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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1914
Page
14
Nationals leave Washington for a summer road swing through St Louis Detroit and Philadelphia with 20 games on the schedule.details include Griffth leading men, Boehling and Johnson's pitching roles and Blair added from Martinsburg as part of the roster shuffle.
Fragmented sports roundup mixes name drops and humorous vignettes. references to Mathewson Huggins McGraw and Dineen pepper the piece, along with stray notes on golf Welch Welsh and a horse deal involving Sardanaple.
Five runs in the seventh inning carried the Washington Nationals to a 5 3 victory over the Chicago White Sox in the final game of their home stand. Jim Scott started strong for Chicago, but Nationals hitters, including Shanks and Morgan, matched him as manager Callahan swapped pitchers. Acosta and Moeller plated the decisive runs, with Bodie and Foster contributing earlier, while the White Sox offense clawed back late but fell short.
Rochester July report quotes G Barrow president of the International League urging retrenchment in all baseball leagues. He says the sport costs more to operate than the public will pay and players receive most of the money while the system cannot continue.
Fragmentary lines list American League cities Washington Chicago Philadelphia Cleveland St Louis and Boston with scattered punctuation suggesting a standings or score table without complete details. The readable items show multiple team names and locations, indicating a rough sports brief or box-score snippet.
Baseball box score notes cover Detroit versus New York and various teams. Players like Crawford Borns and Pischer are mentioned with multiple hits, assists, putouts, and runs. The piece references Dodgers, Cardinals, Cubs, Phillies, Athletics, Naps, and a rainout across the International League except Montreal where the grandstand burned.
New York and Detroit battled through heavy rain to a 1 to 1 tie in a pitchers duel. Stars included Crawford and Boone for Detroit and Cook and Mullen for New York, with timely base running and a late-inning delay due to darkness.
Boston defeats Pittsburgh 2 to 0 in a pitchers' duel as Tyler and Cooper hold the visitors to four hits. Five games in the series favor Boston, who shut out Pittsburgh in four of them. Faller and Whaling drove runs. Heston and others contributed on base paths. Officials Megira Lincoln and Hart timed the game at 1 hour and 4% minutes.
Warren E. Wood, winner of the Western Golf Association, will not defend his title next week at Grand Rapids Michigan because business commitments upset his plans. He expects to compete in the national amateur championship later in the season.
Fragmented sports brief lists team records and standings across the Federal League. Entries mention New York, St Louis, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Brooklyn,Chicago and Baltimore with varying win loss totals and percentages.
Philadelphia beat Cleveland 9 to 2 to complete a long home stand sweep, marking nine consecutive victories for the Athletics. Jackson had four singles in five at bats, McInnes Collins and Baker sparkled, while Bowman struggled with control as Cleveland was chased early. Seven stolen bases highlighted the Phillies’ win and the visitors’ defensive miscues.
The Montreal baseball club grand stand in the International League at Atwater park was destroyed by fire today. Property loss estimated at about 8000 dollars with 4000 dollars attributed to the stand itself. Police seek an incendiary.
Louis defeats Brookline 4 to 2 as Reulbach stumbles in final innings. Schmutz starts, relieved by Witter in seventh. Daubert, Stengel, Huggins, Beck, Wingo, and Dresten noted among players. Errors and double plays cited. attendance and umpire info recorded. Philadelphia and South Atlantic League standings referenced with several city names.
Chicago defeated Philadelphia 15 to 8 in a batting bee, sweeping the series and extending their winning streak to eight. Zabel allowed two singles and two home runs in one inning before Hageman took over amid heat and controversy as manager Doomn was ordered to the clubhouse for arguing. The Merion Cricket Club members left for New York ahead of a month tour of England, joined by four Haverford College players.
New York limited Cincinnati 23 to 4 in a decisive win as Yingling and Teasreau handled mound duties. Griffin and local standout Griffin were repeatedly hit, while Roser, Meyers and McLean fueled the Giants offense.
Armando Marsans, Cuban star for St Louis in the Federal League, accuses Cincinnati Nationals of violating the Federal alien labor contract law by seeking to contract him while he was in Habana. He also alleges organized baseball breaches Sherman antitrust law by fixing salaries for day players and challenges the ten day clause denying him equal right to terminate or renegotiate.
New York July 22 Barney Oldfield's bid for two new one mile track records at Bakersfield on April 22 was rejected by the American Automobile Association contest board. The trial failed to be timed with step watches as required by rules. Various league results and scores are noted from Southern and North Carolina leagues amid rain postponements.
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