Boston Braves Rise Toward National League Pennant
New York dispatch notes the Boston Braves, after a sluggish start, pushing a strong late-season surge. They have won 12 of 17, rallying with timely hitting. their pitching depth and the Cobb Crawford partnership are headlines as they chase the pennant. Boston Americans, White Sox, and Yankees also in pursuit as August pressures intensify.
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Heaves
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McGraw
Chicago White Sox
Bill Car
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Bellah Clears 12 6 at Far Western Track Meet
Sam Bellah, former Stanford athlete, vaulted 12 feet 6 inches to win the pole vault for the batting array at the Far Western championships in San Francisco. Bellah is recognized as one of the era’s top performers in the event.
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Sam Beilah
Sam Bellah
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Eific Northwest Association
San Francisco
Bellah
Track Stars Gear Up For Amateur Championship Meet
Coast city athletes trained on the exhibition track in San Francisco as a warmup for the amateur championship to be held Friday and Saturday. Competing clubs include Millrose A C Rosa Irish American Chicago A A New York A C and the Young Men's Gymnastic Club of New Orleans. Grover Alexander aims to reach 1 000 strikeouts this season. Pete Knisely and others may view this as a personal affront.
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Atlantic Coast
Exposition Track
Millrose Athletic Club
Rosa‘ton Irish-American Club
Chicago A. A
New York A. C
Young Men's Gymnastic Club of
New Orleans
Grover Alexander
Pete Knisely
Church League Tennis Tourney Opens Tonight at Woodland Park
Play in the annual Church league tennis tournament begins tonight at 6 30 on Woodland park courts. Schedule lists Queen Anne M E versus First Presbyterian Immanuel Lutheran versus Ballard Christian Queen Anne Congregational versus Madrona Presbyterian and Queen Anne Christian versus Fremont Baptist.
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Woodland Park
Queen Anne M. E
Flist Presbyterian
Immanuel Lutheran
Ballard Christian
Queen Anne Congregational
Madrona Presbyterian
Queen Anne Christian
Fremont Baptist
Elwood Haynes Builds First Automobile 23 Years Ago
The passage notes that 23 years ago Elwood Haynes completed his first car and suggests he might have halted if he foresaw the chain of events his invention would unleash.
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Elwood Haynes
Northwestern league weekend results and player moves
Bill Rose beat Bob Wicker 2 to 1 at Dugdale field for his 11th straight win. Giants extended wins to six but their 18 game streak was ended by Pop Arlett. The circuit shrank to four clubs at Aberdeen’s request with Victoria losing. players were reassigned among Seattle Spokane Tacoma Vancouver. Bobby Keefe joined Spokane from Tacoma.
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Bill Rose
Bob Wicker
Dugdale Field
Giants
Pop Arlett
Aberdeen
Victoria
Mollie Probes Married Men on Flattery and Temptation
In a late evening gathering Mollie challenges Dick and friends about fidelity and flirtation with wives. She argues men may crave flattery from other women, while wives remain objects of affection. The talk stirs guilt and bold claims as Margie is noted for temptation. the scene ends with Jim’s embarrassment.
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Margie
Mollie
Pat Sullivan
Sir Bayards
Jim Edie
Jim
Mirror in the Road Warns Autoists of Curve
A large plate glass mirror mounted on Logan's Ferry hill Pennsylvania by an auto club warns drivers of a dangerous curve. The wooden framed mirror shows reflections for 400 feet ahead and provides advance notice of oncoming traffic. Headlight reflections make it useful at night as well as daytime.
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Logan's Ferry Hill
Pennsylvania
Famous athletes lose lives on battlefields in Europe
More than 20 renowned sports figures died in the European war, with hundreds at the front and many wounded. The report lists fallen and wounded athletes from Australia England Germany and France, including Wilde and Halswelle among others, noting impacts on postwar sports.
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America
Dardanelles
England
Lieut. W. W. Halswelle
Anderson
Oxford
Stockholm
Kenneth Powell
James Dutffy
Yonkers
Boston A. C
Lord Annesly
Fletcher and MecCraggen
R. W. Poulton
F. H. Turner
R. C. Lagden
Germany
R. Rau
Hans Braun
Otto Nirrnheim
German Lawn Tennis Association
France
Charley Ledoux
Henry Piet
Ledoux
Kid Williams
Nap Rucker Returns to Win Stride as Southpaw Star
Nap Rucker, once near the axe for Brooklyn, has rebounded this spring and lately won many games. He was regarded as one of the best left-handed pitchers in the majors in 1912 and 1913, reinforcing his reputation.
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Bonner
Eastley
Rose
Tealy
Matia
Matis
Nap
Brooklyn
Baseball results from multiple leagues
National league games Chicago 2 Philadelphia 1 Cincinnati 4-6 Brooklyn 2-3 St Louis 4-1 New York 3-4 Federal league Buffalo 0-1 St Louis 2-1 Baltimore 1-3 Kansas City 2-6 Chicago 4-3 Newark 4-2 American Association Louisville 2 Kansas City 7-2 Indianapolis 6-4 Minneapolis 7-2 Cleveland 2-1 Columbus 1 Milwaukee 0 Coast Portland 6-3 Vernon 4-11 Salt Lake 4 Los Angeles 3 San Francisco 6-7 Oakland 3-6
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Affidavit Claims Fulton Knocked Down Willard
The text notes Fred Fulton's claim to fame rests on an affidavit stating he knocked down Jess Willard. It questions whether he used a maul or the drops and warns BILL KLEM to beware. The line ends with a jab about a bad year for cars.
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Fred Fulton
Jess Willard
Bill Klem
Local Tennis Players Take Oregon Titles
In Portland the Oregon tennis tourney concluded with H. V. D. Johns and Wm. Marcus of San Francisco claiming the men's doubles 6-2 6-2 4-6 6-2 over Lieuts. Hobson and Saylor of Vancouver Barracks. Mrs. Harrigan and Miss Mayme McDonald of Seattle won the women's doubles 6-1 9-7 over Mrs. Northup and Miss Fording. The mixed doubles went to Mrs. Stafford of Seattle and Brandt Wickersham of Portland, over Miss Johnson and Johns. Miss Sarah Livingstone captured the women's singles title for the third straight time and earned permanent possession of the J. Wesley Ladd trophy.
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Wm. Marcus
San Francisco
Lieuts. Hobson
Saylor
Vancouver Barracks
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Mayme McDonald
Seattle
Northup
Miss Fording
Stafford
Brandt Wickersham
Cats Shut Out Mount Vernon in Amng 2 Contest
Vancouver blanked Aberdeen 5 to 0 as the Black Cats failed to score for a third straight day. Batter details include Colwell Surrey Cheek Follman listed in the lineup and related notes.
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Aberdeen
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Oe Cheek
Follman
Tigers Edge Tacoma As Bonner Hurt Hand
Aug 2 Tacoma won 3 to 1 after Al Bonner left with a hand injury. Brown pitched the rest for Tacoma as Hoffmann and Stevens worked for the Tigers and Kaufman.
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al Bonner
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Vitcha
Bonner
Hoffman
Kaufman
Stevens
Shriner Leader Returns Home After Alaska Visit
O Long potentate J Putnam Stevens imperial potentate of the Shriners left Seattle for Portland Missouri after visiting Alaska. He expressed enthusiasm for the city and the North during his trip.
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Imperial
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Shriners
Seattle
Portland
Alaska
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