Labor Day Sports Across Washington Attract Thousands
Large crowds are expected for Labor Day in Washington with events at Benning race track and Georgetown Field. Automobile races, field and track meets, baseball games, a Georgetown University Hospital lawn fete, and county championships highlight a day of outdoor sports, midway amusements, and public gatherings.
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Playground Athletic Meet Ahead At Coliseum
City officials organize the playground athletic season finale at the Coliseum on Fourteenth and A streets northeast. Boys thirteen and under compete in races and jumps to earn early honors while older youths face more skilled events. Aads for remedies Bucklen’s Arnica Salve promises relief for sores burns and injuries if unsatisfied.
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Pentathlon Meet Concludes With Wrestling Finale
The day's programme includes a baseball game between picked players from North Capitol and L streets playgrounds plus a southeast group team. Elegant medals from leading city jewelers will reward each event. prizes are planned for all. The athletic meet starts at 1 30 p m with free admission and an invitation to all to attend.
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Track Meet And Ball Game At Georgetown This Afternoon
Athletes hold sway at Georgetown Field for a charity meet to raise funds for rebuilding the Georgetown varsity boathouse. Events start at 2 30 with ten open events plus five one mile relays. Interleague baseball between Fourth Presbyterians and St Stephens Institute tops the carnival with a championship trophy from R Harris Co. The ball game begins at 4 15.
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Baseball Notes Highlight Early Season Struggles and Moves
Boston Americans projected to clear over 50000 this season as American League clubs outdrew Nationals two to one. Recounted are players and events including Maul’s bowling business, Evans pitching for Wilmington, O Neill nearing 300 batting mark, Stone’s seven hits in a double header, and Draft/loan activity across teams. Mention of umpires, suspensions, and managers shows a volatile early baseball landscape with players moving between clubs and leagues.
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New York and Boston Lead in Tight American League Race
As the season nears its end the standings show Cleveland and St Louis slipping while New York and Boston press the pennant. Chicago Philadelphia and Cleveland face long slogs with double-headers possibly ending Athletic hopes. Washington and Philadelphia pursue strong holds as pitching dominates hitting and late-season drama unfolds across Detroit Cleveland and New York venues.
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Senators Battling Strong Pitches Lifted by Mullin Huelsman
The article reviews Washington Senators players and rotation, noting seven batters with solid averages led by ONeill at .280, and praises Mullin and Huelsman for fielding and power. It highlights Mullin as a rising talent, Huelsman’s fielding improvement and power, and discusses Cassidy’s hitting struggles and adjustments against curve balls. It also covers Hill’s steady play, and provides August 19 to September 3 game results and season totals for the Senators.
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GAMES WON AND LOST BY TEAMS AND TWIRLERS
The record lists wins and losses by team and by individual pitchers for the Senators. It notes gains against Chicago and St Louis, and details totals for several players including Dunkle Orth Mason Wilson and Patten with wins and losses against multiple opponents such as New York St Louis Philadelphia Boston and Cleveland.
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Dunkle
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Ames
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T. Patten
Townsend
Jacobeen
Wolfe
Puutes
Results of yesterday's baseball games and standings
Yesterday's results show Chicago 10, St Louis 5. Cincinnati 4, Pittsburg 4. Cincinnati at Pittsburg and Brooklyn at Philadelphia. Standings list Wei Pet Ww 832 and include teams St Louis Boston Brooklyn Philadelphia with partial records. The twelfth inning game between Cincinnati and Pittsburg ended in a darkness-driven tie at the end of play.
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Mr. Zimmer
Chicago Defeats St Louis In Free-Hitting Baseball Game
Chicago won 6 5 in a free hitting game led by Barry and Chance with Rivers and Tinker strong in the field. Attendance about 7,500 as Chicago outslugged St Louis 6 to 5. Key players included McFarland for St Louis and Brown on the mound for Chicago. Time of game one hour and thirty five minutes.
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Laurel Outing Club Defeats Junior Republic 4–0
Laurel Maryland September 4 Laurel Outing Club beats National Junior Republic team Annapolis Junction 4 to 0 in a pitching duel Sullivan fanning 17 with one hit allowed against Woods who yielded six hits. Score line shows Laurel 4 National Junior Republic 0.
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Lipton urges Watson to reconsider cup challenger plan
London Sept 4 Sir Thomas Lipton pressed George L. Watson to redesign a challenger for the Americas, but Watson, citing ill health, yesterday decided not to proceed. Lipton said difficulties arose because Watson could not travel to the United States and preferred to sail with a deputy, while Watson insisted he would only design a boat if he could sail it himself.
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Fall hat and suit clearance sale ad with deep discounts
The store touts exclusive fall hats and a clearance sale on men’s suits. Large price reductions apply to two and three piece suits in various fabrics, with notable figures from $30 to $6.00, urging shoppers to see value beyond quality concerns.
Interclub rifle and other matches at Sea Girt and Laurel on Labor Day
Riflemen from across the nation converge on Sea Girt N J for the final week of the interstate shoot with revolver and interclub matches, a program of weekly events, and the New York State Rifle Association Creedmoor meet to follow. Labor Day ball games highlight Laurel Md and Fairmont W Va baseball action with notable scores and local teams. A notable world’s fair screen by Mrs Elizabeth Brewer Fisher in the Virginia Building garners praise for its ornate wildlife tableaux.
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Austrian Merchants Marvel at Washington Lighting Tour
Fifty members of the Niederostereichischen Gewerbevereines visited Washington for three days then left for Pittsburgh and a tour of American cities including St. Louis for the World’s Fair. They praised electric lighting in the capital, admired the Carnegie Libraries, and contrasted Vienna’s housing with American urban design while noting the thriller of incandescents in Congress Library and theaters.
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Coach Cox in the City Georgetown Man to Take Charge of Randolph-Macon Eleven
Georgetown graduate Charley Cox arrives from Boston to assume coaching duties at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland Virginia He led Georgetown Prep football and later helped Randolph-Macon win league baseball title last season He plans to schedule a fall game in the city and may send two promising backs to Georgetown after graduation next spring.
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Rival Denver Lad Seeks Underwater Contest With Australian
Special correspondence from London reports 13 year old Smultzer of Denver aiming to contest underwater swimming with Australian prodigy Willie Collins. Smultzer previously swam 112 yards 6 inches under water in Emden street baths, nearly matching Prof Finney's world record.
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