No Chance For a Spec On the World's Series
Arrangements for the World Series at Fen Park are under way with 20 000 to 36 000 expected spectators. Tickets will be distributed in person only for all games, with 16 000 reserved seats. no mail or registered orders and no money with applications. Only requests for all games in this city are being accepted and only one ticket will be issued per applicant.
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Mike Gibbons
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Montgomery a Heavy Loser May Sell League Franchise
Richard Tillis owner of the Mont Baseball franchise says next year is unclear. If baseball remains in Montgomery he plans moving the ballpark to Pickett Springs five miles away, doubling the line to reach the site. The Business Men's League has raised about $2,000 to keep the franchise.
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Be a Champion Pug and Drag Down the Mazuma
A humorous New York story on boxing finances imagines stars like Wolgast Packey Johnson and Gibbons earning vast sums. It contrasts glamorous purses with humble pasts, noting how many fighters would still work ordinary jobs without fame. The piece ends with a playful sign off.
Yale Football Squad Largest in History
Yale's 80 man football squad, the largest in school history, shows improved practice work after less than a week of training. Double daily sessions will continue as veterans are expected to join next week, though Walter Camp Jr. remains sidelined by neuritis.
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George Rohe to Lead Pels on Cuba Trip
George Rohe will captain the New Orleans Pelicans on a Cuban series starting in Havana on Oct. 5. Chief Charley Frank handles managerial and financial duties while Morse Gange oversees operations. notable add Rohe adds Ellam and Elliott join the roster. The group sails from New Orleans around Oct. 1 with Roche as captain among infielders and a mix of pitchers and catchers.
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Stengle Stirs Eastern Fans in His New York appearance
Center fielder Stengle, recently joined the Brooklyn club from Montgomery, made five plate appearances against Pittsburgh. He singled four times and drew a walk, then swiped a base, marking his first major league appearance with a notable display of speed.
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Mobile
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Baseball Schedule Highlights for Today
National League games include Pittsburg at Boston, Chicago at Brooklyn, Cincinnati at New York, and St. Louis at Philadelphia. American League matchups feature Boston at Cleveland, New York at Detroit, Washington at St. Louis, and Philadelphia at Chicago.
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Fuzzy Woodruff Laid Up After Motor Cycle Accident
Fuzzy Woodruff, noted Southern journalist, is hospitalized in Atlanta after a motorcycle accident in which his heel was severely damaged. The story recalls his restless travel by foot, rails, and occasional car rides as he learned to ride the motorcycle in minutes and sped along a country road at high speed.
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Atlanta
Connie Mack on Red Sox pennant win and Cubs vice of umpiring
Excerpted remarks from Connie Mack praising the Red Sox for their year and sympathizing with the Giants and Cubs framing the pennant race. Mack credits a great team for the Sox success while Web Murphy claims the Cubs could not beat umpires and a hostile combination. The piece then shifts to advertisers on the builders page.
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Frank Chance to Answer for Contempt in Chicago
Cubs manager Frank Chance will be summoned before Circuit Judge Parker to show why he should not be punished for contempt. Chance was listed for jury service. no response was received when his name was called, and an attachment is expected for failure to report.
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Yesterday's Results In Major League Baseball Scores
Baseball results from Cleveland New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Boston and Chicago include several incomplete box scores. Notable figures show Cleveland and Boston games with late innings totals while rain affected multiple schedules. Louisville beat Columbus and Minneapolis topped Kansas City with other contests rained out.
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Grand Circuit Program At Michigan State Fair Today
Detroit reports the Grand Circuit at the Michigan State Fair, the largest of the year, with $29,000 purses. Races include two year old trot, purse $3,000, unfinished pace races for $5,000 and a three year old trot with $10,000. Several horses and drivers such as Dillah Axworthy, Larry Allen, Sweet Alice, Peter Johnson, Joe Patchen II and Moonlight stallions competed as rain delayed or halted events.
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Joe Patchen II
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Rythmer
Mary Harriman
Races Named as Cars Draw for Grand Prix and Cups
Milwaukee September 18 drawing for positions in the Grand Prix Vandervall cup Pabst trophy and Wisconsin motor challenge trophies set the start order. Grand Prix lead by Bob Burman with a long list of entrants and a notable coincidence sees Bruce-Brown drawing number 37 in both the July French grand prix and this event.
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Back to the Orchard For Charley Starr
Captain Charley Starr of the Mobile club left the city for Nampa Idaho to tend an apple orchard. He will be with Mobile next season per word spread before manager Mike Firin departed for Little Rock Arkansas.
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Britton Wins From Saylor on a Foul
Boston report states Jack Britton of New York defeated Young Saylor of Indianapolis on a foul after six rounds. Both boxers fought cleverly through five rounds before Saylor’s drive to Britton's stomach caused the referee to stop the bout.
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