World Series history shows AL dominance and NL gaps
Since 1905 a post season series has matched league champions with 10 American League wins to seven National League. Key clubs include Boston Red Sox with four world titles and Philadelphia Athletics with three in succession. The Cardinals are the lone NL club never to reach the series.
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New York
National Baseball Commission
Tom" Marshall
Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
Boston Americans
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland
Tris Speaker
St. Louis
Washington
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Boston
Cincinnati
St. Louis Cardinals
Detroit
Red Sox
Giants
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Pat Doughty
Boston Amercans
Harry Blooper
Lenny Kauff
Championship Tennis Matches Set for Saturday
AL 3 Brown faces F W Richardson in one semifinal and Dr L C Hemsworth meets Sylvester Howell in another. Winners advance to a final for a prize racquet as locals rally around the city tournament.
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Brown
F. W. Richardson
L. C. Hemsworth
Sylvester Howell
Dayton Stesl
FL W. Richardson
Temple Osterman
Love
Dr. L. CG. Hemsworth
A. M. Sundby
FP. W. Edwards
M. J. Brown
Bert Simmons
Major League Baseball Records and Marks Fragment
A fragmented list of 19th and early 20th century MLB records and cited players, including W Robinson and J Beckley. Mentions include most chances in a game by Bateman, most putouts by first basemen Beckley, and various dates and teams such as Cincinnati St Louis Boston Chicago and New York. The text references pitchers and league records with scattered dates and partial names.
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Liz Basshire
J. Glasscock
New York
X.L
W. Robinson
Rainimire
Beckley
Cincinnati
T. Jones
St. Louis CA. B
Ialase
Mit
W. Din- Taeh
Boston
Chicago
Ditcher
S—H. Huel
York
X. Spencer
St. Louis
Nava
Providence
Sisler and Hornsby Plan Barnstorming Tours
George Sisler, the St Louis star first baseman named the AL's most valuable player, will organize a post season barnstorming tour of the New England states. Rogers Hornsby, NL hitting leader, will join Milton Stock of the Cardinals for a postseason aggregation after the season ends.
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Associated Freeay
Big Fox Hunt Planned at Floris Iowa
Floris Iowa hosts the largest fox hunt to date on October 2 with speaker line up including E R Harlan Col Smith Brookhart Clyde Herring and S O Carter. Moving pictures by Guy Woods and over 600 hounds entered plus entertainment vaudeville trap shooting dancing and radio programs daily. Campers already reserved at 0 000 with entries ranging from single dogs to full kennels.
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E.R. Harlan
Col
Smith Brookhart
Clyde Herring
O. Carter
Iowa Fish and Game Association
Guy Woods
Jowa Wesleyan Trains Hard for Knox Game
Mount Pleasant Indiana September 7 191? Coach Garretson of Iowa Wesleyan directs a tough week of practice for the season opening game at Galesburg Illinois against Knox College. The squad shows shape with veteran lettermen returning and promising sophomores emerging.
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Jowa Wesleyan
Knox
Mount Pleasant
Garretson
Iowa Wesleyan
Galesburg
Knox College
Football facts worth knowing rules questions and answers
A compiled Q and A clarifies football rules including fair catches tackles returns from end lines false starts penalties and defensive interference. The piece cites Rule 6 Section 13 and Rule 15 Section 1 with a note about solv ing rules puzzles by Sol Metzger.
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A. Goss
Sol Metzger
Giants top Cardinals 6–3 as pennant tension eases
Giants win the final game of the series 6 to 3 behind Artie Nehf. Cardinals drop to fourth place after a string of defeats. Dodgers win. Pirates fall to Tigers. home run total for the season exceeds 1,000. Haines ejects and throws ball into stands after being pulled.
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Associated Press
Chicago
New York Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Artie Nehf
Giants
Cardinals
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Yankees
Boston
Red Sox
T. Louisa Browns
Daisy Vanca
Brooklyn
Pirates
Tigers
Lair
Detroit
Braves
Dodgers
Bert Griffith
Haines
Cunningham
Groh
St. Louis
Polo Grounds
Baseball scores from yesterday's games
National League results show New York 6 over St Louis 3 and Brooklyn 12 over Boston and Cincinnati 15 with Philadelphia 8. American Association games include Columbus 18 to 5 over Milwaukee and St Paul 6 over Indianapolis 3. Louisville 9 over Minneapolis 3. Toledo 5 over Kansas City 3. Western League reports Sioux City 15 over Des Moines 11 and Omaha 6 over Denver etc.
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Pet
New York
Detroit
Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
Hoston
Philadelphia
National
Zoo
New Varie Ag
Pittsburgh
Caneinnati
St Louis
Philadelph
Boston
T Association
St. Paul
Minnhapatis
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Louisville
Columbus
Toledo
Pat
Vrutsa
Sk. Joseph of
Wichita
Aba
Omaha
Sioux
Oklahoma
Denver
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
American Association
Minneapolis
Billwaukee
Sioux City
Des Moines
Big Ten Coaches Round Squads Into Shape for Season
Big Ten coaches assess early grid talent as Northwestern cites ineligibility of Morris Blumenthal for the season. Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, Indiana, Purdue and other schools drill amid reshuffles and fresh material as teams prepare for upcoming contests.
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Big Ten
Anderson in Working Columbia Team Hard
In Sept 27 report coach Eddy Anderson drills the Purple and Gold squad of Columbia College. Players show midseason form and others are rounding into shape while a few grasp the game slowly, yet prospects remain strong.
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Dubuque. In
Eddy Anderson
Columbia College
Gibbons Proteges Book Denver Matches in Fighter Lineup
St Paul boxers Tom Comiskey Saph McKenna and Johnny Nichols, proteges of the Gibbons brothers, are matched on a Denver card set for Sept 29. Comiskey battles Johnny Tillman while McKenna faces Joe Burger and Nichols meets Frankie Murphy. Comiskey cites a sore hand and a missed Rock Island date but does not indicate retirement.
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St. Paul
Johnny Tillman
Denver
Colo
Saph McKenna
Joe Burger
Johnny Nichols
Frankie Murphy
Gibbons Brothers
Tom
Mike
Waterloo
Comiskey
Stockyards
Tommy Rran
Rock Island
Comekey
Navy Rostan
Jimmy Nuss
Legion
Nuss
Ames Grid Squad Grows at Iowa State College
Freshman football prospects at Iowa State College show a husky squad of about 50, with 49 freshmen issued suits and more recruits arriving nightly. Coach Sam Widaman reshapes the program to one long afternoon drill as varsity practice expands after Sept. 13. Key players include Captain Wolters, Greene, Dayford, Palm, and several sophomores pushing for starting spots. Ames meets Coe on Oct. 7, with a Missouri Valley schedule to follow and one game against Central College of Oklahoma.
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Ames
Iowa State College
E. B
Myrin
Sam Widaman
Wiilaman
Wolters
Greene
Dayford
Palm
Young
Letterman
Stratby
Roberts
Winkert
Allen
Riggs
Laughlin
Snyder
Taymen
Goer
Anderson
Schmidt
Longstreat
Lindt
Broderson
Berger
Cyclones
Coe
Missouri Valley
Central College of Oklaoma
Disabled War Vet to Lead Iowa Team at Legion Olympics
Leonard Paulu, a Grinnell College alum and former disabled veteran who tied world sprint records, will head Iowa's American Legion athletic team at the Legion Olympics in New Orleans next month. He lectures at Oskaloosa High School and trains to compete with top military sprinters, with wrestlers boxers weight throwers and marksmen also joining the delegation.
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Leonard Paulu
Grinnell College
Will
Iowa
American’ Legion
New Origans
Pauly
Oskaloosa
Jimmy Burns Beats Atkins On Park Card
Jimmy Burns defeated George Atkins in a four round bout at Electric Park. Atkins fought long range but Burns won with infighting. The undercard had Marrs and the Kid taking easy wins while Carl Clayton failed to start. Tonight Ralph Alexander faces Gus Paulson with Lew Bolinger in the main event.
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Jimmy Burns
George Atckins
Electric Park
George
Burns
United Kid
Harry Brown
Carl Clayton
Kid
Marrs
Ralph Alexander
Gus Paulson
Des Moines
Lew Bolinger
Freeport
The Best Play in Football
The article discusses offensive strategy from a football guide. It emphasizes punting when ahead or to shift momentum, using wide runs and tackle plays from a kicking formation to threaten a punt, and warns against giving the ball away when behind. It urges careful play to avoid defeat and notes the idea that a strong defense comes from strategic offense.
Long Distance Hitting Dominates 1922 Baseball Classic
New York reporters note a surge in long distance batting as Babe Ruth sparks a trend. The 1922 season tops previous home run totals, with 337 homers setting a new record after 1921’s mark, signaling a power centered World Series outlook.
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Associated Press
New York
Babe Ruth
Eveery
Morningside Huskies Work as Hog Heavers in Iowa
Twenty Morningside College students in Sioux City left campus duties to serve as hog heavers at the interstate fairgrounds. The annual duty has been done by about twenty percent of the group for three years, helping load hogs onto flats for an express company.
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Morninside College
Interstate
Lowling
E Press
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