Two Games Today At Sox Park
In a double header at Fenway Park the Red Sox and Indians clash as they jostle for the American League lead with the Yankees in close pursuit. Carl Mays and Sam Jones oppose Guy Morton and either Ensmann or Coveleskie as Babe Ruth returns to the box and Dave Shean and Amos Strunk rejoin the lineup.
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Hank Gowdy Learning to Be a Gasper in France Letter
Hank Gowdy states in a letter dated May 8 1918 from France that he has been moved from artillery to the gas division and serves as a regular gas non commissioned officer. He notes recent combat, mentions a Bowie plane downed and reports on baseball in Boston Paris papers and family at Columbus.
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30 Mile Bicycle Race Tonight at Revere Track
The 30 mile handicap motor paced race postponed from Saturday will be run tonight at the Revere track. Riders include George Wiley on scratch Elmer Collins Lynn with five laps Clarence Carman four laps and Paul Suter three laps. A tandem race features Patsy Logan and Hughie McPartland versus Tim Sullivan and Marcel Berger.
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George Wiley
Elmer Collins
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Hughie McePartland
Tim Sullivan
Western League Quits Season Abruptly in Omaha
In Omaha on July 7, Western league directors voted unanimously to end professional baseball for the season. Club presidents attended the meeting and announced the dissolution during today’s games.
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Browns Bunch Beats Washington 3-0 Behind Walter's Win
St Louis pounded Johnson for a second straight victory over Washington 2 to 0 in the described game. Sotheron held Washington to three singles and yielded only an unthreatening effort. Austin tripled and stole home in the ninth as St Louis collected 7 hits and took advantage of Washington mistakes.
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Lexington Golf Club Seeks Land for 18 Hole Course
At a Lexington Golf Club executive board meeting tomorrow evening the purchase of town land to enlarge the links is discussed. The plan aims to double the course size to 18 holes, with work likely delayed until after the war.
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Chicago Giants Rally Past New York 6-1
Chicago attacked in the third inning and built a 6- to-1 lead over New York behind Douglas who held the visitors to five hits. Zimmerman Hollocher and Flack led the offense with two bases each as Chicago notched five runs on seven hits. Perritt started for New York and lasted four innings before being relieved.
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Phillies and Reds split doubleheader in Cincinnati
Philadelphia won game one 5 to 2 while Cincinnati took the nightcap 4 to 3. Roush and Pearce were injured in a collision at first base during the first game, ending their participation. Watson earned the win in the second game while Toney took the loss after allowing 11 hits.
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Baseball doubleheader results across cities and teams
In Columbus versus Toledo the first game ended 8 to 1 with Columbus winning and the second game 6 to 0 for Toledo. Kansas City faced Minneapolis with a 1 0 result in the first game and Minneapolis won 5 1 in the second. St Paul split with Milwaukee 4 3 in the first game and 8 2 in the second. Louisville beat Indianapolis 12 7 in the first game and Indianapolis won 6 1 in the second.
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Cleveland at Boston and other NBA matchups listed
National and pastern pairings include Boston versus Pittsburg Brooklyn versus St. Louis New York against Chicago Philadelphia meeting Cincinnati and Cleveland visiting Boston plus regional rivalries Hartford New London Providence Springfield matchups noted in pastern listings.
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Dodgers Split Twinbill with Cardinals in St Louis
In St Louis on July 7 the Dodgers and Cardinals split a doubleheader. The Cardinals won 2 1 in eight innings, breaking a 2 2 tie on Fisher double and Daubert error. Brooklyn claimed the second game in 10 innings 2 1 with Johnston Olson and Daubert delivering the decisive hits.
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Shore May Return to Red Sox Pitching Duties
Ernie Shore now studying at the ensign school in Wakefield and may be allowed to pitch for the Boston Red Sox occasionally. If he reappears at Fenway Park it would boost the club’s pennant hopes, though he will need a few days to regain pitching form and Indians visit Boston soon.
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Propaganda Rockets and Balloons Deployed by Allies
Paris reports that allied forces use specially designed rifles to fire propaganda grenades over enemy lines and deploy cloth balloons carrying literature. Balloons lift 20 pounds of papers and drop 0.25 pounds every 15 minutes, reaching up to 25 miles in a wind.
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Campbell to head B P C E
Bruce A. Campbell of East St. Louis, Ill., will be the next grand exalted ruler of the Elks with no opposition. Fred Harper of Lynchburg, Va., retires and backs a new million dollar war relief fund and membership certificates for veterans awaiting initiation.
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Pipp Delayed Hit Sends Ball Into Right Field Bleachers
Walter Pipp, once a home run king in the American League, delayed until June 9 to smash a circuit ball. It came off Bert Gallia's delivery at St. Louis and flew into the right-field bleachers.
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Bert Gallia
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Death notices for Brennan and Galligan in local obituaries
Michael J. Brennan aged 33 of 32 Langley Rd Brighton a late Boston police officer. Funeral service details pending. Herbert M Galligan son of Matthew and Theresa died in Nahant aged 7 9 months with funeral from 16 Chilton St Cambridge on Tuesday at 2 pm. Relatives and friends attended.
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Pair of Feet Found on the Bureau Mystery
Alfred Yu Chin runs a Chinese laundry at 30 Dartmouth Street. A friend who works for him brings a folding bed from his rice fields of China. The back room holds tubs iron ing boards and a table used for meals and the folding bed. He says it was bought to improve comfort over sleeping on the floor.
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Bed Trick Goes Wrong in Chinatown Workshop
Yu Chin, a Chinatown resident, bought a mysterious bed that folds into a bureau and can reveal hidden spaces. The device nearly suffocated him when it closed with him inside, leaving him injured but alive. He vowed to sleep on the floor thereafter.
Service Flag Presented to Caledonian Club in Roxbury
A service flag honoring 65 Boston Caledonian Club members was formally presented by Mrs. Thomas Bell to W. A. Riggs, club chief, before hundreds at Caledonian Grove Roxbury. A flagpole on the club grounds raised the American flag above the service flag as former chiefs James Grant Walter Lamb George Scott John G. Munro and John Green assisted.
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Fliers and Marines in Mourning
In a Sunday doubleheader at Braves Field under heavy rain, 14,000 fans watched. Bumkin Island with Lefty Durning pitched for the United States Marine Guards of the Boston navy yard, defeating them 5 to 3 while runners were picked off at first base.
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Lefty Durning
Brooklyn
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Boston Navy Yard
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Bumkin Island Beats Marine Guards in Rain Shortened Game
Ike Rikard pitched for the Marines but Bumkin Island opened with a speedy two runs and added three more in the third, aided by a walk and a Travers double. Hartley doubled and stole, and a late fourth inning rally driven by Hustin and O’Hare produced two more runs. In the second contest Camp Devens defeated Long Island A C 9 to 3 as McMahon held the aviators in check and Devens tallied in four innings, then added late-insurance runs.
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Hickman Will Go Into Navy
Jimmie Hickman, in class 1A of the selective draft, left the Robins today to enlist in the navy on his father's advice. He will join at Brooklyn Navy Yard or Norfolk, Va, with Jack Coombs covering his outfield spot and Ebbets seeking two minor leaguers as replacements.
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Dundee Britt bout canceled due to injury
The Dundee Britt boxing match slated for this week is off after Dundee broke a small bone in his hand in Cleveland on Saturday. He will be out for at least six weeks. If a replacement cannot be found, an all star card will be staged.
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Middlesex Sportsman Outing Planned at Riverhurst
The Middlesex Sportsman's Association will hold its annual outing on Wednesday at Riverhurst along the Concord River in Billerica. The event gathers local anglers and shooters for a day of recreation and fellowship.
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Baseball doubleheader results and hockey-like scores
Binghamton beat Jersey City 8 to 3 in game one and 9 to 3 in game two. Baltimore defeated Newark 6 to 2 in the first game and Newark won 7 to 1 in the second. Syracuse edged Toronto 1 to 0.
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Rehg's Homer Stuns Indians in Newport Baseball
The Second Naval District team defeated Cleveland 3 to 2 at Newport. Walter Rehg hit a home run with a man on base to supply the winning runs. Rehg Kelly and Powell, ex-Boston Nationals, played the navy outfield. Score by innings shows Second District 3 in the early frames while Cleveland managed 2 late runs. Batteries Schultz and Murphy for the Navy, Enzemann and Thomas for Cleveland.
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Texas League Ends 1918 Season After Fort Worth Quit
Texas League President J Walter Morris announced after noon that today’s games ended the 1918 season following Fort Worth quitting.
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