Eppa Rixey to Join New York Giants and Scott Perry to Chicago Club
Chicago and New York clubs engineer deals to bolster their pitching as the pennant chase nears. Eppa Rixey may join the Giants while Scott Perry heads to Chicago for two players and cash as Connie Mack reshapes the White Sox pitching staff for the fall classic.
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Chicago
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White Sox
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Gleason
Toney
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Causey
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Williams
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PF and
Bes
Barnes
Rixey
Father of Golf in America Dies
Samuel MacDonald known as the father of golf in America died at his Brighton home. He helped stage the first golf game in America at Franklin Park on December 10, 1890 with George Wright and others. He played a notable match on Revere beach shortly after. He was a well known and popular market district figure for 30 years. He was 75.
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Samuel MacDonald
America
Brighton
MacDonald
Franklin Park
George Wright
Fred Mansfield
B. E. B. Mitchell
Revere Beach
Francisco plays Sacramento at Gate in Los Angeles
Francisco meets Sacramento at Gate in Los Angeles as teams travel to today’s Coast league matchups. Portland hosting Vernon on the opposite coast completes today’s schedule with two interstate showdowns.
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Sacramento
Los Angeles
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Vernon
Sont. Pet. Vernon
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East Lake City
Baseball Schedule: National and American League Games Set
National League features York at Pittsburg in two games and at Cincinnati in two games. American League schedules include New York at Philadelphia in two games, at Boston, at Washington, with games in play across the period.
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Cincinnati
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Philadelphia
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Washington
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Brooklyn
St. Louis
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Gonzales
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Milles
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Hamilton
Carlson
Lee Gerner
Eller
Rariden
Demaree
McQuillen
Rudolph
Gowdy
Hogg
Rixey
Adams
Columbia Slickers Win Fourth Straight Melee
The Columbia Slickers defeated Mt. Baker 6 to 4 on Coldin Field Sunday. They scored four first inning runs and added two more in the ninth to seal the win. Burns pitched effectively for Columbia.
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Columbia Slickers
Mt. Baker
Coldinfield
Slickers
Burns
Columbia
Seattle High Schools Seek Civic Stadium and Competition
With the season near, Seattle high schools demand a central athletic field after the Coast Conference barred prep teams from varsity grounds at the university. A large stadium is urged for football baseball and track to replace limited options and restore interschool play amid lingering ban on out-of-town games. Also noted is the rise of three-cushion billiards in Seattle and boxing prospects including Hector Bremerton as he prepares for next week’s bout with Ole Anderson.
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University of Washington
Coast Conference
Coast
Tacoma
Seattle High School Board
Brown & Hulen
Johnny Gilroy
John
Hector
Bremerton
Ole Anderson
Chicago St Louis Postponed on Wet Grounds
Major League scoreboard reports the Chicago and St. Louis game postponed due to wet grounds on July 29 in St. Louis.
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ST. Louis
Hornsby Demonstrates Power at Hot Corner for Cardinals
Roger Hornsby, young Cardinal infielder, moved from shortstop to third base, excels at the hot corner. At the Polo Grounds he went six for six with a home run a double and two singles driving in four runs and scoring twice, including a pivotal four-base hit that sparked the Cards to victory over Ferdi Schupp. Hornsby’s early-season power continues to trouble Giant pitchers and signals strong form this year.
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Roger Hornsby
Cardinals
Doc Lavan
St. Louis
Hornsby
Roger
Polo Grounds
Ferdinan Schupp
Walker May Be Tobacco Prince Soon
Dixie Walker of Portland may become a tobacco king soon as he hurries home to Carolina. Walter McCredie reports a large deal has been made giving Walker a paid leave and dividend earnings. If he returns to baseball, he will rejoin the Beavers.
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Portland
Carolina
Walter McCredie
Walker
McCredie
Norris City pitcher hurls 65 scoreless innings in win
Norris City Harrisburg Illinois pitcher Newkirk hurled 65 innings without allowing a run as Norris City defeated Centerville 10 to 0. The team, made up of former league players, claimed a world scoreless inning record on Sunday.
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Newkirk
Norris City
Harrisburg
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Sam Vance Captures Fourth Straight Eastern Canada Trap Title
Sam Vance of Tillsonburg wins the trapshooting championship of Eastern Canada for the fourth year in a row becoming the first official champion of the region in North America. He and his brother John also win the two man team event.
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Eastern Canada
Sam Vance
Tillsonburg
North America
Vance
Dominion
John
Sam
Jack Johnson Exiled from Mexico Faces Spain Return
Former heavyweight champion Jack Johnson, in Laredo, Texas, sails from Mexico amid charges of scandalous conduct and defiance of police under the Mann white slave law. Dispatch from Mexico City notes exile from the United States and possible plan to return to Spain.
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Mexico
Mexico City
United States
Mann White
Spain
Chet Neff Driving Toward National Boxing Prominence
Chet Neff, Seattle lightweight, is rising in boxing circles after a rough yet popular start. He has found success in the south and now fights in Texas against Richie Mitchell in El Paso, with a national spotlight possible if he wins. His wife and three-year-old son Chester Jr. await his return as fans debate his fighting style.
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Seattle
Chester, Jr
Chester, Sr
Chet
Jack Dempsey
Neff
South
Arizona
Texas
Richie Mitchell
Milwaukee Star
el Paso
Lone Star State
Bethlehem Steel Soccer Club Sails for Scandinavia Tour
The Bethlehem Steel company soccer team sails with stars from Paterson Robins Drydock and Merchants Shipbuilding clubs for a series of matches in Scandinavia and potentially six games in Brazil.
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Bethlehem Steel Company
Paterson Football Club
Robins Drydock Eleven
Merchants’ Shipbuilding
Scandinavia
Brazil
Four Battles Set for Northwest Smokers Card
Irving Gleason and Eddie Jackson, prominent welterweights, renew their rivalry at the Northwest Athletic club smoker on August 5. Gleason edged the first verdict in their prior clash, while Hector meets Anderson in a Tacoma heavyweight bout. Brown, a Philadelphia lightweight who recently fought Kilbane, travels to Seattle to face Sullivan in the other main event. Frank Hayes and Curley Viocourt, local welterweights, are added to the card.
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Irving Gleason
Eddie Jackson
Northwest Athletic Club
Gleason
Mill
Young Hector
Ole Anderson
Tacoma
Bremerton
Anderson
Chet McIntyre
Young Brown
Philadelphia
Seattle
Brown
Johnny Kilbane
Sullivan
Farrell Returns To Racing Game Again
Frank J. Farrell, longtime president of the New York Americans baseball club and former owner of a stable of Thoroughbreds, returns to the turf with a Brighton stable campaign in his own colors after retirement from baseball.
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Farrell
Frank J. Farrell
New York American League Baseball Club
Brighton
Homer Clark Aims to Retain High Age Crown
Homer Clark of Alton aims to retain his professional high age crown and, if possible, beat the 0.98 percent mark set three years ago.
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Alton, Til
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