Newfeds Drop Pilot McKechnie Gets Joe
Newark Federals release manager William Phillips on a Saturday. Third baseman William McKechnie is appointed to manage in his place. Movements come amid dissatisfaction with Phillips recent performances and a push to cut salary costs. Phillips, a former star pitcher, previously managed the pennant winning Indianapolis Federal League club in 1918 and 1914 before the Newark transfer this season.
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Newark
N. J
William Phillips
Newark Federals
William McKechnie
Phillips
Ile Ile
Indianapolis
Friction in Chambersburg Baseball Club Stirs League
In Chambersburg Blue Ridge League, secretary Milton Long resigns over support for manager G G Brot h. Directors Greenwalt Stalter Harmon aim to restore fan confidence and back harmony with a willing proposal. The seven directors personally guarantee a $400 forfeit. loss would fall on them if the team leaves the league. Harpster joined as new outfielder, trialed by Hagerstown. Bugs Snyder sidelined with swollen arm.
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Hagerstown
Chambersburg
Milton Long
G. G. Btroh
S. Miller Greenwalt
Frank Stalter
I. Hayes Harmon
Scheller
Harpster
Bugs Snyder
Hans Wagner Escapes Jail In A Doggy Deal
The story recounts Hans Wagner a multi talent figure visiting Allegheny county jail. Warden Lewis locks him in a dungeon cell as a joke. Wagner shouts for release and agrees to swap a thoroughbred for a bull pup as the warden turns the key and frees him.
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Hans Wagner
Allegheny County
Lewis
Honus
Spring Gap Giants Slug Past Orioles 6–1
The Spring Gap Giants defeated the Silver Run Orioles Park team 6 to 1 at Spring Gap Md on June 22. Pitcher Barnes allowed three hits while opponents managed twelve. Giants bats erupted scoring through the game with early offense and solid defense securing the win.
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Spring Gap
Orioles
J. Barnes
H. Daniels
B. A. Robertson
C.rummer
G. Freeland
Umpires Raley and Powers Dismissed in League Row
Cumberland and Georges Creek Base Ball League officials oust umpires Daniel Raley and Thomas Powers after complaints from Cumberland manager Nelson W. Russler and Midland manager Alcott. Replacement umpires Mike O Neal of Johnstown Pennsylvania and Umpire Durr of Frederick Maryland to handle Midland Athletic Park assignment as Colts meet Peppers.
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Nelson W. Russler
Cumberland
Alcott
Midland
Cumberland and Georges Creek
Daniel Raley
Thomas Powers
Decker
Raley
Powers
Mike O'Neal
Johnstown
Durr
Frederick
Oldfield Sets New American Auto Speed Record at Speedway Park
Barney Oldfield established a new American automobile speed record at Speedway Park on Sunday with a lap in 1 minute 42.5 seconds at an average speed of 111.5 mph. He drove a 300 horsepower car of special construction. The mark is reported to be within 42.5 seconds of the world record.
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Oldfield
Chicago
Barney Oldfield
Speedway Park
Syracuse Crew Faces Uncertain Lineups at Poughkeepsie Regatta
In a wary build toward the upcoming regatta, Cornell reshuffles after an infected hand removes a top rower, Columbia copes with limited depth and boils, and Pennsylvanias Nickalls struggles to balance varsity and junior varsity crews while Syracuse and Stanford field steady, fast lineups. Freshmen crews for Cornell and Syracuse show early promise, with Yale and Harvard first-years defeated by Cornell and Syracuse in recent shows.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Cornell
Yale
Harvard
Courtney
Othus
Ithacans
Lake Cayuga
Withal
Columbia
Rice
Pennsylvania
Vivian Nickalls
Syracuse
Leland Stanford
Jim Ten Eyck
Ithaca
Vale Summit Colts Trim North Cumberland 13 to 1
Vale Summit defeats North Cumberland 13 to 1 as Entler dominates on the mound with four hits allowed and nine strikeouts. Keennear starts for Cumberland but struggles. middle innings see five Colts hits and two runs aided by Cumberland errors. Elerly leads Vale Summit with two singles and a double in four trips.
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Vale Summit
Vale Summit Colts
North Cumberland
Entler
Keennear
Cook
Colts
Cumberland Boys
Elerly
N.C
V. S
Entler and Maher
N. S
Kennear
Cook and Martin
Sky Britton Mixes Music With Games at Cards Game
Sk y Britton staged a brass band and cabaret singers at a St Louis Cardinals game. Between innings and before first pitch the entertain ment played for about an hour delighting fans. Despite a big loss the event was voted a big success by attendees.
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St. Louis
Cardinals
Schuyler Britton
Britton
Midland and Cumberland Grid Matches This Week
Football schedule lists Midland at Cumberland on Wednesday and Cumberland hosting Midland on Saturday. Also Lonaconing visits Piedmont on Thursday while Frostburg plays Piedmont on Saturday and Midland travels to Piedmont on Sunday.
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Midland
Cumberland
Lonaconing
Piedmont
Frostburg
L. Pet
Baseball's league calendar fixes many postponed games
Secretary Heydler announced dates for National League makeup games. The schedule lists numerous matchups across Boston, Brooklyn, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Philadelphia with two games each for most dates.
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Heydler
New York
John A. Heydler
St. Louis
Boston
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Cinccinnati
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cincin
Pet
Ne York
Pirates Triumph in 13 Inning Win Over Philadelphia
Pittsburgh defeated Philadelphia 4 to 3 in 13 innings yesterday. Collins drove in the winning run after Bancroft error and Hinchman single, as Cravath and Luderus doubled to tie at two in the ninth. Wagner homered for Pittsburgh, with Murphy and two pass plays aiding the late scoring rally.
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Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Collins
Bancroft
Hinchman
Pirates
Cravath
Luderus
Nelheff
Murphy
Wagner
Priishuieh
Mamaux, Adams, McQuillan
Gibson and
Rixey, Chalmers, Mayer
Killifer
Stony Battery
Northern Stars
Camp Hill
Dryer
Turnbull
Stewart
Zimmerman
Amateurs win 35 to 5 in one sided Johnson's Heights game
Roy Foreman's picked team led by pitcher Young Parr defeated The Old Town Road squad by 35 to 5 on Johnson's Heights. J H Griffin, manager of the victors, is arranging more games with amateur clubs.
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Old Town Road
Roy Foreman
Johnson's Heights
Parr
J. H. Griffin
Victors
Midland game dates moved due to payday crowd concerns
The Midland vs Peppers contest scheduled for Saturday has been moved to tomorrow. Manager Alcott fears poor turnout and the Midland team’s home game date is rescheduled to Saturday.
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Midland
Alcott
The
Peppers
Grafton marksman shines at Pittsburgh trap shoot
Richard Gerstell of Grafton ranked high among amateurs at the Herron Hill Gun Club tournament on Davis Island Pittsburgh last week. On opening day his score was 169 of 175, earning him third place.
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Grafton
W. Va
Richard Gerstell
Herron Hill
Davis Island
Pittsburgh
Chicago Dates Across Cities List
The record lists multiple city dates including July 6 and September 27 and 30 in Chicago, August 8 in Brooklyn, September 15 in Boston, September 22 in New York, and September 24 in Philadelphia.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Schedule and standings from Philadelphia games
Major league schedule lists Chicago at Cleveland Boston at Washington New York at Philadelphia and St Louis at Detroit. Standings show Philadelphia sweeping yesterday with 7 6 in 10 innings and 12 7 in the second game amid erratic fielding by New York pitchers. Key plays included Walsh’s double and McInnis’ run deciding the opener along with late pinch hitters deployed by Manager Mack.
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Cleveland
Boston
Washington
New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Detroit
Walsh
Mack
Lapp
McIinnis
McInnis
Keatings
Davis
R. H. E. Philadelphia
RG Now Toon Ccs
Rush
Keating
Nanamaker
Ww. L P.C
Ste Wee
Washington Ee We
Athletics Ee Fee
Eee Wee
St. Louis One
Red Sox and Senators Split Doubleheader
Washington and Boston split a July game sequence with Boston winning 8 to 3 in game one and Washington taking game two 6 to 5 in 10 innings. Milan muffed a fly allowing a ninth inning tie before Morgan's game winning run in the tenth.
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Washington
Boston
Red Sox
Shaw
Gallia
Hopper
Milan
Gardner
Morgan
Baltimore Tops Chicago 7 to 2 in Colonial Night Game
In a strong reversal, the Terrapins defeated Chicago 7 to 2 as Otto Knabe and Guy Zinn hit home runs. Baltimore piled up eight runs on the visiting side with Bender and Owens pairing on the mound against Prendergast and Fisher.
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Kansas City
St. Louis
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Newark
Cseisceses
Brooklyn
Baltimore
Terrapins
Otto Knabe
Guy Zinn
R.H. E. Baltimore
Asvtsdaden
Bender
Owens
Prardergast
Fisher
St Louis Beats Davenport 8 2 as Ball Plays Strong
St Louis took a five-run lead by two doubles two singles and two walks off Seaton in the first. Davenport pitched well with errorless support and won easily 8 to 2. Deal’s batting and Johnson’s fielding stood out. batteries Davenport and Hartley Seaton Wilson and Land.
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Brooklyn
St. Louis
Davenport
Seaton
Deal
Johnson
R.H. F. Gt. Lewis
Vee Oesses
Hartley
Wilson
Land
Newark Peppers Defeat Pittsburgh Rebels 3 2 in Newark
Newark defeated Pittsburgh yesterday 3 to 2 in Newark New Jersey with pitchers Falkenberg Rariden Hearne Dickson and Berry contributing for Newark. The Pittsburgh club is mentioned with an unclear muted scoreline and stray tabular text from the box.
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Pittsburgh Rebels
Newark Peppers
Newark
N.J
Pittsburg
R. H. E. Wowgee
Pittsburgh
Falkenberg and Rariden
Hearne, Dickson and Berry
Bedient Support Lacking as Packers Win 9 5
Buffalo notes poor support from the local team in the early innings helped Kansas City steal a 9 to 5 victory. Roxey Roach, formerly with the Toronto Internationals, appeared at shortstop for Buffalo. Battery details listed as Cullop and Easterly for Kansas City and Bedient, Marshall and Blair for Buffalo.
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Buffalo
Bedient
Kansas City
Roxey Roach
Toronto Internationals
R.H. E. Kaneas
Tigers Rally Past Giants In Exhibition Tilt
In Toledo on June 22 the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Nationals 4 to 3 after a ninth inning rally. Cobb singled and stole second, then scored in a tense finish as Rube Schauer wild pitched to bring Veach home. Ban Johnson attended with John Tener as Willys Overland paused factory operations for a half day.
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Toledo
Ohio
New York Nationals
Detroit
Tigers
Rube Schauer
Veach
Cobb
Mathewson
New York
Ban Johnson
John Tener
John N. Willys
Willys Overland Company
Hall Park
Ceessrsere
Boland and
City League standings fragment with team records
Readable lines show O. T. Road 1.000 and B. & O. 0.100, Centrals 1.600, St. Stephen’s 0.333, Federals 0.000, Western 0.000, and Maryland 0. The partial table lists seven teams with win percentages or scores, but several entries are incomplete.
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O. T. Road
Centrals
St. Stephen's
Federals
Western
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