Reds Win Pennant to Cheer Baseball Fans
The Cincinnati Reds under Pat Moran clinched the league pennant in a dramatic finish. Wall Street style spending by New York clubs failed to top Cincinnati’s disciplined play and the Reds earned praise as the best team in baseball.
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Coast league stars weave into Sox Reda series
Husky sprinkling of former Coast league players across both rosters includes pitchers nicknamed Dutch and Reuther, Mor ris Rath from Salt Lake Bees past, Buck Wea and Fred Me on the White Sox roster, Williams, Lynn, Chick I san, and Swede Ris berg. The lineups show multiple Coast league standouts across both squads.
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Ruth Heads To Hollywood Ends City Series In Boston
Babe Ruth leaves the city series as he signs a film contract and heads to the movies. The Red Sox refuse to play the Braves without Ruth in the lineup, and fans expect him to hit home runs on the silver screen.
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Giant Pilot predicts Reds to win World Series
John McGraw names the Cincinnati Reds as champions over the Chicago White Sox. He says Moran has five good pitchers Eller Reuther Ring Fisher and Sallee while Gleason has only Cicotte and Williams.
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Babe Ruth Draws Crowds and Cash in Boston
Babe Ruth is hailed as the sport's top drawing card with fans flocking to see him in Boston. Despite a mediocre Red Sox season, Ruth's impact is described as a saving grace for the club, with expectations of major earnings next season.
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Giants face infield shake up after flag loss
The veteran infield struggled and the Giants lost the league title. Heinie Zimmerman stood out at third while Chase Doyle and Fletcher declined, prompting manager McGraw to reshuffle next season with Frisch at second, Doyle benched, Hornsby joining from St. Louis, Cooney slated for shortstop, and Chase at first.
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Coast league cellar series opens in Portland after delay
Portland hosts Seattle to decide the cellar championship as Seattle trails seventh place and must sweep the week to climb out. Vernon and Los Angeles also stumble with a 10 9 Bees over Tigers and 11 10 Seals over Angels in wild Coast league games.
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West Seattle coach Murphy leads uncertain varsity rowing squad
Coach Murphy from Springfield coaches the West Seattle men tor with a record of never coaching before. Officials Charley Norman Tracey Stroame Doc Wells set the season for the aterscholas tic grid. Sandberg, the guard, plans to return to Lincoln but cannot join the squad. Bill Savage, Tony Savage’s brother, seeks a line job with Lincoln crew. KH. Cacei faces Franklin high school offense with Percy Kavedt making his football debut at Broadway after starring on track.
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Baseball Schedule and Scores From Around Leagues
National League features Brooklyn at Pittsboro and Boston at St Louis while American League shows Detroit at Boston Chicago at New York and Cleveland at Philadelphia. Coast League schedules San Francisco at Los Angeles Beattie at Portland Vernon at Baltimore Sacramento at Oakland. Also notes several players and a pennant clinch by Walter Reuther’s pitching for the Giants.
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Round Coast Bases and Slugging in Wild Baseball Roundup
Yesterday’s winners included Oakland Salt Lake City and San Francisco as home runs went to Rumirer Meusel and Hunter. The Bees outslugged the Tigers 10 to 9 in a wild nine inning affair while the Oaks routed the Yips 10 to 3. Los Angeles Seals edged Los Angeles 11 to 10 after a ninth inning rally. Other scores feature a long game for Brooklyn Chicago Philadelphia with varied batteries.
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Bees Beat Vernon Tigers In Slugfest Tilt
In Salt Lake City on Sept 16 the Bees surged with two runs in the seventh to topple the Vernon Tigers 10 to 9 in a wild ball melee. Dawson W Mitchell Dell Brooks Leverenz Markle Spencer noted in batteries.
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Seals Rally Wins Ninth inning Thriller Over Angels
San Francisco staged a dramatic ninth inning rally to beat Los Angeles 11 to 10 in the first game of the series. The wild contest featured four San Francisco runs in the ninth and a late home crowd for the visitors. Batteries: Scott Couch Zamloch McKee for San Francisco Crandall Fittery Pertica Bassler for Los Angeles.
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Oaks Pound Sac Hurlerers And Win
Oakland pounded three Sacramento pitchers to win the first game of the series 10 to 3 in San Francisco. Sacramento’s batting and fielding were unable to keep pace as Oakland built an early lead and held on for the victory.
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Harness meet set for Northville with $1100 purse
Northville Michigan announces a three day harness meeting from September 25 to 27 with purses totaling 1100 attracting many horsemen from the region to the event at the local track.
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WILL MEET TONIGHT BY STAR BALL LEAGUE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The executive committees of The Star's ball league meet at Spalding's store at 5 30 o clock today to arrange upcoming activities and decide on league details.
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Baseball World Gathers Trade News and Player Moves
A mash of player recalls and team moves spans leagues from Teas to International. Sam Rice shifts to outfield with the Boston club amid praise as a fast runner, while Marty Swainson breaks a wrist in Texan league action. Joe Magee joins the Chicago Cubs outfield and Walter Molke eyes power hitting for Detroit, with other ex‑prospects and managers noted across the circuit.
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Kilbane Knocks Burns Cold in Featherweight Bout
Johnny Kilbane floored Frankie Burns with a vicious right in the fifth round to claim the featherweight title before 35,000 at Jersey City ball yards. The Cleveland champion pressed from the start while Burns failed to mount a counter as the bout ended early.
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Boldts French Pastry Shops Sought in City Areas
Readers were directed to two Boldts French pastry locations in uptown at 1414 3d Ave and downtown at 913 2d Ave as part of a local business notice.
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Coast welterweight crown sparks debate in boxing circles
Abel faces Travie Davis in Tacoma as San Francisco stars like Johnny McCarthy Frankie Haynie and Morrie Lux are cited in the Coast welterweight king discussions. Pod Nidtey plans ring work return while city leaders discuss a boxing censor. Irving Gleason meets Frank Zink in Tacoma.
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Franklin Prospects Are Poor for 1918 Football
Franklin High faces a tough schedule with a strong West Seattle opener on October 4 followed by Lincoln, Ballard, Hromciway, and Queen Anne as the season progresses. Return of Byron Wise boosts hopes while Midget football news remains unchanged and lightweights await updates.
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Russian chess king Rubinstein plans American tour
Akiba Rubinstein, Russian chess champion, signified his intention to come to America and participate in international tournaments planned for October and November. He is ranked among the leading players with Lasker Capablanca and Schlechter.
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New Manager Sought for Memphis Southern Team 1920
Memphis Tenn Sept 17 George Moritarity American league umpire Jack Miller of the St Louis Cardinals and Otto Knabe veteran National league player are being considered as manager of the 1920 local Southern league team to succeed Cy Barger.
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Eternal Throws Out Of Training For Latonia Stakes
Lexington Ky September 17 Be cause of injuries from his final workout at Saratoga Eternal one of the public's choices for the $50 000 Latonia championship stakes has been pulled from training and will not race again until next spring.
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Cincy Fans Back Reds for Title
New York dispatch reports Cincinnati fans back the Reds to win the world series against the White Sox with bets at 6 to 4. Pat Moran plans Slim Sallee and Walter Reuther for starters, with Hod Eller as a possible third. The club also eyes Pat Duncan as a dark horse hero after a rapid rise from Birmingham.
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Women Golfers Meet at Shawnee for National Championship
The annual Woman's National Golf Championship starts September 29 at the Shawnee local course in Shawnee Pa. The event will attract the largest field of women golfers, with Alexa Stirling of Atlanta Ga returning to defend her previous title.
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Tax Ball Players Face New York Income Tax Law
Albany Sept 17 The professional baseball players and umpires employed in New York during the current season who reside in other states are liable under the new state income tax law Controller Eugene M Travis states.
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