Morton in Pinch at Crucial Time
Cleveland wins 2 1 as Guy Morton singles to deep center in ninth, scoring Johnson. Philadelphia, St. Louis, and New York game snippets note late scoring plays and pitching duels with headlines mentioning Shawkey’s fifth straight win and a 4 0 Yankees victory over Chicago.
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Cleveland
Guy Morton
Johnson
Philadelphia
Rae
Perkins
St. Louis
Gallia
Sister
Agnew
Scor
Louis
Washington
Gailia
Severeid
Gharrity
St Louis
Tenet
Semen
Woodward
RHE
Cee ‘Batteries
Rixey
Ady
Ames
Clemons
Rain Halts Quahat Contest in Cincinnati Game
Cincinnati defeats Brooklyn 4 to 1 before rain ended the fifth inning. Grimes pitched and was relieved by Mitchell. Luque substituted by Eller in the third. Batteries Grimes Mitchell Luque Eller Wingo. Other notes mention Chicago leading and beating Boston 4 to 2 behind Alexander, with Keating replacing Northrup.
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Brooklyn
Grimes
Mitchell
Luque
Eller
R. Brookly
Grines
Krueger
Wingo
Chicago
Alexander
Boston
Keating
Northrup
Wilson
Kilifer
Willard Defeats Dempsey In Sparring Session
Hundreds gathered in Toledo Ohio as Willard sparred with Dempsey despite bleeding and injuries on both sides. Willard landed a right hook early and Dempsey showed speed after a five day layoff with four rounds of practice against Tate and the Jamaica Kid. Admission was fifty cents for Willard’s camp and twenty five cents for Dempsey’s.
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Toledo
Ohio
Wamp
Willard
Jack Hempel
Walter Monahan
Soldier Staton
Stanton
Jack Dempsey
Ray O. Archer
New York
Dempsey
Sergt
Bill Tate
Jamaica Kid
Overseas Soldiers Protest Willard Dempsey Fight in Toledo
Sixteen members of the American expeditionary force boxing and wrestling teams in training for the inter allied games issue an open letter opposing the Willard Dempsey bout planned for Toledo on July 4. They note soldiers trained for combat for francs per man and protest the big earnings for the principals, citing Tex Rickard offering 1000 dollars to soldier boxers for preliminaries, while preferring to remain in France to fight with allied troops.
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Paris
American ‘Expeditionary Force
Jess Willard- Tuck Dempsey
Toledo
Tex Rickard
France
Chicago Slumps as American Games Stumble
In June reports from Chicago show the American League leaders slipping after a rough week, with Cleveland closing the gap and Detroit rising to fourth. Cubs pitchers falter except Cicotte, while White Sox triumphs and St. Louis, Washington, and New York race through varied results across the leagues.
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Cleveland
White Sox
Chicago
Detroit
New York Nationals
Chicago Cubs
Chicago American
Cicotte
Kerr
Danforth
Tiger
Indians
Philadelphia
Washington
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Boston
St. Louis
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Shocker
Senators
Shaw
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Alexander
Cardinals
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St. Louis Americans
Roth
Philadelphia Americans
Witt
Phiadelphia Americans
AGUE
St. Louis ‘i
American Association
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Indianapolis
Louisville
Columb
Milwauk Minneapolis
Kansas City
Toledo
Los Angeles
San ‘Francisco
Oakland Salt Lake
Vernon
Sacramento
Portland
Seattle
Power Triumphs Over Philipsburg 14 to 10 in Western Montana League
On a Sunday afternoon in Butte the Montana Power defeated Philipsburg 14 to 10 in a Western Montana league game. The visitors led early but Power scored in each of the middle innings, with key hits from Cullen, Dawson, and Ted Doran. Philipsburg showed class with two double plays and strong fielding, while the Butte crowd praised the visitors for a clean, well-played contest.
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Power Gang
Schulte
McGonigle
Phippen
Hennessy
Valley
Davis
Cullen
J. Lex Boyer
Dawson
Les Boyer
Ted Doran
Passmore
Butte
Jarvis
Tech
Montana
Lou Hoyer
Pearse
Boyer
Mckengie
Rho P
Powers
Beaudette
Amwaton
Brown
Bie
Oke
Cutten Les Boye
Lou Boyer
Doran
Pile
Bible
Lee Wer
Hes
Lee Hoyer
Senuitte
Atwater
Powers Cullen
Phipp
Senutte
Philipsburg i. Monts
Ea Row Rau
Australia wins inter allied doubles tennis title in Paris
In Paris on June 8 Australia duo O Hara Wood and R Lycett defeated Americans Capt Watson M Washburn and Lieut Dean Mathelu 6 4 6 3 6 2 to win the doubles championship for inter allied nations.
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Paris
Australia
O'Hara Wood
R. Lycett
Watson M. Washburn
Lieut Dean
Mathelu
Sharkey backs Dempsey to stop Willard in four rounds
Boxing legend Tom Sharkey rates Jack Dempsey a real fighter and predicts a four round knockout of Jess Willard. He questions Willard's past greatness, notes Sharkey’s own era and speed, and praises Dempsey’s punching power and aggressive style.
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Tom Sharkey
Jack Dempsey
Jess Willard
Sharkey
Will
Dempsey
Tom
Jim Jeffries
Gornhusker Carey Stars In Western Montana Tilt
The Angdes beat the Shiners of Butte 9 to 2 at Washoe Park to seize first place in the Western Montana league. Kelley held his mound, while Lutrell and Lodell led the Angdes with key hits, and Sween and Knight had notable batting flukes for the Shiners.
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Wilcox
Joe Knight
Butte
Ty Cobb
Lutrell
Lodell
Coxey
Ben
Oldhaber
Baker
Lodells
Kelly
Mehe
Shich
Carroll
Tucker
Varnadore
Felder
Varney
Sells
Jones
Sundberg
Sweeney
Carey
Jovick
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