Double Plays and Pitching Mischief in Baseball Summary
Baseball play by play notes show double plays involving Magee Blackburne Groh and Chase, with Nienhoff and Paulette in sequence. St Louis stranded four runners to Cincinnati's nine while errors favored St Louis twice and Cincinnati once. Walks totaled one off Eller and two off May with May hit by pitch once. Eller struck out five, May struck out five.
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Hornsby
St. Louis
Baird
Cruise
L. Magee
Roush
Liberty Mathewson
Scoret
Louis
R.H.O.A
St. Lawis
Cincinnati Pawwasabee
Griffith
Blackburne
Chase
Groh
Smith
Niehoff
Paulette
Eller
Cleveland
Chicago
Coveleskie
Cicotte
Kavanagh
Roth
Wambsganss
Jackson
Kago
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E. Leibold
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E. Collins
Nes Jackson
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Wah
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Baer
Schalk
Murphy
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Halt
Chapman
Speaker
Sfewteae
Ete
Wood
O'Neill
Fee
Nere
Peee
Pacer E Enna
Cleveland Cease
Gana
Hart
Boston Beats Brooklyn To Move To Seventh In NL
Boston defeated Brooklyn 4 to 2 to break the tie for seventh place in the National League. Hickman and Johnston opened scoring with two flies, two hits and a sacrifice fly added a fifth inning run. Boston added another on a ninth inning hit. Brooklyn rallied in the final frame scoring twice on three singles and an error. Batteries: Ragan Henry for Boston and Marquard Griner M Wheat for Brooklyn.
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Brooklyn
Boston
Hickman
Johnston
Braves
Sigles
Kelly
R.H.E
Ragan
Henry
Marquard, Griner
M. Wheat
Mathewson May Go to France If He Is Needed
Cincinnati May 2 Christy Mathewson of the Cincinnati Nationals will go to France if Y M C A officials can convince him his service would be indispensable in raising the morale of American troops. He spoke after a long talk with Dr George Fisher international director of physical instructors of the Y M C A and will decide later.
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Cincinnati
Christy Mathewson
Cincinnati Nationals
France
Mathewson
George Fisher
New York
Reds
Johnson Lets Boston Down With Four Hits
Walter Johnson held Boston to four scattered hits yesterday as Washington benefited from five runs in the fourth inning. Trooper and McInnis joined Mays in contributing Boston’s offense while Shanks and Morgan starred for Washington in a 4 to 0 victory. This handed Mays his first loss of the year.
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Boston
Walter Johnson
Washington
Mays
Trooper
McInnis
Johnson
Shanks
Morgan
R.fwle
Johnson and
Ainsmith
Mavs
Agnew
Browns Go Over the Top in the Tenth
In St Louis on May 2, with two outs and Tobin on second in the tenth, Sisler lined a ball over Cobb to score Tobin and give the St. Louis team a 3-2 win over Detroit. Sisler had four hits and a walk in five plate appearances, stealing a base and driving in the remaining runs. Stanage exited in the ninth with a broken finger from a foul tip.
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ST. Louis
Tobin
Sisler
Cobb
Detroit
Stanage
Rowdy Elliott Enlists in Navy From Chicago Nationals
Harold Rowdy Elliott of Bloomington Ill a catcher with the Chicago Nationals in Class A-1 of the draft decided Wednesday night to enlist in the navy. He will depart Sunday for Mare Island navy yard in San Francisco. Second baseman Kilduff also considers enlisting and Duffy Lewis of the Mare Island station urged Elliott to enlist.
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Rowdy
Elliott
Sox Fielder in Class One in South Carolina
Joe Jackson, outfielder of the Chicago Americans, has been placed in class 1 by the district board for the western district of South Carolina. He had been in class 4. Jackson registered in Greenville, South Carolina.
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Sox
Greenwood
S. S
Joe Jackson
Chicago Americans
South Carolina
Jackson
Greenville
S. C
Purdue Wrests Game From Illini In 13th
In Lafayette Indiana on May 2 Purdue defeated Illinois 3 to 2 in 13 innings after Illinois led briefly in the 13th. Klein and Kopp pitched for Illinois with Heine and Perrin catching for Purdue. Final line shows Purdue scoring two runs in the 13th to win.
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Purdue
Illini
Cubs Finally Get to Play and Win
Chicago defeated Pittsburgh 5 to 3 after three weather postponements in the final game of the series. Merkle hit a third inning homer to spark the win, with solid fielding from Deal and a Caton-initiated double play highlighted by Archer receiving a silver chest from friends.
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Chicago
Pittsburgh
Carlson
Merkle
Deal
Caton
James Archer
Why Suffer With Rheumatism
An old remedy advertisement explains rheumatism as a systemic disease worsened by winter and urges treating the blood. It claims S. S. S. removes poisons, builds blood, and relieves pain by attacking the disease at its head. The copy promises a medical book and advice from the Swift Laboratory in Atlanta.
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Swift Laboratory
Atlanta, Ga
Vaughn Triumphs as Pirates Clinch In Tight Affair
Vaughn earns the win for Pittsburgh with 8 innings of work, Carlson takes the loss after 6 hits allowed. Jacobs fans 1, Vaughn 3, Carlson 3 strikeouts. Carlson issued 4 walks, Carlson allowed 3 hits in 3 innings, Vaughn 7 in 8.
Scheme of conquest in German peace scheme described
An official French dispatch reports a German political catechism read to troops on the western front outlines a “true German peace” featuring colonization of Courland Lithuania and much of Poland plus control of coal and iron mines in France and Russia. It denounces democracy and claims dominance of Flanders coal.
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Washington
Flanders
Courland
Lithuania
Poland
France
Russia
Reichstag
Noske
Erzberger
Authority On Angina Dies, Noted Medical Author Dead
CHICAGO May 2 Dr E Fletcher Tagalls lecturer at the University of Chicago and a widely known writer on medical topics is dead from angina pectoris a disease he was an authority on In the April 6 issue of the Journal of The American Medical Association he described the experiences of Dr X a victim of this disease The Dr X was later identified as Dr Ingalls.
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Chicago
E. Fletcher Tagalls
University of Chicago
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Dr. X
Ingalls
Mt Pulaski Remains In The Wet Column
Mt Pulaski in Logan county with 10 saloons voted dry last month but will stay wet after County Judge H B Eaton of Madison county ruled the dry petition faulty and the election void. Lincoln Logan county seat and Thayer Sangamon county went dry Wednesday. Pana begins saloonless regime amid a pending contest.
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Springfield
Ill
Mt. Pulaski
Logan County
H. B. Eaton
Madison County
Lincoln
Thayer
Sangamon
Pana
Irish Draft After Home Rule Grant
Washington reports that London postponed applying conscription to Ireland, relief among officials here. US officials cite close US Britain ties and Irish American influence, noting once home rule acts pass, Irish in America may push Ireland to accept conscription. The administration hints Dublin should follow home rule before conscription.
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Washington
London
Ireland
Lloyd George
United States
Great Britain
America
Famous Auto Racer Down In France Duel
Lieut Edward V Rickenbacher known as an auto racer tops the combat over German lines in France with Captain Cam Norman Hall. They both escaped unharmed after their air battle near Toul. The third American plane to down an enemy craft in three weeks, others reported unofficially. Rickenbacher, 30, famed in U S racing, resigned as chauffeur to join aviation service.
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France
Cam Norman Hall
Colfax
Iowa
Edward V. Rickenbacher
Clumbus
Ohio
Amelines
Rickenbacher
United States
Captain Hall
Aber
LaFayette Escadrille
Ca. Hall
Hall
I Rickenbacher
Kitchener
New York
Die” Rickenbacher
Pershing
Becausy
Indianapolis
Sioux City
Omaha
Aurora Colonel Is Given Old Command
Aurora Illinois May 2 Col C Greene of Aurora one of six high ranking Prairie divisig Camp Logan Trouston officers brought before an efficiency board for a course at an officers school has restored to his command the 129th infantry Other officers who went by the board were honorably discharged The 129th regiment is the old Illinois national guard The regim celebrated the restoration Tuesday night The band of Hail Trail the Gang s All Here officers and men whoopee you show their joy They are to leave as soon
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Ill
Col. C. Greene
Prairie Divisig
Logan
Trouston
129T
Fantry
129Th Regiment
Ellinois National Guard
Regim
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