Buffalo’s Loss Lifts Wilkes-Barre in Eastern League Standings
In yesterday’s Eastern League results Springfield beat Providence while Buffalo fell to Toronto, allowing Wilkes-Barre to climb from fourth to third. Springfield’s win leaves club positions unchanged elsewhere. Today's schedule features Wilkes-Barre at Scranton, Rochester at Buffalo, and Toronto at Syracuse among two game sets.
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Torontos
Buffalo
Wilkes-Barre
Springfields
Providence
Scranton
Springfield
Rochester
Toronto
Syracuse
Buffalos Release Vickery After Five Innings In Toronto Tilt
Buffalo pitcher Vickery is released after the fifth inning in a 9 to 8 defeat to Toronto. Kilroy, formerly with Allentown and brother of Matt Kilroy, signs with Buffalo. Attendance 1,100 as weather remains fine and the game ends after a high scoring effort on both sides.
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Buffalo
Buffalos
Vickery
Kilroy
Allentown
Matt Kilroy
Coughlin Dominates Providence as Springfield Wins
Springfield defeats Providence 14 hits to five in a dominant game. Coughlin had Providence at his mercy, with Springfield’s Gilbert hitting a home run, Donnelly a triple, and Garry and McDonald adding doubles. Key defensive plays by McDonald Shannon Garry and Gilbert highlighted the affair.
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Coughlin
Providence
Hudson
Gilbert
Donnelly
Garry
McDonald
Shannon
A. E. Shannon
Eee Gilbert
Sean Beesaseeaeee
Gapty
Scheffler
Weeee Gunson
Callahan
Providence R. Lyons
Bassett
Knight
Ifssesse
Ropers
Dixon
Seeeevasgessoene
Murray
McAuley
Springfeld
Ee Coughlin
G Ibert
Lyons
Cooney
Rogers
Balle
Gunson
Gaffney
National League Standings Mixed After Yesterday's Games
Yesterday's results shuffle NL standings from top to bottom with Brooklyn beating the Bean Eaters and Baltimore edging the Giants. The Spiders toppled the Pirates leaving both tied for third. Quakers drop below Brooklyn after a loss to the Senators. Scoring and errors listed for Cleveland Louisville Washington Brooklyn New York and others.
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Orioles
Giants
Spiders
Pirates
Senators
Quakers
Chicago
Cuty
LPC
Baltimore
Kosten Seeeeee
Mittweburg
Boo
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
New York
Washington
Um Re
St Louie Tenons
Ae Loulaville
Batters and Errors Across Cities in Early Stats
The report lists hits and errors for Hazleton Carbondale Pottsville Reading Allentown and related batter and battery pairs. It cites teams players and lineups such as Quirls Moore Anderson Patchen Cain Smith Stanhope Yeager Arthur Everson Schebhle Gmink Weand Blakely Milligan across several towns with figures like 1 2 3 and 19 20 in scattered standings.
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Hasleton
Hazleton
Carbondale
Quirls
Moore
Anderson
Patchen
Pottsville
Lancaster
Pottaville
Batterlee
Reading
Allentown
Everson, Schebhle
Gmink and
Weand
Blakely and
Milligan
Today’s Games Between Wilkes-Barre and Scranton
The article describes a morning game in the city expected to draw 3500 to 6000 fans and an afternoon game in Wilkes-Barre. Tickets will be sold at Florey’s and two park windows, with extra entrance near the power house. Police will manage crowd control as teams decide pitchers Betta or Meaney for Scranton and a Wilkes-Barre pitcher. Umpires Swartwood and Snyder are noted, and a 60 cent excursion rate is offered via the Jersey Central Railroad for the afternoon game.
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Scranton
Florey's
Wyoming Avenue
Power House
Meaney
Ludy
Wilkes- Barre
Hetts
Barnie
Betta
Ward
Swartwood
Snyder
Scranton Association
Jersey Central Railroad
Reading Club Chief Promotes Interstate League Plan
Reading PA July 3 Manager Wit man of the Reading club says a plan to disorganize the State league and form an Interstate league is under way. He cites Pennsylvania New Jersey and Delaware as key states with clubs like Redwley Allentown and Pottsville to join. The new body could launch in forty eight hours, with H H Diddlebock of Philadelphia referenced in the remarks.
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Reading
Reading Club
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Rewdley
Allentown
Pottsyutd
H. H. Diddlebock
Philadelphia
Conference Tomorrow In Reading With Philadelphia Meeting
A conference is set for tomorrow in Reading, followed by a meeting in Philadelphia after 4 PM. The events involve participants traveling between the two cities for discussions and coordination.
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Reading
Philadelphia
Trouble in Pottsville State League club to move to Philadelphia
Pottsville will host its last game tomorrow unless plans fail. Negotiations to relocate to Philadelphia may lead Pottsville to play remaining games there. Meanwhile Washington catcher Danny Coogan remains critically ill after injuries suffered at Brooklyn practice.
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Washington
Danny” Coogan
Washington Ball Club
University of Pennsylvania
Brooklyn Park
Wagner
Local Baseball News From Scranton Area Games
Scranton area baseball notes cover Ha rleton's two hour practice and a win over Carbondale, Vickery’s exit with the Buffaloes, and NL race chatter. Wilkes-Barre buys Bonner from St Louis for four dollars. Anson strong with two errors in 38 games. Springfeld Union corrects a battering record. Jersey Central offers a reduced fare train to Wilkes-Barre with 1:23 p m departure and 6 55 p m return. Amateur Hall notes report YMCA teams Scranton and Wilkes-Barre to play. Lilacs beat Bellevue Heights and invite other amateurs. Hustlers challenge Minooka July 7. Lake Ariel club issues open challenge. Scranton and Wilkes-Barre YMCA teams meet at 3 90 p m with ladies free, grounds 5 cents, grand stand 10 cents. Scranton players listed by position. Eurekas of Providence lose to Olyphant 21 to 10 with notable one hand stop by Cleary.
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Cleary
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Malloy and Mafferty
Cambridge Wins Oxford Cambridge Athletic Meet in London
Cambridge defeats Oxford in the Queen's Club grounds Kensington summer meet during London season. The joint committees then consider Yale challenge for a joint team and prefer Cambridge to meet Yale singly. They caution against competing Yale separately as unsporting and impractical.
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Kensington
London
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Oxford Athletic Club
Valkyrie Beaten by Britannia and Allan in Mudhook Cup
Lord Dunraven's Valkyrie NT failed to win the hot mile course at Mudhook Yacht Club as Britannia and A Barclay-Walker’s Allan beat the challenger. Britannia clocked 2:66.27 with Allan at 2:57.47 and Valkyrie at 2:59.45.
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Britannia
Allan
Hunters Quay
Scotland
Lord Dunraven
Valkyrie NT
Allgn
Valkyrie
Alley Dall Match Draws Mudtown Contenders on Luserne Street
Yesterday on upper Luserne Street an alley ball game between Michael Cosgrove Harry Pughe Patrick Barry and John Rickaby Peter Coyne from Mudtown drew several hundred spectators. The postponed purse of 85 went to the trio by a score of 3 to 2. Mudtown showed snap and aim but were outnumbered and light betting occurred due to recent mine pays. Another match will be arranged.
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Upper Luserne Street
Michael Cosgrove
Harry Pughe
Patrick Barry
John Rickaby
Peter Coyne
Mudtown
Mudtown Boys
Swarts to Shoot at Reading Fair Grounds on July 11
Swarts, champion wing shooter of Scranton, will duel H H Meyers, Lancaster county’s wing shot champ, in a match arranged for July 11 at the Reading fair grounds with fifty pigeons per side and a $100 stake plus gate receipts.
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Swarts
Lancaster County
Reading Fairgrounds
H. D. Swarts
Rifechot
Scranton
Reno Ball Today at Case Ball Park
Wilkea and Boranton teams meet this afternoon in Game 8.99 at Case Ball Park. Ladies enter free, according to the event notice.
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Reno
Defender Not Ready For July 10 New York Race
The New York Yacht Club committee postpones the ninety footers race after Defender cannot be prepared in time. Expected entries include Vigilant Jumbo Colonia, with a new date to be set after Iselin confirms readiness. Also notes bicycle races July 27 at Green Ridge Driving Park with top riders and a new grand stand ready.
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New York Yacht Club
Defender
Vigilant
Jublies
Colonia
Green Ridge
Driving Park
Osaurea
Scranton Moyvie Club Heads to Binghamton Races
The Scranton Moyvie club travels this morning to Binghamton for John B. Corser of the club racing team to compete in several Lawgue of American Wheelmen circuit races this afternoon. The club will go as a body with Green Ridge wheelmen also watching.
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Scranton Moyvie Club
Binghamton
John B. Corser
Mitchell Gordon Debt To Be Pulled In Private Within Ten Days
A Wilkes-Barre dispatch says the planned private pull of the Mitchell Gordon Debt will occur within ten days. The report that Sheriff stopped the Leonard battle in Nanticoke is false. Walters blocked a tournament involving Leonard but Lightweight Judge was not a principal. The dispatch ends noting warrants will be issued for the principals.
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Presa Association
Wilkes-Barre
Leonard Battle
Nanticoke
Sheri Walters
Leonard
Clever matchmaker Thig Pummer stalls Dixon over fight weight
Thig Pummer declines to concede a pound in a planned bout with Dixon, insisting on 115 pounds at the ring side while Dixon seeks 116 pounds four hours before fight. A cable to Richard K Fox repeats the 115 pound terms. Meanwhile Hoctelzell Sadler and Mier, under the Potomac Athletic Club, plan a nationwide nine thousand mile, six month tour starting with Galveston Texas and pursuing a $1600 purse if successful.
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Dixon
Richard K. Fox
W. L. Hoctelzell
W. F E. Sadler
George Mier
Potomac Athletic Club
United States
Galveston
Tex
EIGHT YEARS FOR HOWGATE
Captain Henry W Howgate former disbursing officer of the signal service was found in New York in business as a second hand bookseller and brought back to Washington. He was sentenced to eight years in the penitentiary after conviction on two forgery and falsification of accounts charges. An appeal to the court of appeals was granted a stay of execution pending the fall session.
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Henry W. Howgate
Signal Service
New York City
Howgate
Court of Appeals
Coroner Probes Removal From Divine Healing Institute
Chicago July 3 Dr Alexander Dowle's divine healing institution faces a coroner investigation after Frank Bennett witnessed a body taken from the house and placed in a wagon. The deceased is identified as Magdalene Bund of Canada. Coroner McHale halted burial preparations and a superior court bill seeks to restrain Dowle from continuing divine healing homes.
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Chicago
Alexander Dowle
Frank I. Bennett
Hoe
Magdalene Bund
Canada
McHale
Superior Court
Dr. Dowle
Big Swindles From Undervaluation At New York Port
Collector Kilbreth reports to the treasury that increased customs duties on undervalued imports at New York over the last five years total $6,012,000, averaging $1,000,000 per year in detected undervaluation.
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Washington
Kilbreth
New York
Treasury Department
Doan's Kidney Pills Help Buffalo Nurse Recover
Mrs A B Taylor a Buffalo nurse at 20 Herkimer Avenue describes a Bright's disease diagnosis with swollen limbs and facial puffiness. After three boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills she regained ability to walk, color returned, and she claims a full cure. She endorses the remedy and says she would recommend it.
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Buffalo News
A. EB. Taylor
Buffalo
Herkimer Avenue
Taylor
Bright
Tahal
Luge Bros Flour Ad Claims Superior Quality
The ad from Luge Bros promotes Superlative Flour as the best on the market and guarantees perfect satisfaction for consumers, pricing the product at $4.50 per biter.
West Side News Highlights From Scranton Area
West Side residents plan Fourth of July outings at Lake Ariel and nearby spots. Alleged trespass cases linked to Sunday alley ball games led to six arrests. Robert Donovan fined $3 after court dispute. Thomas W. Phillips seeks Republican delegate seat. Mrs. Patrick Neary dies at 69. Edward Morgan burns badly lighting powder. Local social and visiting notes follow with multiple petty notices.
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Moses Haldeman
Seldner
Luzerne Street
Eynon
Hampton Streets
Robert Donovan
Eynon Street
Donovan
New Great South American Kidney Cure Promises Quick Relief
Distressing kidney and bladder diseases relieved in six hours by a new remedy advertised as prompt for bladder, kidneys, back and urinary passages. Claims to relieve water retention and pain during urination for both sexes. Sold by C. M. Harris, Druggist, 13 Penn Avenue, Scranton, Pa.
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Penn Avenue
Scranton
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