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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1919
Page
7
A partial recap notes Wesleyan drawing two on free throws with no outs, and a deep center field mishap turning into a three base hit after a sprint to recover. The brief mentions errors and overall scoring steps without clear final results.
Readable text shows Wesleyan preparing for a dual track meet with main entries including instructors and athletes such as Burbank Hoas Cutbill Hoagland Rausch Wetzel Ginn Icier Burg, Anderson Hubbell and Bain. Baseball wild today with uncertain details.
National League matchups include Brooklyn versus Philadelphia at New York with Cincinnati visiting St Louis Chicago playing Pittsburgh. American League cards show New York at Boston Washington at Philadelphia Detroit at Cleveland St Louis at Chicago Newark Buffalo at Jersey City Binghamton at Reading Rochester at Baltimore.
National League games saw New York defeat Boston 5 to 2 in 10 innings while Brooklyn and Philadelphia were tied 9 in a game called after 20 innings at darkness. Chicago now beat St Louis 4 to 0. Boston and Chicago also posted wins elsewhere. International League featured Buffalo over Jersey City 11 to 1 and Toronto 7 over Newark 1. Navy beat North Carolina State 6 to 8, Princeton down Lafayette 5 to 1, Army topped Union 13 to 7. Southern Association results included New Orleans 38 over 8 and Atlanta 6 to 5 with several games postponed due to rain.
A fragmented recap highlights Dodgers and Phillies in a long rough stretch and notes on Tigers and White Sox camp efforts. It mentions Larry Doyle manning the Giants, a Vicks homer, Yank ee defeat, Bodie’s solid fielding, and Benny Kauff benched as lineup moves unfold amid a busy scoring sequence across teams.
The Christian Science Monitor recounts a WWI anecdote from the Jutland battle where a British officer with cold feet is buoyed by a humorous bridge exchange. A friend aboard a nearby destroyer calls, Simpson, how's your father, and the line reportedly lifts the officer's spirit and steadies him during the engagement.
The piece features Doug Fairbanks in The Man a Triangle feature where Passin Through learns his father was married and legitimate. Chauncey Olcott stars in The Voice of McConnell a witty comedy by Geo Cohan at Middlesex on May 8 with revelatory humor and charm.
A critic praises the male lead for his strong voice and versatility in a breezy time play. Cohan and Harris present a capable company and a bright production. Marguerite Clark stars in Gretna Green, a Furthown script about eloping couples in early nineteenth century Scotland, showing this evening.
A quirky Paramount feature Poor Boob starring Bryant Washburn screens at the Middlesex next Friday and Saturday, paired with a Sennett comedy and vaudeville acts. At the Grand theatre Janet Katherine Lee and the Fox Kiddies present Smiles, plus vaudeville offerings.
A design describes a movable ivy trellis to shade a porch by letting morning sun come from the east and afternoon sun from the west. A six foot long box acts as the trellis base, resting on a raised platform with casters, supporting a six foot high framework and crosspiece with twine or lattice work for vines to climb.
The remark cautions against overburdening the child and urges ensuring the cop is closed before swallowing. It notes the risk of pushing the young subject beyond reasonable limits and emphasizes careful handling of the situation.
The United States has no say in Fiume's merits or Italian claims. The article argues President Wilson cannot unilaterally dictate Italy's fate or force Fiume to yield, calling such moves folly and a threat to future peace. The senate alone must decide any foreign venture funded by Americans.
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