Managers Gauge Flag Race With Cautious Confidence
Giants manager John H. McGraw says his club finally hits its stride and will improve though bad breaks hurt, while Braves boss George Stallings notes a fast pace and predicts hard-fought finish with Giants and Cardinals as rivals. Cardinals skipper Miller Huggins believes his pitching and defense carry Cleveland? No, Cardinals strength, Cubs’ Hank O Day says a 4 1/2 game handicap can be overcome and Cheney's return boosts chances. all four managers express belief in their teams without claiming the pennant.
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Tyler
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Cardinals
Hank O'Day
Chicago Cubs
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Pacer race eyed for Grand Rapids week of Sept of 21
Diversified sports from Grand Rapids say a match race between William and Directum I, two minute pacers, will be held in Grand Rapids probably during the week of September 21 with a $6,000 purse agreed by the horses owners.
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William
Directum I
Syracuse
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Sept. S
Margret Druien
King Coachman
Napoleon Direct
Ed Geers
Semi-Pro Baseball Series in Mobile Between Crowns and Cream of Kentucky
Classy semi-professional baseball arrives in Mobile with the Crowns of Mobile City league facing the Cream of Kentucky from Montgomery in a three game set at the Southern league park. Series dates run Saturday Sunday and Monday with Ed Lauzon slated to umpire. Saturday’s game starts at 8:30 p m.
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Southern League
Cream of Kentucky
Mobile City League
Crowns
Montgomery
Chick Roos
The
Fettle
Ed Lauzon
Monroe Park
Champion City League
Dream of Kentucky
Montgom
British Bark Invergarry Reaches San Francisco Amid War News
The British bark Invergarry arrived in San Francisco with coal from New Castle, N S W after a 2 day voyage. The captain learned of the European war only 250 miles off the California coast from another skipper with the latest papers. The coal cargo would have aided German cruisers.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Invergarry
New Castle
Hope Helps Some If a Man Is a Hustler
A compact note suggesting that desire to succeed can aid a man labeled a hustler in quest for opportunity. It presents a pragmatic view of ambition and streetwise effort shaping outcomes.
Seaton All In Might Retire From Baseball
Tom Seaton may retire from the Brookfeds after a grueling season. Doctors warn only gradual treatment and rest will help, as he struggles to lift his arm. He is not expected to play again this season and could skip next year.
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New York
Tom Seaton
Seaton
Brookfeds
Bay Springs Topples Laurel In Fast Local Game
Bay Springs defeated a Laurel pick team 6 to 0 in a lively Thursday clash at Bay Springs. Brown pitched superbly for the locals and Martin toed the slab for Laurel with Hitchcock behind the plate. Batteries were Martin and Hitchcock for the visitors, Brown and Brown for the locals, umpire Stringer.
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Brown
Martin
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Vredenburgh Defeats Finchburg in Two Silent Games
In two fast games at Vredenburgh Alabama on Saturday the Finchburg team was shut out in both innings totaling fourteen. Buck and Thompkins staged a pitcher duel with no hits for Vredenburgh while Chapman limited Finchburg to three hits in game two. Vredenburgh won 3 to 0 as visiting teams failed to score and the season ends with the local club disbanded.
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Coleman
Perdue
Robinson
Perritt
New York Clinches Still Another National League Doubleheader Win
New York gains the National League lead by sweeping Brooklyn in a doubleheader 6-3 and 7-2 while Boston falls to Philadelphia 7-4 as Philadelphia and New York each win. detailed scoring shows Mathewson and Tesreau in strong form for New York, Burns driving in runs, and Culshaw error contributing to Brooklyn’s losses.
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Meyers
Snodgrass
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Getz
Culshaw
McCarthy
Terreau
Aitchison
Steele
Doytie
Dodgers
McGraw
Boston Sweeps Phila In Doubleheader As Pitching, Hitting Spark
Boston wins both games from Philadelphia 3 1 in the opener and 6 3 in the nightcap. Gardner scores on Strunk misplay and Boston clean hitting with sacrifice flies key the first game. in the second, Boston takes the lead with hits as Wood and Shawkey perform well. Philadelphia answers with a late seventh inning rally.
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Gardner
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R.H. E. Ripeton
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Plank
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McAvoy
Baseball schedule highlights for today
Southern League games include Mobile at Nashville Birmingham at Chattanooga Montgomery at Atlanta New Orleans at Memphis. National League matchups feature New York at Brooklyn Boston at Philadelphia Chicago at Cincinnati Pittsburgh at St Louis. American League slate has St Louis at Detroit Chicago at Cleveland Washington at New York Philadelphia at Boston.
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Birmingham Bucks Hits In, Takes First Southern League Game
In Chattanooga Birmingham won 6 to 3 as Chattanooga errors in the first and third frames aided the visitors. Johnson scattered Chattanooga hits while Wallace and Graham worked for Birmingham. In Atlanta Atlanta beat Montgomery 2 to 0 as Thompson shut down the visitors. Memphis faced New Orleans and lost 6 to 4 as erratic pitching and fielding produced Memphis errors that aided New Orleans.
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Higgins
Indianapolis to Kansas City 2 Scoreboard Update
International League results show Montreal 9 Jersey City 1 and Rochester 10 Newark 1 with Buffalo 4 Baltimore 0. Toronto Providence game postponed by rain. Texas League games include Dallas 9 9 Austin 5 0, Houston 5 San Antonio 1, Galveston 9 Beaumont 3, Waco 2 Fort Worth 2 in 12 innings.
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Baseball and football notes mix as season races tighten
The piece reports Mobile's Gull team and several Southern clubs in a tight race for third, with Nashville, Atlanta, Birmingham, and New Orleans contending. Dodge dominates in New Orleans play, while transfers, recalls, and manager moves shape the pennant push across the league.
Rubens Masterpiece Saved From Belgian Church
A Rubens masterpiece long in the Notre Dame at Malines Belgium was saved from German shellfire. M Demont steward of the Royal Museum at Antwerp carried it to safety passing German lines and delivering it into King Albert's custody in Antwerp.
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Associated Press
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Exchange Telegraph Company
Hague
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Matlines
Belgium
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Albert
Savannah Leads Championship Series in South Atlantic League
Savannah defeated Albany 19 to 6 in game three of the post season to take a 2 1 lead in the series. Savannah scored 10 runs on 14 hits while Albany had 6 runs on 11 hits.
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Ayres
Harper
Bentley
Williams
R.H
E. Washington
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Nunemaker
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