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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1907
Page
15
Georgetown University baseball, at home, routed Gallaudet College 15 to 2. Burns and Devlin produced key runs as Georgetown used four pitchers including Donahy to secure the win. Gallaudet struggled with fielding while Georgetown capitalized with timely hitting and a late double play.
Business High School defeated Georgetown Preps 10 to 9 on their home field in a five inning game. Business scored seven runs in the seventh inning on four hits and three errors to seal the win. Zannelli at first was the standout and Dumont, Brooks, O Connor and Fury were key players for their teams.
Annapolis Md April 17 Harvard this afternoon overturned a earlier defeat to Navy by winning the practice game nine to one The visitors used a well built lineup and Harvard pitching puzzled the midshipmen Captain Van Ankin did not receive expected support from the Naval Academy The same teams will meet again tomorrow The score by innings was not fully reported
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Special to The Washington Post Ellicott City Md April 17 Rock Hill College defeated Eastern High School of Washington 2 to 1 in a hotly contested game Edelen pitched a no hit effort for the home team fanning fourteen while Dodd allowed eleven singles Brennan and Dunn starred for the home club and Whitney played first for the visitors The game lasted 1 hour 40 minutes and featured strong defense and timely hitting for Rock Hill College.
In Alexandria April, Episcopal High defeated Tech High 6 to 1. Reichard pitched for the locals until the fourth when Gray took over. White held strong for nine innings despite a barrage from Episcopal. Goodman and Mess starred for the visitors with Dabney homering for EHS.
The St Joseph Church team of the Marquette League defeated Bloomingdale Athletic Club 4 to 0 at Seventh and Florida NE last evening. Priest and Barnhart led the Churchmen's hitting with Barnhart staying solid for Bloomingdale, while Priest connected for a two bagger. Bloomingdale stranded runners, Earnhardt was called out at the plate in the third, and Bloomingdale faces the Patent Office team at McDevitt's Field Friday. Score by innings shows St Joseph 2300 and Bloomingdale 0000 x4.
Washington School defeated Army and Navy Prep 19 to 0 on Seongin Avenue grounds. Washington Inds built a batting streak by the third inning then led coast to coast. Home runs by Howard and Tad Jones highlighted New Haven April baseball results.
Boston defeated Washington 1 to 0 as Smith dominated early with five strikeouts and one walk. Washington staged a ninth inning rally but fell short, with notable plays by Schlafly Unglaub and Hickman. Crowds of 2,228 braved the cold as Cantillon’s club pressed to tie it late.
New Games today feature New York at Brooklyn St Louis at Cincinnati Boston at Philadelphia Chicago at Pittsburg and Philadelphia at Chicago. The standings show W lines and percentages with Philadelphia and Chicago leading.
Detroit and Chicago played amid a scorched weather game. Chicago gathered three hits and earned three runs in the fourth to decide matters. Pitchers Killian and Smith were hooked after disputes with umpires, while Davis faced ejection for throwing at an umpire. Cobb and Isbell led the offense for Detroit with key runs, and the day’s play stretched over 1 hour and 45 minutes.
New York Americans win 5 to 4 over Philadelphia in a ninth inning rally. Hartzell Conroy Keeler Beyboldi Davin Chase Murphy Laporte Williams Hofmann Knight Klomow Waddell Doyle Bender Thomas. Waddell pitched for Philadelphia. Doyle entered late. Umpires Messia, Hurst, Evans. Time 1 hour 57 minutes.
April 17 Pittsburg hosted Chicago in the season opener before 8000 fans. President Pulliam attended and threw the first ball. Chicago prevailed, exploiting Pittsburg errors as Taylor and Willis regressed. Two base hits by Anderson, Slagle, Hofman and others highlighted the tense game amid cold weather.
Cincinnati defeats St Louis 3 to 2 as errors by St Louis aid the home team. Mitchell injures hand sliding into second in first inning. Huggins Davis Kane Kruger Mowrey Sohfel Bennett Byrne Marshall score for Cincinnati. Ewing Brown Ewing umpire calls and time noted.
President Noyes of the Nationals says he has had no contact from Ian Johnson regarding the Stahl matter. Chairman Herrmann of the national commission wrote to Noyes and Ban Johnson days ago and is said to be hopeful the issue can be settled. Johnson has not deemed the matter urgent enough to write to the local club official.
Cleveland defeated St Louis 9 to 3 in a game highlighted by two Cleveland bursts in the first and ninth innings. Key players included Pickering, Turner, Clark and Stovall for Cleveland with Howell pitching the win while Joss and Lafoie contributed. St Louis left seven on base as errors and timely hits favored Cleveland.
New York defeats Brooklyn 2 to 1 in ten innings. Ferguson pitched well for New York while Bell struggled but showed scoring ability. Devlin made two notable plays at third as the game stretched into extra frames.
Philadelphia fell to a 8 2 loss as Lindaman kept pitcher rhythm, error-prone offense and poor timing hampered the home team. Line totals show Philadelphia with 9 runs, Boston with 8, and a late rally failing to overcome the deficit. Batted balls, steals, and errors marked the contest, with key players Penh and Bridwell contributing in the field.
Ray Raymond pitched his first game against Macon and held them to six hits in a shutout, with the visitors winning in the eighth on an error, a Raymond hit, and a Mullin bunt. Batteries Raymond and Wox Clark and Robinson. Umpire Mace. Time 1 hour 40 minutes.
Cleveland April 17 Frank Delehanty fleet outfielder will not be available to the New York Highlanders. He announced to Clark Griffith that major league baseball is out for good for him. He wishes to play semi professional ball at Sandusky this season but needs permission from Griffith. He plans to study medicine at Baldwin University Berea near Cleveland while playing independent ball.
Special to The Washington Post Charlottesville Virginia defeats Trinity 2 to 1 in a neat fielding game. Smith at short and Salter at second starred for Trinity, Virginia errorless while Susong held the mound for UVA. Scoring came in the opening inning as Flonaker and Walker set up a runner, with Virginia applying pressure and taking the lead on a fielder’s choice and a high throw from Asbury. Trinity's lone run followed in the next inning on Lane’s RBI. Defensive plays included Bevins colliding with Flowers but securing the ball, and Johnson making a spectacular grab on Webb’s foul fly in the sixth. Umpire Hoftner. Time one hour 35 minutes.
Special to The Washington Post reports Philadelphia labor groups protest open-stop baseballs used by Mack’s Athletics and other clubs. Central Labor Union plans to boycott cab drivers transporting players until altered, citing open-shop ball sources. Delegates Hoffman Maguire back labor action as hackmen pledge cooperation. Ben Shibe faces pressure over ball stitching union disputes.
Cincinnati April 17 The national baseball commission will reopen the case of the Topeka club drafted from the Western League despite earlier refusals. No new evidence except Buffalo meeting notes. board seeks amicable resolution and clarification of agreements, but will not reopen merits at this time.
Little Rock and Shreveport tied in eleven innings after a weather affected doubleheader. Umpire Pfeminger halted the game with the score tied in the eleventh. Batteries were Bandy Orr Graham Ceskill Rupp. Time of game two hours and two minutes. Also reports Arion Bird, a promising two year old trotter, died in Indiana recently after being bought for 1500 dollars by Marvin and Taylor.
In a windy Chapel Hill clash, George Washington edged North Carolina 7 to 6 after a seventh inning rally led by Brennan and Orrison. Montgomery, Stevenson and Carr contributed key hits as GW overcame early NC leads before sustaining the decisive late surge.
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