Season length war clouds baseball pennant race
A column decries the 154 game schedule pushed by the National League and notes the American League profit from its shorter format. It discusses dull weather, weak attendance, and the unsettled pennant race between New York and Boston, tension over post season plans, and a proposal by President Johnson to have the national commission unify schedules to reduce conflicts.
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New York
Johnson
Highlanders
Fostuns
Teviset
Pittsburg
Oth Ohms
John Thrush
Truch
John J. Prish
Gotham
Giants
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National League matchups and club standings
National League games listed with Louis at Philadelphia Pittsburg at New York Chicago at Brooklyn Cincinnati at Boston. Standings show New York 101 39 .721, St Louis 68 71 .489, Chicago 83 66 .597, Brooklyn 53 89 .373, Pittsburg 80 58 .558, Boston 48 92 .340, Cincinnati 79 60 .568, Philadelphia 47 95 .331.
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Philadelphis
Benefit Baseball Game Aids Ill Laurel Player
The Laurel club played an exhibition at Savage Md for the benefit of Charlie Wiley of Laurel who is ill with typhoid fever. Fulton pitched well for Laurel with nine strikeouts. the two teams meet again Saturday at Laurel. Final scores show Laurel 6 Savage 3.
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Washington Post
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Charlie Wiley
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Pickett and Waters
Gunners in Close Contest at Takoma Club
Eastern Branch Gun Club edged Takoma Gun Club in a tie break after a 30 birds per man draw. Wind hindered high scores as Parsona Williams and Torrey led, final shoot off total 33 to 31 with Eastern Branch prevailing. Foxhall Keene sale of hunters and hounds in New York eyed for Thursday. Cincinnati Grand Circuit opens at Oakley Park with $41,000 in purses across six days.
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Ohio Stake
Browns and Senators split two tight games in St Louis
In St Louis, Wolfe beat Petty after a Kahoe error while Glade edged Townsend on a wild pitch. Cassidy and Hill starred at short and third as Washington and St Louis each won one. Cassidy dazzled in two games with key stops and Donovan drew applause in St Louis.
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Casaldy
Clarke
HMIT
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King and Dwyer
Athletics Shut Out In Fielding Masterclass
Chicago blanks Philadelphia 4 to 0 behind White strong eight innings. Green hits a pivotal three bagger and Callahan drives in key runs in the third and fifth as Chicago benefits from four Philadelphia errors. Attendance 14,900. Coakley yields six in relief. Southern League action notes New Orleans and Montgomery results.
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Green
Callahan
Philadelphia
Gresa
Bruce
Jones
Harteell
L. Cross
Davis
DiSeybold
O Sullivan
Ol Murphy
Tanneblitt
Noonan
Isbell
O'Schreck
Dundon
M. Cross
Coakley
Totnes
Tannebit
Murphy
Sullivan
OM White
Mr. Connelly
Baseball Notes Highlight Pirates Race For Second
Pittsburg and New York battle to a tie in their series as Memphis clinches the Southern League title Friday. Honus Wagner stars as a top base thief, while Chesbro offers to pitch for the Highlanders. Washington’s contenders, Duffy, Mullin, Cassidy, and Stahl figure in a campaign shaping up with jumps to the pennant.
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New York
Len. McAllister
Detroit
Chicago
Phillies
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Rafter
Plank
Rube” Waddell
Toronto
Honus Wagener
Tayor
Jamestown
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National Commission
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Anabistan Gun Club Shoot Weather Hits Scores
The Ana lodan Gun Club weekly shoot faced high winds Tuesday and Saturday, preventing high scores. KH Wilson won Class A, Banskett won Class B, and Dr. Taylor won Class C. October shoots will be on Thursdays. standings list top scorers in each class with partial round scores.
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J. Hunter
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E. Craig
Dr. Monroe
Mr. Williams
Mr. Pushaw
Mr. Haven
W. Hunter
M. D. Hogan
Mr. Utz
BR. Nutting
W. Wagner
Heintz
Wrishite
Petrola
Coleman
C. Wilson
Mary
Wiliams
Gridiron Gossip From the Collegiate Front
Dan O Neill notes and college football chatter cover added pounds for Holy Cross and chances for Harvard Yale Penn State and Penn as seasons begin. Reports on players coaches practices injuries and new news rules state news from Harvard Yale and Carnegie are mixed with Pro baseball ties and World Fair plans.
Virginia Football Tryouts Open as Practice Begins
Charlottesville on September 2 reports list applicants for the University of Virginia football team sent to the training table. Secret daily practice runs 3 to 4 15 pm with spectators barred. open sessions 4:15 to 6 pm. Virginia slated to play Washington and Lee midweek and Penn at Philadelphia Saturday, a Penn game once regular but dropped after 1902.
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Virginia and Georgetown to renew football relations after talks
Committees from Virginia and Georgetown plan a post season football clash at Georgetown Field after agreeing to study an eligibility code with alumni and faculties. Aiming for early December, the setup includes a dual field and track meet and a spring baseball series, pending obstacle resolutions.
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Newark Shoe Co Plans Direct Sale to Cut Price in Washington
The Newark Shoe Company opens Washington branches at 913 Pennsylvania Ave to sell a $3.50 shoe for $2.50, promising no sacrifice in style or wear. Manager Fred P. Dodge leads the Washington operation as the firm seeks nationwide rollout.
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Washington
New Year at University Opens Activities Across Departments
George Washington University announces opening ex ercises for the arts and sciences graduate department September 28 at 4 50 p m with Acting Dean William Allen Wilbur delivering College Education. Medicine and dentistry begin September 29 and October 4 respectively with Dean Phillips speaking on The Study of Medicine and Dean Lewis on The Teeth In Tropical Climates. Law and jurisprudence courses begin October 3 4 with President Needham delivering the jurisprudence address.
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Cost of shoeing horses ultimatum discussed by unions
Secretary J H Mitchell of Local No 61 National Horseshoers Protective Association says Maj Simms and Commissioner West approved a plan to raise District horseshoeing costs. He challenges the claim of discrimination and outlines current wages and material costs for shoeing District government horses.
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National Horseshoers* Protective Association
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National Protective Association
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EXPERIMENTERS TO HAVE REST Dr Wiley Will Not Conduct His Cooking School This Winter
Officials in charge of the chemistry bureau of the Department of Agriculture say Dr Wiley and his school of experimenters will be idle this winter. Lack of funds and the absence of Dr Wiley in St Louis delay any cold storage food experiments for now. Cell storage experiments may resume next year if Congress provides funds. In other news, William Coleman, a colored man about 22, was treated at Emergency Hospital after a head cut allegedly caused by Laura Thomas who was jailed at Sixth precinct awaiting Police Court. Spencer Woodward, 20, of 315 W Street NE, narrowly escaped serious injury when he was thrown from a streetcar on Brightwood Avenue and Marshall Street. he declined hospital care.
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