Double Defeat for Home Clubs in Baseball Standings
The Phillies fell to Cincinnati in ten innings. Pittsburg beat Boston to slow their pace. Cardinals crushed New York and Chicago won both ends of a doubleheader at Brooklyn. Athletics lost to Chicago amid sloppy plays. Baltimore defeated Detroit, Boston beat Cleveland, and Washington shut out Milwaukee in five innings. STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
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Phillies Fall to Reds in Extra Innings Slugfest
In a tight National League game Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 6 to 3 after 10 innings. Delahanty led Philadelphia with three singles and a double while Newton held off a late Phillies rally. The Reds benefitted from timely hitting and a Donahue misplay, while Hughey Jennings debuted at first base and drew praise for defense and baserunning guidance.
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Phillies
Cincinnati
Reds
Newton
Donahue
Philadelphia
Emslie
Slagle
Jennings
Wolverton
McParland
Sinle
Barry
Flick
Bergen
Beckley
Thomas
Delapeste
Dobbs
Harley
Magoon
Crawford
Beechley
Steinfeldt
Disastrous Week for Athletics Highlights Slumps
A brutal six game week in the American League ends with four losses for the Athletics amid costly errors and misplays. Lajoie’s refusal to call for an outfield collision, muffed plays, and Chicago’s timely hits fueled the defeats as fans decry lack of headwork and care. The Chicago White Stockings, led by strong defense and key hits, topped Philadelphia 6 to 2 in a game where Athletics miscues paved the way for four runs.
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White Stockings
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Jones
Geter
Brownie
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Davis
Hayden
Hayden Lave
Hoy
Mertes
Tabell
Shugart
McFarland
Geler
Plank
Cen
Nelson Breaks Thirty Minute Track Record In Twenty Miles
Johnny Nelson of Boston defeats Chelsea’s James Moran by nearly two laps in a twenty mile motor paced race at Woodside, posting 30 minutes 34.4 seconds to break the park track record. Moran suffers tire and pacing issues while Nelson maintains exemplary speed behind his team amid heat and a 3,000 crowd.
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James Moran
Woodside
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Johnny
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Miles
Jimmy Michael
Joe Parkins
Wayne Davis
Davis
W. C. Swartley
J. C. Griffith
Gordon
G. Shingles
J. ©. Griffith
T. P. Cuthbert
F. W. Maling
D. G. Rambler
G. van Hest
H. McGeorge
J. Phillips
F. W. Maloy
Parkins
Parkin
Orient
W. Swartley
James Phillips
Chicago
Jimmy Moran
Boston and Pittsburg Split Even in Doubleheader
Boston and Pittsburg split a doubleheader with Pittsburg outhitting Boston nearly two to one in game one. Boston fielding and Nichols steady defense limited damage while Boston won the game by batting Pittsburg pitcher Pittinger in the ninth. Sensational stops and catches highlighted both games. Attendance around 5,000.
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Pittsburg
Nichols
Pittinger
First game pitching details and errors report
First base on balls by Nichols three off Tannehill one. Hit by pitched ball Ely. Struck out by Nichols eight, by Tannehill two. Field pitch Nichols. Time one forty-nine. Umpire Nash. Second game.
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St Louis Defeats New York In Heavy Batting Game
Twelve thousand fans watched St Louis top New York in a high contact game. Denzer faced early trouble and Doheny could not stem the visitors' rally as St Louis piled up 18 hits to New York's 8. Heldrick homered, with Heilrick or Heldrick driving in runs. final score St Louis 8, New York 3. Umpire Day. Time two hours.
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Kruger
Nelson
Ryan
Powell
Winters Pitched Good Ball In Boston Win
Boston won behind Winters steady pitching and timely hits while Cleveland errors widened the margin. Attendance 5,467. Scoring details show Boston ahead as Dowd and Pickering contributed infield work and Latta, Br, and others had hits.
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Winters
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Morrisville
Wilson
Justice
Penn City Tops East Falls In Close Baseball Battle
Penn City defeated East Falls in a tight game at Broad and Jackson streets. Key contributions came from pitchers and aggressive base running by Dailey and McManus. final lines show Penn City 5, East Falls 4 with notable hits by Cross Hagen and Smith and strong defense.
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Cross
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Liley
Walker
Schock
Heap
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M'Sorley
Nsend
Smith
Amey
Kash
McSorley
Townsend
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YACHT RACES AT ESSINGTON CLUB CUP RACE REPORT
The Philadelphia Yacht Club reports ideal conditions at Essington for the first race of the season. Four swallows—No. 7 Frank Mattern, No. 5 Philip H. Johnson, No. 2 George T. Gwilliams, No. 4 J. J. Leeds—competed on a triangular one mile course with No. 7 taking clear lead. The Corinthian Yacht Club held a Tadpole versus Mac race, Tadpole by B. W. Crittenden winning by two minutes over four miles. The Corinthian fleet also prepared for an annual Glen Cove cruise with racing dates set through July 19.
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Essington
Frank Mattern
Philip H. Johnson
George T. Gwilliams
J. J. Leeds
No. 7
Corinthian Yacht Club
Tadpole
BE. W. Crittenden
J. D. Inglis
Corinthian Club
Glen Cove
Long Island
N.Y
Oyster Bay
Morris Cove
Shelter Island
New London
Newport
Roxborough Beats Cuban X Giants 11 to 5 in Roxborough
Pitcher Petie Loos of the Roxborough Club defeated the Cuban X Giants yesterday by 11 to 5. Gray drove in three runs with a timely homer, while Chic Hartley made seven dazzling catches in center.
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Cuban X Giants
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R. H.O
Eastern League Games Summary
Rochester hosts Worcester in doubleheader with results 10 8 and 27 6. Buffalo hosts Hartford with 0 2 in first and 7 5 in second. Toronto defeats Syracuse 4 2. Montreal doubles Provi with 0 0 in two games listed.
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Hartford
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Syracuse
Montreal
Manayunk Defeated as Errors Costly in Wilmington
Special to THE PHILADELPHIA TIMES reports Brownson's pitcher Burchell dominated as Brownson beat Manayunk by 5 to 3 in Wilmington. The box shows Brownson scoring early with strong defense while Manayunk botched several plays leading to costly errors.
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Philadelphia Times
Wilmington
Burchell
Brownson
Scores from Southern League games listed
In Memphis the Memphis team defeated Shreveport 5 to 0. At Selma Nashville fell 4 to 2. At Birmingham Birmingham edged Chattanooga 3 to 2. New Orleans beat Little Rock 8 to 6.
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Nashville
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Chattanooga
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Little Rock
Baseball muddled in midgame chaos stuns crowd
Between the innings remarks note miscues and errant throws as Flick bunts for an eye and Barry’s risky play costs a game. Hoy’s triple and unnamed fumbles spark debate on Umps and managers while Centillion, Donahue, and Brownie feature in a tense, error-filled contest.
Pennsylvanian crew trains for Henley challenge abroad
London reports of the University of Pennsylvania rowing team under coach Ward, their steam launch racing training, and the arrival climate at Thames Valley. British experts compare American and English styles, note teetotal training vs claret and beer, and assess rivals including Leander, London Thames clubs, and Belgian crews as regatta entries reach fifty two.
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London
University of Pennsylvania
Ward
Ellis Ward
Patrick Labat
Labat
London Rowing Club
Philadelphia
Binos
United States
Thames Valley
Penn
Thames
Theodore Cook
Oxford
Leander
New College
Cambridge
Gardiner
Hecleman
Penns Four Equalled Record On Poughkeepsie Course
Penns four oared crew tied the two mile record by completing the course in 10 minutes 81 seconds at Highlands New York. The freshmen rowed two miles in 9 minutes 56 seconds while the varsity eight struggled, finishing in about 12 minutes with faults noted in stroke and blade coverage.
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Highlands
N. Y
Pennsylvania
Henderson
Ben Franklin
Pomitea Giatee Bose
Bic
Ward
Record of Columbia eight trial times and measurements
On the Board of Stewards a New York paper notes the crew on the launch with Coxswain Comstock of the Columbia Varsity. Three men used stopwatches with a 0.2 second variance. Distances given as 4.40 4.55 and 5.07 miles. A 4.25 mile time is claimed as the fastest for an eight oared crew. Two Columbia men on the bow used ordinary watches recording 19.0 and 19.06 seconds. The trial took place upstream in smooth water near the second span of the bridge, with flood tide and a south wind, about 700 feet from the west shore.
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Sea Serious
New York
Comstock
Columbia Varsity
Columbia
Malta Boat Club Regatta Offers Fine Weather and Close Racing
The Malta Boat Club spring regatta at The Willows yielded spirited, closely contested events. Meade's crew won the eight oared shell, Vogel and Ayres captured the doubles by half a boat length, and Vogel, Jr. led Beatte's cup single gigs before narrowly losing the Beatte’s cup race to Rodenbaugh.
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the Willows
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McKenna
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J. L. McKenna
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Root
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H. L. Vogel
J. W. Cramp
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T. K. Vogel, Jr
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J. M. Root, Jr
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J. F. McMenamin
W. W. Moore
J. J Shedaker
T. J. James
H. A. Marsh
W. W. Robinson
R. Jene Hall
V. H. Hall
Fox Prevents Independence Trial
Boston June 22 A dense harbor fog after morning showers halted a sail trial of the Independence and delayed Mr Lawcen's plan to commission the big racer. No change to future plans. arrival in Newport expected Wednesday night.
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Clearview Club Shoot At Darby Highlights Local Event
Clearview Gun Club in Darby hosted its regular monthly handicap shoot plus open sweepstakes with sixteen entries. J M Freed led high gun from 18 yards with 25 targets. D Sanford and Fred Miller tied at 22. Multiple shooters posted strong scores across ten and twenty target events with various yardage handicaps. Felix a visitor from Southwark and Howard Ridge showed notable success with perfect 25 straights in their first sweepstakes rounds.
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H. B. Fisher
M. Smith
A. Felix
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Redman
Hallowell
Freid
Green
American trap shooters win Glasgow prize match
The International Pigeon match in Glasgow on June 22 awarded £200. America led Scotland, with top scores from Fred Gilbert of Spirit Lake Iowa and R Merrill of Milwaukee. Merrill Crosby and Gilbert each hit fifty straight targets, Crosby using his second barrel once, Gilbert twice and Merrill six times.
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Gloucester City Picnic Honors Laird, Schober Workers
Gloucester City June 22 workers of Laird Schober & Co Philadelphia held their fifth annual picnic at Washington Park grove. Events included a 1.5 mile run won by Lewis Schwartz in 11 31 with Samuel Jones second, a 100 yard dash where Simona placed second and Frank McReeny third, and a 40 yard dash for youths under 16 with John Ryan first and Henry Myl top second. Officials Alfred Hall William Every Roden Wayne Cook.
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Gloucester City
Laird, Schober & Co
Philadelphia
Washington Park Grove
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Pb Simona
Frank McReeny
John Ryan
Perancd
Henry Mvltop
Mall Zteeler
Termey
Alfred Hall
William Every
Roden
Wayne Cook
Careless Fielding Defeats Pennsy Y M C A Team
Chester June 22 The Athletics edged the Pennsylvania Railroad Y M C A traveling squad but fielding miscues at critical moments hurt them. Batteries Diggs and Guest Lang and Griffin. Hammonton beat Belmont C C 5 to 3. Washington June 22 President Johnson wired umpire Has kell about a five day suspension for Beet netted an Waukee base team.
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Diggins
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Wasitington
Johnson
American League
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Waukee
Polo tourney opens with Philadelphia Country Club on Bala field
The annual polo event at Bala field began yesterday with two matches won by Philadelphia Country Club teams as crowds of five to six thousand watched the hot afternoon games. The opener, between the Country Club second and third teams, ended 10 to 5 with Hinickle Smith star and Dougherty supporting him. The later match pitted Rockaway against the Country Club first team in a tight, high quality contest, culminating in a CC victory as Rosengarten and McFadden led a late surge to hold Rockaway off. Referee B. H. Wharton oversaw the action.
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Kid Thomas Trains for Twenty Round Fight at Trenton
Philadelphia's Kid Thomas trains hard for a twenty round bout with Danny Duane of New York. The fight is slated for the Trenton Athletic Club on ion next. Jewelers' Club summer function will feature a field day with participants from the Philadelphia Athletics Club House and Delaware region.
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