Giants rally past Perry squad 5 4 in Dallas
Johnny Baggan led Dallas with three safe hits and a first inning double steal scoring, while San Antonio star Callahan belted a freak home run. Harper faltered in the ninth as the Giants edged Clayton Perry's combination 5 to 4 after eight solid innings from Harper.
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Callahan
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Herling
Perry
Storey
Gibson
Campere
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Ayes
Griffith Picks Cincinnati For NL Pennant
Cleveland August 24 Clark Griffith manager of the Washington Americans picked Cincinnati to win the National League pennant. He noted the Reds pushed the Giants after his choice and praised Christy Mathewson and his ball club while sizing up Matty's material against his own Washington team.
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Clark Griffith
Washington Americans
Cincinnati
Griff
Reds
New York Giants
Matty
Christy Mathewson
New York
Griffith
John Peterson Wins Preliminary Handicap in Grand American
Seven hundred ninety eight trap shooters at the Grand American handicap at South Shore Country Club fired eighty targets Thursday. John Peterson of Randall Iowa won the preliminary handicap brought over from Wednesday. The professional event was won by Rollo Heikes of Dayton Ohio with 99. Heikes leads a group of shooters including Homer Clark J Crosby George Maxwell and H Gibbs who will compete for the professional championship Friday.
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South Shore Country Club
John Peterson
Randall
Iowa
Rollo Heikes
Dayton
Ohio
Panthers Trim Waco Fort Worth 7 1 in baseball
Fort Worth defeated Waco 7 to 1 behind Redford who held the visitors to five hits and started a decisive third inning with a triple. Fort Worth’s defense shone. Sharman’s error on a fly ball led to a run and Waco never scored after the second.
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Tex
Waco
Redford
Sharman
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Otone
Grubb
Isiecienve
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DION
Gray
Vann
Dodd
Bernsen
Blunk
Wild
Matthews
Baseball Scores From Thursday
Results Thursday show Dallas defeated San Antonio 5 to 4. Shreveport beat Houston 8 to 1. Fort Worth topped Waco 7 to 1.
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Dallas
San Antonio
Shreveport
Houston
Fort Worth
Waco
Play Friday Rival Showdowns Across Texas and Louisiana
The schedule features San Antonio at Dallas, Waco at Fort Worth, and Houston traveling to Shreveport for Friday games. Local fans anticipate competitive matchups and regional rivalry action across the state.
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San Antonio
Dallas
Waco
Fort Worth
Houston
Shreveport
Baseball score roundup with rain interruptions
Chicago and New York finished 0 0 with rain stopping play after five innings. Cincinnati at Philadelphia also suspended by rain. Boston beat Pittsburgh 2 1 and St. Louis defeated Brooklyn 7 5.
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New York
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Boston
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Pittsburg and Boston in key matchups
Pittsburgh hosts Boston while St Louis visits Brooklyn Chicago plays New York and Cincinnati meets Philadelphia in a slate of major league clashes highlighting rivalry matchups and travel logistics for fans.
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L. Pet
New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Baseball standings from the American League feature team records
The American League table lists team wins losses and winning percentages for clubs including Detroit, Cleveland, Washington, Philadelphia, and others. The data shows Detroit at 62 66 with a .525, Cleveland at 66 56 with a .541, and Philadelphia at 43 75 with a .371, among others.
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Chee Ee de Veet
Psyd. W. L. Pet
Hels
Cleveland
Detroit
Peete
Washington
Be. Sio Biwes
Philadelphia
Baseball scorecard highlights from a split standings night
The recap lists results with Cleveland 4 over New York 2, Detroit 7 over Philadelphia 8, Boston 4 over St. Louis 2, Chicago 6 over Washington 0. The terse box shows nine games with varying winners and shutouts.
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New York
Detroit
Philadelphia
Boston
St. Louis
Chicago
Washington
Cleveland Beats New York 4 2 at Cleveland
Cleveland defeats New York 4 to 2 behind strong pitching and timely hitting. Batteries Caldwell Nanama ker Klepfer and O Neill for New York, while Detroit wins 7 3 over Philadelphia with Noyes Schang Dauss and Spencer in the win.
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BR. HH. Z
New York
Caldwell
Nanamaker
Klepfer
O'Neil
Detroit
Philadelphia
Noyes
Schang
Dauss and
Spencer
St Louis Beats Boston in Low-Scoring Test
St Louis 4 2 0 0 4 10 102? History unclear. Batteries: Mays Thomas Sotheron Rodgers Severeid.
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R. H
Boston
Mays
Thomas
Sotheron
Rodgers and Severeid
Chicago 6 Washington 0 pitched by Shaw and Cicotte
Chicago defeated Washington 6 to 0 with Shaw Henry and Cicotte on the mound. Schalk contributed to the offense as Chicago built a lead early and sealed the win with late runs.
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Chicago
Washington
Shaw, Henry and
Ainsmith
Cicotte and Schalk
W Smith Leads Municipal Shooters
G W Smith of the Alamo Rifle Club led the open rifle event with 92 of 100 at 300 yards on the municipal range. R W Richter of Big Dandy Rifle Club was second with 90, then G W Richter with 88. Young Otto Richter scored 94 of 100 on 20 inch bullseye showing remarkable talent.
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Alamo Rifle Club
R. W. Richter
Big Dandy Rifle Club
G. W. Richter
G. W. Sweet
Niles defeats Williams in tennis semi finals
In Forest Hills New York Niles of Boston beat Williams of Boston 6-2 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the national patriotic singles semi final. Murray versus Strachan semi final was postponed due to heavy showers. The title holder keeps the championship as the event funds the lawn tennis ambulance fund.
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N. Y
N. W. Niles
Boston
R. Norris Williams
R. Lindley Murray
Niagara Falls
John R. Strachan
San Francisco
Lawn Tennis Addition Ambulance Fund
Ger many Schaefer Returns to Active Baseball with Rochester
In Chicago on August 24, word arrived that former gloom killer Ger many Schaefer has re entered active play. He signed with Rochester manager Mike Doolan and immediately played second base with three hits in his first game back.
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Chicago
Germany
New York Nationals
Mike Doolan
Rochester
Dodgers Buy Right-hander Norman Plitt
Cincinnati dispatch says the Brooklyn Nationals plan to add right-hander Norman Plitt to their pitching staff. Described as the Eastern League’s classiest pitcher, he is due to report to the Dodgers on September 8.
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Dodgers
Cincinnati
Brooklyn Nationals
Norman Plitt
Boston Battery Trio Tops Grimes Schmidt and Meyers
A terse item notes Boston victories with Grimes Schmidt Tyler Rico and Meyers achieving top results in a brief Boston sports roundup.
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Boston
Grimes
Schmidt
Tyler
Rico
Meyers
Atlanta Triumphs Over Chattanooga In Southern League
In Atlanta, the table shows Chattanooga 4, Atlanta 7 as Marshall and Mc Daniels battled Bressler and Picinich. In Nashville, Birmingham lost 37 to 180? The lines list two games with varied run totals and battery pairs Ponder Haworth Scott Street and Milligan Smith Cavet Marshall.
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Nashville
R. H. E. Birmingham
Ponder
Haworth
Scott
Street
Milligan and Smith
Cavet
Marshall
Memphis 2 Mobile 4 Batting Summaries
Modine pitched for Memphis allowing two earned runs. Long and Griffith, Prieste and Ruel formed the battery for Mobile. Memphis scored in the ninth on a single misplayed ball to rough out two runs. Mobile held on for the win at home.
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Mobile
R. H. E. Modine
Long
Griffith
Prieste and
Ruel
Little Rock and New Orleans Split Doubleheader
In Little Rock, New Orleans defeated by Little Rock 5-1 after scoring in the first game as Willett Higgins Palmero Ledbetter and Chapman powered the Batteries. The second game saw Walker Higgins Boman and Chauman key in New Orleans 2-1 victory.
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New Orleans
Willett
Higgins
Palmero
Ledbetter
Chapman
Walker
Boman
Chauman
Gassers Defeat Buffs in Shreveport Baseball Clash
In Shreveport on August 24 the Gassers routed the Houst on Buffs 8 to 1. The local batsmen stole ten bases while Terry pitched solidly, keeping Houston in check as Holloway Hemingway Stopes Orta Powrau and Bishop contributed hits and runs.
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Vecessot
Shreveport
Urke
Carroll
McLarry
Vignn
Nixon
Hager
Smith
Faulkner
Terry
Houston
Northen
Flynn
Noyes
Hemingway
Burns
Sentell
A.B. R.H
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Oes Holloway
Stopes
Orta
Ohio State Outlook Dubious
Ohio State University may field a football team this season though early signs were doubtful. Coach Mark Banks, now in Athens, has decided not to reenter military service and may lead Ohio athletics in 1917 18. He tried Fort Benjamin Harrison camp but was dismissed due to a past football injury. About 30 prospects were considered for the team, with only about ten remaining as many joined government service.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Mark Banks
Athens
Ohio
Banks
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Joe Bush Suspended for Season in Cleveland
Joe Bush for the Philadelphia team was suspended for the rest of the 1917 season and fined the money he would have earned. Manager Mack announced the action after a bitter argument following Bush being relieved while Cleveland hitters banged him in the fifth inning.
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Joe Bush
Cleveland
Ohio
Philadelphia
Mack
Bush
Land
Baseball Scores and Weather Report from Midwest Cities
In Kansas City Kansas City 4 Louisville 5. In Milwaukee Milwaukee 4 Indianapolis 1. In Minneapolis Minneapolis Toledo rain observed.
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Kansas City
Louisville
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Minneapolis-Toledo
Lone Star Shooters Tie for First at Indo Shoot
At the Lone Star Rifle Club on 408 Military Plaza, Sergeant H H Mitchell Jo Robins and C Barbera tied for first with 96 of 100 on .22 rifles during a weekly indoor shoot. President C F Rossi Jr scored 93, Secretary E Menn 92, and R Richter 91 as other top scorers. Mrs E Menn, wife of the secretary, scored 85 in an exhibition. Open competition starts at 8 AM next Sunday.
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Jo Robins
C. Barbera
Lone Star Rifle Club
Military Plaza
C. F. Rossi Jr
E. Menn
R. Richter
S. Flores
H. Richter
T. H. Williams
P. W. Stowe
J. W. Hailey
A. J. Veltmann
Clarence Menn
A. J. Velmann Jr
Kilbane Plans Rest After Bout Loss for Return Chance
Cleveland featherweight champion Johnny Kilbane intends to rest for two months after his knockout defeat to Benny Leonard. Kilbane says he will not take further fights at lightweights unless it is a return match with a 133 pound champion.
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Cleveland, CO
Johnny Kilbane
Cleveland
Benny Leonar
Chicago Protest Over Pitcher Danforth Call
Chicago Americans protest a loss to Cleveland amid an umpire Danforth ruling with bases loaded, rejected by American League President Johnson on Thursday.
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Chicago
Chicago Americans
Cleveland
Nallin
Danforth
Present Johnson
Second Zimmerman Emerges in Waterloo Baseball Memory
Waterloo, Aug 24. A new batter in town resembles Heinie Zimmerman. Ralph Miller, linked to the Chicago Nationals, can play all infield positions and hits the high pitches with a bold swing, drawing comparison to the famed Zim.
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Waterloo
Ty Cobbs
Mathewson
Ed Walsh
Ray Schalg
Heinie Zimmerman
Ralph Miller
Miller
Chicago Nationals
Zim
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