Sixth straight for Athletics
The Athletics won their sixth in a row, beating Cleveland in a high scoring matinee as Milwaukee games ended in a draw due to darkness. Baltimore’s conduct in Detroit drew strong criticism and calls for expulsion from the league.
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Athletics
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Chicago
Boston
Baltimore
Detroit
Atesterday
Orioles
Donlin
Johnson
Sheridan
American League
McGraw
Phillies
Cineinnatis
Reds
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Athletics Overcome Cleveland in 15–14 Batting Duel
The Philadelphia Times reports Cleveland hosted Philadelphia Athletics in a high scoring game at League Park. The Athletics won 15 to 14 after a seven run first inning by Cleveland, with late resistance from Cleveland and key plays by Pratt, Lajoie, Hayden, and McCarthy.
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Philadelphia Times
Cleveland
Athletics
League Park
Bradley
Moore
Braggins
Davis
Pickering
Quakers
Theevelands
Pratt
Fraser
Lajoie
Hayden
McCarthy
Tie Game at Milwaukee Ends in Darkness
Milwaukee May 31 Umpire Haskell halted the game after seven innings due to darkness leaving the score tied at three runs apiece Hawley and Carrick worked steady while the defense sparkled Most readable lineups include Waldron Farrell Gilbert Dungan Hallan Quion Anderson Gonrey Clinginion Coughlin Haw Carrick with notes on attendance and earned runs for Milwaukee and Washington.
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Milwaukee
Haskell
Hawley
Carrick
Leo
Washington
R.H
Orioles forfeited rowdy game against Detroit after umpire forfeit
Detroit won by forfeit after Baltimore showed rowdy play in Detroit Michigan. The incident led to Detroit taking the game with a shutout as the ninth inning began and the batter advanced to center field before the game ended.
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Orioles
Detroit
Sheridan
Baltimore
Sretmanny
Holmes
Jackson
RoDigson
Robin
Forfeit Secures Win After Refusal to Fold
Detroit and Baltimore clashed as Baltimore refused to fold, leading to a forfeit and a final score noted in the box with earned runs, strikeouts, and fielding details. Home runs by Holmes and several players are listed along with miscues, bases, and pitching lines from Siever and Howell.
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Nance
Roche
Buelow
Robinson
Storer
Howell
Ccegeeassee
Detroit
Baltimore
Holmes
Elberfeld
Siever
Keister
Slever
DRG
Seymour
Ohe
Umping
Sheridan
Chicago Defeats Boston in Rain-Interrupted Baseball Tilt
Chicago and Boston played a rain-delayed game with Skopec pitching for Chicago and Lewis for Boston. Highlights include Sullivan hitting a home run for Boston and a late rally by Chicago. attendance 1,400.
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Chica Boston
A Hoy
Dowd
Jones
Jeep O
He'phill.rt
Mertes
OjStahl
Tabell
OlCollins
Hart'an
Free’an
Shuguries
Cwvcaro
Boston
Chicago
Collins
Isbell
Freeman
Sullivan
Stahl
Shugart
Hartman
Rea
Lewis
Manassan and
Cohueky
Harvard routs Cornell 11 to 0 in Cambridge baseball clash
Harvard bludgeons Cornell 11 0 in Cambridge as Clarkson shines on mound and Reid drives in two runs. Cornell fielding miscues and errant throws crippled the visitors while Harvard piling up 13 hits and 21 bases.
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Cambridge
Mass
Cornell
Harvard
Captain Reid
Clarkson
Clarkson and Reid
Chase, Morrison and Whinery
Bellefonte Defeats Susquehanna 8-4 in Tight Game
Bellefonte Athletics beat Susquehanna University 8 to 4 in Bellefonte. Sharpe and Huber pitched for Athletics with Gilbert and Frank for Susquehanna. Highlights include 5 earned runs for Athletics and 2 for Susquehanna, 13 left on base for Bellefonte. Time of game 2.05. Umpire Blanchard of Swarthmore officiated.
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Susquehanna Ovesr
Athletics
Susquehanna
Errora
Sharpe
Huber
Gilbert
Frank
Taylor
Reichleine
Lingle
Twitmire
Basle
Blanchard
Swarthmore
St Clair defeats Blues in close baseball contest
In Girardville on May 231 the St Clair base ball team beat the Blues 8 to 2 before a large crowd. The game stayed tight until the seventh inning when Purcell's pitching faltered and Saint Clair pulled away for the victory.
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Philadelphia Times
Girardville
St. Clair
Blues
St. Clair Boys
Purcell
Saint Clair
Gettysburg Defeats Bucknell In Tight Showdown
Gettysburg College defeats Bucknell in a well played game at Gettysburg Pa. Winters superb pitching leads a strong Gettysburg defense while Rinard and Floto star in the field. Final score shows Gettysburg with a late surge and Bucknell unable to close the gap.
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Philadelphia Times
Gettysburg
Bucknell
Winters’ Cape
Rinard and
Floto
Jonings
The Regent Wins at Gravesend in Close Finish
At Gravesend May meeting New York the May stakes produced a thrilling finish as The Regent nosed Glennelle to win by a head. Earlier races included Sadie and Francesco victors with The Rhymer and Nugget also scoring, while Petra II and Sidney Lucas led handicaps.
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New York
Gravesend
Colonel Padden
Brandy Smash
the Regent
Glennelle
Barbara Frettchie
Regent
Barbara Frietchle
Nun
Slack
Mayor Gilroy
Shaw
Dr. Riddle
Cochrane
Godfrey
Billionaire
Balloon
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Sweet Tooth
Ednal
Ethics
Sadie
the Rhymer
O'Connor
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Burns
Blue Away
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Nugget
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Chandonfield
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Odawaha
Hartford
Columbian
Colonel Padiden
Builman
Barbara Frietchie
Contend
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Alsike
Juliet
Odom
Smith
Churrap
J. Daly
Caithness
Outsider Wins Manchester Cup At Whitsuntide Meeting
J Dawson's brown filly Rambling Katie a 4 year old captured the Manchester cup of 2500 sovereigns at the Whitsuntide meeting. Parquetry second and Kilmarnock III third after twelve runners. Rambling Katie started as a long shot and won by four lengths with Parquetry a head ahead of Kilmarnock III.
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London
J. Dawson
Rambling Katie
Mr. Fairle
W. ©. Whitney
Kilmarnock
Rambling Katle
Parquetry
Kilmarnock III
Mr. Whitney
Pan American Intercollegiate Track Entries Grow Strong
Track fans preview the Pan American meet at Buffalo June 4 with many top entrants from Berkeley Oval and Western Conference titles. Duffy of Georgetown runs 100 yards, Sears Cornell 220, Holland Georgetown 440, and Penn, Princeton, Cornell, Yale, and Williams athletes vie for early season honors.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Exposition Grounds
Berkeley Oval
Chicago
Duffy
Georgetown
Sears
Cornell
Holland
Perry
Princeton
Ballinger
Bushnell
University of Pennsylvania
Gallagher
Ore
Jones
University of York
Deakin
University of Pennnsylvania
Beck
Yale
Lyon
Potter
Williams
Pottsville Maintains Unbeaten Record With Win Over Manayunk
Pottsville defeats Manayunk to stay unbeaten this season as Western Association action reports. Grand Rapids tops Toledo 12 to 5. Fort Wayne over Marion 10 to 1. Indianapolis beats Bovisville Celticbad 6 to 4.
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Western Association
Grand Rapids
Toledo
Fort Wayne
Marion
Eastern League Scores From Worcester Providence Rochester
In Worcester Syracuse fell 6 to 3 while Providence topped Hartford 6 to 5. Rochester beat Montreal 2 to 0 in six innings.
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Worcester
Syracuse
Providence
Hartford
Rochester
Montreal
College Base Ball Results From Bangor Lewiston and Syracuse
Bangor Bates 2 Maine 1 at Lewiston Bowdoin 1 Bates 2 Syracuse 5 at Syracuse University 4 Wet grounds force postponement of Boston New York game in New York on May 31.
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Bangor
Tufts
University of Maine
Lewiston—Bowdolin
Bates
Syracuse
Syracuse University
Mid- Wmeburg
New York
Grand Rapids Franchise Transfer Likely to Wheeling
Grand Rapids Western Association baseball franchise appears to move from manager Deacon Ellis of Grand Rapids to Wheeling West Virginia. Ellis refuses to yield infielder Dundon to Kansas City as ordered, while President William Meyer plans to treat today and tomorrow's Toledo games as exhibitions before assuming control of the franchise for possible relocation to Wheeling.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Grand Rapids Western Association
William Meyer
Deacon” Ellis
Wheeling
W. Va
Ellis
Dundon
Kansas City
Meyer
Toledo
Princeton Team Of for New Haven
Princeton sails for New Haven to face Yale tomorrow afternoon in the first championship game of the season. The Tigers will stay at Murray Hill Hotel overnight with Trainer Robinson Coach Ketras and Captain Green aboard. Hutchings Melers etc. are listed among the traveling party.
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Princeton
New Haven
Philadelphia Times
New Heaven
Yale
Murray Hill
Robinson
Ketras
Green
Wren
Hutchings
Spor teamen Shoot at Bloomsburg in Three County Meet
An all day inter county shooting event among Columbia Montour and Northumberland clubs occurred at Dewitt Park Bloomsburg Pa with perfect conditions and high scores. The report lists multiple 10 target rounds with shooters Rishton Lunger Adams Lawrence Howell Bayder Stamm Woolley Peck Evans and others posting strong results across six events.
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Bloomsburg
Philadelphia Times
Columbia
Montour
Northumberland Counties
Dewitt's Park
Rishon
Targee Lawrence
Ton
Heller
Vanhorn
Lunger
Rishtona
Keller
Adams
A. la Wean
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Troxell
Stamm
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Speiser
Hale
Rishton
Peck
Reboer
A. Larence
Woolley
Risht
T Kelier
Ay Bo Ag
Seram
Batea D. Evans
S. Heiges
Upnaee
Dover youths seek lease to host event at Fairview Park
Dover Delaware May 31 reports no fair will run this year at Fairview Park yet a group of local youths plans to lease the grounds for a future athletic or community event.
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Dover
Philadelphia Times
Del
Fairview Park
Rpok
Road Drivers Race Entries Set for Anniversary Meet at Belmont
The Road Drivers Association of Pennsylvania schedules a belmont track event on Wednesday June 5 with a strong card. Five classes filled after the entry list was closed at the Bingham House meeting. rain would push the program to June 12. The feature is a double team race Frank Bower’s King Harry with John F Stewart against Disston’s Ottinger and Jacksonian.
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Road Drivers’ Association of Pennsylvania
Belmont Track
Bingham House
Lst
James A. Marshall
Aeies
Joshua Evans
David Dalina
Wenderoth
George M. Young
Frank Bower
King Harry
John F. Stewart
Diseton
Ford
B. G. Roshfort
M. Finey
G. Tond
Eaatburn
Katherine
J. Stroebel
Dixie
Hi. Yin B
X. Alabaster
Yorr
G. W. Sooke
George W. Lil
John P. Stewart
W. Disston
Penn to Meet Georgetown in Hard-fought Varsity Clash
The PennQuakers face Georgetown in a tough southern trip game after a Georgetown loss at Bethlehem. Layton and Flavell return as Penn aims to rebound from a defeat to Lehigh, with fast steady play demanded to counter Georgetown’s swift lineup.
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Quakers
Pennsylvania
Lehigh
Bethlehem
Layton
Flavell
Drill
Connors
Morah
Appersons
Golden
Crescent Boat Club Regatta Entries On Schuylkill River
The Crescent Boat Club set today’s regatta on the Schuylkill from Girard avenue bridge to the boat house with Dr. Spaeth of Central High as starter. Entries include free singles Warley and Tuttle, junior singles Broner Steel Bunth, multiple double shells, four oared gigs led by Stroke Whitney High, and crews with Broner Tuttle Paxson Bruner Martindale Bruner Sneyd Green Randolph Faber among others.
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Schuylkill River
Girard Avenue
Dr. Spaeth
Central High School
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W. C. Tuttle
W. Long
Broner
Steel
Bunth
Green
van Meter
Ellis
Fang
Kitney
Tuttle
Melvin
Miller
West
Whitney
Eneene
Bow
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Margerum
Helwig
Horn
Kuhnle
Forbes
Paxson
Faber
Bruner
Morris
Martindale
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Uhnieroke
L. Bruner
Randolph
E. Faber
New England Intercollegiate Tennis Semis Split Winners
In Boston on May 31 the New England intercollegiate tennis championship semi finals saw Brown’s Gross defeat Wesleyan’s Herrick 8 6 6 2 while Amherst’s Plympton beat Technology’s Bradley in straight sets 1 0.
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Boston
Gross
Brown
Plympton
Amherst
Wesleyan
Herrick
Bradley
Technology
Atead Re
Athletic Meet At Washington Park With Baseball Showdowns
102 entries compete in an athletic meet at Washington Park in Philadelphia near Twenty sixth Street and Allegheny Avenue. Merchant & Co. faces A C and Winston Publishing Co. meets National Publishing Co. in baseball. Events begin at 2 30 p m shaping a lively afternoon.
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Washington Park
Buffaloes
Govs
Philadelphia
Twenty-sixth Street
Allegheny Avenue
Merchant & Co
A. C
Winston Publishing Company
National Publishing Company
His First Race Crucial Moments In the Career of the Young Jockey
Ainslee's profile describes how a trainer molds a jockey for the critical moment of his first race. The trainer guides through fear, timing, and psychology, selecting the best rider for a novice mount and exposing him to the sport’s high stakes. The apprenticeship culminates in one decisive chance that can make or break a career.
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Allen Sangree
Ainslee
Panes Tee Feubey
Meadowbrook and Lakewood squads shine in Hempstead polo semifinals
In a heat drenched Meadowbrook defeats Lakewood after a late three goal flurry. Greek teams clash as Havemeyer Stevens and Gould star. Meadowbrook gains advantage with three rapid goals in a single minute.
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Philadelphia Times
Hempstead
N. Y
Meadowbrook
Hempstead’s Plains
Lakewood
George J. Gould
Longstand
E¢Eldom
T. Havemeyer
Robert Stevens
Alexander
Gould
Doty Havemeyer
Roberts Stevens
Hadep
H. &. Page
George
T. A. Havin'r
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RRO Andet
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Havemeyer Meadowbrook
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Peless
Paw Oehsake
Tota Pletetet
Benjamin Wa Coalema
Peers Er—H. L. Herbert
Elation
Rockawa
Pottsville shooting club holds all day event at new grounds
The Pottsville Game and Fish Protective Association ran a full day shooting program near Pottsville. Five live bird traps and a manga trap for Blue rocks operated, with top early scores by Weidman Seltzer and Auchenbach, and Blue rock results featuring Reed Smith and Gore among others.
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Philadelphia Times
Pottsville
Pottsville Game and Fish Protective Association
Weidman
Seltzer
Auchenbach
Bi Smith
Tone
Haverly
Beck
Smith
Blue Rock
Heffner
Sorber
Fenage
Gore
Reed
As Smith
C. Sorber
Ruppert
Robertson
B. Kerley
Weir
Cooch
Lowethert
For
Schaffer
Rex
Matects
Ces
Homing Pigeons Set Record With 400 Mile Flight
In Wilmington on May 41 the district's homing pigeons were released at Statesville North Carolina for a 400 mile fly. They finished the race with strong times and notable results among participants from the American Association of Homing Pigeon Fanciers.
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Philadelphia Times
Wilmington
American Association of Homing Pigeon Fanciers
Statesville
N. C
Jeffries Plans Self Managed Return to Boxing
Champion Jim Jeffries said he would handle his own pugilistic business after June 9 when his contract with manager William A Brady ends. He plans to go to California then Los Angeles and San Francisco to seek fights and earn a purse, aiming to return to boxing within the year.
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Chicago
Jim Jeffries
Billy Delaney
William A. Brady
California
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Roblin
Sharkey Tn
Washington Lottery Ties to George Washington Revealed
The Baltimore Sun notes an early lottery scheme attributed to George Washington. Tickets bearing his name existed and funded road work near Frederick and Washington. While Washington promoted the lottery, profits did not benefit him personally, and critics doubt any grand prize will ever be drawn.
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Baltimore Sun
George Washington
George
Yi Ae
Fred An Washington
Sen
Camels of the East From Munsey's
In the East the camel remains the principal beast of burden in peace and in war. Across rugged hills Lebanon the pack animal moves along, bearing loads to the sea while cedar trade echoes the ancient routes.
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Munsey's
Lebanon
Oarsmen Celebrate Harlem Regatta Winners at Two Boathouses
Joyful scene as Harlem regatta participants visit Vesper and West Philadelphia boathouses. Hedley and Juvenal receive congratulations for new trophies while Bond earns a royal welcome from Bach elors' Barge Club. West Philadelphia crew, confident after reversing a prior result, looks to repeat on July Fourth amid protest concerns.
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Harlem
Hedley
Juvenal
Vesper
Bond
Bachelors’ Barge Club
West Philadelphia
Regatta Committee
Saluting Mount Vernon From Youths' Companion
The United States dispatch boat Dolphin to Washington passes Mount Vernon on a summer afternoon. Officers and crew render a twenty one gun salute with the ship at attention and the Mount Vernon home in view. The ceremony underscores national reverence for Washington and historic sites, urging continued respect across all Americans.
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United States
Dolphin
Potomac
Washington
Tropics
West Indies
Vernon
Ile
Naval Academy
Mount Vernon
Sermon on Obey in Wedding Vows Sparks Family Drama
In the Ladies' Home Journal piece Some People I Have Married Rev. D. M. Steele recounts an Episcopalian wedding where the word obey caused a dispute. The bride refuses to say it, the groom resists leaving it out, and the clergyman notes the pattern of couples negotiating patriarchy and rising to the moment on the day.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Jnne
D. M. Steele
Justice Weekly Eyewitnesses Describe Barroom Fight
A battered plaintiff testifies that a punch and stick attack followed a joke about a boy named Oscar. The defendant argues the accuser attacked first and the altercation ended with the window being knocked out.
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Leslie
Soner
Oscar
Waar Tereteet
Ake
Colonel Parsons Decapitates Rebel Officer in Civil War Feat
The piece recounts Colonel FE Blois Parsons riding with Sheridan's staff in 1864 and decapitating a Confederate officer with a full sweep of his saber as Meade's orders test him. It notes Parsons was a famed horseman and later rode for Gettysburg communications, delivering a crucial message despite enemy territory.
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Chicago Record Herald
Greece
Turkey
Mahmoud Bey
Jack
Scott
John Smith
United States Army
FE. Blois Parsons
Rochester
Parsons
New York State
Harper's Weekly
Sheridan
Davis
Gettysburg
Meade
Harding
Cause of the Trouble. Harlem Life fragment
A clipped Harlem Life fragment shows dialogue about a breakup with Miss Brooks. The speaker notes strained relations and hints at underlying tension and social friction within personal ties. The text is incomplete, leaving the exact cause and context unclear.
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Harlem Life
Brobson
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