Worcester Beats Springfield in Nine Run Classic
Worcester 9 Springfield 8 after nine innings. Maloney Conway and Durgin led Worcester’s offense with key hits while Maloney stole bases. Springfield’s late surge fell short as Lindstrom Barron and Mangan split pitching duties in a high scoring game. A second game saw Bridgeport edge New Haven 6 to 5 in 13 innings with Stimpson and Shannon homering.
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Springfield
McQuillan
Lindstrom
Maloney
Conway
Durgin
Barron
Mangan
Potterger
Wilder
Gross
Gardella
Hickey
King
Hammond
Mahoney
Rhonda
Helfrich
Durein
Schutz
Riconda
Miller
McGauley
New Haven
Bridgeport
Stimpson
Shannon
New London Planters Rally Past Hartford in Ninth Inning
New London beat Hartford 8 to 5 after a ninth inning rally with two out. Martin allowed five runs in the fourth but finished strong. notable hits include multiple two-base hits and late scoring drives as Recker, Pond, and Gandy contributed.
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New London
Conn
New London Planters
Hartford
Martin
Senators
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Jenkins
Pond
Rodes
Bell
Fishe
Carroll
Kennedy
A Russell
Ocean
New Tonton
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Dow
Gandy
Denoville
Gonzales
Burke
Doughton
Low
Weidell
Williams
Beatty
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Coughton
Irwin
Portland Beats Lawrence In Season Opener 7-3
Portland wins the opening game 7 to 3 over Lawrence on May 10. Portland scored in the early innings while Lawrence connected all seven runs with home runs. Notable moments include Mayor Hurley tossing the first ball and a brass band leading the parade before the game.
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Lawrence
Portland
Hurley
Brickley Begins Military Training at Harvard
Harvard star Charles Brickley entered the Harvard Reserve Officers’ Training Corps amid 300 new cadets. The famed football figure will drill without uniform and finish his term in August likely before transfer to a government camp such as Plattsburg.
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Yale
Charles Brickley
Harvard
Harvard Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Brickley
Plattsburg
Harvard Protest Sparks City Debate Over Plattsburg Enlistment
Harvard writes to the War Department protesting Plattsburg enlistment preferences favoring Harvard men over Boston and Massachusetts residents. The Harvard Crimson denounces Mayor Curley’s actions as political, questioning motives and accusing him of pork barrel politics while defending merit in officer selection.
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Harvard
Curley
War Department
Boston
Massachusetts
Plattsburg
Harvard Crimson
College
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Crimson
Tommy Robson Beats Marty Cross In Ten Round Match
Tommy Robson of New York defeated Marty Cross in a 12 round bout at the Unity Club. Cross weighed 146 pounds while Robson refused to weigh in. Robson showed power and controlled the fight though Cross fought bravely. Also Billy Galvin stopped George Rivet in six rounds and Buddy Dolan stopped Battling Bunch ONeil in seven.
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Marty Cross
New York
Tommy Robson
Unity Club
Robson
Larry Conley
Cross
Billy Galvin
South Boston
George Rivet
Montreal
Buddy Dolan
Bunch O‘neil
Lynn
Kid Lewis
Young Ross
Andover
Arlington High to Present Comedy Tonight
Arlington High School presents The Private Secretary a three act farce for the Arlington High School Athletic Association at Robbins Memorial Town Hall in Arlington tonight.
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Arlington High
Arlington High School Athletic Association
Robbins Memorial Town Hall
Arlington
Club owners unlikely to meet soon says Hickey
Thomas J. Hickey president of the American Association announced during a circuit tour that a proposed special meeting of club owners to discuss current conditions will probably not occur in the near term. He found most owners hopeful for a financially successful season despite the discouraging outlook.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Thomas J. Hickey
American Association
Middlebury Defeats Vermont 13 Inning Tilt
In a 13 inning game marked by persistence Vermont faced Union and Middlebury. Union led 14 to 8 before the marathon ended and the middle team claimed the win in a tense late affair.
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Vermont
Union
B. C
Middlebury
Athletes brace for draft as talk of Wagner return fades
The waterfront column notes fans hoped Honus Wagner might return as Pirates manager, but likely spring fever fuels the rumor. It warns that training must continue for many competitors as the draft approaches, citing Kilbane, Leonard, Ward, Farnum, Loomis, and Caddock amid shifts in boxing, football, and wrestling.
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Honus Wagner
Pirates
Tewksbury and Paton Tie For Low In Woodland Club Event
Golfers at Woodland Golf Club kick off the three day spring tournament to aid the Red Cross. About 750 players compete in three flights with match play slated today and tomorrow. Leaders include Paul Tewksbury and L B Paton tied at 81, Fred Wright Jr. close with 81 but later three behind. The event offers parchment prizes only.
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Paul Tewksbury
Woodland
L. B. Paton
Homestead
Fred Wright, Jr
Elks Celebrate Baseball Night With Braves and Pirates
Boston Lodge of Elks hosted Baseball Night at their headquarters with guests from the Braves and Pirates. Notables included Captain Johnny Evers, Secretary Eddie Riley, and Pirates manager Jimmy Callahan with players. Evers and Callahan spoke. local vaudeville acts closed the event.
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Pittsburg Pirates
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Eddie Riley
Jimmy Callahan
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Evers
Callahan
Watertown dominates Brighton 10 2 in high scoring game
Watertown trounced Brighton High 10 to 2 as nine Watertown hits paired with Brighton errors. Bachmann pitched a fine game for Watertown.
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Watertown
Brighton
Bachmann
Braintree High Edges Weymouth High After Rally
Braintree High held off Weymouth High 7 to 6 after Weymouth surged in the ninth inning. The Raiders led 7 to 2 before Weymouth loaded the bases and crossed four runs, leaving a man at third as the final out was recorded yesterday afternoon.
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Braintree High
Weymouth High
Braintree
Weymouth
Wentworth
New England Intercollegiate Athletic Association Elects Tourtelotte
Neal E. Tourtelotte a senior at Technology becomes president following the resignation of John Storer Jr of Brown University Tourtelotte hails from Boise Idaho and assumes leadership of the regional athletic body.
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Neal E. Tourtelotte
Technology
New England Intercollegiate Athletic Association
John Storer, Jr
Brown University
Mr. Tourtelotte
Boise
Ida
Freddie Welsh at the Arena this spring or summer
No announcement or articles indicate Freddie Welsh will appear at the Arena this spring or summer and no recent papers mention training articles by him.
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Freddie Welsh
D. J
Bricgs
South Boston
Gloucester
Waterfront Calendar May 11 Tide and Moon Details
May 11 notes a maritime waterfront timetable with high and low tides at morning 10 ft and evening 9 ft. It lists moon phases for June 5 July 4 August 3 September 1 and marks days since the year’s start and wartime count. The fragment notes evening tide and seasonal references with no clear event or location.
Lobster and groundfish trade update from coastal pier
Schooner Reliance from Lockport brings 14 000 live lobsters to the fish pier followed by a steamer from Yarmouth with 130 000 lobsters keeping prices nominal. Groundfish include 12 000 pounds of tilefish on Georgianna and eight other catches, with 25 500 pounds of cask and 168 200 pounds of scrod. The Natalie J Hammond halibut trip nets 4950 dollars with 127 dollars per crew member. All water service to New York to resume Monday at 6 pm aboard Massachusetts. Bunker Hill sails Tuesday, Bay Port remains sunk in Cape Cod Canal.
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Here
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Bay Port
Cape Cod Canal
Belcher Triumphs in Rainy Boston Golf Tourney
Mrs. Donald M. Belcher of Winchester Country Club won the weekly Women’s Golf Association of Boston event at Lexington Golf Club defeating 23 challengers under adverse conditions. She posted a 46 4 42 tally to lead the field of 24 women golfers yesterday.
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Winchester Country Club
Women's Golf Association of
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Lexington Golf Club
Wesleyan Nets Third Straight Tennis Win Over Swarthmore
Wesleyan defeated Swarthmore College 4 to 2 in Middletown. Wesleyan won three of four singles sets and split the doubles matches to complete the victory.
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Middletown
Conn
Boston College and Middlebury play 13 innings to 2 2 tie
After 13 innings of hard fought baseball, Boston College and Middlebury were tied 2 to 2 at Alumni Field Newton due to darkness. Notable plays by Fitzgerald and Hoefling and Crippen’s pitching kept BC to 2 runs. Courtney hit a homer and Gildea drove in runs for Middlebury as the game stretched into extra innings. Attendance 500.
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Fitzgerald
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Crippen
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Deufel
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New York Legislature Votes to Repeal Pro Boxing Law
Albany May 10 The New York Legislature passes a bill repealing laws legalizing professional boxing after November 15. Senate 26 to 20 Assembly 94 to 42, with Governor Whitman backing the measure in prior messages.
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N. Y
New York
Assembly
Whitman
Senate
Benny Leonard Stops Eddie Shannon in Sixth Round
Benny Leonard stops Eddie Shannon of San Francisco in the sixth round of a 10 round bout in Brooklyn. Shannon’s seconds threw in the sponge after a right uppercut floored him. Leonard weighed 133 1 2 pounds and Shannon 186 3 4 pounds.
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Benny Leonard
Eddie Shannon
San Francisco
Brooklyn
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Leonard
Rights of Italian-born Americans Advocated in Congress
Congressman Tague of Boston seeks federal aid to recognize Italian-born U.S. citizens, arguing Italy has called many to serve abroad and threatened confiscation of their property. He asks Secretary Lansing to intervene so enlisted Italians may keep property and serve in the U.S. army.
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Tague
Boston
Italy
Lansing
United States Army
Plot to Burn Magazine At Hingham Sparks Rigorous Probe
A fire that threatened the United States naval magazine at Hingham burned for over an hour and led to the entire garrison being mobilized. Naval officials say the blaze, which scorched more than a square mile of grass and brush, appears incendiary in origin and will be the subject of an immediate investigation.
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United States Naval
Hingham
Campbell Replies on Court Appropriation and Juror Pay
Francis A. Campbell, clerk of the Superior Court, defends the department’s budget and rejects City Council and Mayor control over salaries. He clarifies that 385000 applies to the court, not his office, with 69103.69 for clerical costs and 315896.31 balance. He says juror pay is controlled by the auditor and court order, and vows to resist any interference in appointments or salaries until the state Supreme Judicial Court rules.
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City of
Boston
Crosby
Supreme Judicial Court
Francis A. Campbell
Blame Placed on Campbell in Budget Row
Walter Ballantyne acting president of the City Council rebutted jurors’ pay delays by blaming Clerk Francis A Campbell for withholding a segregated budget for the 1917 year. He said no council negligence exists and that once Campbell submits a segregated budget, the council will pass it promptly.
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Walter Ballantyne
Suffolk Court
Francis A. Campbell
Mr. Ballantyne
Campbell
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