Browne Tops Bjurstedt In Red Cross Series Tennis
The Red Cross series crowns Mary Browne as the leading female player, edging out Molla Bjurstedt after 26 matches and 81 sets. May Sutton Bundy remains a strong contender as the third best, with Browne clearly superior in endurance and skill across courts from asphalt to turf.
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Mary” Browne
Moiia Bjurstedt
United States
Miss Browne
Miss Bjurstedt
California
America
Bundy
Fred Alexander
Red Cross
Alexander
T. C. Bundy
Oldfield credits luck and skill from 17 years of racing
Barney Oldfield, veteran racer, says his long career without major accidents stems from luck and a careful mental map of each track. He studies each course beforehand to know dangerous spots and safe chances, shaping the policy spectators attribute to his luck.
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Barney Oldfield
Barney
Comfort for Louisville in pennant race outcome
Louisville’s Comfort finished strong in the American association race by winning 15 of 22 against the pennant winning Indians and posting even results or better versus every league opponent. Only the Toledo tail ends handed it a setback, a loss that cost them the pennant to Roger Bresnahan’s team.
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Louisville
Indians
Toledo
Roger Bresnahan
Soldiers Bring Sports to Governors Island
Soldiers stationed on Governors Island plan to spend spare time in athletic recreation. Almost every company of the Twenty second infantry has formed a baseball basketball or football team. The baseball tournament nears its end with a bitter championship fight. A basketball and football schedule is being prepared with opening games soon.
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Governors Island
Twenty-second Infantry
GRIDIRON SPORT MIGHT DIE
Yale Princeton and Harvard have suspended football for the war. The piece weighs whether smaller colleges will lose the sport and if pressure can preserve it. It argues football should not die and seeks practical methods to let students play.
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Yale
Princeton
Harvard
Graduates Two First Sackers From Lincoln Club
The Lincoln club of the Western league graduates five first basemen to the majors in one season. Pug Griffin was sold to the Philadelphia Athletics and Ray Schmandt was drafted by the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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Lincoln Club
Pug Griffin
Philadelphia Athletics
Ray Schmandt
Brooklyn Dodgers
One Man Coaching System At Pennsylvania University
Pennsylvania has kept Bob Folwell as the sole paid coach to direct all gridiron candidates including freshmen. The plan shifts from multiple coaches to one head coach, a move under scrutiny as major universities experiment with single coaching leadership this fall. Folwell’s authority extends over all teams, reflecting a bold departure from traditional coaching staffs and signaling a nationwide interest in the experiment.
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Pennsylvania
Bob Foiwell
Pennsylvania University
Bob Folwell
Folwell
Tars Hold Bouts To Test Boxing Skill
Uncle Sam's tars at a naval training station spar in a friendly bout scene. Boxing is valued as fitness and self defense training and as entertainment for the men. The image shows eager sailors in the gym with cheering mates, reflecting widespread recreation for future fighters nationwide.
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Tars
Uncle Sam
United States
Committee On Public Information
Chief Meyers Real Indian Star Catcher and Baser
John T Meyers born Riverside California is a full blooded Mission Indian. Grandfather was a chief and he earned his nickname. At Dartmouth he hit a legendary home run that remains unmatched. He played in the Tri State and for St Paul before joining McGraw. He later joined the Dodgers and then the Boston Braves as catcher and actor.
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John T. Meyers
Torres
Riverside
Cal
Boston Braves
Meyers
California
Southwest
Dartmouth
Hanover
Collegians
Tri-State
St. Paul
American Association
McGraw
Brooklyn Dodgers
High Finance In Organized Baseball Reflects Profits
The White Sox and the Giants lead in profits while the Red Sox, Indians and Tigers show balanced results. Yankees face heavy costs but may break even. Phillies also profit. Losers include Washington, Browns, Athletics, Brooklyn, Cubs, Braves, and Pirates as war and weather reduce returns.
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White Sox
Giants
Red Sox
Clevelands
Detroits
Yankees
Phillies
Washingtons
Browns
Athletics
Brooklyns
Cubs
Braves
Pirates
Comiskey Plans Expanded Stands At White Sox Park
President Comiskey announced a major expansion at Comiskey Park Chicago to add continuous stands around the field except the scoreboard, boosting seating to 45 000. The 2,000 box seats added for the world series will become permanent as part of creating the largest, most handsome ballpark in the majors before the 1918 season.
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Comiskey
White Sox
Chicago Park
Commy
Comiskey Park
Jem Mace Beats Slasher Slack At Mildenhall Fight
Jem Mace defeated Slasher Slack in nine rounds at Mildenhall England on October 2 1855. The win began a long string of victories that made him world champion and a leading figure in boxing. Earlier bouts included a struggle with Licker Pratt and sparring tours across England that helped steer him toward a professional boxing career. Mace’s gypsy blood and technical skill allowed him to dominate as a small heavyweight over years in Europe and America.
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Jem Mace
Slasher Slack
Mildenhall
England
Mace
Licker Pratt
Pratt
Jem
Slack
Europe
America
Klem's Reversal: Boeckel's Run Counted in Pitts-Boston Game
In a Pittsburg-Boston game, Boeckel reached home after King scored on a wild throw. Umpire Klein ruled King out for leaving the base early and Boeckel’s run was nullified. Secretary Heydler reversed the call, counting Boeckel's run since the third out wasn’t made until the ball was held on second. The writer calls Klem wrong.
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Boston
Boeckel
King
Schmidt
Kelly
Klein
Heydler
Klem
It Pays to Produce A Championship Club
Jack Hendricks manager of the Indianapolis club winner of the American Association pennant wears a diamond cluster stickpin a gift from Indianapolis baseball fans. Jas C. McGil president of the club receives an engraved cold fountain pen. Presentations occur at a banquet honoring the victorious players.
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Jack Hendricks
Indianapolis
Jas C. McGil
Ring Pitches Well In Brief Buffalo Stay
Ring pitched 50 innings in Buffalo and earned an earned run average of 1.62 per nine innings, the league’s most effective figure. Vern Gregg led the league with a 1.72 ERA across 267 innings. Both Ring and Gregg were the only pitchers to allow under two runs per game.
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Ring
Jimmy Ring
Buffalo
Vern Gregg
Ball Player Williams Schwartz Joins Army Aviation Corps
Williams Schwartz, first baseman and ball player with Columbus South Atlantic League club last season, has joined the army aviation corps and reported for schooling.
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Williams Schwartz
Columbus
Aviation Corps of the Army
Steinfeldt Ties Game in Buffalo Exhibition
The Buffalo native Steinfeldt homered in the ninth to humble the Giants, a highlight in the exhibition game between McGraws champions and the Buffalo Internationals in Buffalo. The newcomer prospered in his first pro season with the club, recalling past memories of the old Steinfeldt.
Wrestlers Rally For New York Showdown Caddock Versus Stecher
Promoters offer to stage Earl Caddock against Joe Stecher in Gotham drawing on recent heavyweight victory. Wrestlers aim to reclaim crowds once drawn to boxing by high profile matches and honest competition.
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Earl Caddock
Joe Stecher
New York
New York State
Gotham
Cadddock
Stecher
Caddock
Tennis as favorite outdoor sport among musicians
Musicians favor tennis as an outdoor sport with high priced hands risked in racket play. John McCormack proves skill by playing with Mc Laughlin, Brokes, and Wilding. Violinist Writz Kreister and Spanish cellist Mablo Casale join noted performers Frances Rogers and Marshall Kernochan in West Side New York rankings. Two composer conductors Brune John and Victor Harris serve on the Maidstone club tennis committee in East Hampton.
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John McCormack
McLaughlin
Brokes
Wilding
Writz Kreister
Mablo Casale
Vise
Frances Rogers
Marshall Kernochan
West Side
New York
Brune “John
Victor Harris
Maidstone Club
East Hampton
White Sox Secretary Loses Ten Pounds This Week
Harry Grabiner secretary of the White Sox who had charge of the seat sale to the world's series games says he shed ten pounds in the past week. He attributes the loss to overwork and worry caused by abuse from fans who could not obtain seats.
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Harry Grabiner
White Sox
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