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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1911
Page
13
The article reviews Cy Young's standout return to form at the park, noting his control and intelligence on the mound. It discusses Detroit and Cleveland standings, the pennant push, injuries, and how aging stars influence major league baseball strategy and ball quality. Yale prepares for Princeton game as part of the season’s late schedule.
Nationals falter against Cy Young as Cleveland tames Washington 5 to 2 in a brisk 1 hour 33 minute cellar. Groom early trouble, Young settles in with eight strikeouts in last eight innings. Graney, Olson pace Naps offense. Stovall, Birmingham spark Cleveland defense and timely hits.
New York defeated Pittsburg 6 to 3 in Pittsburg. Christy Mathewson pitched splendidly limiting the opposition to few hits while Clarke and Byrne were the only New York batters to consistently threaten. Sesfield struggled, yielding late runs as Pittsburg fell short in the final game of the series.
In a final game of the series Brooklyn defeated Chicago 4 to 1. Brown was hit hard for two innings before Toney relieved him and limited Brooklyn to two singles. Doyle Rucker homered for Chicago's lone run.
Philadelphia defeated Detroit 6 to 4 in a tense contest marked by a late winning run as Barry stole home in the eighth. Stanage left with a hurt finger after an early impact. Cobb's drive was halted by a one hand stop at first, a key defensive play.
New York defeats Chicago 9 to 2 as the Yankees surge with heavy hitting. Baker faced early trouble, and New York assembled a varied attack with McIntyre Daniels Walter Cree Knight and Blair contributing multiple runs. The game ran 1 hour 58 minutes with Fisher Scott Quinn pitching for the teams.
Five runs in the first inning, when Cains was driven from the box, gave St Louis a win over Boston with their new lineup. Boston rallied in the ninth but the bases were loaded when the game ended. Wallace’s fielding and Purtell’s batting highlighted the contest. Score:
The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs 4 to 1 in a game tied to Boston. Strong pitching by Alexander limited Cincinnati to one earned run while Philadelphia capitalized on multiple hits and timely scoring. Left on base totals showed Philadelphia with nine and Cincinnati with ten as the game concluded in two hours and five minutes. Later reports note the Boston Bermuda yacht race was called off because only the Vanderbilt yacht was ready to start.
St. Louis edged Boston 2 to 1 as Sallee outpitched Curtis. Boston led 1-0 on a third inning tally, St. Louis tied on a seventh inning triple and single, aided by an error. Gonde doubled for Boston, Konetchy homered for St. Louis, with Evans driving in the other run. Adjusted box shows Curtis took the loss and Sallee the win. two Chicago White Sox players were injured in New York context after a game.
Standings show Detroit leading with a .720 win percentage followed by New York and Philadelphia. Chicago and St Louis trail with lower marks. Yesterday's results include Cleveland over St Louis, Washington over Boston, New York over Philadelphia, Chicago over Detroit, and a Boston win. Games today include Chicago at Washington and several intercity matchups across the league.
National League standings show New York 3 17 .638 leading with St Louis and Philadelphia close. Cincinnati Chicago Brooklyn Pittsburgh Boston totals listed with scores 3 4 2. The fragmentary record includes results against New York Brooklyn Pittsburg Chicago Philadelphia St Louis Cincinnati and Boston.
The Nationals open a series with debutants and novelties as Fred Sherry is set to appear in a curtain raiser. Mctaleir and Duffy bring new faces including Walker and Somerset, with Terre Haute supplying a first sacker. Ping Bodie targets a big day with fences and long drives while Doc White may play first base amid Sox infield reshuffles.
Gaithersburg Md June 9 Special to The Washington Post Chester Knott star twirler for Adams Express District League and Washington Grove Md will be given a tryout next week by McAleer Either Tuesday or Wednesday Knott will go to Washington to show his form The Nationals have tips on Knott from a local source He has pitched in three games this season two full games and one relief outing with two victories He struck out ten in the first win and fanned fifteen in another impressive performance at age 18 the youngster resembles Rude Waddell and could become a fine pitcher with proper coaching
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