Local Tennis Band Colors Promote US National Tennis Association
Local tennis players in New Castle are urged to wear official green bands with a red white and blue pin stripe as a symbol of the U S N S T A. The bands are distributed to member clubs and will be sold through them. The city prepares for a busy summer with multiple tournaments including the Northwestern Pennsylvania championship starting July 14 and a clay court tourney in Pittsburgh June 26.
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C. Hugh Blair
United States National Lawn Tennis Association
United States
New Castle
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Intry
City
Epworth and First Baptist Postponed by Rain
Yesterday's results show Epworth and First Baptist postponements due to rain. Today's slate features First Baptist facing First U. P. in a scheduled baseball game.
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Epworth
First Baptist
Brooklyn Beats Philadelphia Twice In NL Action
In National League results Brooklyn won 7 to 2 and 4 to 3 against Philadelphia. New York defeated Boston 6 to 5 in ten innings due to darkness while St. Louis topped Cincinnati 5 to 4. Upcoming games feature Philadelphia at Brooklyn New York at Boston and Cincinnati at St. Louis.
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Brooklyn
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Baseball scores from rainy day games
St. Louis defeated Cleveland 4 to 0 in six innings due to rain. Detroit beat Chicago 4 to 1. Boston topped New York 7 to 1. Washington and Philadelphia games were rained out with postponements.
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Chicago
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Philadelphia
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Baseball Scores and Schedule From Recent Games
Kansas City defeated Pittsburg 4 to 0 and St. Louis beat Chicago 2 to 1. Newark won against Baltimore 3 to 2 in 12 innings. Brooklyn faced Buffalo with wet grounds. Pittsburg plays Kansas City while Brooklyn visits Buffalo and St. Louis hosts Chicago.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Newark
Baltimore
Brooklyn-Buffalo
Brooklyn
Buffalo
W. L. Pet
Bone Beesie
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Chicago Ovisee
Brooklyn Wese
Voles
Womanhood ages vary by woman say Boston paper
The Kansas City Journal notes that Boston claims a woman ceases to be young at 39, but acknowledges variation by individual. It suggests some women feel younger at 40 than others at 25 depending on the person.
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Boston
Kansas City Journal
Italian A C Dominates B O Office Team 70 to 2
Italian A C defeated B and O Office 70 to 2 at the B and O grounds last evening. Lefty George pitched five innings with six strikeouts and three hits allowed. B and O showed moments of promise but could not sustain offense as Italian A C built a lopsided win with strong team play and timely hits.
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A. C
B. and O. Grounds
George
Oldest Baseball in Existence Valued With Insurance
In Pittsburg on June 3, the oldest baseball, nearly 53 years old, owned by the East End Church Baseball league president, carries $1000 in insurance for burglary and fire. First used in a 1862 Kingston New York championship game, the horsehide ball reflects early underhand pitching and no curves.
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Pittsburg
East End Church Baseball League
Eclipse
Kingston
N. Y
Fludson
Newburg
John Miller
Miller
Cornwall-on-Hudson
Wolgast Beaten by Leach Cross in New York Bout
Ad Wolgast failed to show improvement in seven months and was pummeled by Leach Cross, though he retained crowd admiration for his gameness. Cross outboxed Wolgast with clever offense as fans watched a nonstop, punishing fight in New York.
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New York
Ad Wolgast
Leac Cross
Wolgast
Cross
Michigan
Rain Delays Church League Baseball Games Again
Rain halted a scheduled Epworth versus First Baptist game after a prior postponement. Fans packed remaining contests as crowds flock to church league action. Despite errors, the games entertain with fast, sharp play, and a push for speedier late-season results.
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Epworth
First Baptist
First United Presbyterian
Italian Independents Defeat Pottery Team
The Italian Independents defeated Shenango Pottery 5 to 4 in a well played game last evening. Maciarella starred with key hits in the contest.
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Shenango Pottery
England Faces Sparse Summer Sport Schedule
London reports sport in England at a low ebb with no cricket this summer and cancellations of lawn tennis golf and major race and athletic meets. Of about 3 000 cricketers 2 112 have gone to the front and many others enlisted. sixty nine cricket stars have been killed in action.
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London
England
Michigan Players May Be Professionals
Ann Arbor reports that a student purity committee claims varsity baseball players at Michigan may be ineligible under the summer rule. Affidavits to be presented to the board in control of athletics allege at least four players are ineligible, with five more athletes also under question. The purity league holds a statement suggesting local authorities are aware of improper conditions at the university.
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Michigan
Purity League
Wolverine
Lightweight Battler Will Take a Vacation
Johnny Papke a lightweight with the Dime stable plans a short vacation from the ring starting today He has a position with the American Car and Ship Hardware company and intends to work through the summer when ring battles are scarce.
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Johnny Papke
Dime
American Car and Ship Hardware Company
Evansville Teen Dies From Baseball Injury
Evansville Indiana Walter Genter aged 17 died from a brain contusion today after being struck by a baseball during a game last Sunday.
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Evansville
Ind
Walter Genter
Shugrue Recovering His Lost Sight
Jersey City lightweight Shugrue will resume ring operations in September after a period of temporary blindness. The blind eye has fully recovered and the other eye is improving. The piece notes his win over Freddie Welsh. A separate note mentions talks in Glasgow and Edinburgh about employing women as tram conductors.
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Joe Shugrue
Jersey City
Shugrue
Freddie Welsh
Glasgow
Edinburgh
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