Brooklyn Shut Out By Champs In Cincinnati May 20
Brooklyn hurlers hold firm as Cincinnati scores 7 0 0 7 150. Brooklyn 0 0 0 0 16 95. batteries Smith Marquard Krueger Rusther Rariden. St. Louis tops Philadelphia 6 4 to take two straight. Gallia first appearance for National League, removed after fourth due to wildness. Pittsburgh defeats Boston 1 3 in errorful game with bursts of hits. Alexander beats New York as Chicago prevails 6 3. Suage’s hits prove timely.
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Thye Too Classy For The Sailor
Portland May 20 Ted Thye world middle weight champion outclassed Sailor Hoffman New York and forced two stoppages within an hour in their Olympic gym bout Hoffman quit both times after punishing holds Thye won the first fall in 25 minutes with a wrist lock and the second in 10% minutes with a toe hold.
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Light champion Leonard to defend title in Benton Harbor July 5
Benny Leonard the lightweight champion has signed to defend his title against Charlie White of Chicago in a 10 round bout at Benton Harbor Michigan on July 5. Leonard will earn a $15000 guarantee with the fight set for 135 pounds at 10 a.m. The arena will be built to seat 20000 to 30000. Dempsey had been slated for Benton Harbor but his coastal draft evasion trial interrupted that plan.
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Pinkie Mitchell Not in Tendler's Glass
Dispatches from Milwaukee say Pinkie Mitchell was out pointed by Lew Tendler of Philadelphia in the feature bout before a capacity crowd. Tendler's fast, tricky work left Pinkie second by a wide margin, a result viewed as decisive by sport writers and most ringside observers. Billy Mitchell, Pinkie's brother and manager, insisted it was a draw.
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Dead Ball Rule Suspended by National and American Leagues
New York May 20 President Heydier of the National League announced that by agreement with President Johnson of the American League paragraph 2 of the dead ball rule will be suspended and inoperative starting next Monday. Umpires in both leagues are to interpret the rule as in 1919. A wild pitched ball that batsman clearly tries to dodge but which hits his bat is the defined dead ball. American Association scores Louisville 10 St Paul 2 Indianapolis 1 Minneapolis Toledo 0 Milwaukee 2 Columbus 4 Kansas City 5 (13 mins)
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New York Tad Bits on a Philadelphia boxing scandal
In Philadelphia's Broad Sporting Club a boxing match pitted Harry Humphreys against an opponent named Wagner. The bout ended with a brutal blow to Humphreys on the chin, sending him sprawling through the ropes and into a cherry robe as the crowd roared.
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Close at First Walkaway Finish
Cleveland turned a close battle into a walkaway by scoring five runs in the ninth to win 10 to 4 over Philadelphia. Batteries Pagby and ONeill against Kiney and Perkins.
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Stamp Out Gambling At League Ball Games
Chicago May 20 decisive action to stamp out gambling at baseball games in both leagues was announced by Ban Johnson president of the American League after a conference with Garry Herrmann Charles Stoneham and John McGraw. A detective agency will be employed to catch gamblers and efforts will be made to bar all gamblers from the parks.
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Postponed games dampen big league season pace
Unusually many major league games have been postponed by rain since April 14. The sign No Game Today has appeared in many yards as grounds stay moisture soaked, delaying full programs and cutting gate receipts. Managers weigh starting the season later while players like Byrd, Feathers, and Daupert chase records, trades, and injuries amid a football of headlines including Ty Cobb and Rogers Hornsby, with boxing and wrestling notes interwoven.
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Evers Fulfills Lifelong Dream Joining Giants
Johnny Evers, famed Cubs star known as the Little Trojan, has joined the New York Giants. The move ends years of waiting as he plans to wind up his career in New York under McGraw, with managerial hopes whispered along Broadway. He previously played for the Cubs from 1903 and speaks of admiration for McGraw and plans for continued coaching.
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Pittsburg Attacked as Civic Slackers by Duquesne Dean
Dean W. H. Walker of Duquesne University denounces Pittsburg as filled with civic slackers. He criticizes complacent residents who pay taxes once a year or vote rarely. The remarks portray a city seen as backward and disengaged from civic duties.
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The Gumps Tip Andy to Carp Caviar
A fragment hints at a tense scene with The Gumps where a character warns Andy about money and trust. The dialogue implies betrayal and caution about fortune and a punchy outburst about not needing advice from parsimonious rivals.
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