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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1913
Page
12
In today's schedule Long Branch visits Middletown and Newburgh hosts Kingston. Danbury travels to Poughkeepsie for an A M start due to boat races. Tomorrow Middletown plays at Long Branch.
National League games featured St Louis beating Chicago 4 to 1 with Cheney Bresnahan and Sallee delivering. Pittsburgh defeated New York 3 to 4 as Tesreau and Fromme combined on the mound. Standings show Philadelphia leading with 38 wins. American League showcases Cleveland and Philadelphia in a split schedule with varied scoring. International and New York State leagues list Newark and Buffalo key results and standings. A short comic snippet ends with a joke about Mr Dubb and a chat with Della based on a Lippincott's note.
Diamond flash reports Villazon delivering the deciding hit for the Cubans in Middletown as Long Branch executes an errorless game. Oceanport Bear Cats win their first of the season, beating Wanderers. Poughkeepsie shut out by Hatters, then edged in the rematch. Harvard defeats Yale in the Thames regatta with Harvard taking the four oared and freshmen races. Yale suffers a crushing varsity loss, while Yale coach Harriman vows to rebuild for next year.
The area failed to master the English method taught at Oxford and locals resisted digesting post mortems. After the race, observation trains, boats, and motorboats brought a disappointed crowd to the town. Harvard teams paraded with brooms shouting Clean sweep, then trains to Boston and New York pulled away as the annual regatta faded into history.
A humorous exchange questions why no great American dramatist exists. The pessimistic arts observer notes Americans prefer practical plots and good speeches, then adds a sardonic twist: when capable, they shift to politics rather than theatre.
A Belvidere athletic page features Joseph Pelton using pigeons to relay score updates during a Philipsburg game. Birds released after each inning flew to a waiting crowd, delivering the outcome before the next play.
Brooklyn’s young pitcher Kinier Knetzer remains the lone holdout as salary talks stall. He seeks a substantial advance over last season after posting seven wins in 33 games with only four complete games, while wildness concerns persist. Team manager Dahlen hints no raise without proven control, but a return to the rotation could come soon. Harry Babcock, Olympic pole vault champion, has shifted to rowing with the New York A. C. eight and won Harlem River regatta on Memorial Day.
An old advertisement lists Corsets and Hosiery at low prices. It promotes leading makes and undergarments including gloves and other items at best, lowest prices.
The All-Collegians of Bradley Beach prepare to meet the Steiner team from Bradley Beach and Long Branch at Asbury Park’s Athlete grounds this afternoon. Dangler will pitch for the Steiners and Van Dorn for the All-Collegians in a clash of local all-star ball tossers.
The Cuban team beat Middletown 12 hits to 3 runs as pitcher Villazon held the visitors in check and Danbury’s offense improved in a road game at Long Branch. Big Jim Grilley of Middletown struggled against a sharp Cuban defense and clean fielding.
From left to right the crew is L. A. Eddy E. S. Bates J. H. Munn WW Butts B A Lum 8B C Spransy L Chapman E H Dole stroke M L Adler Cockswain. Copyright if by American Press Association.
Asbury Park bowlers crushed Red Bank on the Coleman alleys in Asbury Park Thursday night. The report notes high scores and hints at an upcoming match at the North End Ocean Grove alleys next week.
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