Locals Fall Short Then Rally in Baseball Twin Bill
Lonaconing Giants win 2 0 at their park on a muddy field as Lefty Smith shines. May slips ball to allow two runs in a seventh inning rally for Cumberland. Colts beat Midland Peppers 5 3 in South End Park with Snyder and Price yielding control and umpire Raley drew critique.
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Lonaconing Giants
Lefty Smith
Flynn
Kellogg
Keaner
Smith
Nagle
Shearer
Stafford
Braff
Johnnie East
Giants
Brode
Colts
Lippold
Bruff
Johnson
May
C. Lippold
Schafer
Willow
Sam Alcott
Midland Peppers
South End Park
Schaffer
Barry
Newkirk
Nolan
Bowden
Glasson
McIntyre
Price
Markwood
Snyder
Peppers
Midland
Cumberland
Benton
F. Lippold
MclIntyre
Raley
Dry Bugs Fall Twice as Frostburg Sweeps Pair
Frostburg Demons split a doubleheader with Piedmont Dry Bugs, taking a 1 0 victory on Saturday and a 9 3 win Sunday at Piedmont. Nick Maddox started for the Dry Bugs, relieved by Collins, while Dye pitched for Frostburg as both clubs added new catchers Fulmer and Morgan respectively. Attendance reached 1500 as the Demons improved their league bid while Piedmont’s bruised hopes linger.
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Mullin
Dry Bugs
Piedmont
Frostburg Demons
Demons
Frostburg
Nick Maddox
National League Fame
Collins
Dye
Fulmer
Johnstown
Demon
Morgan
Mt. St. Joseph
Sodbusters edge Blaine in 12 inning pitchers duel
Westernport Maryland on June 7 defeated Blaine 2 to 1 in 12 innings at Potomac Park. Clise allowed three hits while Kenny gave up six as the tie stood after nine. Reeves and Blaine's Kenny shared batteries in a two hour game.
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Westernport
Ouny Sodbusters
Blaine
Satay
Potomac Park
Clise
Kenny
Reeves
Vampires
Lee
Gilmore predicts lean baseball season ahead
James Gilmore, president of the Federals, warns that the coming baseball year will be the leanest for the magnate’s pocketbook. Proxy Jim calls the season disastrous with poor attendance and many postponed games, blaming weather for over 36 delays since opening.
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James Gilmore
Federals
Jim
Broadway Stars prevail in double youth baseball tilt
In Frostburg on June 7 the Broadway Stars edged Eckhart Juniors 10 9 at Eckhart and beat West End 6 2 at Y M S Park. Dean fanned 13 for the Stars, while Getz pitched for the Juniors. Brophy slugged a three base hit with one aboard, and Crowe doubled for the Juniors as both teams show solid defense and timely hitting.
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Frostburg
Broadway Stars
Eckhart
Stars
Brophy
Dean
Hewitt
C. Jack
Crowe
Hitchins
Lemmart
McGann
Piedmont and Frostburg Baseball Scoreline Remains Scoreless Early
Frostburg defeats Piedmont 1 to 0 in a pitcher heavy matchup as Jones allows one earned run while Ehmling yields no more than one. Frostburg leaves four on base while Piedmont men on five. Boyle Williams supply two base hits. Miskell Burke Fickes turn two. Ritchey presides as the umpire. Time of game about two hours.
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Cumberland
Diehl
Frostburg
Hoban
Lonaconing
Williams
Flynn
Boyle
Smith
East
Riggins
Fulmer
Salb
Schafer
Lippold
Matese
Johnson
Fr Lippold
Doyle
Dye
Die Sxess
Cessees
Giasson
Morgan
Benton
Fickes
Griner
Miskell
Ss A Calhoun
Eesees
Nolan
Newkirk
Maddox
If . Collins
P Bowden
Elf Snyder
Cobb
AB A. Ae F
FE Johnson
Eseoas Cc
Ss . Marean
MelIntyre
F. Lippold
Price
Pp Markwood
Piedmont
Jones
Ehmling
Burke
Ritchey
Piedmont H. P. A. E
Roberts
If Senna
Whiteworth
Eddy
Minor Leagues Cut Expenses Like The Majors In 1914 15
Financial curtailments in baseball extend to twenty two minor leagues with reductions in player limits and salaries. No league increased either salary or player cap since 1914. Club rosters shrank by two to five players, and monthly salary drops averaged about $500 per club.
Saturday Baseball Scores and Schedule Highlights
National results show Pittsburgh shutout Brooklyn 11 0 while Cincinnati beat Boston 6 3. New York defeated Chicago 3 0 and Philadelphia beat St. Louis 3 0. Today's slate includes Brooklyn at Pittsburgh and New York at Chicago with Boston at Cincinnati. Yesterday's scores list Boston 5 Cincinnati 2 and Chicago 8 New York 6 and St Louis 3 Philadelphia 1.
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Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Boston
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Ww. L. Pet
Amateurs and Orioles Triumph in Fort Hill Baseball
The Cumberland White Sox won two yesterday on Fort Hill defeating the Ori oles 14 to 3 in the morning and the All Stars 4 to 3 in twelve innings at afternoon. Stewart starred for the Northern Stars in a 9 to 3 win over the Wellington Glass Factory teas ers on Camp Hill. Oldtown Road beat Cumberland Tigers 2 to 1 as Cline fanned fifteen and Brant nine. Goethe Street Stars downed Lindnerville 11 to 5 on McNamee's Hill. Mechanic Street Stars fell twice to the South Cumberland Orioles, 15 to 4 and 5 to 4.
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Cumberland White Sox
Fort Hill
Orioles
All Stars
Wellington Glass Factory
Northern Stars
Camp Hill
Stewart
Glass Factory
Stewart and
Zimmerman
Duckworth
Turnbull
Cook
Dreyer
Oldtown
Cumberland Tigers
Cline
Brant
T. Road
2 .C. Tigers
Spearman
Shaffer
McNamee’s Hill
Goethe Street Stars
Lindnerville Stars
R. H. E. Goethe
Mechanic Street Stars
South Cumberland Orioles
Stars
New Cubs Star Williams Fastest Runner in National League
Chicago notes Notre Dame graduate Fred Williams as the fastest runner in the league. Since joining the Cubs in 1915 he has batted over .300, hit eight homers on the training trip, and delivered spectacular catches while patrolling the outfield. His long drive at Cincinnati stands as a highlight of his early fame.
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Chicago
Chicago Baseball Horizon
Fred “Cy” Williams
Notre Dame University
Stockholm
Sweden
Jim Thorpe
Williams
Cubs
Ball Park
Cinccinnati
Leon Ames
Midlothian Defeats Luke In First Game
Midlothian won their first game here by 13 to 8 against Luke. Pitchers were Whitehead and Jaynes for Midlothian, Zigier and Willits for Luke. The contest was played in Midlothian on June 6.
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Midlothian
Luke
Y Midlothian
Whitehead
P. and Jaynes
C. Luke— Zigier
P; Willits
Saturday Scores In Major League Baseball
Boston defeats Chicago 4 to 2 while Detroit beats New York 11 to 2 and Cleveland edges Washington 5 to 4 Philadelphia prevails 4 to 2 over St. Louis. Today’s schedule features St. Louis at Philadelphia Cleveland at Washington Chicago at Boston and Detroit at New York. Yesterday Detroit 6 New York 4.
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Boston
Chicago
Detroit
New York
Cleveland
Washington
Philadelphia
St. Louis
L. P.C. Detroit
Cleveland Ee
St Louis Ee
Athletics Sceeehoe
Wild Bill Donovan
Tigers
Cavet
McKee
Doncan
Cottrell
Nunamaker
Ray and Dailey to Box in Johnstown
A bout between Johnny Ray Pittsburg featherweight champion and Frankie Dailey Latrobe Toledo boxer will be held at the Casino in Johnstown on Wednesday evening June 16. Dailey fights Kilbane as a top contender and Ray seeks another victory after beating Barney McGuire in Johnstown. Dailey weighs in at 133 pounds at 5 pm after a weight dispute, with daily recently drawing ten rounds with Joe Getz of Johnstown.
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Johnstown
Johnny Ray
Pittsburg
Frankie Dailey
Dailey
Latrobe
Toledo
Johnny Kilbane
Ray
Williams Takes Diamond Idol Role With Cubs
Williams replaces Bill Lang as a standout in Chicago Cubs history. The Notre Dame graduate, praised for his left handed power, earns praise from Cubs fans who compare him to Ty Cobb and Lumley era legends, with Bresnahan credited for guiding his rapid development.
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Williams
Bill Lang
Notre Dame
Cubs
Harry Lumley
Bresnah
Baseball Scores and Matchups from Federal League Card
A compact recap lists results: Pittsburgh 4 Kansas City 1. Newark 4 Buffalo 0. Baltimore 7 Brooklyn 5. St. Louis 6 6 Chicago 4 0. Upcoming games include Baltimore at Brooklyn and Kansas City at St. Louis with Kansas City 3 St. Louis 2. Chicago 10 Pittsburgh 5. Brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
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Kansas City
Newark
Buffalo
Baltimore
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Chicago
Ww. L. Pet
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Baltimore Ee
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Kansas City Bumps Plank and Ties for First Place
The veteran Eddie Plank and two St. Louis pitchers were beaten by Nick Cullop as Kansas City rallied to an 8 to 2 victory. Cullop and Enzenroth held the visitors while Manns City backed him with solid defense to reach a share of the Federal League lead.
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Kansas City
Plank
Eddie Plank
St. Louis
Nick Cullop
Whales defeat Pirates in hard hitting Chicago game
Chicago outslugged Pittsburgh 10 to 5 in a hard hitting affair yesterday. Batter details list McConmell Hendrix Wilson Fischer Knetzer Dickson Leclair Kerlin among the players.
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Whales
Rebels
Chicago
Pittsburgh
R. HH. E. Cescide Acixcaeameids
Paveo Oso
Scan Jaden
McConmell
Hendrix
Wilson
Fischer
Knetzer
Dickson
Leclair
Kerlin
Welsh Hill Loses Despite 11 Hits in Grahamtown Tilt
Frostburg Maryland June 7 Grahamtown defeats Welsh Hill 5 to 4 in a hard fought game. Welsh Hill pitcher Wilson allows only four Grahamtown hits and fans 12. Devore and H Smith slug two baggers for Grahamtown while Welsh Hill hitters total eleven blows but fail to cluster runs. Lineups list Grahamtown Hanna DeVore Smith Wagner Harris Devoe Miller Devore and Welsh Hill Gray Wilson Folk Henshaw Bucklew Entler Tumberson Micksell Walbert. Final score 5-4.
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Frostburg
Grahamtown Boys
Welsh H
Wilson
Welsh Hill
Grahamtown
Devore
H. Smith
Hanna
D. Devore
Smith
Wagner
Harris
D. Devoe
C. Smith
J. Devore
Miller
Gray O
Wilson P
Folk
Henshaw
Bucklew
Entler
Tumberson
Micksell
Walbert
This Week’s Local Games Schedule
Wednesday Cumberland plays Lonaconing and Piedmont visits Cumberland. Lonaconing hosts Frostburg. Sunday Frostburg travels to Midland while Cumberland faces Piedmont.
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Pet. Lonaconing
Midland
Frostburg
Cumberland
Piedmont
Shawkey Refuses Mont University Presidency Offer
West Virginia State Superintendent M. P. Shawkey declined an offer to become president of the University of Montana at a salary of seven thousand dollars a year. The proposed salary would nearly double his current pay in West Virginia.
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M. P. Shawkey
West Virginia
University of Montana
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