Baseballs smooth faced era ends mustache reign in field play
New York July 20 baseball players now shave clean as in a church, banishing whiskers and mustaches once common twenty fifty years ago. Tales recount Jiggs Donohue and Jim O Rourke whose facial hair aided only in story, not in play, ending the era of beards on the diamond.
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New York
Harry Wright
Cincinnati Red Stockings
Harry
Herr Mosts
Dick McBride
Philadephia Athletics
Charley Gould
Red Stockings
Boston Reds
Gould
Cincinnati
George Wright
Bob Ferguson
Hill Craven
Jiggs
Donohue
Nashville, Tenn
Nashvilles
Giants
Nashville
Collee
Penohue
Tim Keefe
Johnny Ward
Jim Rourke
Jim O'Rourke
Fred Titus
Phillies
Jim Cgrrourke
Polo Grounds
Josh Pe Vore
Josh
Old Sol
O'Rouke
Jockey Cal Shilling Delights Empire City Fans
Jockey Cal Shilling has become a sensation at Empire City track after 22 mounts yielding 15 wins, nine seconds and a third. He has only seven unplaced rides, with critics noting his remarkable riding and unusual restraint due to prior suspensions.
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New York
Cal Shilling
Empire City Track
Great Little Rider
Walter Miller
Shilling
Wilson buys 20 yearlings from Madden to boost his racing string
R. Wilson Jr. buys 20 yearlings from John Madden for $30,000 to form the nucleus of his two year olds next year. The Kentucky-bred horses are described as superbly bred and expected to yield several strong runners amid the ongoing anti-betting bill debate in New York.
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New York
R. Wilson, Jr
Wilson
John Madden
Motorcycle Races Planned At Canton Fairgrounds
The Canton Motorcycle club agrees to hold races in August at the county fairgrounds under its auspices. A race committee is named with Gust Rocco, Harry Lebman, and Henry Tauhensee on track duties. Subsequent meetings will finalize race times and a social event.
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Canton Motorcycle Club
County Fairgrounds
Gust Rocco
Harry Lebman
Henry Tauhensee
William Kuehman
Moran Lehneider
Frank Kiehs
Dan Willis
Will Hartman
William Patterson
Leo Nieschwitz
500th Victory for Cy Young in Washington Doubleheader
After years of trials the veteran Cy Young earned his 500th win by beating the Nationals in the second game in Washington. He held Washington to one hit through eight innings and, smiling broadly, said he felt like a colt and would add many more wins to his ledger.
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Giants
Chicago White Stockings
O’rourke
O'Rourke
Chicago
Jim
Buck Ewing
Cy Young
Washington
Nationals
Wednesday's Games Feature Midwest Matches
Milwaukee faces Toledo as Kansas City meets Columbus Minneapolis plays Indianapolis and St Paul meets Louisville in a busy midweek triple header style schedule with regional rivalry on display.
Baseball scores from the night games
Scores show Columbus defeated St. Paul 7 to 5 while Kansas City beat Louisville 6 to 3 in regulation and then Kansas City 4 Louisville 3 in 10 innings. Minneapolis tied Toledo 4 to 4 as Indianapolis fell to Milwaukee 2 to 1.
Potters Continue Dominance in Canton Series Standings
East Liverpool Bulletin reports Canton remains in trouble after a 9 to 3 loss. Fromholtz dominated with a ninth inning reversal as Liverpool moves toward third place. Bonnin joins hospital list after being hit by a pitch. Molebash shines in first game back.
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East Liverpool
Potters
Liverpool
Canton
Wilhelm
Fromholtz
Dawsons
Tate
Hinton
Collins
Drumm
Bonnin
War render dominates with two base hits by J Dawson
J Dawson delivers two base hits while Shanks and Lattimore add three base hits each. Hinton plates a sacrifice fly and Sheehan Lentz Latti more Fromholtz execute sac bunts. Fromholtz earns four strikeouts, Braun umpire, 500 in attendance.
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J. Dawson
Warrender
Shanks
Lattimore
Hinton
Sheehan
Lentz
Fromholtz
Slagle
Williams
Fox
Deiters
Raley
Business Men Will Play Ball in Canton Half Holiday
At the second Wednesday half holiday of Canton grocers and butchers the main event is a ball game between shoemen and grocers and butchers. Lineups list Grocers and butchers Hocking Campbell Welch O Neill Wyman Schlemmer Stilgenbauer Hower Lerch Stecker Shoemen Hamilton Magg Deal Miller Johnson Ball Hank Ray Rooke Lefkovits.
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Grocers
Butchers
Canton
Hocking
Campbell
Welch
O'Neill
Wyman
Schlemmer
Stilgenbauer
Hower
Lerch
Stecker
Hamilton
Magg
Deal
Miller
Johnson
Ball
Hank
Ray
Rooke
Lefkovits
Wednesday's Games Pitch Results Across Districts
Wednesday's schedule lists Mansfield at New Castle Canton at East Liverpool and Akron at McKeesport. Tuesday's results show New Castle 6 Mansfield 4 Akron 4 McKeesport 3 East Liverpool 9 Canton 0 Youngstown 4 Erie 2.
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Akron
McKeesport
Canton
Erie
Liverscena
New Castle
Mansfield
Youngstown
Arene
East Liverpool
New Castile
Rival NBA Matchups Listed For Week's Schedule
Cleveland visits Washington while Chicago heads to Philadelphia. Detroit clashes with Boston and St. Louis plays New York in a packed slate of pro basketball schedule details.
Baseball Scores Tuesday Notched by Major Leagues
Washington routed Cleveland 7 to 0 while Cleveland edged Washington 5 to 2 in 11 innings. Boston beat Detroit 2 to 1 in 14 innings, later winning 4 to 2. New York defeated St Louis 5 to 1 and Philadelphia defeated Chicago 4 to 0.
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Washington
Cleveland
Boston
Detroit
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago
National Basketball Matchups Across Cities
National schedule lists Philadelphia at St. Louis Brooklyn at Chicago New York at Cincinnati and Boston at Pittsburg indicating planned games among major teams.
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Philadelphia
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Boston
Pittsburg
Baseball scores from a long early season day
Pittsburg beat Boston 5 to 4 in 11 innings. Brooklyn won over Chicago 4 to 3 in 10 innings. St Louis defeated Philadelphia 2 to 1. New York edged Cincinnati 6 to 4 in 11 innings.
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Pittsburg
Boston
Brooklyn
Chicago
St. Louis
Philadelphia
New York
Cincinnati
Canton Minims take 8 2 win over Myers Lake Stars
Canton Minims defeated Myers Lake Stars 8 to 3 at League grounds on Tuesday. Eckles hit a homer and Moore, Yassen, Jacobs, De Roache and Ray pitched. Read the want ads today.
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Canton Minims
Myers Lake Stars
League Grounds
Eckles
Homer
Moore
Yassen
Jacobs
de Roache
Ray
Early American Motorcycles and Prices Listed
The Pierce four cylinder 7 hp machine, the only four cylinder cycle built in America, is offered at 350 dollars with two speeds and a free engine. Indian motorcycles include one and two cylinder models from 200 to 375 dollars. The Harley Davidson four horse power single cylinder is priced at 2194 dollars.
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America
Midwest college basketball schedule
Central Wheeling faces Dayton while Zanesville visits Ft Wayne. Grand Rapids plays Terre Haute and Evansville travels to South Bend in a set of midweek games.
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Wheeling
Dayton
Zanesville
Ft. Wayne
Grand Rapids
Terre Haute
Evansville
South Bend
Late-Night Baseball Ties Highlight Local Action
In extended play South Bend and Evansville battled to a 2-all draw after 13 innings. Grand Rapids dominated Terre Haute 11-0, while a two-run final in the 9th added a 2-0 win for Grand Rapids over Terre Haute. Dayton edged Wheeling 2-1 and Zanesville fell 2-6 to Fort Wayne.
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South Bend
Evansville
Grand Rapids
Terre Haute
Dayton
Wheeling
Zanesville
Fort Wayne
Judge Brad appoints Cyrus Huling as receiver for Gallipolis Tel Co
Judge J P Brad bury of the common pleas court today named Cyrus Huling of Columbus as receiver for the Gallipolis Telephone Co. The receivership was adopted to adjust the companys business.
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Gallifolis
J. P. Bradbury
The
Common Pleas Court
Cyrus Huling
Columbus
Gallipolis Telephone Co
Cleveland boat wins at Lakewood Yacht Club big free-for-all
Put-in-Bay July 20 Blanche II a Lakewood Yacht Club Cleveland fast speed cruiser won the 20 mile power boat free-for-all. Spe Jack of Cleveland was second with Niamada of Detroit third. Loew Victor defeated Red Devil in the speed boat class. Blanche II led all the way and Loew Victor never headed Red Devil.
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Blanche IH
Lakewood Yacht Club
Cleveland
Spejack
Niamada
Detroit
Commodore Scripps
Loew Victor
Red Devil
Blanche II
Sperack
Thelma
Sandusky
Narmada
Cincinnatus
Toledo
Nomad
Gibraltar
Lakewood Club
Sayonora
Put-in-Bay
France Seeks World Boxing Crowns in Paris
Paris hosts a growing prize fighting scene as promoters build an open arena at Courbevoie near Paris to seat 5000. American fighters including Sam McVey Bert Keyes Sam Harris Willie Lewis and Harry Lewis are expected to compete with possible Papke rematch against Lewis.
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Paris
America
Courbevoe
Jeffries-Johnson
Reno
Eagle Outing Club Lands Many Fish Near Saginaw
Former County Commissioner Harry H. Hill reports from Crooked Lake near Saginaw that the Eagle Outing club members are in good health and enjoying a fine time while landing many fish and turtles.
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Harry H. Hill
Eagle Outing Club
Crooked Lake
Saginaw, Mich
Great Lakes Map Pamphlet Promotes D. and C. Line Service
The Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Co. offers a pamphlet with the largest map of the Great Lakes showing routes to all summering places. Send two cents with a request to Detroit, Michigan for the free publication.
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D. & C. Line
Detriot
Buffalo
Great Lakes
Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co
Detroit
Mich
Baseball notes from East Liverpool and Youngstown area
Fox and Silcox pitched for Akron and East Liverpool while Youngstown struggled in a tight standings race. Teddy Bair of Youngstown was fined $25 for allegedly throwing the ball in a Sunday game at Akron with teams aiming to improve their positions in the pennant race.
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Teddy Bair
Youngstown
Akron
Bair
Curious Condensa ry in Rome and Rail Fatalities
Fragmented notes report St Peters Rome as a vast church amid steam era progress. It cites 1900s rail fatalities in the thousands, references US senator hopeful Breckenridge and artist Elizabeth Nourse in Paris, plus European monarch height contrasts and a Mount Dor telegraph observatory plan. It notes mushroom farming in abandoned mines by Theodore Imback.
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