Bender and James Set for Opening World Series Pitch
Boston Braves listed as NL champions prepare in Philadelphia to meet the Athletics in the World Series opener on Friday. Bender is expected to start for Boston against James in a game that will reveal pitching plans for Stallings. A ticket line at Philadelphia stores stretched four blocks with many boys hoping to profit from resale.
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Yankees Beat Mackmen in Two Base Hit Game
Yankees win from Mackmen with Baker and Lapp delivering two base hits. Mullin adds a sacrifice hit and Malsel twice steals. New York builds on errors, while Wyckoff, Plank, and Bender split pitching duties across nine innings. umpired by Hildebrand and Evans.
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AP to Supply World Series Plays to The Item Daily
Melville S Stone AP general manager declares all plays of the world series will be sent to The Item via AP wires daily from the ball grounds. The service streams live to Mobile and crowds on the street will hear plays as compiled box scores and player records.
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Associated Press
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Notice to Baseball Fans During World Series
No information will be issued from the item office during the World Series between Boston and Philadelphia. Telephones will not provide updates.
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Games Today American League Showdowns
New York faces Philadelphia in a cloudy afternoon game. Washington visits Boston in clear conditions at 2 15 p m.
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Federal League action pits Hoosiers ahead in race
In Indianapolis Indiana defeated St Louis 7 to 4 to pull one full game ahead in the Federal League standings while Chicago dropped both ends of a doubleheader to Kansas City 1 to 0 and 5 to 3. Buffalo beat Brooklyn 3 to 1 as LaFitte scored the lone run for the visitors. Baltimore and Pittsburgh battled to an 11 to 1 tilt in the first game with Baltimore winning and a 1 to 1 ten-inning second game halted by darkness.
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Weather and Scoreboard Notes from Federal League Games
Federal League update lists St Louis at Indianapolis at 3 15 PM clear Brooklyn at Buffalo at 8 15 PM cloudy and Pittsburgh at Baltimore first game 1 45 PM cloudy Note finals from National yesterday
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Woodmen of the World Invited to Alabama State Fair
Three hundred Alabama Woodmen camps were invited by Magnolia Camp No 2 to attend Woodmen Day at the Montgomery state exposition on October 15. About a thousand Magnolia members are expected, with the local uniform rank of 25 in uniform to drill. The Woodmen cottage will serve as headquarters all week for sovereigns and visitors.
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World records set at Kentucky Futurity meet
Four world records fell on Tuesday the second day of the grand circuit meet in Port Lexington Kentucky Peter Volo won the $14000 Kentucky Futurity for three year old trotters and set new marks for three year olds and for fastest heat and fastest three heat race Tommy Horn won the 2:09 trot and posted the fastest seventh heat with 2:08 1/2 Lee Axworthy and Lady Wanetka chased Peter Volo in the early heats and he led all the way with strong fractional splits including 32 1/2 1:02 1/2 and 1:32 1/4.
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Associated Press
Port Lexington
Peter Volo
Kentucky
Tommy Horn
Lee Axworthy
Lady Wanetka
Instructions to Umpires by Commission Tomorrow
The National Baseball Commission will meet in New York to instruct umpires for the local championship and the world series. President Ed Barrow and National League club presidents are expected to attend the Giants Yankee game. An international circuit meeting is also set for Thursday.
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National Baseball Commission
Ed Barrow
Hoosiers Look Like Winners in Federal League Race
Indianapolis led Chicago by one game in the Federal League pennant race after a victory as Chicago lost. Indianapolis has two games left with St. Louis while Chicago faces Kansas City, with Chicago needing both wins to tie or exceed if Indianapolis slips.
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Kansas City
Phillies Sweep Yankees in twin bill by wide margins
In game one Philadelphia 14 New York 5 after seven innings due to darkness and game two Philadelphia 8 New York 1. Mayer Dooin Burns O'Toole Ritter Smith Baumgardner Killifer Erickson Huenke Johnson officiated by umpires O Connors Kiem and Klem O'Connor.
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Browns take the first game in the city series
At American League Park on October 6 the St. Louis Americans beat the local Nationals 2 to 1 to open the fall city series. Wellman and Shotten delivered runs on Pratt's single to right for the visitors. Weisman and Agnew pitched for the Nationals while Doak Griper and Wingo guarded the mound for the Americans.
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Milwaukee Beats Birmingham 10-1 for Minor League Title
Milwaukee defeated Birmingham 10 to 1 to win the third game of the series for the minor league championship. Hardgrove and Wallace pitched, with Hovlik and Mcgttw behind the bat as scoring reached 13 hits for Milwaukee while Birmingham managed just five.
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Milwaukee Today
Birmingham
R. H. E. Birmingham
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Hardgrove
Wallace
Hovlik
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Captain Cole Takes National Rifle Crown at Fort Riley
Captain Earl A. Cole of the First Regiment Kansas militia won the individual match of the national division rifle competition at Fort Riley target range. He scored 423 points, besting seventy marksmen from the U S army and state militias in the event held Tuesday.
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Kansas
United States Army
Schedule Change For Train No. 4 Affects Alabama Tennessee North
Effective August 26 the leaving line of Alabama Tennessee and North ern train No. 4 from Calvert Alabama will be 9 30 a m instead of 8 40 a m at present This change will prove of advantage to passengers from points north of Calvert on the Southern Railway Mobile Selma division as the new schedule will allow connection with Southern Railway train No 221.
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Langford Knocks Out Bell in Fourth Round Heavyweight Bout
Sam Langford, the negro heavyweight, defeated Colin Bell of Australia by knockout in the fourth round of a twelve round scheduled bout in Boston. The fighters drew in fifteen rounds in Australia a year earlier.
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Two Catchers to Shoulder Big Series for A's and Braves
Philadelphia and Boston will both rely on two catchers in the world series. Lapp and Schang for the Athletics and Gowdy and Whaling for the Braves are highlighted veterans with extensive postseason experience. Records show their games played, putouts, and batting figures from the season.
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Bolling School Dedicated Friday Attended by Feagin
The Bolling public school, established fifty miles south of Montgomery on the Louisville and Nashville railroad, will be dedicated Friday. Miss Mary Condichie of Chicago will be principal with Miss Louise Crew as assistant. eight officials and teachers will attend. W F Feagin state superintendent will be present with Montgomery and other city leaders. A barbecue dinner and entertainment are planned for visitors.
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Mary Condichie
Chicago
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Grand Rapids
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W. F. Feagin
Rural Carrier Appointment Withheld Awaiting Finances
Postmaster receives word from James Blakeley that a rural carrier on the listed route is not named yet. The department delays appointment until finances improve and the route will be established at the earliest possible moment. The district includes Toulminville Old Bull's Head Item avenue and nearby areas.
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