Major League Standings Unchanged In Past Week
New York Giants gained a half game while the Philadelphia Athletics lost a full game as standings remained largely the same after a week of interrupted schedules. Giants led with 14-6 in three weeks, Phillies 13-5, while in the American League Cleveland Chicago and Washington fared best, Detroit 2-2, St Louis 1-4, Boston 3-3. Johnson of Washington tied a season mark with twelve straight wins, and 108 stolen bases were tallied across the two leagues. William H. Locke, president of the Philadelphia National League club, died during the week.
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Nationals Leave for Cleveland After Big Detroit Stop
Detroit Aug 17 the Nationals depart at 10 45 tonight for Cleveland two games in that city Boehling to open against Naplanders Walter Johnson slated to work Tuesday Blanding to oppose Richmond jad Willett hurled a strong game today Foster caught Cobb s foul with bare hand Nationals third sacker praised for crowd reactions Morgan Gandil sparked hits Moriarty robbed Gandil of a hit Veach tried for third Foster to Engel on a bunt play Johnson denied pay rumor plans to sign next season Doc Gearhart and two other Washingtonians travel with Griffith contingent
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Nationals Lose One Inning Enough In Detroit Game
In Detroit on August 17 the Nationals fell 7 to 1 to the Tigers in Jungletown, breaking the tie in the seventh inning after Engel walked four straight and yielded six runs. Willett won his first game, aided by strong Tigers defense, while Foster and Gandil produced the Nationals' lone tally on a throwing error play.
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Leland Stanford Baseball Team Returns From Orient Tour
Leland Stanford University baseball team returns from a tour of Japan and Honolulu. They played twelve games in Japan with seven wins and four defeats, six wins and three defeats in Honolulu, and five games on the tour in total with twelve victories, four losses, and one forfeit.
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Johnson Gives Deaf Mute Lesson In Pitching
Special to The Washington Post from Detroit reports Walter Johnson, star pitcher, gave a deaf mute boy named Leo Euehn a lesson in pitching. Leo, who cannot speak or hear, asked how to pitch as well as Johnson and wrote questions while Johnson demonstrated grips and arm motion. The exchange ends with Leo resolved to study and improve, hoping to join the team someday.
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Yankees Win Final Game in Extra Innings at Chicago
New York defeats Chicago 3 to 2 in twelve innings to close the series, aided by Hartzell’s error on Hartzell’s grounder and Peckinpaugh’s RBI single. Pitching by both sides delivers sharp nerve as Chicago’s infield defense slows the Yankees. Hartzell, Calvert, Peckinpaugh, and Chappell drive scoring, with Weaver earning a three-base hit. Time 2 hours 15 minutes. News brief includes a separate note about a $1,000 annual subscription pledge to the Athletic Union at a Jean Bouin banquet in Stockholm.
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Local cricketers beat Orioles in Washington match
Washington Cricket Club defeated Sons of St George 199 to 64 in the Aug 17 game at Button Md. Duncan Morton led with 41, H N Branch 81, Willam Warren 13, Billy Springham top local with 14. Bowling: Irving, De Motte, Guthrie, Springham dominant for Baltimore. Umpires Messia, Rhodes and Williams.
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Baseball Standings and Yesterday's Games Result
American League standings show New York 75 with 33.6 percent, Boston 69 44.6, Detroit 48 0. Florida? Philadelphia 64 38.? Boston and St Louis? The snippet lists teams and records with several garbled figures. Yesterday's games results are noted but details are incomplete.
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Naps Win Again Gregg Pitches Strong In Cleveland Win
Cleveland defeats Philadelphia 6 to 2 to take three of four. Gregg out pitched Bender, with Cleveland storming ahead in the second and third innings and four more runs in the seventh. Philadelphia scoreless until the ninth as Walsh and Collins drive in two, but Cleveland holds on before a crowd of 26,017 at League Park.
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Browns Defeat Red Sox in Championship Form
St Louis beat Boston 8 1 in a late afternoon game as Janvrin and Williams led the offense with two base hits and a triple by Pratt. McAllister threw, Anderson, Mundy, and Baumgardner shared pitching duties for St Louis. Boston managed a late comeback but fell short.
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Mobile Leads Sprint in Southern Association Race
Mobile surged to the top of the first division standings after a five game sweep of Montgomery. Atlanta and Birmingham remain close behind, with Memphis beating Montgomery twice and Mobile splitting a doubleheader with New Orleans.
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Minor League Scores Across Leagues
Scores from American Association Milwaukee over Indianapolis seven to one and Minnesota 2 Toledo 5. International League Montre ss 12 Providence 6 Jersey City leadoff notes. Southern League Mobile 7 New Orleans 0. Memphis 8 Montgomery 1. Federal League Cleveland 6 Chicago 1.
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Post-Season Standings and Schedule for Local Clubs
In SECTION A standings show Petworth and Trinity tied for first with 1 loss each, Intertar at 2 losses. Section B lists Mohawk and Sherwood atop the Ninth division with Mohawk at 1 game played and a 0.500 score, plus Immanuel versus Wobawk scheduled at Capital City Park.
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Noteworthy Happenings In Yesterday's Games
Three doubleheaders were set in the National League with Reds facing Braves, Pirates meeting Giants, and Cardinals matching Dodgers. Cubs vs Phillies only other game on schedule. Naps lost three of four to Athletics in heat, then Birmingham teams won four of four at home. Cleveland led first division wins while Red Sox slipped in second division. Mundy debuted for Portland farm club and started at first. Anderson joined Red Sox from Brockton.
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Ryan Sets World Hammer Throw Record at Celtic Park
Patrick Ryan of the Irish-American A. C. established a new world mark by throwing the 1 pound hammer 189 feet 6 1 2 inches at Celtic Park. Hannes Kolehmainen set a new American record of 14 22 3 5 in the 3 mile handicap, winning from scratch, at the same meet.
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Racing Entries Show Wide Field in Windsor Card
Racing entries list multiple races at Windsor with purses from 600 to 5000. Notable horses and odds include Fromme 102 Connem 112 Taner 116 Widow Mercury 119, Prospero Bor 110, Egbert 107, Reph Lord 100, Str meramide 107, Floral Park 8, York Lad 108, Three Links 111, Joe Stein 104, Florence Roberta 114, Hoffmen 121, Kinwundy 0, Master Jim 97, Ballot 186, Punch Bowl 119, Moltke 1, Virle 184, Water Woiles 143, Light 2 My Life 190, Star Gaze 95, Shackleton 117. Sevenths include Kinwundy 0, Master Jim 97, Allgnesa 101, Mick Zenah 103. The card features two-year-olds and up with maidens, Albany handicap, and hurdles among the listed events.
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Stenstroem Completes 160 Mile Sound Swim
Stockholm Aug 17 Nils Stenstroem a Swedish swimmer swam the 160 mile stretch across the sound from Lanskrona Sweden to Skodaborg Denmark. He faced stormy seas a rough sea and strong currents and finished the crossing in nine hours and twenty minutes.
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