Wild Heave Gives Sea Gulls First Win Over Memphis
Mobile beats Memphis 2 to 0 as Demaree prevails with solid support from the Mobile defense. Walsh opens eighth with a single, Demaree misplays leading to two runs, while Ferguson suffers four strikeouts and a wild pitch in a pitching duel.
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Een
Mem
Seatatn
al- Walsh
Dunn
Demaree
Neizel
Kissinger
Npth
Point Ferguson
al Demaer Uson
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Mphis
Heless
Ferguson
Gulls
Turtles
Walsh
Tanneman
New Woman's Record for Mile Open Swim
Miss Vera Neave set a new mile open swimming record at 31 minutes 5 seconds in St Helier s New Jersey. She surpassed Australian Annette Kellerman who held 32 minutes 44 seconds. Neave also holds the 300 meter women's record and is famed in England for local titles and last year's Thames race victory.
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St. Heliers
N. J
Vera Neave
Annette Kellerman
Miss Neave
England
Thames
Matty McIntyre Faces Likely Final Major League Year
Matty McIntyre, released by Detroit to Chicago last year, has pursued a baseball comeback with the Chicago White Sox but has not broken through. Analysts expect this season to be his last in the big leagues.
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Matty “McIntyre
Detroit
Chicago
Chicago White Sox
National Lawn Tennis Championship Plays On at Newport
In Newport R I three score singles matches were completed with no major upsets. Pacific coast players impressed as McLoughlin dominated McNair, while army and navy entrants struggled against civilians. German contender Auspitzer survived to face a strong test tomorrow in a key match. Little and Touchard, the doubles champions, advanced in a tight first round.
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R. L
Pacific Coast
McLoughlin
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Army
Navy
R. A. Auspitzer
Berlin
R. D. Little
G. F. Touchard
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M. B. McLoughlin
T. C. Bundy
Newports Club
Touchard
Printers League Opens Championship With Big Chicago Win
In Boston on August 19 Chicago the defending Union Printers National Baseball League champions opened the fifth annual championship by defeating Pittsburgh 11 to 2. Indianapolis beat Philadelphia 9 to 8 in a slugging game. Teams from Cincinnati Washington St Louis and New York were slated to play tomorrow. The Chicago win ended after seven innings.
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Chicago
Union Printers
National’ Baseball League
Pittsburg
Indianapolis
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Washington
St. Louis
New York
Madden Punished Badly by New White Man's Hope
Joe Jeanette defeated Jeff Madden in Madison Square Garden in two rounds. Jeanette weighed 196 pounds and dominated a Boston opponent who was floored three times, ending the bout early after a right uppercut and sustained blows. Tom Sharkey entered the arena and expressed interest in future bouts with Bob Witzsimmchs or Tommy Burns.
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New York
Joe Jeannette
Jack Johnson
Jeff Madden
Boston
Madison Square Garden
Madden
Jeannette
Tom Sharkey
Bob Witzsimmchs
Tommy Burns
Billy Smith Returns as Atlanta Manager for 1918 and 1914
William A. Smith, known as Billy, signed to manage the Atlanta baseball club in the Southern League for the 1918 and 1914 seasons. The Chattanooga club manager previously led Atlanta to pennants in 1908 and 1910, an announcement says.
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Atlanta
William A
Billy”) Smith
Chattanooga
A. J. Ryan
Smith
Southern and National League games listed for today
In the Southern League Memphis visits Mobile, Atlanta plays Birmingham, Chattanooga travels to Montgomery, and Nashville hosts New Orleans. In the National League Brooklyn meets Pittsburg, New York plays St. Louis, Philadelphia faces Chicago, and Boston clashes with Cincinnati. The American League games include Chicago at Philadelphia, St. Louis at New York, Detroit at Boston, and Cleveland at Washington.
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Mobile
Atlanta
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Montgomery
Nashville
New Orleans
National League
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Pittsburg
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
Cincinnati
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Cleveland
Washington
Governor Wilson clarifies Saturday remark on Progressive force
Sea Girt August 19 Governor Wilson says he received telegrams seeking explanation for his remark that the force behind the new party called Progressive stems from discontent with the major parties. He notes Roosevelt spoke as a potential third party endorser and explains that Progressives failed to gain control in both major parties while the Democratic party remains free to pursue reform.
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Sea Girt
Wilson
Roosevelt
Baltimore
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Woman kills man she believed divorced her in courtroom
In Cincinnati on August 19 Mrs. Charles Radeloff testified she shot her husband in self defense after learning he had not obtained a divorce. She claimed she married Stoker of Gary Indiana before the killing following a belief in his divorce.
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Charles Radeloff
Radeloff
Stoker
Gary
Ind
Kling to Lose Boston Manager Job Next Year
Buffalo, N Y August 20 Johnny Kling will lose his manager role with the Boston Nationals next season George Stallings of the Bisons International League consents to take the helm Gaffney Boston president has terms arranged Stallings projected major league return List cites Kling seeking Kansas City manager post and possible unconditional release from Boston club
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N. Y
Johnny Kling
Boston Nationals
George Stallings
The
Bisons
James B. Gaffney
Boston
Stallings
Hal Chase
Gaffney
New York Americans
Clark Griffith
Cincinnati
Stall
Detroit
New York
Philadelphia
Johnny
Kansas City
Kling
Chicago Cubs
Middle West
Wanted Good Live Male Canvassers
Help wanted notices and sports gossip mix as a Charlotte club sale headlines a pitcher and catcher transfer. George Bauswein and Malsimson move from the Charlotte club to Atlanta in the Southern Association for about $2000.
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Hcarlotte. N.,.c
George Bauswein
Malsimson
Charlotte Club
Carolina’ Association
Atlanta’ Club
Southern Association
Wilson Visits Democratic National Headquarters in New York
Governor Wilson toured the Fifth Avenue Democratic national headquarters in New York and met Rolla Wells, the new national treasurer, and Henry Morgenthau. He praised the campaign’s advance and fundraising plans after the briefing and survey of the quarters.
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Wilson
Fifth Avenue
McCombs
McAdoo
Indianapolis
Marshall
Rolla Wells
Henry Morgenthau
Wells
Champ Clark
Princeton
Ells
Manager Callahan Tests Walker Amid Roster Rumors
Manager Callahan is giving a tryout to Fred Walker the former University of Chicago pitcher Walker has been pitching well for Washington semi pro teams Griffith tried him in practice and liked his looks but feared a coast team connection. The Dozen League is a joke says A W Wagner owner of Terre Haute franchise.
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Fred Walker
University of Chicago
Walker
Washington
Griffith
A. W. Wagner
Terre Haute
Carson
South Bend
Giso
Yesterday's Results From City League Games
Atlanta, New Orleans, Nashville and Montgomery results reported with scores and pitchers. Key games include Atlanta vs Dnger and New Orleans vs Nashville with runs, hits and errors noted for each side. Notable pitchers listed: Sitton Waldorf Foxen Angemier Fleharty Elliott Swindeff.
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R.H. Birmingham
Atlanta
Dnger
Sitton
Waldorf Foxen
New Orleans
Nashville
Fleharty
Elliiott
Swindeff
Angemier
New York Beats St Louis 5 2 In National League Tilt
New York topped St Louis 5 to 2 as Crandall Meyers and Saliée drove key hits. Crandall and Meyers produced early runs, while New York added when Becker and Murray contributed in the eighth. St Louis breached once in the fourth and again late but could not overcome the visitors.
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Herzog
Saliée
Meyers
Fletcher
Crandall
Modgrass
Smith
Crandall Hom
Becker
Kenetchy
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Hauser
Vans
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Rett
Cen
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Sullee
Wingo
Boston Beats Detroit 4 to 3 in lone AL game
Boston wins 4 to 3 over Detroit in the only American League match. Detroit collects four hits with Crawford’s triple producing three runs. Boston capitalizes on Detroit errors and a Willett force. Bedient and Carrigan pitched for Boston. Willett and Stanage for Detroit. Other scores include Cotton States League Jackson 4 Greenwood 0 and American Association Indianapolis 6 Kansas City 2 St Paul 3 Columbus 2 Louisville 6 Milwaukee 2.
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Wagner
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Baseball Milestones and Oddities from 1886 1907
Baseball history notes a variety of high and low moments including two hits for Athletic Baltimore in 1886. a slugfest where Brooklyn beat Louisville 18 11 in 1889 with pitchers Hughes and Hecker. Brooklyn 20 Louisville 4 in 1894. Bill Joyce hitting three homers and a single against Louisville pitcher Phil Khel. Pittsburg collecting 25 bases off Murphy and Wicker in 1961. Cincinnati batter Jay Hughes tasting 21 hits in 1902. Vick Willis striking out 11 in 1905 but losing 1 0. Mike Mitchell matching three singles a double and a homer in 1907. and 1911 Becker allowing 20 singles to Chicago Americans.
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Brooklyn
Louisville
Mickey Hughes
Guy Hecker
St. Louis Browns
Bill
Scrappy) Joyce
Washingtons
Phil Khel
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Cincinnati
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Chicago Americans
Johnson Jeanette bout moves toward New York staging
McMahon brothers of the St Nicholas Athletic Club posted a certified 5000 forfeit with a New York sporting editor binding them to stage the Johnson Jeanette bout at the St Nicholas Club on September 23 in New York City Johnson expected to post a 5000 forfeit in Chicago tonight Doubts linger over New Jersey state athletic commission approval for a Negro boxing match in Newark as a decision was awaited but not held today
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Jack Johnson
Joe Jeanette
McMahon Bros
St. Nicholas Athletic Club
St. Nicholas Club
Johnson
Chicago
State Athletic Commission
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