freeman
Cleveland
Sailor Friedman
Canton
Labor Day
The Kid And The Babe In Feathweight Title Clash
In Connecticut tonight Kid Kaplan from Meriden defends his featherweight crown against Babe Herman of New York City. Herman, once California based and now under Jimmy Kelly, seeks the world title in a 24 year gap since the last major featherweight championship event at Hartford. The bout pits Kaplan’s aggressive style against Hermans sharper boxing as both aim for a defining victory.
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Herman J. Sousa
California
Jimmy Kelly
W. K
Sullivan Street
New York City
Kelly
Babe Herman
Kaplan
Kramer
New York State
Bahe
Billy Dw
Herman
Lombardo
Kid Henry
Lew Hurley
Mac Smith Captures Long Island Golf Title
MacDonald Smith, the western open champion, won the Long Island title at Salisbury links with 281 over two days. His rounds 70 70 48 78 left him three strokes behind his own 1914 Metropolitan Open record, as George Heron shot 71 to challenge. Arthur Smith’s 278 from twenty years ago is noted.
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Garden City
MacDonald Smith
Long Island
George Heron
Smith
Arthur Smith
Tagging Bases: Giants Lose After Long Marathon
Giants win one game and endure thirteen innings with the Tieds before losing the second, 2 to 1. Barnes outpitched Cin cinnating to win the opener. Pirates win second against Braves and gain on Giants in the standings. Brooklyn wins to reach first division, Phillies crush Cubs, Browns beat Senators, Tigers defeat Red Sox, Cobb shines, and Yankees drop three on road trip.
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Giants
Barnes
Knight
Phillies
Cub
Cubs
Browns
Washington
Senators
Athletics
Blue Goose Battles Black Sox Friday at B Q Grounds
Blue Goose A. C. and the New Castle Black Sox are slated to meet Friday evening at the B and Q grounds. The Blue Goose have won seven straight and routed the Black Sox 22 to 2, aiming to extend the streak. Four more Blue Goose A. C. matches follow next week against Blacktown, Edenburgh, Polish A. A., and B. and Ofield. The Croton A. C. has dodged a game this season, and Lawrence Independents are challenged by Blue Goose A. C.
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Blue Goose A. C
New Castle
Blue Goose
Croton A. C
Lawrence Independents
Blue Goose A
Pirates Edge Braves in Stifling 2-9 Shutout Victory
At BRAVES FIELD Boston Aug 27 Pittsburgh Pirates silenced the Braves 2 to 9 for a rare shutout with Lee Meadows on the mound. Johnny Rawlings homered for the Pirates in the ninth and Johny Smith delivered a single earlier. Gautreau led Atlanta with three safeties,St. Louis veteran Smith battled hard despite nine hits, while the Pirates solidified first place in the circuit under John Heydler’s leadership.
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Braves
Boston
Pittsburgh Pirates
Uncle Sam
Lee Meadows
Smith and Meadows
St. Louis
Johnny Rawlings
Pirates
Mr. Smith
Johny
Gautreau
Meadows
Giants
Reds
Polo Grounds
John Heydler
Prame
Pittsburgh
Moore
Awlings
Cuyler
Barnhart
Traynor
Wright
Grantham
E. Smith
Gt Meadows
Gautrean
Wilson IE
G AB
H Pet
Burrus
Speaker
Gibson
O'Neil Harper
Fournier
Blades
Padget
Outsiders Clinch Two Wins in Grand Circuit Card
In Cleveland at North Randall on Wednesday, Outsiders swept the Grand Circuit program. Theodore Guy won the 2:08 pace heats one and three, Hollywood Susan secured the colt race, and Jean Grattan claimed the Spark Plug Special with a top payout. Donald A. swept the 2:18 trot heats, while Silasky won the 2:14 pace final.
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North Randall
Spark Plug Speciel
Theodore Guy
Phil O'Neil
Hollywood Susan Tank
Wireworthy
Josephine Volo
Mill
Jean Grattan
Julie O'Connor
Sempro
Jean Gratan
Donald A
Kentucky
Todd Jr
Hig
Silasky
Pachen
Jwhiel
Bonnie ‘Watts
Judson Heels to Enter Michigan This Fall
Judson Heess will enter the University of Michigan this fall after studying at Carnegie Tech for one semester. He played fullback on the Tech Freshman eleven and is described as husky and capable of a strong grid berth as a punter and defensive player.
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Judson Heess
Leasure Avenue
University of Michigan
Jud
Carnegie Tech
Tech
Michigan
BR Gang
Young Suffers Broken Hand With Giants
New York Aug 27 Ross Young Giants right fielder fractured his right hand in two places after being hit by a pitched ball from Peter Donohue Cincinnati twirler on Tuesday and likely out for the season. He also faced a $100 fine from Nations League president John A. Hevdlar for a hair pulling incident after the injury. Donahue was not punished as he was not held responsible for the disturbance.
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New York
Ross Younr
New York Giants
Peter Donohue
Axhle
Young
John A. Hevdlar
Nations League
Ederle Plans Channel Swim Saturday in Europe
Gertrude Ederle will attempt to swim the English Channel this Saturday weather permitting. She trains under Old Bill Burgess, the second man to swim the Channel, and is in peak condition since arriving in Europe. Burgess predicts she could complete the crossing in two tides, leaving Gris-Nez at five in the morning and reaching Dover before seven in the evening. The Channel is reported calm.
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Gertrude Ederle
Wether
Paris
Bill Burgess
Certrude
Europe
Burgess
Gris-Nez
Dover
Baseball leaders and team totals from early 19th century era
The record lists National League and American League totals for 1924 and 1925, with individual leaders such as Hornsby Cardinals 23, Williams Browns 25, Yankees 25, Meusel Giants 18, Ruth Yankees 15, and Bottomley Cardinals 19, among others. It references Meusel and Giants, Snyder Giants, and Pirates with several league totals and rosters.
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Giants
Ty Snyder
Jones
Rawlings
Pittsburgh
Rice
Browns
Lamotte
Hornsby
Cardinals
Williams
Yankees
Hartaete
Simmons
Athletics
Pournier
Robins
Bottomley
Kelly
Harper
Phillies
Ruth
Wright
Pirates
Waterbury Promises Huge Crowd for Kaplan Herman Bout
Waterbury Brace for near twenty thousand boxing fans at the stadium tonight as Connecticut’s Kid Kaplan defends his featherweight title against Babe Herman of New York and California. Thomas E. Donohue arrives to oversee arrangements while Dave Fitzgerald is expected to referee.
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ATA International
Waterebory
Aome
Kaplan
Ball Park
Waterbury
Connenticut
Thomas E. Donohue
Dave Fitzgereid
New Haven
Connecticut
Danny Kramer
Herman
Keplan
Babe
Oh Rylee
Specia
Harvest Breeze Finishes Fifth in Butler Race Heats
Harvest Breeze, driven by row finished fourth in the first heat and fifth in the second heat of a purse of 700 at Butler yesterday. The horse ended the program in fifth place overall after competing in multiple heats.
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Harvest Breeze
Row
Ith
Butler Yestern
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