Yankees Tops Senators 5 to 1 in Opening Game
New York Yankees win 5 to 1 over the Washington Senators as Benny Paschal and Bob Meusel homer. Shocker allows solid hitting, Mogridge solid for Senators, with Paschal driving in Stott and Liban on early runs. Umpires Conolly and Nallin.
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Cemen Capture Uphill Contest at Philadelphia
Delphia Pa April 14 Parade Athletics opened the home season before about 22 000 spectators with an uphill win over Boston 8 to 3 after losing a six run lead in seven innings. Five home runs boosted the Athletics with Sim Poole newcomer from Portland driving one out as did Watetch Miller Harris and others. Pitching saw Berguson Picinich Groves and others for the visitors.
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Everett Scott A Lifetime Streak In Baseball History
A portrait of Everett Scott as a durable shortstop whose consecutive games record began on June 20, 1916 with the Red Sox and continued through his Yankee years. The piece notes his near miss in 1921 1982 and long run toward 14 45 games, plus his famed throw to first and medal ties from Navy and potentially the President.
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Donohue Hurls Perfect Battle As Reds Beat Cards
Cincinnati opens season with a 4 0 win over St Louis. Pete Nana hue pitched a perfect game through five innings, allowing no runs, as the Reds offense produced all four runs on two hit batters and errors. Hols and Mucler provided solid defense, while Hornshy failed to reach base in four at bats.
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Rally in Third Wins for Braves
In a tense opening game, the Braves rallied in the third inning to score five runs, defeating the New York champions 5 to 4. Beste drove in four runs as Corns, Walker, and Larrus contributed key plays. Over 15,000 fans attended, with Governor Waller and NL President Heydler in attendance.
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Craven and Fellow Golfers Entertaining Round of Luck and Laughs
The story recounts Frank Craven the chip-shot king of Creat Neck and a friend on a short hole chancing a hole-in-one. A miscue leads to a playful scramble as the second ball vanishes into the rough, prompting applause and banter about the extraordinary shot.
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National League Scores and Pairings From The Day
Vextering's Tenulin Chielmo and Piasburgh both scored two runs as New York defeated Brooklyn four to three. Philadelphia beat Cincinnati and St Louis over Cincinnati. Garces lists St Louis at Cincinnati as current matchup. Pittsburgh hosts Chicago while New York rests. Philadelphia faces Brooklyn in a key showdown.
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Plan East Side Church League Forming for Baseball
East Side churches launch plan to form a six team league with games at Tall Field and Kyupa Balk Park on Saturdays. Interim officers include W Hobart and a temporary chair. churches to nominate representatives next meeting.
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Veteran Arbiter Missed At Opener In Cleveland
A veteran umpire, Billy Beans, missed officiating the Cleveland opener. The official, joining the league about 20 years ago, was at home awaiting assignment. teammates and officials expressed surprise at the absence as the game tipped off in the American League opener.
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Long Branch Wins One Sided Game In Crowded Match
Cedar Grove 12 runs on 13 hits while Long Branch holds a tight defense. Lone Mranel pitchers dominate as Cedar Grove’s offense shows only three hits. Gillispie leads Long Branch with strong at bats while Fox hits a homer for the visitors in the seventh inning.
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Cubs Bunch Kits To Down Pirates In Opening Game
The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 8 to 2 in front of the largest NL opener crowd at the Cubs park. Hartnett hit a homer amid a barrage of timely hits as Grover Alexander fanned Pirates, while both clubs combined for a strong debut performance with scattered hits and sharp pitching.
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Aldridge Refuses To Sign Contract With Cubs
Vic Aldridge Virdie Kardour and Manager McKechnie met in Chicago on April 14 but could not finalize terms. Aldridge, held in a previous winter trade from Pittsburgh, did not report for spring training and left the meeting after a one hour conference, ending without a signed deal.
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Baseball Scores and Schedule From Yesterday and Today
In yesterday's games New York beat Washington 6 to 1 and Philadelphia topped Boston 9 to 1. Detroit triumphed over Chicago 4 to 3 and St. Louis defeated Cleveland 14 to 1. Today Cleveland plays St. Louis and Chicago faces Detroit while Philadelphia meets Everton and Washington visits New York.
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Indians Rout Browns 21 to 14 in Opening Day
Cleveland Indians heavy on offense with 72 runs in the 8th inning securing a 21 to 14 victory over the St Louis Browns at St Louis. Weak defense with multiple errors by Sisler McManus and Hamnett helped the surge as newly acquired Jo Bush allowed early damage.
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Vance Turns In Initial Victory Brooklyn Debuts at Ebbetts Field
Brooklyn opened its season at Ebbetts Field by defeating Philadelphia 6 3 in a pitcher battle between Vance and Carlson. The Dodgers took the lead in the second inning on an error by Huber and a two run double. Fourcier tied the game in the sixth with a long triple and sacrifice fly. 22,000 fans watched the opener with parade and the traditional ball toss by Borough President Guider. Carlson and Henline, Wanee and deberry were credited with the win and loss.
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Tigers Defeat Sox In Opening Game
Opening game of the season saw Detroit Tigers edge Chicago White Sox 4 to 3. Thurston and Leonard worked until the seventh, Doyle and Sheely homered highlighted Chicago scoring, with Jeams Doyle as a substitute recruit and several players listed in the Chicago lineup.
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Baseball opening fatal to rooter in Milwaukee Louisville game
A fan died after collapsing at Parway Field during the Milwaukee Louisville baseball opener. The incident occurred as the man attempted to buy a ticket and he did not regain consciousness before medical crews arrived. Police and stadium officials investigated the circumstances surrounding the collapse.
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Wind storm sweeps tornado hit area in Indiana
A late night wind storm crossed Indiana from the west, damaging Sulivan and nearby towns, toppling trees and disrupting power and communications. It tracked northwest through Indianapolis and Kokomo, then veered east toward Fort Wayne. no fatalities or major injuries were reported. Authorities noted scattered property damage and ongoing assessments. The storm's value to the city of Fort Wayne and a 20 year old victim were mentioned in local records.
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Pro Golf Tourney Heads to Chicago After Fields Decision
Chicago hosts the professional golfers championship on four courses at Olympia Fields after a yearlong dispute over golf equipment and course use. President Sergent announced the plan following arrangements for the event scheduled September 21 to 26.
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Gibbons Named Heavyweight Champion Claim Emerges
April report from Chicago notes Hello Kane asserting likely retirement of champion Dempery and naming Tommy Gibbons as the heavyweight title holder while Wills rejects the claim, arguing he refused opportunities to meet Hibbang. A separate dispatch from Washington discusses cot ton consumption and bureau statistics with varied figures.
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