Rain delays and big bets shadow the 1921 World Series
Heavy showers postpone the game as McGraw and Coakley warm up for the Tigers Giants Series. M B Guggenheimer of Baltimore and Phillip H. Shetick of New York place 85 500 in bets on the series with 38 500 tied to tomorrow's game. Odds favor the Giants. stakeholder George R. Karsner holds the funds at Hotel Walton.
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M. B. Guggenheim
Baltimore
Washington Post
Philadelphia
New York
Ball Park
McGraw
Willie
Taylor
Coakley
Athletics
Capt. Love
Sheridan
O'Day
Ginger
Mathewson
Mac
Plank
Connie Mack
M .B. Guggenheimer
Phillip H. Shetick
Hotel Walton
Guggenheimer
Shetick
Giants
George R. Karsner
Hotel
Walton
Jim Corbett
Louis Mann
John T. Brush
Mann
Washington Golfers Post Qualifying Scores at Hot Springs
Washington players shine in the Virginia Hot Springs golf tournament with sixty entries. Qualifying scores list Alfred Norris and Charles B. MacDonald tied at 80, along with many other top finishers from Garden City to New York, as match play begins tomorrow.
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Washington
Virginia Hot Springs
Washington Post
Virginia
Hot Springs
Alfred Norris
Garden City
Charles B. MacDonald
R. I. MacLeay
Waverley Golf Club
William F. Compton
George C. Lafferty
Allan Lord
Charles S. Farnuga
Philadelphia
A. H. Lockett
J. G Davison
George W. White
New York
A. W. Black
Lakewood
G.W. Donaldson
Charleston
W. Va
Robert F
Richmond
J. Allen Townsend
Allen McCulloh
A. F. Southerland
C. H. Fierce
Gilbert Farlatesh
George L. Eidenberg
Charles W. Hinckley
Midlothian
Melville EH
Ingalls
Howard C. Brkan
Jules B. de Sibour
William B. Sard
Chicago
J. W. Foulkes
Chester Cub
Mugland
Miss Oliver Wins Match In Women's National Golf Tourney
New York reports the second round of the women's national golf championship at Morris County Golf Club, with eight players left including four Boston entrants. Matches featured close play and two went to extra holes, as Oliver defeated Adams over twenty holes and Keyes beat North five up and four to play.
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New York
Morris County Golf Club
New England
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
Bridgeport
Georgianna Bishop
Brooklawn Club
Conn
Charles T. Stout
Apawamis
N. Y
Marion Oliver
D. C
Caleb F. Fox
Grace Keyes
Margaret Curtis
Mia. Stout
M. Curtis
Miss Bishop
H. S Curtis
Fox
Miss Oliver
Mollie Adams
Brookline
Mass
E North
Westchester
Mra
F Fox
Huntington Valley
S C Fries
Nationals Edge Cubs In Postseason Opener By One Run
In Chicago on October 11 the Nationals defeated the Americans 5 to 4 in the first game of the post season for the local championship. Errors by AL players at key moments helped the Nationals score, with a near freezing thermometer and under 5,000 in attendance. Batteries: Nationals Lungren and Kling. Americans Owen and Sullivan.
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Chicago
Nationals
RHE Nativugls
Nationela
Lunégren
Kling
Owen and Sullivan
Boston Americans Win Third Game In Series
Boston today defeated the Nationals 5 to 1 in the third game of the series. Threatening weather kept the crowd to 2,292. The series stands 2 to 1 in favor of the Boston Americans. Batteries Harris and Armbruster for the Americans and Wilhelm and Needham for the Nationals.
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Boston
Nationals
Harris and Armbruster
Wilhelm and Needham
Auphea—Mesars
O’loughlin
Ims- Mie
Princeton Beats Lehigh 29 to 6 in Ragged Game
Princeton, N J Oct 11 Princeton defeated Lehigh 29 to 6 in a rough game. Fumbles plagued Princeton with four losses near goal. Dillon and Bard tallied in the first half to lead 12–0. Lehigh scored after a fumble but Spiers raced 1065 yards for a touchdown and sparked Princeton to three more scores within ten minutes.
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Princeton
N. J
Lehigh
Dillon
Bard
Spiers
Brasher
O'Brien -Olcott Gottne
Romewell
Sawyer
Hamilton answers charges on Virginia Institute food quality
Alexander Hamilton of Petersburg defends Virginia Military Institute food quality while admitting commissary inefficiency and cook incompetence. He says the board has tried to remedy conditions amid Carringtons accusations. A second item notes Norfolk harbor commission approves cantilever bridge plans with a January 1 1907 start and about two years to complete. Also Martinsburg hosts the Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias with 400 delegates and welcomes by officials. An Newport News report says Isaac Kirby drowned after being knocked overboard from the oyster boat Eclipse. A Bristol Tenn item identifies Lemon McFall found dead beside a rail line near Leonard Virginia after federal court attendance.
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Washington Post
Richmond
Vas
Alexander Hamilton
Petersburg
Board of Visitors
Virginia Military Institute
C. V. Carrington
Washington Port
Norfolk
Board of Harbor Commissioners
Berkley
War Department
Maj. S. Heth Taylor
Marfolk Viaduct Corporation
Martinsburg
W. Va
Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythias
West Virginia
Ward B. Lindsay
Minghim
Charles J. Schuck
Newport News
Isaac Kirby
J. M. Philips
Hampton
Hampton Roads
Bristol, Tenn
Virginia and Southwestern Railway
Leonard
Lemon McFall
Inman
McFall
Abingdon
Burglars Try to Enter Porter Home in Salisbury
In Salisbury on October 11 burglars attempted to enter Rome Porter’s residence by breaking an oven window and woke the landlord who held them at gunpoint. The incident ended with the burglars fleeing as Porter fired a pistol. Nearby Bristol reports note a separate case of Rev. James R. Cox sentenced to 30 days in jail after being convicted in Jonesboro Circuit Court for stealing chickens during a Saltville revival.
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N. C
Rome
Porter
Washington Post
Bristol
James R. Cox
Saltville
Jonesboro
Massey Resigns From Horticulturist Post
Prof W B Massey resigns as horticulturist to Commissioner Patterson and departs Raleigh for Philadelphia to devote himself full time to editing the Practical Farmer.
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Washington
Raleigh
N. C
W. BE. Massey
Patterson
Philadelhia
Pills Fatal to Child In Martinsburg and a Marriage License
A three year old boy, son of George M. Busey, died in Martinsburg after accidentally swallowing pills. The child lived only two hours after ingesting the poison. In Rockville a marriage license was issued today to Robert Elmo Boyd and Milas Anne Elizabeth Garretson, both of Wilton.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
George M. Busey
Washington Post
Rockville
Robert Elmo Boyd
Milas Anne Elizabeth Garretson
Witon
Harvard Defeats Bates at Soldiers Field 34–6
Harvard stretched its winning streak with a decisive 34 to 6 victory over Bates on Soldiers Field Cambridge Mass Oct 11. Bates crossed the Crimson goal line once on a 70 yard run by Captain Kendall after a double pass while Harvard dominated with speed and capitalized on Bates errors. Kendall scored twice more and White added four goals as Harvard outgunned Bates in both halves with strong line play and quick breaks.
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Soldiers’ Field
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Famous Horse Yankee Consul Dead in Lexington
Yankee Consul, famed thoroughbred, died in Lexington on October 11 while en route from New York to Latonia with pneumonia. Valued at $100,000 and owned by Bud ay, he was considered among the year's top two year olds by turf followers.
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Latonia
New York
Inez
Burgomaster
Mohawk II
Ormondale
Gravesend
Sudhoff wild in St Louis as Nationals edge Americans
St Louis October 11 900 in attendance as Sudhoff pitched for the Nationals against the Americans in interleague play Pelty relieved him in the third inning and the Nationals scored four runs in the first and fourth frames while the Americans tallied four in the eighth The final was 8 to 4 with batteries listed for both clubs and a note of the belligerent pitching performance by Sudhoff and Pelty.
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Sudhoff
Pelty
Nationals
Taylor ES Grady
Americana
Spencer
Rain Delays Hagerstown Fair Track Races
A heavy rain day at the Hagerstown fair grounds halted all racing. About 20 000 spectators remained on site as officials planned to resume races tomorrow morning and complete as many events as possible by Friday. The pigeon derby was postponed to tomorrow afternoon with Washington and Baltimore birds. W F Dismer of Washington oversees the event.
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Hagerstown Fair Grounds
Washington Post
Hagerstown
Washington
Baltimore
W. F. Dismer
Two Naval shipmates injured on Torpedo Boat Stanton
Michael Mara chief water tender and Patrick Salshberry fireman are hospitalized in Norfolk with serious injuries after a boiler tube rupture on the Stanton during a trial on Chesapeake Bay. Mara is not expected to survive.
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Washington Post
Norfolk, Va
Michael Mara
Patrick Salshberry
Stanton
Naval Hospital
Mara
Chesapeake Bay
Yale drills past Springfield Training School 25 to 0
New Haven Oct 11 Yale overpowers Springfield Training School 25 to 0 as Yale backs show versatility in punting and the forward line dominates. Yale uses 24 players and relies on end runs and quick lunges while Springfield struggles to advance and only earns one first down.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Springfield
Jones
Springfield T B
Werner
Jett Tookie
Kern
Holmeg Shevlin
Hutchinson
Columbia Drops Capt Thorpe Carter and Starbuck from Team
The Columbia University faculty announced Thorpe was dropped from the football team for deficiency in studies, with Carter and Starbuck barred from playing further this season. Carter was a half back and Starbuck a leading full back and punter candidate. The faculty also reviewed Browne among others in the squad. Meanwhile St Johns lost to Navy 8 to 0 at Annapolis with Douglass Spencer and Doherty standout for the Midshipmen.
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Columbia
New York
Columbia University
Thorpe
Carter
Starbuck
Browne
Perverse Triumphs in Champagne Stakes at Belmont Park
New York reports Perverse driven by Shaw won the Champagne Stakes at Belmont Park, beating Whimsical and Security. Shrine captured the New Rochelle selling stakes while Kiamesha and Battle Ax also posted notable results as a crowd backed Whimsical and Shrine.
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New York
Perverse
Belmont Park
Bella B
Monmouth Park
Burgomaster
Mr. Whitney
Battle Az
Security
Shaw
Whimsical
Shrine
New Rochelle
Kiamesha
Wes
Ostrich
Gamara
Miller
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Fat Bulger
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Royal Window
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Zienap
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Ren
W. Knapp
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Willie Newcomb
Wyeth
Thistle Heather
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Martin
Oaklawn
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Battle Ax Sleo
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McIntyre
Dreamer
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Goldsmith
Grenade Sine
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Bouvier
Latonia Handicap Steeplechase Won by Gould at Latonia
Lilliandra the pacemaker fell and broke her leg and was destroyed. Gould the favorite wins the feature race as Onyx II takes second by a nose with Blue Mint third. Four favorites win and track noted as slow.
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Latonia
Gould
Onyx II
Blue Mint
Lilliandra
Lady Rather
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Delagea
Roscoe
Marco
Sneer
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Marlin
Mallory
Steel Trap
Bermuda
Jolo
Jim Tyrrell
Lfilandra
Etrada Palma
Caruacate
Pirate Folly
Chief Hayes
Interlight
Mingita
Todays Racing Entries With Multiple Races and Odds
Racing card lists six races with selling heats and stakes. Entries include Tyron Buckeye Lord Badge Columbia Girl Robador Ica Davis Hippo crates Pronta Oro Yorkshire Lad Yada D'Arkle King Pepper Jane Holly Mensa Suffice Carrie Jones Platoon Consuelo Shenandoah and more. Also Herbor Hill Stakes steeplechase with Deleanta Pacetti Red Warrior and others.
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Buckeye
Lord Badge
Columbia Girl
Robador
Atwood
Telephone
I¢a Davis
Hippocrates
Pronta
Oro
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Yada
D’arkle
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Jane Holly
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Suffice
Carrie Jones
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Monsieur Beaucaire
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Anmntas
Ret Knight
Bryan
True Wing
Fais
Novano
Jarpelite
Pretension
Hed Knight
Rebo
M. Richardson
Kiameaba
Monacodor
Amberjack
Rains Force Altered Schedule at Hest Redford Fair
Heavy rain and gale cause postponement of several races at the Hest Redford fair. The half mile running race for a $100 purse was won by Sylvander, owned by Jameson, while the mixed trot and pace for a $125 purse went to Roanokt, owned by Jameson Roanokt.
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Washington Post
Hest Redford
Sylvander
Jameson Time
Jamezon Roanokt
Prisoner Jumped from Train in New York Case
Montreal report says Marshal Farman of Baltimore arrived and told detectives Edwin Clive, sought for robbery, jumped from the Grand Central train about twenty minutes after departure last night. Gitve was arrested in Baltimore on Monday.
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Marshal Farman
Baltimore
Edwin Clive
Grand Central Station
New York
Gitve
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