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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1919
Page
8
Fragmentary text discusses the American League and its World Series record, noting numbers and comparisons to past series. Paragraphs are garbled with stray letters and repeated phrases, but center appears to claim dominance by the American League across World Series competitions.
Salt Lake beat Vernon 7 6 in game one and 9 6 in game two as the Bees finish their 1959 season. Bill Tumler starred with five hits in the opener while Salt Lake piled up 31 hits across both games. Vernon used three mound stars but tied or led briefly before Salt Lake pulled away. The Bees head to Los Angeles for a rescheduled series, closing at Oakland.
Detroit yielded ground in the pennant chase after a 4 0 loss to New York. New York scored the decisive run in the seventh, with Mays and Vick stifling Detroit early. The Tigers dropped into fourth place as the Yankees clinched a split series, with wild scoring and late-inning drama surrounding the mound action at Washington and New York.
Brooklyn defeated Cincinnati 3 to 1 in the final game of the series, an unusually swift nine inings major league contest. Sallee pitched five of the nine innings, breaking Mathewson's scoreless time record. The champs fielded a patched lineup with only three regulars, winning in the first inning on three infield hits and a walk.
Veterans boost for the opening, Weber and Weber State squads drill as Coachs prepare for the 1919 season. Sixty veterans expected, practice sessions include daylong scrimmages, with several personalities named and Aggie and Ogden Tigers drawing local interest for upcoming games.
Minneapo lis Sept 21 Senator Hiram W Johnson of California left for Washington to answer President Wilson's arguments on the league of nations. He will stay to observe amendments to the peace pact before the senate acts. The Montana cattle drive update reports closing emergency meat work as of Sept 22 with Bozeman taking over.
New York, Sept. 29 One victory in its five remaining contests will clinch the American league pennant for Chicago. Cincinnati has secured the National league flag and world series berth after vanquishing New York twice last week. Chicago's White Sox have won ten straight but face possible elimination with a single defeat. Yankee dominance rose as they defeated Detroit three straight. Cleveland swept Philadelphia and Washington, while St Louis ended a nine-game slide with a win.
The White Sox show a stronger hitting record than the Reds in unofficial stats, with 1061 hits and 529 runs in 127 games for a .282 batting average versus Cincinnati’s 1018 hits and 562 runs at .262. Still, the Reds’ pitching could erase the gap, as Moran must rely on timely hits to close the series.
James Renthen reports in New York on September 22 that aging star Cy Seymour, known as y Seymour, faced a career summary after a lengthy run. The pest theory debate notes that no predictive system lacks precedent, as archives show prior instances of similar careers.
Walt Mason’s Rippling Rhymes review stretches across 1910s baseball lore noting the Athletics, Cubs, Red Sox, Giants, and Braves in historic series and scoring quirks. It weaves through Seymour’s mound legend, Moran’s managerial era, and a reflective poem about parenting and home.
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