Peerless Mel Sheppard Labeled Shell of His Former Self
Critics in New York last Sunday saw Peerless Mel Sheppard, once Olympic middle distance champion, struggle to regain form. Observers doubt he will be a top contender again after a long career, with comparisons to past greats and speculation about upcoming races such as the Jones Taber mile.
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Boxing Night Features Attell and Zotte in Utah Card
Boxing events list Mont e Attell facing A Zotte in Midvale Utah along with multiple regional bouts including Leach Cross against Ted Maloney and Phil Cross versus Johnny Marto in New York. Amateur matches feature St Patrick A S in Brockton and other regional showdowns across Rochester Cincinnati Dayton and Manchester.
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Phil Cross
Johnny Marto
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Joe Goldberg
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al McCoy
C. Goldman
Bob Burns
Dayton
O. J. Clifford
J. Taylor
Brooklyn
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al Dewey
Chattanooga
Kid Thomas
Young Lahore
W. Corrigan
Young Stone
Manchester
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Braves Sweep Giants In Two Game Doubleheader
The Braves shut out the Giants 1 0 in game one and won the nightcap 5 2. Dick Rudolph held New York to seven scoreless innings over both games while John Titus and Joe Connolly contributed key hits in a tight pitchers' duel at Boston.
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Braves Rally Stages Sixth Inning Win Over Giants
Perdue started for the Braves in game two but faltered in the second. Rudolph relieved and halted the Giants as Doyle led off with a hit. Myers sparked a third inning rally, and in the sixth Rudolph opened with a single as Merkle and Murray struggled in the field. Titus delivered a drive to center with bases loaded.
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Herzog
Revere High Tops Marblehead In One-Hit Baseball Game
Johnson struck out 16 in a one hit win for Revere High over Marblehead. Gallagher Drummy and Rich provided strong support as Marblehead’s Williams and Chapman led their side. Final score 9 to 1 with Revere’s big inning surge.
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Noyes
Division 3 Wins Tight Boston Carmen League Throwback
In a loose morning game at Neponset playground Division 3 of the Boston Carmen’s league defeats Division 1 by 6 to 5. McLaughlin and Hurlbert start battering, while Cookson and McPhee pace the winning effort.
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Chicago Cubs edge Cardinals in pitchers duel for 2 1 victory
Chicago defeated St Louis 2 to 1 in a tight matchup as Overall held Sallee to one rough inning. A two run first inning, aided by a stolen base and error, gave Chicago the lead and Mitchell hit a third inning triple for the Cubs. Sallee exited in the eighth, and Evans batted for him as Chicago held on.
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