Local Teams Show Improvement in Week of Play
Both Gaston based clubs show progress as they push toward the championship. Nationals boost team batting by 47 points at home, with improved fielding and a stronger catching unit. Americans surge from .214 to .266 team batting, led by Thoney with 12 hits and a .300+ pace, Lord nine safeties, and Gessler nine hits to .293.
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St Louis Americans
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Athletics
Tenney Returns to Help Giants Face Old Friends
Fred Tenney arrives in Boston with the New York Giants and pledges strong work for manager John McGraw. He says McGraw is a shrewd leader who gets the best from players and expresses pride in helping the Giants succeed this season. Tenney chats with family in Winthrop and looks forward to proving himself with New York.
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Fred Tenney
McGraw
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Winthrop
Mac
New York
Soakem Daily Fusses Over Sports and Gossip Abroad
A playful newspaper page mocks sports coverage and society chatter. It notes Terence McGovern, McGuire, Warvard, Tenney, and Muggsy McGraw hinting at upcoming events and receptions. It wryly comments on Canadian golf’s Olympic plans and the Isoldent Club’s intrusion.
The Merry Widow Waltz and Freddie Burchell inquiry
A fragment mentions Freddie Burchell inquiring about a piece titled The Merry Widow Waltz. It hints he is a pitcher in the Boston American League context and references Annie Laurie. The text reads as an editoried inquiry by the Daily Soakem.
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Annie Laurie
Freddie
Ann
Unverified Claims Mention Authors and Figures
The note cites several figures across diverse settings including Joe Swelley and Bernard Shaw on Olaf the Binabsorber, Noah Brusso a French critic of money, a Swedish king seeking 1.5 million dollars, and others like Rube Waddell Sandy Ferguson oe Beaumont. It reads as a scattered, opinionated fragment with unclear connections.
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Joe Swelley
Olaf
Bernard Shaw
Noah Brusso
Sweden
Rube Waddell
Sandy Ferguson
Philadelphia
Oe Beaumont
Noted Characters Speak at Odd Union Meeting
Nuff Ced McGreevey comments on proper church attire. Editors from Daily Seakem invited to speak at Blacksmiths' Union. I Swatt refused, Bailey attends in armour. Bob Unglaus asked to pick up nickel plated hammer. Michael Reagan sang at a South Boston function.
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Seakem
Blacksmiths’ Union
I. Swatt
Bailey
Bob Unglaus
Michael Royal Rooter
Reagan
Bits of Baseball Highlights and Players Recalled
The write up notes crowded first base bleachers, joking around McGann and Tenney, and recalls the Yannigan term for younger players created by Mike Kelley in 1890. It discusses Cicotte knuckleball potential, Jesse Tannehill’s return to Boston, and strong batting by Lord Thorney Gessler McHale and McConnell. It also mentions Rube Waddell’s fluctuating form and Mack missing him.
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Alfred Weston
Ashmont
Mike Kelley
Kelley
Boxing card slated at Armory A A with Deshler Moody
At the Armory Athletic Club tomorrow night there will be an engagement between Dave Deshler of Cambridge and Willie Moody of Philadelphia. Moody impressed here before. Also set is Henry Myers of Charlestown against Young Limerick of Waverhill with Limerick seen as a promising bantam. Several three round preliminaries will precede the main bouts.
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Willie Fitzgerald
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Charles Griffen
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Willie Moody
Henry Myers
Young Limerick
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Yommy Lowe
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New Bedford
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Mike Glover
Tony Bender
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Dick Nelson
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Joe Cherry
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Saginaw
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Tommy Sullivan
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Bill Squires
Jem Roche
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Amby McGarry
Young Donahue
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Morris Harris
Jim Stewart
Jim Barry
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Walter Stanton
Paris
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EH. Parker
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Cambridge
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Charlestown
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Waverhill
Harvard Tracks for Dartmouth Dual Meet Expect Victory
After Easter recess Harvard track resumes hard training for the Dartmouth meet set at the Stadium one week hence. A Yale dual follows in three weeks, with preparation intensifying. Training shifts to the Union dining hall this week to refresh routines and meals.
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Yale Baseball Star Hurt as He Seeks Slide Training
Captain Tad Jones returned from the Yale Columbia game crippled again his prior ankle injury worsened and may keep him out for weeks Yale faces Penn next Saturday in a Big Four matchup Graduate Coach Redington and Jones visited the Polo Grounds to study how big leaguers slide Jones tried one slide and twisted his ankle Wheaton and Fels also suffer sprained ankles leaving Yale short-handed.
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Yale Nine
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Yale
University of Pennsylvania
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Tenney Brings Bitter Edge To Giants Doves Series
The opening series at South End grounds pits Fred Tenney and Bridwell against former teammates as New York and Boston clash. Tenney battles for vindication after the New York–Boston deal, while Bridwell seeks to prove his fielding and hitting worth. The crowd expects a hard fought, sentiment free contest with Conner for Boston and Ames or Matthewson for New York leading the charge.
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South End
Johnny McGraw
Bridwell
Tom Needham
Tenney
Hub
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Dahlen
Bowerman
Roger Bresnahan
Giants
Doves
New York
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Gotham
Fred
Conner
Ames
Matthewson
Joe Kelley
Cincinnati 4 Saint Louis 0 rout in National League game
Cincinnati defeated St. Louis 4 to 0 as errors by the Cardinals and timely hitting by the Reds led to an easy victory in an April game reported from Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
Tail O Ring Shop Opens at 611 Washington Street
A new up-to-date tail oring shop has opened at 611 Washington Street opposite Henry Siegel's. The store occupies new spacious quarters and offers good goods, honest value, and prompt courteous attention to both old and new customers.
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Henry Siegel
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