Giants and White Sox Ready for Game Five Showdown
The New York Giants and Chicago White Sox head to Comiskey Park for game five with each side holding two wins. Giants captain Charles Herzog says they’ve beaten Cicotte and are confident. Sallee or Perritt likely to start if weather stays cold. Sox admire Kenton’s pitching but fear lefties none the less while Eddie Cicotte offers to pitch and Rob Russell seeks a turn at bat.
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Sox
White Sox
New York
Rube” Kenton
Schupp
Benton
Sallee
Eddie Cicotte
Rob Russell
Rowland
Giants
Russell
Probable Pitchers in Fifth World Series Game
The New York club struggled this season against any left-handed pitcher with speed and curves. The White Sox and Giants are seen as a smart, fast ball club likely to dominate once in form. Snow and cold delayed plans as fans paid high prices for seats. the National Commission prepared to play if weather allowed.
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New York
Sox
Giants
Rowland
National Commission
Fight Catarrh This Winter With S. S. S. Blood Remedy
Thousands warned of catarrh returning with damp weather and cold. A blood purification approach offered by S. S. S. claims to reach the disease source, promising relief before winter. ads urge readers to begin treatment now and contact Swift Specific Co. for free medical advice.
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Swift Specific Co
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Georgia
Baldwin to Host 100 Mile Auto Race Feature
A large crowd is expected in Baldwin park for a 100 mile auto race staged by Roy M. Martin of the Keokuk Racing Association. Entries include Otto Smith of Peoria with Baby Grand No 2, Alva Ford of Good Hope IL in a special Ford, C E Brown of Keokuk with the Yellow Buick Bearcat, and the Overland Broadhead No 90 from Springfield. E Frazier of Collins Plow Co enters Lightning Bug No 3, Delph Special driven by H W Ewing, Freq Williams of Keokrix in a green Buick, B F Davis of Paris in a Davis Special, A M Gallman of Des Moines Buick light six, and Ives Boyington of Red Oak Iowa in a new Oakland six. Twelve amateur cars start at 2 pm for Quincy’s biggest meet yet as crowds from Keokuk travel by boat and train.
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Otto Smith
Peoria
Ill
Ilinois
Indiana
Alva Ford
Good Hope
Donnellson
C. E. Brown
Keokuk
Overland-Brodhead Company
Springfield
Illinois
Macomb
Bartholomew Bros
Ford Dealers
E. E. Frazier
Collins Plow Company
H. W. Ewing
Indianapolis
Des Moines
Middle West
Quincy
Martin
Fourth Frame Breaks The Seventh Inning Curse In Series
The superstition about the seventh inning being lucky takes a hit as the fourth frame delivers key moments. Hap Felsch hits a home run in the fourth to win for Chicago, the Sox erupt in the fourth again, and Eddie Cicotte suffers a fourth inning defeat.
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Hap Felsch
Chicago
Sox
Muggsy
Eddie Cicotte
Carthage Beats Eureka College 1147 to 7 in Illinois
Eureka Illinois Oct 13 Carthage College defeated Eureka College by a large margin with a final score of 1147 to 7. The game report notes Carthage dominated play as Eureka struggled throughout.
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Eureka, Ill
Carthage College
Eureka College
Fifth World Series game at Comiskey Park today
The Chicago White Sox and New York Giants meet in game five at Comiskey Park Chicago. The game starts at 2 o'clock and bulletins from The Whig will follow from that time until the close. Each club has won two games, making this showdown the most important of the series to date.
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Chicago
Warriare
New York Giants
Chicago White Sox
Comiskey Park
Kline Giants
White Sox
Newark
Giants
Sox
Whig
Quincy High to Meet in Palmyra Today
Quincy High School gridiron squad to travel to Palmyra Missouri for a Wednesday game if approved by the state. They leave today at 12 30 to play Macomb Normal on home grounds first, with several rooters and a rostered crowd joining the trip.
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Palmyra
Missouri High School
Hall
Quincy
Macomb
Ward
Best
Heidbreder
McKinnay
Bush
Eisenberg
Martindale
Stuart
Football Results From Various Colleges
Boston College defeated Tufts 20 to 0 while Brown beat Holy Cross 20 to 6. Georgetown topped Springfield Y M C A 26 to 0 as a separate college game. The article notes Ireland’s ancient towers remain a mystery with about eighty still standing as watch towers.
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Boston College
Tufts
Brown
Holy Cross
Georgetown
Springfield Y. M. C. C
Ireland
Mordecai Brown Sues For $8,000 In Back Salary
Chicago, Oct 13 Mordecai Brown famed three fingered pitcher seeks 8000 dollars in back salary and a receiver for Federal league assets. Defendants include P D Ball and Charles Weeghman plus 29 club officials. Brown once managed the St Louis Federals before leaving organized baseball. Brown had signed a three year St Louis Federal deal at 7500 yearly.
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Chicago
Mordecai Brown
United States District Court
Federal League
Louis J. Behan
Brown
Charles H. Weeghman
Chicago Nationals
P. D. Ball
St. Louis Americans
Ball
St. Louis Federals
St. Louis Feds
Columbus Club
American Association
Official Call For Suffrage Meeting In Washington
The 49th annual convention of the National American Woman Suffrage Association will meet in Washington Dec 12 to 15 to press Congress on the federal woman suffrage amendment. Delegates expected to exceed 1,000, representing about 2,000,000 women across the states.
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Washington
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Congress
Minister Pleasant Stovall Arrives at Atlantic Port
United States minister to Switzerland Pleasant A. Stovall arrived by an American steamship at an Atlantic port to confer with State Department officials on shipments to Switzerland and other related matters.
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Pleasant A. Stovall
United States
Switzerland
State Department
St Francis U Beats Canton 12 to 6 in Gridiron Clash
St Francis U defeated Canton 12 to 6 as Luke and Dirksen starred for St Francis with strong passing and defense. May and Lysaght contributed ground gains, while Cunningham and Morgan led Canton’s late scoring efforts before the final whistle.
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St. Francis Gridiron
Culver-Stockton College
Canton
Luke and
Dirksen
May
Lysaght
Rund
Cunningham
Morgan
McElwee
Missouri
Luke
St. Francis
St. Francis Morgan
Wee
Ewe Seer
Eee
Coleman T. Wells A
Ad R.G Blanett Ae
Aed Westrich Bene
Acons
L.G - Sees
McElwee Langdee O. R.T
Anne
Rand
Thomas Atchison
Boulton R. YI
Anderson
Biggler
Sandon, Ducey
Broderick
Hinnen
Downing Street Named After Sir George Downing’s Legacy
Downing Street, linked to the English government, honors Sir George Downing. Born to a Puritan barrister and related to Gov. Winthrop of Massachusetts, he came to America in infancy and graduated second in his Harvard class of 1642.
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Sir George Downing
America
Harvard
Downing
Gov. Winthrop
Massachusetts Colony
American Theater Bijou to Open With New Film
The American theater known as Bijou will open tonight with a new feature film starring Ethel Ritchie, a six reel drama, and vaudeville acts. Beginning Sunday matinees offer The Libertine with John Mason and Hanlon, praised as a merit film. Daily matinees start at 2 30, 15 cents. evening shows at 7 15 and 9, 10 and 15 cents, reservations 25 cents.
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Bijou
Traction
Ethel Ritchie
Good
John Mason
Hanlon
Daring
Amazon
Photoplay Headlines Mixed Film Notes From Daily Pages
A jumble of 1920s style credits lists Princess Dorothy Dalton and Dorothy Dalton in titles like Fight for Paradise Valley and Casey, with actors Bessie Love Carley Chaplin, Charley Murray and Taylor Holmes in various features. Star Bluebird and Colonial sections mention Stingaree and other titles, though text is fragmented and unclear.
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Dorothy Dalton
Yukon
Savoy
Bessie Love
Carley Chaplin
Casey
Charley Murray
O—Taylor Holmes
Star
Bluebird
Quincy—Stingaree
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Charley Herzog
New York Moundsmen
McGraw
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Roy M. Martin
Keokuk Racing Association
R. Martin
Quincy Board of Health
Carthage
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ST. Francis U
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American Theater
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Shull
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Orpheu
Highland
Gent Ladies
O’farrell
Broadway
Chicken Casey
Charlie Murray
Keystone
Charley Chaplin
Coffi Dan
Princess
Peter &. Pinkelman
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