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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jul 03, 1918

Page

16

Comedy of Misplays Aids Locals to Trim Boosters

Worcester boosters host visitors in a wacky game filled with errors and wild plays. Howard F Baker joins the locals at short, goes 2 runs, 3 hits, and an error, while New Haven infielder George Sherwood shines in left. Final score 8 to 6, with Worcester overcoming early misplays to win in the late innings.

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Tigers Split Twin Bill With White Sox

A garbled Detroit newswire outlines details of a doubleheader between Detroit and Chicago with multiple at bats, runs, and highlights including Phoenix, Grimes, McDermott, Baker, Colvin, and Creencough in a murky sequence of infield hits, errors, steals, and sacrifices across seven innings, ending with several late scoring plays and substitutions.

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Athletics Pounce On Yank Pitcher For Ten Bingies

Phila delphia evened the series by winning the final game 1 to 0. Copy hit safely in every at bat, scoring four runs and driving in the other local tally. New Norse be thy thirsties today as New York posted its third shutout of the season.

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Ruth's record home runs dazzle fans across the league

Babe Ruth, the Boston Red Sox slugger, has eleven home runs this season and is predicted to break all records. Fans claim shots from Ruth have shattered windows, cleared bleachers, and reached upper decks in multiple cities, with his power highlighted at Polo Grounds and Washington Park.

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Hartford Beats Lone Don With 7-1 Victory

Hartford easily defeated Lone Don 7-1 in a rain-softened game. Meyrjack was hit hard in the sixth inning for four earned runs as Flynn's Planters pushed ahead.

Meyerjack New Lonedon Hartford

Waterbury Today Senators Tomorrow Results Chaos

Fragmented OCR list shows multiple baseball scores and garbled team names. Entries include Philadelphia 5 New York 0 Washington 9 Cleveland 4 St Louis 2 Chicago 0 Detroit 8 and Detroit 17 Chicago, with further unreadable lines about games and venues across Waterbury and other cities. The piece reads as a busy early sports roundup with many corrupted names and stray phrases.

Yeaterclays Philadelphia New York Washington Itastan Cleveland St. Louis Chicago Detroit

Timely Clouting Of Marlins Downs Waterbury 8 4

New Haven defeated Waterbury 8 to 4 in a game highlighted by timely hitting from the visitors. Woodburn started and earned the win with a five inning save, relieved by Tuckey in the seventh after loading the bases with two on. Commodore Plant of New London and Vrms I. Baker, president of the Philadelphia National League club, were spectators.

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Three Leagues Schedule July 4 Games Across Regions

Morning games feature Bridgeport at Hartford Providence at Worcester New Haven at Springfield New Britain at Waterbury Hartford at Bridgeport Worcester at Providence Springfield at New Britain New London at Waterbury Afternoon matchups include Hartford vs Bridgeport Worcester vs Providence Springfield vs New Britain New London vs Waterbury Also American and National leagues list Detroit at Chicago St Louis at Cleveland Boston at Philadelphia Philadelphia at Boston Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Chicago at St Louis in various time slots

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Grimes-M Wheat Bolster Batting Averages at Hub

Boston fans saw Grimes and Wheat boost Brooklyn offense as four hits contributed to a 4 10 4 split in a four game series. Wheat and Grimes combined for over half of Brooklyn’s hits. Pitcher Hose of Tenstan left for Chicago amid a potential trade. Salary rise offer was refused by the Moston club. Score:

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Players suspended for leaving Bridgeport club

Bridgeport club suspends Hank Brackett, Gene Martin and George J Braun after they left Sunday's game versus Springfield Ponies. Manager Ray Grimes says the trio will not play for Bridgeport again. Officials vow to make an example as they seek to strengthen the lineup with Snaker at shortstop and two additions. Aleck Ferguson plans to stay with Bridgeport for the season despite agent approaches.

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Rally in Eighth Seals 4 2 Win for Cleveland Team

In Cleveland, July 2, an eighth inning rally powered the locals to a 4 2 victory over St Louis. Graney pinch hit, drove in two runs, and scored on a sacrifice. Blues captain Yates remains sidelined. the Crusaders seek a Sunday game with Glenwood.

Cleveland St. Louis Graney

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