Red Sox Face Tough Week with Six-Game Span
New York May 25 The Red Sox pitching staff under Manager Jake Stahl faces a brutal six days with nine games ahead including two doubleheaders at the Polo Grounds and four battles in Washington. Wood O'Brien Bedient Collins plus newcomers Foster and Buck O'Brien must shoulder heavy workloads as President McAleer demands high-quality work.
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New York
Jake Stahl
Red Sox
McAleer
Foster
Bonanza
Ariz
Polo Grounds
Washington
Highlanders
Wood
O’brien
Bedient
Collins
Smoky Joe
Buck O’brien
Ray Collins
Leonard
Detroit
Charlie Hall
Cleveland
Sea Lion
Hall
Tigers Sweep Doubleheader in St Louis
Detroit wins both ends of the May 25 doubleheader 7 to 4 and 8 to 6. Crawford hits a two-base, Johnston homers, and Veach Cobb Pratt among the stars for St Louis with Lake, Zamloch and Hamilton pitching. Detroit's Willett and Leverenz pace the offense in the nightcap as Williams Willett (two-base hits) lead the scoring.
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ST. Louis
Detroit
Austin
Alexander
Hamilton
Stone
Drrol Ovavkocssass
Crawford
Veach
Cobb
Pratt
Johnston
Lake
Zamloch
Rondeau
Bush
Stovall
Moriarty
Connelly and
Hildebrand
Agnew
Leverenz
Allison
Williams
Willett
Vitt
Shotten
Hildebrand and
Connolly
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Hard Sweeps by Naps Defeat White Sox 8 to 1
Cleveland hitters hammered Chicago as Naps pitchers stifled the White Sox in a lop sided 8 to 1 victory. Mitchell showed occasional shakiness but remained effective most of the game.
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NAPS
White Sox
Chicago
Cleveland
Mitchell
A Big House Indeed A Travel Clerk’s Ribbing
A commercial traveller boasts of his firm’s size saying three cashiers and four bookkeepers were missing in an inventory to illustrate the firm’s magnitude. The customer questions the claim while the tale underscores the joke about a large operation.
Reds Defeat Pittsburg in Tight National League Battle
Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh 1 to 0 in a pitchers duel. Bates opened the scoring with a first inning triple and later scored on Bescher's sacrifice fly. Adams yielded five hits in seven innings as Benton earned the win.
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Chapman
Jackson
Collins
Russell
Benz
Smith
Zeider
Olson
Bodie
Rath
Turner
Johnston
Mitchell
Schalk
Dineen
Ferguson
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Benton
Adams
Bates
Bescher
Hoffman
Carey
Miller
Pittsburgh
Byron and
Rigler
AB. R
Marsats
Almeida
Eevee Becker
Berghammer
Tinker
Groh
Larke
Viox
Wagner
Seeees Miller
Wilson
F. Eose
Byrne
Simon
Kelley
Matty picks New York and Pirates in pitching battle
The Giants and Pirates have staffs rated as the best in the league behind possibly Philadelphia. The author predicts the race will settle into a battle between the New York and Pittsburg clubs as they possess two of the top pitching groups.
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Giants
Pirates
New York
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Giants and Pirates Set to Duel for 1918 Title
Tesreau and Marquard have regained form for New York while Hendrix and Camnitz resume with the Pirates. The Giants and Pirates appear strongest to contend, as the Cubs fade on an Eastern trip amid pitching staff trouble and internal dissension.
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Tesreau
Marquard
New York
Hendrix
Camnitz
Pirates
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Giants
Cubs
Evers
Chicago
Prize Winners and Their Addresses in Post Rebus Contest
A large number of solutions from New England entrants were received for the Post Rebus Contest. While many showed ingenuity few were accurate and several phrases confused entrants. Names and addresses of winners or near winners include George Patterson East Boston Agnes Connelly Brighton Mary Ellen Rand South Boston Henry E Keenan Mattapan R Myles O Dwyer Roxbury Lynn S Goodman Boston Daniel J Falvey Roxbury Elizabeth Manley West Roxbury.
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Post
New England
George Patterson
Saratoga St
Boston
Agnes Connelly
Spring St
Brighton
Mary Ellen Rand
Knowlton St
Henry E. Keenan
Wellington Hill St
Mattapan
R. Myles O’dwyer
Catawba St
Roxbury
Lynn S. Goodman
Boylston St
Daniel J. Falvey
Hillside St
Elizabeth Manley
Corner Weld
Church Sts
West Roxbury
Boston Post
P. O
Mass
Prize Winners and Addresses Listed in Notice
Solutions and Prize L G Stevens 32 Washington St Newburyport second prize $10 Katherine Swift 314 Broadway Cambridge provide names and addresses for a contest prize draw without extra details.
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L. G. Stevens
Washington St
Newburyport
Katherine Swift
Broadway
Cambridge
Prize Winners Outside Boston In Third Prize List
Third prize of five dollars awarded to Allison B. Evers of Brunswick Maine. Other prizes one dollar each awarded to Flossie Greenlaw Malden Pauline Beck St Johnsbury John Finn Jr Brockton Mrs E D Burnham Brockton Carroll Paige Pittsfield N H Charles Flint Haverhill.
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Flossie M. Greenlaw
Lebanon St
Malden
Pauline Beck
Concord Ave
St. Johnsbury
John Finn, JR
Lexington St
Lawrence
E. D. Burnham
Nye Ave
Brockton
Carroll M. Paige
Chestnut St
Pittsfield
N. H
Charles H. Flint
Fountain Ave
Haverhill
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Lamartine St
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Atlantic Ave
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River St
Hyde Park
Frank G. Tapp
Longwood Ave
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Appleton Hall
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E. M. Wood
Mill St
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Worcester St
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Newton
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