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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1919
Page
8
New York battles Philadelphia as Giants win first game 3 1 and 5 2 in the second. Williams homered for the Giants while Chase and Cravath provided offense for the Phillies. Errors and small stakes plays shape the late innings, Perritt earns win in one game and a save chance in the other.
Moranmen staged a rally and defeated the Cellar Champs 57 in a tense game near St. Louis. Cincinnati pitcher Meadows faced retirement May as Jems relieved him, with Lavan contributing from the mound for the locals. The muddled report highlights a strong comeback and pitching changes in the first game.
Preview notes for the royal Henley regatta on the Thames August 1-2 with European crews and American army crews expected. Mentions incognito club visitors, possible Philadelphia trip, and pacing purse events in Youngstown with listed horse entries and times.
Famous athlete Mel Sheppard promotes a Chester plan to convert vacant lots and school yards into evening recreation centers. A $25 athletic game box with nets bats and balls makes basketball base ball and dodge ball accessible in small spaces, enabling every community to keep 100 percent fit and productive.
Ground floor at 722 Cainton hosts a routine cashing of liberty bonds for a commercial investment firm. The transaction involved notarized verification and receipt issued to the bondholder. Local officials report no irregularities and advise investors to use approved financial institutions for future redemptions.
Detroit takes both games from Chicago on June 2 in a two game set aided by timely hitting. Veach drives in the decisive run in game one and belts two triples in game two while Stanage and Flagstead homer in the nightcap. Chicago mounted a late threat as Young snagged Schalk’s liner, but Detroit held on for a 5 3 win and a 2 11 victory.
The record lists several results and standings across leagues. Philadelphia leads with a 6-3 mark, Brooklyn 3-4, and Boston 2-1 in various matchups. Today’s schedule spans National and American leagues with multiple city pairings and venues.
Washington defeated Boston 4 to 0 in the opening game of the series. Shaw hurled effectively and held the visitors to three singles while the Solons collected hits off Mays, four of them for extra bases. Score:
June 2 Cleveland pitcher Davenport was relieved as St Louis fell 6 to 3. A fourth inning triple play started by Gerber on Wood delivered Sisler, with Jacob and Shan caught in a run down. Three double plays limited Cleveland's offense while Uhle drove in two runs. Score: St Louis 3, Cleveland 6.
An inter allied marksman ship contest opens June 23 at d Avours range with teams from France Great Britain Canada Australia New Zealand Belgium Romania Portugal United States and possibly South Africa Italy and Greece. Each nation fields rifle and pistol teams and up to fifty individuals 25 per discipline. A record score ends participation unless disabled.
Philadelphia hosts New York in a doubleheader with New York winning 7 to 0 in the first game and 10 to 6 in the second. Shawkey outpitched the Athletics in game one as Philadelphia’s fielding miscues aided New York’s runs. Bodie homered twice for the Yankees, while Dugan, Roth, and Baker led the Philadelphia bats in the doubleheader.
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