Chicago Clinches Fourth Win In Series Over New York
Chicago tops New York to take four of the series and widen its lead to six and a half games. Toney faltered in the eighth as Chicago scored five runs on five hits and two errors, with Mann driving in two runs. Other games saw Philadelphia beat St Louis 3-1, Cincinnati defeat Brooklyn 5-0, and Boston edged Pittsburgh 1-0 while edging closer in the pennant race.
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Dempsey Era Faber Leads Great Lakes to Navy Victory
Chicago report details Great Lakes training station defeating Atlantic fleet 11 to 6 in the naval baseball championship at National League Park. Red Faber pitched strongly, allowing few fleet hits, while Driscoll Foreman and Thomas homered for the victors. Proceeds benefit the Naval Relief Society.
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Netron Americans
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Boston Americans
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Fragmented prompt about a German wartime order
The text appears to be a garbled prompt fragment asking about a German official ordered to serve. It lacks clear newsworthy event, people, or locations to form a proper card.
New York Open Tournament Tops Amateur South Shore
Long articles describe results at the Grand American handicap on the South Shore Country Club. Pendergast of New York City led amateurs with a 198 while Jean Pope of Moline and A Smith of Marshalltown placed high. Clark defended the professional title after tense shoot offs amid heat and wind.
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Denry J. Pendergast
Phonix
N. Y
New York State
South Shore
Homer Clark
Alton
R. R. Barber
Minneapolis
South Shore Country Club
Pendergast
Franch Troeh
Vancouver
Athletics defeat White Sox to win series finale 5 2
In Chicago on August 6, Dugan powered Philadelphia with a home run after singles by Perkins and Dykes to push ahead 5 2. Perry pitched well and Dugan’s strong selling helped seal the Athletics victory. Benz Skellenback Schalk contributed for Chicago as no other games were listed.
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Chicago
Perry and
Perkins
Benz
Skellenback
Schalk
Diamond Veteran Dave Fultz Returns to Service Front
David Fultz, a Brown University star and former major league baseball figure, is set to serve again with the aviation unit at Mineola. He brings deep sports knowledge, administrative skill, and a longtime legal career, having led the Play-ers’ Fraternity and refereed key football contests. His appointment aids aviation training as the birdmen prepare for upcoming operations.
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Yankees
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Cravath Real Homerun King Cravath Real Homerun King
Cravath, the Phillies' star outfielder, has 206 career home runs over 16 seasons. He began with Los Angeles in 1993 and played for five teams, including Boston and the White Sox, with 29 homers in Minneapolis in 1911 and 47 over three years with that team. He hit a circuit drive in his first Los Angeles at bat and again in his first Phillies at bat.
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Los Angeles
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Boston
White Sox
Washington
Minneapolis
Deacon Jones Center Of Row In Auto Town Fight
Deacon Jones, once a Clinton standout in 1916 Central Association, is at the center of a Detroit dispute between sportswriters and Tigers manager Hughie Jennings. Writers hail Jones as a top American League pitching prospect, while Jennings says he is not in condition to start. Jones impressed Clinton and attracted major league scouts before Detroit purchased him in late 1916.
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Less Than Kin at Plaza Theatre Presents Wallce Reid
Wallace Reid stars in Less Than Kin a brisk thrlls comedy at Plaza Theatre Wednesday and Thursday. Reid plays Lewis Vickers a daring American abroad wanted for murder who drills a Central American army on mutts ponies and mules creating comic mayhem during rehearsal.
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United States
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Plaza Theatre
Cigarrets longed for by wounded soldiers in France
Cedar Rapids Iowa August letter from Al Thorpe Kansas War Camp Work secretary tells of hospital welfare work. Recounts maimed boys craving cigarettes over meals and notes 50 million cigarets ordered for free distribution. Thorpe, former Camp Doése secretary, urges Catholic men 35 to 50 to apply for overseas service while others may serve in American cantonments.
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Winter Wheat Now is Prime Necessity
Ames Iowa August 6 All winter wheat acreage records for the United States are likely to be broken this fall says President R A Pearson of Iowa State College who has directed the winter wheat campaign from Washington The department of agriculture asked farmers to sow at least 45000000 acres and farmers from all sections responded patriotically in Iowa the call for at least 1006000 acres is nearly assured This year Iowa will plant more winter and spring wheat than any year since 1902 Pearson warns of the need for a huge wheat crop next year with Europe awaiting new harvests and stocks near the zero point He urges growing more wheat and essential foods while noting farmers are meeting the challenge Also a Courier want ad is noted.
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Iowa State College
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Washington
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Towa
Iowa
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Tractor Presented to Iowa State College
In Ames Iowa Aug G a chance hotel elevator meeting brought Henry Ford of Detroit together with C L Herring of Des Moines and President BR A Pearson of Iowa State College. Ford then ordered a Ford farm tractor sent to Iowa State College charged to his personal account.
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Iaw State College
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Plainfield News Roundup of Visits and Local Events
Plainfield August notes record visitors and travel from Fort Dodge Waterloo Cedar Rapids and Spencer. Farms attract harvest work from North Dakota and Texas military training details note January officers training. A sermon, a storm loss, and family visits mix with local social ties and aging mentions.
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