Red Sox Fall Short In Ninth Inning Misplay
Washington wins 2 to 1 as Falkenberg falters late. Laporte walks and Unglaub bunts, loading bases with one out, but McGuire’s trio of pinch hitters fail to convert. Criger’s liner to right center drives in Boston’s lone run, while Unglaub makes a key defensive stop and a double play to end Boston’s rally.
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Falkenberg
McGuire
Washington
Laporte
Bill Carrigan
Criger
Boston
Carrigan
McConnell
Shipke
Prueitt
Senators
Lord
Wagner
Unglaub
Pickering
Gessler
Ganley
Clymer
Freeman
Bacon
Bob” Unglaub
Lou Criger
Lou
Pruettt
Thoney
Cicotte
Prusett
Nic 2
McBride
Delahanty
Bostons
Bates
Burch
Browne
Beaumont
McGann
Maloney
Bowerman
Ritchey
Bill’ Dahlen
Brooklyns
Lewis
Kelley Doves Lose to Brooklyn in New York Game
In Brooklyn's 9th inning rally the visitors pulled ahead with a string of hits. Boston pitcher Flaherty struggled as Wilhelm and Burch led a sharp attack. Lumley’s defense kept Boston from steady offense despite late threats.
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Wilhelm
Burch
Boston
Brooklyn
Lumley
Patsy” Flaherty
Lewis
Kelley
Pattee
Maloney
Jordan
Alperman
Flaherty
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Aliperman
Hummell
Bergen
Eacsanlge
Bates
F Ossen
Browne
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McGann
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Ritchey
Dahlen
SS Ee
O Sweeney
Vu Bowerman
P Seen
St Eeae
Emslie and Rudderham
Waddell Shuts Out Chicago as St. Louis Wins
St. Louis defeated Chicago 1 to 0 in an American League game. Waddell pitched effectively, holding Chicago to a single ball past the infield while St. Louis secured the decisive run.
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Chicago
Detroit Opens With Dramatic Comeback Then Overtime Loss
Detroit opened its season with a nine inning rally to erase a five run deficit by scoring three in the sixth and tying in the ninth and 11th. Mullin faltered in the 12th as the home team fell after heavy hitting by Cobb and La Jolie with runners aboard. A season opening crowd set a new attendance record.
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Mullin
Cobb
Lajolie
April 18 in Annals of Sport 1863 1902
Entry recaps historic sports notes including Fillmore’s five mile wagon trot in 13 16 at San Francisco in 1863 and Dole Yale instructor’s death in 1887. It lists bouts in California: Jack Munroe and Hank Griffin 20 rounds draw at Watsonville Aston Twin Sullivan over George Cole in 10 rounds and 1904 Stockton draw between Rube Smith and Kid Williams. Also Pueblo 1900 Twin Sullivan knockout of Rube Smith in the 15th round.
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San Francisco
Fillmore
W. C. Dole
Yale College
New Haven
Watsonville
Cal
Jack Munroe
Hank Griffin
Aston
Jack
Virginia Tech Beats Lehigh 6 5 In Blacksburg
In Blacksburg Virginia Tech edged Lehigh University 6 to 5. At Richmond A and M College North Carolina defeated Princeton 14 to 4.
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Virginia Polytechnic
Lehigh University
Richmond
A. & M. College
North Carolina
Princeton
Harvard Faces Fordham In Pre-Trip Battle At Annapolis
Harvard pitcher Hicks seeks victory against Fordham ace Mahoney as the Crimson line up Aronson and Lanigan behind him. The April recess trip to Annapolis follows this southern game, with Pieper, Donovan, Brigham and a large squad traveling.
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Fordham
Uege
Mahoney
Yale
Young Hicks
Aronson
Lanigan
Annapolis
Pieper
Donovan
Brigham
Rubber McClusky
Boyer
Brennan
Briggs
Bush
Carlisle
Currier
Dana
Hall
Hartford
Harvey
Jordan
Keefe
Kemble
Leonard
McCall
Pounds
Simons
Slater
International Chess Windup in Vienna Ends With Tense Finish
The international chess tourney concluded in Vienna on April 17 after starting March 28. Duras Schlechter and Maroczy shared the top three prizes, Rubinstein and Teichmann followed, with Spielmann, Mieses, Perlis and Tartakower occupying positions seven to nine, and Marshall with Leonhardt making the tenth. In the final round Johner defeated Reti and Marshall drew Swiderski.
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Duras
Schlechter
Maroczy
Rubinstein
Teichmann
Spielmann
Mieses
Perlis
Tartakower
Marshall
Leonhardt
Johner
Reti
Swiderski
Athletics Face Spin dle City In Afternoon Derby
Burchell the left hand pitcher may miss 10 days after an accident to his forefinger. Yan nigan meets Spin dle City with Cicotte Maire Carlisle Barrett Sullivan P Donahue Frank Donahue and Ostdick in the lineup. Gessler and Lord show promising plays as Boston prepares for Sunday’s Providence game at Rocky Point.
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Lowell
Yannigan
Spindle City
Cicotte
Maire
Carlisle
Barrett
Sullivan
P. Donahue
Frank Donahue
Ostdick
Providence
Rocky Point
Boston
Boxers Heavily Pick Lewis To Beat Mellody In Armory Show
Gossip around town centers on Harry Lewis to decisively defeat Honey Mellody at the Armory A. A. Tuesday night. Lewis points to KO wins over Prendergast, Herrick, Fitzgerald, Ward, Smith, Deshler, Goldswain and Mintell as proof of superiority. Mellody’s only losses came at the hands of Ryan Thomas and Mintell, with carelessness cited as his flaw. Moran sails for England, Baldwins Hurley set to debut in New York, and Revere Herrera last fought in 1906 at Chelsea.
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Honey Mellody
Armory
A. A
Lewis
Tommy Prendergast
Kid Herrick
Willie T.fitzgerald
Mike Ward
Rube Smith
Dave Deshler
Jack Goldswain
Frank Mintell
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Mellody
Dayton
New Haven
Buddy Ryan
Joe Thomas
Ryan
Honey
Owen Moran
Abe Attell
England
America
Matty Baldwin
Rattling Hurley
New York
Hurley
Tommy Mar
Revere—Herrera
Chelsea
Kid Goodman
New York Giants Dominate Phillies In Opener
In Philadelphia on April 17 the New York Giants routed the Phillies 14 to 2 as Philadelphia pitchers were hammered and fielding errors compounded the loss. Second baseman Doyle suffered a leg injury in practice and was carried from the field.
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New York
New York Americans
Philadelphia
Orth
Chesbro
Doyle
Pittsburg Defeats St Louis 3-0 on Strong Hitting
Pittsburg won the third straight game against St Louis with a 3 to 0 victory. Strong hitting and a fumble by O Rourke contributed to the win.
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O'Rourke
Moeller
Wee Sae AB
Fae
Leach
Sabre Ewes
Clarke
Wilson
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Abbaticchio
Swacina
Ewes
Starr
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O'Connor
Bae Enae
Leever
Charles
Barry
Boe
Delehanty
Murray
Honey
Tilbert
Hostetter
Beebe
Carr
Louis
Chicago Wins 1 0 as Cincinnati Game Marred by Incident
Chicago edged Cincinnati 1 0. After the game left fielder Lobert was escorted from the field by police following a spectator's claim that the player spit in his face and struck him twice. Manager Ganzel was ejected for disputing a decision.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Lobert
Ganzel
Amateur Boxing Cards Set for Armory Bout Night
Amateur bouts at the Armory Athletic Association event promise four open classes at 105 125 145 pounds and heavy weight. Special bouts are being arranged for Friday evening in May.
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Armory Atletic Association
Baseball results from the pennant race headline
American League and National League results show New York beating Cleveland 12 to 2 in 12 innings, Detroit 8 over Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh 3 over St Louis. Slates list Washington at New York and St Louis at Chicago with Cleveland at Detroit upcoming.
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New York
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Brooklyn
St Louis
Oston O
Attee
Seeneee
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Enee
St. Louis Reser
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Cesses
Philadelhia
New
Yale Star Sprinter Pulls a Tendon
Yale star sprinter Gerald M. Butler of Evanston Illinois has pulled a tendon and will miss the spring meet at Yale and away meets at Princeton and Harvard. Captain Burch, another sprinter, is also sidelined by a similar injury.
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Gerald M. Butler
Evanston, Ill
Yale
Princeton
Harvard
Burch
Harrisburg and Hartford Scores Feature Regional Games
Scores from multiple regional games include Lancaster Buffalo 63 in Eastern division at Lancaster and Hartford 6 in a Conn matchup. Other listed pairings show New Haven and Montreal results, Waterbury Springfield 5 7, Bridgeport Newark 6, with Tigers and Giants appearances noted.
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