Stovall Picks Athletics To Triumph In Big Series
Former major leaguer Stovall predicts the Philadelphia Athletics will win the pennant and world title by exploiting the hitting power of players like Collins Baker and Oldring, praising Connie Mack's leadership and pitching ace Bender while calling the Giants weak at bat and likely to finish second.
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Giants
Heaii
George
Athletics
Stovall
Robison Field
Mathewson
Marquard
Cardinals
Murray
Collins
Baker
McInnis
Oldring
Murphy
Barry
Mack
McGraw
Connie Mack
Demon Baker
Frank Baker
Cobb
Jackson
Shawkey
Bender
Shawkeys
Houcks
Brown
Bush
Demaree
Walter Johnson
Local Wrestlers Prepare for Southern Championship
Mobile hosts the Southern championship wrestling tournament on October 27 under the Mobile YMCA. City and county titles will be contested alongside the Southern finals with medals awarded to winners. Wrestlers from Montgomery Birmingham Nashville Richmond Philadelphia and others are expected to compete as local YMCA members train for the event.
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Mobile
Mobile Y. M. C. A
Montgomery
Birmingham
Nashville
Richmond
Phil
Washington
D. C
Det
Mohammedan Albanian Force Advances on Servian Towns
At Belgrade a 50 000 strong force of Mohammedan Albanians equipped with modern arms moved toward Kitichevo Prilip Prisrend and Letovo. Servians offered no resistance and officials predict days before mobilization can meet the threat. Monastir shelters fugitives recounting atrocities against Christians by Albanian forces.
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Belgrade
Servia
Kitichevo
Prilip
Prisrend J
Letovo
Monastir
Tough Town Rejuvenated After Sheriff Closure
Cheyenne Wyoming September 27 Jack Pot once the roughest Wyoming town has been shut down by local authorities. Inhabitants faced arrest or fled the area as the seasonal resort vanished. The town known for whiskey sales and gambling during summer months saw confiscation of valuables and enforcement to prevent reestablishment.
Mother of Eighteen Children Voices Strength and Endurance
A mother narrates enduring hardship and heavy labor, claiming to have raised eighteen children and performed more work than any neighbor. She describes her health improving with a wartime routine and hints at taking on further duties despite fatigue.
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Zane
C. J. Martin
Boone
Holy Cross Edges Yale in Tough Stadium Showdown
Holy Cross stymied Yale as the Elis managed only a 10 to 0 halftime scoreless. Key plays included a 20 yard Yale run, a 40 yard field goal attempt by Ostergreen, a late fourth quarter TD by Wilson, and a successful goal kick by Ketcham after Knowles and Wilson advanced to the Holy Cross 3 yard line.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Holy Cross Today
Elis
Holy Cross
Wilson
Ore Vale
McCabe
Carey
Ostergreen
Pendleton
Donovan
Guernsey
Worcester
Collegians
Knowles
Ainsworth
Ketcham
German Americans See Rhine Centenary Celebrations
A delegation from German societies touring Germany visited the Rhine to mark the 100th anniversary of Blucher crossing. General von Schenck welcomed them as they reported on German veterans in America and the societies they represented.
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International News Service
Berlin
Rhine
Bluecher
von Schenck
18Th Army Corps
America
Bryan orders investigation of reported murder
Washington September 17 Secretary Bryan instructed Consul Gracey at Progresso Mexico to pursue the reported murder at Campeche of Victor East of Bloomington and to secure the immediate apprehension of those responsible at the request of Senator Lewis of Mindrs.
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Washington
Lewis of
Mindrs
Bryan
Gracey
Progresso
Mex
Campenee
Victor
Bloomington
Veteran Jim O'Rourke Still In the Going
New York Sept 27 veteran Jim O Rourke remains active in baseball as president secretary treasurer and chief of umpires of the Eastern Association which he helped organize in 1897 Previously with Bridgeport he retired from regular play but aims to keep his name on league records His big league career spanned eighteen years with a .300 batting average for thirteen seasons and a best of .3866 in 1890 He played for five National League clubs Boston Providence Buffalo New York and Washington and was part of pennant winning Providence and New York squads He led the league with a .350 average in 1884.
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O'Rourke
Brotherhood
Boston
Providence
Buffalo
New York
Washington
New Yorks
Baseball Schedule Mentioned for Cleveland Chicago and Others
In the American League Cleveland plays Chicago, while in the National League Pittsburg meets St. Louis and Chicago faces Cincinnati.
Baseball Scores From Yesterday Across Leagues
Results show Victors Yesterday with Brooklyn defeating New York 4 0 and Chicago beating Cincinnati 11 2. Boston bested Philadelphia 9 3 while Pittsburg won 4 3 over St Louis. American League games included Washington 8 8 New York and Detroit 7 6 Cleveland. Chicago 6 St Louis 2 and American Association tallies Milwaukee 3 Indianapolis 2 Minneapolis 11 Toledo 6 Louisville 9 St Paul 8 Kansas City 3 Columbus 1.
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Pet
New York
Philadelphia Vhase
Chicago
Pittsburg
Boston
Boston Rr
Detroit
Viesscoesesss
Seen Eene
Naw. Tork Oacecveses
St. Louis Bs
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Washington
Cleveland
American Association
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Toledo
Louisville
St. Paul
Kansas City
Columbus
Amateur Games Good Record for Creams in Season
The fast Cream of Kentucky team led by E. T. Clarke and Captain Day closed their season with 29 wins in 32 games. Only the Crowns and a picked team defeated them, and they claim second place in the city championship. Player lineup includes Morrison, Courtney, Smith, C. Day, Renauld, Seangum, Holt, Meeibert, Petersen among others. You may have observed that a pipe devotes most of its time to going out.
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Cream of Kentucky
E. T. Clarke
Captain Day
Creams
Morrison
Courtney
Smith
C. Day
Renauld
Seangum
Holt
Fiel
Meeibert
Petersen
Food For Fandom Wins NL Pennant as Phillies Fall
New York clinches the National League flag after Philadelphia loses to Boston 9 to 2. Brooklyn overwhelms the Giants 4 to 0 with Rucker on the mound. Washington climbs to second as Detroit defeats the Naps. Yale Sloan joins the St Louis Browns after a .300 season with Montgomery. Oshkosh captures the Wisconsin Illinois league pennant again.
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Yale Sloan
Montgomery
Charley
Gulls
St. Louis Browns
Sloan
Branch Rickey
Mike Balentin
Fielding
Memphis Report Says Finn Targets Gene Paulet for First Base
Memphis sports writers report Finn seeks Gene Paulet as first baseman for 1914. They express optimism about adding the leading sacker from the 1913 season to the lineup.
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Memphis
Finn
Gene Paulet
Class Work At Gym Is In Full Swing
The Y M C A physical department reports excellent attendance with record prospects for October. All gym classes are under way including 3 30 4 30 5 30 6 30 7 30 and 8 10 sessions. The 8 30 junior/intermediate class will split after the first of the month due to size. Intermediates join juniors for September only. A junior intermediate leagues will run late October through March with teams and individuals competing. Medals and a trophy will go to the top team and the season’s top scorer.
Harvard Shows Old Form Against Maine
Harvard defeated Maine 34 to 0 in Cambridge as missing Hardwick and Willets, with Mahan delivering brilliant work and Brickley contributing high performance. O'Brien Hitchcock and Storer played hard, while Maine backs fumbled and interference fell short. Touchdowns by Mahan two, Lockard, Brickley, MacKinlock. Storer kicked four goals after touchdowns.
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International News Service
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
University of Maine
Hardwick
Wiletts
Maine
Urvard
Mahan
Brickley
O’brien
Hitchcock
Storer
Manham
Lockard
MacKinlock
Rockerson
Whigh
Burleigh
Exeter
Americans Free With Their Cash
Col Robert M Thompson suggests taxing American travelers who spend abroad urging a first free trip for education then a tax on subsequent voyages. He notes 350000.20 dollars spent in Europe this season harms U S industry and crops and would keep funds at home with exemptions for business people.
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International News Service
London
Robert M. Thompson
Europe
United States
America
Schooner Alice May Davenport Strikes Shoal Near Hurricane Isle
Coal laden schooner Alice May Davenport driven on Western Bay ledge near Hurricane Isle at mouth of Penobscot Bay with nine aboard. Position precarious as tug and life saving crew are sent to assist at Rockland Maine.
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Rockland
Alice May Davenport
Western Bay Ledge
Hurricane, Isle
Penobscot Bay
Remedy for bronchitis cough with Foley's Honey and Tar
A changeable season brings on bronchitis and a hard cough that wears on the system. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound soothes inflamed airways and helps expel mucus, aiding relief from persistent coughing.
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Foley
Cincinnati Fans Light Bonfire Barrage Over Drawn Game
Cincinnati fans staged a late protest by lighting numerous bonfires from newspapers and programs to simulate darkness and obscure plays during a drawn game.
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Cincinnati
Jimmy Sheckard Seeks A Class Minor League Manager Role
Veteran outfielder Jimmy Sheckard seeks a manager position in an A class minor league club. He is reportedly dangling after Brockton Massachusetts with aims to purchase the club outright.
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Jimmy Sheckard
Brockton
Mass
World Series Opening Pitch ContendersEye Matchup
Sports writers name Matthewson and Chief Bender as probable first game pitchers in the world series marking a third meeting between them in game one. Past matchups saw Matty defeat Bender 2 to 0 in 1905 and Bender win 2 to 1 in 1911. Fans weigh McGraws choice between Herzog or Shafer for third.
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Matthewson
Chief Bender
Matty
Bender
Browns boast fastest keystone pair and strong infield talk
Wares and Bisland, former Southern leaguers, join Montgomery this summer and boost the Browns. An eastern paper hails the infield including Austin at third and Pratt at first as a strong unit. The Federal League’s costly expansion lesson questions its viability next season.
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Wares
Bisland
Monroe Park Band Concert and Moving Pictures Ad
Advertising blurb notes a Monroe Park band concert and the final showing of Moving Pictures, inviting readers to attend the last night performance and film screening.
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Monroe Park
Moving Pictures
Fashion shifts among American women in London society
Prominent American women in London are adopting country living. The Countess of Suffolk, Levi Z Leiter’s youngest daughter, entertains shooting parties at Loch Luichart and rarely returns to London. Mrs Rodman Wanamaker is also leaving town life, taking Riverside house while her husband seeks a permanent home aboard the Olympic. The Duchess of Marlborough grows dissatisfied with town life and shuns the usual town duties.
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International News Service
London
Countess of Suffolk
Levi Z. Leiter
Loch Luichart
Charlton Park
Malmesne Surrey
Rodman Wanamaker
Lord ‘Deversford
Duchess of Marlborough
Sunderland Ouse
Warships to shift as Atlantic fleet repositions
Washington reports arrangements for substituting the Atlantic fleet's third division for the second division in Mexican Gulf waters. Within days the battleships New Hampshire Vermont and others will be relieved and reassigned to the shifted waterway patrol.
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Washington
Mexican Gulf
Lagaipine
Mobile YMCA Basketball Team Sets Sights on Southern Title
The Mobile YMCA basketball squad, bolstered by last year’s lineup and new talent, aims for Southern championship honors. Managers Warren Christian and F M Backes plan a robust schedule with strong opposition from Birmingham and Columbus, as they seek competitive games on favorable guarantees.
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Bingham Athletic Club
Col Y. M. C. A
Columbus
Mobile
Warren Christian
F. M. Backes
Birmingham
South
Christian
Dodgers Blank Giants 4 0 to Close Home Season
Brooklyn completes its home schedule by defeating the New York Giants 4 to 0. Rucker pitched a tight game allowing four scattered hits. Cutshaw and Wheat led with key hits while Zach homered in his first at bat. Demaree exited early as Brooklyn offense clicked.
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Dodgers
Giants
Demaree
Brooklyn
Rucker
Cutshaw
Wheat
Zach
R.H.E
New York
Grandall
Meyers
McLean
Fischer
Rigler
Byron
Cubs Beat Reds 11 to 2 in Cincinnati
The Cubs trounced the Reds 11 to 2 in Cincinnati. Johnson allowed four runs in the first inning as Chicago surged ahead with early hits. Vaughn Archer Johnson Robertson and Blackburn were the Cubs hitters, with Eason and Brennan umpiring.
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CUBS
Johnson
Cincinnati
Reds
R.H.E
Chicago
Vaughn
Archer
Robertson
Blackburn
Eason
Brennan
Cardinals Edge Pirates in Late Rally for 4-3 Loss
St Louis suffers a 4-3 defeat as Pirates pitcher Duffy brilled early, then O'Toole falters in the sixth allowing two runs. Pittsburg builds a string of hits in the fifth to seize the lead before securing the win at St Louis. Umpires O Day and Emslie.
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O'Toole
ST. Louis
Cardinals
Pirates
Duffy
R.H.E. Pittsburg
O’toole
Gibson
Hopper
Sallee
Snyder
O'Day
Emslie
Phillies Lose Chance As Boston Routs Nine to Three
In Philadelphia Boston defeated the Phillies 9 to 3. Boston pitchers struck early while Rudolph stayed steady for Philadelphia. The loss ends any Philadelphia hopes, with Boston piling nine runs on 12 hits and committing three errors.
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Phillies
Bostons
Philadelphia
Boston
Rudolph
R.H.E
Rariden
Chalmers
Brennan
Mayer
Imlay
Doomn
Burns
Killifer
Kiem
Orth
Tigers sweep Naps in twin bill with Cobb multiple hits
Detroit defeats Cleveland 7 to 6 and 4 to 3 in a doubleheader. Ty Cobb collects six hits in seven at bats, while Jackson has two in seven. First game 7-6 with 18 hits. second game 4-3 called due to darkness after 9 innings. Umpires Ferguson and O'Loughlin.
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Detroit
Tigers
Naps
Ty Cobb
Jackson
Cleveland
James
Steen
Cullop
Oneill
Dubuc
Comstock
Gibson
Ferguson
O’loughlin
R. H. E. Cleveland
Digeeois
C'S
Carisch
Willett
O'Loughlin
Washington Defeats Yankees to Take Second Place
Washington wins 8 to 3 over New York to complete a three game run. Pieh relieved Caldwell in the fourth and Groom pitched seven innings as Love, a recruit, entered late and walked four in the ninth, helping the Senators plate three. The Senators move into second place.
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New York
Washington
Yankees
Pieh
Caldwell
Groom
Love
Senators
R. H. E. Washington
Henry
Smith and Sweeney
Connolly and
Dineen
Strunk Fails to Save Athletics in 6 3 Loss
Boston defeated Philadelphia 6 to 3 as Strunk struck out as a pinch hitter with bases loaded and two out in the eighth inning. Houck and Lapp, Collins and Smith were the battery men with Egan and Evans umpiring.
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Strunk
Athletics
Boston
Red Sox
Philadelphia
Houck
Lapp
Collins
Smith
Egan
Evans
Browns Fall to White Sox in Seventh Inning Slugfest
Chicago fans witnessed a 6 to 2 loss for the Browns as White Sox piled up five runs by the sixth inning. The Browns struck out fourteen and managed two hits in the final three frames. Baumgardner Weisman and Scott were the Browns pitchers, Easton catching. Umpires Hildebrandt and Sheridan.
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Chicago
Browns
White Sox
R. H. St. Louis
Baumgardner
Weisman
Wi Scott
Easton
Hildebrand and Sheridan
Woman Charged After Tickling Man’s Chin Incident
In Columbus Indiana on September 27 Mrs Grace Zwick filed an assault and battery charge against William D O Walton a canning factory employee. Walton says he was tickled under the chin and objected saying he did not like the familiarity. he pushed her away.
Red Murray A World Series Star In 1911 And Beyond
John Red Murray, a fiery tempered Irish outfielder, starred in the 1911 World Series for the Giants and Athletics era, noted for his brilliant catching and arm. He batted around .275 that season but could surge in the series, bringing timely hits and defensive mastery.
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John “Red” Murray
Giants
Letics
S& Grass
Red Sox
Red
Boston
Murray
Firever
Falon Vos
Athletics
Football results from various colleges and games
Scores from multiple campuses show Pennsylvania defeating Gettysburg 6 to 0. Princeton 14 to 4 over Rutgers. Carlisle 25 to 6 against Wesleyan. Harvard beat Maine 35 to 0. Yale 10 to 0 over Cross. St. Lawrence Union 20 at Schenectady. Amherst 10 over Rhode Island State 0. Colby 10 over Brown 0. Syracuse 41 over Hobart 13. Lehigh 64 to 0 over Albright. Franklphen 1 in and 59? U S Steamship Connecticut 0. Exeter 13 over Cushing 7. Minnesota 14 over South
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Gettysburg
Princeton
Rutgers
Carlisle
Wesleyan
Cambridge
Harvard
Maine
New Haven
Yale
Cross
Schenectady
St. Lawrence Union
Amherst
Rhode Island State
Providence
Colwy
Brown
Syracuse
Hobart
Dartmouth
Hurst Aggies
Delaware
Extta Bein
Ehem
Lehigh
Albright
Lancaster
Franklphen
U. S. Steamship
Connecticut
Exeter
Cushing
Minneapolis
Minnesota
South
Moving Pictures Band Concert Ad at Monroe Park
Last free show tonight at Monroe Park promises an exceptionally good moving pictures band concert. Community event advertisement notes quality entertainment and free admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moving Pictures
Monroe Park
Barbecue and horse race entertain Mobile crowd
A barbecue and horse race event at McBride's Dixie Grace drew a large crowd. Dixie Grace, with Mallen as jockey, defeated Cosgrove's Typhoon and Broadus' Ha fast in Mobile County, with Jockey Wi aboard Typhoon. Event was well received and plans for a near future follow up appeared.
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Harry McK
McBride
Dixie Grace
McKenzie R. A. Broadus
Dr. Ha Fast
Typhoon
Mobile County
Cosgrove
Mallen
Teld
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Jack Pot
Wyoming
Reiss
Item
Ady
Jim O’ Rourke
American League
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al Damarse
Griffith
Staples
Paulet
Oshkosh
Col. Thompson
Herzog
Shafer
Buck Herzog
Federal League
Bob Harmon
al. Demaree
Harmon
NEW Fashion For London Society
Mobile Association
Tyrus Cobb
John “Red
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