Giants Win Pennant Echoes From 1911 Season
The piece reflects on the 1911 season as the Boston Red Sox won the pennant, with analysis of gains and losses across the American League. It notes the Giants Pirates and Cubs as preseason picks, the Yankees and Tigers among heavy losers, and injury woes for the Quakers while the Giants clinched a lead. It concludes with 1913 prospects.
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Athletics
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Washington Nationals
Browns
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Clark Griffith
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Yankees
Harry Wolverton
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Jennings
Naps
White Sox
Giants
Pirates
Cubs
Phillies
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McGraw
Carter
Reds
Cardinals
Handball Final Set at YMCA Champion Ship
The YMCA handball season ends Tuesday afternoon with Robert Harris and John Meusebach meeting for the title after five months of competition. Both undefeated, they face off at 5 o'clock on the association court in a hard fought match for the championship and a gold medal. Riverside serves Kansas City meats.
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Robert Harris
John Meusebach
Lipton Plans Challenger Talk After Arriving in New York
Sir Thomas Lipton arrived aboard the Corona and said he would discuss terms with the New York Yacht Club to challenge for the international trophy. He suggested modifying the rule that requires the challenger to cross the Atlantic on its own bottom and named a potential Shamrock IV if he builds another boat. Lipton noted a 23 win 29 race record in European waters and commented on yacht racing's rising popularity in Germany while noting English participation waning.
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Kiel
Lynch Upholds Protest Over Chicago Win
Pittsburg’s protest against Chicago’s October 2 victory was upheld by National League President Lynch. The game was thrown out of the record causing a shift in standings. The official table shows New York leading with a 5 game win, Pittsburg at 6, Chicago near .618, and Philadelphia at .480.
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Lynch
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Young birds fly a 507 mile record from New Orleans
In the fifth race of the Lone Star district young bird series pigeons flown from New Orleans to the city covered 507 miles. E S Petersen’s BB4412 won at 900.96 yards per minute, a probable record despite a strong northeast wind. Other results list owners and speeds, with Petersen prominently featured.
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Lone Star
National Association of American Homing Pigeon Fanciers
E. S. Petersen
Petersen
J. Mergele
F. Smith Porter
F. J. Vollmer
John Lukins
F. J. Mergele
M. S. Petersen
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Edgerly
Riverside market brings in seafood haul of crustaceans
A Riverside restaurant reports a large shipment of seafood including frogs legs crabs lobster Spanish mackeral pane and Berwick Bay oysters arriving for dining and resale.
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Berwick Bay
Independents and St Louis college players play to scoreless tie
A Sunday exhibition on St Louis gridiron ends 0 0 as Cha ves Vincente and Dolan spearhead late Independents drives. St Louis Collegians dominate early, crowd reaches 30 393 with receipts totaling 21 497 0.
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Cubs Defeat Sox in Fourth Chicago Game
The Chicago National League club beat the local American club 4 to 2 as the crowd became unruly in the early stages of the game in Chicago on October 14.
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SOX
Chicago
Yester
Harlandale Baseball Blanks Moore in Afternoon Win
The Harlandale team split a doubleheader yesterday losing the morning 11 to 8 to Frank Bros. at Union Stockyards Peewee. In the afternoon Harlandale beat H N Moore 8 to 5 in a five inning game with strong hitting and steady defense.
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Denver Wins the Minor League Championship Series
The Denver club defeated Minneapolis 4 to 3 in game five to clinch the series four games to one. Final line score shows Minneapolis with three runs on nine hits and four errors, Denver with four runs on eight hits and one error. Batteries: Young Burns and Owen Harris Leonard and Block.
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Golfers Brave High Winds At Laurel Heights Club
Despite strong winds, local players contested the Laurel Heights sweepstake with A H Danforth second and F W Maule tied for third. McCloud won with net 89 while Frank M Lewis visited from the Country club shooting 43 and 40. Lewis aims to pair Country and Laurel Heights players by equal averages for a close match. Club scribes to join a special tourney for a silver cup prize.
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F. W. Maule
W. J. Lyons
Frank M. Lewis
Laurel Heights
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Country Club
Symons
San Marcos Normal Faces West Texas Military Cadets
The San Marcos Normal football team arrived for a 4 PM game against West Texas Military Academy on their Alamo Heights gridiron. The Normal squad, winner over San Marcos High School last week, seeks another victory. The Cadets, after two tough games, are in good form and expect to secure the win at home.
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West Texas Military Academy
Alamo Heights
San Marcos High School
Beacon Hill Seconds Triumph Over Brackenridge 12 to 0
Beacon Hill second football team defeated Brackenridge second 12 to 0 on Beacon Hill grounds. The game featured strong end runs and passes for Beacon Hill while Brackenridge relied on forward passes. Stars for Beacon Hill were McCurdy L Jackson and McManus. for Brackenridge Alley and Whitney. Dixon refereed. Beacon Hill seeks 105 pound class opponents, Cail 3603 077.
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Brackenridge High School
Brackenridge
McCurdy
L. Jackson
McManus
Alley
Whitney
Dixon
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