Baseball Rule Controversy and Offseason Gossip
The column laments umpire interpretations of fair ball rules and notes fans clamoring over home runs. It mentions Tex Rickard’s touring plans, new contracts to curb signings, Cleveland’s controversy over Fred Falkenberg vs Athletics, and past Detroit Cleveland Naps drama. It also critiques pace of play and timing, plus Ring history remarks by Hugh McIntosh about Burns Langford.
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Hugh McIntosh
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Langford
George Gardner
Jack Root
Robert Fitzsimmons
Nationals Rally Finishes Win Over Sox in Sixth Seventh
Nationals surge to a 7th inning comeback, overturning a one-run deficit to beat the White Sox. Conroy leads with three hits and three runs. Milan, Beckendorf, and Gessler drive key RBIs as Chicago errors and timely hits seal a 3-1 victory. Doc White struggles after sixth, Duffy uses Olmstead in seventh.
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Joe S. Jackson
Doc White
K. O
White
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Sox
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Dougherty
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Beckendorf
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Olmstead
Kilitfer
Miland
Hiberfeld
Detroit Wins in Ninth in Crazy New York Game
Detroit scored four runs in the ninth on a hit, an error, four walks, and a hit batsman to beat New York 9 to 8. Crawford led Detroit with a three-bagger and two triples, while Olmstead and Warhop pitched for the NY club in a wild ninth inning comeback.
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Washington claims Gill and more in draft list
Washington club secures three players by exercise of options and direct purchases as the national commission files its official list of players eligible for drafting. The list reflects minuscule prior purchases with moves involving Gill, Miller, Mercer, and more from clubs across the league.
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National Commission
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Warren GH
Minneapolis
McAleer
Hughes
Gill
Cantillon
Gil
Pittsburg
Miller
Scranton
Merzer
Peoria
St. Louis
Rube Waddell
Athletics Rally in 12th to Beat Naps 7–6 in Extra Innings
In a tense 12 inning battle at Philadelphia, the Athletics rally with 31 hits and four players with four hits, Dygert wild in the tenth, Land and Murphy starring with four safeties apiece as Cleveland drops the Naps 7 to 6. Both teams combined for 31 hits, the game lasting 2 hours and 45 minutes. Land homered and Murphy tripled twice with a double.
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Murphy
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Stovall
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Taye
Niles
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Philadelphia
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Davis
Barry
Livingston
Houser
Kerin and Evans
Hooper's Great Hitting Gives Boston Win Over St Louis
Hooper starred for Boston with a home run two triples and a single in four at bats as the Red Sox defeated St Louis 8 to 2. Newsam and Hooper led the offense with two three base hits and Hooper also drove in two runs while Stahl and Wagner contributed in the victory at Boston.
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Hooper
St. Louis
Red Sox
Louie
Rosian
Truesdale
Stone
Furrell
Newnaom
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Griggs
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Dave
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Doston
Lake
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Egan
O'Loughlin
Rickard Plans World Tour With Baseball Stars
Special to The Washington Fus reports D A Pletcher for Tex Rickard says a majority of top baseball stars have promised to join two Rickard led teams on a U S tour after the season. He lists NL players Kenefy Doyle Wagner Devlin Bescher Mitchell Hofman Gibson Bresnahan Rucker Brown Mathewson and more plus AL names Chase Lajoie Wallace Lord Speaker Cobb Crawford Stanage Carrigan Ford Walsh Donovan on pitching and catching rosters.
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Tex Firkard
Rickard
Hla Bnt
New York
Washington
St. Louis
Doyle
Wagner
Pittsburg
Devlin
Bescher and Mitchell
Hofman
Chicago
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Bresnahan
Rucker
Brooklyn
Brown
Mathewson
Chase
Lajoie
Cleveland
Wallace
Lord
Speaker
Boston
Cobb and Crawford
Detroit
Stanage
Carrigan
Ford
Walsh
Donovan
Bosworth Roque Champion At National Tourney
Harold Bosworth of New London won the national roque championship at the National Association tournament in Norwich Connecticut. Eddie Clark of Springfield Massachusetts trailed in the tie breaking by needing wins in five games but Bosworth captured games one three and five to clinch victory.
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Norwich
Conn
Harold Bosworth
New London
Roqua
Eddie Clark
Springfield
Mase
Bosworth
Wagner's Great Feat as Pirates Win Two Games
In Pittsburg on August 22 Honus Wagner starred for the Pirates in a doubleheader victory over Philadelphia. The first game ended 6 to 5 and the second 4 to 2. Wagner hit four safeties in the second contest to lift his day average to 1.000 with sixteen total bases, including five extra-base hits. The Pirates also hit three home runs in one inning—Campbell, Camnitz, and Wagner—while Camnitz baffled the Phillies. Brennan closed the fourth, and Leever and Phillippe pitched in relief as Pittsburgh swept Philadelphia.
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McConnell
White
Walker
Geigsler
Beckendorf
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Washington Post
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Athletics
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Wagner
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Minor League Results From Tristate and Beyond
Summaries of multiple minor league games across leagues including Tri State, Western, New England, Eastern, American Association, New York State, Eastern Carolina, Virginia State, Southern, South Atlantic with scores for Johnstown Reading Omaha Lincoln Sioux City Des Moines Newark Rochester Buffalo Montreal Columbus Louisville Toledo Indianapolis Syracuse Binghamton Utica Raleigh Winston Salem and more. The results feature numerous doubleheaders with scores and locations, including darkness notes in Mobile and other parks.
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Minneapolis
Warren Gill
Scranton
Miller
Peoria
Mercer
Detroit
Williamaport
John Ness
George Harding
Wilkes-Barre
Delos Drake
J. Kirke
Rock Island
Pug Cavitt
Fort Wayne
Gabor
Toronto
Renter
Boston
Chattanooga
Yerkes
Worcester
C. A. Thompson
Lynn
J. W. Buziek
Brockton
Dulin
Chicago
Birmingham
Messenger
Wichita
Kodrner
Bes Moines
Owen
Quincy
Bury
Cleveland
Roanoke
Doane
New Haven
F. Reckenpaugh
Portland
Orég
Johnson
St. Louis
Monmouth
Willams
Springfield
Earl Hamilton
Omaha
Ceraphe
Newark
Whidell
Toledo
Gilfigen
Montreal
Kritchell
New York routs St Louis 11 to 4 in slugfest
Weak pitching doomed St Louis as New York built an early lead and cruised to an 11 to 4 victory. The game featured numerous hits and errors, with Merkle and Murray among key forays and Pettan, Harmon, Crandall, and Zmich failing to hold the line for St Louis.
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Thompson Receives Commercial League Batting Trophy
Hal Thompson of theerry Whitmore team is named best batter after Thayer of the Herald team is ruled ineligible for not meeting the required ten games. Thayer had nine games and nine hits for a .600 average, while Thompson played fifteen games with two percent hits and a .60 average.
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Hal Thompson
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Herald
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Chicago beats Boston 9 to 7 to open series
Chicago hurler McIntire dominated Boston with a homer and three RBI as Chicago wins the opener 9 to 7. Boston catcher Harry Smith left after a foul tip injury in the sixth, while Beaton and Kling contributed for Chicago on offense and defense in a high scoring early game.
Reds Errors Costly as Brooklyn Triumphs in Cincinnati
Brooklyn overcame 8 to 5 in Cincinnati as costly Cincinnati errors and timely Brooklyn hitting decided the game. Daubert led with hitting while Knetzer left with two fingers injured in the fourth inning.
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Cincinnati
Daubert
Knetzer
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