Nationals and title bouts marred by fouls and police action
In Las Vegas and Los Angeles two heavyweight showdowns ended amid controversy. Jack Johnson defeated Jim Flynn in the ninth round as authorities halted the brutal bout, while Ad Wolgast outlasted Joe Rivers in thirteen rounds after a disputed low blow sparked a chaotic finish.
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Flynn
California
Wolgast
Rivers
Los Angeles
Cal
Ad Wolgast
Joe Mivers
Iike Catamounta
Vernon Arena
Wolwast
Jack Welch
Tedlam
Welch
Tom McCarey
Pacific Athletic Club
Tom Jones
Boston and Athletics Split Holiday Doubleheader in Las Vegas Style Fight
In two tense games at Philadelphia on July 4, Boston and the Athletics each won once by one run. The morning contest ended 4 to 3 for Boston, while the afternoon session went to the Athletics 6 to 5 after Boston briefly led. Crowd figures approached 50,000 for the day as both clubs chased the American League leaders with sharp defense, timely hitting, and costly baserunning miscues.
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Okiring
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Mackmen
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Plating
Collins
Baseball box score snippets from early games
Fragmented lines show innings and player names from American and National Leagues. Teams like Philadelphia Boston New York Washington Pittsburgh Chicago Cleveland Detroit St Louis Brooklyn Pennsylvania appear in scattered box score fragments with mentions of players Strunk Lapp Speaker and Bouton across dated game recaps.
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Yerkes
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New York
Boston
Bostem
Brooklyn
Fierann
Pittsburgh
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Cleveland
Chicago
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Nationals Biggest Gainer On the Holiday Contests
National League leaders and the Athletics both faltered as the Nationals surged with a double victory on the holiday program. Brooklyn stopped the Giants’ 16 game win streak, while Detroit’s George Mullin threw a no hit bid into the eighth before Cravath’s lone fly spared Chicago. Mullin’s comeback after a waivers request by Jennings marked an odd season arc as major leaguers shifted teams and fortunes across the circuit.
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Nationals
New York Giants
Brooklyn
McGraw
Giants
Mathewson
New York
George Mullin
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Cravath
Mullin
Jennings
Street Steals A Base In Eighth Inning Baseball Shuffle
Charles Gabby Street stole second in the eighth inning as Ford occupied third, a play that drew great applause. The experimental New York nine featured four debuts with limited pro experience, while Orioles veterans steadied a makeshift lineup. Wolverton faces losses yet hopes to glean value from midseason experiments. Attendance figures hint at revenue potential on the fourth page.
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Gabby
Street
Baseball Hall of Fame
John Anderson
Ford
Mone
Groom
Thring
Ruuner
Quinn
New York Nine
Sterrett
O'Dowd
Martin
Otis
Wolverton
Nationals Rout New York in Opener as Errors Pave Way
Washington takes the opener 12 to 6 over New York. Cashion allows four hits through six, while McConnell is not hit hard but supported by sloppy infield play. Key moments include Gandil stealing third and Shanks’s long homer, with Moeller, Milan, and Ford contributing multiple runs and several miscues aiding Washington’s twelve-run total.
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McConnell
Cashion
Nationals
Sweeney
Washington
O'Dowd
Martin
Thay
Moeller
Morgan
Milan
Ford
Gandil
Shanks
Daniels
Ainsmith
Sterrett
Bage
Sy Castion
Highlanders
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Martle
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Alnemith
AB. R. H
Ooi
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Alnswith
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Meners
Evans
Westervelt
Groom
Henry Groom
Noeller
Foster
McBride
Musa
Rosch
Backatop
New York Batterys Tangle with Washington in Slow Contest
A tense third inning decided the game as Washington capitalized on Milan Gandil at the plate. Moeller drove in runs for Washington while Zinn and Martin sparked New York with a late second inning rally. Groom pitched well for Washington, keeping New York scoreless after the third as Washington piled up runs, including a four-run fourth and more in later frames.
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New York Battery
Quinn
Groom
Moeller
Washington
New York
Zinn
Martin
Foster
Milan
Gandil
New York Easy Victim In Two Holiday Games
Washington swept both holiday exhibitions against New York, winning 12 to 5 in the morning with Cashion and McConnell, and 12 to 1 in the afternoon with Groom and Quinn. The Nationals impressed in fielding and hitting, featuring Roach’s debut homer, Moeller and Shanks also homering.
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New York
Washington
Cashion
McConnell
Nationals
Groom
Quinn
Ilaba Roach
Moeller
Shanks
Rule to Protect Clubs Suspends Players for Refusal to Report
The national baseball commission directs clubs to suspend players who refuse to report to the assigned club, shielding both parties from liability for salary until reinstatement. Also a Henley regatta heat reports Sydney Rowing Club beating Argonaut Rowing Club by a length and a quarter in 7 minutes 4 seconds.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
National Baseball Commission Today
Henley-on-Thames
Segain
Sydney Rowing Club
New South Wales
Argonaut Rowing Club
Toronto
Canada
Argyle Racket Club Wins In Tennis Club Match
Argyle Tennia Club won six of nine matches from Holmead Tennia Club on the Holmead course yesterday. Singles winners include W A Kibby and Doyle with tight scores. doubles by Tolman Tolman and Grant Kibber. Also Gotch Wins in Two Straight Falls in Chicago. Frank Gotch defeated Joe Smerkeal in two straight falls.
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Argyle Tennia Club
Holmead Tennia Club
Louis I. Doyle
Holmead
Walter A. Kibbey
Singias
W. A. Kibbey
Argyle
E. C. Bowen
John H. Holmead
A. M. Burtt
L. M. Tolman
R. P. Tolman
George C. Wwlllams
L. MM. Holt
Grant
W., Kibber
A. H. Morrow
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