Base Ball Opens With Giants and Athletics Showdowns
The season starts at the southed grounds with Selee's Giants hosting a long slate of games including Boston and Brooklyn. Matthewson and Ganzel join a retooled lineup while Doyle and Grady are out. Athletics thrash Boston 14 runs as Cross and Seybold pace the attack with Kel lum on the mound.
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Brooklyn
Boston
Giants
Doyle
Grady
Ganzel
Christian Matthewson
Matthewson
Rusi
Dineen
Pittenger
Demontreville
Lowe
Crosius
Hahn's Curves Beat St Louis in Cincinnati Victory
Hahn's pitches dominated as Cincinnati defeated St Louis in a game. Jones lasted until the sixth, relieved by Powell, with an attendance of about 6000.
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ST. Louis
Hahn
Cincinnati
Jones
Powell
Louis
R PO Burkett
Tonovan
McGann
Irwin
Steinfeldt
McBride
Saul Jones
Wes Olrifice
Y Powell
Beckley
Corcoran
Dwyer
Wad Dell Starts for Pittsburg as Chicago Leads Early
Chicago uses three hits and a wild pitch by Wad Dell to score four runs before Chesbro relieves him. Taylor of Pittsburgh is effective but unable to reverse the deficit. Attendance 2300. Score: Chicago 8 Pittsburgh 3.
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Chicago
Pittsburg
Penn
Rube Waddell
Ford
Chesbro
Taylor
Childs
Hartzell
Dolan
CS Shivee
Sen
Green
Doyle
Dexter
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Clarke
Beaumont
Bransfield
Green Delehanty
Ah Anal
Childs Aroick
Waddell
Donahue
Wadlie
Dell
Baseball and college slate shows mixed action today
In the majors, New York plays Boston, Philadelphia at Brooklyn, Cincinnati visits St Louis, Chicago faces Pittsburg, while in the American League Boston visits Philadelphia, Baltimore travels to Washington, Milwaukee goes to Cleveland, and Detroit meets Chicago. College games include Harvard at Andover, Brown against Wesleyan in Middletown, Cornell versus Fordham, Harvard second string at Cambridge, and Newton Eigh- Volkman at Newton.
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Philadelphia
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Cleveland
Pitsburg
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Andover
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Cornell
Fordham
Cambridge
Newton
Cleveland tops Milwaukee 6 to 3 behind early four-run burst
Cleveland scored four runs in the first inning and held on to beat Milwaukee 6 to 3 as Moore pitched effectively. The early burst proved decisive in this American League game played in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Milwaukee
Moore
Home team wins final on home grounds 6 to 1 over New York
Philadelphia defeats New York 6 to 1 in a home final before Eastern trip. Both pitchers effective. in the fifth inning b ae hits produced four runs for the locals. Manager Shettstine releases pitcher Jock Dunn and catcher Morgan Murphy. Attendance 766. Score: 6 to 1.
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Philadelphia
Penn
New York
Shettstine
Jock Dunn
Brooklyn
Morgan Murphy
Yale Defeats Brown 9 to 2 in College Baseball
NHW Haven Conn May 1 Yale defeated Brown 9 to 2 in a game marked by hard hitting but sloppy fielding. Yale pitching and offense carried the contest as Brown errs helped Yale's offense. Sharpe and Cook stood out for Yale on defense as the teams traded blows through the middle innings.
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Conn
Yale
Brown Loney
Brown
Sharpe
Cook
Barry
Washburn
Nash
Amherst Baseball Triumphs 10-0 Over Williams in Triangular Final
Amherst shutout Williams 10 to 0 at Pratt Field in the triangular championship. Amherst freshman pitcher starred while Williams struggled with poor play throughout the game.
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Amahrst
Amherst
Pratt Field
Williams
Hopkinson Defeats Ballou & Hobi pene in Exciting Brookline Baseball
Yesterday afternoon at Brookline Common Hopkinson beat Ballou and Hobigand 8 to 7 in a tense game. With one out in the ninth Hopkinson scored four runs on Wales's home run and Newhall's bases loaded hit. Both teams showed strong hitting and defense.
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Athletics
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Colonel Rogers
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Hemphill
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Freeman
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Brookline Common
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Ballou & Hobipene School
Team Two Wins Battle Ball at B A A Meet
A large B A A crowd watched juniors’ annual athletic events in the gymnasium. J M Rothwell showed promise with a 6 ft 2 in jump and won the potato race in the first class. Team 2 edged Team 1 73 to 61 in the final battle ball, with Cummings and Eberhard officiating.
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Noble & Greenough
A. S. Dabney
W. 8 S. Goodnow
P. Burdette
R. S. Townsend
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F. L. Hopkins
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Fast paced game shows Hopkinson’s clear improvement
A snappy contest with Hopkinson displaying marked improvement. Home run by Wales and Burton adding two-base hits. pitching striking out Parker and others. Umpires noted. final scoring by innings included.
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Sise
B. & Hise
Scsee
Wales
Burton
Oes Parker
Taetherhem
Ces
Boston University Beats Burdett College 17 to 7 in Season Opener
Boston University opened its baseball season by defeating Burdett College 17 to 7 at Franklin Field. BU seized the lead in the fifth inning and then cruised the rest of the game, letting up after building the advantage.
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Boston University
Burdett
Burdett College
Franklin Field
Exeter Nips Colby in Thirteen Inning Marathon
Exeter edged Colby University 6 to 6 in thirteen innings as Exeter pitcher Jackson fanned twelve. Exeter chased Saunders in the eighth and, with one out in the thirteenth, produced three hits off Newenham to score the deciding run. Ogers and Rockwell starred for Exeter, Newenham for Colby.
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Phillips Exeter
Colby University
Saunders
Newenham
Jackson
Ogers
Rockwell
Colby
Gl Saunders
Cowing
Dartmouth Defeats Bowdoin 6–2 In Home Opener
Dartmouth opened its home baseball season with a 6 to 2 win over Bowdoin. Varney pitched well and starred at the plate along with his batterymate Roe. Final stats show Dartmouth 10 hits, 6 errors. Bowdoin 6 hits, 6 errors.
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N. H
Dartmouth
Bowdoin
Varney
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Oakes
Blanchard
Holy Cross Defeats Tufts In Close Baseball Tilt
Holy Cross beat Tufts 9 to 6 at Tufts Oval as Curran yielded four runs in the ninth after three Holy Cross hits. Batteries Coakley Duggan for Holy Cross, Curran Fiske for Tufts. Hits Holy Cross 10 Tufts 5. Errors Holy Cross 4 Tufts 2.
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Princeton Defeats Cornell 21-2 in New Jersey Ball Game
Princeton's baseball team routed Cornell 21 to 2 in Princeton New Jersey. Underhill Stevens and Green pitched for Princeton with Chase and Whinery catching. Princeton collected 22 hits while Cornell had 5. Errors favored Princeton 2 to 4. Umpire was Thomas Burns of Brooklyn.
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N. J
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Stevens and Green
Chase and Whinery
Mirors
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Brooklyn
West Point beats Vermont in baseball for 16 to 0 win
West Point defeated the University of Vermont 16 to 0 at West Point N Y today. The strong offense and pitching dominated the game as the cadets secured a decisive victory.
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West Point
Vermont
N. Y
University of Vermont
Seven-Inning Game Ends 16 to 0
The game lasted seven innings as the home team dominated scoring 16 runs while the visitors were shut out. Batteries: Gilps, braham and Hackett for the winner Sedgwick and Latour.
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Hackett
Sedgwick
Latour
Boston College Edges Charlestown High in 10 8 Win
Boston College defeated Charlestown High School 10 to 8 in a well played game yesterday afternoon. C H Sienter?
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Boston College
C. H.S
Charlestown High School
Boston Latin Freshmen Defeat Harvard Nine 12 to 11
Boston Latin High School defeated Harvard Freshmen 12 to 11 at Soldiers Field yesterday afternoon. The freshmen used fifteen players with Hutchinson and Alexander pitching. Ragged fielding plagued both teams as Boston Latin built early leads and Harvard rallied late before falling short. Batteries were White and McGrath for Boston Latin with Hutchinson Hamlin Alexander and Parker handling Harvard pitching duties.
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Harvard
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Soldiers Field
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Alexander
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McGrath
Hamlin
Parker
Hockey scores from multiple city matchups
Worcester Worcester defeated Hartford 7 to 0 Providence Providence beat Syracuse 5 to 2 Rochester Rochester toppled Montreal 10 to 6 Buffalo Buffalo shut out Toronto 4 to 0.
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Worcester
Providence
Sereevsee
Toronto
Eeeneee
Buffalo
Syracuse
Hartford
Montreal
Everserereseee
Incomplete score recap from Boston and college matches
A partial report lists several game results including Boston Wabash Blue Jackets and Marines, Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania against Columbia, Norwich University at Northfield against Goddard Seminary, and Maine against Cambridge Manual Training School with scattered scores.
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Boston
Wabash Blue Jackets
Marines
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Columbia
Northfield
Norwich University
Goddard Seminary
Een Me
University of Maine
Lewiston
Vardon Plays Great Golf at Ealing in Open
Harry Vardon dazzled at Ealing in London today in the first major professional event of the year. Contenders included J H Taylor Jack White and James Braid with Vardon drawing White. Vardon finished with 74 while Braid took second with 78, Taylor 85 and White 88. In the afternoon foursome Vardon and White edged Brand and Taylor by one hole on the final green.
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Harry Vardon
Ealing
J. H. Taylor
Jack’’ White
James Braid
Vardon
White
Braid
Taylor
Brand
Handicapper Wins First Classic of the Year in Two Thousand Guineas
The Two Thousand Guineas at Newmarket saw Sir E. Cassel's Handicapper triumph with a large crowd in attendance. Leopold de Rothschild's Dorioles finished second and Lord Wolverton's Osbach took third. American owner entries included Prince Charlies II and Exedu among seventeen runners with six American jockeys aboard.
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Newmarket
Sir E. Cassel
Handicapper
Leopold de Rothschild
Dorioles
Lord Wolverton
Osbach
William C. Whitney
Prince Charlies II
Mgr
Pierre Lorciard
Exedu
Oxford Club Faces Montreal Toronto Challenge Date
Oxford Athletic Club received a challenge from McGill University and the University of Toronto for a prep meeting in Montreal before the Oxford Cambridge and Harvard Yale events in New York. The Oxford Cambridge team may be enlarged for extended training, with a two month program. September end may suit the New York date.
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Eng
Oxford Athletic Club
McGill University of Montreal
University of Toronto
Montreal
Oxford-Cambridge
Harvard-Yale
New York
Ex Commodore Morgan Says Columbia Won’t Race Soon
Ex Commodore D Morgan manager of the cup champion Columbia says the yacht will not be taken to Bristol for some time. The Columbia is in excellent trim and will not be used as a trial horse to tune up a successor. The two yachts may not race together until the date set for the trial races.
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D. Morgan
Columbia
Bristol
Mr. Morgan
Lorillard horses win two at Newmarket guided by Maher
At Newmarket on May 1 the Lorillard string swept two races with jockey Danny Maher aboard. The bay filly Amoret won the Wilbraham plate worth 200 sovereigns and the chestnut colt Tantalus captured the Mildenhall plate worth 30 sovereigns, while another Lorillard horse finished second.
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London
Mr. Lorillard
Newmarket
Danny Maher
Amoret
Tantalus
Tewksbury Barred From Intercollegiate Track
J W Tewksbury has been disqualified from University of Pennsylvania intercollegiate track events by the faculty committee for missing lectures. He was expected to win the two hurdle races and the 220 yard dash.
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Philadelphia
J.W. Tewksbury
University of Pennsylvania
Boxing Gossip and Rivalries Stir Frisco Scene
The Frisco bout between Terry McGovern and Oscar Gardner ends as expected with Gardner unable to mount a comeback. A long running rivalry between Major John J. Murphy and Commodore John Campbell grows, with plans for a 100 mile road race on Decoration Day. Additional notes cover boxing figures moving into business, upcoming matches, and club activities around Boston and nearby towns.
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Omaha Kid
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Charles Onhardt
Brockton
Mose Hanlon
Kirtland Athletic Club
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Dover
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Rob Roy
Garryover Gaelic football club seeks matches and officers
The Garryover Gaelic football team of Cambridge invites members and players to the May 12 annual meeting at West End Union Hall Canal Street East Cambridge to elect officers and discuss a possible New York trip. The club will consider games with any State team. inquiries to Captain John Carey 10 Winter Street East Cambridge.
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West End Union Hall
Canal Street
East Cambridge
New York City
John Carey
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