Tacoma Miners Doubleheader Wins Amid Showers
In Tacoma on May 20, both games were played in heavy rain despite a sloppy field. Morning play delayed twenty minutes. afternoon action lasted ten innings with Burns and Downie contributing key moments. Butte led early on Irby and Swindell, Tacoma tied it on Babbitt and Collins singles, then a wild throw on a double steal. Pitching dominated after the fifth as the ground deteriorated and Huston allowed the continuation.
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Shaw
Downie
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Butte
Irby
McIntyre
Babbitt
Swindell
Collins
Doyle
Crabble
Huston
H. PO
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A.E
Ward
Lynch
Clynes
Orresene Collins
Finney
P Peenese
Bresino
Bandelin
Adams
Baxter
Bicurievehaip
Schmidt
Umeire
Two Bases Hit Crowd In Ambiguous Baseball Note
Two bases for everything struck into the crowd during a chaotic moment. Score unreadable. Mentions Chicago New York and batter names Sonn Gece Batteries Lundgren Kling Ames Bowerman. No clear game outcome or dates provided.
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Chicago
Grado Atoms Ramana
New York
Sonn Gece Batteries
Lundgren
Kling
Ames
Bowerman
Cincinnati Beats Brooklyn in Sluggish Game 14-5
May 2 in Cincinnati Brooklyn produced a dull showing as Weimer endured hits while Cincinnati led from the first inning. Final score Cincinnati 14 Brooklyn 5. New batteries were Weimer and Schlei for Brooklyn and Scanlon and Bergen for Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Weimer and Schlei
Scanlon
Bergen
Philadelphia Beats St. Louis In Slugging Contest
In St Louis on May 29 Philadelphia won a high scoring game over St Louis. The decisive surge came in the sixth inning when four runs were scored. Batteries were McFarland Holeskoetter Raub for Philadelphia and Lush and Doomn for St Louis.
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Philadelphia
McFarland
Holeskoetter
Raub
Lush
Doomn
Hall walks, wild pitches cost Seattle as San Francisco wins twice
In Seattle on May 29 Charlie Hall issued ten walks and a wild pitch in the first game, while Henley pitched well for San Francisco as the Seals won. In the second game Seattle exploded with Wheeler at the plate, producing a home run a triple a double and two singles in one inning for five runs, while San Francisco failed to score against Jones. Batteries Hall Blankenship Henley Wilson Jones Hansen. Umpire Knell.
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Charlie Hall
San Francisco
Henley
Boose
Wheeler
Jones
R.H. E Seattle Coieciepe En
Besa Cs
C. Hall
Blankenship
Wilson
Knell
Los Angeles Beats Fresno in Errorless Play
Los Angeles defeated Fresno 6 to 0 in a game noted for errorless ball. Seltz was ineffective and substituted by Schmidt. Batterymen Nagle and Eager contributed, with Seltz Schmidt and Hogan highlighted. Umpire McDonald officiated.
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Los Angeles
Fresno
Seltz
Schmidt
Neil
Bresso
Nagle
Eager
Hogan
McDonald
Shaking Hands With King Honors Sherring After Marathon Gate
An American runner Billy Sherring of Hamilton Ontario receives royal honors in Athens after winning the Marathon. King and royal observers greet him at the finish as wreaths are showered and crowds cheer. The American team sails for New York en route home with a grand reception planned. Dan Sullivan expected to reach Montana late next week.
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Butte
Billy Sherring
Hamilton
Ontario
Sherring
Athens
Acropolis
New York
Dan Sullivan
Montana
Johnston and Kennedy Lose 16 4 in Rainy Ball Game
In a muddy outing the Johnstons of the Keystone house faced the Kennedys of the Miners Exchange. The Kennedys won 16 to 4 with Iver Johnston and Pat Dillon as battery for the Johnstons and Bob Donnelly catching for Kennedy. Original plays and rulings drew attention as beer schooners marked each base.
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Keystone House
Kennedys
Miners’ Exchange
National Board
Leaders defeat champions in clash at National League park
National League park drew a record crowd as the leaders beat the champions in the season opener. Lund Bren pitched superbly, only one inning exposed, while Ames struggled through four innings with uneven support. Mounted police kept the crowd in check and ground rules were enacted.
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Chicago
National League Park
Wlund- Bren
Ames
Eureka Nine, Never Sweatball Triumph Over Campbell
The Never Sweatball team defeated Eureka Athletic 18 to 9 yesterday after taking advantage of Campbell’s safe hits in the first and fourth innings. Weather was warm at times, with Kilsaker Henline and Wilkinson delivering for Eurekas and Campbell respectively.
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Eureka Athletic Club
Sweats
Kilsaker
Henline
Eurekas
Wilkinson
Altar Boys Defeat Neversweat Juniors In Slugging Contest
St Marys Altar Boys toppled Neversweat Juniors on the Centerville field by 28 to 17. Both pitchers allowed easy hits as long drives peppered the game with many extra base hits. Batteries Delaney Mc Graw Rowe Warren.
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St. Mary's Altar Boys
Neversweat
Centerville
Delaney
McGraw
Rowe
Warren
Second team loss for St Marys to Dublin Gulch Juniors
St Marys second team fell 9 to 6 to Dublin Gulch Juniors yesterday. Batteries McGraw and Delaney starred for St Marys while Delaney and McGrath led the Gulch crowd.
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Dublin Gulch
McGraw
Delaney
McGrath
German steamer Roon floated to Nagasaki after fog grounding
The German mail steamer Roon of the North German Lloyd's China line, which ran ashore near Oki island on May 18 while en route to Nagasaki from European ports, has been floated and arrived at Nagasaki today. Passengers were rescued and landed at Moji.
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Lloyd's China Line
Oki Island
Yokohama
Moji
Brooklyn Handicap Relocated as Gravesend Looms Saturday
May 29 report from New York notes a shift from Belmont to Gravesend for Brooklyn handicap day. Weather forecast fair and track fast, with 15 remaining contenders including Merry Lark and Dandelion favored over Artful and Sysonby. Stakes of 200 dollars attract entries such as The Picket, Delhi, Roseben, Go Between, and others with noted jockeys and weights.
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Belmont Track
Gravesend
Brooklyn
Coney
Sysonby
Artful
Harry Paine Wytney
Merry Lark
Sandelion
Bedes
Picket
Irish Lad
Hermis
Delhi
Dandelion
Roseben
Ormonde
Eugenia Burch
Colonial Girl
Grapple
Belmont Park
Shields
Oxford
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Adbell
Delhim
Hoicochran Seas
Kan Eatee
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Lord of the Vale
J. Jones
Errant
Martin Mae Mae
Shaw
Red Knight
McDaniel
Dandelion—O'neill
Merry Lark—Miller
Hildebrand
Oliver Cromwell
Garner
Big reception planned for Billy Sherring in Hamilton
The Hobisons report Montana towns honor athletic winners from Missoula for their feats at the state meet. Hamilton plans a mass welcome for Billy Sherring, Olympic marathon champion, with civic subscriptions and government support for a monument. Stanley Robison praised McCloskey to the St Louis Cardinals, stressing discipline and harmony. Chicago leads the National League as Tinker faces heckling in Cincinnati, and Butte tracks star Orlando Bright sets pace at the interscholastic meet while Bernard Pierce misses due to illness. Butte leads in state points with 72, while Missoula and Hamilton follow in track and declamation results.
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Missoula
Anaconda
Joe Horn
Hamilton
Ontario
Billy Sherring
Athens
Puei
Hem
Sty
Toronto
Toronto Rowing Club
Chicago
Cincinnati Reds
Chance
Hier
Tinker
Teackers
Chicagos
Butte
Metropolis
Mellody to Fight Open Welterweight in Spokane Visit
Honey Mellody, writing from Charleston to Butte friends, plans a June trip west with his mother to train for an open welterweight bout in Spokane. He will face one of the country’s top welterweights, possibly Joe Gans or Jack Daugherty, with Mellody certain to be a principal. The June 13 Spokane card remains uncertain due to local mayoral restrictions on plans.
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Honey Mellody
Butte
Charleston
Maass
Spokane
Joe Gans
Jack Daugherty
Milwaukee
Mellody
Montana
Miners’ Union
Mellody and
Daugherty
Helena Welsh Sought as Fortune Awaits Her
Philadelphia report says Helena M Welsh, once of Philadelphia, vanished nine years ago at about sixteen. Executors seek her whereabouts to claim a fortune from Robert Welsh of Decatur Illinois, with two missing brothers named William and George Welsh. If she and the heirs remain unfound, the estate reverts to next of kin.
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Helena M. Welsh
Robert 8. Welsh
Decatur
Ill
Welsh
Miss Welsh
James Welsh
Angela
Eleventh Street
Vine Street
Swarthmore
Waiss Welsh
William
George Welsh
Robert Welsh
Street's Harvest of Death in Paris Rue Dauphine
Paris reports a grim tally on Rue Dauphine since 1903 with five fatal accidents and around 100 others, three of which led to deaths, marking the street as one of the city’s most dangerous, amid the Curie killing.
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Paris
Rue Dauphine
Curie
Oldest German Actor Louis Kuhn Celebrates 90th Birthday
Berlin reports that Louis Kuhn, the oldest active German actor from the Deutschen theater, marked his ninetieth birthday last week.
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Berlin
Herr Louis Kuhn
Deutschen Theater
Cuban racing plan promises success
New York May 20. American horsemen favor a Cuban racing venture identified with W. & Gilpin as secretary. Havana attracts winter visitors, with yellow fever under control, and plans to import stock from U.S. farms to race at Havana. If racing starts, Havana could host first-class stakes, attracting breeders and owners from major states.
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W. &. Gilpin
Havana
Leonard Wood
United States
Cuba
New Orleans
Gulf Coast
New Jersey
Kentucky
Tennessee
California
Virginia
Jockey Club
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Golden Gate
English Sportsman Resents Criticism Of Boxing Row
London May 20 The London Daily Sportsman prints a critical piece misattributing alleged remarks to Jim Casey who lost to Moir at the National Sporting Club. It claims a New York paper described a luxury bedroom spray that supposedly drugged Casey to explain his defeat. The piece notes US tabloids vary in credibility and asserts Casey denied any excuses after the match.
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London
Cestus
New York
England
Jim Casey
National Sporting Club
Moir
Casey
United States
Ring
Semi official denial on European league against O E C
Budapest May 20 semi official denial given today to a story printed Saturday claiming a European league against the American economic organization will be among the first subjects considered by Emperor William and Emperor.
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Budapest
American Economic Organization
Williams
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