Pillette Emerges as Detroit's Ace Pitcher in 1922
The Detroit Tigers' recruit Herman Pillette, acquired with Johnson for 40 000 by owner Navin, has become the club's pitching ace. A six foot tall rookie with a distinctive sidearm fade away, Pillette dominated the New York Yankees in a two win four game set and has shown veteran poise beyond his brief major league tenure.
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Portland
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Johnson
Ernie Shore
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
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Yankees
Clyde Barfoot
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
Virginia Lad
Old Dominion
Clyde
Randolph and Madison
Mill Street League records mixed with base hitting and errors
The Mill Street baseball league activity shows Futures, Chauncey and Kappa Sigma Pi leading in hits and bases, with Wanless the only homer this season. New contests add most three-base hits and most two-baggers, totaling 16 events. team totals read 101 hits, 60 errors, 46 steals across all players. Futures tops with .1000 winning percentage, Chauncey second, while Pritchard Ayers Gorham Beckley each have three steals.
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Mill Street Baseball League
Kappa Sigma Pi
Wanless
Goodson
Chauncey
I. Carmichael
Sapp
Wolfe
Kappa Sigma Fi
Gorham
Troop Two
F. Carmichael
Brown
P. Carmichael
B. Pritchard
Ayers
Beckley
Eee
Pet
Kappa Sigma Pine
Tomo Rce
Leading Hitters Of The Major Leagues
Hornsby of St Louis at .367 Snyder of New York .366 Bigbee of Pittsburgh .360 Grimes of Chicago .289 Hollacher of Chicago .350 top batting leaders listed from the season’s stats.
Logan Skins Chauncey 9 to 6 in pitched battle
Logan defeats Chauncey 9 to 6 as pitching and errors decide the game. Peterson held Chauncey, singles by Fuller and Smathers spark Logan. Fuller and Thomas power the visitors with strong defense by H Earich. Next game and Jacksonville series slated for next Sunday.
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Chauncey Ball Club
Logan
Joe Peterson
Fuller
Smathers
Thomas
H. Earich
Chauncey and
Jaksonville
Mouch
Mechaniels
Gopbi
Svecas B
Mofugy
Bradfield
Logan AB
John White
R. White
Smith
McQuade
A A Huffman
Iboe
Peterson
Yesterday's Major League Home Run Totals Report
A partial extract lists players from both leagues with homer totals including Williams of St Louis with 3 and Siouper Chidazo with 2 in the American League while Fournier Walker Powell and Pontes are noted in the National League along with other players. League totals show American 355 and National 345.
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Atte Ee
National
Tetecesen
Baseball Scoring Feats and Surprising Upsets Across League
Ken Williams hits two homers in one inning after salt prank as Brown team dominates Senators 16 1. Braves edge Cards 9 8 halting Cards bid for first. White Sox rally to 12 5 over Athletics. Yankees beat Tigers 5 4 with Ruths four hits. Pirates pounce 17 10 guided by Phillies pitchers. Indians shutout Red Sox 7 0 rain ends game. Oak beech lightning odds noted.
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Erickson
Bobby Lowe
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Rogers Hornsby
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White Sox
Athletics
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Tigers
Mr. Ruth
Jones
Pillette
Walter Schmidt
Pirates
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Uhle
Indians
Red Sox
Willard Plans Return Match With Dempsey in September
Former heavyweight champion Jess Willard trains at the American Legion Stadium in Hollywood aiming for a comeback to challenge Jack Dempsey. He reports steady progress, a tougher routine, and notes he may hire an experienced trainer and sparring partners if a bout is arranged. Willard hopes to improve significantly by late September or October.
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Cal
Jess Willard
Jack Dempsey
American Legion Stadium
Hollywood
Dempsey
Willard
Toledo
Jess
Sporting Calendar Hits Across Tracks Courts and Rings
Saratoga meeting opens as Niagara Association starts at Erie. Grand Circuit trotting in Cleveland. Great Lakes Shooting in Indianapolis. National junior polo at Narragansett Pier. Long Island Open in Garden City. International masters in London. Texas Checkers in Dallas. Boxing bouts Jabez White versus Abe Goldstein and Johnny Solesberg versus Harry London in Brooklyn.
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Saratoga Association
Saratoga Springs
Niagara Racing Association
Fot Erie
Cleve
Indianapolis
Narragansett Pier
Garden City
London
Checkers
Dallas
Jabez White
Abe Goldstein
Brooklyn
Johnny Solesberg
Harry London
Pomona Captain Heads to Smyrna to Teach Baseball
Jake Bassler, Pomona College baseball captain and brother of Detroit Tigers star Johnnie Bassler, leaves the United States in August for Smyrna Asia Minor to teach athletics at International Christian College. Pomona has led the Southern California Conference for three years and Bassler is regarded as a premier Pacific Coast player.
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Pomona
Johnnie Bassler
Detroit Tigers
United States
Smyrna
Asia Minor
International Christian College
Jake
Pacific Coast
Smyrna College
Athens Beats Sherman Team in 12 to 0 Shutout
The Athens baseball team routed a Camp Sherman squad from Chillicothe Sunday, 12 to 0. Pitcher Cecil Carline of Carbondale held soldiers to three hits while fanning 16. Gardner of Carbondale caught well and doubled with a triple. Carl Russel hit a homer for Athens, the seventh win in about a dozen starts as the club grows stronger. Contact Harry Kelley at 45 Moore Avenue to schedule a game.
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Chillicothe
Cecil Carline
Carbondale
Gardner
Carl Russel
Harry Kelley
Moore Avenue
Yesterday's baseball scores and today's schedule
Yesterday no games scheduled. St Louis beat Washington 16 to 1 and Boston 0 at rain. New York edged Detroit 4 to 3 and Chicago defeated Philadelphia 12 to 5. Many rainouts listed. Today St Paul visits Louisville and Minneapolis goes to Indianapolis. In the leagues New York plays Detroit and Washington visits St Louis. Boston hosts Cleveland and Philadelphia visits Chicago. Cincinnati plays New York and St Louis faces Boston. Chicago plays Brooklyn and Pittsburgh meets Philadelphia.
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Chicago
Cleveland Teres
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Phil
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Tree
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Brooklyn
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Cleveland
Philadelphia
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Louisville
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Toledo
Pittsburgh
Exterminator Retires After Illustrious Racing Career
The famed Exterminator has run his last race after a poor Saratoga showing. Owner W S Kilmer says he will not be asked to compete again. Exterminator won 43 of 83 starts, one of the best in American history, with earnings surpassing $215,000. only Man o War has higher lifetime winnings.
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New York
Charley White
Chicago
Bobby Barrett
Philadelphia
Barrett
Harlem
Benny Leonard
White
Leonard
W. 5 S. Kilmer
Brooklyn
French Insist on Control of German Fund
Experts at the inter allied conference took up Premier Poincare’s proposals as the basis for a possible brief moratorium on German indemnity payments. France reportedly demands absolute control of all German revenues and assets with penalties for default, though details were not public.
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Poincare
France
Germany
Thhey
Young Pitchers Shine With Strong League Strikeouts
Mill Street league pitchers show solid form with Sapp of Chauncy striking out 36 in the season and averaging nine per game. Gorham and Wolfie also post notable totals, while Wanless and others record mix of strikeouts and walks amid upcoming Futures series action.
Inauguration Program for Samuel Sprecher at Wittenberg College
The Ohio notes list events from 1849 to 1890 including Wittenberg College announcing an inauguration program for Samuel Sprecher as president, the 1864 death of David Chambers former congressman and Ohio official in Zanesville, the 1871 cornerstone laying for Cincinnati Odd Fellows hall, and the 1890 tenth anniversary celebration of Rt Rev John A Watterson as bishop of Columbus.
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Samuel Sprecher
David Chambers
Congress
Ohio
Zanesville
Allentown
Odd Fellows
Cincinnati
John A. Watterson
Columus
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