Pelkey Confesses Faked Fight With Burns
Arthur Pelkey quits manager Tom Burns and releases a signed confession alleging a staged six round bout in Calgary on March 26. Pelkey says Burns, exploiting his penniless state, arranged the fake fight and rehearsed it nightly in Burns home garret. He claims he could have won but helped Burns stage the performance for friends and press agents. He also says no offer to fight Jack Johnson in Paris ever existed.
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Lowell Clinches New England League Title
Sept 10 Lowell team cinched the championship of the New England League. Worcester dropped to third after a Lynn victory, removing any chance to overtake Lowell. A 16 game winning streak, snapped yesterday by Fall River, kept Lowell in the lead as the season ends Saturday.
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Ellen Wins President Wilson Cup in Boston Yacht Race
Marblehead reports Ellen owner Charles P. Curtis of Boston defeated Cima by 1 minute 35 seconds in a strong breeze to win the President Wilson cup, symbolizing German American yachts’ supremacy.
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Langford Dominates Johnson In 30 Seconds
Sam Langford, the Boston heavyweight, earned a 1000 dollar guarantee by stopping John Lester Johnson in 30 seconds. Johnson, said to be South Africa’s heavyweight champion, appeared hesitant as Langford landed a left to the stomach and multiple jabs. Johnson sank to the canvas twice, finally being counted out as Langford weighed 185 to Johnson’s 176 in Langford’s New York return after three years.
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Baseball matchups across leagues bound by city games
National League games feature New York at Pittsburg Boston at Cincinnati Brooklyn at Chicago and Philadelphia at St Louis American League shows Cleveland at Washington Chicago at Philadelphia St Louis at New York Detroit at Boston.
Washington cleveland series opens with two Washington wins
Washington defeated Cleveland 8 to 1 and 8 to 2 in a double header to seize second place in the American League. Boehling pitched four-hitter and Johnson allowed two safeties through eight innings before Ayers finished. Boeller homered triple and three singles in eight at bats. Boston topped Detroit 3 to 2 in eleven innings as Rehg delivered the game winning hit for the champions.
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Leverenz’s wildness cost St. Louis game in New York win
New York defeated St. Louis 6 to 5 as Leverenz’s wildness in the eighth inning helped swing the game. Peckinpaugh scored after Leverenz walked him with bases loaded, and Fisher remained in the game until the eighth despite taking hits.
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Old North State Smoking Tobacco Ad Exalts Local Crop
An ad extols Old North State Smoking Tobacco praising rare soil and climate, mellow center leaves aged to smoothness, sold in muslin sacks for a nickel. It claims superior real tobacco flavor, invites customers to order cigarettes and visit smoke-shops for forty cigarettes per sack.
Baseball Scores From National and International Leagues
National at Seegee Chicago 4 St. Lew Brooklyn 0 Pittsburg 0. American League Ch 2 Philadelphia 0 Washington 8 8 Cleveland 1 2 Boston 3 Detroit 2. New York 6 St. Louis 5. American Association Kansas City 3 Columbus 2 Milwaukee 4 Louisville 0. Minneapolis 6 Toledo 5 St. Paul 7 1 Indianapolis 1 2. International League Newark 8 Baltimore 5 Providence 13 Jersey City 7 Rochester 6 Buffalo 4.
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Mobile and Memphis Club Management Shifts Stir Baseball Circles
Michael Finn signs a one year contract to manage the Memphis club with Coleman announcing the move after Finn spent yesterday in Memphis. The report notes Finn’s Mobile success and cites Charley Starr as key to the club’s rise while naming potential successors and other managerial rumors across the league.
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Bodie Powers Chicago to 2–0 Win in Philadelphia
Bodie homered in the second and drove in a run with a fourth inning single to lift Chicago over Philadelphia 2–0. Bender and Schang led the Phillies with six hits, while Russell and Schalk shared catching duties for Chicago as the game moved quickly in two hours.
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Chicago Tops St Louis 4 0 to End Season Nine-Game Winning Streak
In a pitchers duel Oakes misread Corriden’s drive for a seventh inning homer with two aboard, giving Chicago a 4 0 win over St Louis to finish the season with nine straight victories. Neihaus outpitched Stack as Chicago prevails 4-0.
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Crescents Triumph Over Twilights 10 to 4
In a lively amateur game the Crescents defeated the Twilights 10 to 4 on Sunday. Feeney pitched brilliantly allowing only two hits while the Crescent bats knocked Crouch from the mound in the first inning. Batteries Feeney and Renauld for the Crescents. Crouch, McBride, Banes and Williams for the Twilights.
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Savannah voids Adams sale to Philadelphia Americans
The National Baseball Commission ruled the Savannah South Atlantic League sale of Player Adams to the Philadelphia Americans as null and void. The sale occurred August 15 just sixteen days before the league season ended, violating the national agreement barring sales within twenty days of season end. A second item notes Bob McAllister and Sailor Tea Petroskey Tonge fighting to a twenty round draw in San Francisco.
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Has Mike Finn Signed With Memphis
Memphis confirms Mike Finn as manager for 1914 season with a one year contract. Finn, bound for Little Rock for winter, left Mobile after the 1913 season and previously promised the Mobile Baseball Association an answer soon.
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Waterman Sets New 231 Cubic Inch Car Record at Corona
Edward Waterman set a new world record for automobiles with 231 cubic inch piston displacement. He completed the Corona light car course at 102.45 miles in 1 hour 37 minutes 26 4 5 seconds, averaging 63 mph, beating the previous 61 mph best.
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Postseason Series Set Between Hartford Lowell Open Sept 17
Boston reports a postseason series will feature champions Hartford from the Eastern Association and Lowell from the New England Baseball League. The games begin September 17 at Lowell.
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Lord Dewey Sweeps Empire State Stake After Five Heats
At the New York state fair Lord Dewey won the Empire State stake after five heated runs, edging Reusens as the trotter’s pace stayed near 2:08 in the early heats. Tom Murphy guided Marigold to victory in the 2:06 trot, Ben Zolock topped the 2:10 trot, and Marietta won the 2:09 pace.
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Free Medical Examination Offer at Mobile Office
SICK WEAK NERVOUS MEN AND WOMEN urged to improve health with a free examination. The notice invites individuals to visit Office 155 Dauphin Street Upstairs in Mobile Alabama, weekdays 9 am to 7 pm and Sundays 9 am to 2 pm, to obtain symptom blanks.
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