Delahanty’s timely hit shifts pennant race notes
There was no change in league standings after yesterday’s games. The Phillies defeated St Louis, closing in on fourth place behind Brooklyn. Detroit beat the Athletics in one inning. Giants risk first place as Pittsburgh beat them, while Boston and Brooklyn also won. In the American League Cleveland won from Baltimore, Boston beat the Brewers, and Washington shut out Chicago. Milwaukee visits today.
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Delahanty Delivers on Home Run to Lift Phillies Over St Louis
In St Louis 11 Jun, Delahanty hit a game winning homer in the eighth after Roy Thomas reached base, giving Philadelphia a 2-0 edge. Donahue and Sudhoff pitched well, with St Louis threats quelled by solid fielding and late Philadelphia defense. Attendance reached 35,000 as the Phillies earned a 3-1 final.
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Brooklyn Makes It Three Straight Over Chicago Pitches
Brooklyn won their third straight game against Chicago, using strong hitting against the Chicago pitchers though fielding was weak. Attendance was about 650. The score details are incomplete in the report.
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Boston Drives Hahn From Game Early In Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on June 11 Boston loaded the bases with a double error a triple and a single to score three in the first. Phillips relieved and kept the visitors from further scoring. A walk sacrifice and single brought two more for the locals in the second before the period stalled with the first man up, Magoon, at bat.
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Pittsburg Opens Strongly as Matthewson Struggles
Pittsburg began aggressively against Matthewson as rain halted play after a lively start. Leach and the crowd noted the damp conditions at game end, with the pace and weather shaping the final mood of the match.
Pittsburg vs New York baseball game summary
In a 50 minute game at Pittsburg and New York, Leever allowed two earned runs while Leach hit a three-base hit. Davis, Bernard and Ganzel turned a double play. Clarke was hit by a pitch, and Of Matthewson issued two base on balls.
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Bitchey
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Sehes
Br'field
Hickman
Davis
Peale
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Athletics Lose Final Series Game to Tigers on Weak First Inning
Detroit pitchers dominated as Fraser faltered in the first inning, and the Tigers held on for a 4 run lead. Cronin's hot pitching and Crisp defense backed by Cross and Lajoie’s timely hits propelled Detroit. The Athletics struggled with base running errors and a late rally fell short amid close calls and standout plays by Hayden, Davies, Gleason, and Barrett. Attendance reached 3,258.
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Cronin
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Barrett
Powers
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Cross
Casey
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Cantillion
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Hayden
Laoie
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Davi
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A.E. Hayden
Ross
Son
Lake
Holmes
Fultz
Davis
D’ Al'ter
C. oOance
Shaw
C Fraser
P Cronin
Orioles falter as Hart shuts down bats in Baltimore
Hart dominated the Orioles with sharp curves as Cleveland beat Baltimore 3 times in the series. Attendance reached 1,163 as the Spiders completed the sweep in Baltimore.
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Hart
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Spiders
Boston Takes Fourth Straight as Reidy Connects for Wins
Boston easily beat Milwaukee in a game dominated by timely hitting and strong defense. Reidy sparked rallies with his timely curves, Cuppy was effective throughout, Hallman made a superb catch, and He Ps Parent contributed key batting. Attendance not listed. final score not provided.
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Reidy
Milwaukee
Cuppy
Hallman
Chicago Errors Defeat Built On Walks In Tight Game
Washington dispatch reports Chicago mistakes and free passes doomed the game while Lee pitched effectively. The defense backed him with superb support as the eighth inning brought a tense sequence involving Mertes and Meratfin, but the fragment ends before a decisive play.
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Demurrers in Base Rail Suite by Bernhard and Fraser
Demurrers filed by William H. Bernhard and Charles Fraser in the equity suit against them Ne Lajole and others by the Philadelphia National Playing with Ball Co. to enjoin them from playing pitcher Sean S. O. et al.
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Constitution Mast Repairs Near Completion for Sunday Trial
Repairs at Herreshoff shops have progressed, increasing the likelihood of refitting the Constitution in time for a Sunday trial spin on the bay. If successful, mast stepping may occur before Sunday, with sails bent afterward and a possible first sail against the Columbia. Crew members in Bristol have returned from home to resume varnishing and maintenance.
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Bristol
Herreshoft
Nat Herreshoff
Constitution
Columbia
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Independence Shows Speed In Smooth Sea Race
Special to the Philadelphia Times Boston June 11 Independence demonstrated high speed from Half Way Rock off Marblehead harbor to Nahant Head under ideal conditions. A smooth sea and light southerly wind let the sloop sail with the lee rail near water and a neatly trimmed sail plan. She covered 8 1/2 miles on the port tack in 43 minutes, staying within four points of the wind.
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Invader Starts Trial Spin For Canada Cup Challenge
TORONTO June 11 Invader the Canada's cup challenger has had her first trial spin. The boat was not completely rigged but the test was very satisfactory. A three mile breeze blew. Beaver the old challenger started 100 yards ahead in about a mile but was passed before half the course was sailed over.
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Invader
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Beaver
Penn Smothers Columbia in 20 to 0 win at Franklin Field
Pennsylvani a overwhelmed Columbia 20 to 0 as Layton hurled a one hit shutout with eleven strikeouts. Jones led Penn with two doubles and a triple while Willard sparked a late rally. The Quakers completed three straight wins over Columbia this season.
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Jones
Pennsylvania
Collier Elected Captain of Penn Baseball Team
Unanimously elected captain W. Collier of the University of Pennsylvania baseball team after noon following a game with Columbia. Collier, a two year Penn veteran, is noted as the best second baseman Penn has produced and was All-American Intercollegiate selection last year. The season ended with only four losses to Georgetown, Lehigh, and Harvard.
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W. &. Collier
University of Pennsylvania
Columbia
Collier
Pennsylvania
Georgetown
Lehigh
Harvard
Irwin
League magnates forge plan to avert Nash dispute
Washington June 11 President Nick Young of the National League met Western magnates to prevent a clash with Andrew Freedman over Umpire Nash. Nash, injured in New York, was scheduled to officiate a Chicago New York game but will not work. The group outlined a plan to avoid further confrontation in the Giants umpiring controversy.
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Nick Young
National League
Andrew Freedman
New York
Freedman
Nash
Giants
Chicago
Nick
Cincinnati
Hurt
Cunningham
Penn crews prep for Poughkeepsie voyage with fresh division edge
University of Pennsylvania Varsity beat freshman eight by one length in a handicap race on the Schuylkill. Varsity and freshman crews depart Read ing Terminal at 8 45 A M for Poughkeepsie with Bow Bloch Kelley Hartung Sharpe Oglesby Kier Schrieber Kellar Tupper and Captain Kier leading the Varsity. Freshmen lineup includes Bow Richards Shisler Cathcart Mallard Morgan Cope Lea Pepper as coxswain Register. Varsity four features Bow Henderson Eckfeldt Shoch Hildebrand. Goodman will join tomorrow replacing Oglesby at No 5.
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Schuylkill
Gray's Ferry Bridge
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Ward
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Bloch
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Mallard
Morgan
Cope
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Register
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Henderson
Eckfeldt
Shoch
Hildebrand
Josh Ward
Evans
Goodman
Florists' Club Shootoff Ties In Wissinoming Grounds Contest
The Florists' Gun Club held its third shoot at Wissinoming with 50 targets per contestant 25 known 25 unknown angles. Goebel Fisher Dorp and Massey tied at 53 before handicap with Goebel edging Fisher 24 to 17 in the first shoot-off. Next week builders take over the grounds promising an updated inanimate target shooting venue.
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Barrtee
Harris
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Anglo American trap shoot opens at Middlesex Gun Club
The Anglo-American Trap Shoot at Middlesex Gun Club opens with bright weather and a fair crowd. R Heikes of Dayton Ohio fires 25 straight in a preliminary sweepstakes, Crosby of O Fallon and Fred Gilbert of Spirit Lake post 22 each, Crosby leads the International with 19 of 20 and 17 of 20, ending day with Americans 866 to British 801 and an overall Americans 319 to 303.
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Middlesex Gun Club
R. ©. Heikes
Dayton
Ohio
W. R. Crosby
O'Fallon
Ill
Fred Gilbert
Spirit Lake
Iowa
T. A. Marshall
Keithsbough
Keystoners to Shoot Baltimore in Keystone Match
The opening series features ten men from the Baltimore Shooting Association and ten from the Keystone Shooting League. On June 22 at Keystone grounds Holmesburg Junction each man shoots 100 targets. If paired, one from each team must beat the other’s score before the next pair starts.
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Hill School Field Meet Yields Multiple Winners
Special to Philadelphia Times from Pottstown Pa June 11 Hill School held its annual field and track events with Streeter taking the pole vault at nine feet, Widdicomb winning the one mile, Johnson capturing two sprints, Long winning the 100 and 220 yards, Sanger and Willoughby triumphing in heats, and Pfeiffer Dupuy Stevenson Banks Palmer Johnston among others earning titles across hurdles relays broad jump and hammer events.
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Streeter
Widdicomb
Johnson
Willoughby
Sanger
Long
Shevlin
Sones
Eomp Pnsore
Pfeiffer
van Wagenen
Banks
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Dupuy
Stevenson
Palmer
Johnston
Wilmington Birds’ Long Journey Ended In Fly Home
In Wilmington on June 11, pigeons from the district’s American Association of Homing Pigeon Fanciers completed a 500 mile flight from Greer's Depot 8 C starting last Saturday. Most birds returned within a day under clear skies and westerly winds. The season’s final race saw H Pierce’s birds narrowly outperform others with notable distance records.
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Philadelphia Times
American Association of Homing Pigeon Fanciers
Greer’s Depot
H Pierce
Athletics Spark Odd Innings Run Mischief
In a quirky base running display, Athletics players botched moves and clever throws by Dolan and Seager kept them in the game, while Cross faced crowd jeers for his hitting and a commentator’s critique marked by garbled phrases and fan reaction. The Detroit patrol note and St. Gleason reference hint at broader game chatter as Fraser and others contributed little with the bat.
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Seager
Dolan
Selding
Cross
Inchcate Cross
Barrett
Detroit
Fraser du
Bree Sear
Ee Lamonde Caer
St. Gleason
Francesco wins Hanover Stakes at Gravesend in record time
Francesco, Julius Fleishman’s promising colt, won the Hanover Stakes at Gravesend by three lengths over Right Away. The five furlongs were run in 1 01, a track-record pace, as Francesco led a fast field with a perfect day for racing and clear weather.
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Gravesend
New York
Julius Fleishman
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Gertrude Elliott
Double Dummy
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Sailor King
Pater Excellence
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Atlantic City Defeats Alpha Wheelmen 54 to 19 on Young's Pier
A large crowd watched Atlantic City defeat the Philadelphia Alpha Wheelmen 54 to 19. Local teamwork surpassed the visitors with strong shooting by Hancock Ferat Middleton and Bossert. Ferat impressed with a deep center shot and tomorrow’s rematch was announced.
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Atlantic City
Young's Pier
Alpha Wheelmen
Philadelphia
Hancock
Ferat
Middleton
Bossert
Atlantic City Horse Show Sets Local Contests at Inlet Park
Atlantic City hosts July 9 to 13 events with local breed rules and open classes for non locals. Entries close June 22 with cash prizes for all classes except third place. Local eligible horses must be owned and used in Atlantic county.
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Historic relics in modern men's clothes from feudal times
A London Express piece notes two enduring relics in today’s male attire. The rear coat buttons, unused for function, harken to sword-belt days in William the Conqueror era. A lapel nick survives as a lingering vestige from earlier fashion, carried from childhood.
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William the Conqueror
Highland Park Meeting Opens With Trial Derby Star
The Highland Park Club starts a sixteen day summer meeting with the Trial Derby for 3-year-olds at one and one sixteenths miles as the main event. Kenilworth carries top weight 127 pounds and is favored. Ben MacDhul and Law ton with Petra I. as strong rivals. About 800 horses are expected as bookmakers number fifteen. Francis Nelson presides as judge in the stand with Judge Morrow of Nashville and Mars Cassidy handling the starter’s flag.
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Ben MacDhul
Lawton
Petra I
Fifeen
Francis Nelson
Judge Morrow
Nashville, Tenn
Mars Cassidy
Croker Stable in Front Frozen Out Wins at Lincoln
In London reports from June 11 the Burton selling plate at Lincoln six furlongs went to Frozen Out Richard Croker s chestnut three year old gelding with J Reiff up Makeweight second Vanish third eight runners and odds 5 to 4 on Frozen Out The Scotchman II walked over for Harmston plate at 104 sovereigns Park selling plate Lingfield Park was won by Red Hand with Clem Jenkins aboard Satiation second Moon Ray third five runners Topp Maher won the Lingfield Park spring meeting Weir Courtney plate with Corrunna Martin second Divination L Reiff third thirteen runners
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London
Lincoln
Richard Croker
J. Robinson
Vanish
J. Reiff
Park
Lingfield Park
Frank Gartner
Red Hand
Clem" Jenkins
B. Gottschalk
Satiation
F. Fitton
Moon Ray
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Topp
Maher
Corrunna
Martin
Divination
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How the Circus Instructs From Collier's Weekly
A Collier's Weekly analysis notes European armies marvel at American circus logistics. It cites a London arch project moved by 300 American workers in three hours, aided by circus gear. Editors urged sending officers to observe loading unloading and tenting operations for practical military insight. The European monarch observed incognito, calling it a key object lesson in moving heavy material.
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Convent Unveils Hidden Clodion Masterpiece in Paris
An eighteenth century Clodion sculpture once hidden behind plaster in a Paris Latin Quarter convent has been rediscovered after a shell breached the wall during the German bombardment. The work, once entombed to appease iconoclasts, survived and now a debate over its final fate continues.
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van Ie
Puzzle of the Missing Man A Newark Advertiser item
Puzzle of the Missing Man reports a mystery around an absent man with a brief local note. Mentions a mother at home with children and a cryptic reference to a semicolon gags and Severn. Limited readable fragments suggest a short society or comic feature rather than a full news story.
Jimmy Jones Afraid To Go Out In Ghostly Tale
A fragmented ghost story from the Chicago Record-Herald features Jimmy Jones afraid to venture outdoors amid spooky scenes and odd phrasing about benches and eerie preparations. The readable bits hint at eerie, childlike questioning and a small-town mood.
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The Cloud. Frmo Harper's Basar. He-There
After years of toil and planning we have finally bought a beautiful home. You ought to see it in its new-found comfort and share in the pride of this milestone.
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Lakewood Falls to Devon in Big Polo Battle at Devon Field
A large Devon Field crowd watched Lakewood lose to Devon 15 to 8 in a fast polo contest. Referee credited Lakewood with a one third point on a safety by L Waterbury. Devon highlighted by strong all around play and Waterbury riders, confirming the handicap was unnecessary.
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Major Littlefield Chiefs 1 250 000 Acre Texas Land Empire
Austin correspondent notes Major George W. Littlefield of Texas is likely the nation’s largest individual landholder with about 1 250 000 acres across Texas New Mexico and 280 000 acre ranch near Mason County plus a 120 000 acre Mason County holding. He paid 790 000 cash for the 280 000 acre ranch including cattle and improvements and runs 70 000 to 80 000 head of cattle with extensive irrigation wells orchards and a thriving Spring River Valley operation in New Mexico. His fortune is estimated at 5 000 000 to 7 000 000 and he served in the Rangers during the Civil War.
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The Satisfaction. Washington Star excerpt
Dialogue shows Mr Dolan and Mr Rafferty debating human nature and sharing grievances. Dolan argues against letting people shape their own complaints while Rafferty says people find comfort and enjoyment in telling their troubles.
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