Detroit Defeats Chicago in World Series Contender Rise
Detroit pitchers hold Chicago to eight hits and three runs as Mullin shines with steady control. Ty Cobb goes four-for-five with an .800 average as Detroit cashes a pivotal sixth inning to win 8 to 3 in Chicago. Attendance sinks to 14,643 with receipts of 22767 amid sunlit day.
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Detroit
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Downs
Schaefer
Coughlin
Mullin
Pfeister
Ahoots
Michigan
Ty Cobb
Sdmisssons
Presster
Ab.r
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O'Leary
Crawford
Cobb
Rossman
Thomas
Hofman
Ayers
Chance
Breinfeldt
Ever
Roseman
Kling
Arrora
O’day
Sheridan
B.C. Chicago
Zybeco May Come Over to Wrestle in Kansas City
The Missouri Athletic Club of Kansas City plans to bring Zybeco the Grecian wrestler to the United States with a $5000 purse plus $1000 expenses for winter matches against top west rivals. If he wins all, he would meet Frank Gotch in a proposed March international bout. Gotch may defend his title if the case arises.
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Kanone
Chicago
Missouri Athletic Club
Kansas City
Zybeco
London
Kansan
Plans for new Minneapolis covered rink announced
At a Twin City Hockey association meeting in Minneapolis officials discussed amateur league standards and a report from the Minneapolis Amateur Hockey association asking St Paul teams to play all games in Minneapolis at a new covered rink. The facility will be well lit, seat spectators, include a clubhouse with dressing rooms and showers, and is backed by prominent Minneapolis businesses.
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Western Hockey
Twin City Hockey Association
Minneapol
Minneapolis Amateur Hockey Association
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Jeffries Demands 5000 Dollars to Referee Fight
Tim Jeffries states he will not officiate the Burns Johnson bout in Sydney without 5000 dollars plus expenses. He typically commands 1000 dollars for refereeing, and his price has spiked amid a syndicate move by sparring men tied to the championship. The Sydney club offers a 95000 purse, with costs rising to about 6600 for top officials and services.
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Jeffries
Tim Jeffries
Los Angeles
Cal
Jeffries Nivals
Tommy Burna
Jack Johnson
Sydney
Australia
Hin
Jett
Jem
Sheridan Sets New Marks at Pastime Oval Meet
Martin Sheridan, famed American athlete, won the testimonial meet at Pastime Oval New York. He threw the hammer 190 feet 5 1 4 inches from a two and no tail circle. The former mark stood at 189 feet 11 inches by A K Dearborn. The event drew Olympic trials at Franklin Field in Philadelphia in May.
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Martin Sheridan
Amer- Jevo
Pastime Athletic Club
Walter BK
Pastime Oval
New York
A. K
Franklin
Princeton Struggles to Find Punter Standout This Season
Princeton coach Roper laments lack of clear punter as several hopefuls auditioned. Two best kickers Tibbot and McCronhan Reed fielded as potential punt options but no definite specialist emerged yet.
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Princeton
Roper
Tibbot
McCronhan
Winter Home for Ball Players
Ground was broken for a project by Jor Cantil lon, manager of the Washington Base ball club, to build a grand winter home for tired players near Union City, Teon. The complex aims to attract major and minor league players to the new facility in the Runken Landa district.
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Jor Cantillon
Washington Baseball Club
Union City
Teon
Runken Landa
Ita
Challenge For Canada's Cup By Royal Canadian Yacht Club
The Hochester Yacht Club must race next summer or forfeit the cup. The chamber of commerce proposes raising between $5,000 and $3,000 to build a defender for the race.
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Royal Canadian Yacht Club
Hochester
Chamber of Commerce
Middies Lose Spencer as He Skips Navy Football
Spencer did not play for the Navy this year. He remained in studies and returned to the academy this fall only after promising the congressman in charge that he would not play with the middie eleven.
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Middies
Spencer
Navy
Mary Team Annapolis Faces Veteran Roster
The Annapolis squad features eight regulars, plus two players who joined two West Point games and two others who played in several key contests that season. The lineup indicates a strong veteran core for the Mary team.
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Annapolis
Revival of Professional Football Possible in Canton and Pa
The article notes a renewed interest in reviving professional football this year with potential events at Canton and places in Pennsylvania including Plattsburgh and Homewood. It mentions plans for a strong program and public interest in the comeback.
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Canton
Pletaburg
Hemewread
Paln
Stronghokte
Mathewson Bresnahan Battery Shines in 1908 Baseball
Legendary pitcher Christy Mathewson and catcher Roger Bresnahan form one of baseball's great batteries. Mathewson led the league with 35 wins in 44 games, fanning over 240. Bresnahan, renowned for speed and game sense, complements Mathewson with sharp picks, strong throws, and observer notes on base running.
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Thomas F. Clark
the Mathewson
McGraw
Mathewson- Bresnahan Battery
Mathewson
Matty
Friends of
Big Six
Chicago
Giants
McCraw
Timmy Sheckard
Tle
Litte
Lty Venelas
Generous townspeople honor a memory in Eastport tale
A lengthy Eastport romance unfolds amid a memorial day in which Cora Dixon weighs suitors Fred Nevins and Geoffrey Burns. A forged check and a confession alter fortunes, revealing Ned Nevins’ innocence and a secret marriage between Cora and Fred after Burns yields. A daughter’s legacy rumor threads through, ending with a wedding to Fred while Burns steps aside.
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Eantport
Dixon
Fred Nevins
Geoffrey Burns
Cora
Byrne
Nevins
Acarcely
Fred
Goodby
Samuel Blake
Bila Weel
Ian
Blake
Bart
Fred Neving
Socka
David Nelson
Burns
Corn
Nelfkon
Borys
Eastport
Nevius
Mr. Blake
Fred Nevius
Cyme
Hun
Nevinaln
Mr. Hurna
Euitasy
Xettial Burns
Mes
Burs
Bim
Tin
Dlatona
Geoffrey
Ten Cents to Stop That Itch with D D D Prescription
Advertisement touts D D D Prescription a wintergreen oil remedy for severe skin itch. A 10 cent bottle allegedly soothes instantly and promises cure with a liberal trial offer from BD DT Co of Chicago. Readers are urged to write for a trial bottle and buy through J A Williamson.
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Michigan Streat
Chicago
J. A. Williagson
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