Cobb Extends Lead As Batting Averages Grow
Tyrus Cobb adds seven points to his American League batting average, leading with .377. Boston's Speaker is second at .320, Jackson third at .319, with other top hitters including Collins, Crawford, and Veach. Cobb also leads in runs and hits, while Sam Crawford tops total bases. other league leaders and pitchers are listed with frequent club ties.
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Chicago
Tyrus Rayer Cobb
Cobb
Speaker
Boston
Jackson
E. Collins
Crawford
Veach
Detroit
McInnis
Philadelphia
Fournier
Strunk
Howlard
St. Louis
Kavanaugh
Gainer
Milan
Washington
Sam Crawford
Burns
Tiger
Oldring
Maier
Foster
Ruth
Shore
Oward
Davis
Dell
Coveleskie
Boland
Ao Chicago
Faber
Chi
Fisher
New York
Ayres
Johnson
Gallia
Dubuc
Larry Doyle
Giants
Luderus
Snyder
Daubert
Brooklyn
Griffith
Cincinnati
Long
Carey
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati M
Toney
Alexander
Mamaux
Pfeffer
E. Smith
Pierce
Deal
Flack
Kenathy
Kenworthy
Kansas City
Dalton
Buffalo
Kauff
Magee
Chase
McConnell
F. Allen
Crangall
M. Brown
Anderson
Reulbach
Newark
Schulz
Notable players and scores from the basketball showdowns
Smith Baltimore and Brooklyn 10 and 6. Cullop Kansas City 18 and 11. Plank St. Louis 16 and 10. Barger Pittsburgh 8 and 5.
Spalding’s Rise From Grocer Clerk to Baseball Giant
A. G. Spalding, who died at Point Loma Cal, rose from a $5 a week Rockford grocery job to a multi million dollar baseball empire. He pitched for Boston in 1871 earning five straight pennants and later led Chicago teams, helped form the National League, and built a sporting goods business. He also managed a California senate campaign in 1890 finishing strong across seventy five districts.
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A. G. Spalding
Point Loma
Cal
Spalding
Byron
Rockford
Ill
The
Pioneers
Ross’ Barnes
Barnes
Boston
Bill
Chicago
Forest City
Charley Comiskey
Players’ Brotherhood
California
Senate
Mobile King Drops to Sixth as Nashville Triumphs
In a rough schedule update, Mobile King falls to sixth after a loss to Nashville. Chattanooga’s Cunningham continues hot pitching with a fourth straight shutout as the club tops Atlanta. The Athletics split with the Naps as Richardson debuts for Philadelphia and New York Yankees win over Chicago. The pennant race tightens across leagues with Boston leading Detroit, and Cincinnati and St. Louis closing on first division spots. International League heads to a decisive finish with Buffalo and Providence scrambling for the lead.
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Mobile King
Nashville
Nooga
Atlanta
Gulls
Memphis
Little Rock
Covington
Vol
Speed Merchant
Cunningham
Chattanooga
Pets
Hardgrove
Weaver
Athletics
Naps
Mack
Richardson
Marshalltown
Tatte
Mitchell
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Stock
Bantroft
Demaree
Rigler
Pittsburg
McGraw
Giants
Allen Russell
Richmond
Yankees
White Sox
Fournier
Murphy
Sox
Tigers
Boston
Red Sox
Detroit
Brooklyn Nationals
Chicago
Phillies
Superbas
Braves
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cubs
Pittsburgh
William James
Boston Braves
Kansas City Association
Kansas City
Bash Compton
Lawrence Gilbert
Richard Crutcher
Buffalo
Providence
Yeading
Jersey City
New York State
Buffaloould
Toronto
Hogg Loses Place as the Best Pitcher in Southern
Baseball standings show Southern Association leaders: Hendryx New Orleans .831 average. New Orleans leads club batting at .270, Thomas tops homers with 11 and steals with 4. Leading pitchers include Cunningham Chattanooga 23 12, Weaver New Orleans 15 8, Smith New Orleans 20 11, Hogg Mobile 20 11.
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Southern Association
Hendryx
New Orleans
Miller
Mobile
Paulette
Nashville
P. Allison
Memphis
Edmondson
Burke
Elberfeld
Chattanooga
Cruthers
Lee
Atlanta
Sloan
Birmingham
Lord
Thomas
Cunningham
Weaver
Smith
Hogg
Black
H. Merritt
Bushelman
Frost
Perry
R. Robertson
Kroh
W. Robertson
Baseball Card: Schedule of Games Across Leagues
Today’s schedule lists Southern Association games among New Orleans Little Rock Birmingham Memphis Atlanta Chattanooga Mobile Nashville. National League features Brooklyn Chicago Philadelphia Cincinnati New York Pittsburgh Boston St. Louis. American League includes Chicago New York St. Louis Washington Cleveland Philadelphia Detroit Boston. Federal League shows Brooklyn St. Louis Newark Kansas City Baltimore Pittsburgh Buffalo. The note ends with a humorous line about owning a goat.
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Southern Association
New Orleans
Little Rock
Birmingham
Memphis
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Mobile
Nashville
Brooklyn
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
New York
Pittsburgh
Boston
St. Louis
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Newark
Kansas City
Baltimore
Buffalo
L. Pet
Memphis Fe
Mobile Chattanooga
Little Mock
S Sons
Peton Va
Philadelphian
Seeenee Ase
Sewer
Boston Ee
Hicago
St Louis
Chicago Dew
National League
Demaree
Burns
Toney
Wingo
Brooklyn Eortveeens
Rucker
Smith
McCarty
Lavender
Pierce
Standridge
Zabel
Archer
Beate- Ritter
Schupp
Dooin
Cooper
Gibson
New
Perritt
Schauer
Meyers
Wendell
Hill
Westy Hogan shoot sets new record in Atlantic City
Lester S. German of Aberdeeen Maryland broke the Westy Hogan tournament record with 499 hits of 600 targets at Atlantic City while Woolfolk Henderson of Lexington Kentucky led amateurs with 493 breaks. Nearby Charles Garland won the Metropolitan junior tennis title in Forest Hills after a 107-entry start. Syracuse hosted Grand Circuit racing with Lizzie Brown taking the 2:09 trot and Quenn Bess winning the 2:10 pace.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Westy Hogan
Lester S. German
Aberdeen
Charles Newcomb
R. Bruno
Woolfolk Henderson
Lexington
Forest Hills
N. Y
Charles
Garland
Pittsburgh
West Side
Louis M. Banks
Adelphi Academy
Brooklyn
Syracuse
N Y
Lizzie Brown
Quenn Bess
Wee
Ames Albingen
Lon McDonald
Twenty One Auto Drivers Enter 100 Mile Sweepstakes
In Providence Rhode Island on September 18 twenty one drivers including nationally known racers entered the opening Narragansett Park automobile speedway event a 100 mile sweepstakes. A 25 mile free for all was also listed in the program.
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Providence
R. I
Narragansett Park
Boston Detroit game item office bulletin today
Bulletin notes details of the Boston versus Detroit games to be posted at the item office today. Perio begins at two o clock on Saturday with coverage of the events and scores as available.
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Boston-Detroit
Boston
Detroit
Saturda Perio
Small suits filed in law and equity court
In the law and equity court on Friday afternoon the following suits were filed Nack Carriage Company vs Quick Transfer Company for 115 due by promissory note MGievalto Mining Company vs Mo e Coal Company for 4000 damages for alleged breach of contract John Hauck Brewing Company vs P F Martin for 637 06 due by account Harris Grain Company vs C L Sims for 575 due by account F C Gordon Co agents vs J B Courtney for 190 due by promissory note The X ray skirt had a short life but the kind that succeeded it is still shorter Now that the ladies have switched from parasols to canes possibly it's up to us mere men to change from cigaret cases to beauty boxes.
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Law and Equity
Nack Carriage Company
Quick Transfer Company
J. H. Kirkpatrick
Mgievalto Mining Company
Moe Coal Company
Rich & Hamilton
John Hauck Brewing Company
P. F. Martin
Harris Grain Company
C. L. Sims
William Cowley
F. C. Gordon & Co
J. B. Courtney
Gordon & Edington
Covington Bats Down Mobile as Vols Win
Rube Kissinger allowed only one inning with a hit as Nashville’s Vols defeated Mobile 3 to 8. Covington’s strong batting and solid defense led by Jack Farmer’s fielding and base running, while Burke hit a triple for Mobile.
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Nashville
Tenn
Rube Kissinger
Vols
Covington
Gulls
Jack Farmer
Burke
Mobile
AB. R. H. PO
A. BE. McDowell
Ear Hk
Northen
Dee
Aumgardner
The
Heck Yue
SONIC
Callahan
Baker
Farmer
Kissinger
Dodce
Haker
McDowell
Calhoun
O’toole
Wil Hants
Amateur clash set as Hammels Will faces Daphne in Sunday game
Notice calls for all amateur teams to file by 8:30 a.m. Monday. The L Hammels Will meet the fast Daphne team Sunday afternoon at Daphne grounds. Players should catch the Daphne steamer from the foot of Dauphin Street Sunday morning.
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L. Hammels
Daphne
Dauphin Street
Auto Race Leaders Plan 1916 Schedule Meeting
Thirteen speedways and dirt tracks were invited to a New York meeting on October 1 to draft a nonconflicting 1916 schedule. The session, called by American Automobile Association contest committee chairman Kenner dell, aims to prevent date clashes seen this season.
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Chicago
New York City
Kennerdell
American Automobile Association
Extension of Hurtel street branch to Gulf Coast Fair Grounds
President J. H. Wilson of Mobile Light and Railroad announces extension work starting Monday. Tracks near the Gulf Coast Fair Association grounds require about 500 feet of track and a long switch. Cars will run from Monroe Park to the fair grounds Sundays from October 8 until the big show opens October 26.
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J. H. Wilson
Mobile Light and Railroad Company
Hurtel Street
Gulf Coast Fair Association
Wilson
Monroe Park
Baseball scores and standings from yesterday’s games
Chicago and Cleveland posted narrow losses and wins as Philadelphia St. Louis and Washington matched results. Mitchell O Neill Lapp and McCabe Agnew led respective lineups in a day of mixed results across leagues including the International and Carolina Leagues.
Maine Man Establishes New Rifle Record at 300 Yards
Lieutenant Daniel F. Christie of Dover set what is believed to be a new world rifle record at 300 yards rapid fire during the National Guard state shoot in Auburn Maine by scoring 68 straight bullseyes.
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Auburn
Daniel F. Christie
Dover
National Guard
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Leara
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Squeres
Georgia Peach
Brown Holmes
Information City Ticket Office
S. Royal St
E. Jones, JR
Brittons Shoe Store
DR. F
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IOW
Gulf Coast Fair Grounds
Scott and Mayer
Russell
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Bossoths
James
Oldham
Morton
Carter
Coumbee
Billings
Meehan
Eccles
Lapp
O'Neill
McCabe and Agnew
Boehling, Ayres, Mayer, Dumont and
Henry
American Association
St. Paul
Louisville
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Carolina League
Lucky Mount
Asheville
Rochester
Harrisburg
Dayana
Federal League
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Falkenberg
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Dayenioet
Chapman
Moseley Moran
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Augusta Anderson
Hearst War News Pictorial
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Western Electric Co
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