Cleveland Wins Play-Off Game Over St Louis 7 to 3
Cleveland defeated St Louis 7 to 3 in a playoff game, with strong hitting and pitching from Davis. St Louis starter Davis was wild at times as Bayne and ONeill contributed to Cleveland's offense, while St Louis reliefs Saunders and Severeid allowed runs. Boston also won as Harper held Philadelphia to two hits in a season opener, Hooper driving in two with two doubles and a homer, in a 7 to 3 win for Boston at Philadelphia.
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Philiphia
Boston
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Galloway
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Perry, Eckert, Moore and Akins
Harper and Schang
Pittsburg Beats Philadelphia 7 Runs in Opening Game
National League game opener reports Pittsburg defeating Philadelphia 7 to 1. Cooper pitched four hits allowed and hit three batters. Causey Cantwell and Pat contributed for the visitors. for Philadelphia Yeh struggled with control.
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Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Cooper
al- Yeh
Mbladelphia
Causey
Cantwell
Pat
Sehmidt
American Woman Escapes Soviet Terror and Reaches Red Cross Refuge
Elizabeth Holliger of Syracuse New York recounts two years in Soviet Russia fleeing occupation and danger. She describes hiding in a cemetery, arrest, release under guard restrictions, then a nocturnal escape on foot to Ekaterinoslav later reaching Novorossisk. Exhausted yet recovering, she works as an interpreter and plans a brief return home.
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Heodosia
Crimea
Russia
Elizabeth Holliger
Kieff
Miss Holliger
Ekatarinodar
Ekatarik
Novorossisk
Syracuse
Pricey wheeling and dealing in sports shows bold bets
The article notes Ed ward F. Simms paid thirty five thousand dollars to hire jockey Cliff Robinson after previously buying the stallion Prince Palatine for two hundred fifty thousand. It highlights Robinson's strong two track seasons and discusses racing ambitions, Derby outcomes, and other sports business moves including Ed Kieper joining a Pennsylvanian oil firm and Dode Criss drilling operations with high pay for unemployed ballplayers.
Baseball chatter and college football notes from early days
The column mocks a pitcher passing a batter to face Babe Ruth and highlights Wait Hoyt of the Boston Red Sox. It notes Culloton as a promising pitcher, criticism of Gibson for letting Meador go, Willie Menges seeking Idaho league work, Tesreau’s Bears in New York, and reports Malone the Irish sprinter’s death. It also covers Johnny Heisman’s spring practice at the University of Pennsylvania with seven strict rules.
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Babe Ruth
Young Wait Hoyt
Boston Red Sox
Pipp
Ruth
Australia
T. M. Malone
Malone
Limerick
Ireland
Johnny Heisman
University of Pennsylvania
Georgia Tech
Yellow Jackets
Heisman
Pennsylvania
Mucker College
Penn
Former players settle in oil hub near Shreveport
Other former players now in oil who make Shreveport their head quarters are Ira Thomas, Bob Harmon, Poul Perritt, John Ganzel, Cyril Slapnicka, Rebel Oakes, Mike Massey and Mike Malloy. All of them seem to be handling lots of money, Oakes and Thomas are doing particularly well.
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Oil
Shreveport
Ira Thomas
Bob Harmon
Poul Perritt
John Ganzel
Cyril Slapnicka
Connie Mack's guidance helps rookie rise with bold plate stance
Connie Mack once scolded a cautious Athletics prospect who kept seeking signals from the bench. With a full count the rookie asked for guidance again, and Mack replied Use your head, prompting the batter to trust his instincts. He then leaned into the next pitch and took decisive action.
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Connie Mack
Athletics
Connie
Learn to Swim Week and World’s Grammar Meet Notes
Portland marks learn to swim week aimed at newcomers. Weather suggests tough conditions for youth near water. Six thousand one hundred twenty two public school boys will compete in New York World’s fifteenth grammar school field meet this year. The piece muses on officials or herdlike roles.
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Portland
New York
Soup Hunting at Times Dangerous
Bantam-Weight European champion Charles Ledounx recalls a dangerous soup run during WWI. In January, he and two comrades trek behind the front through muddy trenches to fetch soup and wine. A series of shell bursts forces them to seek shelter, collapsing into an abandoned dugout moments before another shell lands. No one is injured but the meal is ruined.
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Europe
Paris
Bob R
Bob
Michigan star Carl Johnson may yet run at conference meet
ANN ARBOR May 10 Carl Johnson a university of Michigan track star from Spokane strained groin and is resting hoping to compete at the Western Conference meet June 6 his doctors say it is too early to tell if the injury will end his athletic season and recovery continues with rest and treatment
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Carl Johnson
Spokane
University of Michigan
Johnson
Pitching Styles Through Generations Highlight 1884 Shift
International News Sporting Writer Jack Veiock surveys baseball pitching styles from overhand to sidearm and underhand. He notes Radbourne as a premier overhand pitcher, Mays as a rare underhand star, Burwell with a submar ine delivery, and outlines groups: sidearm, overhand, underhand, and spitter. The spitter and other gimmicks rise then fade under the new rules.
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Jack Veiock
International News
Veiock
New York
Charley Radbourne
Carl Mays
Yankees
Mays
Bill Burwell
Browns
Radbourne
Jack Warhop
Alexander
Rucker
Rudolph
Caldwell
Mathewson
Johnson
Joss
Rusie
McGinnity
Warhop
Burwell
Chesbro
Walsh
Raymond
Cicotte
Douglas
Milwaukee Am Association Triumph Over Kansas City 3 to 1
Milwaukee American Association match results show the home team defeating Kansas City with a 3 to 1 score. No other games scheduled.
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American Association
Milwaukee
Kansas City
English Champion Beats Wells In Third Round Knockout
May 10 London Joe Beckett defeated Bombardier Wells in the third round to claim the English heavyweight championship in a bout held tonight.
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London
Joe Beckett
Bombardier Wells
England
Oil price rise in Somerset and England crude grades
Pittsburg reports crude oil buyers increased by 25 cents per barrel. Somerset grade now sells for 4 dollars 85 cents and England grade for 2 dollars 10 cents. Both grades are produced in the Kentucky field.
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Pittsburg
Somerset
England
Kentucky
Census Returns Show City Population Increases
Census figures list Berkeley California at 55 886 with a 38 percent rise of 15 452, Webster Massachusetts 14 258 up 1 749 or 152 percent, Hartford Connecticut 138 036 up 39 121 or 39.6 percent, Champaign Illinois 15 853 up 3 452 or 27.8 percent, Canton Illinois 10 928 up 475 or 4.5 percent, Urbana Illinois 10 230 up 1 985 or 24.1 percent.
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Berkeley
Cal
Webster
Mass
Hartford
Conn
Champaign
Jil
Canton
Ill
Urbana
New York hotels employ three per sons to every five patrons
Three workers are hired for every five guests at New York hotels, reflecting staffing norms in the hospitality sector. The policy impacts service levels and labor costs across the industry pattern noted in the era.
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New York
California Speculates On What Powell Can Do
California readers hear speculation on Walter D. Powell taking Stanford football reins. Powell, Montana State coach, hailed by Walter Camp, arrives amid doubts on material but praised for spirit. Stanford replaces Evans with Powell at 3500 dollars per year amid expectations.
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Powell
Walter D. Powell
State College
Bozeman
Stanford University
Montana
United States
Jack James
San Francisco Examiner
Gil Dobie
Stanford
Tad” Jones
Bob” Evans
Board of Athletic Control— and Control
Montana State College
Cardinal
Wisconsin
Boles Rosenthal
Europe
Western Reserve University
W. R
Walter Camp
Evans
Promises of a Good Year for Race Horse Riders
In 1920 jockeys who stayed fit and disciplined are poised for a strong season while free agents dominate the market. Top riders from 1919 like Loftus, Robinson, Schuttinger, Fairbrother, Sande, Troxler, Fator, Ensor, Butwell, Pool, Coltiletti, and Rice will find steady, remunerative work. The rise of freelance jockeys shifts leverage from large stables to skilled riders, rewarding merit and encouraging stricter personal discipline.
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Loftus
Robinson
Schuttinger
Fairbrother
Sande
Troxler
Fator
Ensor
Butwell
Pool
Coltiletti
Rice
New Silver Trophy for Metropolitan Amateur Golf Tour
A new silver trophy will be purchased for the metropolitan amateur golf tournament to be ready before the title event at Apawamis starting June 9. The trophy, valued around 750 dollars, replaces the stolen regular trophy and honors players who win while remaining with the same club in all three victorious years. Oswald Kirkby last year’s winner, Travi and Travers previously claimed multiple titles with dominant runs across early 1900s editions.
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Ek. Mortimer Sarnes
A. H. Pogson
Apawamis
Oswald Kirkby
Brooklyn
Englewood
Walter J. Travis
Jerome Dpd
Travers
Kirkby
Itching and Skin Diseases Treated by Blood Cleansing
Advertises 8. 8. 8 blood cleanser as the solution for pimples boils and skin irritations. Claims skin diseases stem from polluted blood and that the remedy purifies blood and improves circulation for a clear complexion. Invites readers to write for free medical advice to Swift Specific Co. Atlanta Ga.
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S&s
Swift Specific Co
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta, Ga
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