This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1918
Page
6
Nationals score over Browns despite a hidden ball trick in the infield. Masel and Loughlin were involved in the balk dispute, with Masel later moving to second on a hit. Shaw and Gedeon contributed in late innings as the Yankees’ acquisition news looms and Huggins eyes Rigert.
Jim Shaw matched a five hit game, the Nationals beat the Browns 3 to 2 in St Louis. Two runs came home in the fifth on Foster s triple and Judge s single, while three Brown errors fueled their first inning. Rogers held Washington to one run through seven, then Houck relieved and kept the score close.
Cleveland defeats New York as Coveleskie outpitches the visitors while supporting errors allow three runs. Wood debuts as Cleveland second baseman replacing Wambsganss who joins the national army. Crowded box score lists hits and errors across both teams with Coveleskie earning the win.
In Detroit, July 26, F Walker's bases loaded hit in the eleventh inning plated Detroit for a 2 1 win over Philadelphia. Walker also starred in the field as Detroit overcame a early one run deficit.
Secretary of War Baker granted baseball players a temporary exemption from the work or fight order until September 1 1918. The extension was requested to allow teams to adjust and prevent disruption of the game, with officials noting only 237 major league players would be affected. Baker emphasized baseball as wholesome recreation and said extending the change would avoid harming the sport while war needs are met.
Cincinnati July 26 United expression from August Herrmann and President Johnson on baseball life past September 1. Herrmann expects league season to end on Labor Day with work starting the next day while no World Series plans are set and no trouble anticipated for a short series after the league seasons.
President Minor of the Washington club praised Secretary Baker's ruling. He said it gives baseball time to reorganize, allowing a chance for the sport to adapt to the new order by September 1.
New York officials welcomed Baker's work week exemption for ball players until September 1 and moved to decide on whether the world series should be held. Club owners urged a joint National and American league meeting to settle the timing and opposed abandoning the series. Public notice of the start was demanded.
The petition asks for an extension to October 16 1918 arguing that immediate enforcement would shutter ballparks and that most attendees are night workers or bank hours. It notes clubs prepared for 1918 season under selective draft and that two thirds of attendees are Saturday Sunday patrons with many workers and transient city visitors.
Chicago defeats Boston 7 to 2 behind timely hits off Jones. Leadoff stars include Melanis and Gandil with solid support from Collins and Ganildil. Kinney and Kinney cleanup pace the Boston defense as Chicago wins back to back.
Horses and results from Empire City track include six public choices with three odds on. Pickwick won the Bronxville handicap in a mile time of 1 38 4-5. Favorite Hank O Day ran unruly and finished far back as several races narrowed to two-year-olds and older claimers. Multiple race outcomes list winners such as Secotx Flyaway Auntie Keen Jane, and Paddy Dear among others with detailed placings and times.
A chaotic racing report notes geldings barred from big Belmont races. It lists three year olds and older entries, including various named horses and handlers, with fragmented OCR errors. The piece also briefly mentions a baseball player, Joe Traulette, noted for playing first base for the St. Louis Cardinals and a prior major league history with the Giants Indians and Pirates.
The American League shows Chicago leading at 85 36 .604 with Cleveland and Detroit close behind. Washington sits at 48 41 .544 while New York and Philadelphia hover around .529 and .414 respectively. Yesterday results include Washington 8 1 over Louis, Detroit 2 Philadelphia 1 in 11 innings, and Chicago 7 Cincinnati 5. Today’s schedule has Washington at St Louis and Philadelphia at Detroit. New York at Cleveland, Boston at Chicago.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.