Red Sux Open Series Amid Slugfest and Surging Cubs
Boston wins opening game 3 4 in a high hit contest as Sotheran fends off St Louis with two runs aided by Coffay homer and a misplay on Scates sacrifice. Cleveland tops Washington 3 4 in the first of the series as Coveleskie and ONeil pace the attack. Yankees beat Detroit 5 2 behind a strong six batters sequence in the second. Athletics edge White Sox 4 2 as Walker Burns and Schalk spark a Philadelphia win in Chicago.
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Schmist
Chicago Extends NL Lead With Easy 9-2 Win
Chicago beat New York 9 to 2 as Tyler pitched and the Cubs capitalized on errors and aggressive baserunning to widen the National League lead. Merritt Schupp and Rariden faced off against Tyler and O’Farrell in a lopsided opener.
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New York
Tyler
York
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Schupp
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O'Farrell
Honolulu Swimmer Smashes Records
Honolulu star Nuke Kehanamoku sets a new world record for 125 yards at Brighton Beach New York with a remarkable 124 and 5/10 seconds. The Hawaiian swimmer is celebrated as one of the sport’s most gifted talents.
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Honolulu
Brighton Beach
New York
Rejoice Without Looking for Zepps Rejoice
The Chel Sea ground match described as a revelation of America at play filled with extraordinary moments and pandemonium. The Times notes an American display of lung power and a spirited British response. Also mentions chemists finding 17 percent of waste tomato seeds usable in diverse products.
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Times
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Great Britain
Americans to bring baseball to Jerusalem under Zionist aid
Americans serving with the British army in Palestine will introduce baseball there and stage games in Jerusalem between rival units. Four complete outfits were shipped from Washington by the Clark Griffith fund at the Zionist Organization of America’s request. Deliveries go to the Jewish Legion in Palestine, composed of American Jews under draft age or politically disqualified from U S service.
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Clark Griffith
Zionist Organizaiion of
America
Jewish Legion
D. C
American League pennant chase not yet settled
The Browns face Boston in a pivotal series that could decide the American League pennant with Cleveland in contention and Barrow's team pressing hard. The Red Sox must sweep to deny Jim Dunn's club any chance to clinch. In the National League the Cubs lead Giants by 9 1 2 games as Cincinnati strengthens to fourth place.
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$500000 Baseball Equipment Order For American Troops
Chicago Aug 22 A war work council order for American expeditionary forces in France totals over 500000 and covers 690000 to 2000000 boys. Ten bids from major manufacturers. Deliveries to arrive in France by spring. New York shipments by Dec 1. The list includes 180000 baseballs, 42200 bats, 43200 indoor bats, 18000 fielders gloves, 2700 catchers masks and other gear.
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National War Work Council
France
New York
Louis Slade
War Work Council
Fashionable car talk drives local reporting trend
The Mlanson Democrat notes a rise in mentioning vehicles and brands in visiting items. It reports Foley leaving for Chicago in a Hart Schaffner & Marx suit and Baumann beside him in new Styleplus, with locals seen using Revyan ce wheelbarrows and Burnham coaster wagons while mowing with a McCormick mower.
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Foley
Chicago
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Baumann
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Jack Chaim
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Frank Clouss
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Fragmented Local Wits and War Jokes In Press Room Drift
A garbled reading blends editorial quips, letters and society notes from a Minneapolis autos firm to office satire. It lampoons currency, agency pitches, wartime mood, and a Paris correspondent mail drama, with cheeky asides about reporters, fashion, and knickerbockers in the era.
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Youro Com
Offich
France
Atlantic
Paris
Kerry Meagher Weds Sister-in-Law in Pacific Coast Ceremony
After a lengthy honeymoon, Kerry Meagher returns to town with his bride. The report notes he has married his sister-in-law on the Pacific coast, reflecting theatrical publication gossip from F. E. F.
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Baseball flourishing for troops in Paris fronts and camps
Soldiers abroad embrace baseball with growth in Paris leagues, Tours, Bordeaux and near fronts. Stars arrive, scouts urged, and a Labor Day monster track meet in Colombes plans to showcase American, French and Allied athletes. Prison camps may receive equipment via Red Cross and YMCA for informal games if possible.
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THINGS THEATRICAL HERE AT HOME
The Plaza shows Over the Top with Empey as a wartime best seller now in film. Also Clara Kimball Young in The Reason Why at the Plaza with Yvonne Marinoff and Lord Tancred story. Destiny or the Soul of a Woman at Crystal features painter Paul Rosseau and actress Emily Stevens.
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Crystal Theatre
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Gift Makes a Home Display in New York Residence
Stevens esteems the gift highly and it now hangs in a prominent spot at her stylish New York home. The scene describes hospital prep in wartime Britain with nurses on duty, beds prepared, and lockers filled with personal items, clothes labels, and souvenirs for arriving patients.
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Crystal Theatre
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T‘sretcher
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