Braves Win Two From Cardinals
Braves take both ends of a doubleheader 4 to 1 and 4 to 2 as Ray Powell drives in the tying and winning runs in the morning and Jimmy Smith homers with two on base in the afternoon. Art Nehf and Bill Upham pitched for the Braves while Gene Packard started for the Cardinals.
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Ray Powell
Jimmy Smith
Braves
Stallings
St. Louis
Art Nehf
Bill Upham
Bunker Hill
Art
Leon Ames
Leon
Gene Packard
Packard
Wheeler
Smith
Ed Kenetchy
Ames
Koney
Honey
Roy Massey
Boston Force
Charley Herzog
Red Smith
Braves Cardinals Baseball Clash Details
A detailed box score from a Braves Cardinals game lists hitters like Heathcote Rawlings Herzog Powell Wickland and J C Smith with runs and errors. Pitchers Nehf Ames Upham May are noted with line scores and attendance figures around 3 to 10 thousand.
Cardinals Rally Past Braves In Extra Play
In a late tilt, Boston ties on a double by Heathcote and a later rally with Herzog and Powell. Upham concedes five hits over two rough innings as the Cards strike for two runs in the third and win with a fourth score on Massey’s sacrifice fly.
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Art Nehf
Baird
Cruise
Wilson
Red Smith
Braves
Rawlings
Hornsby
Herzog
Wickland
Paulette
Ames
Honey
Travesser
Iooney
Redg
Pairol
Gonzales
Boston
ST. Louis
Powell
J.c.smith
K'netchy
Tragesser
Massey
Rehg
Nehf
Smyth
H'theote
Cruisers
Wallace
Uwheeler
eSnyder
Konetchy
BORAT
Heathcote
Smith
Kohetchy
Klem and
Emslie
Jim Smith
Pong Suir
Snyder
Packard
J. C. Smith
Kelly
Henry
Upham
Klem and Emslie
Baseball matchups listed for three leagues
In the American League Detroit visits St Louis while in the National League St Louis plays Boston Chicago faces Brooklyn Cincinnati battles New York with Pittsburg Philadelphia. The Eastern League shows Springfield at Worcester Providence at Hartford New Haven at New London and Bridgeport at Waterbury.
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Boston
New York
Cleveland
Settee
Chicago
St. Louis
Washington
Philadelphia
Detroit
Seereeseenes
Boston ST. Louis
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Washington Poets
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Hartford
Bridgeport
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New Haven Wean Ee
Tartford
Providence Eere
Springfield
Worcester
New Haven
New London
Waterbury
Braves Fall Short as Packard Sparks Rally
In a tense contest Packard's pitching steadied after a shaky start as Wickland walked, Red Smith and Jimmy Smith delivered key hits in the seventh. The Braves compiled three hits through six innings before Packard's late rally powered a 1-2 run advantage, with Joe Kelly extra-base impact in the eighth.
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Baird
Rehg
Packard
Braves
Wickland
Red Smith
Jimmy Smith
Joe Kelly
Wheeler
Lela
Kelly
Burns' Home Run Wins for Giants in Tight Victory
New York defeated Cincinnati 2 to 1 on June 17 as Burns hit a decisive eighth inning home run to break a deadlock. The pitchers' duel featured Sallee for Cincinnati and Schneider for New York, with the home team prevailing.
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Burns
Giants
New York
Cincinnati
Sallee
Schneider
A. Burns
Groh
Young
Ll. Magee
Fletcher
Neale
Kauff
Chase
Zim’ Man
S.magee
Holke
Liz Griffith
Rariden
Rodriguez
L Magee
Zimmérman
Griffith
Fletche
Vitcher
Y Sallee
Allen
Schmandt to Colors Griner to Factory
Brooklyn Nationals fielder Roy Schmandt joins military service while pitcher Dan Griner goes to a munition factory. The club announces the signing of 19 year old local schoolboy Pitener Herman.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Roy Schmandt
Brooklyn Nationals
Dan Griner
Pitener Herman
Conley Narrowly Misses Trans Miss Tournament Course Record
G L Conley of Brooklyn shot 76 over 18 holes at Hillcrest Club in Kansas City in the qualifying round of the trans Mississppi golf tournament. He went out 41 and back 35, two strokes from tying the course record.
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Kansas City
G. L. Conley
Brooklyn
Hillcrest Club
Conley
Baseball chatter points to July 4 Danbury bout and pennant pushes
The column surveys Fulton Dempsey matchups in Danbury on July 4 and notes Johnny Dundee versus Frankie Britt at the Armory. It cites Robison and Hendricks predicting the Giants’ pennant and discusses Reds Bears Chicago, Perry case buzz, GE event in Peabody, White Sox, Comiskey, and Nick Altrock's late-season form with the Griffiths.
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Fred Fulton
Jack Dempsey
Danbury
Johnny Dundee
Quietus
Frankie (Young) Britt
Armory
New Bedford Whaler
Giants
Wilbert Robinson
Jack Hendricks
Robby
Leach Cross and Rest of Early 20th Century Baseball Mentions
This note recalls O G F saying Navy pitcher Ernie Shore had his best year with the Red Sox in 1915 with 20 wins and 7 losses, mentions a 1914 Baltimore spell and a sale to Boston for R200, and notes office letters for B Osthues and F M McGrath. It also states Charlestown men in service may visit Braves Field Mondays after noon free of charge to see the gnomesp.
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G. F
Navy
Ernie Shore
Red Sox
Baltimore
B. Osthues
F. M. McGrath
Charlestown
Gnomesp
Braves Field
Highlanders and Tigers battle to 5-5 tie in Detroit
New York and Detroit played to a five to five draw after eight innings when the game ended to let Detroit catch a train. Peckinpaugh provided the tying run with a double in the eighth as New York erased an early Detroit lead, aided by hits from Cobb and Vitt and late fielding errors from Detroit.
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Detroit
New York
Peckinpaugh
Po.a
Ab.bil.po.a
Brsh
Gilhnoley
Vitt
Paugh
Cobb
Baker
Veach
Pratt
H'lmann
Pipp
Walters
Love
Veech
Heilmann
Young
Cunningham
Pino
Bedie
R. Jones
Bush
Innngs
Finneran
ball—Walters
Westbrook Wins New England Tennis Title
Walter Westbrook of Detroit city champion edged George W. Pike of Springfield in straight sets 6-3 6-2 6-3 to capture the New England championship in Hartford. He teamed with R L James of Saratoga, N Y, to win the doubles title the previous Saturday.
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Hartford
Indians Defeat Athletics 6 to 3 in Cleveland
Cleveland won four straight over Philadelphia 6 to 3 as Coveleskie held the visitors to three scattered hits after an early three run first inning. Perry took the loss in his first game since the ruling in Boston's favor and Evans hit a decisive homer in the sixth. Bat and Ball Day raised funds for Sammiess equipment.
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Cleveland
Philadelphia
Scott Perry
Mack
Boston Nationals
Athletics
National Baseball Commission
Boston
Coveleskie
Perry
Evans
Senators Defeat White Sox 2 to 1 in Chicago
Washington beat Chicago 2 to 1 as Johnson outpitched three local pitchers. Benz left after a bases loaded walk in the first. Milan, Leibold, and Felsch produced key plays with Milan scoring on a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly, while Leibold and Felsch added the eighth inning run for Chicago.
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Chicago
Washington
Johnson
Benz
Russell
Milan
Leibold
Felsch
Po.a
Po.a. Shotton
Murphy
Foster
Judge
E.clins
Morgan
Weaver
McBride
Risberg
Ainsmith
O Schalk
Johnsonu
Benzo
Danforth
J.collins
Batte
Shotton
Schalk
Medford Wins Suburban League Title
Medford High defeated Melrose 10 to 4 yesterday morning at the Fulton Street grounds to annex the Suburban League title.
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Medford High
Melrose
Fulton Street
Medford
Medford Meets English High In Postseason Showdown
Medford hosts Boston city champions English High in a Saturday postseason game. Gillis hit a sixth inning home run as Donnellan went zero for the first time this season. Coach Mansfield subbed early and late, rewarding reserves in the final innings.
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Medford
English High
Gillis
Charley Donnellan
Jim Mansfield
Swedish Runner A Zander Sets 2000 Meters Mark
Stockholm June 17 A Zander the Swedish runner today ran 2000 metres in 5 minutes 30.25 seconds claiming a new record. Last year in Stockholm he ran 2000 metres in 5 minutes 31 seconds described as a world record at the time. The American Amateur Athletic Union has no 2000 metre figures in its records.
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Stockholm
A. Zander
Zander
American Amateur Athletic Union
Mays Shuts Out the Browns 8-0
St. Louis June 17 The Red Sox rout the Browns 8 to 0 as Mays dominates allowing three late hits and only one batter to reach third. Ruth and Whiteman lead drives with Scott Thomas and Schang also contributing in a hot game that sees Boston win easily.
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Boston Post
Oe Stallings
ST. Louis
Red Sox
Browns
Mays
Barrow Brigade
Sox
Gallia
Houck
Davenport
Scott
Thomas
Whiteman
Ruth
Boston
Hooper
Shean
Gideon
Smith
Schang
Whitey
Strunk
Wright
Sth
Boron Mieseis Sa
Tobin
Sisler
Austin
St. Louis Nationals catcher ordered to report for army service
Frank Snyder, catcher for the St. Louis Nationals, was notified to report for national army service on June 24 at his San Antonio Texas home.
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ST. Louis
Frank Snyder
St. Louis Nationals
National Army
San Antonio
Tex
Dodgers Defeat Cubs 4-3 in Ninth-Inning Rally
Brooklyn wins 4-3 after a 15-hit day as Miller and M Wheat spark a ninth inning rally. Grimes scores on a fumble by Deal to tie then Daubert drives in Wheat with his fourth hit. Cheney steadies after a rocky start.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyns
Miller
M. Wheat
Douglas
Tyler
Johnston
Deal
Grimes
Daubert
Cheney
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