Passing Stars and Trio of Idols in Baseball Gist
The article surveys famed stars Ty Cobb Tris Speaker and Walter Johnson noting their peak speed hitting and fielding while warning of aging and decline. It predicts Cobb and Speaker may retire as Simmons of the Athletics emerges as a major league contender with rugged power and evolving all around play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josso
Ty Cobb
Walter Johnson
Tris Speaker
Babe Rath
American League
Cobb
Speaker
Cobh
Speaker Tree
Johnson
All Simmons
al Simmons
Philadelphia Athletics
Simmons
E Tither
Ease
Trace
Mack
Hans Wagner
Apollo
International Match Decides 29th National Golf Championship
In St Louis the international match between Alexa Stirling Frasier of Ottawa and Glenta Collett of Providence will decide the twenty ninth women's national golf title at Ft Leni country club. Collett led with an 80 medal score while Frasier trailed by one stroke behind Edth Cummings. A memory exhibition by a famed pianist was also noted in a separate feature.
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St. Louis
Alexa Stirling Frasier
Ottawa
Glenta Collett
Providence
Ft. Leni
Miss Collett
Edth Cummings
Chitaxo
Alexa Stiring
Cutmimming
Frasier
Fordree
Final Clash Of Amateur Season Played Here Today
The Woodsboro County League champs meet the city league champions in the second game of their post season series at McCindy Tueld. Lynn Smith will face left handed pitching in a likely pitchers battle as the county seeks a clean record and revenge for a prior defeat. A good crowd is promised with a small admission fee to benefit both clubs and treasuries.
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McCindy Tueld
Woodsboro
dJom
Smith
Aster
Fray
Ue Ridge
Kenneds
St John’s
Mener
Treasuries
Metropolitan Racing Meetings Across Cities This Week
Racing events at Jamaica and Laiona along with Havre de Grave and Toronto closings, opening of 18 May meeting at Hawthorne, and Grand Circuit trotting finale at Columbus. Golf Women’s national championship ends in St Louis. Army meets Detroit at West Point and Notre Dame battles Baylor in South Bend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan
Decker Club
Jamaica
Kentucky
Jocker Club
Laiona
Watford Breeders” Assn
Havre de Grave
Ontario Jockey Club
Toronto
Hawthorne Track
Chicago
Columbus
St. Louis
Leslie
France to tax industry for science funding
The chamber of deputies approved a measure requiring commerce and industry to fund scientific research in France at 3 percent. The senate also approved. A tax of five centimes per 100 francs in salaries by industrial and commercial concerns would raise about 14,000,050 francs annually for laboratories, roughly 700,076 dollars at the current exchange rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
World Series Hopes Fumble Amid League Shuffle
The piece notes mule Shirley, once with Martineburg, blocked from World Series spoils after moving to Jersey City. It mentions Joe Harris stepping in, fluctuating opinions among local fans, Pirates as favorites, and tickets in Washington selling out. It also tracks players like Bird, Nicolai, and Hack Wilson, with league moves and bench shifts across teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mule Shirley
Martineburg
Jersey City
Mule
Senators
Joe Harris
Joe Fudge
Duslh Sicker
Ing Time
Ing Wiiters
Washington
Pirate
Pirates
Iack
Baseball Results and Standings in National League
Yesterday St. Louis defeated Chicago 4 3 while Pittsburgh at Cincinnati and other games were not scheduled. Boston beat Washington 11 to 2 and Philadelphia topped New York 10 to 0. Today Boston visits Brooklyn and New York travels to Philadelphia with several other matchups listed.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Pittsburgh-Cincinnati
Boston
Brooklyn
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Washington
Cleveland
Wee
Cubs
Tretroit
Chicago Fe
Birds Defeated Again In Junior World Series
Louisville wins 3 to 1 at home in game two over Baltimore as hit timing and walks favor the Louisville club. DeBerry holds the Birds to five scattered hits while Thomas fans nine for Louisville. Third game set for this afternoon in Louisville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Thomas
Baltimore Internationals
Baltimore
DeBerry
Guyon
Cotter
Meyer
Fishermen Tips From Harpers Ferry Weather Note
Oct 3 dispatch notes Potomac and Shenandoah rivers cloudy, Monocacy river muddy. Includes a cartoonish quote about algebra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
the Potomac
Shenandoah
Frederick Amateur Football Club Gathers Strong Eleven
Frederick Athletic Club announces a first class amateur squad led by captain Robert Grove and manager William Hershberger. The roster features backs Grove Nicodemus Harrison Hartman Zewebry and a solid line with Lipps Krause Yinger Elworthy. Opening game set with Lansdowne near Baltimore. other matches planned with Fort Myer Hershey Marines Quantico Catonsville Waynesboro and Frostburg. A club dance benefits the team.
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Frederick
Frederick Athletic Club
Robert “Nig” Grove
William Hershberger
Backs Grove
Nicodemus
Harrison
Pete Hartman
Zewebry
Jack Hoffman
Elmo Jamison
Freed
Comer
Greenwalt
Ross
Handley
Grove
Lansdowne Country Club
Baltimore
Fort Myer
Hershey
Marines
Quantico
Catonsvile Country Club
Waynesboro
Alexandria
Myersville Opens Soccer Season with 4-0 Win
Myersville High School beats New Market High 4-0 to start the Frederick County Junior Soccer League season. New Market girls top Myersville 23-21 in volleyball to keep both clubs in step for the league. Easterday and Biddle starred for Myersville in soccer, while Helen Coglin and Evelyn Grossuickle led the volleyball teams. Schedule notes follow with October 2 matches listed.
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Myersville
New Market
CKF
Murphy
Toms Carson Strout
Sagler Palmer
Simpson Eldridge
Flook Summers
Derr Brunner
Simpson E. Gaver
Etgler
Easterdar
Biddle
Dupel
Tillis
Walkersville
Liberty
Myersville and Walkersville Prep Schedule and Officials
A schedule lists October dates for Myersville, New Market, Walkersville, and Emmitsburg games with locations and matchups. It notes potential soccer and volleyball or soccer and field ball as the high school sport mix on scheduled days. The article also notes national league umpires Charles E. Rigler and Barry McCormick were appointed to the World Series by President Heydler, to be joined by two AL appointees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles E. Rigler
Barry McCormick
John A. Heydler
Johnson
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Mrs. Frasier
Clash Today
Sar Tou
Battle For
Swat
Rogers Hornsby
Jim Bottomley
Cardinals
Rogers
Jim
Hornsby
Bottomly
St. John’s
McGurdy
St. John’s Athletic Club
McCurdy Field
Bill Sherdell
Hanover
Joe Bird
Columbus Senators
Ad Association
Joe
Nicolai
Martinsburg
Ohio
Ammerean
Robby Kanede
Blue Ridzer
Gobby
Toor
Johnny Neun
Detroit Triers
Detroit
Triers
Minners
Johany
National League
Dunn
Louis
Ville
Booters
Harry G. Dorsey & CO
North Market St
Frederick, MD
Emmitsburg
Wolfsvile
Wolfsville
Isohe Wall
China
Frederick Town Savings Institution
York Fair
York, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Mss
Wat. C. Thompson
Aeen
J. FR
Ay Peters
Herbert D. Smyler
John H. Rutter
York, Pa
Great Hagerstown
Hagerstown
Maryland
Lancelot Jacques, SR
Robert H. Hartley
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