Flag Race Is Hottest One in Many Years
New York September 20 1916 pennant chase features six clubs in a tight fight across the National and American leagues The leaders include Grover Alexander Jake Daubert Red Faber Ty Cobb Dutch Leonard and others Injury risks could end hopes Wild pitches and late finishes shaped past races like 1904 1908 and 1916 with dramatic finishes and pivotal plays shaping the pennant chase
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New York
Grover Alexander
Phils
Jake Daubert
Brooklyn
Dick Rudolph
Boston Braves
Red Faber
Chicago White Sox
Ty Cobb
Detroit Tigers
Dutch” Leonard
Boston Red Sox
Pitching Giants and Hitting Cubs Spark N L pennant chase
In a tight season race Fred Merkie’s base running blunder sparked a playoff between the Giants and the Cubs for the National league flag. Cobb leads Tigers and Alexander dominates Phillies as late surges and injuries shape a hair-raising finish.
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Fred Merkie
Giants
Chicago
Alexander
Phils
Cobb
Tigers
Tris Speaker
Baseball Scores From The American League
Raw standings and partial game results show teams such as New York Philadelphia Cleveland Detroit Chicago and St Louis Jrists. Players Mays Thomas Davis James Boland Stanage Baker Nabors Sheehan Haley Benz Danforth De Cullop Shawkey Walters Davenport Koob Hartley appear in listed matchups with various scorings and team affiliations in a compact context.
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Washington
Cleveland
Gallia
Williams
Bagby
Morton
de Berry
Miorton
Detroit
Mays
Thomas
Davis
James
Boland
Stanage
Baker
Philadelphia
Chicago
Nabors
Sheehan
Haley
Benz
Danforth
New York
ST. Louis
Cullop
Shawkey
Walters
Davenport
Koob and Hartley
National League Scores and Lineups Reflect Mixed Results
First game shows Pittsburg at New York with players Jacobs Scott Pischer Anderson Benton Rariden. Cincinnati 0 6 6 0 6 6 1 2 at Brooklyn 37 Schulz Mosely Huhn Pfef fer Myers. Chicago at Philadelphia Vaughn Wilson Alexander Killifer. St Louis at Boston Fatava weed 8 ins kasas wee 10 Watson Lotz Gonzales Ragan Blackburn. Second game Pittsburg at New York vans Wagner Teareau McCarty.
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Pittsburg
New York
Jacobs
Scott and
Pischer
Anderson, Benton and
Rariden
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Schulz
Mosely
Huhn
Pfeffer and
Myers
Chicago
Philadelphia
Vaughn and
Wilson
Alexander
Killifer
Kasas Wee
Watson
Lotz
Gonzales
Ragan
Blackburn
Loat
St. Louis
Blast at Aetna plant kills five in Mount Union incident
An explosion at the Aetna Chemical Co plant in Mount Union near Huntington, Pennsylvania, killed five men and left at least one seriously injured. Authorities investigated the blast and its cause as rescue units aided in the aftermath.
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Huntington
Aetna Chemical Co
Mount Union
Here
Forward Pass Techniques and Interference Tactics
An instructional piece outlines multiple forward pass methods including two-hop toss, spiral pass with lacing grip, and end over end quarteback throw. It discusses open field interference, freeing the ball carrier with legal contact, and quarterback positioning as a key element in the interference system and end running principles.
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Johnny Maulbetsch
Frankie Williams Named Assistant Physical Coach at UW
Frank Williams, former Broadway high school standout and noted tumbler, becomes the University of Washington physical instructor's assistant for the coming year. He follows past assistants Bill Cook, Jimmy Lipperell, and C Sexsmith, and has a background in track football and basketball. Williams has performed in exhibitions with Sid Goodwin.
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Doc Hall
University of Washington
Frankie Williams
Broadway High School
Williams
Northwest
Sid
Champion Welsh Arrives in Town for Friday
Freddie Welsh, fit and smiling, arrived in Seattle from California for a four round lightweight bout with Harry Anderson Friday night at the Arena. Tickets went on sale and preliminaries are set. Welsh pledged to entertain fans with his stepping in the ring.
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Freddie Welsh
Seattle
California
Harry Anderson
Arena
Fifth
University
Metropolitan Lumbermen's Club
Culver
Piper & Taft
Brown & Hulen's
Spalding
Arena Welsh
No Drug Stores To Be Denied Licenses In Seattle
Only 90 of Seattle s 175 druggists filed inventories of liquor and alcohol stocks with the city comptroller under the new ordinance. Highty four permits issued and 36 pending. All drug stores must obtain licenses. Mayor Gill declines to recommend license refusals for prior police convictions, but any drug store convicted will have its license canceled. A pharmacist occupying a convicted druggist s property will be refused a permit.
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Seattle
Gill
Fragmentary price list with mixed currency values
A damaged OCR snippet shows scattered prices such as lebone 88.00 gold 3.00 63.00 and small totals including 5.00 and 1.00. No clear context or full items are readable.
Training Games Set for Giants White Sox and Tigers
In Dallas on September 20, the Giants White Sox and Tigers announce spring training games with matchups including Giants colta March 3 4 and regulars March 10 11 16, White Sox colta March 17 and regulars March 18, Tigers March 24 25, and Giants vs Tigers March 31 April 1. White Sox train at Mineral Wells Giants at Marlin Tigers at Waxahachie.
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Dallas
Tex
Giants
White Sox
Tigers
Giant Colta
Giant
Colta
Mineral Wells
Marlin
Waxahachie
Harvard Football Opens Secret Night Practice Under Electric Lights
In Cambridge on September 20 Harvard initiated its first secret night practice. The session focused on signal drills and passing under bright electric lights, marking a unique early-season workout for the squad.
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Cambridge
Harvard
Piano Contest Prize Winners At Ellers Music House
Prize winners can exchange credit letters for cash value plus 10 percent at Ellers Music House Seattle. Purchases of planos and plano players from brands like Kimball Marshall & Wendell Chickering Decker Storey & Clark Cable Steger Hazelton qualify. Discounts apply to regular retail prices with easy weekly payments. Store hours include evening service.
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Ellers Usic House
Kimball
Marshall & Wendell
Chickering, Decker
Storey & Clark
Cable
Steger
Hazelton
Bilere Music House
Third Ave
Univerality
Seattle
Irom Bilers
Dietz Plans Small Fast Washington State Team
Washington State College football will field a small fast lineup this year with several first year players challenging veterans. Doble held the first practice at Denny field, while Ross Mackechnie may not return. Twenty nine 1920 graduates reported for football under Hap Miller, with early games set against Aberdeen and Hoquiam high schools.
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Washington State
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Cornell
Barrett
Syracuse
Colgate
Dartmouth
Brown
Doble
Denny Field
University of Washington
Steele Loses Billiard Meet To Kleinechmidt in Seattle
George Steele, the favorite, was defeated by Pete Kleinechmidt 35 to 22 in the second match of the billiard tournament for Seattle championship at Brown and Hulen's last night.
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George Steele
Seattle
Brown & Hulen’s
Pete Kleinechmidt
Steele
Northwestern Basketball League Seeks New Franchisees
H. W. Page, secretary, invites teams to apply for league franchises this year. Following a successful last season, organizers aim to improve competition and growth in the coming campaign.
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H. W. Page
Northwestern Basketball League
Broadway High Grid Eleven Works Out
Broadway High School gridiron squad began its 1916 training with a 35 minute scrimmage day. Coach Henderson led the team through drills and a session with the second string.
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Gridiron Warriors
Broadway High School
Henderson
Princeton Gridiron Opens Scrimmage In Lake Minnewaska
The Princeton football squads held their first scrimmage of the season at Lake Minnewaska. The first eleven scored a touchdown on the second team in yesterday’s practice session marking the start of preparations for the upcoming season.
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Lake Minnewaska
Bept
Princeton
Harvard Discovers Mustaches Indicate Brains
Harvard observes 117 of 175 instructors wear mustaches and concludes the mustachio betrays brains.
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Harvard University
Fighting Spirit of Boston Puts Sox Up in Front
Boston's Red Sox seize the lead in the AL pennant chase as they win the opening game in Detroit. The Dodgers beat the Reds and move closer to the leaders while the Braves close in. Phillies face Pirates in a doubleheader as Dodgers lag in Brooklyn.
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Fighting Spirit OF
Boston
SOX
New York
Red Sox
Tigers
Detroit
Bostons
Ban Johnson
Brooklyn Nationals
Dodgers
Reds
Philadelphia
Altho Alexei
Cubs
Jim Vaughn
Braves
Cardinals
Jennings
George Davis
Ehmke
Dubuc
Coveleskie
Boland
Carrigan
Ruth
Shore
Leonard
Foster
White Sox
Athletics
Fred Merkle
Brooklyn
Market Report on Self-Lifting Car Tops
Market note describes gears wired to a vehicle’s front wheels enabling the car to lift its own top at the driver's command. This invention promises hands-free roof operation and potential integration with existing auto systems in coming years.
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