Giants Top Athletics in World Series Fight and Slugfest
Giants overpower Athletics in five games for the world championship, landing superior fielding and batting while the A’s rely on worn-out form. Mathewson and McGinnity shine. Waddell’s absence hurts Philadelphia’s flag defense. Giants seize momentum early as Athletics struggle with discipline and power.
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New Yorks
Mathewson
Athletics
McGinnity
Waddell
Giants
Washington
New York
Bender
Ames
Philadelphia
Monte Cross
Connie Mack
Young Knight
Monte
Jong
Cross
Athletica
Cleveland
Chicago
Boston
Board Upholds Griffiths in Minor League Charge Case
Howard C. Griffiths of the Jersey City Eastern League club defends himself against charges of trying to disrupt the national baseball agreement and damage the Southern League. At a New York arbitration board hearing last night the accuser Kavanaugh failed to appear and the witnesses testified. The board ruled the charges unfounded and sent testimony to the national commission chairman.
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New York
Howard C. Griffiths
Jersey City
Kavanauzh
Southern League
Imperial Hotel
National Board of Arbitration of Minor Leagues
National Commission
Kavanaugh
August Herrmann
Griffiths
Edward Hanlon
Baltimore
George Tebeau
Louteville Club
C. J. Rauschaupt
Indianapolis Club
T. H. Murnane
New England League
Convict Kills Himself in Cell Before Sentence
Frank Lindberg, awaiting a twenty year sentence for robbery, killed himself in his cell at the county jail on Oct 16 by cutting his throat with a ragor. Authorities seized the razor from another prisoner.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Frank Lindberg
Thies Sack Suit Model Promises Wide Appeal
A nobby Sack Suit model draws young men with its fashionable style. The suit comes in gray or brown mixed suiting and blends subtlety with smart, well dressed appeal. Prices range from 12 to 35 dollars across various fabrics and finishes.
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Thies
Americans Twice Victors In Dramatic St Louis Chase
The St Louis Americans clinched the American League title after beating the Nationals 7 to 6 in a back and forth opening game tying the series 3 to 3. The second game ended early at six innings due to darkness with the Nationals scoring five and the Americans six to three. Attendance reached 18,000 as Hatbaries Brown Taylor Grady Petty Howell Su Achoff Sugden and Spencer starred for the Nationals while Battersea Taylor and Grady led the Americans.
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St Louis
St. Louis
Nationals
St. Louis Americans
Hatbaries
Brown
Taylor
Grady
Petty
Howell
Suéhoff
Sugden
Spencer
Battersea
Taylor and
Sheridan Sets New World Record In Discus At Irish-American Games
Martin J Sheridan of the Irish-American Athletic Club hurled the discus 135 feet 3 inches at Celtic Park Long Island City to set a new world mark, surpassing his prior best. England's Morton failed to qualify in the 10 yard handicap but won a 120 yard handicap dash in 12 seconds, beating Lawson Robertson of the Irish-American club.
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New York
Martin J Sheridan
Irish-American Athletic Club
America
J. W. Morton
South London Harriers
England
Lawson Robertson
World champions beaten by Ridgewood in exhibition game
New York National League champions, fresh from yesterday's world title, lost 5 to 2 to semi professional Ridgewood at Ridgewood Park, Long Island. The Ridgewood offense rallied with five runs across the middle innings while New York could muster two. Batteries were Ames Elliott Clarke Lindermen Farmer with umpire Mr Milter.
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Giants
Long Island
New York
New York National League
Ridgewood
Ridgewood Park
L. I
Ames, Elliott
Clarke
Lindermenr
Farmer
Milter
Paterson Beats Philadelphia Athletics In Tight Game
In Paterson on October 15 Paterson defeated the Philadelphia Athletics 7 to 4 before 8 500 spectators. The visitors threw their bats away after the game. Key players included Garber and Wostlake for Paterson with Dygert and Schreck for Philadelphia. Batteries were Garber and Wostlake for Paterson and Dygert and Schreck for Philadelphia.
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Paterson
Washington
N. J
Philadelphia Athletics
Rhe
Philadelphia
Qarber
Wostlake
Dygert
Schreck
Plank
Powers
Pittsburg Loses Lively Game in Zanesville Finish
Zanesville defeated Pittsburg in a dramatic season finale at Zanesville Ohio 6 to 4 after rallying with a four run ninth inning 5500 fans attended Lucan and Blue pitched for Zanesville Flaherty and Gibson for Pittsburg Jockeys Ribs Broken in Fall Mike Terry a 14 year old colored jockey was thrown from a horse at Benning race track and sustained multiple broken ribs. The horse bolted into a fence and the rider was treated at the Casualty Hospital.
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Zanesville
Ohio
Pittsburg
Guy Piteburg
Lucan and Blue
Flaherty
Gibson
Willeo
Benning Race Track
Mike Terry
Intercollegiate Golf Championship Opens at Garden City
New York Oct 15 The Intercollegiate Golf Association including Harvard Yale Princeton Columbia Pennsylvania and Cornell opens team and individual championships at Garden City Harvard holds the cup now replaced by a USGA trophy teams play Tuesday and Wednesday with individuals contesting the rest of the week Boys Club eleven seeks district rivals for second team 125 pounds and first team any old size address A Sharp 3230 N Street NW phone 451 Main
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New York
Garden City
Intercollegiate Golf Association
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Columbia
Pennsylvania
Cornell
Ardsley Club
United States Golf Association
Washington Boys' Club
A. A . Sharp
N Street Northwest
Main
Champions of Chicago claim post season title in Chicago
Chicago Nationals win fourth of five games to claim the championship by a 10 to 5 score. Smith began erratic, Altrock relieved, Welmer lasted a few innings before Brown pitched. Both clubs hit well as sensational defense thrilled 18,121 in attendance. Batteries Smith Altrock McFarland Wel Brown Kling Umpires Connolly Johnstone.
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Chicago
Chicago Nationals Today
Smith
Altrock
Welmer
Brown
Smith, Altrock
McFarland
Kling
Messrs
Connolly and
Johnstone
Miss Pauline Mackay Wins National Golf Title
Miss Pauline Mackay of Oakley Country Club Watertown Mass defeats Miss Margaret Curtis of Essex County CC Manchester Mass by 1 up in 18 holes to capture the women's national golf championship. Cards record Mackay 4 up 6&5 on front, 4&3 on back while Curtis finishes 5&4.
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New York
Pauline Mackay
Oakley Country Club
Watertown
Mass
Margaret Curtis
Essex County Country Club
Manchester
Miss Mackay
Misa Curtis
Misa Mackay
Miss Curtis
Huet in football game leaves Sinclair Power gravely injured
In a Brooklyn scrimmage, Sinclair Power, 19, of the Imperial A. C. was crushed beneath players. He suffered a brain concussion and internal injuries and remains unconscious at Williamsburg hospital. Surgeons fear permanent disability if he recovers.
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New York
Sinclair Power
Imperial A. C
Brooklyn
Willamsburg Hospital
U and J Tram First Game Wins Big Over Minutemen
The U and J basketball team formed from the Fraternity Guards defeated Company C of the Minutemen 84 to 1 in the season opener at the armory on L street near Fifth. Due to two regulars absent, Ryan and Newall stepped up, exposing Company C’s lack of team play as the U and J squad plans more games with district teams. Address manager 401 Fourth Street Northwest.
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Fifth
Jones
Copeland
Ryan
Newall
U. and J. Five
Fourth Street
English Association Footballers Invite President to Game
English Pilgrims team players in New York eager to showcase the imported football style to President Roosevelt. Captain Ford Milnes and Vivian Woodward plan to visit Washington to invite the President to attend a Pilgrims versus All Boston match and will bring the team at their own expense if needed.
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Washington Post
New York
Plgrims
Roosevelt
Elot
Harvard
Pilgrims
Boston
Ford Milnes
Vivian Woodward
Washington
Mames
College Athletics and Cross Country News Highlights
English shot put record holder Wesley Coe shines at Oxford and Interuniversity Games while Michigan gains a standout sprinter Dana from Fond du Lac. Penn and Harvard plan a first cross country dual, with Pennsylvanian runners favored in the intercollegiate meet. Yale reinstates Cornelius Daly as a student with a law path, and Princeton adjusts captaincy as Sumner Rulon Miller is absent. Kansas athletics face strict eligibility rules as gym work and geometry gatekeep football hopefuls. A fatal party fight near Kennett Square ends in death, Augusta Ga hosts a gambling raid, and a joke ad closes.
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Coe
Oxford
London AC Cor
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Cornet
Michigan
Fitzpatrick
Ann Arbor
Red Dana
Fond du Lac
Dana
Wisconsin
Fenneylvania
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Quakers
Hervard
Cornell
Major
George W. Orton
Mike Murphy
Samans
McCurdy
Hoskins
Jones
Leary
Sheppard
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