Rules Change in Local Golf Championship Opens Thursday
Laurel Heights Golf Club and San Antonio Country Club agreed on new rules for the San Antonio self championship. Qualifying starts Wednesday afternoon with players allowed in pairs threesomes or foursomes. The top eight scorers advance to the championship and flight groups for Travis Bowie and Crockett cups.
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Army vs Asylums Championship Baseball Clash
The Army Post championship team faces the Asylums Wednesday at 2 30 on the asylum grounds. The Asylums have pushed the champs hard this season and seek another upset. Manager Leathe may start Teitze with Kennedy catching, while the Asylums’ battery is undecided. In Hartford Alfred Anderson, famed as a wrestler and promoter known as Strongest Man, was drowned while fishing.
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Wrestling prospects loom as Dr Roller plans Texas visit
Dr Roller of Seattle, a famed heavyweight, wired a handicap challenge to Adolph Ernst and Pet Brown for a match in Taylor Texas with a 90 minute window. Ernst and Brown accepted and proposed the event be held in Taylor. Chicago's Ernest Kartie may accompany Roller to face Brown and Ernst, should the Texas bout be arranged, promising a major wrestling gathering.
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National Baseball Commission to Meet for World Series Arrangements
New York September 30 The National Baseball Commission will meet in New York next Thursday to finalize plans for the world series. The agenda includes decisions on players’ conduct and the commission’s recent ruling that championship game reporting shall be handled by the recognized baseball reporters.
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National Baseball Commission
Baseball box score snapshot from early season actions
Walter Johnson earned another win as Wyckoff held the Undertakers to three singles while Fischer limited the Red Sox to six hits and added two RBIs on his own. The Giants and Quakers traded runs through fourteen innings in a tie, with Keating debuting a moonless first game win and McBride breaking a postpresentation rule.
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Dunham and Tolle Teams Draw In Ninepin League
Dunham and Tolle players split two sessions last night at Turner hall ending in a draw. In the opener Dunham led late before Tolles fought back with steady scoring. The second game saw Dunham jump ahead as Tolles woke up and rolled high totals to steady the contest.
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Yanks Win Two World Champions Twice Defeated by Chance
New York defeats Boston in both ends of a doubleheader 3 to 1 and 5 to 1 in New York. Keating pitched a full game in the first, while Anderson's wildness aided Boston in the second and Fisher performed well for the Yankees.
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Penn U Candidates Start Training For Cross Country
Fifty candidates, half freshmen, began training under Coach George Orton for the University of Pennsylvania varsity and freshmen cross country teams in Philadelphia. Varsity runners include McCurdy, the intercollegiate two mile champion, Ted Meredith, the Olympic champion, Madei ra, star miler, Captain Langer, and Humphries, last year’s star freshman two mile runner. The coach ran with the group on a two mile route through Fairmount Park and predicted a very bright season ahead.
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Maurice Prevost Wins Aeroplane Cup For France
Maurice Prevost won the international aeroplane cup for France, flying 124.28 miles in 59 minutes 45.6 seconds on a 6.213 mile course, beating Emil Vedrines and Eugene Gilbert. Belgian entrant Albert Crombez posted 69 minutes 52 seconds. Prevost’s win came as Armand Deperedussing, inventor of the winning monoplane, faced detention on charges of obtaining money by illegal pretenses.
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Eugene Gilbert
Albert Crombez
Armand Deperedussing
Giants Break Even With Makeshift Lineup Against Braves
In Boston, New York clinched the National League pennant and fielded a makeshift lineup to beat Boston 5 3 in game one, then lost game two 8 1 as darkness halted play in the seventh. Jim Thorpe played his first full Giants game with a homer and a single, while Schauer struggled in the second contest.
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Whaling
Standings and Results From Yesterday in the American League
Yesterday's results show New York 3 Boston 5 with Boston 1 1, Washington 1 Philadelphia 0. Today Philadelphia visits Washington and Boston plays New York in two planned games.
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New York and Brooklyn Scores in Early American Association Play
American Association results show New York 5-1 at Boston 3-8 and Brooklyn 3-4 at Philadelphia 1-4. Wet grounds noted at Pittsburg Cincinnati. Early action lists Milwaukee 2-9 at Louisville two and Louisville 2 and 22 in Minneapolis 9-0. St Paul 2-10 and Indianapolis 5-6 at Tadtanspoke.
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Dodgers Win and Tie in Dual with Phillies
Brooklyn beat Philadelphia 3 to 1 in game one and tied the second 4 to 4 when play was called at darkness after fourteen innings. Reulbach shut the visitors to four hits in the opener, while Yingling and Fischer pitched in the prolonged nightcap. The averted result left Brooklyn with a split as both games reached extra innings before darkness ended the second.
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Eddie McGoorty Beats Frank Klaus in Ten Round Boxing Bout
Eddie McGoorty of Oshkosh Wisconsin defeated Frank Klaus of Pittsburg Pennsylvania in a ten round no decision bout in Milwaukee. McGoorty held the lead in three rounds and tied two, with Klaus gaining three rounds through tactics and body jabs, two rounds even, and a hard tenth with McGoorty landing stiff lefts to the jaw. Klaus tired late with a nearly closed left eye from McGoorty’s left jabs.
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Corriden greeted with diamond ring in Logansport
Loganport N September 30 business was suspended as Chicago infielder Johnny Corriden arrived with the team to play a local nine. Mayor D Fickle presented Corriden with a $250 diamond ring, a gift from citizens, after which Corriden singled to deep center as Chicago led 4 to 0.
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Waseda Hosts Washington in Tied Baseball Clash
In Tokyo on an interrupted game due to darkness, Waseda University faced the visiting University of Washington, Seattle. The score remained tied when play halted, with both teams delivering a competitive effort on the field and tensions high as night fell.
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Boges Easily Beats W M White in Tennis Showdown
Three tennis matches at the Y featured dominant wins. W H Boggs defeated William Moore White in straight sets 6-1 6-1 after strong serving. A H Muir beat R M Rice 6-3 6-3, and instructor George Wheeler toppled J D Malone 6-0 6-2, with Malone off his game.
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William Moore White
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R. M. Rice
George Wheeler
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Will Clash Tomorrow in Inter-Club Volleyball Championship
The Travis Club meets the Y M C A Business Men's team in the opening inter-club volleyball match at 5 30 tomorrow afternoon at the Travis Club. Each side fields six players and plays to eleven points. The rivalry between the premier athletic groups intensifies as both squads seek victory in this season’s friendly contests.
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Johnson Wins 36th as Washington Beats Athletics 1–0
Walter Johnson earned his thirty sixth victory of the season by defeating the Philadelphia Athletics 1 to 0 in Washington. The win came on McBride day honoring George McBride, who was presented a diamond watch fob and flowers by local fans as Vice President Marshall spoke. Batteries: Wyckoff and McAvery for Philadelphia. Johnson and Williams for Washington.
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Mrs Wightman Victor Dominates Longwood Lawn Tennis
In Boston on September 30 Mrs Wightman of Brookline formerly Hazel Hotchkiss of Berkeley won both singles and doubles at the fall lawn tennis tournament. She defeated Mary Browne of Los Angeles 6 0 6 2 in the challenge for the Longwood bowl and, with Marion Fenno of Boston, beat C Harvey and Alice Clarke of Boston 6 2 6 2 in the doubles final.
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Los Angeles
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Wolgast to Meet Nelson in Ten Round No Decision Bout
Ad Wolgast of Cadillac Michigan and Battling Nelson of Hegewisch Illinois two former lightweight champions signed articles for a ten round no decision bout at 138 3 pounds to be held here October 13.
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Wis
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Cadillac
Mich
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Hegewisch
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