Brown Defeats Harvard in Tight College Baseball Battle
Providence May 17 Brown University defeats Harvard 2 to 1 at Andrews Field in a game noted for sharp fielding and clutch plays. Tift pitched masterfully for Brown, while Castle allowed all Harvard runs. The Browns benefitted from three hits in the fifth inning and a costly Brown error.
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Providence
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Andrews Field
Brown University
Harvard
Tift
Castle
Brown
Leonard
Randall
Jones
Browns
Matthews
Coburn
Thomas
Dexter
Kernan
Phillips Andover Beats Harvard in Pitchers Battle 2 to 1
Phillips Andover defeated Harvard 2 to 1 in a tense intercollegiate game. Merritt outpitched Lincoln despite limited support as Andover capitalized on critical base running to clinch the winning run. Loring starred for Harvard in a low scoring contest before about 200 spectators.
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Andover
Phillips Andover
Harvard
Merritt
Lincoln
Loring
H.E. Andover
Harvards
Jones
Lovering
Clarkson
Fordham Downs Georgetown Behind Sharp Batting
Fordham College defeated Georgetown University 9 to 2 as Ruftis hit a late inning home run with two aboard. Hart's strong throwing limited Georgetown while White and Robertson earned field honors in a game noted for clever base running and solid defense.
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Washington
Fordham College
Georgetown University
Chesbro Illness Could Decide American League Race
Star pitcher Jack Chesbro of the New York Americans has a bad cold that may alter the pennant chase. Once the league’s top performer, Chesbro won 42 of 54 with a near miss in two crucial games against Boston. He left the team in the West and returned to Conway Massachusetts to recover.
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Jack Chesbro
New York Americans
Boston
New York
Chesbro
Conway
Mass
Boston Women Win Intercity Tennis Match
Boston defeated New York in the inter city tennis tournament at Longwood yesterday afternoon. In doubles Marion Fenno and Kenneth Horton beat Mrs Barger Wollock and Edgar Leavitt 6 4 5 7 12 10. Evelyn Sears and Shurtleff beat Wollock and Peel in singles. In the handicap singles F J Sullaway beat Rhodes 6 1 6 4 and T T Baldwin beat Clark 6 1 6 2.
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Boston
New York
Longwood
Marion Fenno
Kenneth Horton
Barger Wollock
Edgar O. Leavitt
Evelyn Sears
Wollock
Shurtleff
Peel
F. J. Sullaway
D. P. Rhodes
T. T. Baldwin
H. Clark
Sulloway Defeats Smither in Harvard Tennis Semifinal
Frank J. Sulloway of class ’05 defeated R. N. Smither of class ’06 in the Harvard college championship semifinal 9-7 8-6 6-3. Sulloway will face Jack Morse in the final tomorrow afternoon for the title.
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Frank J. Sulloway
Newport
R. N. Smither
Sulloway
Jack Morse
Melrose High Beats Winchester 4-2 on Tremont Grounds
Melrose High edged Winchester High 4 to 2 at Tremont Street grounds. Harris starred on the mound with 16 strikeouts, while Wilson and Pettigrew played well for Winchester in a tightly fought contest.
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Melrose
Melrose High
Winchester High
Tremont Street
Harris
Wilson
Pettigrew
Winchester
Mt St Mary's Edges Gettysburg In Loosely Played Contest
Mt. St. Mary's defeated Gettysburg 2 to 1 in a loosely played game. Mt. St. Mary's pitcher Connally fanned 10, while Gettysburg were without star Kauffman. Captain Dunphy made a sensational catch as the teams split the double milestone. The contest featured 4 Mt. St. Mary's runs on three hits and 3 errors while Gettysburg had 5 runs on 8 hits and 1 error. Umpire Burke.
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Emmittsburg
Mt. St. Mary’s
Gettysburg
Kauffman
Dunphy
Connally
R.H.E
McShane
Galbraith
Bumbaugh
Burke
Herrera Goodman Fight Details on Page 9
Brief note directs readers to Page 9 for full details of the Herrera Goodman boxing bout and related sports results.
Villanova Defeats Phillips Exeter 11 to 2 in New Hampshire
Villanova from Pennsylvania beat Phillips Exeter 11 to 2 as Exeter pitcher Cooney struggled at the plate. Keeler caught for Exeter in place of injured captain T. Jones. H. Jones relieved in the ninth. Key Exeter hits by Flack Vaughn Blake with Exeter errors helping Villanova. Attendance around 400.
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Villanova
Pennsylvania
H. Jones
Princeton
Cooney
Keeler
T. Jones
Flack
Vaughn
Blake
Exeter Boys
Crane
McGeehan
Catterson
Murray
Pensylvanians
Flock
Gatterson
Moore
Mulgrew
Nichols
Driscoll
Dwyer
Jones
Gooney
Gammons
Goney
T. J. Shinnick
Villanova Phillips
Po.a.e
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C. F
Tilton
T Ri Chan
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Ca’son
Burnet
Dawley
Kelley
Sanborn Sem defeats Exeter Seniors 10 to 7 in Marred Campus Game
On the upper campus Sanborn Seminary Kingston defeated Exeter Seniors 10 to 7 with a two base hit in the ninth inning. The line score shows Sanborn 11 hits 2 errors and Exeter 10 hits 10 errors. Batteries were Gordon Burrill for Sanborn and Ramage Quander for Exeter.
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Sanborn Seminary of
Kingston
Sanborn Exeter
Sanborn
Gordon and Burrill
Ramage
Quander
Lafayette beats West Point 10 to 4 in baseball
Lafayette defeats West Point 10 to 4 at West Point. The scoreboard shows Lafayette leading after innings with strong hitting from Lane Prince Hanlon and Irwin for Lafayette while West Point struggles to score.
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Lafayette
West Point
N.Y
Lane
Prince and Hanlon
Irwin
Princeton Beats Lehigh 12 to 3 in Slow Aetarceen Game
Princeton triumphed over Lehigh 12 to 3 in a slow contest on May 17 at Princeton. Lehigh threatened early as Gray steadied the Tigers in the later innings. The score by innings shows Princeton 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 and Lehigh 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 with contributions from eesley McMartie and Gray.
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Princeton
N. J
Prine
Lehigh
Gray
New York Beats Chicago In Second Game Of Series
St Louis wins 2 0 to 2 0 after late hitting and strong pitching. Two-base hits by Chase Koehler and Bresnahan. Stone hits a trio of three-base hits. Mertes Donlin homer for New York. Bresnahan triples. Attendance about 2,400. Umpires Klem and Emslie. May 17.
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Clarkson
Chase
Koehler
Stone
Jones
Sugden
Frisk
Hogg
Pelty
Hog
Lundgren
Chicago
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Mertes
Donlin
Bresnahan
Browne
Gilbert
Slagle
Tinker
Klem and
Emslie
May
Perch
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Manchester
New Bedford
Haverhill
Fall River
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Maloney
Conroy
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Nashua Beats Manchester 2 1 In Afternoon Baseball Tilt
Beard homered and O'Toole pitched well as Nashua edged Manchester 2 to 1 in a light hitting game. Spratt Connaughton and Beard scored for Nashua with key defensive plays and steady pitching by O'Toole and Leith. Attendance 100 at the game in New England.
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Manchester
A.E
Clark
Hart
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Henry
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Knell
Wiley
Cheilew
Murphy
Cote
O’roole
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Beard
Connaughton
Spratt
Eaton
Armbruster
O'Toole
Brady
Boston at Cleveland and three other NBA matchups
Boston faces Cleveland while New York visits St. Louis Philadelphia plays Chicago and Washington travels to Detroit in a slate of four NBA games.
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Cleveland
Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
St. Louis
Detroit
New York
Boston
National League Matchups Feature Major Cities
St Louis visits Boston while Chicago plays Brooklyn and Pittsburgh meets New York. Cincinnati travels to Philadelphia as part of the latest circuit schedule.
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New York
Pittsburg
Seer
Chicago
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Boston
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Gossip of the boxers points to Walsh for American bantam crown
The column argues Frankie Neil must prove he is the best bantam in America before an international bout. It says Jimmy Walsh has earned the right to a title clash and suggests a Walsh versus Moran rematch or a Walsh versus Neil showdown in the East to settle the question.
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Chelsea
Jimmy Walsh
Newton
New England
Willie Gibbs
Philadelphia
Gibbs
Boston
Walsh
Griff Jones
Hughey McGovern
Old Criterion Club
Tammany Club
Jones
Kid Fennessey
Kid Beebee
Tommy O’toole
Willie Moody
Bob Kendrick
Harry Decker
Tommy Quigley
Kid Stinger
South Boston
Tommy Scully
Chicago
Scully
Middle West
O’brien
Rouse
Brockton
Owen Moran
Danny Dougherty
Monte
Neil
Moran
Frisco
East
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