Cleveland Rules Detroit in Postponed Game For AL Lead
Cleveland defeats Detroit 6 to 3 to surge ahead in the American League race after a postponed game. Morton works 8 2 3 innings with wildness late, Boland and Erickson each issue walks as Cleveland mounts offense led by Heilman Wambsganss and Speaker with key hits.
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Boston Signs Allen Furman Pitcher From Vermont
The Boston National League team signed Allen F Furman a left handed pitcher who last pitched for the University of Vermont Furman turned 20 on Thursday and is from Vermont A quip about mean time ends the paragraph.
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National and American League standings and results
Major league standings show Brooklyn 18 1/8, Boston 12 9, Chicago 6 0, Pittsburg 8 10, and Detroit 6 9. Thursday results include Brooklyn 3 Boston 1, Chicago 6 Pittsburgh 2, New York 4 Philadelphia 1, Cincinnati 6 St Louis 5, and American League games Detroit 3 Cleveland 6 and New York 7 Philadelphia 3. Schedule notes list Brooklyn at Boston and Cincinnati at St Louis among others.
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Veterans of Yesteryear Meet in Rainy Batting Battle
Baseball greats of a former era such as Billy Sunday Fred Heffer Tony Mullane and Jimmy Ryan gathered at the Great Lakes training station for a charity game. The All Nationals beat the All Americans in the fourth inning as Sunday delivered a run on a single before rain halted play with the score 14 to 9.
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Reds Annex One More In The Final Inning
Cincinnati edged St Louis 6 to 5 as Smith mishandled Blackburne’s fly in the ninth. Blackburne reached on the error, stole second, and scored on Groh’s single after Packard fanned Wingo and Eller. Batteries: G Smith Eller Win go Meadows Sherdell Packard Snyder.
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Marquard’s Arm Defeats Boston in Brooklyn Victory
Marquard pitched Brooklyn to a 3 to 1 win over Boston on Thursday. He limited Boston to six hits, three in the first inning, as Fillingim struggled but kept two Boston runs supported by his defense. Olson delivered a key two base hit for Brooklyn while Wheat and Myers stole bases, and Brooklyn left on 11 to Boston’s 6.
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Giants End Stay At Home With Another Win
The New York Giants defeated Philadelphia 4 to 1 to close their home stay. In their first eastern series, New York won 18 of 19 games, the only loss coming against Brooklyn. Batteries Mayer and E Burns for Philadelphia Tesreau and McCarty for New York.
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Senators Win Another After a Hard Battle
Washington edged Boston 4 3 as two sacrifice flies in the ninth and tenth inning produced the winning runs. Cleveland climbed to the league lead by beating Detroit. Ruth homered and doubled twice in five appearances.
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Athletics Knock Out Russell In First
Philadelphia opened strong against Russell but faltered as Thormahlen replaced him in the Athletics half. New York seized the lead in the second, then pulled away to a 7 to 3 victory highlighted by Long and Peckinpaugh hits and Miller’s eighth inning homer.
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Cubs End Pirates Series With Even Split In 6-2 Win
Chicago beat Pittsburgh 6-2 to split the intercity series. Vaughn pitched well for Chicago while Sanders struggled for Pittsburgh as the visitors pulled away with a strong eighth inning. Merkle Kilduff and Hollacher sparked the offense with key hits.
Suffrage Delayed as Jones Reports Short of Votes
Senate action on the equal suffrage amendment was postponed indefinitely after Senator Jones of New Mexico said a canvass showed two fewer than the required two thirds. He noted no call would be made until enough votes are assured, with Congress adjournment approaching on July 1.
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French Ace Scores Three More Planes
On May 10 in Paris Sub-Lieut. Nungesser added three more German planes to his tally, bringing his official score to 38 wins with 34 confirmed and another damaged. His three-year air career includes 17 wounds and 52 bombing expeditions. Two other French aces died recently, Chaput with 16 victories and Demeulre with 13, both killed near the Somme region. Mieffre was also killed directing infantry from low altitude.
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Outwitting the barrier to freedom through underground crawl
A narrator describes rigging a plan to bypass an electric fence barrier by digging under it. He slowly loosens a ground wire by pulling staples, drags the live wire through ground, then crawls beneath the fence with caution. He notes the risk of electrocution and the moment of escape.
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Seven Keys to Baldpate at Orpheum praised by critics
The Orpheum players deliver a grand performance of Seven Keys to Baldpate with strong turns by William Hollowell McGee as the lead and Miss Loftin Miss Leonard Miss Stewart in supporting roles. The company Beach DeHaven Morris Dozier and Morrison also shine as the curtain falls on a highly praised production.
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Bijou Re opens For Vaudeville Shows
The Bijou theater in Quincy re opens after a closure to offer vaudeville again on Saturdays and Sundays. Management plans three performances per show day with one matinee and two evening acts. A big act inaugurates this weekend and the season promises high class vaudeville through the summer.
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Utah Won't Permit The Willard Patton Heavyweight Fight
Utah governor’s office announced that the Willard Patton heavyweight title bout will not be held in Utah due to state law restrictions. Governor Bamberger’s office said the proposed championship cannot take place in the state.
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