Red Sox Struggle on Rainy Boston–Chicago Trip
Boston faced heavy rain in Chicago delaying games as Charlie Hall and other players were sidelined by illness. Ray Collins O'Brien and Bedient remained fit while Wood's absence hurt hitting as Boston posted 58 runs on 1104 hits in 13 games. Engle Gardner Hooper led batting with others slumping, and Nanamaker Olson fracas leads to temporary suspension lift for the catcher.
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Ray Collins
Buck O’brien
Hugh Bedient
Vermont
Wood
Cleveland
Detroit
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Plank
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Joe Wood
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O’brien
Collins
Bedient
Clyde Engle
Speaker
Yerkes
Wagner
Lewis
Engle
Gardner
Hooper
Jim Scott
Ed Walsh
Nanamaker-Olson
Leslie
Matty Baldwin Wins Over Gilbert Gallant After 12 Rounds
In a tight 12 round bout at the Arena under the three A club, Matty Baldwin of Charlestown defeats Chelsea’s Gilbert Gallant by decision. Gallant outworked Baldwin through nine rounds while Baldwin pressed the later rounds, delivering decisive blows and turning the tide to secure the verdict.
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Charlestown
Bearcat
Gilbert Gallant
Chelsea
Arena
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Gallant
Baldwin
New England
Matty
Gil
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Highlanders Rally Past St. Louis Browns 6-3
New York pitcher McConnell allowed eight hits but held St. Louis to three as the Highlanders defeated the Browns 6 to 3 in St. Louis. Key early runs, Chase's RBI single, and a third inning three-run burst built the lead. St. Louis added single tallies in the first sixth and ninth.
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New York
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Cree
Chase
Midkiff
Wolter
Hartzell
Wallace
Johnston
Brief
McAllister
McAllester
Sweeney
Shotten
Agnew
Evans
Hildebrand
Setting a High Mark
An advertising note discusses the challenge of keeping growth after an initial success. It contrasts a women’s basement store’s quick build with a slower start in men’s goods. The ad urges Boston men to visit economy shops at least once to become steady customers.
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Boston
Ty Cobb Drives Detroit to 8 7 Thriller Over Athletics
Ty Cobb stretched a 10th inning double for the winning run as Detroit edged Philadelphia 8 to 7. Cobb earlier singled twice and stole home, while Oldring hit a late homer for the Athletics in a tense, back and forth game marked by four tussling innings.
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Ty Cobb
Daley
Brown
Gainer
Philadelphia
Tigers
Athletics
Oldring
Cobb
Veach
Mack
Moriarity
E Murphy
Collins
Baker
McInnis
Barry
Houck
Browm
D. Murphy
Stanage
Crawford
MelInnis
Garner
E. Murphy
Klawitter
Lake
Vitt
Connolly
McGreevy
Piano Players Hold Ragtime Contest at Bowdoin Square
A Wednesday night event at Bowdoin Square Theatre inaugurated a piano players ragtime contest with seven entries. The audience acted as judges and named Johnny Frascac of the West End the winner, receiving a silver loving cup from the management as the prize.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Johnny Frascac
West End
Brighton High Triumphs 4 0 Over Hyde Park High
Brighton High defeats Hyde Park High 4 to 0 on the North Brighton playground yesterday. R.H.E. Brighton sides show 000410006 while Hyde Park totals 000000000-0. Batteries Shepard and Rourke, True and Witenbouth noted for Brighton.
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Brighton
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Hyde Park
Shepard
Rourke
True
Witenbouth
Duffey's Column recalls college athletics and rivalries
The column surveys intercollegiate sport, from baseball and rowing to track. It notes Evers versus Zimmerman, Harvard Yale tactics, Penn Cornell two mile finish disputes, Dartmouth Ball, Penn McCurdy, Yale boat hopes, and Syracuse sprinter Robertson, with Keane predicting sprint form for the championships.
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Tommy Keane
Syracuse
M. E. Robertson
Robertson
Keane
Answers to Queries About Baseball Scoring and Races
A letter discusses what counts as an error on a difficult catch, the scorer’s discretion, and whether a runner’s score counts in certain plays. It asks about a Brockton to Boston Marathon style race, Moose officials in Providence, and a dispute over a pool bet. It also notes results for Kolehmainen Queal and Longboat in Toronto.
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Order of Moose
Providence
Loyal Order of Moose
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Kolehmainen
Queal
Longboat
Toronto
Canada
Buffalo-Newark 7 Buffalo 2 Rochester Jersey City 6
Buffalo defeats Newark 7 to 2 while Rochester tops Jersey City 6 to 4 in billed matchups. Other clubs remain unscheduled.
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Newark
Rochester
Jersey City
Lippincott and Patterson Tie in 94-5 Seconds
Philadelphia May 20 Lip pincott a sophomore on the American Olympic team and his classmate Patterson ran a dead heat in the intercollegiate record time of 94 5 seconds in the 100 yard dash at the University of Pennsylvania freshman sophomore meet. Lippincott won the 220 yard event with Patterson second in 22 15 seconds.
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Lippincott
Patterson
University of Pennsylvania
Anderson Defeats Mandot In 12th Round Stoppage
Bud Anderson defeated Joe Mandot in Los Angeles on May 20 after stopping Mandot in the 12th round. Mandot was down and out of his feet in the final moments and was deemed insensible by referee Eyton who halted the bout and awarded the decision to Anderson.
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Bud Anderson
Joe Mandot
Los Angeles
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Mandot
Eyton
Anderson
Britton Defeats Murphy in Ten-Round Kenosha Bout
Jack Britton beat Eddie Murphy of Boston in a ten round fight in Kenosha Wisconsin. Murphy showed grit with two tough stretches but Britton dominated only in the third round. Murphy survived a late knockdown scare in the eighth and fought back to split the later rounds.
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Jack Britton
Eddie Murphy
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Murphy
Harvard intercollegiate meet ticket applications open Friday
Applications for tickets to the inter collegiate meet in the Stadium on May 31 close Friday at 5 p m. Reserved seats for Saturday cost 1 50 and 1 00, general admission 50 cents. Applications go to Walter Tufts Jr Harvard Athletic Association Cambridge with checks to him. Preliminaries Friday start 2 30, finals Saturday at 3.
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Iver Johnson
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Leavitt & Pierce
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Walter Tufts, Jr
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Ban Johnson Reaches Decision On Stovall Suspension
Chicago May 20 President Ban Johnson of the American league said he had reached a decision in the case of George Stovall suspended manager of the St Louis team but would not disclose it yet.
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Chicago
Ban Johnson
George Stovall
St. Louis
Green Favored for Track Meet
The New England Intercollegiate A A holds its 27th championships with Dartmouth leading in entries at 42 across 14 events. Notables include Brown captain Taber in three races and Worcester Tech’s Dick Keith in three distance runs, while Tufts lists 11 events with a single entrant.
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Engelhorn
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Keth
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