Giants Favored 7 to 5 in Opener Betting Frenzy
Philadelphia bettors estimate half a million dollars will ride in the World Series opener on October 14 as the New York Giants attract 6 to 5 odds over the Philadelphia Athletics. Local syndicates and brokers wagered tens of thousands with freak bets noted, including props on Mathewson lasting the game and the Athletics limiting hits.
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Associated Press
New York Giants
Philadelphia Athletics
Athletics
Giants
Mathewson
Bender
New York
Giants Players Escorted From Church Fair Incident
New York on October 7 reports Giants players narrowly escaped an awkward crowding at an uptown armory fair. Fifty onlookers surged toward the team causing a quick withdrawal. Players Fred Merkle Louis Drucke C. N. Herzog Grover Hartley Bert Maxwell Leon Ames and John Murray were singled out. The group later attended the Langford Caponi Twentieth Century Ath club event.
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Associated Press
New York
Giants
Fred Merkle
Louis Drucke
C. N. Herzog
Grover Hartley
Bert Maxwell
Leon Ames
John Murray
Army of writers to report on world series games
Three hundred skilled baseball writers and artists will cover the world series between the New York Nationals and the Philadelphia Americans starting next Saturday. Telegraphed play by play will flow from dozens of wires. many players will also report. Large crowds are expected, with last year drawing 124,222 spectators and Polo Grounds capacity around 60,000. Ambulances and hospital facilities will be on standby to handle injuries.
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New York
New York Nationals
Philadelphia Americans
Brush
Polo Grounds
Shibe 'Field
Philagoola
New York Philadelphia Game Declared Off
Athletics rained out as the New York and Philadelphia teams canceled play. The Associated Press reports the game was abandoned due to weather with no scores.
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Associated Press
Delphia
Pee
Standings and results from yesterday and today’s NBA style games
Yesterday New York led Philadelphia 10 5 while Boston trailed 1 3 and Brooklyn 0 13. Today Pittsburg visits Chicago and Boston plays New York Philadelphia travels to Brooklyn and St Louis to Cincinnati.
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Brooklyn
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Philadelphia 5 New A 4 St. Louis 11 Detroit 6
Boston 3 Washington 1. An incomplete score list appears to summarize a sequence of game results with city teams and point totals. No clear narrative context or dates are provided to determine the event type or outcome beyond the listed figures.
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Matchups Across the Nation Highlight Basketball Pairings
New York faces Philadelphia while Detroit plays St Louis and Washington meets Boston. Cleveland matches up with Chicago in a series of cross city basketball showdowns.
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Cleveland
Chicago
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Washington
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St. Louis
Stand-off as Peacock and San Antonio academies play to 0–0 tie
Peacock Military academy and San Antonio academy battled to a scoreless 0 to 0 tie on the Peacock field on North Flores. Reid starred for Peacock and Magruder for the blue and white as both teams showed limited offense and stronger kicking late. A rematch was set for next Friday with lineups listed.
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Dallas Battery A Officer Report Pleases War Department
A report by a U S army officer on Battery A Dallas commanded by Captain Fred A Logan pleases the War Department. The adjutant general’s department has advised the favorable finding and it has been referred to the governor for his consideration as commander in chief.
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Dallas
Fred A. Logan
Texas approves foreign reinsurance firm International Re Assurance
In Austin on October 7 the Department of Insurance and Banking granted a Texas certificate of authority to International Re Assurance Company Limited of Vienna Austria. The new casualty reinsurance firm deposits 250000 with New York's insurance commissioner to secure policyholders and begin business in Texas for the current year.
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Department of Insurance and Banking
International Re-Assurance Company, Limited
Vienna
Austria
Commissioner of Insurance
State of New York
Big Four face opening football tests across campuses
Eastern universities launch seasons with Yale facing Syracuse Harvard meeting Holy Cross and Pennsylvania seeking revenge on Ursinus Princeton vs Villa Nova. Army at West Point plays Vermont Navy at Annapolis Johns Hopkins Cornell meets Oberlin. other matchups include Brown Massachusetts Agriculture Amherst Wesleyan Dartmouth Colby Carlisle St. Marys Colgate Hobart Williams Springfield Union Stevens Penn State Gettysburg Georgetown W&M Lafayette Swarthmore East and South heavy schedules across the nation.
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Holy Cross
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Little Ursinus
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Villa Nova
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Vanderbilt Plays Today in Nashville Facing Marysville
Vanderbilt lines up this afternoon in Nashville to play Marysville with focus on the line play for the coming Kentucky showdown on November 11. Weather is fair and warm today.
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Nashville, Tenn
Vanderbilt
Marysville
Kentucky
Allerdyce Chosen to Coach Texas Football
Wasmund dies from injuries after fall from window in Austin. Dave Allerdyce, former Michigan player 1907 08 09 and Butler coach, accepted Texas football coaching offer and will depart for Texas immediately.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Dave Allerdyce
University of Michigan
Butler College
University of Texas
William Wasmund
Austin
Allerdyce
Texas
Norfolk Virginia Polytechnic Institute Landmark Found
At Norfolk Virginia the Polytechnic Institute marks a university land milestone with notable developments and institutional progress announced in local records.
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute
University of Land
Giants favored as crowds loom for Polo Grounds game
Ames won the first game and Crandall the second in a double header from Philadelphia while pitching for McGraw yesterday. Cy Young started the second game for Brooklyn but was relieved after ten runs in two innings. Eddie Collins drove in four Athletics runs and hit three bags. Buck O'Brien bested Walter Johnson in another game. Keating homered and tripled for Detroit as the Browns defeated the Tigers. Owner Brush of the Giants nears a 60 000 crowd at the Polo Grounds amid rushing seat orders.
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Kid McCoy Triumphs In Fourth Round Knockout
New York October 7 Kid McCoy returned to form by stopping Jim Savage in the fourth round of a ten round bout. McCoy demonstrated his old-time speed dropping Savage three times and extended his comeback streak to three wins.
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New York
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MceCoy
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Langford stops Caponi in third round at Century Club
Sam Langford of Boston used Tony Caponi of Chicago as a model for slamming in a ten round bout at the Twentieth Century Athletic Club. Referee Charley White halted the fight in the middle of the third round.
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New York
Sam Langford
Boston
Tony Caponi
Chicago
Twentieth Century Athletic Club
Charley White
Eddy Murphy Takes Ten Round Decision Over Memsic
Eddy Murphy won by a decision over George Memsic in a ten round match here last night as reports say Murphy controlled the bout. Separate notes mention West Texas Military Academy football facing Eleventh Cavalry in a tough maneuver camp contest and batting leaders Cobb and Jackson resting amid rain postponements.
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Gary
Ind
Eddy Murphy
George Memsic
Murphy
West Texas
West Texas Military Academy
Eleventh Cavalry
Texas
A and M Texans Dominate Southwestern Eleven 22–0
In College Station on Kyle Field A and M of Texas overwhelmed Southwestern 22 to 0 in the season opener. The Farmers used 22 players, Kern at quarterback directed the attack, and Lambert Holliday and Bell produced the longest gains. Hooker returned to form in a strong line showing as Southwestern failed to sustain the forward pass and managed few first downs.
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Crowded Hays County Fair draws third day racing
San Marcos reports the Hays County fair draws larger crowds on day three. Hal Geers wins the 2 12 pace, Loom Up wins the free-for-all trot, Arch Oldham takes the 21 12 furlong dash, Lady Cauthen wins the 3 30 pace, and Commendation takes the half mile dash. Local schools host track meet and a catch-as-catch-can wrestling match at the opera house closes the day.
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Baseball alibi for a Cubs game cited in court
Nicholas Brown testified he was at the Cubs ball park on September 14 to defend an alibi after being charged with breaking into an apartment. The judge asked who pitched for the Cubs and Brown named Ed Reulbach, then Alexander the Great for Philadelphia. The case was postponed to October 11 for more inquiry.
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Ed Reulbach
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Round Up Stowers Game Off At Krisch Park
The Round Ups game with the Stowers at Krisch park Sunday morning was canceled. The Round Ups seek to join a double header against the Third Cavalry at Electric park Sunday afternoon with the Households.
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Want to Join Rangers Special to the Light
Governor Colquitt reports a surge of applications from young men across Texas seeking state ranger positions. The adjutant general's department will review all submissions while efforts to build a 36 man Ranger force continue. Captain J J Sanders is recruiting to reach the required strength, with Captain Hughes already listing nine volunteers.
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Horses Gather for Kentucky Endurance Stakes at Louisville
For the first time in thirty years horsemen gather in Louisville to watch thoroughbreds race four miles. The revived Kentucky endurance stakes with an $8000 purse draws turf enthusiasts to Churchill Downs amid drizzle. Entries include Nadzu Aylmer Cherryola Messenger Bay Royal Report Waterlake.
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Churchill Downs
Nadzu
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Cherryola
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Waterlake
Road Race Postponed by Rain in Fairmont Park
The 200 mile automobile race in Fairmont park, featuring top drivers, has been postponed to Monday due to rain. Also scheduled is a Sunday double-header baseball game between the Third Cavalry and Households at Electric Park with a strengthened lineup and a special Third Cavalry band program.
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Third Cavalry
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Tracy
Toepperwein
Hill
E. Chambers
Weather Outlook from Omaha to Topeka Rain Likely
Rain is forecast across the region from Omaha to Topeka while Lincoln to Des Moines also expect showers. Pueblo reports light accumulation and Sioux City sees heavier rain, with Denver and St. Joseph recording moderate totals.
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