Milwaukee Beats Brewers 7 to 6 as Indianapolis Shuts Them Out
Indianapolis pitcher Word dominated Milwaukee with strong support from the defense and timely hits, scoring seven runs while blanks the Brewers. Shue led Milwaukee with a lone hit as errors plagued the home team. Fox mishandled a routine chance, and Ganley misplayed a fly, contributing to Milwaukee’s defeat in a tense game.
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Pittsinger's Passes Power Chicago Victory in Boston Sweep
Boston won the second game 11 to 4 after Chicago took the first 7 to 4. Pittinger and Staunch hitting fueled Boston's late surge while Chicago's early leads dissolved with steady hitting and errors. Attendance 3,262.
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Cleveland shuts out Chicago as Donahue cannot be found
Cleveland beat Chicago 0 to 0 in a rough scoreline with Donahue unavailable. Bradley hits a home run and drives in runs as Green and Gochnaur contribute. Errors favor Cleveland, while time 1:12 and attendance 2,50 are noted amid scattered minor league lines and other games listed.
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Victorious Greens curb rivals in tight batting match
South Bend defeated Marion in a batting contest, scoring 21 runs to Marion's 9. Fort Wayne edged Grand Rapids 6 to 3 with a ninth inning rally. Evansville topped Wheeling 5 to 3 as Fox and Shannon led a hit surge. Terre Haute's Scott shut Dayton down, 5 to 4, as Mullen and Fox contributed. In San Francisco the heavyweight title race shows Jeffries favored at 2 to 1, with plans for a 60,000 dollar gate and a busy training schedule ahead.
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Texas Leaguer Makes Record in the South for Will Horn
Richmond, Ind on Aug 14 reports Will Horn, Richmond’s pitcher for Houston in the Texas State League, boosting Houston from third to first in the percentage column with eleven wins in thirteen starts. Horn may join the California League after Sept 1 return. Team lineup shifts follow losses of Lally and Cunningham. Weaver and Susman move in, Coolman released. Next game at Logansport. baseball profits in Richmond this summer were limited.
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Illinois football prospects bright for coming season
Urbana August 12 Illinois coach Woodruff plans a rigorous training camp starting September 1 at Springlake Michigan for all varsity veterans and promising applicants. Captain Rothgeb will interview candidates in Galva Princeton Rochelle and other towns to form a strong squad with lightweights limited and many heavyweights sought.
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Grand Opera Sets Harlem Mile and Yard Mark in Handicap
Grand Opera won the Owners' Handicap at Harlem by a nose over Bragg, clocking 1:44 3-5 for the mile and 100 yards to set a new American record. Bragg was second, Jack Ratlin third. Totsey Mack won the second race. Dick Welles took the fifth. After the card, owners arranged a special mile race for tomorrow with Grand Opera and Dick Welles facing each other for $1,000.
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Delmar's Final Day Highlights Golden Rod Stakes Victory
At Delmar on August 12 the Golden Rod selling stakes for three-year-olds and up at seven furlongs drew three starters. Hilee led from start to finish, defeating Dolly Gray who held second ahead of Helen Print in muddy track conditions. Kinloch Breeders' Association to meet during a two-week Delmar respite. Other race results include Quaker Girl winning at five and a half furlongs, Brancas taking six furlongs, and W. B. Gates winning at one and one-sixteenth miles.
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Montreson Wins United States Hotel Stakes at Saratoga
At Saratoga on a rain-softened track Montreson ridden by Ada IV owner R. T. Wilson Jr. beat Reliance and Moharib in the United States Hotel Stakes. Ambrose Clarke won the steeplechase on Rowdy, with Ten Below Zero misfiring. Other races featured Duelist, Ros tand, and Ella Snyder among notable results and Thursday entries listed for Saratoga races.
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Animosity Wins Fort Erie Handicap Feature
Animosity captured the mile and a sixteenth handicap at Fort Erie on a fast track amid fine conditions. Earlier summaries note Belle of Lynn winning six and one half furlongs, La Greque taking five furlongs, and other race results with Auto t, James F., Solon Shingle, Corulicate, Silver Foam, Flora Bright, and Jigger each securing places in their respective races. In Britain, Surbiton, ridden by Lucien Tyne, won the City of London Breeders Foal stakes at Kempton Park.
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Olympic Games Plans Include Foreign Entrants in Amateur Ranks
The Amateur Athletic Union Olympiad committee in St Louis outlined that foreign athletes may compete if accompanied by proof of amateur status from their national associations. A baseball tilt for Olympic glory may see National and American League pennant winners clash. Ireland events and a large dumbbell contest for amateurs were also announced. Sir Thomas Lipton visited the Maritime Exchange in New York for a ceremonial reception with directors.
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Richmond schedule seeds Western Roller Polo League plan
Richmond Indiana has proposed a weekly schedule with Wednesday and Saturday night games for the Western Roller Polo League. Business leaders object to Saturday nights and a petition circulating seeks a change to reduce disruption to commerce.
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Boone County Fair Races Draw 6000 as Drew Bell Wins
A large crowd at Lebanon Indiana witnessed close exciting races at Boone County Fair. Winners included Drew Bell in the Boone County trot with Vic tory V and others achieving notable times in 2:19 to 2:21 pace and trot heats.
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Lawrenceburg Fair Opens With Strong Exhibits And Racing
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Lawrenceburg Indiana August 12 Lawrenceburg Fair Association opens with filled exhibits and premier stock poultry and horse show. Horse racing features include a fast half mile track and full entries at daily racing. Porter County fair in Valparaiso plans automobile race and a rich speed program for September 8 to 11 with purses from 100 to 300 and multiple trot pace and running events led by 2 18 and 2 18 pace classes.
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Opening Day Sparks Fairmount Fair Races Crowd Booms Track
A record crowd attended the Fairmount fair races. Bourbon L. won the 2:5 Pace in straight heats, with Bettey Boy second and Coastella third. Best time 2:24. Alibooro fell in the third heat but both horse and driver were uninjured. Poetess took the 2:3 Trot in straight heats. Lottie M. second and Bismarck Fatchen third. Best time 2:20. Brother Fred won the half mile run with Madeline G. second.
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Larned Doherty Reach Semi Finals In Meadow Club Tennis
At Meadow Club on Aug 12 the singles advanced to the semi finals as William A Larned and H L Doherty clinched spots with strong wins. Clothier beat Mahoney in three sets, Larned outplayed Allen, and Doherty defeated Yale’s A W Post. Doubles yielded a Doherty brothers victory.
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Chamion Beats Walthour in 20 Mile Colseum Race
Albert Chamion defeated Robert Walthour by two miles and one lap at the Colseum, finishing twenty miles in 5:51:4-5 and breaking the existing track record of 26:37:3-5 set by Walthour.
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Irondequoit Wins Again in Canada's Cup Race
In Toronto on August 12, the American yacht Irondequoit defeated Strathcona in the fourth race of seven for the Canada's Cup. The result tightens the series as teams push toward the title.
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Obituary: Herr Von Levetzow Former Reichstag President
Berlin august 12 Herr Von Levetzow former president of the Reichstag is reported to have died in Berlin at an advanced age. His career spanned critical years in German politics. The loss is noted by contemporaries.
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Budd Doble Wins Empire Stake at Grand Circuit
New York August 12 Ten thousand spectators watched Budd Doble drive Kinney Lou to victory in the Empire 5000 stake at the Grand Circuit, defeating John Taylor by a neck and a half. Jay McGregor sold for 100 dollars against the field. Don Cozine led a dramatic 2:15 pace heat, and Kinney Lou’s win highlighted a day of fast racing and close finishes at Brighton Beach.
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Kenilworth fall meeting draws 331 stakes entries
Buffalo New York Aug 12 the stakes for the Kenilworth fall meeting have closed with 331 total entries across ten stakes. Nominations include Eastern New York 30 Buffalo handicap 2 N 21 Kenilworth 23 Erie county 5 Leday 5 Electric 25 Tonawanda 45 Batavia 3 Quickstep 51.
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Quarantine Tightened Near Laredo Over Yellow Fever
In response to yellow fever in Victoria Texas about seventy miles from Monterey along the Monterey and Gulf line the quarantine at Laredo has been tightened with an additional guard force appointed by state authorities.
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