Pitching Duel Highlights Flynn Victory For Shreveport
In Shreveport Louisiana on June 15 Donald Flynn formerly of the San Antonio Bronchos outpitched Jack Harper as the Shreveport Gassers shut out the visitors 2 to 0. Flynn went the distance allowing three hits while Harper yielded four. The Gassers scored in the fourth on Johnston’s triple and Nixon’s single and again in the fifth after Flynn’s double and Burke’s sacrifice fly. Umpire Gerald Hayes worked the game solo.
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Donald Flynn
San Antonio Bronchos
Shreveport Gassers
Jack Harper
San Antonio Heaver
Flynn
Clayton Perry
Ed Sicking
Harper
Johnston
Layden
Nixon
Jack
Cain
Burke
Sicking
Cook
Booe
Perry ¢‘Ollowed
Gerald Hayes
San Antonio
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State Rifle Meet Cancelled Over Ammunition Shortage
The Texas State Rifle Association announced that the state rifle competition at Camp Mabry in July is cancelled due to civilian clubs being unable to secure more ammunition from the government. Col J A McCalmont, assistant adjutant general and association president, confirmed the cancellation.
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Austin
Tex
Camp Mabry
J. A. McCalmont
Texas State Rifle Association
Soldiers Day at League Park Hosts Provisional Aviation School
A Sunday program at League Park features a military band and a quartet before a 3:30 p.m. game between the Headquarters team and the Provisional Aviation School, with Rube Frye as Birdmen nominee and Ross, Toland, or Holbrook pitching for Headquarters. Tickets at fifteen cents have sold well, with about 3000 last Sunday and nearly 4000 expected. Frank Browning Umpires.
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League Park
Bill Cunningham
Camp Kelly
Birdmen
Ross
Toland
Holbrook
Louis Witt
Army Post Combination
Frank Browning
Battery B Plays Sunday at Fort Sam Houston Park
The Battery B First Texas field artillery baseball team which won its inaugural game last Sunday against Delta Gamma Tays will face the Third Cavalry on Grayson Street diamond at Fort Sam Houston next Sunday afternoon. Manager Robertson announces a team meeting at the armory Friday night at 8 o’clock and all personnel are urged to attend.
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Texas Field Artillery
Delta Gamma Tays
Third Cavalry
Grayson Street
Fort Sam Houston
Robertson
Battery B
Armory
Four Held in Fire Attack on Guardsmen in Virginia
Four persons, two men and two women, were arrested by Justice Department operatives at Bull Mountain between Coeburn and Norton on charges of firing at Second Virginia Regiment guards on duty. District attorney withholds names. Since the May 27 arrests of W. W. McCoy and J. W. Phipps on conspiracy charges, sniping incidents are being reported amid mountain searches.
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Roanoke
Department of Justice
Bull Mountain
Coeburn
Norton
Second Virginia
W. W. McCoy
J. W. Phipps
Gulf Longshoremen Endorse Federal Service Pledge
The Gulf coast district division of the International Longshoremen's Association adopted resolutions pledging allegiance to the federal government. It states many members have entered government service and those unable to serve will offer their services to the limit of their ability in any capacity, despite private contracts or agreements.
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Gulf Longshoremen
Mobile
Ala
Gulf Coast District Division
International Longshoremen’s Association
DeWitt County Registration Cost No Federal Expense
Cuero Texas June 15 Sheriff Jesse B. Farris reports DeWitt county registration work finished without cost to the federal government. Only 24 was spent on printing wrapping paper twine and related supplies. Courthouse staff public subscription list promptly filled. Two newspapers asked no payment to publish the rules.
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Cuery
Tex
Jesse B. Farris
DeWitt County
Submarine Chasers Near Completion Ahead of Schedule
The Navy Department reports the 110 foot submarine chasers program is over a month ahead, with nearly three times the expected number to be delivered by August 1 and all ordered boats currently under construction.
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Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Panthers Defeat Waco in Eight with Kircher Power
Stow and Kircher doubled. Kircher hit a home run as the Panthers beat Waco 9 to 4. Leslie, James, and Kircher added two base hits. Stow stole a base and McMahon and Hollander contributed sacrifices. Sims pitched 8 innings allowing 11 hits and 5 runs, Dillinger 1, Whittaker 2, Petty 1. Game time 1 hour 49 minutes with Matthews behind the plate.
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Kircher
James
Leslie
Kicher
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Hollander
Sims
Dillinger
Whittaker
Petty
Bails
Fort Worth
Waco
Sims Dodd
Matthews
Tex
Ft. Worth AB
Sharman
Mircher
Dodd
Hernsen
Ee Williams
Gray
Wotell
Seer
Tames
Grubb
Conwell
Vann
Xx Malmauist
Fetty
Dallas Beats Houston 7 to 1 for Tenth Straight Victory
Dallas Cowboys amateur baseball team outscored Houston 7 to 1 to move into a tie for first place. Pitcher Lewis held Houston to four scattered hits and struck out eleven in a complete game. Cook hit a three run homer in the fifth inning to help seal the win.
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Tex
Houston
Lewis
Cook
Ifouston
SicCarty
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Visseess
Ji Livsesiiss
Veschivaixa Soers
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McCalmont Nominated for Texas NRA Secretary Post
Col J A McCalmont assistant adjutant general is suggested by Adjutant General Henry Hutchings for state secretary of the National Rifle Association. He is president of the Texas Rifle Association which planned a Camp Mabry meet that was canceled due to ammunition shortages.
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McCalmont
Salesmanship Congress Ends in Detroit Convention
The World's Salesmanship Congress closed its Detroit convention with a re election of Norval Hawkins of Detroit as president.
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Detroit
Mich
World's Salesmanship Congress
Norval Hawkins
Local Scores From Thursday Premiership Games
Shreveport defeated San Antonio 2 0 while Dallas beat Houston 7 1 Fort Worth edged Waco 5 4 in Thursday action with three decisive results.
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Shreveport
San Antonio
Dallas
Houston
Fort Worth
Waco
Play Friday Schedule Highlights Matchups Across Cities
San Antonio visits Shreveport. Art Worth competes in Waco. Houston faces Dallas in a Texas trifecta of city matchups.
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San Antonio
Shreveport
Art Worth
Waco
Houston
Dallas
St Louis Defeats Boston 3–0 Amid Rain Delays
Results Wednesday show New York at Chicago with two games postponed due to rain. Cleveland at Washington and Detroit at Philadelphia also postponed for wet grounds. St Louis beat Boston 3 to 0.
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New York
Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
Big League Matchups Next Weekend Across Five Cities
Detroit faces Washington while Cleveland visits Philadelphia and St Louis travels to New York. Chicago meets Boston in a slate of major league games with regional implications.
Baseball results from Thursday across leagues
Results Thursday show New York defeating Pittsburgh, while Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 5 to 3. Chicago and St. Louis each won 5 to 3 against opponents, and Boston and Brooklyn posted 3 and 4 runs respectively.
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New York
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Major League Matchups Highlight Busy Weekend Schedule
Boston faces Chicago while Brooklyn visits St Louis New York travels to Pittsburg and Philadelphia hosts Cincinnati in a slate of marquee games with key divisional implications.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
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Cincinnati
Soston
Coer
Pittsburg
Hobbs Shuts Out Bospars In League Tilt
American League game in Boston ends 3 to 0 as Hobbs of St Louis limits Bospars to three runs on ten hits while Groom Severoul Leonard Pennock and Cady work for Boston. Game notes show 3 to 0 win with St Louis scoring in first and second innings and Boston held scoreless thereafter.
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Boston
KR. Hobb
Groom and
Severoul
Leonard
Pennock and Cady
New Orleans Beats Memphis 2-0 in Southern League Game
New Orleans defeats Memphis 2 to 0 at home as pitchers Willett Prieste Kiuel and Robertson Higgins pair shutout the visitors. Memphis managed no runs through nine innings while New Orleans tallied early two runs and finished with the win.
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New Orleans
Memphis
H. EB
Willett, Prieste
Kiuel
Robertson and Higgins
Chattanooga Defeats Atlanta In Close Baseball Clash
Chattanooga 6 Atlanta 5. At Atlanta box score shows Chattanooga 002 100 020 01 and Atlanta 003 020 000 00. Batteries Kroh Perdue Merritt Bacon Peters Day Hess T Sheehan and Picinich.
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Atlanta
R. H. EB. Chattanooga
Kroh
Perdue
Merritt
Bacon
Peters
Day
Hess
T. Sheehan
Picinich
Birmingham 10 Nashville 1 in baseball game
The Birmingham team defeated Nashville 10 to 1 at Birmingham. Nashville pitcher or fielding data is unclear, with scoring lines indicating late and early inning runs and multiple errors. Details mention batteries Scott Decatur and Marshall Street Hillard Smith, with a note of rain at Little Rock.
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Nashville
R. H. E. Nashville
Scott, Decatur and Marshall
Street
Hillard Smith
Burke Awarded to Little Rock
Out fielder Mike Burke claimed by waiver by Little Rock and Memphis. Announcement showed Burke awarded Memphis but subsequent reports indicated Little Rock also bid. A drawing was ordered and the Little Rock Club secured Burke.
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Burke
Little Rock
Mobile
Ala
Mike Burke
Memphis
Pirates Buy Steele from St. Louis Nationals
Pittsburg on June 15 announced by Barney Dreyfuss that left handed pitcher Robert W. Steele was purchased from the St. Louis Nationals at the waiver price of 1500 dollars and he is to report at once.
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Pirates
Steele
Pittsburg
Robert W. Steele
St. Louis Nationals
Barney Dreyfuss
Baltimore Club Drops 900000 Antitrust Suit Against Baseball
The Baltimore Federal League Club ends its 1916 anti trust lawsuit after counsel conclude no conspiracy by organized baseball to wreck its business. Judge approves discontinuance citing no out of court settlement. Leaders from American League National League and National Commission express gratification.
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Philadelphia
Organized Baseball
Baltimore Federal League Club
American and
National League
National Commission
United States District Court
Stuart S. Janney
Baltimore Club
Dickinson
George W. Pepper
Johnson
Tener
National
Herrman
Herrmann
Janney
Fedral League
Britton and Lewis Fight Ends in Draw in New York
Jack Britton of Chicago and Ted Kid Lewis fought ten fast rounds to a draw in New York. Britton weighed 126 1 2 pounds and Lewis 134 1 2.
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Lewis
New York
Jack Britton
Chicago
Ted
Kid) Lewis
Scores From Evening Games Across Cities
At Kansas City Kansas City defeated St. Paul 13 to 7. Milwaukee beat Minneapolis 4 to 3. Toledo edged Indianapolis 2 to 1. Columbus downed Louisville 4 to 2.
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American Association
Kansas City
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Toledo
Smith Back to Indians Trade Involves Outfielder
Washington on June 15 reports Elmer Smith, an outfielder, was resold by the Washington Americans to the Cleveland Americans in a midseason deal.
Lincoln's Gettysburg address questioned in Ohio print
An Ohio newspaper quotes a reader asking about Lincoln's Gettysburg address while another claims he lived at the White House. The exchange reflects historical memory and local curiosity in the periodical.
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Guy
Lincoln
Jane
White House
Ohio
Cincinnati Batteries Triumph at Home Pitch Duel
Cincinnati defeats Philadelphia 6 to 5 in a tense game at R. H. S. field. Mayer and Burns anchor the offense while To ney and Wingo provide support as Cincinnati plates a handful of runs in the late innings.
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Cincinnati
R. HS
Philadelphia
Mayer and
Burns
Toney
Wingo
Chicago Wins 5 3 Over Boston Despite Sloppy Play
Chicago defeated Boston 5 to 3 as the home team posted runs in multiple innings. Batteries featured Demaree Eldridge and Wilson for Chicago while Boston pitchers were Barmes and Gowdx. olx-657 and 12 0 appear in stray OCR text.
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Chicago
Boston
Ae. Ee
Barmes
Demaree
Eldridge and Wilson
St. Louis Beats Brooklyn 5-4 In Nine
In St Louis the Browns overcome the Dodgers 5 to 4 in nine innings. Sauer and Smith belted key hits aiding R.H. S&S while Pfeffer and Miller worked on the mound for Brooklyn. Livingstone finished for St. Louis.
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St. Louis
Brooklyn
Pfeffer, Smith and Miller
Packard, Meadows and Livingston
Five-seat bicycle with five wheels invented in Ohio
An Ohio inventor unveils a bicycle designed for five riders seated abreast. The machine uses five wheels with two at the front and three behind, aiming to offer a novel group riding experience for advertising purposes.
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Ohio
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