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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1912
Page
13
A local newspaper notes a yearly custom awarding the first player to rush and hit a home run. The prize is an Oxford traveling bag presented at the event. Details are brief and the language is irregular, focusing on the unusual prize.
A long list of Charleston racing entries outlines purses from 160 to 300 dollars for horses two years old and up. Entries include numerous named horses and stable connections with weights and odds noted, across several races including six furlongs and a mile, plus showery weather hints.
Fragmentary OCR item lists a mix of names and places including Ron Well Today Jamestown Cincinnati Enquirer references and various individuals such as Mamah Johnson Robin Gray and Jack Parker. The text reads like a shuffled roster of people and locales with no cohesive event or story.
Georgetown sophomores nominate Waldron and Hugh T Carter as candidates to run against freshmen for assistant managerships in baseball and track. Waldron, last year’s freshman class president, seeks another student leadership post while Carter is a Brep School graduate active in class movements. Freshmen have not named candidates yet. Navy and Swarthmore Lacrosse Ends in 6-6 Tie After extra period Navy and Swarthmore battled to a 6-6 deadlock in Annapolis.
Washington and five other major league cities share disappointment as opening day is postponed due to showers and wet field conditions. If clearing, games proceed with planned lineups. rain shifts schedule, doubleheaders likely, and Griffith plans to reassess pitching options as teams watch forecasts and adjust rosters.
Georgetown plays Warsland Aggies on the Hilltop diamond this afternoon at 4 oclock. Blue and Gray return to form and seek to extend a winning streak. Heffernan to pitch, Fury behind the plate, Colli flower to umpire. Wolgast and Ritchie to Fight in San Francisco on May 1.
Arrangements mirror Thursday with gates to pavilions and bleachers opening at noon and grand stand at 1 pm. Play starts at 8 pm, followed by a Pistoria Band concert. Thursday tickets carry over for the same seats. Probable pitchers are Johnson and Coombs.
Special to The Washington Test reports Chicago White Sox powering past St Louis 22 to 7. Despite heavy hitting by Nelson Haintum and Ed Walsh, St Louis hurler struggled as Stovall Callahan Walsh and Borie starred for the Browns with multiple hits and key drives, including late-inning offense.
Pittsburgh beat St Louis in the ninth inning despite chilly weather and a Wild start by Hendrix. Donlin strained leg and left after four as Leach moved to center. Gibson, Wagner and Miller aided the attack with two base hits and a late rally. Multiple leagues postponed due to weather. attendance large for the first game of the season.
Frinceton New York April 18 The Prince s Ree Darthgare Was canceled today on account of sabe.
Rainfall affects multiple cities including Pittsburgh St Louis Boston Philadelphia and Brooklyn New York with wet grounds reported Cincinnati Chicago and other areas. Winds and showers influence travel conditions through the region as a weather system moves northeast.
A fragmented report covers AL HANDIBOE securing a regular role with the Savannah team amid a broader roundup of Western Atlantic baseball news. The piece notes players like Rod Murphy debuting for Portsmouth, and mentions local minors, league rhythms, and management actions as the season shapes up.
A garbled OCR passage mixes letters and partial words, hinting at names and terms but lacking coherent facts. The jumble resembles a fragmented newspaper snippet with scattered proper nouns and stray numerals, demanding reconstruction to extract any concrete event or entity.
Readable fragments describe Rutherford as top swimmer earning a title and shield in a meet referred to as the MOC. The text is garbled but indicates a decisive victory and award in a pool competition with mentions of contestants and a notable performance.
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