Baseball origin and early days near a century ago
Chicago reports a long historical overview of baseball origins from the 19th century. It traces the game's name from round-ball and townball to modern baseball, highlights Cartwright's role, the Knickerbocker club, early rules, scoring, and spread across cities like Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, and New Orleans, noting professionalization turning points and early leagues.
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Coast League Scores and Baseball Actions Report
In Portland and Los Angeles contests the Coast League shows mixed results with scattered scoring and multiple pitcher batteries. St Louis defeats Chicago 8 to 1 as St Louis bats explode in the second inning with key hits from Mitte and McKee.
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New York shuts out Philadelphia 4 to 0 in nine
Johnson held the runless Yankees through five innings before Zinn gave up all four New York runs in the final three. Brooklyn also rallies with two home runs by Krueger in the seventh and eighth to pull away from Philadelphia 9 to 1. In Boston, New York beats Boston 14 to 2 on 24 hits, then the Braves win 8 to 4 in the second game as Snover and Barnes struggle for the Giants and Braves respectively.
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Cravath's homer sinks Brooklyn as Phila. win 10-9
Philadelphia edged Brooklyn 10 to 9 after manager Cravath hit a two run homer in the eighth inning following Meu sel's Texas leaguer that plated three runs. The late rally delivered the victory in a tense pennant race game.
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