Speedy Martin Lifts Cubs Past Dodgers in Slugfest
Aug 7 Chicago tops Brooklyn 8 to 3 as Coombs shines on the mound for the Cubs. Early two runs came after Zack Wheat misplayed a fly, allowing Les Mann to score on a homer with a man aboard. Brooklyn knocked Tyler out in the fourth, while Chicago added runs for the win.
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Chicago
Neve Yester
Coombs
Superbas
Zack
Wheat
Leslis Mann
Tyler
Ngs
Brooklyn Tyler
Miller
Hed Sox
Tigers
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Kallio
Boston
Mays
Schang
Cunningham
Kid- No
Stanage
War News and Local Notes From a Distant Era
A collage of brief items mixes wartime dispatches, sports scores, and stray letters. It references American troops in Italy, Chicago defeating New York after 15 innings, and scores from Detroit and Philadelphia games, alongside domestic curiosities and mispunctuated letters from readers about cars and daily chores.
Press stake won by Aue at Cleveland Grand Circuit
Aue the horse captured the $3.00 Press stake for 2:17 trotters at the Cleveland Grand Circuit races. In Philadelphia Jack Britton and Snidh Bart drew after six rounds. Herry Grey had the popular decision over Sattling Leavinski. Trish Patsy Cline beat Harry Pierce in six rounds. Sem Langford defeated Jac she Frankie Britt. Johnny Dun dee boxed a six round draw in Boston.
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Aue
Cleveland
Jack Britton
Snidh Bartfield
Philadelphia
Herry Grey
Sattling Leavinski
Trish Patsy Cline
Harry Pierce
Sem Langford
Jac
Frankie Britt
Johnny Dundee
Boston
Lajoie Closes Pro Baseball Career After This Season
Nap Lajoie, legendary second baseman, may end professional baseball after the current season. He awaits word from John McGraw about finishing with the Giants and plans to pursue a different occupation if the war prolongs the halt. He notes his age and doubts about returning if play remains uncertain.
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Cleveland
Napoleonj Lajojie
Lajoie
American Association
McGraw
New York Nationale
Giants
Indianapolis
Baker
Once a golfer always a golfer in sport penpoints
The piece traces the golfing fever from casual interest to serious hobby, noting the transformation of a bettor into a club owner and the social pull of clubs. It recalls wartime hero Sutton a decorated soldier who lost an arm but kept loving golf, adapting with left-handed play and loyalty to the game.
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Sutton
Dardanelles
Thos Horns
Constantinople
Gallipoli
Perks
Sons
Mohammed
Flo
Agin
OKLA OMAN NAMED TITLE WINNER AT BIG SHOOT OUT
William Hieer of Guthrie Oklahoma captured the national championship in the single targets event at the nineteenth Grand American handicap meet at South Shore Country Club. Frank Troeh won the amateur doubles title, while A R Chezick won the Chicago overture shootoff after a three way tie. Troeh, Chezick and Elbert earned $325.60 each in the doubles event.
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Uhienpa
Aug
Fred Tomlin
Peasgrove
N. J
William H. Jfeer
Guthrie
Okla
South Shore Country Club
Frank Troeh
Vancouver
Wash
Tomlin
Heer
Troeh
Das
Cource
Tex
He Beer
Tomlin Charles Humm IV
Ford
Cheziok
H. Newcomb M
Trent
Becker Prendargast
Allen
Nickolai
Lea
Templeton G. TR
Shuck
Ienfra
T Duncan
Iptey
Nin
Hf. Larson
F . Readfield
Barclay
Suspension of Baseball May Mark Passing of Cobb Schalk and Stars
Detroit report argues War Department orders suspend baseball 1918 depleting star players like Cobb Schalk Johnson Speaker and many others. Rebuilding era ahead for major leagues with likely poorer play next season and eventual return to a bigger game postwar. Players express defeat as season ends and age limits hinder comeback.
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Cobb, Schalk
Detroit
Mich
Baker
Bandom
Atlantic
War Baker
Tyrus Cobb
Tris Speaker
Walter Johnson
Eddie Collins
Donie Bush
Ray Schalk
Chums Reunited in Army After They Lose Hope Almost
Ben Howrey Jr and Myron Arbuckle of Waterloo enlisted in aviation corps last spring. Arbuckle faced quarantine for suspected smallpox delaying reunification. On July Fourth Howrey joined his old regiment after training, marking a joyous reunion and a small act of camaraderie.
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Ben Howrey, Jr
Myron Arbuckle
Waterloo
Aviation Corps
France
Arbuckle
Howrey
America
Waterloo National Guard unit to be organized next week
Secretary A J Knapp of the Waterloo Commercial club says final steps for the new Waterloo national guard unit will wait until next week. He urges applicants to join, noting past applications but a need for 100 men. Government will provide uniforms and equipment and men will be paid for drilling time.
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Waterloo
National Guard
A. J. Knapp
Waterloo Commercial Club
Frozen Ground Mystery At Yakutsk Deep Freeze
Scientists have long puzzled over Yakutsk s frozen ground. Since 1822 reports claim abnormal depth of permafrost. In 1529 a Russian party dug 30 feet before stopping. The Russian Academy of Sciences later worked from 1832 to 1844 reaching 382 feet, but the shaft remained solidly frozen.
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Yakutsk
Siberia
Russian Academy of Sciences
San Francisco -Rgannaut
Less Than Kin at Plaza Theatre Delivers Romance and Thrills
A photon picturization of Alice Duer Miller's novel shows a Young American who flees to Central America assumes a dead man's identity, escapes peril, and finds happiness. The Plaza Theatre screens it today and Thursday with romance and comedy. The second item explains war indemnity as the penalty paid after a defeat, noting a post Franco-German war demand and France's payment of 900 million.
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Marion Fairfax
Alice Duer Miller
the Plaza Today
Central America
Plaza Theatre
France
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