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Newspaper

The Evening Press

Location

Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1919

Page

7

Yesterday's Baseball Results Across Leagues

Scores from yesterday include Eastern League action with Providence 5 Hartford 4 and Worcester 2 Bridgeport 0. National League results show Cincinnati 6 New York 4 in 10 innings, Chicago 3 Brooklyn 1, Boston 2 Pittsburgh 1, Philadelphia 10 St Louis, plus American League rainouts and key matches. Also noted are American Association and Southern Association games with Columbus 5 Louisville 4 in 13 innings and Memphis 7 Mobile 6 while New Orleans Little Rock faced rain.

Today’s games list across minor and major leagues

Eastern League games include Pittsfield at Hartford Worcester at Springfield Providence at Bridgeport Waterbury at New Haven Pittsburgh at Boston Cincinnati at New York Chicago at Brooklyn St. Louis at Philadelphia American League features Washington at Detroit Philadelphia at Chicago New York at Cleveland Boston at St. Louis International League matchups Reading at Toronto Buffalo at Baltimore Jersey City at Rochester Newark at Binghampton

Pittsfield Hartford Worcester Springfield Providence Bridgeport Waterbury New Haven Pittsburgh Boston Cincinnati New York Chicago Brooklyn St. Louis Philadelphia Washington Detroit Cleveland Reading Toronto Baltimore Buffalo Jersey City Rochester Newark Binghampton

Hauser Hero Delivers 5 4 Victory Over Hartford in Series

Providence report recalls a 5 4 win for Cooney's team over Hartford in the second battle of the series. Joe Hauser delivered the decisive swing as a slashing line drive at first base helped seal the game in the nth inning. About 600 fans witnessed a low key affair with few standout moments beyond the late heroics.

Providence Joe Hauser Cooney Hartford

Worcester blanked Bridgeport in a pitchers duel

Worcester held Bridgeport to one hit as Lindstrom and Townsend matched zeroes through seven. Bridgeport threatened twice in the early innings but were cut down by errors that produced Worcester's two runs.

Worcester Bridgeport Lindstrom Hank Kett Townsend Grimes

Waterbury tops Pittsfield 4 3 in tense tilt

Waterbury beat Pittsfield 4 to 3 in a tight game after a ragged Sunday showing. Porter and Schreiber starred for Waterbury while Pittsfield pitcher Stubing steadied after replacing Sabete in the third. Poor support hurt Pittsfield as Waterbury pulled ahead with runs in the middle innings.

Waterbury Pittsfield Springfield Porter Schreiber Stubing Sabete Pitts Seid

Benny Leonard Arrested After Disorderly Conduct Charge

New York May 20 Lightweight champion Benny Leonard was to appear before a magistrate today on a disorderly conduct charge. He was accused of using abusive language toward a man and woman who remonstrated with him while he argued with a boy near an automobile. His manager Billy Gibson reportedly drove the champion to the patrol wagon. The report also notes a separate youth game at Polo Grounds where the White Sox defeated South Farms by 6 to 6.

Benny Leonard New York Leonard Billy Gibson White Sox South Farms Polo Grounds

Great Northwest themed film features Hart at Grand Theatre

William S. Hart stars as Angus McConnell in The Primal Lure, a rugged Canadian Northwest tale based on Vingie Roe novel. Also showing are Chaplin in Down and Out, Mitchell Lewis in The Children of Banishment, and June Elvidge with Frank Mayo in The Love Defender. Middlesex Bill Tonight previews The Divorcee with Ethel Barrymore at Middlesex. Viola Daria appears in The Parisian Tigress, Enid Bennett in Partners Three, and The Red Glove episode three.

Wm.s. Hart Great Northwest William S. Hart America Triangle Vingie E. Roe J. G. Hawks Grand Theatre Thursy Canadian Northwest Angus McConnell Lois le Moyne The Post Hart McConnell Blaze” Tracy Steve Mitchell Lewis June Elvidge Frank Mayo Tiny Madge Evans Middlesex Ethel Barrymore the Middlesex Metro Lady Fenwick Miss Barrymore Paramount John Barrymore Drew Viola Daria Enid Bennett Thomas H. Ince Partners Three

Howe's Travel Festival Ski Soldiers in Alps Show

Lyman H Howe's Travel Festival arrives at Middlesex on May 22 with a snow photography feature depicting Italian ski soldiers training for Alpine service against Austria. The film shows dawn starts after breakfast, soldiers donning skis, and advancing to snowy heights with hundreds racing in battle formation down steep slopes.

Tagging All the Bases in Tight Baseball Night

A squeeze play in the tenth gave the Reds a 6 to 4 win over the Giants, while Nehf edged Babe Adams in a 2 to 1 pitchers duel between the Braves and Pirates. Eleven Phillies hits produced ten runs, the Robins fell short on a late rally, and Davis limited the Senators to three singles as Detroit plated six. The Yankees closed in on the White Sox with strong hitting against the Indians, Thormahlen pitching a three hit game, rain paused White Sox at Athletics and the Browns and Red Stockings were idle.

Reds Giants Nehf Babe Adams Braves Pirates Phillies Robins Jim Vaughn Davis Senators Tigers Yanks White Sox Indians Thormahlen Athletics Browns Red Stockings

Old Lyme Summer News and Local Appointments

Old Lyme notes describe Buckley family renting the Conduit house for summer and locals like George Davison and Fred Harvey residents of nearby towns arriving for season. A trolley car collision injures Mrs Joshua Sands. she is treated at home with no fractures reported. Car and auto wreck dominate the brief update.

D. N. May George Buckley New York Coudit House Harry Hoffman New Jersey James Fowler New Tendon Old Lyme Davison Homestead Fred Harvey East Lyme Essex N. M. Terry George W. Davison Worcester Mass Layville Nellie Hughes Red Cross Joshua Sands Sands

Luck and illness mix in a Kansas City quip

A brief Kansas City Journal humor note shows a doctor visit for loss of appetite prompting a quip about playing up luck, reflecting the era's sly urban banter and social tone.

Kansas City Journal Scott

Town News Roundup Touches Aid, Travel, and Theater

Notes on local residents include Mr and Mrs Wayland L Champ lin hosting a few days at their home. Aero planes pass over the area during the week. George Baker from New Haven was in town Monday. Elsie Sanberg returns to Hartford. Gertrude Marsh from Windsor heads home to Windsor. Dr and Mrs Wilson from Bristol were guests of Mr and Mrs Charles Haskell on Sunday. E E Hayward of Branford has moved to Ivoryton. Anita Stewart appears as Marie in Midnight Romance at Deep River Town hall Wednesday night.

Wayland L. Champlin George Baker New Haven Elsie Sanberg Hartford Gertrude Marsh Winches Windsor

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