Giants Shut Out Champions In Cincinnati Five By None
May 18 Cincinnati reports Renton struggling with men on base as the Giants blank the champions 6 to 0. Fisher wild at times but settles. Burns noted for a feature play. Batteries listed include Eaton Snyder Fisher Linque and Rariden. Still winning across the circuit with assorted postponements due to weather in Philadelphia Washington Boston and New York games.
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Cincinnati
Renton
Giants
Fisher
Burns
Eaton and
Snyder
Fisher, Linque and Rariden
Alton
New York
Philadelphia
Philagel
Lars Louie ‘Kame
Wat Ewashington
Boston
Seattle
Yealer
Ron
Ne Bhd
New York City
Roanoke
Standings of the clubs in the American Association
Columbus leads with 4 wins and St Paul has 4 losses as Toledo trails at 3, Minneapolis 4, Indianapolis 0, Milwaukee 5, and Kansas City among the clubs. The standings reflect early season results across the league.
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American Association
Columbus
St. P
Toledo
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Kansas
Wrestler Plestina Offers Four Match Benefit for Navy Fund
Marin Plestina proposes four matches with Joe Stecher Strangler Lewis KyeKO and Earl Caddock to raise funds for the Navy club house. All gate receipts go to the Navy fund with no payment to Plestina, and he will donate 1000 for any fall he loses. If arranged, the bouts could draw about 100000 for the campaign.
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Marin Prestina
Navy Club
Prestina
A. R. Parkhurst
Tam
Joe Stecher
Strangler Lewis
Kyeko
Earl Caddock
Navy Fund
Big Four
Parkhurst
Strawler” Lewis
Wladek Zbysako
Stecher
Gambling scandals rock Pacific Coast baseball scene
The Pacific Coast League faces a gambling scandal as top San Francisco pitchers Tom Seaton and Casey Smith are released. President McCarthy bans Roy Hurlburt Charles Schwartz and Martin Breslauer from parks, citing direct and indirect links to betting on games. Detectives sweep parks, fans tied to “gamblers row” face scrutiny, with broader calls to cleanse the sport. Baseball, boxing, and other sports see past misconduct echoed in restrictive actions and public concern over integrity.
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McCarthy
League
Roy Hurlburt
Charles Schwartz
Martin Breslauer
Hurlburt
Schwartz
Breslauer
Colleges Lose Coaches Spark Major Football Funding Shift
The University of Pennsylvania and University of Chicago have lost coaches as Lou Jourdet retires from Quakers athletics to start a business. Pat Page becomes athletic director in Indianapolis. The H C S pressures college athletics as big universities scale back lavish equipment and raise admission costs. Smaller colleges face higher football prices and uniforms, forcing cutbacks.
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University of Pennsylvania
University of Chicago
Lou Jourdet
Quakers
Pat Page
Indianapolis
Billings News Map Projects Oil Fields and Local Plans
The Billings news item outlines a newly issued map of Montana and Northern Wyoming oil fields showing projects up to publication. It notes future map releases as the oil industry grows and lists projects including Silesia, Bair Ranch, Big Coulee, Elk Basin, Laurel, and more. It also covers a plan for a national ship-by-truck week with a high school essay prize, paving district formations in the western Billings, a Stillwater county field meet in Columbus, and a bi weekly public improvements paper. A large machinery shipment arrives for the Artificial Toe and Cold Storage plant, with plant start within two weeks. Trial opens in district court over damages from a December 18, 1918 icy sidewalk fall. Funeral services are set for B S Langworthy in Seward, Neb.
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Montana
Wyoming
Silesia
Bair Ranch
Big Coulee
Elk Basin
Woman's Pocket
Laurel
Dry Creek
Cottonwood ‘Creek
Billings
Pine Ridg
C.t Creek
Columbus
Stillwater County
Community Woman's Club of Columbus
Artificial Toe and Cold Storage Company
District Court
F. 8. Westover
C. G. Nelson
Charlotte Trott
B.S. Langworthy
Montana National Bank
Seward
Neb
Langworthy
Marquard’s taunts shake old rivals in giant team era
The article recalls Christy MarquardDominant Giants pitcher famed for swift delivery and change of pace. It notes his 1912 season tied a major record and helped the Giants win the pennant, while contrasting with modern games at Ebbets and his enduring rivalry with Rube Marquard and other stars.
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Babe
Giants
Marquard
Uphetamone
Timothy Kente
Marfiard
TAD S TID BITS Navy humor bout Dixie Collins Crowley bout
A fragmentary column by Heinie Miller in Our Navy recounts a mock boxing bout aboard the U S Chattanooga in Manila Bay around 1906. Dixie Collins challenges Dennis Crowley in a humorous rope deck setting as the ship’s crew reacts with playful commentary and a mock referee.
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Saciaie Miller
Our Navy
United States Navy
Heinie
Tad
Fred McKay
Navy
Dixie Colling
Dixie
Ink River
Sock O
Denny Crowley
U. S
Chattanooga
Manila Bay
Crowley
Dahomey
John Kelly
Heinie Miller
Italian Prize Fighting Draws Critics and Crowds
Italian boxers take up prize fighting amid controversy as spectators react to the brutal sport. Rinks divided the crowd as two rivals fought, while comments warn of dangers and flag liberty and right in the now paused scene.
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Gieereyne Coliae
Ceara Acethes
Sato Dhe Proeinals
Cate
Beedle Geeta Sage Demea
Cuttin Rossie
Central A A U to Hold National Meet in Chicago
The Central Athletic Union announces a national meet in Chicago on July with the participation of athletic clubs industrial associations American Legion posts and other athletic organizations. The event divides competitors into five groups with preliminaries at each group stage and the eventual winners advance to the main meet.
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United States
Central Four Athletic ‘Union
Chicago
W Chinnin
Kehooie
American Legion Posts
Frisco Mint Produces First Gold Coins Since 1918
The Frisco mint resumes gold coin production for the first time since 1918. Californians and Westerners will see coins back in circulation though output is expected to be far short of demand.
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Lee Magee
Hal Chase
Lady Astor
Frisco Mint
San Francisco
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