Boston Wins In Dark On Sharp Final Drive
In Boston, Long hit a sharp drive to center driving in Demont from third to win the game as darkness thickened. Duggleby and Townsend struggled on the mound before White steadied and Nichols was hit hard but effective. Key plays included a home run by Nichols and a 6-4-3 double play setting the stage for a tense finish.
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Duggleby
Townsend
White
Nichols
Bos. Fone
Phila
Rh.o.ae
Thomas
Sapeses
Iphial Oo
Faltedelphia
Cooley
Lehols
Flick
Cross
Jennings
Jacklitsch
Hamilton
Hed Ball
McFarland
Kittridge
Dwyer
Signings Confirm Pittsburg's next Season Roster
Pittsburg baseball club, leading the National League, has signed all players for next season. President Barney Dreyfus presented contracts in response to claims of acquisitions by the American League. Shugart expelled in Chicago for assaulting Umpire Haskell. Western League rumored to expand to ten clubs with Indianapolis and Louisville considered. Indianapolis Marion’s schedule notes.
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Barney Dreyfus
Philadelphia
Beaumont
Leever
Wagner
Dreyfus
Chicago
Johnson
Shugart
Haskell
Washington
St. Joseph
Indianapolis
Woulsville
Louisville
W. H. Watkins
Fays
Nat Butler Captures Two Pro Bicycle Events at Newby Oval
Nearly five thousand fans attended the Newby Oval meet with free tickets, as Nat Butler of Boston swept both pro races. Gordon and Holloway contested the match race, with Gordon winning the first two heats, while Butler edged Gordon in the second pro race. The night featured several mishaps and disqualifications in amateur events amid a bustling Indianapolis crowd.
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Newby Oval
Lou Gordon
Holloway
Chicago
Gordon
Nat Butler
Boston
Hunter
New York
Butler
Watson
Erdelmeyer
Parsons
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Cincinnati
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Uae
Pease
Pfeffer
National Circuit Meet At Madison Square Garden
The National Circuit meet on the indoor track at Madison Square Garden saw Major Taylor excused for nonappearance after a Worcester illness report, while Frank L. Kramer led the points but was shut out in the half mile heat. Ivor Lawson won the final. Collett and Fischer split third. A Boston New York intercity one mile team race ended tied after three heats, forcing a fourth heat that New York initially claimed before the Boston side declined. Boston's Hurley was disqualified in heat one for foul riding. Schreiber and Mettling placed highs for Boston across heats.
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Madison Square Garden
Taylor
Worcester
Mass
Batchellor
Frank L. Kramer
Ivor Lawson
T. J. Gascoyne
England
C. H. Collett
New Haven
Conn
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Chicago
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McConnell
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Hurley
Races Planned for Series Up to Sixty-Two Miles
Seven in all, riders agreed to races of fifteen, twenty, twenty-five and thirty miles, plus one hour and sixty-two miles. The series carries $1,000 a side and includes two events set already, the first at Manhattan Beach August 21 and the second at Charles River Park September Lu.
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Manhattan Beach
Charles River Park
Nelson Defeats Moran in Twenty Mile Pace at Coliseum
Springfield report says Johnny Nelson beat Tommy Moran in a twenty mile paced race at the Coliseum tonight. Nelson lowered the track record from 82:57 to 22.0936, finishing a mile and two laps ahead of Moran.
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Mass
Johnny Nelson
Tommy Moran
Nelson
Moran
Shamrock I Misses Trial Spin Off Sandy Hook
Owing to orders mix up the cup challenger Shamrock I did not sail a trial spin over the Americas cup course today. Sir Thomas Lipton and designer Watson towed the yacht out. a late start led to a decision to postpone sailing until after dark.
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Shamrock
Randy Hook
Sandy Hook
Anchorage
Stapleton
Staten Island
Sycamore
Thomas Lipton
Watson
Atlantic
Erin
Sir Thomas
Sandy Hook Bay
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Ordnance
Constitution Tuning Up After Defeat at Oyster Bay Race
The Constitution, anchored at Oyster Bay, intensifies preparations after yesterday's defeat. New mainsail and stronger top sail aim to boost performance for tomorrow's race against Columbia. Spectators, led by Sir Thomas Lipton and guests, anticipate tighter competition before Newport trials, with a Seawanhaka Club dinner after the race featuring Roosevelt and yacht owners.
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Newport
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George N. Watson
Charles Russell
David Barrie
Macay
Seawanhaka Club
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Columbia and Constitution
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Gans Crosby Fight Ends In Draw In Louisville
Joe Gans world lightweight champion and Steve Crosby fought twenty rounds in Louisville with no knockout as the referee scored a draw. Crosby started by rushing then clinching, Gans used superior tactics to block Crosby's rushes and the bout ended evenly. A ten round undercard between Kid Sparks and George Schuh also ended in a draw. In Denver, George Dixon and Abe Atell drew after a sparring start, then exchanges in the final round.
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Joe Gans
Steve Crosby
Empire Athletic Club
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Crosby
Loutaville
Kid” Sparks
George Schuh
Denver
Col
George Dixon
Abe Atell
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Coliseum Hall
Dixon
Atell
Fetchie
Remarkable oil field with universal yield and rising prices
An expert reports a world leading proved oil field with no dry holes, sands 600 feet deep, and dense drilling with wells 115 feet apart where every well yields oil. Local firms Indiana Oil Co and Globe Oil Co show high shares, while Standard Oil gives seven days pay for six to finish tanks. Major buyers, Union Iron Works, Southern Pacific, and Santa Fe have contracts for large monthly deliveries. Price will rise soon.
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United States
Russia
Standard Oil Company
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Union Iron Works
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Southern Pacific
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Boralma Equaled 2:07 in 2,500 Trot at Readville
Readville Mass August 23 Grand Circuit events closed with Boralma equaling his 2:07 record in the 2:08 trot for 2,500 dollars. Sphynx led in the Neponset stakes with Wedgewood troubled, while Crescens planned Providence attempts to beat 2% world mark next week.
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Wedgewood
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Amsterdam Stake Upset at Saratoga Feature Race
At Saratoga on August 2 the Amsterdam stake for three year olds and up saw old First Whip upset favorite Carbuncle by a neck after a sustained drive down the stretch. Rose Plume, Lateon, First Whip, Guess Work and Femmesole filled the early placings with odds listed. In Chicago on August 3 Jockey Winkfeld’s ride on If You Dare toppled Educate, the prohibitive favorite, in the Hawthorne second race.
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Amsterdam
Carbuncle
Rose Plume
Lateon
Guess Work
Chicago
Winkfeld
Educate
Hawthorne
Gormley
Delmar track roughs up race card amid bad management
A racing roundup shows mixed results across tracks as rain made Delmar a quagmire and favored Ignis at long odds. Winners include La Mascotta and Wissendine in St Louis style results, with multiple notes on weather and track conditions influencing outcomes.
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Strangest
Prairie Dog
Amirante
Little Duchess
ST. Louis
Marguerite Hageman
Delmar
Ignis
la Mascotta
Phosphorus
Wissendine
Santa Ventura
Outburst
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Velma Clark
John McGirk
Rotterdam
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Maple
Johnny Brown
Simon
Doyle's Commoner
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Kinloch Park
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Little Scout
Hylo
Fleuron
Myra Morella
Raids Renewed on Newport Poolrooms After Covington Close
Cincinnati dispatch reports Sheriff Miller of Campbell county raiding a Newport Kentucky poolhall opened at Hubers garden. Proprietors and staff were bound over to the grand jury on charges of keeping a dis orderly house and released on bail.
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Sherif Miller
Campbell County
Hubers Garden
Newport
Covington
Western Amateur Golf Sparks Detroit Hope in Midlothian Turn
Raymond Russell of Detroit upset W Holabird Jr in the Western amateur golf championship second round at Midlothian by three up with one to play. Chicago’s Hamlin Hoyt and Bruce Smith stand between Russell and the final. Semifinals set for tomorrow with Flaswell vs Smith and Russell aiming for a final clash with Hamlin or Hoyt. Will Waller, last year’s champion, faltered and dropped to the third sixteen after a tough match with R F Carpenter of Washington Park.
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Detroit
Raymond Russel
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Glenview
Way
Fred Hamlin
Phelps B. Hoyt
Bruce Smith
Russel
Waller
RB. F. Carpenter
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van Allis
L. T. Boyd
Milwaukee
Thayer McMillan
New London Player Beats Maiden Star in Roquet Tourney
In Norwich on a national roquet tournament day, Bisson of New London defeats C. Cox of Maiden in a feature match, surprising the leading competitor and drawing praise from spectators.
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Conn
C. Cox
Maiden
Bisson
New London
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