Walters Leads in Hitting as Scranton Beats Odds
The World of Sports notes Walters bats .358 in 20 games with eight recent games boosting his average. Heard Massey Bonner and O'Brien show shifts in hitting while Engin slides. team play advantages and pitching records hover amid a season of ups and downs.
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Massey
O' Brien
Walters
Ron-Gellers
Fagan
Maseey
Bonner
Engin
O'Brien
Gillon
Harper
Morse
Wellner
Eastern League results sweep through scattered games
In Springfield and surrounding cities on July 20 A home team win stands out as they bunched hits on McPartlin for a walkoff. Other games note Brooklyn Baltimore Cleveland and Newark results with varied scoring and fielding. Weathered grounds marked Montreal Wilkes Barre Toronto Providence matches as postponed or altered.
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SyFacuse
Scranton
Montreal
Wilkes-Barre
Toronto
Providence
Springfield
Mass
McPartlin
Green
National League games prompt costly error and unearned runs
In Chicago Philadelphia bungled a chance to end the first inning and allowed seven unearned Quaker runs. Cincinnati and Boston split a twin bill with Lewis on the mound for Boston and Klobedans hit hard in the second game while Rhines pitched for Cincinnati.
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Chicago
Quakers
Good fielding helps Hartford in July league game
In Hartford on July 2 Leahy starred as Hartford prevented the visitors from scoring. Final line shows Hartford 36 to 0. Batterys included Vieckery Reach Plaumit Snyder with Umpiire Burns Lancaster as umpire.
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Hartford Co
Nortalk
Vieckery and
Reach
Plaumit Lor and
Snyder
Burns
Old Pete Browning remembered for quiet charm
The piece notes Pete Browning as a landmark figure in baseball history, famed for his batting prowess and quiet demeanor. A Louisville crowd once presented him a fine fold watch after his batting championship, but Browning asked where the chain was, illustrating his humble, ironic humor.
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Pete Browning
Aly
Pete
Cranks of
Louisville
Browning
Lowinville
Rivalry Keeps Farrell From Stiding Into Second Haase
A fragmented sports snippet notes Farrell preventing Stiding from advancing to a second spot behind Haase, highlighting a tense rivalry between competing teams.
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Farrell
Second Haase
Elks Baseball Team Announces Major Tour
New York lodge No. T Elks announce a two week baseball tour to face Elk teams at various cities. The schedule opens in Newark next Saturday with games at Wilkes-Barre Lock Haven Altoona Uniontown Pittsburgh Wheeling Worleys town Mailville Erie and ends with a battle against Brooklyn Lodge. Star players include Sam Crane John Ward and Huskler Weatervelt.
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New York
New York Lodge No. T
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elke
Brooklyn Lodge
Newark
Wilkes-Barre
Lock Haven
Altoona
Uniontown
Pittshurd
Wheeling
Worleystown
Meailville
Erie
Sam Crane
Jonn JL Ward
Giants
Ifusyler Weatervelt
Orange Athletics
Scranton baseball notes and regional chatter from Syracuse era
Scranton teams lead a crowded stream of baseball chatter. Players like Mahoney and Swartwood figure in Syracuse Courier notes while Wilkes-Barre and Dunmore clash with local clubs. Rumors of franchise moves, rosters, and upcoming games fill a busy local sports page.
Baseball Bench Hitter Proposed By League Magnates
The Sporting News reports a proposed innovation for next season allowing a bench hitter to bat for the pitcher while the team defends. The idea would let a former great with batting power replace the pitcher in the lineup, aiming to boost offense and keep pitching quality high.
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Healey
Waldman
Sporting News
Meveland
Elmer Bates
Haw
Dan Brouthers
Jack Glackcock
Bootty Stratton
Stobison
Amateur Ball Notes and City Baseball Challenges
The Green Ridge State defeated the Slider Juniors 11 to 18. The Mystica challenge any city club under 18. Howard Call captain and Howard Cooper manager. The Lackawannas cannot play July 22 against West Side Athletics. The Lackawannas challenge West Side Athletics or West Side Browns for July 22 on West Side grounds. Duryea Indians challenge West Side Browns or Holfords on July 26 at Duryea grounds. Olyphant Browns and Mill Creek railroad teams play July 22 at 3 30. Taylor Reds challenge West Side Athletics for July 22 on Taylor grounds and West Side Harmonies for July 4. Taylor Greys challenge Hickories of Lawrenceville for July 24 on Taylor grounds. Sunsets Archbald challenge Taylor Reda or Minooka on Archbald grounds July 24. First answered will be accepted via Tribune. M F McDonald.
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Boyd
Morse
Gunson
Scranton
Bonher
Heard
George Mahoney
Boston
Portland
Syracuse
Syracusa Courier
Swartwood
Gaffney
King
Courier
Ryan
Lampe
Shaw
Malarkey
Syracuse Standard
O'Brien
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Dunmore Grounds
Thomas Thorney
Hagin
Peter
Arthur Irwin
Wilkes-Barre
Montreal
Syracuse Courier
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Ike Howard Karl
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Rochester Union and Advertiser
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Kansas City
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Maroons
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Wizards
Howard Call
Howard Cooper
Tribune
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Duryea
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Olyphant Browns
Mill Creek Railroad
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Thomas Meehan
Taylor Reds
Taylor Grounds
Gomer E. Davis
Taylor Greys
Hickories
Lawrenceville
William Edmunds
Sunsets
Archbald
Taylor Reda
Minooka
Archbald Grounds
M. F. McDonald
Notes for the 1897 National L A W Meet in Philadelphia
Wheelmen gather August 4 to 7 at Arena Broad and Cherry for the League of American Wheelmen event. Bring your wheel and badge, register on arrival, enjoy daily runs, receptions, lawn fete, river excursion, all-night smoker, and free exhibits with tours of city institutions guided by committees. Timely rides require lamps bells and right-of-way rules.
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League
Broad
Cherry
Quaker City
Wilde
Willow Grove
Belmont
General Headquarters
Arena
Broad and
Cherry Streets
Register
Sensational trotting upset at Detroit track shocks bettors
In Detroit on July 20 Luxon won the 2.20 class trot after a ten length lead, with The Abbott finishing third as Luxon eased. The day’s feature, the $5,000 Chamber of Commerce for 2.24 pacers, went to Milton 8 in straight heats over Courier Journal.
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Mich
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Mutuals
Abbott
Chamber of Commerce
Milton
Courier- Journal
Morris Hotel Owner's Son Challenges Scranton Team to 100 Yard Dash
The son of the Morris hotel proprietor on Penn avenue and Spruce street issues a public challenge to any Scranton baseball club member to race one hundred yards for at least $100 a side.
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Morris
Morris’ Hotel
Penn Avenue
Spruce Street
Scranton Baseball Club
League Meet Preparations Open in Philadelphia
Philadelphia officials report rapid progress fourteen days from the 87 National meet. Committees on entertainment tours and finance spread workload, with badges ready early, one fare rail rates sought nationwide, and hotel bookings booming. Entries for races rise, and executive meetings run late to ensure smooth arrival and operations.
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Perkenpine
Transportation Committee
Chairman Street
C. P. Weaver
Eighth
Dauphin Streets
Atanter
Diamonds for Prizes at August Wheelmen Meet
Wilbur A. Rice received a sanction from the League of American Wheelmen to host amateur bicycle races and horse races on August dates with prize diamonds. The event features two races daily except Friday when the five mile handicap is the sole race, plus a tandem record attempt by Ralph Gregory and Ben Keller. Prize values range from 5 to 3600 dollars for various open and handicap events with a Northeastern Pennsylvania championship included. C. M. Price cannot attend the referee duties due to the league meeting in Philadelphia, but recommended a local wheelman to act in his place.
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League of American Wheelmen Racing Board
Rice
Ralph Gregory
Ben Keller
Spaulding
C. M. Price
League of American Wheelmen State Racing Board
Philadelphia
Mott
Fitzsimmons Fights a Bear at Rye Beach
World champion Robert Fitzsimmons chased a pet bear named Jennie up a tree near his cottage in Rye New York. After failed attempts to dislodge her, he hurled a punch from behind and knocked the bear to the ground amid a fleeing crowd of excursionists on the beach.
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Yarrum
Pitreim- Hons
Jennie
T'iatimmona
Finimal
Rye
N. Y
Rye Beach
Robert Fitzsimmons
Fitzsimmons
Freeman Bonds Placed in Sheriff’s Possession
In a Blairstown suit against George F. Edginton, attorney D. B. Replogle filed papers with the sheriff. Mr. Freeman seeks the return of 6 percent Lackawanna Stone Co. bonds worth $5,000 Alledgedly held unlawfully by Edginton who claims the bonds were given as collateral for a loan.
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Blairstown
N. J
George F. Edginton
Ross Avenue
D. B. Replogle
Freeman
Lackiwanha Stone Company
Edginton
Bauer's Band Celebrates 22nd Anniversary
Prof. R. J. Bauer led the band in a celebratory gathering at the band room honoring the twenty second anniversary of its organization. Thirty two band and orchestra members attended along with about a dozen invited guests, commemorating years of musical leadership and achievement at Hulbert's music store.
Swapping Horses with Grant on a Rough Ride
General Horace Porter recounts a Petersburg to City Point ride with General Grant. Grant swaps onto Porter's bay cob Jeff Davis after noticing the rough gait of Porter's horse, then remarks the animal is pretty rough as they reach headquarters.
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Horace Porter
Grant
Petersburg
City Point
Jeff Davis
Tie
Jeff
West Point
Jef Davis
Sailor Stories on Travel and Kindness
A brief North American snippet depicts a sailor declaring long days on the road, while a passerby offers a dollar and shares his own travels on southern railroads. The exchange highlights shared hardship and small acts of aid.
Alpha and Omega at the New York Journal debate
A dialogue notes contention over female suffragists, contrasting old and new fashion norms. Merritt voices agreement that suffragists have shifted from short hair to short skirts, signaling a critique of feminist methods.
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Cora
Merritt
Local Soccer Standings Under Market Prices
Olives priced at 100 dollars. Gales 80 dollars. Stormers 75 dollars. Suburbans 65 dollars. Stormers 60 dollars. Winners 50 dollars. Orients 100 dollars. Trinities 100 dollars.
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Gales
Stormers
Suburbans
Winners
Orients
Trinities
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