World Series plan set Giants and Athletics opener at Polo Grounds
The 1912 World Series schedule between the Giants and Athletics is outlined with games starting October 7 at the Polo Grounds. The series will alternate between New York and Philadelphia, with rain contingencies moving games as needed and a final four-win condition for the championship.
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Kilbane Plans World Tour to Defend Title Across Europe
Featherweight champion Johnny Kilbane intends a around the world tour starting next June. Manager Jimmy Dunn says Kilbane will fight in Britain Ireland Europe and possibly France before heading to Australia. Cal Delaney may accompany the champion on the trip with a winter schedule kept light until crossing to the Old World.
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Army and Navy Football Venue Deadlock Holds Up Classic
WEST POINT N Y Aug 2 The Army and Navy remain deadlocked over the location for their next football clash. The Navy demands Philadelphia as host while the Army favors alternation between West Point Annapolis and New York. Army season opens September 27 with the first game on the slate.
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Motorists Attire and Camp Gear Trends for Summer Outings
The article lists clothing and camping gear favored by motorists and campers, noting soft suede shoes for comfort, high leather boots for camping, and practical kitchen, dining, and picnic items. It highlights lightweight travel coats, dimity sunbonnets, white doeskin gloves, and color choices like pale blue and old rose, plus compact luncheon basins and Victoria shaving bags for men.
Thoroughbreds Go On Black Monday At Saratoga Track
New York reports the start of thoroughbred sales at Saratoga on Monday August 4 with yearlings from Williams Radford Mrs Carson Shipp Stoll and Morris to be auctioned. August 29 features Blue Ridge yearlings from Henry Ornard. Racing horses in training sale set for August 20 and a September 8 dispersal at Sheepshead Bay includes Char Kihler Stud stock. Ormondale yearlings from W O B McDonough of California sell the next day.
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Griffith Builds Great Twirling Staff With Johnson Boehling
Washington reports manager Clark Griffith praising Walter Johnson and Joe Boehling as the core of a pitching corps. He aims to protect Johnson from overwork while Boehling gains experience under Nick Altrock, whose coaching helped the promising southpaw mature into a strong major league pitcher.
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Americans Should Learn French Before Doing Paris
Irving Rerin, returning ragtime composer, learns the hard way in Paris after hiring chauffeurs by copied street signs. A joke taxi spree ends with confusion and a 20 franc soak, while an American bystander explains the French sign meaning Post no bills.
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British Golf Champ Hillary Hilton Declines U S Visit
Horace H. Hilton the British golf champion announces he cannot visit America this year due to commitments on his side. He dismisses claims that a rock deflected his shot on the thirty seventh hole at Apawamis and says he hopes to renew American ties in the future.
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