Betts Shines as Wilkes-Barre Tops Springfield in Eastern League
Wilkes-Barre defeats Springfield in a pitching duel with Betts earning two wins for the club. Providence handled Scranton with ease, while Rochester dropped a rain-shortened game to Toronto. Meekin started for Rochester against Toronto, and Crane took the mound for the Torontos. Attendance topped 7,200 as Toronto earned a five-inning victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Scranton
Toronto
Rochester Wikes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre
Eeseeeeens U
Springfield
Betts
Ponies
Syracuse
Buffalo
Huston
Rochester
Ed” Crane
Torontos
James
Wickes-Barre
N. Y
Hurst
Meakin
Wilkes- Barre
Canucks
Crane
Rochesters
Betts Shuts Out Springfield Twice For Wilkes-Barre
Betts pitched two winning games for Wilkes-Barre against Springfield in a doubleheader at Springfield. In the opener Wilkes-Barre blanked Springfield as four hits scattered and a throw from Lyttle nailed Donnelly at the plate. In the nightcap Betts yielded a lead in the second before Wilkes-Barre tied in the seventh and won with a ninth inning rally aided by a wild pitch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Scranton
Providence
R. I
Delaney
Lanve
Rays
Ingflell
Johnson
Luby
Huston
Horhe
Scrantons
Hodson
Wilkes-Barre
Lyttle
Mewes
Shannon
Lamotte
Grimin
Quave Smith
Bonner
Siggina
Betts
Drs
Springfield
R. OO
Bhannon
Donnelly
Qilbert
Garry
ScheiMler
Gunkon
Corcesessecsennne
Leahy
McDonald
Callahan
Tors Saccesseergencis
TM Griffin
Lezotte
Springfields
Wilkes-Barry
Balla
Lerotte
Griffin
Gritfin
Gilbert
Snyder
Wilkes- Barre
Mase
Betta
Coughlin
Baseball Standings Shuffle With Rain Postponement
After yesterdays results the percentage list shifts with the Colts rising to third by beating New York and passing the Pirates whose game with Boston was washed out. Cleveland climbs to fifth by defeating the Quakers as Brooklyn moves up to sixth by beating Cincinnati. Cincinnati falls to seventh while Chicago and New York split a rain affected slate.
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Baltimore
Boston
New York
Colts
Pirates
Cleveland
Quakers
Eifth
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Reds
Pottsville Fans Rally to Buy Local Baseball Club
A preliminary meeting in Pottsville Pa aimed to raise funds from citizens to purchase the Pottsville baseball club franchise from current owners Menara Smith and Moyer and sustain the team’s future.
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Pottsville
Prom Olttsons of
Pottsvile Baseball Club
Menara
Club finances secure as $1500 sought to keep league
Funds sufficient to keep the club in existence. a committee will solicit absent members for private subscriptions. Fifteen hundred dollars aim to sustain the club in the league, with very good prospects for continued participation.
Reading Baseball Franchise Sold to Ben H. Zerr
Reading Pennsylvania July 6 William A Witman sells the Reading Base Ball club franchise to Ben H Zerr who owned and managed the team during July August and September of last year.
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Reading
William A. Witman
Ben H. Zerr
Wilkes-Barre signs Colcoakley as pitcher addition
The Wilkes-Barre team signed pitcher Colcolough, pronounced Coakley, after he arrived from Springfield duties, and he will join the squad in spring training. He previously pitched nineteen games for Pittsburg last season and brings added strength to the Wilkes-Barre lineup.
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Wynne
Wilkes-Barre
Phillies
Bhannon
Springfield
Meaney
Eagan and Stearns
Buffalo
Syracuse
Colcolough
Coakley
Gomes
Pittsburg
Fittenburg
Wilkes-Harre
L A W League Opens 16th National Meet In Asbury Park
Nearly 1000 riders register at the Asbury Park Wheelmen club house for the sixteenth annual League of American Wheelmen meet. Notable arrivals include the Harrisburg and Pittsburg Wheel clubs, with Denver’s seventy eight riders welcomed amid a parade and Indian war whoop. Eddie Bald is a leading candidate for the half mile, A D Kennedy Jr for the two mile. Rumors of professional pacing baffle the B riders as Eddie Bald denies plans to turn pro.
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Asbury Park
N. J
League of American Wheelmen
Harrisburg
Pittsburg
Denver
Asbury Avenue
Rocky Mountain
Eddie “Cannon” Bald
A. D. Kennedy, Jr
Chicago
Board of Trade of Cycle Manufacturers
Coleman House
Eddie Bald
Whirls of the Wheel and Cycling Feats
Holbein beat the bicycle road record with a twenty four hour ride covering 137 miles on routes between London and Peterborough. George W. Wolf of the Thistle Cycling club started in Chicago to break the Chicago New York record and will ride the recent relay route. James the Welsh cyclist, long in contention with Zimmerman Wheeler Banker and French rivals, is lifetime disqualified in England for fouling and causing a fall that injured Zimmerman at Herne Hill last August.
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Holbein
London
Peterborough
George W. Wolf
Thistle
Chicago
New York
Wolf
James
Zimmerman
Wheeler
Banker
England
Harris
Herne Hill
Mike Leonard to Box Gehring in Baltimore Saturday
Brooklyn lightweight Mike Leonard arrived from Wilkes-Barre at 1 PM yesterday and leaves 2:24 PM for Philadelphia to travel to Baltimore for a twenty round bout with Charles Gehring, US Amateur champion. Leonard weighs 193 pounds and is guided by his brother Jim. He plans August bout with Horace Leeds in Atlantic City and may settle home in Scranton or Wilkes-Barre. On the Fourth he won $76 at Hanover Park Wilkes-Barre in a six mile race. He also seeks a match with James Judge.
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Mike Leonard
Brooklyn
Wilkes- Barre
Frothingham
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Riverside Athletic Club
Oriole City
Charles Gehring
United States Amateur Athletic Union
Hanover Park
James Judge
Cornell's troubles with henley heat rowed to today
A Henley dispatch reports Cornell's troubles as two crewmen, Hager and Fennell, are sick on the eve of the grand challenge cup trial heat to be decided tomorrow. The situation heightens anxiety around Cornell’s performance in the event.
Weather and illness notes and election prediction
The report notes a temperature of 105 last night and mentions difficulty sleeping and eating. It attributes possible malaria and predicts a return to health tomorrow. It also references Courtney's intermittent illness and a political comment predicting Cornell’s win and a surprising method for Leander.
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Courtney Hes
Cornell
Leander
Beranton and Wilkea-Barre horsemen to race in Binghamton
Beginning today a number of Beranton and Wilkea-Barre horsemen will attend pacing and trotting races in Binghamton for four days. More horses are entered than ever before at a Binghamton meeting.
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Beranton
Wilkea-Barre
Binghamton
Young Corbett
New York
Eily Vernon
William Thorpe
Pricebourg
Thomas Dodds
John Rickaby
Taylor
James White
Lue York
Chicago Man Fatally Hurt on Mackinac Island
E S Baldwin of Chicago died after a faint at the Astor house Mackinac Island. He was cut and bruised then taken by train to Petoskey where doctors said his nephew L J Baldwin of 211 East Randolph Street Chicago was telegraphed. The case began as a mystery but the man’s name and address were learned after revival.
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E. S. Baldwin
Mackinac Island
Petoskey
Mich
Baldwin
Chicago
Grand Rapids
Indiana
Astor House
L. J. Baldwin
East Randolph Street
Horse Stung By Bees in Kingston Incident
Squire Mc Namee of Eddyville owns a thoroughbred horse that wandered into an apiary, knocked over hives, and suffered relentless bee stings. Farm hands rope the animal to the canal banks where it is ducked and mudded to ease the pain. The horse’s condition is reported grave with a possible death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
N. Y
Squire Mc Namee
Eddyville
Vast Wheat Crop in Sight in North Dakota
North Dakota farmers gathered in Grand Forks to attend races express confidence in a record wheat harvest this year. Estimates range from 45 to 60 million bushels with expected yields of 13 to 30 bushels per acre. Grain nears milk stage and Reaper work should begin by July 20.
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North Dakota
Grand Forks
N. D
Bezek Prays Constantly Before Aug. 1 Hanging
Frank Bezek remains increasingly resigned at the county jail with constant prayer. His few visitors include a single speaking priest from the lower coal regions while his lawyers Marcus Watson A J Colborn and George Horn pursue every option to save him. The case centers on an impending Aug. 1 execution amid legal maneuvering.
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Frank Bezek
George Watson
A. J. Colborn
George Horn
Bezek
Luge Bros Promote Superlative Flour with Guarantee
Luge Bros advertise their flour as the best on the market and promise perfect satisfaction for a price of 4.50. The notice emphasizes quality and a consumer guarantee.
Serenade and community notices on West Side of Scranton
Lyrie Glee club serenades Judge H. M. Edwards at his South Main avenue home with varied numbers. West Side news covers hospital funding push, Farr’s education bill success, church entertainments, a wandering child found, police help, and local social and business items.
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Hi. M. Edwards
Sumner Avenue
Lyrie Glee Club
EB. EF. Robathan
T. J. Davis
Mus. Bac
Globe
Scranton
H. JM. Edwards
South Main Avenue
Edwarda
W. D. Evang
John W. Jones
Edwin Bowen
Annie Laurie
John ‘T. Watking
Juanita
Carbondale
Edwards
West
W. L. Breenback
Guna
West Side Bank
Starner
Sooth Main Avenue
John H. Reynold
Fairchild
F. W. Maton & Co
South Malin Avenue
J. C. King
Jackson Street
Fred Reynolds
North Main Avenue
William PD. Griffiths
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Rocheester
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Rerver
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Rocherlop
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J. Rogers
McAuley
Anon Hodson
Stearns
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Murray
Radford
Gaffney
Botte
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Staley
Otten
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Clark
Jeyne
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Warner
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McGuire
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O'Connor
Zimmer
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Errora
Batterson
Terry
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Farrell
Beaton
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Hite
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Hattorton
Yonger
Arthur
Moyer
Baker and Milligan
Hasleton
Hagleton
Talla Stars
Dunmore
Achilles
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N. Moran
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Young Men's Christian Association
Archbald
M. T. Collins
Morning Glory
Giants
the Rosebuds
South Beranton
Violets
Mountain Lake
No. 5
M. J. O'Neill
Tribune
L. A. W. Meeting
Odds and Ends OF
James J. Corbett
Davies
Joe Choynaki
O'Donnell
Joe Cheynek
O' Donnell
Peter Maher
Clara
Maud
New York Herald
Washington Tar
Scranton Driving Park
Green Ridge Wheelmen
Luge Bros
THE
Lyric Club
West Side
the Tribune
Eimerson Owen
Hastings
West Side Hospital
John R. Farr
Hyde Park
Commonwealth
Farr
Sumner Avenue Presbyterian Church
H. M. Edwards
Holdie
Edith Davis
Mia
Mary Boston-Williams
Miss Dally
Evans
Abraham
Light Brigade
Ben Griffiths
Columbian
Druids
J. T. Morris
Judge Edwards
Morris
Hyde Yark Avenue
Whliama
Miller
Hyde Park Avenue
M. F. Wyamiles
New York City
Hen James
L. P. Payne
Vina Knapp
Susquehanna County
Amon Holsinger
Garfield Avenue
W. H. Bunn
New York State
Orvilla Knapp
Rebecca Avenue
Clark's Summit
Lake Winola
Kellie Moran
Frank Moran
Ninth Street
Edward Gleason
Luscrmb Street
Andrew
Phildelphia
West Rebecca Avenue
West Side Board of Trade
West ‘Ride Bank
Mears & Hagen
Christian Endeavor Society
Plymouth Congregational Church
John L. Willama
Nellie Moorgan
John Thomas
Mina Jennie Daniels
Christian Endeavor
Barton Widener
Widener
Bwayne
Swayne
Raby
Castoria
Miss
Méeo
Globe Shoe Store
Lacka, Ave
Evans & Powell
Lake Ariel
Moses Taylor Lodge No
RB. R. T
Eldridge Park
Peeane Tralo
Ll&w
Prop
W. 8
Watte
Amherst
Mass
Amnerst
TEE Narcoti Medical Co
USA
Namcor
Lars
TEE Narcoti Chemical CO
Springfield, Mass
Davidow’s Store
Penn Avenue
Dewitt
EVE Specialist and Jeweler
Lackarve, “Scranton, PA
Durisgh's
Spruge Street
William S. Millar
Toming AE
Center ST
Washington Avenue
Nax-Aug
M. H. Dale
Scranton, Pa
OIL and Manufacturing
MERI
M. W. Sollins
Mer
Crofut
Heart Lake, Pa
Howes
Gomeatia
Wyoming Teerf
WM. T. Smith
Gilhool
Carrls
Bella A Ee
Scranton Tribune
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