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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1913
Page
13
Yale holds the top spot in a college baseball rating despite a defeat at the hands of Harvard. The strong Harvard nine earned a decisive win as Yale maintains its high national position in the rankings.
Princeton trailed with Yale and Harvard sharing the top as Brown fell to second after a roller coaster season. Harvard dominated the Crimson series while Yale endured tough losses, and Holy Cross and Amherst posted strong showings. The season featured strong pitching from Yale, Brown, and Army, with standout players Quinby, Filossom, and Davis highlighted amid a lengthy schedule of competitive games.
A 1920s style college baseball ranking notes Williams Harvard Dartmouth Princeton Cornell Pennsylvania and others. It cites strengths and flaws, calls Williams the top team this year, and discusses key game results and near misses against Yale Harvard Amherst Brown and Penn with mentions of infield quality and overall standings.
St Louis Cardinals defeat Pittsburgh Pirates 6 4 after a four run sixth inning. Pete/Laive scored on a single and stolen base. Pitcher and hits details noted, home team struggled early but overcame a 3 run fourth.
Whisk Broom II, son of Broomstick, earned turf immortality by winning the Metropolitan, Brookside, and Suburban Handicaps while carrying 13 pounds in the latter. Despite doubts about a world record mile and a quarter, he proved himself a top American racer and drew praise from owner Harry Whitney.
Federal League results from Indianapolis list St Louis at nine to six. Entries reflect apprentice allowance debated. stakes unclear. Local racing notes report a six to nine score line with occasional bonuses noted for younger riders.
Bridgeport beat Murtford and Waterpury in Eastern Association results while Utica led Binghamton 3 1 in the State League with Utica edging Binghamton 1 12d. Wilkes Barre and Troy posted wins, Elmira defeated Troy 8 6 and Syracuse Scranton and Albany finished with small margins.
Four days of facing are on the card this week as the Fourth of July era nears. R T Wilson, president of the Saratoga Racing Association, says August promises a successful meeting with more good horses than at Belmont Park. Attendance at the Polo Grounds last week topped 14,000 daily, signaling a prosperous year for baseball and the Giants.
Mob de Saint Alaire's hay colt Bruleur captured the Grand Prix de Paris, the richest prize in racing, in 1 minute 22.5 seconds for one mile and seven furlongs. Baron Gourgaud's Spott and Vicomte d Harcourt's Keouen finished second and third. American owners entered horses Wilpertol and Keindeer among others, but none placed. The race attracted a large crowd at Longchamp under sunny skies with President Poincaré and the American Ambassador in attendance.
The Sox won the opening game of the series 4 2 as Chase delivered a run in the fourth and combined with Rath and Lord to drive in two more runs. Neill and Jackson added late Cleveland runs as the contest featured key at bats by Lavine and others amid a tense scoreline.
Detroit Tigers edge St Louis in a tense late innings affair. Homer hits and clutch pitching carry Detroit to a hard fought victory. key plays include Crawford’s early double and a late scoring push.
Cincinnati wins as Meroe and Kling lead batting honors in a high scoring nine inning affair. Mirelle shines on the mound but late runs by Ames and Brown frame a tense finish. Joe Tinker relieves and preserves the victory as Reds hold on at the Polo Grounds.
Gustave F Touchard defeated Dean Mathey in a five set final at Mountain Station Orange club to win the Mulile States lawn tennis championship singles. The match stretched nearly four hours with Touchard prevailing 9-7 in the fifth after Mathey, last year’s Princeton champion, struggled with delays and form.
Gustave Vouchard will defend the singles title at the Long Island championship on the clay courts of Kings County Tennis Club at Kingston Avenue and Crown Street in Brooklyn. He has two ducats on the trophy, as does William B Cragin Jr and Felther Wing. Doubles begin Wednesday. Tournament committee includes J T Allen, J W Anderson, HM Retknap, Charles Chambers, B H Dwight, Dr W Frazer Molden, J Langdon, Henry J Mollenhauer, A Murphy, Joseph T McMahon, RG Seepaky, Mo Thompson, Ro Tomlin Jr, Hete Westfall, Samuel A Westfall, Frederick G Anderson, Chairman. Dr WOM Rows will act as referee.
National League games today feature New York at Philadelphia and St Louis at Cincinnati. Yesterday Cincinnati defeated Chicago 9 to 6. Leaders include New York Brooklyn Chicago and Pittsburgh. American League actions today show Philadelphia at New York and Washington at Boston with Chicago at Detroit. Yesterday Detroit beat St Louis 3 to 2. Standings list Phil Cleveland Reston Washington Detroit St Louis with mixed results.
In a list of international league results Newark and Rochester battled to a ten inning 4 to 3 tie as Montreal Providence and Buffalo also figure in yesterday's standings. Rochester chased Newark in late innings but Newark held on with strong plays including a relay throw to cut down a runner at third and a decisive bounce back in the second inning.
Cleveland manager Birmingham declared last night he would trade Lajoie if Larry is unhappy with his treatment on the team. He stated he is ready to move the star if dissatisfaction continues, while insisting he would prefer Lajoie stay if possible.
Fragmentary OCR text from Providence page mentions batteries and participants Mas unclear names appear as Batley Holmes Stephens Lalome and Chrood. No verifiable event, date, or outcome can be established from readable content.
A motor yacht named Blue Peter, crewed by Nashman and Captain Moses Collier among others, overcame a cracked water jacket and a broken engine frame to win a long race to Albany and back for the New York Motor East Club. Despite engine troubles, they pumped and operated through the night and set a record time of 1 hour 43 minutes seconds. the corrected time was 3 hours 45 seconds, securing first place over Excession and Thistle in a challenging endurance event.
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