Waco Captures Texas League Flag by Narrow Margin
Waco Navigators win the Texas League pennant for the second straight year by a scant margin of four points, finishing with a .583 percentage. Fort Worth also helps shape the outcome as San Antonio fights Beaumont for sixth place, with Beaumont securing sixth after a 4-2 first game loss to the Oilers and an abbreviated second game. Meanwhile Dick Kerr, Memphis pitcher, is sold to the St. Louis Americans but stays with Memphis through the season’s end.
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Texas
Waco Navigators
Shreveport
Fort Worth
Louisiana
Gassers
Syd Smith
Dallas
Waco
Ellis Hardy
Texas League
San Antonio
Beaumont
Nags
Oilers
A. E. Baggan
Wotell
Westerzil
Butler
Burch
Ee. Petty
Petty
Dick Kerr
Memphis
Tenn
Wilkins
Southern Asociation Club
Pitchir
St. Louis Americans
Kerr
Youngsters Dominate Major League Pitching early twentys in big show
New York Sept 5 Many stars in the major leagues are youths of 20s just a few years in the big show. In both leagues the top thirty pitching names include few veterans, with many pitchers ages 22 to 29. The piece notes players like Shore Morton Cullop Covaleskie and Tesreau among others as the young core. It also highlights Batting and infield stars Daubert Chase Groh Collins Wagner Maranville Hornsby and Schalk Walters Snyder and Schang as youthful talents, with an average age near 23.
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New York
Stat
Hughes
Plank
Groom
Rucker
Johnson
Alexander
Toney
Harry Covaleski
Shore
Red Sox
Ae Eee
Morton
Indians
Cullop
Yankees
H. Covaleskie
Tigers
Faber
White Sox
Koob
Browns
Gallia
Senators
Tesreau
Giants
Meyers
Athletics
Phillies
Rixey
Pfeffer
Dodgers
Cheney
Mammaux
Pirates
Doak
Cardinals
IGE
Cack
Rudolph
Braves
Shawkey
Coumbe
Covaleskie
Leonard
Harper
Davenport
Bush
Javeee
Jake Daubert
Hal Chase
Daubert
Chase
Sister
Zimmerman
Evers
Doyle
Collins
Groh
Zim
Maranville
Wagner
Honus
Bancroft
Hornsby
Walters
Schalk
Snyder
Schang
Golfers Begin 36 Hole Match Play At Merion
Philadelphia report on September 5 notes sixteen amateur championship pairs qualified yesterday for the United States Golf Association event and started 36 hole match play at Merion Cricket Club today with the field narrowed to match play contenders.
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Philadelphia
United States
Galf Association
Merion Cricket Club
Association Scores From Indianapolis and Nearby Cities
The American Association results show Indianapolis 4-1 over Columbus 3-3, epee match St. Paul 11 none, St. Paul 7 over Minneapolis 6, Louisville 6-6 with Toledo 2-3, and Kansas City 4-4 against Milwaukee 2-0.
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American Association
Indianapolis
Columbus
Epee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Louisville
Toledo
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Texas League Monday Standings Show Mixed Fort Worth, Houston Lead
Fort Worth 10 6, Shreveport 5 8, Houston 10 0? Galveston 1. Beaumont 4 6, San Antonio 2 8, Dallas 4 4, Waco 2 3.
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Fort Worth
Shreveport
Houston
Galveston
Beaumont
San Antonio
Dallas
Waco
Baseball scores brief roundup from latest games
Chicago defeated St. Louis 3 to 2 while Detroit lost 11 to 7 and Cleveland fell 8 to 5. Washington and Philadelphia were blanked 3 to 2 and 1 to 0 respectively. Boston won 7 to 3 and New York lost 4 to 1.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Tuesday’s Games Feature New York at Washington and Boston at Philadelphia
Two NBA matchups on Tuesday place New York against Washington and Boston against Philadelphia. The card pairs rival teams in key Eastern Conference clashes with potential playoff implications.
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New York
Washington
Boston
Philadelphia
Baseball Standings and Pairings Note 19th Century Style
A compact score summary lists teams with mixed records including Chicago 3-8 Cincinnati 0-10 iladelphia 2-10 Brooklyn 1-8 Pittsburg 7-2 St Louis 0-0 Boston 3-8 New York 2-8 and notes Brooklyn at New York Philadelphia at Boston Cincinnati at Chicago St Louis at Pittsburg as the paired matchups.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
Iladelphia
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Boston Od
Brooklyn Eek
Philadelphia Twins Up in Morning Game Victory
In Philadelphia morning, Brooklyn fell 2 to 1? Brooklyn score 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 runs? Philadelphia 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 9 hits. Batteries: Marquard Pfeffer Rucker Myers Miller Mayer Alexander Killifer for Brooklyn. Afternoon game Brooklyn 3 Philadelphia 10. Philadelphia bats explode with six runs in first and top of ninth? Final 10-3. Batteries Cheney Smith Dell Appleton Mills Miller Rixey Killifer Adams.
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Philadelphia
Brooklyn
R. .H. E. Brooklyn
Marquard
R. H. E. Brooklyn
Cheney, Smith, Dell, Appleton, Mills and Miller
Rixey and Killifer and Adams
Pittsburg Beats St Louis In Doubleheader Opener
In the first afternoon game Pittsburg defeated St Louis 7 0 with Meadows Yarmouth Gonzales and Britten Miller and Fischer handling batteries. The second game saw Pittsburg win 2 1 as Watson Gonzales and Cooper Fischer pitched for the visitors while St Louis struggled with errors.
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Pittsburg
St. Louis
R. H. E. St. Louis
Meadows
Yarmouth
Gonzales
Britten
Miller
Fischer
Schmidt
B. St. Louis
Watson
Cooper
Boston and New York Split Doubleheader Narrowly
Morning game ends with New York 2 Boston 3 as Tesreau Rariden beat Hughes Gowdy in a tight tilt. Afternoon session sees New York win 8 to 3 with Sallee Perritt McCarthy Reulbach Gowdy handling pitching and defense.
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Boston
New York
Tesreau
Rariden
Hughes
Gowdy
Sallee
Perritt
McCarthy
Reulbach and Gowdy
Cincinnati and Chicago Baseball Scores Snapshot
A fragmented box score shows Cincinnati and Chicago games with inning by inning results. Batteries listed include Schulz Wingo Prendergast Archer for one game and Mathewson Wingo Brown Wilson for the other, with mixed innings tallies and final point differentials.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Schulz
Wingo
Prendergast
Archer
R. H
Mathewson
Brown
Wilson
Bowlers to Have Banquet at Turner Hall
The Bowling Section of the San Antonio Turn Verein will host a banquet at Turner Hall Thursday night at 8 o'clock. An entertaining program is planned and captains for the new league will be elected.
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San Antonio Turn Verein
Turner Hall
Labor Day boxing results from Detroit to Colorado Springs
A roundup of fights includes Johnny Kilbane defeating Cha ney Qut in Detroit, Sailor Davis losing to Otto Young Wallace in Fort Worth, and a string of other bouts across the country. Welterweight champion Freddie Welsh beats Charlie White in Colorado Springs, a crowd-pleasing but not stellar card marred by a bleacher collapse injuring over a hundred and a foul uproar after the decision.
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Rotind
Detroit
Sailor Davis
San Antonio
Otto Young Wallace
Milwaukee
Fort Worth
Davis
Young Denny
New Orleans
Stanley Yoakum
Sailor Jerabek
St. Louis
Kid Williams
Frankie Brown
New York
Johnny Griffiths
Akron
Joe Rivers
Canton
Johnny
Kewpie) Ertle
St. Paul
Philadelphia
Bennie Kaufman
Colorado Springs
Freddie Welsh
Charlie White
Chicago
Roche
Welsh
Braves Open Key Home Series in NL Title Fight
The Boston Braves host the New York area rivals in a decisive five game set to determine whether Philadelphia, Brooklyn, or Boston will win the National League. Philadelphia trails by a point with Brooklyn tied for second as Boston heads into a crucial stretch. Maranville left the team after a broken nose from a foul ball, threatening their defense.
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Boston
Mass
Braves
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Maranville
Finals Set For National Singles Tennis Title
Ready for finals at Forest Hills New York on September 5 1916 Norris Williams III of Philadelphia and W M Johnston of San Francisco earned spots after surviving a field of 128 entrants as the national singles championship moved into decisive rounds today in the East West contest.
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Forest Hills
N. Y
Norris Williams
Philadelphia
W. M. Johnston
San Francisco
Williams Defeats Griffin and Murray In Finals
Williams triumphed in the finals by defeating Clarence Griffin of San Francisco 6 3, 6 3, 6 3 and R Lindley Murray of California and New York 6 2, 6 3, 6 1. Johnston stopped Murray in the second match with scores 6 2, 6 3, 6 1.
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Clarence Griffin
San Francisco
R. Lindley Murray
California
New York
Williams
Griffin
Johnston
Murray
Friar Rock Retired From Racing to Begin Breeding Career
In New York on September 5, it was announced that Friar Rock, the celebrated three year old, will not race again. Owner John E. Mad, who recently purchased the colt from August Belmont for 50,000 dollars, plans to send him to the Hamburg place breeding farm in Kentucky. A new handkerchief for children features a secure money pocket in one corner.
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New York
Friar Rock
John E. Mad
Rock
August J. Belmont
Hamburg Place
Kentucky
Boston Takes 7 1 in New York Slugfest
In New York, Boston plated seven runs to ride a strong attack led by Ruth and Carrigan, while New York could only muster one. Boston touched up New York’s pitching through six innings before adding late insurance runs.
Kilbane Knocks Out Chaney For Featherweight Title
Johnny Kilbane of Cleveland defeated George Chaney of Baltimore in Cedar Point Ohio, delivering a brutal third round knockout with a sharp right to Chaney’s jaw after Chaney’s early spirited attack. Kilbane’s reach and defense overwhelmed the challenger as Chaney pressed the attack to no avail.
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Cedar Point
Johnny Kilbane
Cleveland
George Chaney
Baltimore
Chaney
Kilbane
San Antonio Fight Night Highlighted By Labor Day Bouts
Boxing fans noted several Labor Day results with Frankie Russell of New Orleans stopping Joe Mandot in the fifteenth round of a twenty round match in New Orleans and Eddie Conlon of New Orleans knocking out Battling Krouse in another bout.
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San Antonio
Frankie Russell
New Orleans
Joe Mandot
Eddie Conlon
Battling Krouse
Detroit Batterymen Outslug Cleveland in 11 innings
In Detroit a 11 5 victory against Cleveland with Coveleskie Lambeth Gould Beebe Boehling and O'Neill Boland Jones Coveleskie Dubuc and Spencer as batters. Meanwhile Detroit beat Cleveland 11 to 8 after a late surge as Morton Bagby Lambeth Boehling and O’Neil Coleman Mitchell Boland Dauss and Stanage powered the battery lineup.
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Detroit
R. H. E. Cleveland
Coveleskie
Lambeth
Gould
Beebe
Boehling
O'Neill
Boland
Jones
Dubuc
Morton
Bagby
O'Neil
Coleman
Mitchell
Dauss
Stanage
Washington and Philadelphia Baseball Line Scores
Washington and Philadelphia produced two games with lopsided final tallies. First game: Washington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0, Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-7-9-0. Nabors Picinich Shaw Gharrity pitched for Washington. Second game: Washington 3 0 0 0 0 0 0, Philadelphia 0 0 1 0 0 0 0. Bush Picinish Ayers Williams led UW over Philly. final 37-171?
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Washington
Philadelphia
R. H. E. Philadelphia
Nabors
Picinich
Shaw
Gharrity
Bush
Picinish
Ayers
Williams
Baseball box score snippets from St Louis and Chicago
The brief lines present box score fragments with team innings and runs. St Louis and Chicago are listed with partial score lines and pitching changes. Batter and battery names are cited, including Williams Schalk Koob Davenport Hartley Rumler Secor Benz Plank and Rumler, with runs and outs indicated in terse notation.
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St. Louis
R. H. EB
Chicago
Williams
Schalk
Koob
Davenport
Hartley
Rumler
Secor Gam
Benz
Plank
Boy Raises Guinea Pigs Profits in Evansville Home Farm
Carl Weiss age fourteen in Evansville Indiana operates a tidy guinea pig farm behind his house. He raises and ships pigs for clinics, builds shipping boxes, and maintains strict sanitation and regular feeding. Previously he kept prize chickens and game owls.
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Evansville
Ind
Carl Weiss
Otto Weiss
Weiss
McDermott Wins National Marathon Aquatic Title
Michael McDermott of the Illinois A C Chicago won the national Marathon aquatic championship at the Labor Day event in St. Louis. He completed ten miles in 1 hour 45 minutes 43.25 seconds, securing top honors for his club.
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McDermott
ST. Louis
Michael MccDermott
Illinois A. C
Chicago
Missouri Athletic Association
The Great Leveler in London Opinion dialogue
A fragment from London Opinion shows two men joking about a fish shop on the old Kent road and a welder, reflecting on how the war levels people. The exchange underscores social disruption and shared astonishment at wartime encounters.
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Tommy
Kent Road
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