Tigers Fall To Yankees In Chicago Brat Game
Chicago edges Boston 1-0 behind a late two base hit off Barry after a miscue in the sixth, Cicotte and Mays duel in a late grind as Ruth goes down four times. Detroit tops New York 1-0 as Bodie makes key catches and Bush fumbles earlier. Cleveland defeats Washington 11-2 as Ayers exits early and Bagby shines. St Louis blank Philadelphia 9-0 as Weilman tosses complete game.
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Oakland
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Rattle
Portland
Debut of Grevell in Athletics opening game
In the opening game of the series Grevell of the Athletics made his big league debut in the sixth inning. He issued three passes, slung the bages, and was relieved by Wilson. Score shows Philadelphia ahead as Wellman and Billings guarded against Maver.
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Louie
Gerbell
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Wellman
Uruguayan Team Wins Southern American Title
Uruguayan association football team defeats Argentina 3 to 2 to claim the South American championship in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday May 13. The page also notes baseball scores from various cities and colleges, including Harvard 11 and Yale 1 in differing games.
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Argentina
South Americs
Eczema Blood Cure Promised By Swift Specific Co
An advertisement claims eczema originates in the blood not the skin and touts Swift Specific No. 8 as a blood cleanse and tonic that cures by removing impurities. It urges readers to write for free guidance from a medical adviser at Swift Laboratory in Atlanta Georgia.
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Confederate Ave‘t
Swift Specific Co
Swift Laboratory
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Reds Helpless in Front of Mr. Grimes
The Superbas hurler silenced Cincinnati as Reds failed to score, tumbling in a shutout. Grimes dominated the mound, stifling the Reds with precise pitching and a strong defensive effort backing him.
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MR. Grimes
Superbas
Cincinnati Bunch
Brooklyn shuts out Cincinnati as Grimes shines in relief
Brooklyn pitchers Grimes and Ide held Cincinnati to four hits as Grimes pitched a shutout through seven innings and fanned Daubert. Myers homered for Brooklyn in Ebbetts Field’s left center, supporting a 2 0 victory over the Reds.
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Portland trap shooter challenges champion in Northwest match
Portland officials of the Portland Gun Club telegraphed William Heer of Guthrie Oklahoma to meet Frank Roeh of Vancouver Washington in a special match at the Northwest shoot in Portland June 21 to 24. The prize is 5000 dollars in Liberty bonds with each side supplying half. The match comprises 100 targets at 18 yards and the challenge remains open to Heer until May 20.
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Roeh
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Amateur trapshooting match opens to world shooters
A notation states the event will open to any bona fide amateur trapshooter globally. It recalls a similar Northwest Seattle match last year where Troeh faltered in the final block and Heer won by three targets with a final score of 472 to 489.
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Toledo Boxing Board to Decide Referee for Willard Dempsey Fight
The Toledo boxing commission will meet tomorrow to review details of the heavy weight title bout between Jess Willard and Jack Dempsey on July 4. The panel is expected to rule against using an outside arbiter and insist the commission’s own referee oversee all bouts within its jurisdiction.
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Toledo Boxing Commission
Tex Skick
Jess Willard
Jack Dempsey
Referee decision on knockdowns debated by boxing officials
The discussion centers on amending the rule to allow the referee to decide if both fighters are on their feet at the end of the twelfth round. A. Q. Thacher, matchmaker for the commission, noted a telegram from Jack Dempsey's manager saying the challenger and his party would arrive tomorrow in Minneapolis.
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Jack Dempsey
Tomorro
Barton Wins Derby and Preakness at Pimlico
Sir Barton, ridden by Johnny Loftus, won the Preakness at Pimlico carrying 128 pounds and earning four dollars fifty cents, defeating Eternal and Sweep On in a field of seven year olds. The race followed his Derby triumph, with colt Duns Vayne among the notable runners. The event, part of a double for Barton, boosted owner Harton of Commander Ada’s gains to about twenty four thousand five hundred dollars.
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Schuttinger
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Sir’ Burton
King Pla Routledge
Dunboyne
Vindex
Soldiers to run relay from Battle Ground Paris
Ten teams from the American expeditionary forces will race in a relay from near Chatenay to Place de la Concorde in Paris. Each team has 20 men covering about five kilometers, or around three miles, carrying a message for President Wilson. The event gathers units from various corps in a yearly race linked to Chateau Thierry.
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Iar
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Army of Occursion
Coblens
Thorpe Perks Up as Veteran Hitting Returns
The article notes Jim Thorpe showing renewed hitting confidence this spring after doubts, with a box score reveal of two hits off Walter Johnson in a series finale between the Giants and Washington club. Thorpe, once dismissed as a youngster, laughs at the memory and plans to see Johnson again, recalling fall matchups in Oklahoma and fan interest at a bee.
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Ing
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Din
Walter Johnson
Thorpe
Abi
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Walter
Oklahoma
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