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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1919
Page
7
Boston suffered its ninth straight loss as St Louis defeated the champions 5 to 2 with Sotheron on the mound. The Cardinals pulled ahead in the fifth after a misplayed ball in the outfield. Score: St Louis 5 Boston 2.
Fred Turbyville reports Toledo June 18 on Dempsey camp concerns about Jess Willard wearing down the challenger, with Jack Kearns urging a fearless referee. Debate centers on Wilford’s and Matt Hinkel’s size and influence, as boxing fans weigh how leverage and pace might affect a six to seven round war.
Fragmentary baseball play by play shows substitutions for James and Shean, miscues, sac bunts, and multiple fielding errors. Mentions St Louis, Beaton, Hasas, Scott, Gerber, and Dumont with unclear sequence. Lacking clear outcome or full context, the entry reads like a scratched inning log from a game involving the Sisters and siblings or players with given nicknames.
In Philadelphia on June 18, Cobb exits with a boil and Bush is called out at the plate as Detroit defeats the Phillies. Umpire Nairn rules Bush out, preventing a late run. Gene Perry relieved in pitching, Mack appoints Bob Geary to Columbia and Barras to report Saturday. Players listed include Dyer, Cunningham, Walker, Burns, Shannon, Kinney, and Breaver with Detroi t and Philadelphia absorbing walks, hits, and double plays.
Cincinnati wins as Phillies slide to an 11th consecutive defeat. Packard pitched five innings, but Philadelphia faded late as Cincinnati broke open the game in the later frames.
An action packed game last night at Swinney Park featured Wayne Knits of Pennsylvania contend with rival teams in a twilight league matchup. The Pennsylvania squad moved to second place in the championship race as Merritt, Crum, and Leary contributed key hits while Madison Merritt led scoring around the base paths.
In Chicago a Brooklyn game saw Pfeffer overpower the locals with strong pitching while base running hindered visitors. Umpire Quigley sparked protest after a disputed eighth inning call preventing Pick from scoring. Mitchell and Olson figures are noted as protests erupted and were settled by sending him to the clubhouse.
A large crowd estimated at 15,000 watched St Louis defeat New York in a decisive game. The appearance of Eagles star Mie ley and Stuck, plus Gowble by Hornsby, highlights a notable performance as St Louis down national leaders with strong offense and defense.
Frankie Mason from Louisville arrives for a title fight card at the Elks Country Club in South Bend. He meets Bobby Armstrong this afternoon and aims to upset the local favorite after Jummstti withdrew. The program also features Hal Stewart Gus Nlne and Lee Numan Ila Reaux in six round bouts ahead of the Willard Dempsey show in Toledo.
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Toledo June 18 Jess Willard reports weight between 245 and 248 pounds for his July 4 welterweight title bid with Jack Dempsey. He trims road work, reduces heavy sessions, and boxes eight rounds today after eleven yesterday. Crowd of 2,500 watches in Maumees Bay. Dempsey also shows light work as eye cut heals. Multiple Cubs and Reds fans weigh in on winner, favoring Dempsey or Willard by points or KO.
Philadelphia defeated Cincinnati 4 to 1 while Boston and Brooklyn dominated, and several American League and Association matchups are listed. A boxing note reports Benny Leonard drawing with Dundee at the National Songer baseball park in New York after hard rounds and cleaner punches from Leonard failing to stop the challenger.
Fort Wayne Printing Company organizes a baseball club for the season and invites city or nearby teams to arrange games on Saturdays. Manager Baker invites interested teams to call the Fort Wayne plant for action as the new club plans to feature top local diamond talent in league style uniforms.
A telegram received Tuesday from Capt. Landoy Phamius to Maj. Con Leonard ed mentions Minding to the Willacd Dempsey bout at Toledo on July 4. It states Gen Wood as chairman of the amateur boxing board heard and navy only begged up author ftr over this match and did not intend to attend the championship. The Rev Wilbur F Crafts had called attention to state mights that Gen Wond's board would select a referee and Gen Wed planned to witness the bout.
A column argues that women in the grandstands lift baseball play, noting players like Middleton Clark and Weller work harder when female fans attend. It urges fans to bring wives and sisters to games to improve atmosphere and performance.
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