This Will Be Ladies Day at Shannon Field in Quincy
Shannon announces a Ladies Day at Shannon Field inviting every woman in Quincy to enter the park free after noon to see the contest. The event features Huffy Hoffman's Distillers of Peoria as opponents and grows hype from Castlemen supporters as Rocksford and Davenport progress in standings. Sphinx Cummings will pitch for the homers as Hoffman’s stars threaten the lineup. crowds urged to come out and cheer.
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Shannon Field
Shannon
Hoffman
Peoria
Izzy
Castlemen
Speed Boys
Davenport
Dan O'Leary
Sphinx
Cummings
McCabe's pitching wins for Decatur over Peoria
Peoria defeated by Decatur 4 to 3 in a tight game. McCabe earned the win with strong innings, supported by Munch. Batteries Brown Jensen and Marshall contributed to the Decatur defense.
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Peoria
McCabe
Decatur
Brown, Jensen ,and Marshall
MecCabe
Munch
Newark Edge Chicago In Sixteen Inning Classic
Newark won 3 to 2 over Chicago after a 16 inning marathon. McKechnie singled in the 16th, Esmond bunted him to second, he scored on a fumbled ball after Scheer’s slow roller. Scheer stole second and reached third on Fritz’s wild throw. LaPorte was forced at second to end the frame.
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Newark
McKechnie
Esmiond
Rousch
Smith
Scheer
Fritz
LaPorte
Hun
LaPortes
Mosley
Rariden
Prendergast
Black
Fischer
Maisel Sold to Detroit From Scranton League Club
Scranton New York State League outfielder George Maisel was sold to Detroit for 3000 dollars. He is Fred Maisel’s brother from the New York Americans and leads the States League in base running. Maisel will report to Detroit soon for the September season.
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Penn
George Maisel
New York State
Detroit
Maisel
Fred Maisel
New York Americans
Cobb
Veach
Crawford
Tigers
Navini
Fritz
Ty Cobb
Buffalo defeats St. Louis in 6 5 ballgame
Buffalo overwhelmed St. Louis 6 to 5 as Groom struck out Dalton and Louder with bases loaded in the third inning. St. Louis scored four runs in the third and one in the fourth, while Buffalo added single runs in other frames. Batteries: Marshall Bedient Blair for Buffalo. Groom Davenport Plank Chapman for St. Louis.
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Groom
Dalton
Louder
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Bedient
Blair
Davenport
Plank
Chapman
Fragmented Arctic Club Notes From St Thomas Paper
An unclear OCR fragment references Johnson OM anniversary and a club in St Thomas Ontario. Mentions wage details and first chances, with scattered names including Sislar Severeid Johnson and Ainsmith. Context and dates are severely garbled, offering little coherent event.
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St. “Thamias
Ont
Beaten Rally Sends Yankees Past White Sox
In New York on August 2 a ninth inning rally gave the Americans a 3 2 win over Chicago. Pipp and Cook singled, Mulrennan scored for Pipp on Collins fumble, Hartzell tied it with a single, Scott walked in a run, and Barney scored the decisive run after a wild pitch.
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Pipp
Cook
Mullen
E. Collins
Barney
Hartzell
Alexander
Scott
Faber
Nunamaker
High
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Wallace
Peoria's Distillery Nine Visit Speed Boys In Hard Match
Peoria's Distillery team visits the Speed Boys for a hard game at Shannon Field on ladies day. Boss Hoffman eyes another round of can selections, with Buck Boyle out and Pete Lister rejoining the roster. Jensen Crabb, Brown and Romine anchor pitching as Peoria aims to rebound and challenge the rival squad.
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Jensen
Brown
Romine
Hoffman
Where They Play Today Three-I League Action
Peoria faces Quincy while Davenport visits Rockford. Bloomington plays Decatur and Moline hosts Freeport.
Chicago at Washington Detroit at Philadelphia St Louis at New York
Matchups listed include Chicago visiting Washington and Detroit visiting Philadelphia while St Louis travels to New York, with Cleveland visiting Boston. The set reflects a slate of intercity games across major leagues and venues. No scores or dates are provided in the fragment.
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Washington
Detroit
Philadelphia
St. Louis
New York
Cleveland
Boston
National League matchups set with four marquee showdowns
National League schedule features Philadelphia at Chicago, Brooklyn at Cincinnati, Boston at Pittsburgh, and New York at St. Louis, staging a day of cross city rivalry and pennant chase action.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Boston
Pittsburgh
New York
St. Louis
Baseball scores from the weekend slate across leagues
Pittsburgh and Boston split two games while Iain Chicago defeated Philadelphia 4 to 1. Cincinnati dropped to 0 as Brooklyn won 4, and St Louis faced New York in a Sunday game.
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Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
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New York
Philadelphia and Cleveland Runners Rivalry Ends in Rain
In a rain soaked event, Philadelphia led by J Heston with three points edged Cleveland to a 4 3 finish. New York trailed Chicago 3 2 as Washington posted five and Detroit finished five.
Baseball scores with rain delays and extra innings
Chicago 2 Newark 3 in a long game. In 16 innings Pittsburgh at Brooklyn was rained out. Kansas City at Baltimore was also affected by rain. St Louis 5 Buffalo 6 in another tight finish.
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Newark
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
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Baltimore
St. Louis
Buffalo
Local Score Line Shows Varied Team Outcomes
Fragmentary sports log lists Cleveland Milwaukee Indianapolis St Paul and Minneapolis with scores 0 7 8 4 1 for teams Cleveland Kansas Louisville and others, suggesting a scattered recap of results across multiple games and locations.
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Minneapolis
Sunday Results From Three-T League Actions
Three-T League results show Quincy 4 Bloomington 1, Rockford 6 Moline 1, Davenport 4 4 Freeport 3 3. Weather note indicates rain at Deccatut Peoria.
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Bloomington
Rockford
Moline
Davenport
Freeport
Deccatut-Peoria
National League Scores From St Louis Chicago and Cincinnati
Baseball results from St Louis where St Louis beat New York 8 to 4 in 10 innings, Chicago defeated Philadelphia 2 to 1 in 10 innings, and Cincinnati tied Brooklyn 4 to 2 while Pittsburgh had an open date.
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Pittsburgh
Boston
Three I Lougus Bloomington at Quincy
Bloomington faces Quincy as Three-I Conference action proceeds with Peoria at Decatur. No other games scheduled.
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Quincy
Peoria
Decatur
Burlington and Keokuk Game in Downpour
Yesterday in the Central Association a Burlington at Keokuk game was completed amid a heavy downpour. Keokuk scored 15 runs to Burlington’s 6, with McCullough and Darrow on the mound for Keokuk and Blunk and Rolleg catching for Burlington.
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Picnic at Baldwin Park Celebrates Tigers Victory
Detroit beat Boston 5 3 in a late rally as Cobb Veach Crawford led Detroit. A large Speed Boys picnic at park featured committee formation for Castles Wahls and Sherers, with Hubert Keupper back in action. Aug 15 auto race planned. Ned Egan returns to Muscatine.
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al. Cummings
Wallie
Galvin
Archie Hill
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Satan’ Stutz
Ty Cobb
Emil
Waterloo's Hicks Hurt Cedar Rapids Victory
Errors by Waterloo led Cedar Rapids to a 5 to 3 win after a slow start. Cedar Rapids scored in bursts as Waterloo failed to capitalize, with Mellinger Hoffman Ross Drohan and Gillis noted for pitching and fielding roles.
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Hurt
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Hoffman
Ross
Drohan
Gillis
Castles Triumph In Four Inning Rain Shortened Win
Storm halted play after four and a half innings as Castles beat the Bloomers 4 to 1 at Shannon Field. Mark Higbee pitched well for the Castles while Roy Sherer and Frank Dang contributed key hits. A late home half of the fourth saw steals and aggressive base running before rain ended the game.
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Roy Sherer
Dang
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Archie Hill
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Dame Fortune
Illinois tennis star is victor in Lake Forest upset
Heath Byford of Chicago defeated WM Johnston of San Francisco 3 6 5 6 3 in the first round of the Western Tennis tournament at Lake Forest. Johnston made 76 points to Byford's 58, with 39 Chicagoan points to 20 for the Californian. Get M Church of Princeton then beat J Bowen 6 2 6 1. J Armstrong of St Paul won 6 2 6 2 over H F Logan Chicago in straight sets.
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If. F. Logan
Swats 1000 In First Big League Mix
Philadelphia and Cleveland clashed as Cleveland beat Philadelphia 4 to 3. Wilie, newly joined from Cleveland's AA team, went 5 times with three singles and two walks. Final scoring sequence shows Cleveland 102001600, Philadelphia 013010100. Batteries: Walker and O'Neill for Cleveland, Fil Hagim Knowlson Wyckoff and Lapp for Philadelphia.
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Cleveland American Association
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Lapp
Speed Contest Planned for Baldwin Park on August Fifteenth
Quincy speed fans will have a chance to enjoy auto racing on August 15 at Baldwin Park. Leon Friedman of Chicago, a promoter of speed shows, says ten to twelve drivers including nationally known speed marvels will race a fifty mile event with several shorter races. Friedman is in town to supervise track preparations and ensure the venue is ready.
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Leon Friedman
Quincy
Chicago
Baldwin’ Park
Friedman
Williams 100 Much for Foe at Longwood Challenge
Williams, the national lawn tennis champion from Boston, defeated C J Griffin of San Francisco in straight sets in the Longwood Challenge tournament. Niles of NW Philadelphia advanced to the finals, beating Craig Biddle of Philadelphia in four sets and earning a shot to meet the Williams winner for a place in the challenge round against Maurice E McLoughlin.
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C.J. Griffin
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Craig Biddle
Philadelphia
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W.W. Washburn
New York
Cheney Grows Wild as Lavender Replaces Him in Loss
Chicago tops Philadelphia 4 to 1 behind a shaky Cheney who walked two in the sixth before Lavender took over. Schulte and Zimmerman delivered key hits, with Schulte homering and Paskett and Knisely adding two-base hits. Mayer issued seven walks as Chicago rode strong defense to a two game lead. Umpires Klem and Cockill. Time 7:53.
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Bresnahan
Lavender
Schulte
Zimmerman
Good
Williams
Becker Stock
Bancroft
Paskett
Baumpartner
Klem and Cockill
Brooklyn Rookie Stifles Cincinnati in 4-0 Win
Brooklyn blanked Cincinnati 4-0 as Pfeffer pitched for the visitors. The Reds failed to score until Herzog wild pitch allowed Stengel to reach second on Getz. Final line shows Brooklyn 4 Cincinnati 0 with Pfeffer, McCarty, Schneider and Wingo combining for the win.
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Herzog
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Getz
Tearney denies Turks quitting Decatur club
Chicago reports say the Decatur franchise of the Three Baseball league faced rumors of quitting. President Tearney called the reports untrue after receiving a letter from A Corbett, Decatur club president. Weather and storm damage have disrupted the schedule and attendance, with several games postponed or moved.
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