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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1907
Page
34
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Detroit Tigers win the first game 3 to 2 with strong hitting by Kuan and Howell, while Farmer pitches well. In the second game Detroit loses 6 to 3 as Mullin and Palty duel. Detroit’s nine errors open the door for St. Louis.
Springfield captures the Central League title finishing with 87 wins and 49 losses as Wheeling, Canton, Evansville, Dayton, Terre Haute, Grand Rapids, and South Bend follow in the standings despite a weather troubled season. The league overall enjoyed unusual success.
Washington Cricket Club defeated St George Club of Tranmore by 8 to 0 in a sunlit Chevyl Chase match. Washington dominated in the field with standout stops by Scltz Roberts Stocky and Jose, while George Davis's bowling anchored the win. Wit Wremner, John Migott, Tony Bown, and Lart Cannon led the local batting as Washington improved markedly.
Yale announces Tom Shevlin will coach the football team this season with early arrival from the West. Frank Hinkly and Carl Flanders will enlist, and Coach Knox will direct work following Flanders’ strong prior season at Yale. Star coaches will bolster Yale before the Princeton and Harvard games as Ell players regroup for a early season schedule of several good tests.
Columbus Ohio September first two weeks of Grand Circuit races begin at the Columbus Driving Association track. Nearly 9 entries in a seven day event, with about 400 spectators already at the grounds. The opening day card includes the Hartman Hotel Stake 9000, 207 and 2.14 pacer events, plus the Foster Columnbia Browarlex Trot. Kentucky Stock Farm Stakes for three year old pacers is also listed.
Five games in four days linked by Huties play as Ganley hails Sanford despite heavy New York defeat. Cantillon to start Smith and Hughes, with Thudrot set for 2 pm. Clymer returns today but will sit out. Olle Clymor back yet sidelined. Detroit or Chicago must win today as Le Soledwich opens a tight race.
Chicago White Sox collected two runs on Walsh's shutout bids but Cleveland's Liebhardt matched him swing for swing. The deciding run came in the seventh as Birmingham's double by Sisters and Liebhardt's single produced the gap, with crowd praising the largest attendance in American League history at the time.
Chicago completes its fourth win in a row by beating Cincinnati 8 to 1. Pitcher Hitt tosses eleven singles against Cincinnati, with key hits scattered among several players including Lundgren and Kruger, while umpires note a game that lasts one hour and four minutes.
Columbus, Ohio, Sept 15. Columbus captured the American Association pennant by winning the first game 10 to 4 against Louisville, and the second 10 to 2. This marks the third straight year Columbus has topped the league while Toledo faded to finish a distant second.
Pirates rally past St Louis with hits in the seventh and sixth innings to win a 1 run game. Myron, Gita, and Beanetam lead the scoring while Pitcher McGlyan works through the late stretch. St Louis offense strands runners as Leaver and Gleason share duties.
Reading room notes show a packed week of athletic activity across multiple disciplines. Amateur track meet results, football and basketball prep, boxing cards, rowing regattas, cricket matches, and golf tournaments shape a busy fall calendar with Georgetown teams, local clubs, and regional outfits training and contesting through the week.
Washington Post reports plans to reconfigure Sheepshead Bay racetrack into a mile and three furlongs circumference with a straight mile dash. Suburban Day will mark removal of the old mile chutes and new start points near the clubhouse, plus expanded grandstand and altered grounds. Gravesend meets run next with Batshore Stakes and Willow Handicap on the docket, plus a Junior Championship for two year olds. A betting controversy at the Bay last week involved a jockey and manager over a horse allegedly pulled for money.
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Twenty one Eastern colleges and universities attended the Central Board of Officials meeting. They discussed selecting officials for future games and adding corrections to the accredited list. A September 27 meeting in this city will consider extending New England involvement and prompt schedules for accreditation notices.
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