The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-10-05
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CLOSE GAME PLAYED.

BOSTON, Sept. %. - In today's
game with Chicago. Boston won by
d score of I to 8. the winning run
being scored in the ninth inning.
with two men out.
While the Braves were winning,
the Giants split even with Pittsburg
at New York.
The scores in both leagues today
We're as follows:
National: Pittsburg s. New York
5; New York 10. Pittsburg 2; Bos-
ton T. Chicago s; Brooklyn T.. St
Louis 3; Cincinnati 4, Philadelphia 3.
American: Detroit II, Washington
4; Cleveland 5, New York 2; Boston
S, Chicago 2.
session WINS AGAIN.
BOSTON, Sept. Elm the last
game of the National league season
that Boston is to play at home. the
Braves nosed out ahead of the Cubs
by one run. the game ending 3 to 2.
While the Braves were climbing. the
Giants received another setback at
the hands of the Pirates and indica-
tons now are that the New York
aggregation will have hard fight
to end in second place.
The results Of today's games were
as follows:
National league: Boston 3, Chica-
go 2; Pittsburg s. New York 9
American league Cleveland 10.
Chicago 4.
BRAVES DEFEAT GIANTS.
NEW YORK. Sept. 3O,-In the
opening game of series that is
to last three days, the Boston
Braves took the Giants measure to-
day by a score of to ] In the
second game of the double header.
the score stood to at the end
Of the eighth inning, when the game
was called off because of darkness
BY losing today the Giants placed
themselves in a tottering second po-
against good teams for the balance of
the season. they may be outdistanced
by St. Louis.
Following are the results of to-
days games:
National league Boston 7, New
York l; Boston 7. New York
(called at end of eighth on account
of darkness): Brooklyn =. Philadel-
phia l; ST Louis l, Pittsburg 0.
American league: Philadelphia 3,
Washington 2; Cleveland 6. Chicago
6; Detroit g. ST. Louis 6.
BIG GAMES SCHEDULED.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 80. - The
opening game of the world series
between the Philadelphia Americans
and the Boston Nationals will be
played in this city on Friday. Oc-
tober 9, followed by second game
on Saturday. The third and fourth
games will be played at Boston on
the Monday and Tuesday following
The umpires chosen for the series
are Klein and Byron Of the Nation
ais. and Dineen and Hildebrandt of
the Americans.
Reports received here today state
that Boston fans are much peeved
because of the decision of the com
mission to play the opening game
here
PACING RECORD BROKEN.
COLUMBUS. O., Sept. 3O.-In
match race for $4,000 purse.
Directum I broke the worlds pac-
cling record today, covering one mile
in 1855 flat, the fastest time ever
made by PAGER in race.
BOSTON LOSES.
NEW YORK. Oct. l. Boston's
winning streak was broken today.
for the first time in more than
week. The Giants, with MatthewsoI.
in the box. proved too strong for
tire pennant winners, and took the
game by score of to 4. Tyler,
for Boston, pitched we'll, but the
breaks were against him, and sew
eral hits that should have been shut
off helped build up the score. The
last game between New York and
Boston will take place today, with
Marquard and James on the mound
The games today ended as follows:
National league: New York 6,
Boston 4; Cincinnati 6, Pittsburg 5:
Philadelphia 9, Brooklyn T.
American league; New York S,
Boston g. Boston New York p.
Philadelphia 8. Washington l; ST
Louis 7, Detroit 8.
HUBBLE KILLED IN RING.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1-Bill
the result Of injuries received in
siX-round boxing match with Arthur
Knockout Carroll held in this city
the first round by hard right to
lHt Jaw, Dut TIC COHtlHu0u u IlSNI
until he finally keeled over uncon-
scious toward the end of the con-
test. He died several hours later
without rallying. Doctors claim that
he received conclusion of the brain
in the first fall. Carroll is under
arrest.
FIGHT SCHEDULED.
NEW YORK, Oct 1.-Considerable
interest has been aroused in the fis-
tic battle scheduled to take place in
this city on October between
Gunboat Smith and Battling Levin
sky.
NEW YORK GIANrs WIN.
NEW YORK. Oct. again today
the Giants took a game from the
Boston Braves. and defeated them so
badly that the battle was not even
Marquard, on the mound
for New York, appeared at his best.
and would have kept the score to
two runs, had it not been for some
bungling plays.
George Stallings did not put any
of his best men against the Giants
today, using only Strand and Cot
terill. The latter started in for
the Braves. but failed to deliver
the goods. and was relieved in the
fourth by the youthful Strand. The
latter pitched steady game, and