Attack by Pedrians Fails to Produce High Scores in Peoria
April 9 bowling meet in Peoria Illinois at the 1920 American Bowling Congress concludes with leaders Bracks Now Central Alleys and Livestock Press among top teams. Individual standout J Shaw of Chicago earns 713 in single event while J Smith Milwaukee leads all events with 1915 aggregate.
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American Bowling Congress
Wilson
Lichtenbergers
Bracks Now
Chicago
Central
Indianapolis
Livestock Press
Woodville Limes
Toledo
Fleming Furniture Company
Cleveland
M. Erickson
E. Krems
D. Devito
F. Luby
YW. Thomas
H. Vo
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S. Mercurio
B. Megowan
Evansville
J. Lellinger
R. Pekie
J. Smith
Milwaukee
J Hradeck
R. Meyer
St. Louis
E.’ Krebs
H. Votel
Pittsburgh
Baseball scores and standings from April 9 games across multiple cities
Shreveport shut out Pittsburgh 4 0 as rain halted play in the sixth inning. Louisville beat Philadelphia 7 2 in Louisville Kentucky. Washington defeated Cincinnati 13 4 in Roanoke Virginia. New York beat Boston 9 7 in Norfolk Virginia. St Louis defeated St Louis 7 12 7 in St Louis Missouri. Brooklyn edged New York 8 6 in Winston-Salem North Carolina.
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Yanks
Winston Salem
New York
Brooklyn Nationals
R. HL E.st Medeaes
Shere
Sharkey and
Ruel
Conlan
Mijus
Miler
Junior league games postponed due to muddy fields
The first four junior league baseball games were postponed indefinitely because fields were muddy. The series will be rescheduled at mutually suitable times. The opening game will be next Tuesday between Jefferson and Dewey on the Jefferson athletic field. Several interesting contests are anticipated as strong teams develop at eight schools.
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Jefferson
Dewey
Jefferson Athletic Field
Gems Plot Sunday Practice Plan Amid Weather Watch
Manager Tom Lenane of the Gems says if weather allows the full team will practice Sunday afternoon. Booster ticket sales exceed 200 and meals are planned for two games this season as the campaign gears up in the coming days.
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Tom Lenane
the Gems
McGoorty Loses to Wells in Sixteenth Round
English heavyweight Bombardier Wells knocked out Eddie McGoorty of Oshkosh Wisconsin in the sixteenth round of a twenty round bout at the Holborn Stadium.
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McGoorty
Wells
London
Bombardier Wells
Eddie McGoorty
Oshkosh
Wis
Holborn Stadium
Horse Gets Airplane Ride to Reach Show
Mercury, a horse entered in the Santa Barbara show, arrived today by airplane from Los Angeles in a specially equipped plane. Noted astronomer dead in Pittsburgh. Dr John A Brashear, former chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh and renowned American astronomer, died after a long illness.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Mercury
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
John A. Brashear
University of Pittsburgh
Picture Week: The Fortune Hunter and Revered Stage Lineup
The week’s listings show Earle Williams in The Fortune Hunter at Star Theater and Mme Nazimova in Revelation at Belasco Theater. Bijou, Gem, Savoy, Princess, Orpheum, and other venues feature The Open Door, That Night, Paid in Full, The Roaring Road, The Devil's Riddle, and three vaudeville acts. An aside notes American athletes seek feats in sports post wartime training.
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Belasco Theater
Mme. Nazimova
Bijou
Robertson Cole
Gem Theater
Charles Murray
Savoy Theater
Dorothy Dalton
Pauline Frederick
Princess Theater
Wallace
St Louis switchmen threaten nationwide rail strike
In St Louis the district yardmen announce 5000 rail workers will walk out by tomorrow after wage demands were denied. Chicago reports an unauthorized strike spreading to multiple cities as leaders predict a quick resolution, while traffic remains well below normal. The Railroad Managers' Association notes engines operated around the clock as the strike expands coast to coast.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
A. F F. Whitney
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
S. BE. Heberling
Switchmen's Union of North America
Whitney
Brotherhood
Railroad Managers’ Association
Watresses Strike at Fairmont Watson Hotel Cafe
In Fairmont West Virginia on April 8 a hotel cafe crowd erupts as waitresses and kitchen staff quit after management bans face painting and seating during business hours. The dispute centers on new employee rules and pay obligations affecting dining room staff and other workers.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Watson Hotel
Café owner rushed family to breach to feed patrons
Corbin Aumiller, proprietor of the cafe, was compelled to rush the memo rs of his family, including his wife and daughters, into the breach in an effort to serve the patrons.
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Corbin Aumiller
Huge Drifts Bote Botherin Shelbyville Railroad
Easter blizzard closures persist in Shelbyville Missouri as Shelby-Northern tracks northwest remain uncleared. No trains north of town since Saturday, crews worked since Sunday but could not clear Keller Switch, Leonard, Cherry Box, or Novelty. A morning attempt failed due to a broken cow catcher and the crew returned. Karzok Kashmir reaches 14,946 feet, claimed as the highest inhabited place on earth with a few stone houses and a small monastery.
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Shelbyville
Shelby-Northern Railway
Here
Keller
Leonard
Novelty
Karzok
Kashmirz
Regulate bladder troubles in children advert
For kidney and bladder troubles, el, weak and lame basic, rheuma Gan and irregularities of the kidneys bladder. If not sold by your druggists, by mail, $1.25. Small bottle often cures. Send for worn testimonials. E. W. Hall, 2926 Olive St. St. Louis, Mo. Sold by druggists. Adv Sars
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E. W. Hall
Olive St. St. Louis
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