St Louis Bears Down Quincy in Black Star Baseball melee
A chaotic afternoon in Shannon Field saw the St Louis Giants, led by Stutz and Bean, overwhelm the Quincy Castles 13 to 4. The crowd witnessed fierce early punches, seven late runs, and controversial umpiring by Newt Adams as St Louis players racked up hits and home runs while Quincy struggled to respond.
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Gore
Keupper
Castle
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Lyons
Bean
Smith
Hubert’ Keupper
Shannon Field
Grover Cleveland Alexander
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Hewitt
Walace
Webster
Hill
Kimbro
Newt Adams
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Hunig
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Stutz
Roy Sherer
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Mill
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Ike
Davenport and Moline play 14 innings with no score
Davenport finally breaks through with a run in the 14th to beat Moline 1 to 0 in a tense doubleheader standoff. Errors marred Moline's defense as both teams battled in a long, scoreless opening stretch.
Miss Detroit Wins Motorboat Race At Manhasset Bay
New York Aug 14 Miss Detroit skippered by Jack Mellor representing Detroit Power Boat Association won the first race for the gold challenge cup in Manhasset Bay covering thirty miles in 42 minutes 41.25 seconds at 42.15 knots 48.49 statute miles per hour. Baby Speed Demon II owned by Paula H. Blackton finished second with J S. Stuart steering Baby Relance V third, Carl C. Fisher’s Presto fourth, and Coleman Dupont’s Tech Jr fifth.
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J. S. Stuart
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Reliance V
Carl C. Fisher
Coleman
Dupont
Tech Jr
Auto meet at Baldwin Park offers seven races and a 50 mile free-for-all
Beginning at 2:30 this afternoon Baldwin Park hosts seven racing events led by a 50 mile free-for-all. Feature match between Joe Wolters on a Grey Fox and Didier Penout on a Sunbeam for a $500 purse, plus time trials and novelty relay, with emergency facilities and free car parking.
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Pittsburgh, Cincinnati split doubleheader in 11 innings
In the first game Pittsburgh fell to Cincinnati 5 to 4 in 11 innings. The nightcap ended 6 to 0 in favor of Cincinnati. Paranelpiws led Boston with a 9–0 win over Brooklyn as New York triumphed 1–0 against St. Louis while Chicago defeated St. Louis 12 to 7.
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Oo Rell
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Conzelman
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Baseball Scores From American League Standings
The Cleveland and St Louis results show 3 to 1 and 4 to 2 respectively. New York led 9 to Philadelphia 5 while Chicago defeated Detroit 5 to 3. Boston bested Washington 4 to 3.
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Wee
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Standings Snapshot From Federal League Night
Baltimore and Chicago clash as 3 3 and 7 1 records lead the ledger. Buffalo struggles 0 8 while Kansas City sits 6 2 and Newark at 1 1 St Louis 3 Pittsburgh 4 Brooklyn 0 round out the table with mixed results.
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Where They Play Today Threes League matchup notes
Quincy hosts St. Louis Giants while Peoria visits Bloomington and Rockford hosts Moling Dayeuport games in a crowded Threes League schedule with multiple city pairings.
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St. Louis Giants
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Dayeuport
Sully's Stuff Loses Grip in Exhibition tilt
Castles opener features heavy offense with three hits and two walks by the top of the lineup. Webster argues with umpire Adams amid crowd tension. Jerry Akers and Quincy’s pitcher duties join a busy day as Galen Trotter and String Bean star with the bat. Umpire plans for today and hospital notes mix with talk of Ty Cobb and league records. A 3 PM clash with the St. Louis Giants draws about 200 in attendance and hints at larger crowds as the season nears.
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Quincy
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Castles
Louis Trotter
Score summary for midwest baseball games and results
American Association results show Louisville beat Columbus 7 to 2 with 5 innings noted, Indianapolis defeated Cleveland 2 to 5, Kansas City edged Milwaukee 6 to 4, St Paul outscored Minneapolis 4 to 8. Multiple line scores reflect a busy day of hosting games across the circuit.
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Columbus
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Kansas Aty
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Sports score roundup from midwestern games
Topeka defeated Des Moines 4 to 0 while Lincoln posted a 4 on St. Joseph 5 3. Denver led 4 1 over Sioux City as Wichita trailed Omaha 3 6 to 2 4 in the latest scores report.
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Des Moines
Sioux City
Lincoln
St. Joseph
Denver
Wichita
Omaha
Cubs Routed by Cardinals Pirates Lose Twin Bill to Reds
ST. LOUIS August 14 Chicago was routed as St Louis pitchers Pierce and Standridge held them to eight hits while five Cardinal errors aided a 12 to 2 victory. A bench scuffle between Pierce and Zimmerman erupted in the sixth inning over a fumble that allowed two runs. Vaughn acted as peacemaker with a bleeding lip.
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Eason
Luderus shines as Philadelphia routs Boston 9 to 0
Philadelphia hitters shell Demaree and Nehf as Luderus clubs a home run three extra base hits and four at bats. Paskett Bancroft Cravath and Byrne contribute. Barnes, Demaree, and Nehf stumble for Boston. Brooklyn Giants game follows. Reds win double header in Pittsburgh.
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Cockhill
Augustus Gets Revenge In Muscatine Tilt
Cedar Rapids and Muscatine split a double feature with Muscatine breaking a losing streak by edging Cedar Rapids four to three. Augustus and Lee powered Muscatine as Eisner Hoffman combo handled Cedar Rapids pitching.
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Muscatine
Bunny
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Endne Rapids
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Hoffman
Lee
California pair wins national doubles tennis title
Clarence Griffin and William Johnston of San Francisco defeated Walter Hayes and Ralph Burdick of Chicago to earn the right to challenge Thomas Bundy and Maurice McLoughlin for the national doubles championship at Lake Forest. George M. Church of Princeton beat Alex Squair of Chicago to claim the western singles title, in a tournament that ended after two weeks.
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Clarence Griffin
William Johnston
San Francisco
Thomas C. Bundy
Maurice McLoughlin
Walter T. Hayes
Ralph’ H. Burdick
Western
Ventsia Club
Lake Forest
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Burdick
George M. Church
Princeton
Star
Watt
Alex Squair
Pecan
LeVinsky Defeats Sailor Jim Carroll in Brooklyn Bout
New York on Aug 14 reports Le vinsky of New York beat Sailor Jim Carroll of San Francisco in a ten round boxing match in Brooklyn. Le vinsky weighed 174 pounds while Carroll weighed 190.
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Battling Levinsky
Jim Carroll
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Brooklyn
Levinsky
Carrall
Retiring Queuc Outhurls Scott Latter Red Sox Win Again
Detroit slugging beats Chicago 6 to 3 in the first game of a series. Cobb stars with three hits three runs and Crawford adds two doubles driving in two runs. Dubuc allows only one bad inning as Detroit builds an early lead and holds on for the victory.
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Boston Triumphs In Seven Run Extra Innings Victory
Boston defeated Washington 8 to 5 in a wild game noted for exciting plays. Babe Ruth outpitched Walter Johnson as Boston surged with key hits and a controversial call by umpire Wallace after McBride's run. Manager Carrigan argued the scoring as Boston and Washington produced a high scoring affair with Rohest Henry Ruth Thomas Cady part of the battery lineup.
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Yanks Rally to Win in Span Game of Series
New York overcame a four run deficit to defeat Philadelphia in the spans game of the series. Final score 9 to 2 as Nabors Fillingem and Lapp versus McAvoy Fisher and Nuna maker. Game played in New York with 4,000 in attendance.
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Nunamaker
Cleveland Sweeps Doubleheader With St Louis Win
Cleveland defeats St Louis 4 2 in the second game after dropping the opener 4 3. Mitchell pitched well for Cleveland early, but fatigue and errors hampered the effort. Batters' totals show St Louis 5 runs in game one and 2 in game two. Cleveland 3 and 4 respectively.
Williams Victorious Defends Acheles Cup In Behr Showdown
SEABRIGHT Aug 14 R Norris Williams 11 successfully defended the Acheles chilienize cup against Karl E Behr today. Williams played a remarkable game defeating Behr 24 6 4 36 6 2 to save his trophy for another year.
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