Early Major League Batting Leaders Highlight Veterans
April 24 report notes avorites in pace at Oakland and Page with several veterans leading both leagues. Lu Blue, Jay Jamieson, and Ed Phil Detroit catcher among top American League batters at .586. Lefty O Doul and George Harper lead National League at .500, with Habe Herman and Rogers Hornsby close behind. Leaders reflect season early hitting sprees across both leagues.
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Lu Blue
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Irish outfielder shines vs Giants with homer and three hits
A lanky Irish outfielder, fast and versatile, made John McGraw regret letting him go as he debuted against the Giants yesterday. He hit his third home run of the season on his first at bat, added a double and a single, and Fred Leach sits on the Giants bench after the trade.
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Feld
Far Coast
Giants
Fred Leach
Eagles Baseball Nine Holds Practice at Cascade Park
A large turnout for the Eagles first practice of the season at Cascade Park. Poor field conditions from heavy rains kept drills limited to light tossing. Practice next Tuesday Thursday at six, with games opening May 5 at Amherst and following Sundays at Fostoria and Wakeman.
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Final Standings of the Willys Overland Bowling League
Sam Nasy led individuals with 186 average per game, though J Renninger topped official standings at 191 but played 18 games to Nagy’s 30. Nagy rolled 5580 pins in 30 games as Body Shop anchor. Team honors went to Trim Shop with 21 wins, 9 losses, while Inspection went 20 and 10 behind a 2569 high three game total.
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Body Shop
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G. Parker Seesesee
J. Seibert
Sage
R. Davies
J. Swonger
E. Bridenbaugh
H. Sehneider
Standings and results from yesterday and today games
Yesterday's results include Cleveland 4, Chicago 4. St Louis 11, Detroit 4. Boston 4, New York 2. Washington 4, Philadelphia 3. Today's schedule lists Cleveland at Detroit, St Louis at Chicago, Washington at Philadelphia, and New York at Boston.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Detroit
Boston
New York
Washington
Philadelphia
Home Run Club leaders and league pairings
The Home Run Club lists leaders for the National and American Leagues with results including Philadelphia beating New York 3 1 and Brooklyn 3 Boston 2 while Chicago and St. Louis tie 6 6. Upcoming matchups show Boston at Brooklyn Philadelphia at New York Chicago at Pittsburgh and Cincinnati at St. Louis with totals and standings noted.
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Cincinnati
Hafey
Cardinals
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Cubs
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Anne Wes
Eseuse Gehringer
Detroit
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Cleveland
Yesterday's Homer Highlights From The League
Yesterday multiple players homered for various teams. Haas hit for the Athletics off Hadley, Nats, in the sixth inning. O'Doul homered for the Phillies off Benton, Giants, in the first. Nice Manus connected for the Tigers off Crowder, Browns, in the first. Goslin homered for the Nats off Waiberg, Athletics, in the first. Gehringer hit for the Tigers off Crowder, Browns, in the second. Bressler homered for the Robins off Jones, Braves, in the sixth. Blue homered for the Browns off Carroll, Tigers, in the fifth. Blue again homered off Vangilder, Tigers, in the seventh.
Early Baseball Scores From Opening Day Across MLB
Yesterday's action featured Barney Friberg's eleventh inning triple powering the Phillies 3 1 over the Giants at the Polo Grounds. Cards beat the Cubs 6 5, Rabbits debut win for the Dodgers as Davy Bancroft drives in Flowers for a 3 1 Brooklyn victory. Red Sox edge the Yankees 4 2 as Ed Morris shines. Senators win in 11 innings 4 3 over the Athletics with Simmons debut. Browns down the Tigers 8 5 behind La Blue's two homers. Gehringer and McManus homer for the Tigers and Averill plates two with a seventh inning triple in Cleveland's tense win.
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New York Giants
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la Blue
St. Louis Browns
Detroit Tigers
Gehringer and McManus
Tigers
West Side Juniors Organize Indoor Class D Team
The West Side Juniors, a new indoor baseball club, join the Elyria Lorain Amateur Indoor League in class D for under sixteen. Abe Becker is business manager. Alex Clawson will be manager after high school season. Louis Gasper organizes the league from Lorain. teams pay a small entry fee as signups continue.
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Elyria- Lorain
West Siders
Sest
Abe Becker
Alex Clawson
Elyria
Rules for YMCA Industrial Playground Baseball League
League rules will be drawn up Thursday at the YMCA by chiefs of playground teams. The rules must be approved or rejected by league managers. A season opener is planned for May with thirteen teams signing up. Games are scheduled three times weekly on Monday Wednesday and Friday evenings.
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Sonnenberg Tounces McLeod in Charleston Show
Gus Sonnenberg, world heavyweight champion, defeats George McLeod of Chicago in two straight falls in Charleston. The night also features senior boxing action and preliminary rounds at the National Junior A A U tournament in Chicago Stadium with multiple contenders advancing and large crowds paying admission.
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Columbus
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Charlie Dunlap
Charleston
W. Va
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George McLeod
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Louis Desantis
Cleveland
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Boston
Grand Rapids
Intercity team takes top spot in Merchants A league
Inter-City Coal and Supply Co bowling team seized first place in the Merchants A league by winning three games from Spring Valley. Three players topped 600 pins as the team totaled 9045. Vic Krugman 644 Harold Limpert 637 Sam Nagy 615 led the attack. Spring Valley countered with Otten 603 and Szendry 601. Broad Motors climbed to second by taking two from Anders Cadillac as Hilko of Markets posted 645 including a 255 game.
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Vic Krugman
Harold Limpert
Sam Nagy
Otten
Szendry
Broad Motors
Andress Cadillac
Hilko
Inter-City Coal and Supply Co
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Central League Opens with Four Season Openers
Akron and Ft Wayne meet in the season opener while Erie visits Springfield and Canton travels to Dayton, marking the start of the Central League baseball schedule with three early games.
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Erie
Springfield
Canton
Dayton
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