Old Cy Young Plans Return to Boston Braves
Cleveland May 13 The Read Sox had just arrived when Cy Young the famed pitcher visited the Hollenden hotel. Now manager of the Cleveland Federal League club, Young works out with the team and hopes to resume pitching in three weeks if his arm responds. He remains property of the Boston Nationals and would report to Manager Stallings if ready. He attributes arm soreness to rheumatism and notes spring stiffness as the season begins.
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Read Sox
Old Cy Young
Hollenden
Erra
Boston Nationals
Stallings
Braves
Augusta
Federal League
Cy Young
Cr Ky Bruch
Dex
Aiewd
Booe and Brennan clash over umpire during Chicago incident
In Chicago, Booe was not booing at the umpire amid a misunderstanding. Brennan lashes back, exchanges insults, and a manager or observer intervenes as the altercation unfolds. The scene includes misheard names and a dispute over a strike called on a player named Mistah Butler.
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Booe
Chicago
Hope
McCarthy
Brennan
Everett
Booa
Bose
Bove
Walter Rehg
Fred Clarke
Boose
Mistah Butler
Yale Regatta Ends With Varsity Eight Upset Victory
New Haven Conn May 12 Two races closed Yale regatta with the sophomores defeating the remainder to select an eight to meet Harvard in Cambridge. The junior Varsity eight also raced hard, but the substituted crew led from the start and won by a slender margin as the second eight followed closely, both crews rowing at an eight stroke pace in 7 minutes 7 seconds.
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New. Haven
Conn
Yale
Eset Fm
Hiervard
Cambees
Var- Kirby
Rodgers
James J Corbett's Semi Weekly Boxing Bulletin May 13
Boxing notes from New York events list bouts at Atlantic Garden Athletic Club and nearby venues. Matches include Leach Cross vs Johnny Dohan at featherweight and bouts featuring Mike Gibbons, Jack McCarron, and Young Mike Done in various weight classes. Atlantic Garden and East New York clubs host May 14 to May 23 cards with Soldier Kearns vs George Rodel among others.
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Leach Cross
Johnny Dohan
Atlantic Garden Athletic Club
Dave Burtt
Tommy Maloney
Atlantic Garden Athletic
Ane Va
Kid Bleck
Bert “Glausen
Charles Bondy
Gowanus A. C
Mike Gibbons
Jack Mct
Arron
Garden Athletic Club
Peon Gibbons
Young Mike Done
Garden Athletic McCoy Ve
N_Y
Young Ahearn
Soldier Kearns
George Rodel
En Athletic Club
Princeton Beats Harvard and Penn in Mile Row
Cambridge May 13 Princeton yesterday out-rowed Harvard and Pennsylvania in a 17 8 mile dash down the Charles River Basin finishing in 10 minutes 13 seconds after a stirring struggle. Harvard 4 seconds slower, Pennsylvania 12 seconds back. Princeton led by the mile mark at Harvard Bridge and held off Harvard’s late challenge to win a fresh, strong finish.
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Maas
Princeton
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Charles River
Tiger
Quakers
Crimson
Orange and Black
Abeles
Tigers
Nassau
O Connor awarded 5000 to cover 1911 salary loss
The St Louis court ordered the St Louis American League Baseball Club to pay Jack O Connor 5000 dollars for the 1911 season salary he would have earned had he not been discharged as manager after the 1910 season. The jury found in O Connors favor after a day long trial that included rebuttal testimony about alleged orders to influence Napoleon Lajoies batting record.
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St. Louis
American League Baseball Club
Jack O'Connor
O'Connor
Sidney Cook
Julius Cronheim
Napoleon Lajoie
Cleveland
Ty Cobb
O’connor
Sacred Heart Juniors beat St Augustine's 19 to 14 in Bridgesport
Amateur baseball notes from Bridgeport recount Sacred Heart Juniors defeating St Augustine's 19 to 14 at the M A C lot with players listed and invitation for rematch at Seaside Park. Also mentions Yellow Mills schedule, Sacred Heart School Juniors league, Stonewall A C victory over Rosebud Jrs, and Sacred Heart School beating Jefferson School 14 to 4 with brief ads for spring woolens.
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St. Augustine's
M. A.C. Lot
Seaside Park
W. Griffin
J. McCabe
J. Kenney
R. Farrell
J. Shea
T. English
C. Steele
F. Connors
W. Neary
J. Murphy
J. Connors
Farmer
Seeley St
Bridgeport
Sacred Heart School
St. Augustine Jrs
St. Mary Irs
St. Carter Jrs
Jrs
J. Sha
Stonewall A. C
Rosebud Jrs
Stonewalls
J. K Hayes
Jefferson
Snyder Shines as Bridgeport Tops Springfield 4 3
Bridgeport beats Springfield 4 to 3 at Newfield Park as Chief Snyder dominates with improved control, while errors and misplays by both sides frame a tight ball game. O'Hara contributes two hits for Bridgeport. Dusty Phillips shines for Springfield with several notable plays.
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Newfield Park
Bridgeport
Springfield
Ister
Bowman
Snyder
Jack O'Hara
Dusty Phillips
Waynesboro
Jesse James
Edie Swander
Phillips
Jake Boukes
Russell
Ponies
Swender
O’hara
Boukes
McGamnwell
Weilgold
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Bo Keegan
Young
Waite
Swander
the Weigold
Flaherty
More
Pratt
Wallace
Silver
O'Hara
McGamwell
Bouktes
Keegan
Erry
MePartiin
National League Yesterday's Results Shaping Early Standings
Baseball summary from yesterday shows New York 5 Chicago 1, Brooklyn 4 Cincinnati 3, Philadelphia 6 Pittsburgh 5, and Boston 6 St. Louis with a final score unclear for the last game. The results span four NL matchups, highlighting close contests and late scoring.
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New York
Chicago
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Boston
St. Louis
Harvard Yale big track meet signals for New Haven clash
Harvard defeated Cornell on the track and Yale beat Princeton, signaling a close annual Harvard Yale meet in New Haven next Saturday. Harvard remains slightly stronger overall though Yale shows depth in several events with stars in dashes pole vault and hurdles while Harvard relies on emerging hurdlers Jackson and Cummings.
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Cornell
Yale
Princeton
New Haven
Crimsor
Reller
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Achelis
Potter
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Cummings
Meeting Thursday Plans for Keating Day
City hall and city clerk office hosts a Thursday meeting of managers captains and officials from amateur baseball to discuss Keating Day events for June 7. A special train will carry local routers to the Polo grounds for the celebration.
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Polo Grounds
Games Today Showcasing Six City Showdowns
Chicago faces New York, Cincinnati plays Brooklyn, St Louis meets Boston, and Pittsburgh travels to Philadelphia. Strong matchups across the league highlight today’s busy slate with teams seeking crucial wins on the road.
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Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Boston
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
New York Beats Cleveland 4 3 In League Showdown
Scores show New York downing Cleveland 4 to 3 while Washington blanked St. Louis 2 to 0 and Detroit edged Boston 8 to 7. Philadelphia routed Chicago 3 to 0 as Boston visits Detroit and New York travels to Cleveland in today’s slate.
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New York
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
Detroit
Washington
St. Louis
Bridgeport at New London and Hartford at Holyoke
Local bridge matchups set include Eastern Association games with Bridgeport visiting New London and Hartford traveling to Holyoke. Other listed encounters feature Springfield at Waterbury and New Haven at Pittsfield, shaping a busy schedule.
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New London
Hartford
Holyoke
Springfield
Waterbury
New Haven
Pittsfield
New Guyen
An. H
Hartford Kierate Sayer
Powers,arker
Fitegerald
Swarmstedt
Ahearn
Bear Pc
New Londo
Springfield Pittsfield
Woodhall Offers Umpire Services for School League
Supt Chas H Woodhall of Bridgeport Boys Club proposes to umpire school leagues to ease umpire shortages. Athletic committee accepts the offer with thanks and notes future help for junior games when needed.
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Supt
Chas. H. Woodhall
Bridgeport Boys’ Club
School Athletic Association
Supt. Woodhall
Y. M. C A Employment Department's Year’s Work
The Y M C A Employment Department reports 1825 interviews for the year versus 1939 in six months, noting a drop due to fewer drifters. 422 applications filed, 580 sent to 325 prospects, 237 placed including 7 in temporary roles. A deficit of 87.73 dollars, loss per placed man about 0.50. total receipts 570.17 against expenses 670.90.
Freddy Gibbs joins New Bedford club in Massachusetts
Freddy Gibbs lands a pitching post with New Bedford, Mass. Frank Connaughton, formerly Waterbury captain, handles the team and vouches for Gibbs. McCann has five pitchers, so Gibbs could not break in with Mechanics. Eddie Burns is released. Bromo Silver shows promise in left field as McCann notes improvement. Cross and Stafford delays in umpire news. numerous roster moves and incidents surface as the circuit reports continue.
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Wagner
Freddy Gibbs
New Bedford, Mass
Frank Connaughton
Waterbury
Gibbs
McCann
Eddie Burns
McGamwell
Bromo Silver
Career hinges on debut for umpires and players
The piece argues that a strong start builds confidence for athletes and umpires, while a weak debut invites doubt and harsh criticism. It recounts Rube Marquard as an example of debut-related misjudgment and describes how a single wrong plate call can sour a crowd, affecting an umpire’s perceived career. It also notes Mrs. Arthur F Williams of Philadelphia visiting locally as she plans to move furniture to Philadelphia.
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Rube Marquard
American Association
Maor
Marquard
Zie
Comfort Truss Co Advertises New Pain Free Truss
A Bridgeport Connecticut company promotes a newly patented truss with no understraps no hip pressure and bath wearability. It offers 30 day trials and lists office hours at 208 Warner Building Bridgeport and a Sunday schedule.
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Bath
Comfort Truss Co
Warner Bidg
Bridgeport
Shugrue Knocks Out One Round Hogan in New Haven
Joe Shugrue of Jersey City stopped California lightweight contender One Round Hogan in the tenth round at Casino New Haven. Shugrue dominated from early, punishing Hogan’s stomach with sharp lefts and rights as Hogan wilted, while Frank Berne beat Banty Lewis and Hal Martin stopped Henry Miller in prelims.
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Joe Shugrue
Jersey City
Willie Ritchie
Hogan
California
Casino
New Haven
Dave Pitx Bereta
Hagen Ketels
Prankle Berne
Banty Lewis
New York
Hal Martin
Henry Miller
Shuerue-Hogan
Shuerue
Shigrue
Shegrue
Hogan's Stormach
Irish born Jimmy Archer milestone today in baseball
Ireland’s Jimmy Archer, star Cubs catcher born May 13, 1883 in Dublin, marks his thirtieth birthday today. His career spans Toronto amateur ranks to Fargo North Dakota, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers, Buffalo and finally Chicago Cubs after a long rise and salary gains. William Gardner of the Red Sox also celebrates today on the 27th anniversary of his birth in Enosburg Falls Vermont, with a brief note on his university days and early pro start. The column also lists notable boxing annals and game recaps tied to this date.
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Ireland
America
Jimmy Archer
Peter James Archer
Dublin
Silent” Murphy
Archer
Eryo Archer
United States
Roger Bresnahan
Emerald Isle
Ross Ford
Gideon
Maternae Ana
Jimmy
Canada
Toronto
Fargo, N. D
Boons
Pittsburgh
Aventa
Ga Be
Pirates
Tetroit
Tigers
Bisons
Buffalo
Frank Chance
William Lawrence Gardner
Red Sox
Enosburg Falls
Gardner
University of Mt
Zbyssko Defeats Remo in Sokol Hall Bout
About six thousand fans attended the Sokol Hall event to see Zbyssko from London fight Antonio Remo. Zbyssko landed a strong cast for the fall in 12 minutes, with a second fall in 11 minutes. He proved quicker and craftier, while Flosse showed solid form. Refereed by Prof James Allan the match opened at 8:45 PM.
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Zbyatko
London
Antonio Remo
Zbyssiko
Gret
Zbyenko
Flosse
James Allan
Quey
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