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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1919
Page
4
Detroit in a 2 to 1 extra inning battle edged Washington after a pitchers duel featuring Boland and Shaw. Boland fans eight while Shaw allows few hits as Heilmann and Bush make key plays. Game ends in the 10th with decisive runs and tight defense.
In Cleveland, the Indians blanked Red Sox ace Lefty Shawkey 2-0 as 9 hits and solid defense limited the league's top pitcher. Pekinpaugh and Sheristep rapped hits and engineered the decisive runs, while the New York battering lineup struggled to solve Cleveland hurling.
St Louis won the opening game of the series against Boston 3 to 0 as outpitcher ius horon bested Mays. Two singles and a Tobias double produced all runs in the third inning with Sacrifice flies and key plays contributing to the shutout.
Readable portions show St Doris defeated New York by a score of 2 to 8 in a scrappy game with many fouls and substitutions. Several players are listed with nicknames and partial names, but details are garbled.
July 4 attendance at Bayview Park for the Willard Dempsey heavyweight bout reached 19 650 with receipts after a 41 789 tax deduction totaling 410 722 16. City charity fund contributions were 30 000. police, ticketing, and press staff totaled 80 30 10 and 454 respectively. Willard’s purse listed at 100 000 and Dempsey 27 300 with other costs rising to about 325 000. Browne announced sale of the arena to a Chicago wrecking company for 25 000. demolition to begin immediately.
Detroit July selections Nick Johnson and Har for duty against the Jungaleers in a two game card. Teonard Davis to handle Tigers box work. Hellmann hailed by fans after a tense tenth inning rally, Shorten drives decisive run with a long single. Milan robs Cobb of extra base hit in ninth as Ty Takings bats falter after lay off.
Brooklyn July 9 Pittsburgh shut out Brooklyn 2 to 0 Babe Adams held Brooklyn for six innings. The line shows Adams dominant with strong support from teammates as Pittsburgh wins. Names like Babe Adams and Brooklyn are prominent in the strained play-by-play reporting.
American League standings show New York leading with 41 wins and 29 losses, Detroit 43 32, Boston 48 25, Cleveland 38 28, Washington 28 39, St Louis 33 32, Philadelphia 17 47. Yesterday Detroit beat Washington in 10 innings while Chicago blanked Philadelphia 7 0 and Cleveland defeated New York 2 0. Today five AL games include Washington at Detroit and New York at Cleveland among others.
New York July 9 The Jcalors of Commander Ross win the Campfire Handicap at Aqueduct with King Thrush and Milkmatch also scoring. Shuttinger rode King Thrush to victory by five lengths while Milkmaid led a second division with Columbine taking second and Rose third. other results include Northwood and Reddes distances in the later races.
In a tense showdown yesterday Cary and colleagues faced Gossydesty in a cycling duel. The event featured notable riders including Salterheld and Pah dN performing early. Local observers noted contact and strategy shaping the result.
Brescia, a rank outsider, won the Ohio stake for 208 class trotters at North Randall in three heats. Allie Lou led heat one, Féresta split divisions, Peter Coley won 216 class, and Goldie Todd claimed 214 class pacer with fast mile times.
The second annual Navy Yard Government Recreation League meet will be at Central High School stadium on Saturday afternoon. It features yoemen females and open events plus boys and girls under 16, with contingents from Seamen Gunners School and the US Marine Guard at Eighth Street Naval Post.
Cincinnati tilt highlighted by Sallee’s strong effort and Red battering, with notable plays from Keaton and McQuillan. Boston and Cincinnati offenses pace the game as starters Chico and Cheney push offenses through the middle innings.
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