Hoosiers Fall to Blues as Watkins, Coons Spark KC Blues
In Kansas City Aug 15 Indianapolis Hoosier officers bungled twice in the field allowing Watkins and Coons to drive home four runs in the fifth. Grady started with a homer and the Blues tied the score on Hoghever errors. Tamsett misplayed a relay allowing two more runs, while Grady later hit a routine grounder for an infield error. Blues rally halted by strong Newlin pitching as Kansas City sews up a 9 to 4 win. St Paul then beat Toledo 9 to 4 in the nightcap, Cristall allowing nine runs while Geier and Shannon pace St Paul hitters. Time 2:10. Attendance 3,000-plus.
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Indianapolis Journal
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O' Loughlin
Pittsburg and Boston Split Twin Bill on Aug 15
Pittsburg wins the first game on superior sticks and Leever’s pitching, while Boston drops the second as Doheny’s clever play costs Pittsburg. In New York Cincinnati edges the Mets as Donlin homers, and Cleveland rallies for a 6 6 tie with New York after eight errors. Boston, Chicago, and Detroit also post wins with strong batting and fielding performances.
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Lee
Ea Clever
Pittsburg
Boston
Leever
Doheny
Pittsburgs
Cleveland
New York
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Philadelphia
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Washington Oeere
Maywood Handicap feature falls to Schwalbe at Harlem
Chicago August 1 Barney Schreiber's Schwalbe ridden at 6 to 1 captured the Maywood handicap the feature at Harlem. Bragg the favorite was second with Judge Himes third in the rainy heavy track conditions. Purse value was 88 with 2.38 to the winner.
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Chicago
Barney Schreiber
Schwalbe
Bragg
Judge Himes
Dr. Stephens
Gregor K
Hargis
Haviland
Bard Burns
Adkins
Beautiful
Folak
Sardine
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Clifton Forge
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Kleinwood
S. Bonner
Witchcraft
Dominick
Maywood
L. Wilson
W. Knapp
Rankin
Robbins
Talamon
St. Minor
Banwell
J. Wilson
Salto
Fonsaluca
Hoffler
Meehanus
Bonner
Majorets
Helgeson
Minneapolis Game Notes From A Baseball Card
In Minneapolis on August 15, McDonald pitched well for the home team and held the opponent to one hit. The box score shows Corbs, Clingman, Raymer, and McInnis among players, with Dorner yielding several runs and a close distance in balls and strikes. Attendance and umpire details appear incomplete in this damaged OCR segment.
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Minneapolis
Minn
McDonald
Corb
Clingman
Eager
al Peiies
Raymer
Mc Run
Dorner
Clinn
McIn- Smith
Eh -Py
Columbus
Atlanta 4 Montgomery PA de Rock 1 New Orleans 2
Memphis 4 Shreveport 2.
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Atlanta
Montgomery
de Rock
New Orleans
Memphis
Shreveport
Stinbow Wins Three Cornered Colosseum Race
Providence race results show Will Stinbow defeating Johnny Munte Am yaryar and Joe Nelson by a lap in the three cornered contest at the Coliseum. Mase Albert Cham ed Bobby Walthour also compete in a twentieth paced event on the Revere course, cone won by lapsic.
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Providence
R. J
Will Stin- Bow
Coliseum
Johnny Mun- Te Am Yaryar
Joe Nelson
Mase
Albert Chamed
Bobby Walthour
Revere
Cone
Two For Brooklyn First Contest Jones Shuts Out St Louis
Brooklyn defeats St Louis in opener as Jones allows seven hits and no runs. Brown pitches well in game two but runs come from clustered hits. Strang, Sheckard, Dobbs and Doyle star with key runs. attendance about 5,000 at Brooklyn.
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Brooklyn
St. Louis
Jones
Brown
Brook
A.B.H.O.A.E
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Donovan
Smoot
Dunleavy
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Schmidt
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Moran and Hurst
Greer Wins Aculing Championship at National Oarsmen Regatta
Worcester Aug 15 Frank B Greer of East Boston Athletic Association Boat Club defeated C B Titus of Atlanta Boat Club New York to take the aculling title on Lake Quinsigamond finishing eight lengths ahead of F Vesely of First Bohemian Boat Club with a nine minutes 38 and three quarter seconds record for the event. Titus faded to finish an eighth of a mile behind and W B West of Westphalia Boat Club followed as the fourth finalist.
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Mass
Frank B. Greer
East Boston Athletic Association
Titus
Atlanta Boat Club
New York
Lake Quinsigamond
National Association of Amateur
Greer
F. Veseley
Bohemian Boat Club
W. B. West
Westphalia Boat Club
Kahns Win Loose Game In Rough Field Action
The Kahns Tailoring Company team beat the Y M S Club 21 to 4 in a Commercial League game at the fair grounds. The field was rough and many balls to the outfield were hard to handle. Kane, age fourteen, starred for Y M S with five chances accepted and five assists. Peele added a three bagger off Calder as Kahns won.
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Myther
Calder and Hyatt
Greenwood defeats Harmon-Hall 17 to 3 in league game
The Harmon-Hall club of the Commercial League traveled to Greenwood yesterday and was beaten 17 to 3. The score lists Greenwood with batteries Gillin and Tullis and Harmon-Hall with Ludwig.
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Greenwood Club
Greenwood
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Gillin
Tullis
Ludwig
Fisher tops mile in 1 15 at Fair Grounds test run
Carl G. Fisher conducted a nighttime trial at the fair grounds track with a Mohawk Cycle Company auto. He clocked one mile in 1 15, six seconds faster than Thursday’s session, and planned to push toward 1 10 before shipping to Cleveland for a public time test on the Glennville track. He then ran five additional miles on the same track.
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Fair Grounds
Mohawk Cycle Company
Indianapolis
Fisher
Cleveland
Glennville
Irish Bad wins Saratoga Champion in record time
Whitney & Duryea's Irish Bad, ridden by Fern, set a track record for one mile and a quarter in the Champion Stakes at Saratoga, winning by a length and a half over Hermis. Delhi takes the Hopeful Stakes for two year olds, while Lavator wins the Beverwick steeplechase by a head and Rockstorm injures its jockey.
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Hamilton Stakes Spark Two-Year-Old Fillies Win
At Fort Erie on August 15 Columbia Girl captured the Hamilton stakes for two year olds in a drive. Other early races saw Fie Manola Shrine Belicourt Lefter John Yerkes Red Car and a Lawrenceburg Indiana card with Minnie Bell Billie S. and The Admiral among winners.
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Judge Denies Miller Motion to Quash Bribery Indictment
United States Judge Edward B. Thomas denied George F. Miller's bid to quash the indictment charging bribery alongside Congressman Edmund N. Driggs. Miller allegedly paid drafts totaling 3,723 to aid Driggs in securing a U S government contract with the E J Bradt-Dent Company for cash registers.
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United States
Edward B. Thomas
George F. Miller
Miller
Edmund N. Driggs
Driggs
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Anarene
Ie Cisse
Congress
FIGHTERS GET BIG MONEY IN JEFFRIES COTTON DATA
Aug 15 reports show 10,669 gateviewers for the Corbett Jeffries bout and $362,020 in receipts. Jeffries earns 75 percent of his 43,628 share, while Corbett gets 10,910. Betting was light, mostly two to one against Corbett, with Jeffries supporters bidding from southern California. In Muncie three locals staged a stunt sending Hawkins in a wheelbarrow, Roach pushing, while Gaffigan rode as “king.”
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Corbett
Jeffries
California
Indianapolis Journal
Muncie
Ind
William Gaffigan
Edward Roach
Henry Hawkins
Guffigan
Cor Bett
Hawkins
Roach
Fred and Kid Blackburns England boxing tour continues
Fred and Kid Blackburn, two Indianapolis colored boxers aiming for the 135 pound title, are touring England. They have spent two weeks in Manchester and expect to travel to London in a month to seek several matches. Letters from home say they are enjoying their stay in Britain.
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Kid Blackburn
Indianapolis
England
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London
Dayton Defeats Evansville in Central League Game
Bonner pitched effectively as Dayton defeats Evansville in a Central League contest. Both teams fielded poorly and Evansville scored one run on six hits while Dayton plated six runs on eight hits. Batteries Minor, McKinley and Cross for Evansville. Bonner and Fox for Dayton. Other Central League notes list rainouts and postponed games across Terre Haute Wheeling Marion Fort Wayne South Bend and Grand Rapids.
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Minor
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Larned defeats Doherty in Meadow Club tennis final
In Southampton on August 15 at the Meadow Club William A. Larned beat Reginald Doherty 6-3 6-4 6-4 in singles. The Doherty pair were beaten in mixed doubles with Harold Mahoney and Mrs Hoadley advancing to semis, then defeating Miss Russello and Robert Huntington in the final 6-4 7-? with Campbell and Hollins in semi.
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L. 1
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William A. Larned
Reginald Doherty
Dohertys
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Mahoney
Marriage Announcement for Miss Bessie Anthony and Bernard Pitts
Chicago August 15 announcement states the engagement of Miss Bessie Anthony and Bernard Pitts. The marriage is planned in Evanston at the home of Miss Anthony’s parents with both families present.
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Golf Cunaree
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Avatar
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Evanston
Shamrock II and Reliance Set for Cup Measurement
Rel iance and Shamrock II dockside at Erie basin awaiting official measurement on Wednesday. Lipton and Iselin confer aboard Reliance s Sunbeam as captains Wringe and Bevis prepare ships for the races with Fife aboard the challenger. Clyde skippers predict Shamrock II can beat Reliance if weather and trim cooperate.
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Archie Hogarth
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Runners and Boats in Races Get New Patrol Rules
Secretary Cortelyou directs steamboat inspectors from Bath to Philadelphia to enforce crowd control during International yacht races. The order mirrors rules used two years ago and covers patrol duties, precinct enforcement, and precautions against overcrowding on excursion steamers.
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Cortelyou
Steamboat Inspection Service
Bath
Philadelphia
Department of Commerce and Labor
New York
Service Orders Report on Army Promotions and Assignments
Army Orders list officers relieved and reassigned in the Philippines and at U.S. posts, with several officers ordered to examination for promotion. Leaves of absence extended for multiple captains and lieutenants, and duty changes for engineers, signal officers, and artillery. Naval orders include transfers among yards, ships, and stations, plus personnel awaiting orders at Pensacola and Santa Barbara.
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Union Printers Adjourn At Washington Session Ends
The forty ninth annual International Typographical Union session in Washington closes at noon after rapid business. The eight hour movement progress is noted with a plan to push concerted action if local unions miss June 1 targets. Elected officials include E. J. Bracken as fourth vice president and P. B. Nuern as American Federation of Labor delegate. The Cummings memorial proposes funds for a library to be established for printers.
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