Cardinals Rapid Toward National League Lead in Tight Race
New York June 7 With over a quarter of the season gone no NL club has shown a defining pennant stride. Reds lead. Cardinals fast approaching, led by Frisco Bottomley and Douthit. Douthit tops hits at 77 with 373. Bottomley 370 average and 43 runs. Douthit 77 hits. Cubs, Wilson shine as Eng lish and Kiki Cuyler bench.
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Sammy Gray Tops Philadelphia Athletics 5 to 2
St Louis Browns pitcher Sammy Gray earned his ninth win of the season beating the Philadelphia Athletics 5 to 2. Gray defeated two ex-teammates as Ty Cobb and the Mack attack contributed with three singles in the game.
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Giants Hold Opilon On Ast Sohnsen And More Baseball News
The New York Giants still have an opinion on Ast Sohnsen of the Jersey City team in the International League. A letter from A H Addington in Sporting News confirms the Giants’ interest and Johnson’s status remains uncertain. Kaity Manning leads the Jamestown club with a .555 average over three games and is the top run getter with five. Red Swanson, Warren’s infielder, has four runs but a .090 average. The Jackson brothers, famed horseshoe pitchers, will appear in Oil City June 13. Ray Vaughn, ex Oiler athlete, lies ill at home in Oil City after a recent abdominal injury. Nypean practice for players canceled due to soaked diamonds as teams prep for Saturday’s game against State Hospital at North Warren. To accommodate out-of-town fans, M Cohn announced a special section at Bradner Stadium for the June 18 Pirates Red Sox game in Olean, with advance orders suggesting a packed crowd.
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Arand Emanuel Meets McTigue in Madison Square Garden
In New York on June 7 Arand Emanuel the undefeated San Francisco light heavyweight meets Make McTigue in a 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden Emanuel makes his New York debut after a recent West Coast draw with McTigue The bout draws interest due to Jack Dempsey and the veteran McTigue who has improved against the same opponent Corbett will witness the match.
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Cubs Triumph Over Phillies In Ninth Straight Loss
Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 5 to 3 in Philadelphia on June 7. Cy Williams hit a home run for Chicago. Scoring showed Cubs 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 while Phillies 0 0 0 0 0 3 0. Malone, Bush, Jones and Hartnett pitched for Chicago with Miller, Walsh and Schulte in the Phillies lineup.
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Sisler's Sale and Slump Mark Braves and Senators Trade
Boston Braves acquired George Sisler from the Senators after a winter sale reported at 25000 dollars. Once batting .327 with sinus troubles hampering him, he slid in Washington but still ranked among top first basemen. His 1922 .420 average and MVP season showed peak form before a long layoff cut his long term outlook.
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Yankees Beat Cleveland 12-3 Behind Lazzeri and Dugan
George Ubles was knocked out in the fifth as the New York Yankees overwhelmed Cleveland 12 to 3. Lazzeri and Dugan drove in three runs apiece, fueling the world champions’ offensive burst.
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New York Beats Cleveland In Narrow AL Contest
Rans batted in Dugan three times and Lazzeri three times with Gehrig and Combs also driving runs. Lind stole bases and Durocher turned double plays, while Uhle took the loss. Stauck pitched for New York, weather permitting an industrial league game on Russell field to follow.
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National League Standings and Schedule Brief
Baseball standings show Brooklyn 8 defeats Cincinnati 5 and St Louis 11 over New York 6 with Chicago 5 and Philadelphia 3. Schedule notes list Pittsburgh at Boston and Cincinnati at Brooklyn with games between St Louis and New York and Chicago at Philadelphia.
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Veteran pitcher replaces Grover Alexander and shines
Clarence Mitchell, a veteran spitball pitcher, joined the St. Louis Cardinals after a surprise release by the Phillies and beat the New York Giants 11 to 6. In his first appearance for St. Louis, Mitchell allowed only three hits in seven innings, proving there is still strong pitching left in his arm as the Giants struggled at the plate.
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Notre Dame ace Ta joins Chicago
Notre Dame ace Ed Walsh Jr., 23, son of the famous White Sox pitcher, will join the Chicago American League club soon. He leads Notre Dame in pitching with 22 wins and two losses over three years, and this season hit .360. He stands 6 feet 1 inch and weighs 180 pounds, and was coached by his father at Notre Dame in 1926 and 1927.
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Homers Attributed To Players Across Leagues
Fragmentary box score notes list players Ruth Gehrig Hauser Bottomley Wilson Williams Biasonette Robing Lindstrom among others. Mentions include Yankees Athletics Cardinals Cubs Phillies Giants with unclear context and scattered punctuation.
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Indians Secure Lew Fonseca From Newark for 50 Grand
Lew Fonseca changed from second base to first with the Cleveland Indians after a 50 thousand dollar deal with Newark. He has blossomed into a fine first baseman and a strong hitter while leading American League keystone fielding. The Indians moved him when George Burns struggled at first and Fonseca has performed well since.
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Sauerkraut Center Celebrates First Pennant Victory
Peat CiSMS-or BILL RITT Sauerkraut center celebrated its first pennant as the Spinach league title. A gala turnout of 500 sold out seats by noon. The mayor toasted the win with a speech then toured the city to check liquor sales, and chaos followed as arrests were avoided until after the celebration.
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Baseball Daily Gone Yet To Yesterday Standouts
Babe Ruth failed to hit safely in four trips. Lou Gehrig collected two singles and a double in five plate appearances, scoring twice and driving in one. Ty Cobb singled three times in four chances, driving in one run. Tris Speaker sacrificed in four appearances. Kiki Cuyler out of lineup. Rogers Hornsby, Harry Heilmann and Paul Waner idle.
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Del Bissonnette Poles Out Tenth Home Run Of Season
Del Bissonnette hit his tenth home run of the season as the Brooklyn Robins defeated the Cincinnati Reds five to nothing. The long drive came with two men on in the seventh, sealing the win and giving Bissonnette the home run lead in the National League race.
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Unconditional release ends Clarence Mitchell Phillies career
The Phillies released left hander Clarence Mitchell, signaling a likely end to his major league days. Mitchell, famed for an unassisted triple play in the 1920 World Series, spent years with weak teams and had a varied pro career from 1908 in the Nebraska league to stints with the Reds and Phillies, mostly as a reliever.
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