Reservist athletes form two breaches for whistling Bill Coughlin with Islander visitors
The reservists regiment at Newport Rhode Island trains for naval duty and forms athletic squads. A tentative reserve baseball nine includes Barrett Cornell Keddle Ross Dartmouth Yale Princeton Navy and Dartmouth players. Football plans list Gennert Princeton Black Yale Hogg Princeton Gates Yale Gilman Navy Trier Dartmouth Semmons Princeton Higginbotham Yale Luth Navy Brayton Williams Sarrett Cornell Gerrish Dartmouth Eberstadt Brown Thomas Princeton Hutchinson Yale Benedict Cornell Schuler brothers Cornell as backfield and end options. The group is expected to attract more college stars before summer.
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Newport
R. I
Barrett
Cornell
Keddle
Ross
Dartmout
Black
Yale
Salmonson
Dartmouth
Goodspeed
Princeton
Luth
Naval Academy
Shubert and Whitney
Gerrish and Stewart
Early
Jaston
Hutchinson
F. Whitney
Gennert
Hogg
Gates
Gilman
Navy
Trier
Semmons
Higginbotham
Brayton
Williams
Sarrett
Gerrish
Eberstadt
Brown
Thomas
Benedict
Schuler Brothers
Delaware River League Disbands Over Schedule Dispute
Morrisville Pa June 4 The Delaware River League once a leading semipro circuit disbanded after managers refused to concede a point in a scheduling dispute Mercer Auto Club withdrew leaving three clubs Globe Tire and Spire Tire remain and will play through the season A reorganization plan calls for Morrisville Roebling Florence and one Trenton team with Riverside and other South Jersey clubs possible to form a six club circuit President Charles H Heller of Morrisville will accept new entries and a meeting will follow as applications come in
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Morrisville
Delaware River League
Mercer Auto Club
Trenton
Mercer Auto
Spire Tire
Globe Tire
Roebling
Florence
Riverside
South Jersey
Trenon
Charles H. Heller
Sunday League Scores Across National and American Leagues
Baseball scores from Sunday and Saturday action across multiple leagues. National League results include Chicago 5 Brooklyn 2 and Cincinnati 6 Boston 6 St Louis 3 New York 1. American League shows Detroit 5 New York 4 while others list Philadelphia 9 Pittsburgh 1 and more with scattered partial tallies.
Baseball scores and schedules from multiple leagues
Results show Martinsburg 2 Hanover 0 and Frederick 1 Chambersburg 0. International League games Montreal 6 Buffalo 5 and Buffalo 8 Montreal 0. Rochester 6 Toronto 2 while Newark 6 Baltimore 5 and Baltimore 9 Newark 5. Providence 7 Richmond 2 and Providence 5 Richmond 4. Motive Power League scores Harrisburg 11 Wilmington 4 and Trenton 11 Meadows 1. Philadelphia 11 Washington 3. Today’s schedule lists Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, Brooklyn at Chicago, Boston at Cincinnati, New York at St. Louis, Chicago at Philadelphia, St. Louis at Washington, Cleveland at Boston, Detroit at New York, Providence at Baltimore, Newark at Richmond, Toronto at Rochester, Montreal at Buffalo, Scranton at Harrisburg, Wilkes-Barre at Reading, Utica at Elmira, Binghamton at Syracuse, Chambersburg at Gettysburg, Frederick at Hanover, Allison Hill League Reading vs. Stanley. Tomorrow Philadelphia at Chicago, New York at Cincinnati, Boston at St. Louis, Brooklyn at Pittsburgh, Wilkes-Barre at Reading, Utica at Elmira, Binghamton at Syracuse.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Boston
St. Louis
New York
Detroit
Utica
Elmira
Wilkes-Barre
Scranton
Syracuse
Binghamton
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Seton
Halifax
Millersborg
Gettysburg
Hagerstown
Washington
Cleveland
International League
Providence
Baltimore
Newark
Richmond
Toronto
Rochester
Montreal
Buffalo
New York State League
Harrisburg
Reading
Blue Ridge
Chambersburg
Frederick
Hanover
Allison Hill
Stanley
LPG Oo
Philadelphia Oe
Hicago
Fild
Brooklyn Eee
Boston Osene Ee
P.C
Newport
Wee
Duncannon
Dauphin
Marvycnyille
Millersburg
Green Wins Trophy in National Shoot at Highspire
In Highspire, the National Sportsman's Club shoot saw HW Green claim the trophy with a 24 of 25. Other scorers included A Gross 21, A Shaffner 16, Hoff man 21, Kassner 18, Sperow 14, R Green 20, Shambaugh 20, Kline 23, T Gross 19, H Green 24. In shoot off Hoffman 9, Gross 7. Prize event 10 Target: H Green 10, Stoll 8, Kline 8, R Green 8, Hoffman 10, Kassner 8, Shaffner 7, Gross 9.
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Highspire
HW. Green
A. Gross
A. Shaffner
Hoffman
Kassner
Sperow
R. Green
Shambaugh
Kline
T. Gross
H. Green
Gross
Stoll
Shaffner
Canadian Viewpoints on War’s Shadow Over American Sport
A Canadian sportsman warns that wartime casualties will cast a heavy shadow over U S sports, predicting a decline in fan interest and competitive play as news of dead and wounded spreads. The piece also recalls a salmon fishing incident and jokes about prewar baseball science amid war fatigue.
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Montreal
Canada
Uncle Sam
Great Dominion
Ypres
Vimy Ridge
Germany
Newport is pacemaker in Dauphin Perry League title chase
Newport wins its third straight extra inning game to stay atop the Dauphin Perry League standings. King Lear started on the mound for Newport but was knocked out after Halifax mounted a ferocious attack. Kid Stricker finished as halting reliever as Newport held Halifax to 5 runs on 13 hits. Millersburg defeats Dauphin 4 to 3 and Duncannon beats Marysville 11 to 0 as injuries and military calls thin Marysville's roster.
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Newport
Halifax
King Lear
Cincinnati Red
Kid Stricker
Harry Blewer
Millersburg
Dauphin
Gilday
Miller
Duncannon
Marysville
Rutter
Hippensteel
Kurzen
Knabe
Eighth Regiment
F. Palmer
Engineers Corps
United States Army
Davis
Duncan
Kaltreider
Lear
Strickerland Reeder
H. Brewer
Minnich
G. Miller and
Buffington
Gilday and Luts
Cunningham
Branger
Dearolf
Dauphin-Perry League
Buck” Gilday
Northumberland County Prepares 18000 for Draft Registration
Sunbury Pa June 4. Sheriff Jeremiah reports 18000 persons expected to register for the military draft in Northumberland county tomorrow. All registry districts are ready and a quick return is anticipated.
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Sunbury
Jeremiah
Northumberland County
Four Ties Lead Pennsylvanian Railroad League Standings
Harrisburg shares first place after a series of tied results as the Pennsylvania Railroad Motive Power League rounds out a weekend with four teams tied atop the standings. Harrisburg defeated Wilmington 11 to 4 in a game noted for nine runs in the fourth inning and strong fielding by Wrightstone and Weaver.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Motive Power League
Harrisburg
Red” Owens
Wilmington
Red
McDonough
Rainey
Jones
Wrightstone
Weaver
Trenton
Washington
Darcy Remains on Ship Burial at Australia
A procession led by police and a band escorted boxer Les Darcy’s body aboard a steamer for shipment to Australia. His coffin rested in the Fraternal Order of Eagles hall draped in US and Australian colors with flowers from across the country. Carey enlisted in the US Army Aviation Corps before his Memphis death.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Les Darcy
Australia
United States
Australa
Order of Eagles
Carey
United States Army Aviation Corps
Memphis
Tenn
Coughlin Here for Two Games with Miners at Island Park
Manager Bill Coughlin and his squad travel to Island Park for a two day series. Scranton sits near the cellar and has struggled recently while Harrisburg expects new players Brown and Mack to energize the lineup. The homestand ends tomorrow and the Islanders hit the road for two weeks. Cockill says prospects look brighter as the club moves fast with solid hitting and fielding.
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Canada
William _O’Connel McGeehan
Gaffer Bill
Cains River
Cains
Harry Allen
Maximilian Foster
Gaffer
Gaffman
Bill McGeehan
Ile
McGeehan
Bill Coughlin
Sqquad
Island Park
Scranton
Harrisburg
Brown
Mack
Whistling Bill
Islanders
Reading
Cockill
Moran to Meet Morris in Harlem Ring Clash
Frank Moran and Carl Morris square off in Harlem A C tonight in a sixth attempt to fight each other. Moran has intensified training under Willife Lewis to tire Moran’s arms less and counter Morris weight and strength. The bout is slated for ten rounds barring unforeseen accidents.
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Frank Moran
Carl Morris
New York
Harlem A. C
Moran
Willife Lewis
Lewis
Morris
Harrisburg Baseball Scene Shifts as Season Opens
Harrisburg and surrounding towns push to unite for the season as four teams vie for first in the Pennsylvania Railroad Motive Power League. Bethlehem Steel and Steelton pull a strong run, while Millersburg and Marysville face tough luck, and notable sales and bouts fill a busy schedule at Belmont Park.
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Steelton
East End
Harrisburg
Bethlehem Steel Company
Bethlehem
Shorty” Miller
Mud Ball Mystery Nets Pitcher Cicotte
Detroit reports Eddie Cicotte is using a mud ball trick by dampening a knicker seam and rubbing soil into the ball to gain movement. Eastern clubs protest the method as against rules, but no ruling has stopped him as the season advances.
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Detroit
Mich
Eddie Cicotte
Cicotte
Matty McHale
Pitt to Continue Sports and Two Baseball Games
Pittsburgh reports that athletic activity at the University of Pittsburgh will continue during the war period with President Wilson backing athletics. Only three Pitt baseball games remain, two against Penn State at State College likely to decide the state leaders, as Perth State is the Panthers’ only defeat.
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Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
Wilson
Pitt
Penn State
Perth State
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Perry County Boys
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