Boston 11 Bagby beats Cleveland 1 in pitchers duel
Boston hammered Bagby for seven runs on six hits and Speaker's error in the fifth. Groom finished for the visitors and was hit freely. Boston total 24 bases on 16 safeties as Mays allowed five hits. Score by innings shows Boston dominance with a final 11 to 1.
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AB. R.H.Q. Ale
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Williams
Wild Oiten
Cardinals Owe Loss To Poor Fielding
St Louis started poorly in the series opener as New York’s timely hitting powered a 5 to 3 win. The Cardinals threatened late in the ninth after two runs, but Anderson replaced Perritt and shut the door. Also in Western League scores Topeka beat Wichita 5 8 Omaha defeated St Joseph 6 Des Moines 1 Sioux City 5. Dead man not forgotten as widow remarries.
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Sioux City
White Sox win first game in New York 6 2
New York May 21 The Chicago White Sox defeated the Yankees 6 to 2 for their first win of the season in New York. Williams the Chicago left hander held the Yankees to six scattered hits as the Sox collected ten hits in four scoring innings. No New York outfielder caught a fly ball while the Yankees recorded 25 assists.
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Phillies Drop First Game On Forbes Field
The Philadelphia Nationals opened their season at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh and lost 5 to 1. Cooper pitched for the Pirates and held Philadelphia to one run after a sixth inning rally. Prendergast started for Philadelphia but was replaced in the fifth by Watson as Pittsburgh limited the visitors to 2 hits after the early innings. Batting notes list Prendergast, Watson, Burns, Cooper, and Archer.
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Urban Shocker Hurls Browns To a Victory
Urban Shocker pitched St. Louis to a 4 to 2 victory over Washington in his farewell game before joining the national army. Gedeon’s three hits highlighted the Browns' offense as St. Louis built a lead then held off a late Washington rally.
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Blood Purifier S. S. S Promises Catarrh Cure
An old advertisement touts S. S. S as the best treatment for catarrh, claiming it cleanses the blood of impurities to stop throat drip hawking and foul breath. It urges readers to send $5.00 plus address to Atlanta for expert advice and free guidance, noting decades of trial and thousands freed from catarrh.
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Trun
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Atlanta, Ga
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Brooklyn Hits Spark 5 2 Win Over Chicago
Timely hitting powered Brooklyn to a 5 to 2 victory over Chicago in the opening game. Wheat doubled and Myers homered after an error by Hollacher, boosting Brooklyn to a commanding lead. Walker started for Chicago but left the mound after Wheat's double.
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Reds Bunch Six Hits to Beat Boston in Cincinnati
Cincinnati routed Boston 3 to 2 after six clean hits in the fifth inning. Tenney pitched well until a late Boston rally, Toney starred with key hits, batteries Ragan Canavan and Wilson for Boston, Toney and Wingo for Cincinnati.
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Athletics Win Out In Fourteenth Inning
In Philadelphia on May 21 Merlin Kopp of the Athletics stole home with two out and bases full in the 14th to beat Detroit 5 to 4. Detroit had led 4 0 before the late rally, while Philadelphia tallied in the 14th for the final margin. Batteries Dauis and Spencer for Detroit My ers and McAvoy for Philadelphia.
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Allen Shows Make First Appearance at South Side Boat Club
Allen Shows led by Tom W. Allen arrived in the city from Hibbing on a special twenty five car train to perform Monday night on Sixth and Jefferson streets for the South Side Boat Club. Weather caused muddy grounds but crews prepared the midway and ferris wheel, damaged in Sedalia, Missouri, last week, was replaced with a new unit awaiting delivery. Acts included Over the Top, a Coney Island craze and the Whip with thrills and sensations.
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South Side Boat Club
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Sedalia
Coney Island
Osborn Wins S S B C Trap Shoot Medal
George Osborn won the Odell medal by breaking 15 straight birds at the South Side Boat Club trap shoot held Sunday afternoon at the boat club rear. Dave McCoy was runner up with 13 of 15. Robert Christ won the Brown medal in class A with 9 of 10, George Feld second with 8 of 10. Clave McCoy and W O Young tied in class B with 7 of 10. Young won the Basse medal. Elmer Afutz won the Sturhahn medal in class C. Winners may be promoted after two medals and will shoot for trophies on Thanksgiving Day.
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Odell
Dave McCoy
Robert Christ
George Feld
Clave McCoy
W. O. Young
Sturhahn
Elmer Afutz
Sunday Baseball Row Ends Tilt Quincy College Beats St John’s Parish 2–0
Sunday morning contest between Quincy College and St. John’s Parish league ended in a dispute after Whalen and Sandon attempted a double steal and were ruled out by umpire Kenner. Final score stood 2–0 for the college with only one error recorded. Cosmos Athletic Club of New Orleans plans a return game, with a potential Red Cross benefit.
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Blanks Ready for Corn Contest in Maywood
Maywood on May 21 the corn committee has the blanks ready for applicants. In the boys contest a purse of fifty dollars donated by James Leach will be split among the top three finishers 25 15 and 10. Corn grown on the plot will be exhibited at the Community Fair planned by the Commercial club this fall. Maywood personals note Anna Loudermilk returned from Vandalia Me after a successful school term. Miss Leandermilk will not teach next year. Mildred Barr of Sturgeon Misssug Hich school returns home vacation. she declined a salary increase to teach next year. Mr and Mrs Ueny Gosner leave for California to settle residence. Consolidated District No 66 votes for site for a new school building. C R Crabb reelected superintendent. Saturday night Anna Kaifmen and Miss Banhoff chosen grade teachers they are strangers yet recommended and attending Kirksville. J H E Church installs a over sanitary ice cream service in his restaurant using paper dishes and spoons. Maywood Home Guards met last Monday evening Lee Brinkley Captain Ray Johnson Lt Dr Stookey 2nd Lt. drill night every 9 weeks. Adjutant General Clark invited to muster guards into service. Pearle Wallace visited Quincy over weekend. Catherine Birchfield and Wide Birchfield visiting Maywood relatives.
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Commercial Club
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Vandalia
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Banhoff
Clark
M Pearle Wallace
Quincy
Wide
Catherine Birchfields
Still Seek Men For Special Training
Recruiting officers of the U S army with headquarters at 120 1 2 North fifth street this city are still seeking recruits for special industrial training. Enlistees will be sent to Valparaiso University Valparaiso Ind. Qualifying men must be 18 to draft age with incomplete high school education and two years experience in trades such as auto repair bench wood work electrical work electrical forging blacksmithing machinist and structural work.
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Yankees Buy Bedient From Toledo In A.L. Move
The New York Yankees announce the purchase of pitcher Hugh Bedient from Toledo of the American Association. Pitcher Robert McGraw has been called for military service, becoming the fourth Yankees pitcher in the armed forces. The item ends with an odd aside about economy.
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Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promoted as Internal Cure
An advertisement states catarrh is incurable by local applications and must be treated internally. It claims the medicine, taken by mouth, works through the blood to mucous membranes. Prescribed by leading doctors, it highlights tonics and purifiers and offers testimonials. Walls Catarrh Medicine is marketed by WF J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
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War Garden Plan For Fertilizing Potatoes
A wartime gardening note advises a furrow method to feed potatoes. Create furrows five inches deep, plant seed 15 inches apart, cover with two inches of soil, then scatter fertilizer over the soil in the furrows before refilling. This aims to reduce fertilizer waste compared with placing it beneath the seed.
Daylight Attack on Barracks at Cologne
London reports a daylight raid carried out Saturday against railway stations factories and barracks in Cologne. Thirty three bombs dropped exploded on railway sheds. Royal Air Force planes returned safely per war office. Geneva note dated April 4 cites 248 dead, half soldiers.
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When Night Falls A Delightful Play
Orpheum Players staged When Night Falls last night delivering pathos drama and strong comedy. Joshua Bates by Morris drew roaring laughs. Batty Gorman and Ethel Winsor by Leonard and Loftin charmed. Mrs Wymaple by Stewart offered a fine chamber maid portrayal. Dellaven as The Detestable Villain fulfilled expectations. The play, moral and reflective, entertains while prompting thought on gratitude and reform.
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Josh Bates
Miss Leonard
Batty Gorman
Miss Loftin
Ethel Winsor
Miss Stewart
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