Twilight league opener teases strong Grayson Studebaker clash
The Studebakers and Eagles meet this afternoon at 5 30 at the city playground in the Twilight opener. Grayson is favored to repeat with powerful offense and defense, while the Studebakers rely on smart play and stars like Don Peden Butch Grover Harold Wise Townsend and Giauque. Jack Sweeney from Ohio University will handle Grayson's battery. Barstow anchors the Cigars pitching after a solid previous year.
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Studebaker
Jack Sweeney
Ohio University
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Don Peden
Butch Grover
Harold Wise
White
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Giauque
Bill Hughes
Hughes
Right Handed Pitcher Born in Brownwood Texas
Born December 11 1897 in Brownwood Texas this right handed pitcher began a major league career with the Athletics after being purchased from a Houston Texas League club in 1919 for 7500 dollars. Tallest hurler in the majors at six feet he won eleven and lost sixteen in 1921 with a weak team and pitched in forty seven games in 1922 and sixty four in the following season while fielding .976 in 1633 chances.
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Tunney’s Liver Punch Gets Gibbons In Polo Grounds Fight
Joe Williams reports that Gene Tunney’s liver punch in the sixth round of the Polo Grounds bout felled Tom Gibbons by a slow paralytic pain. Tunney describes the blow as his signature weapon, noting it differs from a solar plexus shot and foretelling its future use. Gibbons admits little after the sixth round as Tunney’s study and technique shine.
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Tommy Gibbons
Gene Tunney
Polo Grounds
St. Paul
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Tunney
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Corbett
Carson City
Gibbon
Leonard
Attell
Carpentier
Lively ball blamed for injuries across major leagues
By Billy Evans the lively ball used in the majors is linked to a surge in both minor and serious injuries. Players and pitchers report high scoring games and unpredictable bounces, with infielder safety a concern. Everett Scott’s benching precedes a thumb injury after eight years of consecutive games.
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Yankee Stadium
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Johnson
Detroit
Scott
Everett Scott
New York Yankees
Yankees
Young Wanninger
Umpire Attitude on Baseball Appeal Plays
Umpires should not rule on base touch or bat order unless the fielding team appeals. The umpire acts as judge of plays, not initiator of calls, preserving the initiative and risk for alert players. Players often miss bases or bat out of order, and proper appeals determine outs.
Baseball Scores and Manager Wheat Debut Stirring Dodgers
Zach Wheat’s debut as Dodgers manager marks a social and economic success amid a game filled with base hits and tossed bottles. Dodgers win 12 to 3. Reds suffer first defeat in nine games as hits and chaos define the match.
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Ty Cobb
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Indians
Third for the Blunts
John McGraw plans to start Eddie Farrell at third base for the Giants against the Pirates. Farrell, Pennsylvanias captain, debuts after finishing college three days ago amid a slipping Giant season. The Giants face a tightening race with Pittsburgh as Frisch and Lindstrom return.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Eddie Farrell
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Baseball ledgers mix with boxing rumor from the east
National and American League totals show 244 and 232 runs with leaders Hornsby Meusel Williams Hartnett Simmons Cobb Fournier. A boxing note questions if Tommy Gibbons was reached after a twelfth round jaw shot from Taney. The text shifts to an unrelated line about a girl and carrots.
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Cy Young and Hi Clowns Defeat American Legion 7 to 5
Cy Youngs Clowns beat the American Legion club 7 to 5 on the local grounds. Murphy pitched effectively for the Legion after a rough third inning as Cy Young, at 59, earns praise for length of service.
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Baseball score roundup from American Association and NL games
Milwaukee edged Columbus 12 11 and Columbus 8 Milwaukee 4. Toledo defeated Kansas City 11 5 while St Paul beat Indianapolis 3 9. Minneapolis topped Louisville 11 1. National League results show Brooklyn 12 Cincinnati 3 and St Louis 11 Philadelphia 7. American League scores include Cleveland 3 Philadelphia 6 and Washington 9 Detroit 3.
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Washington
GAMES TODAY MATCHUPS ACROSS THE LEAGUE
Milwaukee visits Columbus and Kansas City goes to Toledo as Minneapolis battles Louisville. St. Paul hosts Indianapolis while Cleveland visits Philadelphia and Chicago plays Boston. Philadelphia meets St. Louis and Boston faces Chicago. Brooklyn travels to Cincinnati and New York to Pittsburgh. A note mentions women in fur coats opposing steel traps.
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New Orleans Shortstop Sets Modern Record at Little Rock
The New Orleans shortstop accepted 18 chances in a Southern Association game at Little Rock, recording nine putouts and nine assists. He helped in six double plays, an all-time record for a single game. The article notes the American League high is 17 by Bobby Wallace in 1902 and cites the world record of 19 by Dan Richardson in 1892.
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Little Rock
Bobby Wallace
Browns
Dan Richardson
Washington
Philadelphia Has 100 Public Libraries Picture Show Claim
A columnist notes Philadelphia's public library system with about one hundred branches suggesting she could host a million picture shows. The remark highlights the city’s cultural opportunities and the scale of library programming.
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Philadelphia
Sting To Try For Third New York Handicap Triumph
Jam Butler's Sting, the great handicap horse, aims for a Brooklyn handicap win at Aqueduct to complete a set after victories in the Metropolitans and Suburban. He carries 127 pounds but remains the favorite as he seeks to equal Whiskey Broom Second by winning all three races in a season.
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