RIS Speaker and Daubert lead batter averages in league news
May 27 report highlights Tris Speaker and Jake Daubert atop batting leaders. Speaker hits .361 with 25 runs. Daubert, .398 for National League batters. Zimmermann and Zimmerman figure among leaders in steals, bases, and home runs, with Johnson and Williams noted for run production and power.
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Rob Lym
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Alexander in Great Contest Beats Brooklyn
Grover Cleveland Alexander pitched the Phil into first place in the evd championship race afternoon. He hurled a 2 0 win over Brooklyn, handing Uncle Robbie’s Superbas their first loss after leading the league. Brooklyn had dropped from first place after a rough Western trip.
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Grover Cleveland Alexander
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Robbie
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Billings and Donovan in heated baseball clash
Sporting News recounts a bench incident in New York where Josh Billings of Cleveland and Bill Donovan of the Yankees argued as Umn Dinneen tailed an exchange with Pitcher Caldwell. A Cleveland player yelled, Donovan retorted, and a heated exchange followed.
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Favor Tigers to Win Crew Race in Ithaca
Ithaca N Y May 27 with fine weather and large crowd the Cornell Princeton and Yale varsity and freshman crews prepare for Cayuga Lake regatta. Experts favor the Tigers in the varsity race though Yale money was rumored but not yet shown. Coach Courtney may throw Cornell’s third varsity against Princeton and Yale. Princeton impressed in practice while Yale showed speed and mass, the Blue heavier and potentially dangerous in smooth water.
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Remington Twilight Games Prove Popular
The Inter-department Twilight baseball league, five evenings a week after work, drew growing enthusiasm. On Thursday, Case of the Superiors, Woodworkers L-1, held the Magazines G-4 to one run in the first two innings before a masterful effort by Case and Bearey. Maxwell fanned 15 for the Magazines. Case 12 for the Superiors. Prack neck homered and doubled for the Magazines while Farrington contributed a circus catch and solid hitting for the Superiors. Grounds, seating near completion. score Magazines 5, Superiors 4.
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One Bad Inning Beats Bridgeport
Springfield Ponies beat Bridgeport Hustlers 4 to 3 at League Park in a third straight win over the same club. Hal Justin received support as the Ponies exploded in the third inning linking singles, a bunt, steals, and a wild pitch to surge ahead. The Hustlers could not recover despite Whalen and Smith singles in the seventh and Justin’s solid pitching after rough early exposure.
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Trenninger Opportunity Fills Double Play Rally
Springfield and Bridgeport battled to a 5-5 tie as both sides traded innings. O'Dell to Ball to Thompson started a key double play while Justin and Dye yielded three walks each and four and three strikeouts respectively. The game featured Wilda Bitch as the pitcher with Stafford umpiring and lasted 1 hour 47 minutes.
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Gibbons to Box Dillon in Mid June Bout
New York May 27 Harry Pollok manager of the Washington Park Sporting club signed Mike Gibbons the St. Paul middleweight yesterday to box in rounds with Jack Dillon the so called man killer of Indiana polis some time in the latter part of June. Dillon has not yet agreed to box Gibbons but Pollok is practically certain that the Indianapolis man will accept his terms. The local promoter had been trying to match Dillon with Frank Moran but has abandoned his efforts.
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Worthington is Star of Ist Day in Intercollegiate
Cambridge May 27 The forty first annual ICACAA meet at Harvard Stadium produced notable feats by Worthington of Dartmouth and Murray of Stanford but both marks were not official. Worthington’s 24 ft 7.5 in broad jump failed on a foul and Murray’s 120 yd high hurdles time of 15.0 sec was wind aided. Cornell led with ten event qualifications, Yale second with fifteen qualifiers, Harvard eight, while California Stanford Dartmouth Princeton and Pennsylvania tied for fourth with seven each. Michigan, Syracuse and Bowdoin had two qualifiers.
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Bridgeport Signs Pitcher Ross to Boost Club
Bridgeport clubs owners push pitching strength as Ross signs after strong showing in Boston area games. He will report in Hartford next Thursday while Dye and other pitchers draw praise and questions amid a busy spring camp.
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National League Games Today
The schedule lists New York at Boston twice, Brooklyn at Philadelphia twice, with Chicago visiting Cincinnati and Pittsburgh traveling to St Louis. The matchups highlight key East and Midwest rivalries across ballparks today.
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Eastern League Baseball Matchups List
Eastern League schedule includes Bridgeport visiting New Haven Worcester at Hartford Springfield at New London Lawrence at Portland Lynn at Lowell. The lineup outlines multiple city pairings across the region with games set to unfold.
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Games Today in Major Cities Across the League
Boston faces New York while Philadelphia encounters Washington. Cleveland visits Chicago and St. Louis travels to Detroit in matchups listed for the day.
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Memorial Day Plans by John Beck & Son
A Southern Association notice outlines Memorial Day arrangements by John Beck and Son. The brief item mentions the family business organizing or participating in local observances, with emphasis on honoring the holiday.
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Harry Pierce Beats Chick Simler In Ten Round Bout
New York May 27 lightweight Harry Pierce won easily over Chick Simler of Scranton Pa in ten rounds at the Vanderbilt A C Simler replaced Walter Mohr who failed to show. Pensions are now paid to ten thousand discharged British soldiers. M T Carpenter of Muskogee Oklahoma hanged himself in jail at Davenport Iowa.
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McAuliffe and Wilson Draw In Gum Shop Ring Bout
In a smoky Casino match Red Cap Wilson outslicks Young McAuliffe to a draw after 19 rounds. McAuliffe started strong but faded as Wilson pressed with jabs and quick blows. Supporting bouts featured Bagash versus Ross and a comedy hash that left fans disappointed.
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Yanks sweep Red Sox in twin bill rallies at Polo Grounds
New York tops Boston 2 1 in first game and 6 5 in 10 innings. A ninth inning Pipp double drives the decisive run in game one. In game two Allen Russell debuts for the Yankees as a ten inning rally carries them past Boston with Walters scoring on an error.
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Bloom Beats Moran In Harlem Bout On May Night
New Orleans lightweight Vic Moran traveled to New York with a reputation for power but was largely outboxed by Brooklyn lightweight Phil Bloom in an eight of ten round feature at the Harlem Sporting Club on 125th Street. Bloom dominated the bout, signaling his superiority and leaving Moran with much to learn about scoring.
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