Braves Edge Toward Comeback Amid Slump Hindrances
The Braves, mired in a long slump, look to rebound this week with improved pitching and emerging hitting. Boss Stallings counts on Rudolph, Tyler, and a resurging lineup led by Schmidt to regain form as they face the Cardinals in a doubleheader followed by series with the Pirates and Reds.
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Champs
Rudolph
James
Strand
Tyler
Ragan
Hughes
Davis
Charley Schmidt
Dick Egan
Schmidt
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
Pittsburg Pirates
Cincinnati
Reds
Stallings
Huggins
Griner
Sallee
Playgrounds Open For Eight Week Summer Season
Concord opens the Centre and Junction playgrounds tomorrow for an eight week summer program with four supervisors. Activities include organized play, new apparatus, trips to Lake Walden for swimming, and a series of track and field meets to crown the playground champions. Lane leads the Centre boys, Miss Emma Clahane the girls. at Junction H A Dame and Miss Dora Brown supervise.
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Junction
Lake Walden
Concord Centre
Concord Junction
Lane
Emma Clahane
H. A. Dame
Waltham High School
Dora Brown
Winchester High School
Zwilling powers Chicago as two homers drive win
In a July 11 Federal League doubleheader Chicago beat Kansas City 7 to 2 behind Zwilling two home runs and a double and Brown’s steady pitching in game one. Kansas City salvaged game two 4 to 3 with a late rally led by Flack homering with two on. Packard pitched well for Kan City. Brown and Fischer closed Chicago’s defense.
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Kansas City
Zwilling
Brown
Johnson
Main
Packard
Flack
R.H.E
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City
Fischer
Easterly
R.H.E. Kan
Prendergast
McConnell
Wilson
Taber and Higgins Stars at Millrose Games
Norman Taber of the B. A. A. and former Brown and Oxford student nearly beat John Paul Jones world mile record at Celtic Park New York. Taber ran 4 minutes 17 3-5 seconds with no challenger in the final stretch. Higgins also starred in the event.
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Brown
Oxford
John Paul Jones
Millrose
Celtic Park
New York City
Mel Sheppard
Te Taber
California
Shep
Taber breaks park record at Millrose as Higgins shines
Taber, returning as a top miler, beats Kiviat and Bell in the Millrose mile, clocking 1 56 to win a tight finish while Meehan and Garvey trail. Higgins dominates early in the Millrose 660 yard race, leading past Meredith before Meredith overtakes him in the stretch.
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Celtic Park
Joe Higgins
Holy Cross
A. C
Ted Meredith
Millrose
Boston
Gotham
Brown
Oxford
Jones
Kiviat
Bell
University
Meadowbrook A. A
Meehan
wiHiggins
LeRoy Campbell
Chicago University
Meredith
Gossip for Motorists and Club News
Wess Bead RE bd I J S Hathaway New England branch manager of the White Company celebrated the Company Trophy for best showing by a White branch with an old fashioned clam bake at Marshfield. Walter Bliss organizes Bay State Automobile Association golfers for a handicap tournament. At the Motor Club of New York annual meeting S S Toback was reelected president with EF Co J McShane Poertner Nichols Korbel as officers.
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New England
Marshfield
Walter Bliss
Bay State Automobile Association
The
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S. S. Toback
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EF. Co. J. McShane
William C. Poertner
James C. Nichols
Edward F. Korbel
Newark Ninety-Nine Sparks Win 2-1 Over Baltimore
Rariden’s all around play and Moseley’s spit ball decide a 2-1 Newark victory. Newark breaks through in the ninth with hits by Campbell, Roush and Scheer to edge Baltimore, as Moseley and Rariden hold the visitors. Batteries Moseley and Rariden Bailey and Owens.
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N. J
Rariden
Baltimore
Moseley
Campbell
Roush
Scheer
R.H.E. Newark
Bailey
Owens
St. Louis Beats Pittsburg 4 1 In Seven-Hit Showdown
St. Louis wins 4 to 1 after seven hits each side. Crandall scattered Pittsburg hits while St. Louis bunched theirs in the second and third frames. Batteries Crandall Hartley for St. Louis Knetzer Berry for Pittsburg.
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Crandall
R.H.E
Hartley
Knetzer
Berry
Pitchers Hitting Aids Red Sox and League Leaders
Red Sox pitchers hit well this week boosting team average to .309 while opponents struggled to .216. Janvrin, Cady, Speaker lead Boston hitters. Cobb and Doyle chase century hits, with Alexander of the Phillies top overall. National league pitchers suppress hitters as Rob ertson and Groh return to form and Paired leaders shift across leagues.
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Foster
Ruth
Wood
Mays
Boston
Janvrin
Cady
Speaker
Lewis
Braves
Connolly
Tyler
Cobb
Crawford
Maisel
New York
Doyle
Giants
Smith
Good
Sater
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Zimmerman
Brooklyn
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Baird
Pittsburg
Saier
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Henriksen
Charley White to Meet Milburn Saylor in Chicago Bout
Boxing fans inquire about Charley White the Chicago lightweight who returns for a fourth appearance to face Milburn Saylor of Indianapolis in a high power bout tomorrow night.
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Chicago
Milburn Saylor
Indianapolis
Ray Bronson
Young Saylor
White
Bronson
Saylor
White and Saylor Set For Sweet Punching Showdown
The article analyzes White s slim build and flat footed stance as keys to his power and knockouts in the lightweight class. Milburn Saylor fights similar but more aggressive, prompting fans to expect a fast action bout. A second bout features Dan McDonald versus George Robinson in an eight round set.
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Kid McCoy
Milburn Saylor
Indianapolis
Saylor
Dan McDonald
George Robinson
Cedar Rapids Man Pitches 24 Innings in Doubleheader
Freq Mellinger of the Cedar Rapids Central Association team pitched 24 innings to win a doubleheader against Marshalltown 4 to 0 and 8 to 2. He allowed four hits in the first game and two runs on 11 hits in the 15 inning second game. Marshalltown scored in the 12th and 18th, while the rest of the day remained scoreless.
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Freq Mellinger
Cedar Rapids Central Association
Marshalltown
Mellinger
Baseball in Brief Form Stillman era league matchups
Baseball in Brief Form lists many matchups across leagues. In the American League Boston visits Detroit while New York plays Cleveland and Philadelphia meets St. Louis. Other pairings include Washington at Chicago and Chicago at Brooklyn in the National League.
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Speaker
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Daubert
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Hockey Scores From Rochester and Jersey City
Rochester defeated Providence 6 0 while Jersey City edged Toronto 6 5 in the second game Jersey City then beat Toronto 4 8 in a later matchup and completed a doubleheader slate.
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Providence
Toronto
Jersey City
Second Annual Holliston Outing Highlights Track Notes
Old Timers' Association strengthens, with Meredith outpacing Campbell and Higgins close behind in a windy 660 yard race at Celtic Park. Speculation grows that Panama-Pacific selections may shift to favor first string athletes for coast games.
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Old Timers’ Association
Holliston
Duffeys 2 Sports Big season ahead for picnic games
Hub recognizes a fan despite fast hellos as Duffeys 2 Sports notes a busy sanctioned schedule this season. J Frank Facer cites more approvals than any year while Holy Cross fifer Joe Higgins rests before coast games. Bart Sullivan says the half mile training has him ready for San Francisco meeting Meredith Campbell and Dave Caldwell.
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Joe Higgins
Holy Cross
Bart Sullivan
San Francisco
Meredith, Campbell
Dave Caldwell
Letters and boxing notes from the era
Letters to John Haydock and Edward Walshe note no Boston Lodge Odd Fellows games date yet to be announced. Fistic-Milburn Saylor defeated Bat Nelson and Jack Britton in the local ring, winning a decision over Nelson in 12 rounds on Oct 3, 1911, and losing by foul to Britton in six rounds on Sept 7, 1912. A request asks for Jack Johnson's birth date, March 1, 1871, Galveston Texas.
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Boston Lodge of Odd Fellows
Fiftic
Milburn Saylor
Bat Nelson
Jack Britton
Nelson
Britton
Barrow Denies Report Of Club Transfers
President Ho ward Barrow of the International league dismissed rumors that Buffalo and Jersey City clubs would move to Scranton and Reading. He stated the move was never contemplated and that the league plans to return to Newark next season with prominent local backers.
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Howard Barrow
International League Today
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Jersey City
Scranton
Reading
International League
Newark
Baseball scores from American Association doubleheader day
The ledger shows multiple June results with teams Columbus Milwaukee Minneapolis Louisville St Paul Indianapolis Kansas City Cleveland and others. Notable: Columbus beat Milwaukee 11 2 in game one and 6 8 in game two. Kansas City defeated Cleveland 8 4 in both games. St Paul swept Indianapolis 6 1 and 1 0. Minneapolis split with Louisville 8 4 and 1 0.
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Minneapolis
Louisville
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Cleveland
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