Davis Trims Up Rong a La Hen-House
Waco Texas May 14 Wilbur Davis for the Nags of San Antonio shut out the Bronchos 4 to 0 in a fast game of one hour nineteen minutes. Mokan homered and doubled off Barfoot drove in both runs. Davis allowed seven hits and Barfoot eight. The Nags threatened in sixth but Davis held, and the series continues with two more games.
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Tex
Wilbur Davis
San Antonio
Perrymen
Tarstay Lepore
Mokan
Davis
Binutes
Clyde Barfoot
Barfoot
Moke
Fortune
Benson
Ale Mohan
Malavauist
Wiile
Poo
Tanner
Hoffman
James
Davia
Sykes
Maimauist
Leste
Umaire
Erwin
Ilma
Gassers Rally Beats Giants 14 to 5 in Shreveport
In Shreveport on May 14 the Dallas Gassers held a large lead over the Giants until the seventh inning when Poison weakened. Young took over but could not stop the attack as the Giants allowed twelve runs in the final two innings, finishing 14 to 4.
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Shreveport
Giants
Poison
Young
Vitors
Unclear OCR Baseball Box Score Leads to Slugfest Details
A volley of singles and limited extra-base hits powered a high scoring game. Player names appear garbled but mention of Dallas, Shreveport, Flowers, Wilson, Young and Polson, plus inning by inning totals, double plays, and pitcher notes hint at a late frame rally and multiple leadership changes.
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Ge Litsehr
Teenneekees & LO
Wilson
Sixti
Sheveport
tWikkenson
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Pranman
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Eene McLarry
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Piteur
Ditsehit
Polson
Flowers
Emalsung
Dallas
Shrevenert
Miller
Fort Worth Falls to Houston 4 2 in seven innings rally
Fort Worth drops a 4 2 decision to Houston as Buffaloes rally in the eighth led by Bill Stellbauer and Alaire who drove in three runs after trailing most of the game. Houston pitchers withstood a late Fort Worth surge and held on for the win. Smithson troubled but escaped key jams.
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Alaire
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Panthers
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ABR. O.A. B. Eton
National League score chaos in early baseball showdowns
Brooklyn routed Chichi 35 to 7 in a Cincinnati game with Crim Marquard and others credited. Boston defeated Chicago 10 to 2 at Chicago, with Nehf and Canavan handling the batteries. Philadelphia beat St. Louis 8 to 3 in St. Louis as Oeschger and Adams worked the mound.
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Krueger
Toney
Bressler
Eller
Wingo
Allen
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Chicago
RH. E
Nehf Canavan
Wilson
Ivler
Killifer
Better Way Chooses War Bond Between Brothers
A nervous Jewish youth asks a recruiting officer to exempt his brother from enlistment. The officer explains the brother has joined a Jewish battalion aiding Palestine and will serve as a soldier among their own people. After a pause the youth decides to enlist as well.
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New York Tribune
Ile
Valestine
Americans Witness Boxing Army Drill in Aldershot
British and American soldiers staged a fourteen bout boxing program at Aldershot with top English boxers like Wilde and Fuller ton. Prizes were silver bronzied medals worth about five dollars. The Aldershot command won thirteen of fourteen events under referee Commander Walcott, in front of a large mixed crowd. In Knoxville, Wihadek Zbyszko defeated Yussih Hussane two to one in a pro wrestling match with falls lasting 27 minutes, 5 minutes, and 3 minutes respectively.
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Burns, Corp
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National’ S Sporting Club
Lon-don
National Sporting Club
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Aldershot Command
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British Admiralty Intelligence Department
Jackson Quits Sox to Join Shipbuilding Firm
Chicago White Sox star Joe Jackson quit the club after signaling he would not play again this season. He secured a position with the Harlan and Hollingsworth Shipbuilding Company in Wilmington, Delaware, a Bethlehem Steel subsidiary, and was placed in the draft. Jackson sought work abroad and had long been regarded as one of the era’s Big Three in the American League alongside Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker.
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Chicago White Sox
Rowland
Harlan and Hollingsworth Shipbuilding Company
Wilmington
Del
Bethlehem, Steel Corporation
Jackson
Chiss I-A
Joe
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Baseball scores from a mid May American League card
Chicago lost 4 to 6 at Philadelphia as Adelpha hit a homer and Chicago stranded runners. St. Louis beat Boston 7 to 5 with strong pitching from Touels and Sotheron. Detroit edged New York 3 to 2 behind Firleksen and Yelle as Mogridge and Hannah closed out the game.
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Detroit
New York
Rh. H
Firleksen
Yelle
Russell
Mogridge
Hannah
George Whitted Enlists in Army
ST. LOUIS May 14 George Whitted star outfielder of the Philadelphia Nationals announced today that he has joined the army and will report to Camp Merritt New Jersey May 21
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George Whitted
ST. Louis
Geort Whitted
Philadelphia Nationals
Army
Camp Merritt
Sunday School League Fights Tonight for Crest
St Mark's faces McKinley Avenue and Westminster meets First Presbyterian in a double header at the M. G. A. C. G. A. A potential three team tie looms if results go as expected. McKinley, led by Hamilton, seeks revenge on St Mark's while Westminster pitcher Gerhardt faces First Presbyterian’s Green. A volleyball postponement arises from an injury to a Harris Commission player, impacting a top clash for first place.
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McKin’ey Avenue
Westminster
M. CG
McKinley
Episcopalians
AbiSinley
First Presbyterian
MckKinley
First Presbyterians
Harry Bhamilton
Tumie Gish
Manfret Gerhardt
Green
Iarris Comissnation
Wisk Team Edges San Antonio Arsenal 2–1 in Fast Game
The Wisk baseball team defeated the San Antonio Arsenal 2–1 on the Potchernick diamond Sunday. Ber Hardt pitched a two-hit gem for the winners, with errorless defense from Fiskers led by Ledger at third and Kunkler at first. Also in action, the Denver Heights Juniors beat the Terminal squad 9–1 in nine innings, Ingram and Brown catching for Denver Heights and Franks and Ray for the Terminal squad. Ted Lewis, English welterweight champion, arrived in Denver for a May 17 title bout with Johnny Tillman of Minneapolis.
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Wisks
Prim Arsenal
Wisk
San Antonio Arsenal
Potchernick
Berhardt
Fiskers
Ledger
Kunkler
Eea
Denver Ikeights Bears
Denver Heights
Ingram
Brown
Terminals
Franks
Ray
Standing of the Clubs Texas League Monday Results
Texas League standings show Waco 4 San Antonio 0 and Houston 4 Fort Worth 2 with Dallas at Shreveport. Today San Antonio visits Waco while Dallas travels to Shreveport and Houston entertains Fort Worth.
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San Antonio
Houston
Fort Worth
Dallas
Shreveport
Dtouston
Pet
Houston Sacia
SAN Ant
Kelly leads Camp Travis to 7 1 Camp Scurry loss in Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi May 14 Spike Kelly’s pitching overwhelmed the Fifth Engineers of Camp Scurry while Camp Travis from San Antonio extended its winning streak with a 7 to 1 victory. Kelly and Crosby held steady as Pruitt and Junkin were roughed up. Also Memphis note Earl Puryear defeated Patsy Scanion in an eight round bantamweight bout.
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Tex
Spike Kelly
Fifth Engineers
Camp Travis
San Antonio
Kelly
Crosby
Pruitt
Junkin and Spencer
Puryear
Scanion
Memphis
Tenn
Earl
Oklahoma
Patsy Scanion
Pittsburg
Monday's Recalls Weather and Scores Recap
New York 3 Detroit 2 Boston 7 St. Louis 5 Philadelphia rain Chicago 4 Washington Cleveland. Cleveland at Washington Chicago at Philadelphia Detroit at New York St. Louis at Boston.
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Detroit
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
Cleveland
Monday baseball results across leagues with mixed outcomes
Scores listed include Philadelphia 3 St Louis 3 in nine, Chicago 10 Boston 0, Cincinnati 7 Brooklyn 6, New York Pittsburgh rain delays, Louisville 0 Columbus 2, St Paul 10 Kansas City 7, Minneapolis 1 Milwaukee 6, Indianapolis 2, Toledo 1, New Orleans 6 Chattanooga 5 in 10 innings. Several games postponed by rain with matchups Atlanta Memphis Birmingham Little Rock and Mobile Nashville rain noted. Also mentions The 100 per cent Tobacco House The Travelers' Cigar Shop Ave C adv.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Boston
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
New York
Pittsborg
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Milwaukee
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Travelers’ Cigar Shop
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Long Range Firing Report From Front Lines
A surgeon in the French army reports German artillerymen recently bombarded the planet Venus, believing they were firing at an enemy airplane lit by the setting sun. The note comes from Scientific American.
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Scientific American
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