Regatta Opens as St Louis Anticipates Big Crowd
The ninth annual Central States Rowing Association regatta opens this afternoon at 2 30 o clock on the Mississippi with hundreds expected to attend from St Louis Quincy and Chicago members. The business session at North Side Boat Club precedes racing and a full program runs through Monday featuring junior and senior events plus novelty races and inspections at the naval reserve site.
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Central States regatta set to proceed despite wet grounds
Sully's Stuff notes confidence that the Central States regatta will go ahead as planned, despite damp field conditions. Officials say the waterlogged grounds will not force cancellation, keeping the sporting event on schedule.
No Game Report Sparks Confusion in Park Outing
A confused postgame interaction reveals a fan asked about a game that apparently did not occur. An onlooker described a caller insisting there was no game and mentioning a broken umpire and a missing oar lock en route to the park.
Commodore Jake Hase Reveals Real Stuff On Big Splash Regatta
Commodore Jake Hase, president of the Central States Amateur Rowing association, opens the regatta here today and promises to give The Whig readers the real stuff on the big splash. Those who know Jake say he can handle anything he takes on from paint brushes to pens and ears.
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Blockade in Prospect Report Delays River Transit
A Prospect blockade could impede Mississippi traffic as shells clear the riverfront. Motorboats from northern points may face trouble passing the area en route to Hannibal, signaling potential disruption for river transport and local commerce.
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Central States Officials Preview Big River Meet
Central States officials say the stage is set for the big river meet the river stage to host a significant event. The remarks imply strong preparation and anticipation for a major regional competition.
Duck novelty swimming contest stirs local splash
Fat Chance For a Duck and Those Swamp Angels stage a playful, quirky contest with ducks as contestants. The fairground idea involves catching a duck for a prize and hints at humorous stakes and lighthearted rivalry among local groups.
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Double Header Opens Two Day Series At Shannon
Testifiers from Peoria will open a two day series at Shannon this afternoon with four double headers. The schedule repeats tomorrow as part of the year’s events. The crowd is expected to attend despite competing attractions. The first game starts at two, with pitchers Uighee or Dark for the two games and the oarsmen expected to boost attendance today and tomorrow.
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Rainy home games plague Quincy's riverbound fans
A fan asks why home games bring rain to dark then sun, while noting from today forward Quincy’s traffic shifts more toward the river. The remark blends weather superstition with a local transport trend observation.
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Not So Much Difference In Davies Sports Scene
Today Davies sportsmen face a choice between the river with its buoys and Shannon Field to watch the boys practice. Hotel men may be human, but the question remains when they sleep.
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Pitcher Meadows Dominates Opponents in Shutout Win
Fans cheer as Meadows yields only one hit while shutting out the opposition yesterday. The applause centers on his dominant performance and the rare feat of a near perfect game against a tough lineup.
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Crucial Series Opens as Blue Sox Invade Rockford
Dan O Leary's Davenport Blue Sox start a pivotal series in Rockford that could decide the first season title. Rockford must sweep to stay in contention.
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Rain Cancels Two Games At Shannon Field
Rain over Shannon Field forces cancellation of the Speed Boys versus Turks game after a heavy drizzle. A crowd of about six hundred queued shows up despite the weather. A doubleheader is planned for this afternoon featuring Speed Boys and Izy Hoffman's Distilleryville fire-eaters, with a second pair of games tomorrow as management weighs plans for the season's second half.
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Tinker to Make Bid For Kauff
Chicago Federal owner Weeghman says the team will offer for Benny Kauff the Brooklyn outfielder. Kauff has refused to play due to differences with Brooklyn, but Weeghman believes he could work with Manager Tinker and hopes the Wards will permit his departure.
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Williams Church Match Postponed In National Tennis
Rain soaked the Pittsburgh clay courts delaying all matches at the national championship. R Norris Williams of Harvard and George M Church of Princeton will play tomorrow for the singles title. In women's singles Molla Bjurstedt of New York and Mrs George M Wightman of Boston reached the semi finals with matches to determine opponents Miss Cassel of New York vs Myrtle McAteer of Pittsburgh and Bargar Wallach of Newport vs Martha Guthie of Pittsburgh both advancing
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Motorboaters Set for Mississippi Regatta at Hannibal
Twenty five power boats from the St. Louis Yacht Club sail from St. Louis for the Mississippi Valley power boat regatta at Hannibal Mo beginning Monday. The flotilla will travel ten miles below Hannibal Sunday night and cruise to Hannibal the next morning to join the river parade. About seven hundred boats are expected in the fleets, with many entering from Illinois river points.
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Inventor of Periscope Peeper Sentenced in NYC
New York on July 2 Joseph Tar Tagliano aged 40 invented the peri scope peeper and began serving a six month sentence this afternoon for using it. The device had no mirror on its end and was used to look under women’s skirts in Central Park Zoo by tilting a string toward the proper angle.
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Battle Report From Progresso Coahuila War News
Washington July report reaches the state department detailing a heavy battle at Progresso Coahuila. Carranzistas reportedly marching toward Progresso while 2000 Villistas are said to have been sent from Paredon to reinforce the 700 man garrison.
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Texins Wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles
Advertises Texins Wonder a remedy for kidney and bladder irregularities in men women and children. Claims to dissolve gravel cure diabetes and rheumatic back pain with mail order option 1.60 for a bottle with two months treatment and testimonials available from Dr El W Hall St Louis Missouri. Sold by druggists.
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Pierce Stars In Cubs Win Over Pirates
Chicago bunched hits and defeated Pittsburgh with Gould driving in the winning run in the ninth on a single, a sacrifice, and a Saier Texas leaguer. Other Cubs runs came on Saier and Williams singles and an infield out. Meadows held opponents to one hit as Harmon pitched well for the foes. Coombs and Matty contributed in the mound battle against Cincinnati.
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Meadows roles as pitcher in Cincinnati loss
Cincinnati could muster only a single hit as Meadows allowed one hit in a St. Louis victory. St. Louis scored in two frames thanks to three successive hits and a sacrifice, while Cincinnati failed to plate runs. Batteries: Meadows and Snyder for Cincinnati versus Toney and Clarke for St. Louis.
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Coombs Beats Mathewson In Pitchers Duel
In Brooklyn on July 2 Coombs bested veteran Christy Mathewson as the Dodgers defeated the Giants 4 to 3 for Brooklyn’s third straight win. Mathewson allowed four runs with Meyers behind the plate while Coombs and Miller shut down New York after a rough first.
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Davenport Wins Despite Dubuque Errors in Dubuque Game
Davenport used seven hits off Scanlon but six Dubuque errors helped the visitors win 16 to 7. Batteries: Carroll and Kerns for Dubuque? Sean lon and Meyers for Davenport.
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Wakes and Plow Boys Divide in Rockford Tilt
Rockford and Moline split a doubleheader with Rockford taking the first game as Graham’s team pushed past Moline. The second game proved puzzling, Eller's squad struggling while Rockford rallied late. Batteries were Graham and Gleason for Rockford, Hardin and Jacobs for Moline in game one, Eller and Gleason with Rockford in game two, Manus and Jadods also contributing for Rockford.
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Split at Peoria header game scores and batteries
At Peoria, Illinois and Bloomington on July 2 the baseball twin bill produced two uneven games. First game Bloomington led 10 1 0 2 0 3 with 0 0 0 -673 Peoria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 batteries Needles Reitmeyer Rohen Marshall. Second game Bloomington 0 0 0 con 0 2 1 Peoria 0 1 0 0 1 0 -241 batteries Schwartzueller Scheid Sheehan Marshall.
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New Speed Record on Missouri River Tow Steamer feat
Kansas City July 2A a new speed record on the Missouri river was set when the tow steamer Scott with the barge Gamma covered 169 miles from Jefferson City to St Louis in ten hours and a half.
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Red Hose Buy Barry For $8 000
Boston today purchased Jack Barry former Philadelphia Athletics shortstop, for about 8000 dollars. He will debut against his old team at second base for the Red Sox, while Connie Mack and President Lannin withheld official price. Barry recently recovered from a hand injury and is ready to play.
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Baseball Scores From Cold Grounds Across Cities
Cincinnati blanked as St. Louis won 2 0. Brooklyn defeated New York 3 0. Philadelphia Boston game noted as played on wet grounds. Chicago beat Pittsburgh 2 1.
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St Louis Cleveland Postponed Games on Wet Grounds
The schedule shows Detroit 2 Chicago 1 and Boston Philadelphia 2 with games delayed due to wet grounds. Iain reports New York 1 Washington 0 as results.
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Unclear Scoreboard Update From Newark to Buffalo
The fragment lists Newark 7 Brooklyn 2 Baltimore 4 Buffalo 8 with Pittsburgh-Chicago noted as rain. no other scheduled events are provided.
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Rushed listing of teams and scores in Midwest tour
A fragmentary sports brief lists Indianapolis Louisville Iain St Paul Milwaukee Minneapolis Kansas City Columbus Cleveland with scattered scores like 6 7 5-2 11. The snippet hints at standings or results but lacks full context or dates.
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Western League Scores Barely Skimmed Royal Playoffs
Western League results list Denver over Wichita 9 to 12, Topeka 3 and Lincoln 6, Des Moines shutout 0 by Omaha 2, St. Joseph 5 over Sioux City 3 in a one line roundup of recent games.
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Local basketball matchups list reveals regional pairings
Peoria plays Quincy while Bloomington meets Decatur. Davenport visits Rockford and Moline hosts Dubuque in a set of regional basketball games reflecting a busy schedule across four cities.
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American League Matchups Preview
Chicago plays Detroit while Cleveland visits St Louis and Washington travels to New York. Philadelphia meets Boston in a busy slate highlighting key teams and venue stakes across baseball venues this week.
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National League Matchups Across Spreadsheet Style
National League games include Pittsburgh at Chicago St Louis at Cincinnati New York at Brooklyn and Boston at Philadelphia as listed fixtures for the upcoming schedule.
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Falkenberg Wins 7-2 as Newark Beats Brooklyn
Newark defeated Brooklyn 7 to 2 despite rain throughout the game. Falkenberg pitched effectively after a rough first inning, with Smith and Simon behind the batteries for Newark and Falkenberg with Rariden for Brooklyn.
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Buffaloes Beat Terps in opener of series
Buffalo opened the Baltimore series with a win as Blair starred at bat. Krapp Bedient Blair pitched for Buffalo while Bender and Jacklitsch worked for Baltimore. Final score came 2 to 7 with Buffalo scoring late.
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Citrolax Promoted as Quick Relief Laxative
Salt Lake City user R. H. Weihecht praises Citrolax for constipation sour stomach lazy liver and sluggish bowels with quick relief from headaches and a thorough cleansing without pain or nausea. Miller and Arthur Drug Co notes echo positive reception and absence of griping with pleasant after-effects.
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Faber Loses Third Battle Of 1915 Race In Beantown
White Sox star Faber loses his third 1915 race battle to Detroit in a 2 to 1 game though his pitching is strong.
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Crawford Delivers Homer in Detroit Chicago Tilt
Detroit beat Chicago by a score described as a tight game. Sam Crawford hit a homer over the bleacher screen to spoil Urban Faber's outing as Detroit held off Chicago. Dubuc allowed more hits but Chicago could not string together runs.
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Yankee Troupe Advances
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Miller Sits At It In Central Association Victory
Burlington defeated Marshalltown 6 to 0 as Miller allowed three hits and benefited from Anson errors. Miller pitched 40 innings in six days, with batteries Miller and Rolley for Burlington and Richardson and Hammerschmidt for Marshalltown.
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Muscatine Muscats Sweep Cedar Rapids In Twinbill
Muscatine defeated Cedar Rapids in both games of a doubleheader. In the opener Harrell delivered a sacrifice and two hits in the tenth to lift Muscatine after a late Cedar Rapids rally. Batteries were Berger and edeise for Cedar Rapids and Franke and Hruska for Muscatine. In the second game Muscatine won 8 to 2 as Brown and Ludwig, Hofmann, Wagner, and Hruska held Cedar Rapids to two runs.
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Manush's Pilots Win in a See-Saw Ninth
Clinton, Indiana, rode a late rally to edge Waterloo 13 to 4 in a nine inning see-saw game. Rojas struggled but yielded few clean hits while Clinton benefited from timely scoring and strong pitching. Heuser and Darrow paired at bat for Clinton with Brennan catching for Waterloo.
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Indians Win 7 to 2 in Keokuk July clash
Indians defeated Keokuk 7 to 2 with six runs in the second inning aided by Miller’s pitching and a wild throw to home by Lowther. Mason City contributed a late rally, while the game’s notable miscues and battery pairings included McCullough with Browns against Miller, Barrett, and Hardy.
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Gem City Printery and Koehler Dye Advertising Note
Local print shop listing highlights offerings for letterheads bill heads statements envelopes cards tickets programs and props. Mentions Gem City Printery and Koehler Dye as providers with a focus on printing special items like tickets and letterheads in a historical business catalog style.
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