Opening intersectional games test early season strength
Opening inter league games start tomorrow with the Boston Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates. East and west teams will travel to face each other for a 17 day span with the Indians Reds and Giants in key clashes. Cincinnati aims to show its strong pitching staff led by Red Lucas and Carl Mays as the Reds pursue an early lead.
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New York
Boston Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cleveland Indians
St. Louis Browns
Cincinnati Reds
Brooklyn Robins
Giants
Reds
Tomorrrow
Cincinnati
Red Lucas
Carl Mays
Eppa Rixey
Adolfo Luque
Pete Donohue
Giants Rally Past Robins In Ninth For 2 1 Victory
Larry Benton fanned Harry Rhonda with bases loaded and two out in the ninth to seal a 2 1 win for the New York Giants over the Brooklyn Robins. Lindstrom and John homered for the Giants, who had only three hits off Elliott and Doak.
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Larry Benton
New York Giants
Harry Rhonda
Giants
Brooklyn Robins
Robins
Elliott
Doak
Lindstrom
John
TN Robins
Benton
Sam Jones
Garland Braxton
New York Yankees
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Washington
Sam Gray
George Uhle
St. Louis Browns
Cleveland Indians
Sparky Adams
Brickell
Dawson
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Curtis Walker
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Frankie Frisch
Reds
Chalmer Cissell
Chicago White Sox
Owen Carroll
Carroll
Tigers
Philadelphia Phillies
Golfers At Sandwich Sun May Eight Reports From Practice
United Press reports from Sandwich England describe Jim Barnes posting a 69 and 70 in 36 holes with Hagen erratic and Mehlhorn slightly stale. Tommy Armour faced a tough course and Jose Jurado defeated Armour 2 up in a 36 hole practice match despite wind driving a ball into a gallery injuring a girl briefly.
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Jim Barnes
Walter Hagen
Barnes
Hagen
Bill Mehlhorn
Tommy Armur
Prince’s
Miss Bunker
U.P
Jose Jurado
Tommy Armour
United States
Jurado
Wednesday results in baseball and league play
American Association games in Kansas City Columbus St Paul Minneapolis Louisville Milwaukee Toledo with scores listed. National League outcomes include Cincinnati St Louis New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Boston Pittsburgh Chicago. American League results show St Louis Cleveland Detroit Chicago New York Philadelphia rain noted.
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Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Eae Wee
Pittsburgh
Ewe Weeee
St. Louis Eeenwee
Boston
Scsccesse
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Philadelphia
American OF Ague
Neveland Wee Bane
St. Louis
Detroit
Washington Il
American Association
Kansas City
Columbus
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Louisville
Milwaukee
Toledo
Cleveland
Washington
Games Today Featuring Columbus at Kansas City and More
Columbus faces Kansas City while Toledo meets Milwaukee Indianapolis plays St Paul Louisville duels Minneapolis Cincinnati hosts St Louis and Boston travels to Pittsburgh. An additional Philadelphia at Boston game rounds out the schedule with none other listed.
Distance Runners Set for Chicago Trip in Three Days
James Powers reports the Pyle trans continental runners depart from here toward Pontiac about 35 miles away. In yesterday's 34.6 mile Lincoln run John Sale Passaic tied for first with Harry Rea Long Beach in 4 24 30 while Harry Abramowitz New York was third in 4 49 13. Peter Gavuzzi Southampton led elapsed time finishing sixteenth and Andrew Payne Claremore came in eighth.
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Chicago
Pontiac
John Sale
Passiac
N. J
Lincoln
Harry Rea
Long Beach
Calif
Harry Abramowitz
New York
Peter Gavuzzi
Southampton
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Williams Leads Athletics Over Braves 9 to 3
Cy Williams propelled the Philadelphia Athletics to a 9 to 3 win over the Braves while rain kept the Philadelphia and Boston teams idle.
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Braves
Philadelphia Athletics
Boston Red Sox
Ruth and Gehrig Shine in Four Up At Bat
Babe Ruth grounded out twice and doubled in four up while scoring once for the Yankees. Lou Gehrig singled once in three, scoring a run. Harry Heilmann singled once in four, scoring and driving in a run for the Tigers. Rogers Hornsby failed to hit in three at bats but scored. Paul Waner singled twice in four, scoring and driving in a run and making an error. Kiki Cuyler had two singles in four, scoring twice and driving in two. Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker were idle.
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Yankees
Lou Gehrig
Harry Heilmann
Tigers
Rogers Hornsby
Braves
Paul Waner
Pirates
Kiki Cuyler
Cubs
Ty Cobb Tris Speaker
The
Athletics
Amsterdam Olympic Games to be Broadcast on Air
The Dutch National Olympic committee will accept offers from broadcasting companies to televise the Amsterdam Games. The plan was reported by the London Daily Mail correspondent in The Hague.
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U.P
Amsterdam
Hague
London Daily Mail
Cardinals put three regulars on sick list
On May 1 4U P report from St Louis says Chick Hafey Bob O Farrell Wattie Holm are sidelined. Hafey concussion from collision with wall. O Farrell thumb battered by a foul ball. Holm to have operation for a tumor behind right shoulder. Walter Roettger fills in for Hafey Ray Blades for Roettger Davis and Manucuso cover O Farrell High bats Holm slot.
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Cardinals
Chick Hafey
Bob O'Farrell
Wattie Holm
Hafey
O'Farrell
Holm
Walter Roettger
Ray Blades
Roettger
Davis
Manucuso
High
Cubs Enthusiastic Over Bill Cissell Showing
Chicago Cubs fans rally around Bill Cissell the $125000 rookie whose hitting streak reached fourteen games before Carroll ended it. In nineteen games he has 26 hits for a .352 average and strong fielding, rising as a standout since the Black Sox revelations era.
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White Sox
Bill” Cissell
Carroll
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Sox
Risberg
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The
Northwestern Notre Dame Grid Pact Publicized
The five year deal makes Notre Dame close the regular season with Northwestern in Evanston starting in 1929. Notre Dame agrees not to play Army or Navy in Chicago for five years after the 1928 Navy game at Soldier Field.
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Soldier's Field
Walker Hodkins Set in Chicago At White Sox Park
Promoter Jim Mullen announced June 21 as the date for the middleweight title bout between Mickey Walker the title holder and Ace Hodkins the Nebraska challenger to be held at White Sox Park in Chicago.
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Jim Mullen
Mickey Walker
Ace Hodkins
Nebraska
White Sox Park
Horace Lisenbee Pitches to Babe Ruth in Notable Matchup
The report notes Washington pitcher Horace Lisenbee pleasing Babe Ruth with his offerings and cites Ruth's three season home runs coming with Lisenbee on the mound. It mentions other quirky lines about beer and obscure figures, reflecting a scattered sports and social snippet.
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Washington
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Strangler Lewis Defeats Lutze in Chicago Bout
Ed Strangler Lewis defends heavyweight wrestling title by defeating Nick Lutze of Chicago. Lewis used a head lock and body slam to pin Lutze in 1 hour 29 minutes 35 seconds. Lutze knocked unconscious and could not continue. Also note Bud Taylor travels to French Lick Springs for 10 days of training ahead of scheduled bouts with Vic Barone and Kid Francis.
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U.2
Bud Taylor
Vic Barrone
Indianapolis
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New York
Chalmers Cissell Draws Notice For Early Batting Strides
Chalmers Cissell attracts attention for his batting in the early weeks of the major league race though his fielding is noted as superior.
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Chalmers Cissell
Cardinal outfielder Tarbert treads OSU memory lane
Arlie Tarbert, serving in the Boston Red Sox outfield, is only a year removed from Ohio State, recalling his campus days as he pursues major league success.
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Arlie Tarbert
Boston Red Sox
Ohio State
Two Dodgers Greats Lead Brooklyn Pitching Duo
Brooklyn features two of the majors top pitchers, Jess Petty and Dazzy Vance, forming a formidable duo for the Dodgers. Their dominance on the mound signals strong chances for wins as the season unfolds.
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Jess Petty
Dazzy Vance
Home Run Leaders and Club Names From Old Box Scores
Fragmentary list shows players and teams like Bissonette Robins O Doul Giants Frisch Cardinals Wilson Cubs Webb Cubs Hendrick Robins Grantham Pirates Lindstrom Ruth Hauser Williams Red Sox Easterling Tigers Tondstrom Giants John Giants Williams Phillies. Partial tallies and positions are unclear in the damaged OCR.
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Yankees
Hauser
Athletics
Williams
Red Sox
Easterling
Tigers
Tondstrom
Giants
John
Baseball league totals and percentages
The data shows National League .66008 with 72, American League .ce0e at 46, summing to a total of 118 across leagues. The figures appear as coded values rather than standard percentage formats.
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National League
American League
Oregon Aggies football star suspended over liquor rules
Dave Luby of the Oregon Aggies was suspended until September after being found guilty by the student council of violating college liquor regulations. Devereux Milburn and Tommy Hitchcock are cited as polo idols among fans.
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Dave Luby
Oregon Aggies
Devereux Milburn
Tommy Hitchcock
Waner Frisch Lead Big Six In Quiet Ruth Day
Paul Waner and Frank Frisch top the Big Six standings as Babe Ruth has a quieter day while the Yankees lose 9 to 5 in Washington. Waner collects two hits in a 9-8 Pirates win over the Cubs in 10 innings, boosting his average to .882 and keeping him in first place. Frisch moves into second, replacing Kiki Cuyler, while Hornsby goes hitless as Philadelphia edges the Braves. Standings show Waner .882 in 166 games with 814 at bats and 260 hits. Frisch .352 in 177 games with 116 at bats and 26 runs. Hornsby .346. Cobb .338. Ruth .308. Heilmann .248.
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Washington
Paul Waner
Paul
Pirates
Cubs
Frisch
Kiki Cuyler
Hornsby
Phila
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Cobb
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Athletics
Ruth
Heilmann
Tigers
Burke Ruled Ineligible for Indiana Baseball
Bloomington Indiana May 3 Captain Jimmy Burke of the Indiana University baseball team was ruled ineligible for further games after having played last summer with a semi professional team.
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Ind
Jimmy Burke
Inediana University
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