Mitch's Musings on Calliope Noise and Baseball Teams
Red Smith urges support for J Reid Spencer who objects to the Eb ers Field calliope disturbing his naps. Smith praises Spencer while criticizing MacPhail for marketing the Dodgers as freaks and questions whether Yankees and Dodgers dilute baseball with showmanship.
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Red Smith
Philadelphia Record
J. Reid Spencer
Brooklyn
Ebers Field
Mr. Spencer
Smith
MacPhail
Dodgers
Prospect Park
Greenpoint
Calliope
Ball
Rds
Yankees Slipping as Athletics Rally Narrow Lead
The New York Yankees lost 5-4 to the Philadelphia Athletics as the AL lead was reduced to three games. Boston Red Sox swept a doubleheader over the Washington Senators, widening the race with two wins. Cleveland beat Chicago 7-2, St. Louis thumped Detroit 12-0, while the Cardinals and Cubs won in NL play.
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Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics
Boston Red Sox
Washington Senators
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Red Sox
Buck Newsom
Yank Terry
Case
Yanks
Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
St. Louis Browns
Detroit Tigers
Elden Auker
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cube
Cincinnati Reds
Redlegs Rest For Two Days Before Pittsburgh Trip
The Cincinnati Reds take a two day rest before a July Fourth doubleheader at Pittsburgh after losing to the Cubs 5 2. Claude Passeau notches his 12th win as Johnny Vander Meer and Elmer Riddle struggle. Bill Nicholson shines with a daring baserunning sequence.
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Cincinnati Reds
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Cubs
Johnny Vander Meer
Elmer Riddle
Bill Nicholson
Claude Passeau
Reds
Eddie Joost
Lonnie Frey
Max Marshall
Chicago
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Foxx
Nicholson
Stringer
Merullo
Hernandez
Passeau
Joost
Cerceee
Pee
Nada
Vander Meer
Riddle
P aLamanno
Wwe
Walker
Hemsley
Nichols
Marshall
Frey
Frick Aims for Strong All-Star NL Squad Monday
Ford Frick pushes to boost the National League lineup for the Monday Polo Grounds game aiming to raise 100000 for military funds and to beat the American League. He plans rest for five pitchers and may rest Mort Cooper the night before. Frick hopes to fill the 56000 seat venue.
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St. Louis
Frick
Bucky Walters
Paul Derringer
Reds
Cincinnati
Cooper
Cardinal
Polo Grounds
Ted Williams In Bad Again At Fenway Park
Ted Williams, the Red Sox star and AL .406 hitter, was benched again by manager Joe Cronin after sulking at the plate following fan jeers. Cronin withheld final discipline until game time, citing Williams attitude as the deciding factor. A separate Albany brief notes Jackson beat Albany 7 to 2 with upcoming games against Pt. Pleasant Nitro and a July 12 match with Athens scheduled at the local Route 50 grounds.
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Boston
Ted Wiliams
Boston Red Sox
Joe Cronin
Fenway Park
Red Sox
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Cronin
Albany
Jackson
Pt. Pleasant Nitro
Athens
Albany Boys
Baseball Scores From Weekend Schedule
St. Louis defeated Pittsburgh 4 0 while Chicago topped Cincinnati 5 2 and Boston beat Washington 3 2. Other results include Cleveland 7 Chicago 2 Detroit 0 St Louis 12 Detroit 0 Philadelphia 5 New York 4 and Milwaukee 9 1 Louisville 1 7. Columbus 1 10 Minneapolis 2 1 Kansas City 3 Indianapolis 1 Toledo 6 St Paul 4. Brooklyn game postponed due to weather.
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Cincinnati
Detroit
Chicago
Philadelphia
Washington
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Columbus
Louisville
Indianapolis
Toledo
St. Paul
Pittsburgh
Boston
Niberts Sell Grape Street Home in Athens to Miss Young
Move to Athens marks a transfer of ownership as John and Ethel Nibert sell their Grape Street residence to Miss Ethel Young who plans to convert it into a duplex. Mr. Nibert is a retired employee of the Athens State Hospital and Mrs. Nibert remains employed there.
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Gallipolis
Athens
John Nibert
Grape St
Ethel Young
Nibert
Athens State Hospital
Fullerton's Roundup: All Star Fund Struggles and Notes
New York reports the baseball equipment fund for the All-Star games is $16,000 in the red after initial $27,500, with $67.62 in administrative costs to date. War Department grants plane priorities for St. Louis players to reach Monday's game. Chauncey Virgil Perry visits Camp Dix, NJ on furlough before recall.
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New York
Ford Frick
United States
War Department
St. Louis
Chauncey
Virgil Perry
Camp Dix
N. J
Albert Perry
How It Was Named Tiger Orchid Story
A tiger orchid earned its name after a Fostermann party member was killed by a tiger in Siam jungle while collecting the flower. The incident linked the orchid’s name to a fatal jungle encounter and the expedition’s peril.
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Fostermann
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