St. Louis Vies With New York Clubs for pennant
St. Louis threats to both New York clubs as August nears. The Cardinals surge has unsettled Giants and Yankees, with the Browns trading the lead and boasting a pennant caliber staff led by Urban Shocker and Urban Faber.
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Seaburn Brown
New York
St. Louis
McGraw
Giants
Huggins
Yankees
Cardinals
Mound City
Nationals
Browns
Missouri
Lee Foh
Nationa
Urban Shocker
Urban Paber
White Sox
Anger
Dave Danforth
Ayer Denies Yale Offer In Controversy Over Crew Coach
Professor Leslie J. Ayer denies rumors that Ed Leader received a Yale offer before heading East with the crew. He states negotiations with Yale are settled and Leader will coach crew at Washington for less salary if he stays, with no football duties offered.
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Ed Leader
Yale University
Leslie J. Ayer
Leader
Yale
Washington
Poughkeepsie
Salt Lake and Portland Edge In 12 Inning Tilt
In a 12 inning game Salt Lake defeated Portland with a 7 to 6 score. Francisco contributed a key hit as the teams traded runs through the extra frames. Um Piree McGrew Meardon and Fittery were among the standout performers for Salt Lake. Time of game was 1 hour 50 minutes.
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Tamento
Um Piree
McGrew, Meardon
Fittery
Dunn Returns as Birmingham Team Pilot in Southern Association
Joe Dunn, formerly with Denver, takes the Birmingham club managership in the Southern Association, succeeding Carlton Molesworth who led the team for 14 straight seasons. Dunn’s appointment comes as a surprise after his earlier stint.
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Joe Dunn
Denver
Birmingham
Dunn
Carlton Molesworth
Star Swim Entries For Juniors And Novices Meet
Free form list of events includes 100 yard freestyle 60 yard breaststroke and 40 foot diving disciplines. Girls under 14 and under 18 divisions appear with events on back stroke free style and diving.
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Sozare
Boston Tennis Star Leads National Championship Contests
Boston ace leads contenders in the national singles at Philadelphia with rival bids from Tilden Johnston Williams. Washington State reports praise for Williams as semifinals set at the Seattle Tennis Club with Johns, Vander Las, Turenne, and others advancing in men and women divisions. Mixed and junior matches fill the schedule amid tight draws and earlier round upsets.
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Leo H. Lassenhoever
Bill Tilden
Bill Johnston
Richard Norrin Williams
Philadelphia
Tilden
Chnaton
Gosip
Wlliama
Claire Shannon
Washington State
Shannon
Wi. Hams
Wiliam
Williame
Washington
Seattle
Harold van Dyke Johnna
Wybert Mansell
Smith
Johns
Bill Whalen
San Francisco
Dick Vander Las
Vander Las
Leo Lagerstrom
Marshall Alien
Herb Suler
California
Suler
Ralph Miller
Leon de Turenne
Turenne
Grant Lassure
Mayme MacDonald
J. C. Cushing
Miss MacDonald
Rita Meyer
Simonne Bourque
Cushing
Eain
Bourque
Altho
Howard Langite
Fred Waller
Tacoma
Harry Shaw
Ne Eee
Fred Walker
Armand Marion
Beardsley Merril
Merril
Marion
Spokane
Whalen
Suhr
Crawford Andersen
Leon Turenne
Marshall Allen
Mrs. Bragdon
D. Johns
W. Whalen
A Turenne
G. Latoure
Hi. Buber
MR. Miller
KR. Vander Les
L. Lagerstrom
W. Manhedt-Smith
KR. Vander Las
Mise M McDonald
Mies Rita Meyer
Mrs. & Bourque
Shaw
Lewis
Hebrard Whalen
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Parr
Waller
Oldham
Miller
Bauer
Kozlowski
Misa Hatch
Hesketh
Mise MecDeonald
Allen
Tourque
Villegas
Piregdon
Henderson
Wills Faces Tough Evening in Bout With Tut Jackson
Harry Villa may endure a hard night in his planned bout with Tut Jackson the Ohio heavyweight. Jackson boasts 53 knockout victories and has defeated the seasoned Sam Langford.
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Harry Villa
Tut Jackson
Ohio
Jackson
Sam Langford
Contests Rules for Fan Letters and Votes
The rules require one vote and one letter per fan. Letters must be under 106 words and written on one side, in ink or typewriter. Votes may stand alone. Coast players are eligible for MVP. Communications go to the Baseball Editor Beattie Star. Voted players receive a prize from Stacy Hown and will attend the Bell Park Pan Sre as guests of honor on the big day.
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Beattie Star
Stacy
Eres Ae Seonee
Bell Park Pan Sre
Letter
Athletic Star Hits Two More Homers in Big Day
Tillie Walker, Athletic outfielder, hit two homers and two singles in four at bats, raising his season total to 23 and tying him with Babe Ruth in a select major league club. The two blasts came off Shocker of the Browns, widening Walker’s lead over Ken Williams. In St Louis, Rogers Hornsby set a National League season home run mark with his 25th, surpassing Gavvy Cravath’s 24 in 1915.
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Hiladelphia
Tillie” Walker
Babe Ruth
Sam Thompson
Gavry Cravath
Hans Wagner
Walker
Shocker
Browns
Ken Williams
ST. Louis
Rogers Hornsby
Cardinal
Braves
Miller
Gavvy Cravath
Yankees Break Shocker Jinx
The New York Yankees finally topple Urban Shocker, once unbeatable against them, as the St. Louis Browns ace faces a rare setback after two losses in their latest meeting.
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New York Yankees
Urban Shocker
St. Louis Browns
Shocker
Yankees
Hannah Big Aid to Club in Coast League Ball
Pete Standridge, ex pitcher now Seattle cigar salesman, touts Truck Hannah as a top minor league catcher. He credits Hannah with directing defense and aiding pitchers, noting his speed and power at bat. The Star invites letters and ballots for most valuable Coast League player, urging readers to follow rules.
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Pete Standridge
Seattle
Standridge
Truck Hannah
Peter
Vernon
Hannah
Sacs Lose Again to Redskins in Sacramento
In Sacramento on July 20 Seattle defeated Sacramento 4 to 3 in the second round of the series. Rally hits in the first and ninth frames fueled Seattle while Sacramento pushed runs in the fourth and seventh. Elmer Jacobs finished the knoll work for Jack Adams' tribe and Ernie Schorr took the loss.
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Francisco
H. PO. A
Meherr
Dacohe
Sacramento
KR. H. PO
Eely
Sheehan
Ye Wieterzil
Tobin Murphy
Seattle
Bacmot
Acramento
Prough
Ernie Schorr
Elmer Jacobs
Jack Adams
Tribe
Tear Sir Billy Lane All Round Star of the Coast
Baseball editor R M Veach praises Billy Lane as the league’s top lead-off man and a complete player. Lane is a fast, reliable fielder with strong throwing, solid hitting, and base stealing, valued by teammates and fans alike. Lane can play both outfield and infield when needed.
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the Star
Billy Lane
Walter McCredie
Lane
28Th Ave
Bonehead plays and ball handling in 1922 baseball tales
A 1922 era recap details boneheaded ball plays by Charley O Leary and Bob Hasty, plus others like Hodge and Ward. It describes players throwing balls to coaches, balls unfit for play, and umpire calls that altered outcomes in games at Polo Grounds and Detroit.
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Charley O'Leary
Yankees
Bob Hasty
Athletics
Polo Grounds
O'Leary
Hasty
Hodge
Chicago
Ward
New York
Detroit
Barrett to box White on Friday night in Chicago
Charley White, famed left hook lightweight, meets Bobby Barrett in a ten round bout Friday night in Chicago. Barrett is described as a hard puncher and White says he can take him, per an eastern dispatch.
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Charley White
Chicago
Bobby Barrett
Oakland
Jimmy Duffy
Barrett
White
Reuther Emerges as National League Sensation
The Brooklyn ace Dutch Reuther rises as a standout in the National League race. Once overlooked, Reuther now fuels the Dodgers with invincible pitching, lifting a faltering club into dangerous contention. His natural ability and transformed mindset prove mental attitude rivals talent in determining success.
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Walter Johnson
Washington
Nationals
White Sox
Red” Faber
Sox
Jim Bagby
Land Club
Stanky Coveleskie
Indians
Reuther
Chicago
Cincinnati
Reds
Robinson
Is Bagby Through As Mound Star
The Cleveland club has asked for waivers on Bagby Al Sotheron and Nunamaker. Sotheron is the mound last year after being cast off by the man who made good with Cleveland St Louis Browns. Nunamaker is a catcher.
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Jim Bagby
Cleveland
Bagby
al Sotheron
Nanamaker
Sotheron
Mounds
Cleveland St. Louis Browns
Nunamaker
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