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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1916
Page
13
New York defeated St Louis 4 to 1 to extend their unbeaten run to ten games. Pitcher Mathewson starred for the Giants as the locals failed to advance a man past second base until late in the game.
Pittsburg fell to Philadelphia 6 to 1 in a May 20 game. Demaree fanned nine and held the Pirates in check except for a fourth inning rally. Adams was replaced by Miller after three runs scored, while Cooper finished the ninth. Burns Robertson Doyle and Merkle supplied Pittsburgh’s offense in a rough defeat.
Boston Braves show strong form in the National League with standout pitching and timely hitting. New York and other rivals scramble as errors and lineup changes influence early innings while pitchers Ny Jesper and Pletcher lead a tense contest.
Michigan defeated Leland Stanford University track team at Ann Arbor with a final score of 71 to 50. Ufer of Michigan won the half mile in 1:65 1-5 and Wilson of Stanford won the mile in 4:19. Michigan set a relay record of 3:02 4-5. Stanford’s trip began on the Atlantic coast.
Cambridge Man Mareard's V crews defeated Coryell in two races as Harvard dominates the Charles River Basin. Varsity coxed shells traded leads with Cornell until Harvard forged ahead by two lengths near the mile mark. Harvard's time for the mile and seven-eighths was 9:47, Cornell 9:14. Freshmen race saw Harvard edge Cornell by a quarter length. Harvard Yale sophomore and junior race saw Harvard lead Yale by about four lengths with a 9:56 to 10:17 margin. Darling of Harvard won the mile in 6:62 with Gillard of Yale second.
West Virginia dominated Marietta College with heavy hitting as the Varsity team won 8 to 1 in Morgantown. Batteries were Human and Fidler for WVU and Richardson and Turnbull for Marietta.
Cincinnati notes a 6 to 0 win as Reds bunch timely hits in the second inning. Grob’s ferrer saved Boston from being shut out and Cincinnati pulled away late scoring twice off Barnes after Tudolph exited in the seventh to let Ryan bat for him.
Martin's Ferry captured first at the Ohio Valley Athletic Club meet held at the state fair grounds. Ten high schools competed. final event one mile relay sealed the victory for Ferry by thirty-three and a half to thirty. Wheeling and Bel Air placed second and fourth. Collins set a shot put record of forty feet seven inches. Meredith led the Moundsville scoring with twenty points for the team.
At Annapolis Maryland on May 20 the Syracuse varsity eight defeated Navy by a length and a quarter in the final race of the season. Syracuse won by ten minutes seventeen seconds for the two mile course while Navy fourth seconds slower. Navy freshmen also beat Philadelphia Central by nearly four lengths in the preliminary race.
The article notes a Limber car involved in a 150 mile Taco race in New York where Carl Gimnberg died. The vehicle is slated for Memorial Day 300 mile class at Indianapolis. Mexican army Major Gaston Morris seeks a mount and has contacted the Delage owner about piloting the car.
Madison Wis May 1 The University of Illinois defeated Wisconsin 72 to 62 in a dial track and field meet Arie Mucks set a world discus record of 165 feet eight inches The former record was 148 feet eleven and three quarter inches Mike Mason of Illinois broke conference records in the mile and two mile runs The mile time 4 48 1 5 improved the old mark by about one second, and the two mile saw Mateski set a new standard Illinois star led with 13 points
In Philadelphia on May 21 Caldwell fans Ty Cobb twice as Pilladelph defeated Caldwell in 11 innings. Sheehan replaced Crowell, but runs and baserunners overwhelmed the pitchers. Crowell allowed several runs as Caldwell failed to hit with runners in scoring position and left eleven men on base.
New York edged Detroit two to one as Caldwell pitched a strong game and Hag Walters drove in the deciding run. The Tigers loaded the bases with two out in the late innings but a key hit provided the victory in this tense intercity matchup.
Bloomington May 20 Indiana University captured the Nirat conference track title defeating Northwestern with a 76 1.3 point margin in a tense meet. The victory underscores IU’s dominance in sprint and distance events as stars from both squads posted strong showings. Northwestern pushed hard but IU held on to claim the championship.
May 1 Cleveland was beaten 13 to 3 today by Washington. Klepter was knocked out in the seventh after a walk and eight hits. The offense included two triples and seven runs, with eight more from Des Jardits on three premises, two hits and one error, Boore.
Crawford pitched a one hit shutout for Washington Irving High School, defeating Brittonston 22 to 0 on Shinnston diamond. He allowed only a single hit through seven innings with two outs, and he will likely move to pitching duty for the rest of the season.
The Association of Professional Baseball Legion announced today that the K T league, including Owsvboro Henderson Mad taonville and Dawnon, has qualified for National Panel membership. The period between Double Day and dates Cleveland and Wennington is cited in the official notice.
A brief regional transit mention covers Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Catamia se, Brooklys Chisago with unspecified connections and route context. The fragment hints at a list of cities but lacks detail on dates or events, leaving a generic travel or regional reference in a historic newspaper style.
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