Dreaming on flags sinks as Dodgers stumble in west
In Chicago on May 12 1928 the Brooklyn Dodgers slumped in a western swing losing all games to St. Louis Cubs Pirates and Reds. The drift from second to sixth in the standings undermines their presidential year superstition and leaves a five rung drop likely before returning to Flatbush.
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C.D. Stewart
Chicago
Brooklyn Dodgers
Wilbur Robinson
New York Giants
Flatbush
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Robinson Crew
Giants
St. Louis
Cubs
Wilbur
Robins
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Pirates
Reds
Boston
Philadelphia
Therladder
Crack Catcher Goes to Cards in Two Deals
St Louis cards swung two deals this week bolstering catching and infield. Jimmy Wilson replaces Bob O’Farnell, Virgil Davis and Homer Peel move to Philadelphia for Wilson, Don Hurst heads to Philadelphia for Decatur and Bull Kelly, while George Harper joins from the Giants in exchange for Faurell.
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ST. Louis
George Harper
Jimmy Wilson
Phillies
Bob O’farnell
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
Virgil Davis
Homer Peel
Houston
Wilson
Philies
Don Hurst
Rochester
Cardinal Farm
Decatur
Bull Kelly
Harper
Giants
Cfaurell
Warren High Seconds Lose to Russell in Tight Varsity Contest
Warren High Seconds were edged 10 to 9 at home by Russell High in a free hitting meet. Warren led 9 to 1 before Russell surged back in the last two periods. Gellette sparked the visitors with strong hitting as Russell built a late rally to claim the win. Lindquist Phillips Van Orsdale Allen and J Scalise starred for the Warren squad.
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Warren High
Russell High
Warren
Gellette
Rhe
Mssell
Lindquist
Phillips and
van Orsdale
Allen and
J. Scalise
Alex Hurls Cards to Win Over Phils
St Louis pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander hurled the Cardinals to a 3 to 2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. The game featured a tight pitching duel with Alexander earning the win and Mancuso contributing for St Louis.
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Alex
Phils
ST. Louis
Grover Cleveland
Alexander
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Todt's Homer Lifts Red Sox Over White Sox
Todt hit a solo homer with Roffing aboard as Boston edged Chicago 4 to 3. The Red Sox rose to seventh place while the White Sox sank to last. Adkins and Crouse, Ruffing and Hofmann combined on the win.
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Boston
Todt
Roffing
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Chicago
Adkins
Crouse
Ruffing
Hofmann
Macks Hit Gray To All Corners In Six Straight A's Win
Philadelphia May 12 Sam Gray former Athletics pitcher could not stop the Athletics who won their sixth straight beating the St Louis Browns for the third time in a row 11 to 5. The A's hammered Gray for five hits and six runs in two innings.
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Philadelphia
Sam Gray
Athletics
St. Louis Browns
A’s
Gray
Tidioute Falls to Youngsville in League Action
Tidioute lost to Youngsville in a league game as Snyder and Morrison sparked hits across the field. Youngsville High won another county league contest, with B. Craft homering four times and Henning delivering a strong pitching performance holding Warren to two scattered hits.
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Tidioute
Youngsville
Snyder
Morrison
Youngsville High
Oil Village
B. Craft
Henning
Warren
Baseball scores and schedule from American League roundup
In Youngsville and Tidioute standings show Craft and Tompsett with three base hits. Yesterday results include St Louis 3 Philadelphia 2 and Brooklyn 9 Chicago 3. Today’s schedule lists St Louis at Boston and other games across Cleveland Philadelphia Detroit New York Chicago Washington.
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Youngsville
RH. O. AE
K. Mead
Gel Cooper
Casey
B. Craft
M. Craft
Hulings
Davis
Henning
New York
H. Mead
Rscaee
Philadelphia
H. Swanson
Cleveland
Putnam
St Louis
Freeborough
Detroit
Washington
Boston
Chicago
Tidioute
Tua
H . Craft
Tompsett
St. Louis
Tamorow
Industrial Won Lost Pet Nypean Furniture County Dairy
Week's schedule lists Saturday events at North Warren with East Side Fruit facing Hospital. Outcome lines show Bankers 2.20 and Newell Printers 1,000, but details are fragmentary and unclear. The readable items include a game between East Side Fruit and Hospital at North Warren.
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Nypean Furniture
County Dairy
Bankers
Newell Printers
East Side Fruit Vs. Hospital
North Warren
Schedule Highlights From Today's Baseball Games
St. Louis tied Philadelphia 2 2 and Chicago defeated Brooklyn 3 0. Cincinnati blanked Boston 3 0 with New York facing Pittsburgh and Boston meeting St. Louis. New York hosts Chicago while Philadelphia meets Cincinnati and Brooklyn plays Pittsburgh tomorrow. Brooklyn and Pittsburgh square off in the featured matchup.
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Boston
St. Louis
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cardinals vs Phillies 11 Run Thriller in Five
St Louis and Philadelphia combined for a high scoring game with final line 11 to 5 in favor of Philadelphia. Brannon Schulte Kress Manush Hale and Walberg drove runs while Bishop and Cochrane added key hits and RBIs. Gray started for St Louis and Walberg and Crowder finished for Philadelphia as umpires Hildebrand Axmsby and Guthrie called the time of 1 hour 47 minutes.
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St. Louis
McNeely
Mullen
Desena
Manush Lf
Schulte
Kress
Bramon
Sehang c . "Neill
Gray Strelki
Crowder P . Aed
Seseare Bay
Batte Crowder
Sth
Philadelphia
Brannon
Manush
Hale
Walberg
Bishop
Cochrane
Hauser
Cobb
Sturdy
Sacrifices
Miler
Blue
Jon
Gray
Stiebe
Crowder
Strelecki
Home Run Club Leaders and Game Summary
Baseball standings and player listings show Home Run Club leaders for both leagues with names like Bath Gehrig and Cochrane. Score by inning Brooklyn 6 0 0 0 0 0 Chicago 3 0 2 0 0 0. RBI Grimm Butler Wilson. HR Wilson. Dodgers umpire crew Magee Kiem McCormick. Time not stated.
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Brooklyn
Chicago
Grimm
Butler
Wilson
Nehf
bes—Gonzales
Beck
Deberry
Bancroft
Maguire
Statz
Vance
Washington Defeats Detroit Tigers 9 5 in Baseball
Washington Senators won 9 to 5 over the Detroit Tigers after fifteen hits against Billings Holloway and Sorrell. Detroit scored early with two runs in the first, Washington answered with three in the second and ten in the seventh, securing the victory.
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Washington
Detroit Tigers
Billings
Holloway
Sorrell
Washington Senators
Detroit
Shea
Jones
Tate
England
Cubs blank Robins 3-0 in Chicago game recap
Artie Nehl allowed five hits as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Brooklyn Robins 3 to 0 in Chicago. Wilson hit his fourth homer of the season in the sixth, Gamm added a run with a triple scoring Wilson, and Butler singled in another. Totals show Cubs 3 runs on 6 hits with no errors.
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Artie Nehl
Brooklyn
Homer
Wilson
Chicago
Brooklyn Robins
Chicago Cubs
Gamm
Butler
Cub
International League scores and American Association items
Newark blank Montreal 17 to 9 Jersey City 4 to 1 Toronto Buffalo 10 Reading 7 Rochester 16 Baltimore 8 plus American Association context not specified.
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Newark
Montreal
Jersey City
Toronto
Buffalo
Reading
Rochester
Baltimore
American Association
Yesterday's Major League Batting Props and Scoring notes
Yesterday's box score highlights include Babe Ruth walking twice and scoring two runs for the Yankees but going hitless in three appearances. Lou Gehrig hit a grand slam home run with bases loaded, doubled twice in five plate appearances, driving in four runs and scoring once. Ty Cobb doubled once for the Athletics with two RBIs. Tris Speaker singled once in five at bats for the Athletics. Harry Heilmann doubled once in four at bats for the Tigers. Rogers Hornsby went hitless in three at bats and committed an error for the Braves. Kiki Cuyler was out with an injury for the Cubs. Paul Waner of the Pirates sat idle.
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Babe Ruth
Yankees
Lou Gehrig
Ty Cobb
Footrace Friday brings shifts in marathon field
Andrew Payne, a young Oklahoma runner, again led the Pyle cross country event on Friday. Peter Gavuzzi of Southampton withdrew due to ill health, restoring the top spot to Claremore, while the Los Angeles to New York marathon remained wide open. Yesterday Elyria marked 61 miles as John Salo won a 64.9 mile run from Wauseon in 8 hours 58 minutes 43 seconds, with Louis Perella and Frank Von Flue tying for second at 9 hours 41 minutes 43 seconds.
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Elyria
John Salo
Passaic
N. J
Wauseon
Louis Perella
Albany
Frank von Flue
Kerman
Cal
Meusel's Clout Wins for Yanks Over Cleveland
May 12 Bob Meusel doubled in the tenth to drive Babe Ruth home for the decisive run as the New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians 7 to 6. Lou Gehrig belted his fourth homer with bases loaded in the sixth, Gehrig 4 RBIs, Lazzeri 1, Meusel 1, Sewell 1. Winning pitcher Shealy, losing pitcher Uhle.
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New York
Bob Meusel
Yankees
Babe Ruth
Cleveland Indians
Lou Gehriz
Cleveland
Dugan
Pennock
Fonseca
Gehrig
Lazzeri
L. Sewell
Langford
Summa
Paschal
Meusel
Jamiesoni
Lazz
Cleveland AB
RBO
ALE
Jamieson
J. Lind
J. Sewell
Ward
Morgan
Burns
Hodapp
E Shaute
DB Uhle
Scor- New York AB
Sete Combs
Ween
Koenig
Ruth
Durst
Collins
Robertson
A Hoyt
Penock
Shealy
WCTU April Meeting Opens in Irvine and Local Socials
In Irvine on April 26 the WCTU met at Mrs. Anna Daily’s home with 4 members and 8 visitors. Mrs. Margaret Johnson led the session, scripture read, prayer, and reports approved. Donations, a speaker request, and a flower fund contribution were noted amid social offerings and refreshments. Also reported are birthday events for Alice Marie Muntzgard and Dorothy Ann Muntzgard, a Miss Lucy Jackson anniversary party, PTA council attendance, visiting guests, and town moving activity with several residents relocating within the area.
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Beebe
Margaree Johnson
Cross Roads
Edward Mills
Bertha Walters
Harry Muntzgard
Alice Marie
Dorothy Ann
Elmer Muntzgard
Garland
M. H. Abplanalp
Maxine
Warren
Lucy Jackson
Miss Jackson
Anderson Sisters
Pittsfield
Rey Lightner
Leon Allen
Charles Jackson
Frank Peters
Dunkirk
George Gens
Silver Creek
N.Y
Gens
Robert McGougan
Doris Gens
Local Moves and Community Notes in Warren Area
Residents relocate within Warren and nearby towns as families move to new rooms and homes. Willis Cooney leaves Prudential in West End for National Forge and Ordnance Co. Others include Mr and Mrs Elmer Peterson, L L Westfall, Lebanon, Fish, and McCauley shifts. Social visits, club events, and a Mother's Day sermon announced for May 13.
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Warren
Elmer Peterson
Youngsville
John Olson
L. L. Westfall
Mr. Olson
Hazel Street
Cobham
Lebanon
P. R. R. Company
Depot
Fish
Bradford
William McCauley
Ella Cooney
Ceccil Miller
Dunn's Eddy
Willis Cooney
Prudential Insurance Co
West En
National Forge and Ordnance Co
Canley
Sixth Victory for Cincinnati Pitcher
Cincinnati, May 12. Red Lucas won his sixth game in seven starts as the Reds shut out the Braves 3 to 0. R. Smith Wertz and Taylor, with Lucas and Hargrave, held Boston to a lone scoring chance.
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Cincinnati
Red Lucas
Reds
Braves
Boston
R. Smith
Wertz
Taylor
Lucas
Hargrave
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the Tribune
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Brokenstraw Boys
Pike” Peterson
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Peterson
Iain
Philadelphia AB
R. H
A. Kernick
R. Tompsett
Ti Snyder
McGraw
Lee
Aree
Broklyn
Aes Beers
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K. Williams
Red Sox
Easterling
Tigers
Goslin
Senators
Bissonette
Robins Wilson
O'Doul
Frisch
Webb
Hendrick
Robi Grantham
Lindstrom
Hamers
Chicago AB
A. Beck
Stephenson
Gonzales
VET Portsider
Xaz
R.H. O.eees
I. Va
Herman K
Bressler Lf
Rhonda
Tyson
Debervy
Carey
Vance P
Henline
Tris Speaker
Harry Heilmann
Rogers Hornsby
Kiki Cuyler
Paul Waner
Oklahoman
Gavuzzi
YANKS
Gehrig Poles
Irvine
Our Town
Willis Mead
William Abplanalp
Mrs. Miller
Evie
Main Street
Edward Jenkins
Aly
Mel Rankin
Dubois Pa
William Alplanalp
Q. P. C. Club
Harold Lewis
Stockton
N. Y
Robert Colter
Methodist
Davidson
Daniel Ostrom
Watson Place
Inauve With
Waid-Rogers CO
Warren Savings Bank & Trust Co
United Refining CO
East Side Service
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