Eastern Association Faces Mass Player Loss To Draft
The Eastern Association risks losing many players to major league drafts as clubs sell stars before the season. Managers rebuild with youth while teams like New Haven, Pittsfield, Hartford and Bridgeport brace for departures of pitchers and infielders. Fans grow frustrated as rosters churn and winners struggle to form, yet the cycle continues each spring.
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Mgain
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Wen Jose
Crick
Joe Pepe
Hooper
Jensen
Outfiai
Barr
Smith
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Duchanil
McCann
Holden
Yankees
Abercrombie
Chet Waite
Springfield
Cabrera
Pitcher More
Cleveland
Gregg
Waterbury
Boardman
Anu
Hartford
Jose Benny Kauf
Bennie
Morley
Edwards
Meriden
Bridgeport
Bobby Stow
Tuckey
Ason
Eastern baseball directors fine Waterbury $100 over Meriden forfeit
At a special Hartford meeting the Eastern league directors sustained umpire Kennedy’s forfeit ruling against Waterbury over a Meriden game on the 14th and fined manager Kennedy $100. They noted possible damages to Waterbury and discussed umpire conduct and Hartford’s handling of doubleheaders.
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Eastern Baseball Association
Hartford
John Kennedy
Waterbury
Meriden
Mterbury
O'Rourke
Tan the Guar‘jenty
Waterbury Club
Kennedy
Walter Ahearn
Warner
Whalen
Standings Across Four Leagues Show Tight Battles
Eastern Association Hartford leads New Haven by 2 percent games New Haven leads Bridgeport by 5 percent Bridgeport leads Waterbury by two points American League Athletics lead Naps by 6 percent games Naps lead Senators by 4 percent Senators lead White Sox by 3 percent National League Giants lead Phillies by 10 games Phillies lead Cubs by 6 games Cubs lead Pirates by 3 games International League Newark leads Rochester by 10 percent Fievestar fence Baltimore by 7
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New Haven
Bridgeport
Waterbury
Athletics
Naps
Senators
White Sox
Giants
Phillies
Cubs
Pirates
Newark
Rochester
Fievestar
Baltimore
National
International
Brooklyn
New York
Montreal
Chicago
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Jersey City
Philadelphia
Detroit
Tre Artford
Springfield
Cleveland
Pittsfield
Boston
Meriden
President Wilson Watches Washington Beat Cleveland in 10 Innings
In a late night White House excursion, President Wilson walked with Dr. Grayson and two Secret Service men to the morning news scoreboard on Pennsylvania Avenue. He learned Washington defeated Cleveland after a 10 inning game and nodded quietly, still in his white linen suit with a swinging cane.
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Washington
Mexico
Wilson
Carl Grayson
White House
Pennsylvania Avenas
Cleveland
Grayson
All Californians Meet in Doubles Championship
In Newport on August 20 Maurice McLoughlin and T. C. Bundy of California defended the national tennis doubles title against J. R. Strachan and Clarence Griffin, both also of California. The match drew a large crowd while other courts hosted all comers contests.
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R. I
Maurice McLoughlin
T. C. Bunny
J. R. Strachan
Clarence Griffin
California
Pacific Coast
McLoughlin
Bundy
Strachan
Griffin
John Strachan
William Johnson
Pacific Cossathes
Iarned
Whitman
Wright
Wrenn
Campbell to meet Ritchie in Labor Day boxing match
Seattle Aug 20 Ray Campbell of Seattle and Eddie Moy box 15 rounds Saturday at Vancouver to decide who meets light weight champion Willie Ritchie in the Labor Day match. The Campbell Moy winner becomes Ritchie’s opponent.
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Champ Ritchie
Seattle
Willie Ritchie
Vancouver
Ray Campbell
Eddie Moy
Campbell
Ritchie
Crossmen Triumph as Meriden Slips in 4-2 Battle
In Meriden on Aug 20, the Crossmen overcame miscues by the Homesteaders and Bridgeport errors to win 4-2. Key moments saw Edwards boot two bad throws, Blum slashing four timely hits, and Burroughs pitching solidly despite limited support.
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Edwards
Bridgeport
Whalen
Blossom Blum
Burroughs
Lwin
Blosom Blum
Ira Hallman
Bowman
Boukes
Zelmer
Hallman
McGamwell
Batch
Russell
Silzer
Monte Cross
Silver
Cross
Blum
Perkins
Harvey
LiZer
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Seeteweee
Ays Meriden
Gleason
Zeimer
Luby
Lanigan
Crossmen Protest Monday Hartford Game
Manager Monte Cross filed a written protest with President O Rourke after Hartford defeated the Crossmen 7 to 1. Cross claims an umpire error on Batched out of turn and cites Rule 61 to challenge the decision. The protest follows a contentious game and touches on the batting order dispute and its impact on the score.
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Hartford
Crossmen
Kennedy
Heine Batch
Batch
McGell
Cross
O'Rourke
McGamwell
McGamnwell
McGamywell
Invitation Extended to German Athletes for Panama Exposition
Berlin Aug 20 James E Sullivan secretary of the American Olympic committee arrived to attend the international conference of the Olympic games and urged strong effort to secure German participation in events linked to the Panama Exposition in San Francisco. He will extend a formal invitation during the week after touring the Berlin stadium viewed as the finest structure seen for the 1916 Olympiad and praised Germanys rising athletics scene hoping for more playgrounds for youths.
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Berlin
James E. Sullivan
Sullivan
San Francisco
Fasane and Kramer Fight to Draw in New York
Jimmy Fasane of Waterbury and Bing Kramer of Harlem boxed to a draw in New York last night. The bout featured unusual aggression, with Fasane pressing the attack after an even opening, Kramer holding on at times, and Kramer rallying in the late rounds as the ninth ended. Jack Johnson is set to appear at a London vaudeville house next week as the Times notes the Vaudeville Artiste Federation may act to curb music hall degradation.
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Jimmy Fasane
Waterbury
Bing Kramer
Harlem
New York
Connecticut
Kramer
Jack Johnson
London
The
Times
Vaudeville Artiste
Obituary for Nellie L Benjamin Former City Resident
Friends mourn the death of Nellie L Benjamin former city resident who died Sunday at the home of her son Harry Benjamin in Oakland California She was the widow of Charles A Benjamin and is survived by her son and a daughter Bessie Benjamin Fox of this city
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Nellie L. Benjamin
City
Harry Benjamin
Oakland
Cal
Charles A. Benjamin
Bessie Benjamin Fox
Year 1913 Bright for Yankee Athletes Dominant in International Cups
Despite doubts, 1913 brings United States wins defending polo and canoe cups and reclaiming the Davis tennis cup. Remaining contests include motor boat, rifle, and yacht events. A rising wave of youth strengthens American tennis, with McLaughlin, Williams, and Johnson leading a broad, promising cohort from colleges and scholastic leagues.
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Fbe
Hainsworth
Wien
Lance
McLaughlin
Williams
Wallace Johnson
England
English Team Appeals for £100,000 to Prepare for Stockholm
An appeal issued in London by Earl Grax and several peers seeks £100,000 to fund British athletes for the Stockholm Olympic effort. The leaders argue prior funds were inadequate for selecting, training, and supporting top competitors, coaches, and associations across British sport, aiming to unify and fund preparation for 1916 Olympic events.
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Great Exrstein
Earl Grax
Lord Harris
Earl Robert
Lord
Eusbcane
Duke of Veatmingter
Lord Rothied
Stockholm
Sweden
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