End of Baseball Touches NL Pennant News
The piece laments the NL pennant outcome after the Giants win on merits but replayed a game on a technicality. It praises Chicago Cubs for the win and applauds New York fans for sportsmanship while noting mixed reactions and the season’s bright outlook. It also covers racing plans, jurists, and Belmont Park fixtures, with attention to Whitney and Belmont interests and upcoming events.
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Giants
Imeas
New York
Board of Directors
Pulliam
Chicago Cubs
Chicago
McGraw
Westchester Racing Association
Belmont Park
Empire City
Jamaica
Wednessey
Clarence H. Mackay
James R. Keene
Harry Payne Whitney
Perseus
Sea Cliff
F. A. Forsythe
Two Records Broken at Celtic Park Fall Games
The 1908 outdoor season ended with the Irish American Athletic Club at Celtic Park as two world records fell. Charles J. Bacon lowered the 440 metre high hurdles mark to 1 minute 3 5 seconds, while J. J. Eller set a new American record in the 220 yard high hurdles, with Bacon and Love placing high in the mile and sprint events amid a windy day and several disputed hammer and discus results.
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Celtic Park
Charles J. Bacon
J. J. Love
Bacon
Jerry Mahoney
New York Athletic Club
J. J. Eller
Alexander Jordan
Eller
Love
J. J. Flanagan
Matthew McGrath
Melvin W. Sheppard
O. Gissing
Gissing
Sheppard
Tom Collins
A. C
H. E. Cloughley
Mohawk A. C
F. Masterson
A. Lauer
C. Meyer
Amer
Jean A. C
National A. C
Thomas Bierne
St. Mary's A
J. Bush
Acorn A. C
W Sandkuhler
St. Mary's A. c
P. Moses
Meyer
J. J. McEntee
New York
C. Hvass
R. J. Egen
Pastime A
A. Zink
C. Finneman
West Side
Harry Haywood
J. Duncan
D. Cable
Matt McGrath
Women to Meet on Courts at Hamilton Grange Club
An important lawn tennis tournament will be held this week at the Hamilton Grange Club on 149th street and Convent avenue. Nationally prominent women players, including Elizabeth H Moore Marie Wagner Fanny Fish Alice Fish and Mrs. William H. Pouch, enter to contest singles and doubles with handsome prizes.
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Hamilton Grange Club
149Th Street
Convent Avenue
Elizabeth H. Moore
Marie Wagner
Fanny Fish
Alice Fish
William H. Pouch
Belmont Entries Monday Registration Rush
Registration day at Belmont opens at 7 a.m. booths stay open until 10 p.m. Thousands expected to register in the morning rush. many could be turned away if space fills before 10 o clock.
Cubs Win Once More Fattening Saves the Game
Chicago defeats Detroit 6 to 1 in the world series game as Cubs rally in the eighth inning behind Tinker and Hofman. Donovan allowed one hit early but Chicago’s onslaught produced six runs, aided by a home run and key defense. Overall pitched well for the Cubs, while Sheckard and Evers sored in support and Kling contributed in the crowd-pleasing sequence. Attendance official at 17,760 with cool fall weather.
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the Tribune
Chicago
Detroit
Bill Donovan
Tigers
Donovan
Cub
Cubs
Jennings
Pittsburg
Tinker
McIntyre
O'Leary
Crawford
Downs
Steinfeldt
Kling
Overall
Rossman
Sheckard
Schaefer
Schmidt
Schulte
Tiger
Evers
Hofman
Klem
Cobb
Cricero
Chance
Klem and
Connolly
Notes of the Diamond 1908 Season Records
The 1908 season set league records with four no hit games and three one hit games in the American League and two no hit and seven one hit games in the National League. Christy Mathewson leads NL with 34 wins. Wild Bill Donovan tops AL. Hans Wagner and Ty Cobb repeat as premier batters, while attendance surges amid dramatic finishes across both leagues.
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Wild Bill Donovan
Brown
Matty
Hans Wagner
Pirates
Ty Cobb
Tigers
Clarke Wins on Clifton Track in Mile Bicycle Race
Jackie Clarke of Australia beat Nirman Anderson of Denmark and Iver Lawson in a match bicycle race at Clifton Stadium pacing by motors for three quarters of a mile. Clarke won in straight heats and shaved a fifth of a second from the world record of 2 39. De Rosier won the three mile motor race in easy fashion.
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the Tribune
Paterson
N. J
Jackie Clarke
Australia
Nirman Anderson
Denmark
Iver Lawson
Clifton Stadium
de Rosier
Weiss Public Parks Champion
Samuel Weiss won the singles championship of the Public Parks Lawn Tennis Association yesterday at Van Courtlandt Park. The Cornell University player defeated Ira Streusand, the Macombs Dam Park champion, in three straight sets 6-2 6-0 6-2 to take the title.
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Samuel Weiss
Public Parks Lawn Tennis Association
van Courtlandt Park
Cornell University
Ira Streusand
Macomb
Dem Park
College gridiron interest grows as big games loom
Midweek play dwindles while Saturday confronts Harvard Princeton Cornell with Springfield Swarthmore Colgate Penn Yale and Army tests. Yale Harvard Princeton Cornell contrast strength. Navy remains a benchmark. Coaches push for cohesive team play. key positions and strategies scrutinized ahead of crucial matchups.
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Cornell
Springfield
Swarthmore
Colgate
Pennsylvania
Yale
Brown
West Point
Army
Navy
Bowdoin
Fceman
Holy Cross
Kilpatrick
Williams
Crimson
Lafayette
Tigers
Walder
Busy Week Ahead for East Golfers at Fox Hills
The Eastern Professional Golfers Association championship begins with a four ball pro event tomorrow at Fox Hills, followed by more four ball play and a 36 hole medal final on Wednesday. Notables from Brookline to Englewood and Fox Hills vie for larger prize money, with amateur and professional fields drawing strong interest across the region.
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Apawamis Club
Metropolitan Golf Association
Eastern Professional Golfers’ Association
Fox Hills
Boston
Alec Campbell
Brookline
Alec Ross
Brae Burn
Massachusetts
Gilbert Nichols
Alec Smith
Nassau
Jack Hobens
Englewood
George Low
Baltusrol
Herbert Strong
Apawamis
Jack Hutchinson
St. Andrews
H. H. Barker
Garden City
Isaac Mackie
Philadelphia
Jack Campbell
James Campbell
James Thomson
Donald Ball
Fox Hills Club
Forest Hill Field Club Defeats Columbia In Team Match
Forest Hill Field Club won 6 to 3 over Columbia University on their course Saturday. E. E. Allsopp retained the championship by defeating Harry Allsopp 7 up and 6 to play in the 36 hole final. B C Fuller, former titleholder, won the Apawamis club championship final 1-S-164 and beat Leney Plummer 6 up with 1 to play. Fuller’s toughest round came early when W R Thurston led 3 down at the ninth before Fuller won 1 up.
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Forest Hill Field Club
Forest Hill
Allsopp
E. E. Allsopp
Harry Allsopp
B. C. Fuller
Fuller
Leney Plummer
Feller
W. R. Thurston
Apawamis
Trusty Leaps to Probable Death in Jail Attempt
Joseph Smith, serving part of a six month sentence as a trusty in the West Side police court jail, jumped from the third tier to the concrete floor about thirty feet. He was found unconscious, bleeding, with a compound fracture of the left leg and internal injuries. Bellevue Hospital was called and Dr. Smith predicted likely death.
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Joseph Smith
West Side
Bellevue Hospital
Diamond trade revival boosts Maiden Lane firms
Diamond houses report renewed activity after a year of slow demand as buyers reopen European markets. Dealers note top prices and a strong wholesale market with imports valued near five to six year average levels, signaling a sustained revival and renewed trading power.
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Maiden Lane
United States
Custom House
Nmnes
Auction of Horse Show Boxes Opens October
Auction sale of boxes for the horse show set for October 19 at the Garden Theatre on Madison Avenue and 2nd Street. The horse show starts at Madison Square Garden on November 9. Box office at Madison Square Garden opens November 4 5 and 6 for sale of reserved seats for any single exhibition.
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Madison Avenue
2Th Street
Madison Square Garden
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