Giants Fall to Hendrix Pitching in Season Opener
Giants were blanked by right hander Hendrix as the Cubs beat New York 3 to 1. Nehf yielded six hits and a walk in the early innings, while a $40,000 pitcher earned a silver chest for his first appearance with the Giants since being married. Cincinnati opened a new series by defeating Philadelphia 4 to 2, with Cooper holding the Dodgers to one hit as Pittsburgh won. Ferdie Schupp debuted for St Louis in a rough start, and Boston routed the Giants 9 to 4 as the Boston club collected 13 safeties.
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Chicago
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New York
Mirried
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Phiadelphia
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Dodgers
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National League Scores and Minute Baseball Summary
Chicago and New York split in a pair as Heath Nehf and Gonzales held the Giants to one. Cincinnati and Philadelphia split. Packard and Tragesser worked for the Phillies while Ruether and Raridet mated. Pittsburgh beat Brooklyn on a late rally as Mamaux and Smith shut the visitors down. St Louis edged Boston as Demaree and Gowdy guided the Sox to the win. Strunk’s inneta and Walker’s bold steal sparked a late Philadelphia triumph, and New York defeated St. Louis. Jacobson collected three hits in four plate appearances as he continues a .561 pace. Baker hit his tenth homer. Cleveland beat Boston, with a ninth inning rally aiding McGraw’s club.
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Philadelphia
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American League Scores From Philadelphia to Boston
Baseball round up with figures from Philadelphia and New York games. Batters Feber Kerr Schalk for Philadelphia and Kinner Perkins for Chicago. St. Louis and Cleveland contests noted with runs and pitchers. Detroit Washington game postponed.
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Movie Man Lincoln to Box Dempsey for Title Would be Bout
The piece notes Elmo Lincoln, a famed film star with a strong frame, being urged to challenge Jack Dempsey for the heavyweight title. It mocks his boxing inexperience, cites his lion taming and jungle stunts, and suggests he pursue a manageable match with Willie Meehan Moran or Beckett, while mentioning Eddie M Goorty Beckett’s London bout and warning about referees.
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Francis X. Bushman
Bill Hart
William Farnum
Elmo Lincoln
Mr. Lincoln
Dempsey
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Elmo
Blo
Jack Dempsey
Lincoln
Willie Meehan
Moran
Beckett
Eddie M'Goorty
London
Eddie
Murphy's Nag Wins Two Grand Circuit Races at North Randall
Thomas W. Murphy of Poughkeepsie wins the Leader 2:08 pace with Direct C. Burnett and then takes a special match race with Ante Guy over Lu Princeton. Murphy sets two season records, with Ante Guy earning additional victories in the 2:19 trots and a 2:08 pace win. The free-for-all pace carries a $2,500 purse and proceeds go to charity.
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Thomas W.murphy
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
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Wisconsin U to Build a Stadium
Madison Wis Aug 8 Part of a fund of 10200 voted by the University of Wisconsin regents and state board of education for the improvement of the men s and women s athletic fields at Camp Randall will be used to provide what is expected to be one of the best running tracks in the Western Conference The track will be a quarter mile ravval encircling the football field 24 feet wide on curves and 26 feet wide on straights with six lanes for hurdles and seven for sprints laid with concrete curbs tile drains and 18 inches of cinders on a bed of crushed rock Later a 220 yard straightaway is to be added Additional grand stand seats are to be built to give the stadium a seating capacity of 11360 including nearly 5090 concrete seats without temporary bleachers which are erecters for bic tamaa
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State Board of Educattion
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Bic Tamaa
State Net Tennis Tourney Draws 100 Players
Des Moines IA Aug 9 More than 100 city and state tennis players are expected to enter the Iowa state tennis tournament set to begin next Monday at 1 30 PM on the Des Moines Golf and Country club courts. The finals are scheduled for the following Saturday. The event becomes a closed affair limited to Iowa residents. Noted players Fred Bradley and Philbert Smith figure in the field with others like Russell Nicholson Olin J Sweet and local entries from Bart Bonebrake Joe Vat Ginkel and more. The Iowa State Lawn Tennis Association will reorganize at a stag party and smoker next Thursday to discuss plans for next year’s tourney.
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Des Moines Golf and Country Club
Harter Hull
Iowa
Fred Bradley
W Bradley
Philbert Smith
Runnner
Kansas City
Sioux City
Smith
Doposters
Russell Nicholson
John Henry
Olin J. Sweet
Old Faithful
John €. DeMar
Bart Bonebrake
Joe Vat Ginkel
Howland Hanson
Sid Craiger
Harry Coggshall
P. J. Inskeep
Ottumwa
W. F. Winterble
George , Baker
Decorah
H. Pottler
Grinnell
Iowa State Lawn Tennis Association
Jsmoker
Golf and
Semi Finals Set In City Tennis Meet At Byrnes Park
City tennis semifinals pit Hemsworth versus Harwich and Fenton against Rath after four winners from last night’s eliminations advance. Fenton and Rath head to Des Moines for state tourney. local matches spark interest with possibleCaled Rapids and Waterloo challenges noted.
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Fenton
Rathy
Byrnes Park Courts
Rath
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
C ‘Dar Rapids
Hurwich
Fentiman
Sundhby
Kenneasley
Henmsworth
Relics Unearthed At Devil's Gate Dam Blast
In Los Angeles a mortar and broken pestle said to be used by North American Indians for grinding grain were found by a blast clearing rock near the Devil's Gate dam site across the Arroyo Seco northwest of Pasadena. J W Reagan flood control engineer delivered the relics to the courthouse. The mortar remained intact while the pestle broke into three pieces.
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J. W. Reagan
Devil's Gate
Arroyo Seco
Pasadena
Fistiana's Own Sammy Kelly of Wall Street Fame
Ed Hughes profiles Sammy Kelly, a New York bantamweight boxing icon from the lower West Side. From dockside scraps to Wall Street bouts, Kelly rose to become world bantam champion after a dramatic victory over Billy Plimmer in Birmingham, proving his punch power and street-smarts fueled a stellar ascent.
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Des Moines Club May Move Home Games to Marshalltown
Mayor Tom Fairweather of Des Moines contemplates relocating some Des Moines Western League home games to Marshalltown. He has written to Marshalltown Baseball Association president F. M. Witbur about playing in Marshalltown due to poor weekday attendance and potential streetcar strikes, citing Marshalltown’s baseball zeal and past Central Association involvement.
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Tom Fairweather
Des Moines
Des Moines Club
Central Iowa
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Marshalltown Baseball Association
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Diamond Hoyt Sold to Red Sox From New Orleans Club
Waite Hoyt a 19 year old pitcher with four pro seasons has moved from New Orleans to the Boston Red Sox after a career with Giants Memphis Montreal Nashville and Newark. He shut out the Reds recently prompting the Sox to acquire his release. Joe Jackson reached 100 hits this season for the Chicago Washington series. John Heydler congratulated Fred Imdecus on a major league consecutive games record set by Luderus. Boston Braves benefited from New England minor leaguer sales grabbing eight players including Bailsy O Connor Morgan and Sweetland while Anderson Loftus Freitag and Jacobson shuffled to fill roster changes.
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Stalifhes
Greb O Dowd 15 round bout set for Toledo Labor Day
Sport spotter notes a 15 round middleweight title bout planned between Harry Greb of Pittsburgh and Mike O Dowd of St Paul with the 158 pound crown at stake in Toledo on Labor Day. The piece hints at reform opposition over standards of a prior Willard Dempsey event and mentions noisy reactions at games and training figures across multiple cities.
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Pittsburgh
Mike O'Dowd
St. Paul
Toledo
Labor Day
Willard
Dempsey
Philadelphia
Shibe Park
Athletics
Cleveland
Chet Thomas
Mackien
Good Evening By George Tale Of An Erring Daughter
A quirky poem piece narrates a mother warning her daughter not to squander, the girl defies fashion in a 3 ounce suit, dives for a river swim, is bitten by a feral creature, and dies after a struggle two days later at a church. A comic aside about a patron in Casebeer’s reflects on strikes and a dead bird’s perspective closes the piece.
Cobb and Sisler Acesaw to Grab Batting Honors
Chicago reports a pitched American League chase between Sisler of St Louis and Cobb of Detroit for the batting title. Cobb tops the average at .365 with Sisler ten points back. Veach also contends, hitting .354. Ruth clings to the homer lead despite a latest slump.
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Cobb and Sisler
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