Two Hurling Staffs and How They Stack Up For The World Series
Baseball preview weighs Giants and Athletics pitching for the World Series at Polo Grounds. Key names include Mathewson Marquard Demaree Fromme Crandall for the Giants and Bender Plank Shawkey Brown Houck for the Athletics.
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World Series May Be Abandoned In Favor Of Interleague Play
AP reports growing pressure to end the world series with a new plan for an interleague playoff. Proposed 112 game seasons per league would feed a 64 game interleague schedule giving every NL team four home and four away games against every AL team. Championship determining by combined winning percentage prompts debate among MLB owners and fans.
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Yale Varsity Crew Chooses New Captain After Snowden Resigns
Charles N. Snowden of Pittsburg resigns as Yale varsity crew captain due to ineligibility for the Harvard regatta next June. Thomas B. Benegre of New Orleans is selected to succeed him. Yale plans to row Princeton this fall likely at Princeton. readiness noted for amateur coaching and continued Oxford Brake usage.
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Langford-Jeanette Showdown Looms After Title Talks
In San Francisco on October 3 Associated Press reports Sam Jones and Joe Jeanette meet tonight to decide who challenges Jack Johnson in Europe in December. Langford is already matched with Johnson. Jeanette may be swapped in if he defeats the Bostonian, recalling their previous San Francisco bout where Langford won but showed weak defense in spots.
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Harvard Coach Adds Strength To Grid Team
Cambridge Mass Oct 3 Harvard's varsity line, weakened by recent injuries, gains strength with the return of Pennock the all round guard and Trumbull, boosting prospects for the next game against Maine. Freshman Wey trialed at backfield end position.
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Exhibition Game Echoes Cincinnati Nationalists Victory
Reported from SAS City on October 3, the local American Association club beat Covington 15 to 9 in a rough exhibition contest. Ring and Ring contributed for Covington while R H E lines show a strong local team effort.
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Players May Write Baseball Stories Under Conditions
CHICAGO October 3 Baseball players may write their own newspaper star or post series with approval of the national commission and the American League president. Players who lend their names for pay to articles written by others may be ruled ineligible. Johnson says the aim is to prevent harm to baseball while allowing legitimate earnings. He mentions writing a letter to Manager Mack to resolve the Collins and Baker issue and notes Mack can opt to play the Giants without them if they refuse to sign articles not prepared by them.
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Middleweights Fight For Championship
In San Francisco on October 3 Jimmy Clabby the Eastern middleweight meets Sailor Petroskey in a twenty round bout. The winner will be acclaimed the champion of the class. Bookmakers list Petroskey slight favorite at 9 to 10 as both fighters expected to deliver a hard fought contest. Clabby weighs about 160 pounds, two pounds over the middleweight limit.
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Walter Johnson Signs 1914 Contract With Senators
Walter Johnson, the leading major league pitcher, signed with the Washington Senators manager Griffith for the 1914 season. The salary is undisclosed but believed to be about 12 500 dollars.
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Weather disrupts Columbus Grand Circuit pacing program
Weather yesterday hindered racing as the Columbus Grand Circuit Association failed to complete the plan. Two pacing races were finished from Wednesday, five heats of the Buckeye $5,000 trotting stake were decided, with four races today and three more on Saturday. Fan Patch’s drive kept Lady Grattan from winning the fourth heat, while Peter McCormick beat Lady Grattan in the fifth. Lowando and Princess Margaret clinched the 2:10 pace as Woolcliffe King faltered.
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Baseball Scores Rain Interrupted Matches Across Leagues
National League results show Philadelphia 3 8 4 and New York 8 6 4 with rain delays. Boston Brooklyn also washed out. American League games end with New York 0 Philadelphia 0 and rain in Boston Washington as well as Cleveland Detroit.
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Baseball Matchups Across Cities
National League games listed include Brooklyn at Boston Philadelphia at New York Chicago at Detroit St Louis at Cleveland Boston at Washington and New York at Philadelphia with rivalries and regional showdowns noted.
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Giants Phillies Longest Game Ends in Polo Grounds Victory
The New York Giants and Philadelphia Phillies completed a suspended game at the Polo Grounds with Philadelphia winning 8 to 6 after a delay from August 30. The double header followed, Giants taking the opener 9 to 3 and Philadelphia winning the second 4 to 3. Chalmers struggled in the first game as Mathewson and Marquard held the visitors. The second game ended after six innings due to darkness.
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Doubt Cast Over Savannah Vanderbilt Cup Race
Savannah Ga Oct 3 1920 Harvey Granger president Savannah Automobile Association says Vanderbilt cup race unlikely next month unless ten entries are received only three entries so far and negotiations with several European manufacturers continue A terse note of uncertainty from officials and organizers amid sparse entries.
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Savannah
Harvey Granger
Savannah Automobile Association
New York
Granger
Tracery Rallies But Fails to Please Newport Backers
Tracery ran second at Newport as August Belmont's colt disappointed supporters in the race. The outcome left backers uneasy about the son of the key sire and the club's chances in upcoming events.
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Big Chief Meyers Rates Giants Favorably for World Series
Big Chief Meyers, the Nationals’ champion catcher, predicts a Giants victory in the World Series over Connie Mack’s Athletics. He singles out Rube Marquard and Christy Mathewson’s improved form, notes Demaree’s reliability, and argues Giants’ pitching and speed can offset Athletics’ stronger lineup. He calls for confidence and downplays betting risks.
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Food For Fandom and Baseball Trades Amid Club Moves
The Mobile club has no minor league draftees with nineteen holdovers on the list. New Orleans released Infielder Erwin and Pitcher-Outfielder Roy Green, who is bound for Memphis before a future trade. Frank returns a large group of players across positions as Bilberfeld is slated for infield duties. Billy Smith signs Rube Kissenger for next year after a career spanning college ball, Detroit, Providence, Jersey City, and a major league ban by the commission.
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Mrs Barlow Beaten In Golf Contests In Canada Championship
In heavy rain at the Dixi links Montreal October 3 the third round of the Ladies Golf Championship of Canada eliminated two visiting British players and the American champion Mrs R H Barlow of Philadelphia. Florence Scott of Hamilton was upset as she led early but faltered, while Muriel Dodd the English champion defeated Gladys Ravenscroft of England as both sides played exceptional golf.
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Yale Football Captain Directs Blues In New Plays
New Haven on October 3. Tom Shevlin former Yale football captain directed the Blues in new western style plays. The varsity scored two touchdowns against scrubs in fifteen minutes of play. The team showed greater offensive power than in earlier games this season.
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Series Will Be Close Is General Opinion
New York Oct 8 Opinion regarding the outcome of the world series is divided with many predicting a close contest and low scores. Prominent players and writers cite luck as a key factor while betting across the nation shows Athletics slight favorites over the Giants outside Philadelphia. Major figures name Giants and Athletics as likely winners in a tossup driven by luck.
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Pitcher Reb Russell to Wed Miss Charlotte Bens
Chicago reports Reb Russell of the White Sox obtained a marriage license to wed Miss Charlotte Bens of Indianapolis. She is a cousin of Joe Benz, also a pitcher with the local American team.
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