Ruth Stars in Boston Win Over New York 6 to 4
Boston opens home season defeating New York 6 to 4. Babe Ruth hits two doubles and a triple driving in two and scoring once, backed by Hooper and Peckinpaugh in fielding and strong pitching by Ruth. Shawkey labors as the losing pitcher. Hooper, Ruth, and Pipp stand out for Boston.
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Wabash Takes Honors in Individual Class
Wabash College of Crawfordsville entered in the Drake University relay meet for the first time and captured two first-place finishes. It was the only college to win multiple events, setting four meet records, with Wabash also contributing two new records.
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Wabash College
Crawfordeville
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National Baseball Federation backs President and pledges support
Detroit April 22 the National Baseball Federation with over 100000 amateur players pledged unconditional support to the President. The group offered the services of all members to the government and agreed to continue activities as previously arranged. Army and navy officials advised playing games this season.
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National Baseball Federation
United States
Army
Navy
St Francis Beats Carthage College In Quick Win
McElwee drove in two runs with a two out double in the eighth inning to lift St Francis to a 6 4 victory over Carthage College in Carthage yesterday. The team played well in all phases and hosts the Eagles at St Francis grounds this afternoon before Kirksville visits next Saturday.
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Browns Blanked by Chicago Sox in Ragged Fielding Game
Chicago defeated St Louis 2 to 0 as poor defense hurt the Browns. Koob left the mound in the fifth after Eddie Collins singled and Jackson doubled. Faber pitched well for Chicago with stout support as St Louis’ hits were kept scattered.
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Eddie Collins
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Vaughn Pitches Two Hit Contest In Pittsburgh
VaUghn’s sharp pitching limited Pittsburgh to a 2 to 1 Chicago win. Chicago took a 1 0 lead on Wilson’s third inning single and Zeider’s double, the tying run came on Schulze’s double and Wortman’s error, and Williams’ double with Ruether’s single produced the decisive tally in the sixth.
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J Collins
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Lavan
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Sandon
Koob
Davenport
Paber
Evans
Nallin
Anderson Allows Only Two Hits To Boston New York
The New York Nationals defeated Boston 2 to 0 in game two of the series as pitcher Anderson yielded two hits and his team committed four errors. Score Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 New York 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0. Batteries Tyler Gowdy Anderson Rariden. Koreans in Hawaii seek naturalization to join the American navy.
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New York Nationals
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Anderson
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Gowdy
Rariden
Hawaii
Ziggy Sherer Ordered to Join Hannibal or Leave Team
O W Shannon holds Ziggy Sherer to play for Hannibal or not at all after a sale to Shreveport failed. Sherer had wintered in Bloomington and wished to stay, but the Bloomington owner refused. Shannon wants him with Johnny Castle, former Quincy manager, as wintering in Bloomington ends.
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Hannibal
O. W. Shannon
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Johnny Castle
Quincy
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Brooklyn Wins Over Phillies 4 to 1 In Philly
Brooklyn's Pfef fers ability to fool batsmen and timely hitting powered a 4 to 1 victory over Philadelphia. Wheat had three hits including a three-base shot off Rixey, and Daubert, Mab Myers contributed for Brooklyn. Rixey pitched for Philadelphia with mixed results as Brooklyn left with win.
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Wee
Wheat
Stengel
Cutshaw
Mowrey
Meyers
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Bancroft
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Niehoff
Kilhifer
Rixey
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Cooper
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Ff Pfeffer
Fittery
O'Day
Bransfield
St Louis Wins Third Straight Over Cincinnati 3-2
St Louis defeated Cincinnati 3 to 2 in a contained game. The lineup listed Mitchell and Wingo for St Louis with Meadows and Snyder handling pitching duties in a tense battle. Cincinnati scored late but could not overturn the lead.
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St. Louis
Cincinnati
R.H.E
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Wingo
Meadows and Snyder
Western Association standings brief
Lincoln 54 to St Joseph 1 8 3 Des Moines 10 14 11 Denver 051 Omaha 7 83 Wichita 6 121 Sioux City 382 Joplin 12 161
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St Joseph
Des Moines
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Omaha
Wichita
Sioux City
Joplin
Mule Drilling Begins at Mule Camp in Hannibal
Hannibal Mo April 22 Military training drill has started in the Mule camp with Corporal E E Hensley in charge. Athletes readily learned the simple tactics and showed enthusiasm in the work. Military stunts are now prominent among the players as they stroll the streets showing pride in their drill.
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E. E. Hensley
United States Army
Smith Heads to Chicago for Threes Club Meeting
Smith president of the Quincy Fans association sails for Chicago to attend the Threes club owners meeting at the Palmer House. He will oppose changing the five rookie rule, with most bosses favoring the rule to cut costs. While there, Advertisers plan a trip to La Belle Missouri to face an independent team in a game seen as likely to be fast. Fans from Quincy may travel by train or auto to participate.
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Quincy Fan's Association
Chicago
Palmer House
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Mse
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la Belle
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LaBelle
Tigers Beat Indians In First Frame Boots Detroit Victory
Detroit defeated Cleveland 5 to 4 on April 22 as Cleveland committed costly errors in the first inning. Batteries: Jones Cunningham Spencer for Detroit and Stanage Bagby Gould Smith ONeil for Cleveland. Score by innings shows Detroit nine runs across first and third frames while Cleveland managed four.
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O'Neil
Washington Senators Break Losing Streak
Four Philadelphia pitchers were pounded for 15 hits as Washington won 11 to 6 Saturday, ending a five game slide. Batteries: E Johnson Hill Keefe Seibold and Schang Hailey W Johnson Craft and Ainsmith Henry.
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Philadelphia
R.H.E. Philadelphia
E. Johnson
Hill Keefe
Seibold
Schang
Hailey
W. Johnson
Craft
Ainsmith
Henry
American Association Standings Fragment
Incomplete report shows team records for the American Association with entries for Columbus Louisville Toledo Milwaukee Minneapolis Kansas City St Paul and St. Paul noting varied win loss and tie counts across listed lines. The fragment lists numbers like Bear anti 10 3 and 12 2 but lacks full context or dates.
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Bear
Columbus
Louisville
Toledo
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Kansas City
St. Paul
Net tennis regulations reform future tournaments
New York April 22 The National Lawn Tennis Association announces elimination of championship play this season after war secretary approval. Plan replaces championships rankings prizes and invites with a new code to govern contests and directs entries and fees to benefit the American Red Cross.
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National Lawn Tennis Association
War Baker
Baker
United States National Lawn Tennis Association
American Red Cross
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