Yankee Castoff Defeats Former Teammates 5-0
Browns top Yankees 5 to 0 as Shocker shuts out New York and St Adais drives Shawkey for runs. Yankees manage only one baserunner until the ninth. Other score: Tigers and Athletics 4 in Detroit, Philadelphia rallies to win 5-4 with late pinch hitters.
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Turbulent Notes From Early Boxing and Baseball Era
Fragmented OCR reports sporting odds, boxing banter and baseball box scores. Mentions Ted Lewis 17 return fights, Prohibish impact on liquor costs, and Twin Oaks challenge to local 14 15 year old teams. References to Detroit, Washington, and Chicago games with scattered hits and pitcher notes.
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Five Leading Batters in Two Major Leagues
Baseball leaders show Cobb Jackson Veach and Cobb in American League race with small-point gaps. Batting averages listed for both leagues feature Cobb Veach Jackson Peck and Cravath Myers Henry Young Williams across 1889 season figures highlighting top hitters and gaps in the race.
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Voshell Defeated By Billy Johnston
In Chicago on July 16 Robert G. Kinsey of San Francisco defeated Phillip S. Brain of Minneapolis in the fifth round of the national clay court tennis championship 6 4. Howard Voshell of Brooklyn defeated Trafford N. Jayne after a morning default and prepared to face Will Johnston of San Francisco in the afternoon. Johnston’s victory drew strong interest from Axel Graven of California who beat Cedric Major, as New York City teams pressed toward the same round.
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Howard ‘Woshell
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Johnston
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Axel Graven
University of California Star
Cedric Major
York
Galaxy of Net Stars in Greenwich Tourney
Greenwich July 16 Special Many top national players will compete in the Greenwich Country Club invitation tennis tournament starting tomorrow and running all week. Sanctioned by the United States National Lawn Tennis Association with officials present. Men’s and women’s singles and mixed doubles feature stars like Robert Lindley Murray R Norris Williams Watson M Washburn Dean Mathey and others. Women include Molla Bijurstedt Maroni ndarstein Goss Marie Wagner Florence Ballin and many more. Courts are in fine condition and club tennis committees plan a big event with daily buffet lunches and a Sunday supper dance.
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Harold Phrackm
Carl Mays Quits Boston Red Sox Pitcher Leaves team
Boston July 16 After a troubled stretch with manager W Barrows pitcher Carl Mays has quit the Red Sox. He left in Chicago and returned to Boston saying he wants a trade and will not play for the champions. Mays, a leading pitcher and noted World Series figure, may miss the pennant push.
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New Boat Attains Speed Of Thirty Seven Miles
Put in Bay Ohio July 16 Over a fifteen mile course at the Inter Lake Racing Association Gary Wood of Detroit set a course record by driving a new boat not yet named at an average speed better than thirty seven miles an hour He ran five mile laps in eight minutes five seconds eight minutes one second and seven minutes forty two seconds
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Inventors’ putters multiply as golf clubs evolve
A golfer notes the flood of new putter designs complicating the game. Aluminum heads dominate, replacing straight blades, while various weight distributions and odd shapes promise default stability or spin. The article warns thin blades prone to undercut, and recalls quirky old models.
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Double Header Tomorrow at Newfield Park Rain Wrecked First Game
The Impartial Rooter notes a heavy April rain left Newfield Park a lake, postponing the Bridgeport game and shifting the double header to tomorrow afternoon. Willard and House lead the locals with Herring in Waterbury, while fan talk and quotes from Tad Dorgan mirror strong Willard scrutiny.
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World Series Hopes Rise On Spring Pitching
The article imagines a bare spring race with managers seeking more hitting and better pitching. It muses on hopes for a standout hitter and a dominant pitcher to shift the standings, noting no guaranteed stars will appear and teams must scrap it out.
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Hartford Batters Pound Lindstrom in Openers
Hartford defeated Worcester 8 to 3 as Bennett pitched two strong innings and Allen stole home in the first. Gardella’s fielding stood out while Hart’s lineup applied steady pressure with timely hits and aggressive baserunning.
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West End Boys seek July baseball games with youth teams
The West End Boys club, in one of six strong seasons, seeks July 26 and August 2 games against 1-16 year old teams, especially Summerfields. They also plan July 27 against Acme and next Saturday against Waysides at No 4 diamond. Contact Manager Dean Barnum at 6669-4-8ST via Standard Telegram.
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Francis Ouimet Sets New Winchester Course Record
Francis Ouimet lowered the Winchester Country Club course record by six strokes yesterday with an 18 hole total of 66. He broke the former record of 72, playing 34 on the front nine and 32 on the back nine after winning the State amateur championship last week.
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Fewster Seen as Future Star for Yankees
St Louis report says Chick Fewster, a young Yankee, shows speed and dash, could win a permanent roster spot. Versatile infield capacity from second to third, he bats fairly and studies the game, impressing critics with aggressiveness and knowledge of rival clubs.
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Rainy delays mark Eastern and National Leagues results
Yesterday's East results show Wartford and Worcester tied at 3 while Pittsfield routed 9. Several games postponed due to rain with today’s schedule listing Bridgeport at Waterbury Providence at New Haven Hartford at Worcester Pittsfield at Springfield and Pittsburgh at Boston among others.
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Pop Geers Wins Feature Race on Kalamazoo Track
Kalamazoo Michigan July 16 Pop Geers driving Heir Reape won the $3,000 Power Mills pace for 2:06 trotters at the Grand Circuit meeting. A brilliant contest with thrilling finishes from the wire. Single won each heat of the free-for-all pace by a short head. Murphy claimed the three-year-old trot easily with Brusiloff. Four miles trotted by Pete Billiken and Winnemota set a world record for a four-heat race on a half-mile track, time 2:09 1/4, 2:09 1/2, 2:09 1/4, 2:09 1/4. Echo Direct, Luana, Mintmark among entries. Best time 2:07 1/4.
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