Promising at League Park Sunday Bowls Umpire Duty
Ollie Anderson to umpire the Sunday benefit at League Park pitting All-Professionals led by Pat Newnam of Houston against City League Stars featuring top amateur talent from Ahrens Ott and others. Higgy Simmang and Knaupps bolster pro lineup as East Texas crowds back a charity game organized by Norman Lawhorn and supported by the San Antonio Club president.
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Pat Newnam
League Park
Houston
George Westerzil
Bronchos
City League Stars
Ahrens & Ott
XXX Pearls
Potchernicks
Knights of Columbus
Jack Burke
Messrs. Newnam
Burke
Ollie Anderson
Adq
Sprague Jewelry Company
Goldsmith Company
Loving Cups
Norman Lawhorn
Alexander's Billiard Parlors
Bertetti
Stars
Harrison J. Benson
San Antonio
Earl Dunckel
Heal defeats champion in three cushion billiards match
Hush Heal of Toledo defeated Charles McCourt world champion in Pittsburg by 54 to 35 in 66 innings. The running total after this block has Heal leading 100 to 85.
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Pittsburg
Hush Heal
Toledo
Charles McCourt
Heal
McCourt
Smith Outfights Cowler in Brooklyn Bout
New York Sept 27 Gun boat Smith outfought Tom Cowler of England in a 10 round bout in Brooklyn Tuesday night. Smith weighed 177 1 4 pounds and Cowler 206 1 2.
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New York
Gunboat
Davis and Wallace Draw in Galveston Ring
Otto Young Wall ace Wallace of Milwaukee and Sailor Davis of San Antonio fought twelve rounds to a draw in Galveston Texas on Tuesday night with neither man scoring a decisive knockdown or clear victory.
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Davis
Wallace
Galveston
Tex
Otto (Young) Wallace
Milwaukee
Sailor Davis
San Antonio
Standing of the Clubs Tuesday Results
No games scheduled. Play Wednesday. Washington at Philadelphia. New York at Boston.
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Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Alexa Stirling Named Likely Champion In National Golf Meet
New York Sept 27 Entries and pairings for the women’s national golf championship to begin Oct 2 at Belmont Springs CC Waverly Mass list sixty players. Notable entrants include Alexa Stirling of Atlanta Ga and Georgianna Bishop of Brooklawn Conn with Miss Stirling paired with Bishop. Strong names from England and other states also figure in the field.
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New York
Belmont Springs Country Club
Waverly
Mass
Howard F. Whitney
United States Golf Association
C. H. Vanderbeck
Philadelphia
Vanderbeck
Alexa Stirling
Atlanta
Stirling
Berthellyn Cu
Huntingdon Valley Country
Georgianna Bishop
Brooklawn
Dorothy Campbell
North Berwyck
England
G. M. Martin
Campbell
F. C. Letts
Cincinnati
Elaine V. Rosenthal
Chicago
H. Arnold Jackson
A. W. Gavin
Taconic Golf Club
Williamstown
Scores From Early Baseball Card Contests
The results show Boston 3 over Pittsburg 2 yet another 0-0 tie by Cincinnati 2. Philadelphia 3 beat Cincinnati 2 in a separate game while New York shutout St. Louis 6 to 1 and Brooklyn defeated Chicago 4 to 1.
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Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Pittsburg
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Play Wednesday Chicago at Brooklyn
The schedule lists Chicago visiting Brooklyn on Wednesday with later matchups including St. Louis hosting in New York.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
St. Louis
New York
Quakers Beat Reds in Ninth Inning Rally
Philadelphia edged Cincinnati 3 to 2 after a ninth inning rally. Cravath doubled from an ordinary single, Cooper was ruled safe at the plate after a fumbled glove, and Niehoff beat a bunt to score the winner. Knetzer and Demaree pitched well despite the late scoring drama.
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Philadelphia
Philadelvhia
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Knetzer
Demaree
Cravath
Cooper
Chase
Luderus
Groh
Wingo
Klem
Dagey
Niehoff
Huhn
Killifer
Red Sox Yankee series to decide AL champion
Chicago Sep 27 The four game set between Boston and New York will likely settle the American League crown by the series end as Boston holds a two and a half game edge over Chicago and four over Detroit with seven games left. In the National League Brooklyn leads by a half game over Philadelphia. Boston gains ground by taking two from Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Boston tiebreaker adds another Boston game.
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Chicago
Boston
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Braves Win Two More From Pittsburg in Boston
Boston defeated Pittsburg 2 1 in the second game to complete a two game sweep. Nehf pitched the first game and Allen the second with gilt edge control. Koston scored the decisive run in the eighth inning of the first game after a sequence involving Maran ide, a steal, and an error. Egan was ejected in the first game for disputing a call.
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Boston
Mass
Koston
Maranide
Egan
Quigley
R. H. E. Pittsburg
Evans
Schmidt
Nehf
Gowdy
Jacobs
W. Wagner
Allen
Kansas City nods to St Paul in 10 run loss
In Kansas City the St Paul team defeated Kansas City 10 to 4. Indiana's Indianapolis beat Louisville 9 to 2 in Louisville. Columbus downed Toledo 8 to none. Milwaukee and Minneapolis game halted by rain in Milwaukee.
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American Association
Kansas City
St. Paul
Louisville
Indianapolis
Columbus
Toledo
Milwaukee
Arkansas Normal to Open Season Against Arkansas Here
Fayetteville Ark Sept 27 Kansas State Normal will open the football season against the University of Arkansas here Saturday The Arkansas State Normal had been set to play but the game was called off after Arkansas Normal demanded a larger financial guarantee.
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Fayetteville
Ark
Kansas State Normal
University of Arkansas
Arkansas State Normal
Arkansas Normal
Greatest offensive baseball player ever produced analysis
An archival review compares Ty Cobb, Fred Keeler, Nap Lajoie, Honus Wagner and Anson with strikingly different styles. Keeler excels in scientific hitting with a .432 average in 1897, Wagner leads in eight batting titles, Cobb dominates steals and extra bases, Lajoie blends power and speed, and Anson relies on long drives. The article invites readers to judge who was the greatest based on these feats.
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Cobb
Keeler
Lajoie
Wagner
Anson
Baltimore
Old Cap
Speed
Enews
Taine Wagner
Pest
Mark Ee
Injustice. A Father and Son Clash in a Harsh Lesson
Colonel South faced his son Samuel after a severe thrashing and demanded the reason for the punishment. The boy, weeping, replied that after such a beating the father did not even know why he punished him, underscoring the cruelty and confusion of the scene.
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South
Samuel
Sammy
Business Boys open season with 24 to 18 win
Y M C A Business Boys basketball opener Tuesday night saw Alvin Icke pace the team with six field goals in a 24 to 18 defeat of Janert's combination. Van Cleave, Janert, and Steffler led the losers with three goals each, and a close 25 yard swim had Janert edging Boldt for a tie break before Janert won on the final lap.
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Alvin Icke
Janert
Icke
van Cleave
Steffler
Boldt
Herbert McClarity
Clarence Boldt
Wensbaceke
Walter Janert
J. Reimachissel
Dodgers Defeat Cubs In Brooklyn Win Four To One
Brooklyn defeated Chicago 4 to 1 sustaining a 3-2 edge in the series with one game left tomorrow. Pfeffer shut down the Cubs except for a third inning rally that produced the lone Chicago run as Flack Saier and Williams supplied the offense for Brooklyn and McConnell Wilson Pfeffer Meyers were the battery.
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Brooklyn
Chicago
Pfeffer
Cubs
Flack
Saier
Williams
McConnell
Wilson
Meyers
Droemers Plan Evening Meeting and Sunday Doubleheader
The Droemers baseball team will hold a meeting at 8 oclock Thursday night. All members are requested to be on hand. They have booked a Sunday double header on the Potchernick diamond with the R and 8S team and the Martin Wrights.
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Droemers
Droemer
Potchernick Diamond
Martin Wrights
Sergeant Rawlings Twirls No Hit Game at Fort Sam Houston
Sergeant Rawlings of the Nineteenth Infantry Headquarters Company pitched a no run no hit game for the Fort Sam Houston infantry team against a Manila Philippines squad. The Nineteenth won 9 to 0 as Rawlings dominated. a return game was arranged for Thursday at 2 PM on the infantry post diamond with batteries Rawlings and Lacy.
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Rawlings
Nineteenth Infantry
Fort Sam Houston
Philippines
Manila
Infantry
R. H. E. Nineteenth Infantry
Lacy
Flores
Vincente
Torres
Pittsburg
Giants Win Streak Reaches Twenty Second With 6 1 Victory
The New York Nationals extended their consecutive win streak to 22 by defeating St Louis 6 to 1. New York hitters collected 15 hits producing 22 total bases as Watson Williams suffered an early tough night. Final: St Louis 1, New York 6 with Watson Williams and Snyder on the mound for the visitors.
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New York Nationals
St. Louis
Giants
Watson
Williams
Louis
Snyder
Sallee
McArty
Kocher
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