Giants and Cardinals clash in pivotal three game set
New York Giants and St Louis Cardinals start a crucial three game series in St Louis with a sweep likely to decide the National League pennant race. Giants trail by 21 games in the West division and hope to stay within three of the Cardinals until a late Aug return home. Fred Fitzsimmons and Clarence Mitchell were slated to start the opener amid the pennant chase.
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Cardinals
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Boston Braves
John J. McGraw
Close Games Mark Y League Night
Two tight Y M C A Industrial Playground League games led last night with Elyria Savings & Trust Co facing Falcon Knight and Harshaw Fuller & Goodwin meeting Colson Co. Colson edged Harshaw 9 to 7 while S&T and Falcon Knight battled for a six hit backstop duel. Steel & Tubes routed General Industries 20 to 1 as Grimes earned his 21st win, and Waner started Pittsburgh’s 12-6 win over Brooklyn.
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Falcon Knight
Harshaw, Fuller & Goodwin
Colson Co
Bankers
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Elvira 5
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Fitch
Zeleskie
Swartz
Colson
Harshaw- Fuller
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Hogan
Steel & Tubes
General Industries
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Yucka, Meinke
Gentral Industries
Zlatkovsky
Winaski
Burteugh Grimes
Pittsburgh Pirates
Brooken Robi Lford Waner
Firpo's Ring Return Sparks Hopes For Comeback
Argentine boxing veteran Luis Angel Firpo, the Wild Bull of the Pampas, aims for a comeback after losing weight and training hard. Reports note his 15 pounds shed and four belt-notches, with plans to enter a winter elimination tournament and regain form as Rickard eyes a title run.
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Harry Ferguson
United Press
Tropics
Pampas
Luis Angel Firpo
Jack Dempsey
Firpo
Dempsey
Manassa Maxiner
Jack
Dreamland
Gene Tusamey
Argentina
Tunney
Deta Hving
Tex
Rickard
Automor
Argentiina
Madison Square Garden
Hamilton Juniors Win Dramatic Finish At Cascade Park
The Hamilton Juniors edged the Jefferson Juniors 6 to 5 in a tense season finale. Five Hamilton runs came in the second inning aided by Jefferson errors and aggressive baserunning. Johnny Soja pitched well for Hamilton with Goodson catching, while Pete Block allowed several runs for Jefferson. Third baseman Xoga starred for the Northsiders.
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Jefferson
Cascade Park
Jim
Thes
Johnny Soja
Goodson
Southenders
Pete Block
Xoga
Northsiders
Indians Ready for Yanks in New York Series
Cleveland Indians reach New York for a set with the Yankees as they chase wins in the stretch. They beat Boston 19 to 8 yesterday to take three of four in the series and climb to fourth in the American League standings. Danny MacFarlane homered for Boston in the eighth after a close game helped by Morgan's late blast, while Billy Barlow started for Cleveland but exited early. Willis Hudlin and John Milius finished the game.
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Iman Pechkinpaugh
Cleveland Indians
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Boston
Bill Carrigan
Red Sox
Tribe
Danny MacFarden
Sox
Young Morgan
Billy Barne
Willis Hudlin
John Milius
Four Survive In Women's Tourney at Indian Hill Club
Four players from an initial field of 166 reach the semi finals of the Western women’s golf championship at Indian Hill Club Chicago. Defending champ Mrs. Harry Pressler of Pasadena faces Mrs. O. S. Hill of Kansas City, while Dorothy Pare of Madison meets Virginia Wilson, the last Chicago qualifier. Pare and Pressler are the only former champions left. The semis decide the 18 hole matches with the final 7 1 2 holes scheduled for tomorrow.
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Harry Pressler
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Calif
O. 5
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Kansas Cito
Dorothy Pare
Madison
Wis
Virginia Wilson
Pressler
Miss Pare
American Results Standings and Today’s Games
standings show Cleveland leading with 10 over Boston 5 and St Louis 7 over Washington 2. New York and Philadelphia tied 1, Chicago 1, Detroit 6. Today Cleveland visits New York while St Louis meets Philadelphia and Detroit faces Washington.
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Philadelphia
Detroit
Washington
Chicago
Boston
McKinley Midgets Triumph Over Jefferson In Close Final
The McKinley Midgets rallied to beat the Jefferson Midgets on the McKinley playground, final score 3 to 2. Archambeau and Storm led the hitting as Jefferson led 2-0 before McKinley tied it and won in the last inning. Fielding had no standout plays.
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Jefferson
McKinley Playground
Archambeau
Northsiders
McKinleyites
Storm
Major League Leaders Split Winners and Slips in Pennants
On August 17 in New York the two American League leaders won while the two National League leaders lost. The Yankees defeated the White Sox 12 to 1 and the Athletics beat the Tigers 18 to 6. The Cubs topped the Giants 6 to 2 and the Braves beat the Cardinals 9 to 4. Standings show no change in the two pennant races.
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Yankees
Sox
Athletics
Tigers
Cubs
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Brav
Cardinals
West Beats East In Tennis at Forest Hills
Western tennis hoped to win the annual east west matches in Forest Hills as a full team faced an Eastern lineup missing star players Tilden and Hunter. Despite strong Western odds, the East fielded rising talents like Fritz Mercury who beat Tilden and defeated top players, contributing to the East’s strong history of eight wins in the series since inception.
Junior Net Meet Progresses At The ACA
The ACA junior tennis meet advances with several singles results. Howenstine defeated Murden 6-1 6-2, Clawson beat McPherson 3-6 0-6 6-4, Horan beat Shuckhart 6-9 6-4, Sharker over Everhart 6-5 6-0, Seward defeated Bivin 6-1 6-3. Doubles Sharker and Horan beat Eckler and Bivin 6-0 6-0.
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Howenstine
R. Murden
Alex Clawson
Jack McPherson
Dave Horan
Paul Shuckhart
Jim Sharker
Phil Everhart
Ed Seward
Harry Bivin
Sharker
Horan
Eckler
Bivin
Following The Stars In A Rambunctious Baseball Recap
A jumble of player stat lines appears with Ruth Gehrig Heilman Waner and Hornsby noted for multi runs hits and trips. The mix includes Roze Frisch and incomplete details while Minnesota public grid news mentions Michigan football practice starting September 15 and athletic director Yost inviting seven players. In Cleveland Republicans pledge aid to Myers V Cooper and seek James T Beer support with a Cincinnati speaker planned for a county convention.
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A. J. Hirstins
Cooper
Cincinnati
Yell-O Boys Win Over Rivals In Big Win
In a Kinley diamond clash Peerless Cleaners fell 19 to 9 to Elyria Hell-O Boys. Johnsen and Rasner homered for the rivals while Rasner added a circuit clout as Hell-O Boys triumphed over Peerless Cleaners in a high scoring game.
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Ira
Cal. Buswell
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H. Jagusch
C. Elston
Scoreboard recap of baseball clashes across leagues
Lence Richbourg led Boston Steves with six runs from a homer a double and a triple in three trips, as Hornsby’s lineup toppled the St. Louis Cardinals. Ed Brandt allowed seven hits for the Cards. Art Nehl limited the New York Giants to nine as the Chicago Cubs won 6 to 102. Wicard Vidge failed to hold the Cubs and Bull Walker was touched for a run in the eighth. Grins and Curler drove in 10 runs each. The Philadelphia Phillies piled up 22 hits to rout the Cincinnati Reds 13 to 4.
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Steves
Hornsby
St. Louis Cardinals
Ed Brandt
Art Nehl
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Wicard‘vidge
Cubs
Bare
Bull Walker
Grins
Curler
Yankees Rout White Sox as Gehrig Drives Five Runs
The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox 11 to 1. Lou Gehrig drove in five runs with three doubles, and Bob Meserel contributed four runs with three singles. In other action, Jimmy Foxx and Al Simmons led the Philadelphia Athletics past the Detroit Tigers 18 to 6, Foxx homering and adding two doubles while Simmons had a homer and two singles. The Cleveland Indians moved to fourth in the American League by beating the Boston Red Sox 10 to 10. The St. Louis Browns defeated
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Chicago White Sox
Lou Gehriz
Bob Mensel
Yanks
Gehrig
Bleusel
Jimmy Foxx
al Simmons
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Detroit Tigers
Foxx
Simmons
Cleveland Indians
Bostop Red Sox
Washington Senators Halted by Rain in Eighth
The game against the Orioles was stopped in the eighth inning due to rain. No further play listed, with official time kept as rain delay.
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Washington Senaiors
Bittners To Play West View Sunday
Grafton Bittners travel to West View Sunday to even a season series after West Wise beat them earlier. The team members are asked to meet the grocery store group at 1 30. Dayton Ohio August 17 Witby Cole Flint Michigan boxer held to grand jury on plea guilty to robberies of two smokers here about a month ago.
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Witby Cole
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