Lords Plan Semipro Series To Decide Champion
Canton and Massillon back a proposed semipro baseball series with Akron to determine the champion. Gaylords manager Gape favors including Youngstown’s McElroys and arranging dates, while tensions with Massillon over umpiring decisions linger from the 1917 season.
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Canton
Massillon
Akron
Youngston
Mgr. Lattimore
A . Roach
Sarengila Camanas
Central Steel
Mgr. Fair
McElroys
Youngstown
Gaylords
Timore
Anton
Noakers to Meet Cleveland Tailors in Tough Sunday Match
Antonians, with a clean 6-0 record, prepare for a strong test as they host the Cleveland Tailors in a class AA showdown. Tailors boast hitters Tearney, Brown and Metter, plus Cosma, Pagel, Liddington, and Galla in a potent lineup. Berger is their likely pitcher, while Noaker pitcher Tearney faces a challenging array. A win would boost Noaker stock in independent circles.
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Noaker Baseball Club
Glas Tailors
Cleveland
Allhany
Greene
Berger
Clevestar
Er Bill
Teller Berg
Standard Oil
Tearney
Brown
Metter
Cosma
Pagel
Liddington
Galla
Baseballs famous bone plays amuse old time fans
Veteran players recall freak baseball moments from early days. Nemo Seibold and Ray Chapman describe a double baserunning scramble that left Seibold on first and Chapman on second after both started and were tagged out. The piece notes such maneuvers could not happen under current rules and cites a triple play ending sequence from a minor league game.
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White Sox
Giants
Nemo Seibold
Ray Chapman
Heed
Cleveland
Apman
Nemo
Chapman
Leibold
Seibold
Groom Groomed For Major League Debut With Indians
The Groom prospect, once backed by Iter McCredie and Walter, nearly joined the Cleveland Indians a decade ago while in land league. Scouts doubted his size but Washington acquired him in 1908 where his sharp curve and control helped him excel, though he has occasional rough days.
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Land
Cleveland
Iter McCredie
Portland
Walter
Tommy O'Brien
O’brien
Fred Coombe
Indians
McCredie
Washington Club
Indians Edge White Sox 3-2 in Cleveland
Eddie Cicotte started the season with eight innings pitched and Williams homered in the second. Eddie Collins doubled in the eighth to drive in a run as the White Sox drop to fourth in the league.
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White Sox
Cleveland
Eddie Cicotte
Re‘ng Williams
Eddie Phy
Eddie Collins
Rudolph IANNATI Cleared After Major League Ban
June 1 report states pitcher Dick cures restored to good standing after national commission action. They accepted Rudolph B’s agreement with Boston Nationals and found he had not played elsewhere, resulting in no fine or penalties.
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Dick Cures
National
Rudolph B
Boston Nationals
Niehoff of Nationals Breaks Leg in Phillies Game
Second baseman Niehoff of the New York Nationals fractured his right leg in the first inning of Friday's game with Philadelphia. He and Young, the right fielder, collided while chasing a high fly in right field and Niehoff fell over Young, suffering a fracture below the knee.
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Niehoff
New York Nationals
Young
Baseball Scores and Results Across The League
Baseball results from the National League show New York losing to Chicago and Philadelphia defeating St. Louis. Cincinnati and Brooklyn had postponed games. Pittsburgh beat St. Louis while New York and Philadelphia split with mixed outcomes. Other matchups included Boston vs Detroit and Washington vs Cleveland.
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Buell Wins Golf Event in Lakeside Match Play
Buell defeated par on the Lakeside course to win the event 2 up in a field of 24. H R Jones and J A Rice tied for second at 1 down as J A Buell led the scoreboard with multiple players margins listed from 1 down to 10. Meanwhile at Sheepshead track New York, June 1, officials awaited rain risk before running the $36,000 Harkness handicap race slated for 9 am local time.
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H. R. Jones
J. A. Rice
Lakeside
J. A. Buell
New York
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Sheepshead Track
Buckeye Basenball Team Faces North Industry Sunday
Buckeye baseball team of Canton plays the independent team of North Industry Sunday at City field 9:30 a m practice and afternoon meet at Marketav and Second Street with players gathering for the event.
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Canton
North Industry
City Field
Marketav
Second-st
Demetral Fails in Columbus Handicap Bout
William Demetral Greek heavyweight in Canton fails to win his handicap match in Columbus. He refuses to wrestle until after a 15 minute rest, defeating Kolihoff in 60 minutes but unable to throw two challengers. Binckley draws with Demetral after a 15 minute rest, then Mat suda and Jordan settle for a 30 minute draw.
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Canton
Columbus
Demetral
Kolihoff
Cliff Binckley
Binckley
Matty Matsuda
Jim Jordan
Tate Leads Semipro Nine in Franklin Pennsylvania
Hugh Tate, veteran first baseman known for power in professional days with Canton teams, has taken a semipro role as manager of the Franklin Pennsylvania team. He will assume charge Monday and seeks three players for early June games. Tate last played for Greenville and excelled against Canton clubs with Youngstown in the Central league.
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Hugh Tate
Canton
Tate
Franklin
Greenville
Jockey Peak Suspended After Belmont Race Disqualification
Jockey Peak was suspended for a week by Belmont park stewards after Airman finished first in race five but was disqualified for fouling Monomoy in the stretch. Monomoy was awarded the race.
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New York
Board of Stewards
Belmont Park
Airman
Monomoy
Chicago Defeats Wisconsin In Baseball Tilt
Chicago overwhelmed Wisconsin with seven hits and three errors in the seventh inning to score nine runs. The visitors won 14 to 6 in Madison on Friday, as University of Chicago pitcher and hitters combined for a decisive late surge.
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Ib Abrhpore
Yy Roth
Morton
Murphy
Randil
Llins Wood
Weaver
E. Collins
Gandil
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Cleveland
Oalis
Ot Williams
Morgan
Will
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Bagby Fin
Milams
Cicotte
Madison
Wis
University of Chicago
University of Wisconsin
Yale Harvard Boat Race Adjusted For Wartime Conditions
Yale and Harvard will race the fifty first dual regatta on the Housatonic near New Haven with a two mile course. The event adopts wartime austerity with no gala pageantry and reduced training, swapping traditional crews and coaches for more casual preparation.
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Conn
Yale
Harvard
Housatonic River
England
Thames
New London
Governor Brumbaugh Wins Tombstone Golf Tournament
Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh won the annual Tombstone golf tournament at the Country Club of Harrisburg with an 11 stroke handicap. The event features planting a flag where the final stroke ends.
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Harrisburg
Martin G. Brumbaugh
Country Club of
Upham Sold to Boston From St Paul Crowd
Pitcher William Upham, who left the St Paul A A club to join Hibbing last year, has been sold to the Boston National league team. He left Friday for Boston. The army calls for Airedale terriers to carry messages into no mans land. The Atlanta Southern league champions opened with losses. Little Rick shows improvement.
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Minn
William Upham
Hibbing
Iron Range
Boston
Atlanta
Little Rick
United States Army
No Man’s Land
Cornell Qualifies Large Team in Intercollegiate Trials
Cornell advanced 16 athletes across 11 events in the preliminary trials for the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America finals at Franklin Field. Dartmouth and Princeton followed with strong showings, while Penn, Pittsburgh, MIT, and Columbia also posted solid qualifiers.
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Cornell
Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America
Franklin Ftield
Ithacans
Dartmouth
Princeton
University of Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Columbia
Forham
Georgetown
Brown
Lafayette
Yale
Harvard
Penn States
Rutgers
Amherst
Johus Hopkins
Swarthmore
Boxing Boy 1 and Wrestling Debated for July 4 Card
Officials of the professional club wrestle with outdoor plans for Independence Day and Labor Day 1918. McKinney weighs boxing versus wrestling and may sign George Harry Greb or arrange an all star 10 round card. A letter from Jack Curley invites Waldek Zbyszko to face any world heavyweight.
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McKinney
League Park
Harry Greb
Pittsburgh
Greb
Battling Levinsky
Jeff Smith
al Doty
Canton
Jack Curley
New Yorker
Waldek Zbyszko
Giant Pole
Shocker Key to Browns Victory Over Tigers in Detroit
Shocker led St Louis Browns to a 7 1 win over Detroit as Jennings and Gedeon contributed with timely hits. Giants pounded Hoge for 10 hits and Billy Rariden scored once. Pirates exploded for seven runs in the third to beat St Louis 11 to 7.
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Shocker
Tigers
Detroit
Jennings
Gedeon
Demmitt
St. Louis
Giants
Hoge
Billy Rariden
Steelmen Holding Batting Lead In Industrial Race
Hartie of Central Steel in Massillon leads the Industrial league batting race with seven hits in nine at bats and four extra base hits in two games. His grand average stands at .778 as Massillon, facing little early opposition, aims to extend the streak in upcoming weeks.
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Hartie
Central Steel
Massillon
Toledo
American Association
Swattera
Young Tigers Fall at Cook Park in Friday Matchup
In a 13 to 5 defeat the Young Tigers lost to the Home team at Cook Park. They will play on City field in the second game of the series next week.
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Gape
Sullivan
Lawrence
Lawrenceville
McElroys
Pittsburgh
Ngstown
Sullivans
Pennsylvanians
Ball
Speers
E. Smith
Frank Smith
Moore
Brinkley
Thomas
Mauser
Coane and
Haranski
Young Tigers
Cook Park
Hapert Demonstrates Swimming Expert Corsan Techniques
The Y M C A in Cantons hosted G H Corsan, international swimming authority, teaching breathing, control and several strokes. He showcased Australian crawl variants, the trudgeon crawl, submarine swim with bound limbs, and the racer turns. About 600 boys and many men learned to swim, with officials promising a royal welcome if he returns.
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Corgan
Corsan
Canton
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