Two to Brav es Giants Add One Again to Front
New York dominates Pittsburgh in a shutout as Mathewson shines for the Giants. Quillan and Merkle pace New York with timely hits while Pittsburgh struggles to solve the champion pitcher.
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1914
Page
15
New York dominates Pittsburgh in a shutout as Mathewson shines for the Giants. Quillan and Merkle pace New York with timely hits while Pittsburgh struggles to solve the champion pitcher.
Philadelphia defeats Toronto in a high scoring contest 4 to 3 highlighted by multiple home runs Becker's sacrifice and Sherwood's timely hit. Players like Magee Reed and Wilson contributed offensively as the Phillies build late lead while Toronto fails to rally.
Brooklyn edged Cincinnati 2 to 1 in ten innings after a pitchers duel marked by wrangling. Pfeffer allowed three hits, Douglass fanned eleven as Brooklyn pitcher. The game featured errors and a winning run scored with one out in the frame.
In Indianapolis on June 17 the home club beat Buffalo 11 to 8 in a wild game marked by erratic pitching from both sides. Boxmen used three by Buffalo and four by the visitors as multiple fielding miscues and heavy hitting shaped the affair. Notable names include Lelehanty Kaiser Ol McKechnie and Esmond.
Lange pitched well as Chicago tops Pittsburgh 3 1 in a game that featured strong defense and timely hitting. Highlights include Tinker and Berry contributing key hits and Walker weathering early pressure to secure the win for Chicago. The teams combined for a single decisive inning as the Chicago offense produced the necessary runs. A note mentions Harvard planning a $1,000,000 gymnasium project.
Baseball standings show Philadelphia leading the league with a 32 win 17 loss record and a .615 winning percentage. Boston sits at 34 wins with 23 losses for a .596 mark, while Detroit is at 3 wins 21 losses and a .125 percentage, with Chicago, Washington, and St Louis further down the table to complete the stretch of teams and records.
Yesterday's results list teams including New York Philadelphia Boston Chicago Cleveland St Louis and Pittsburgh with scores and standings. Today matchups show Washington at Detroit Philadelphia at St Louis Newark at Cleveland Boston at Chicago and others across the league.
Baltimore and Chicago split results with Baltimore losing to Kansas City and Pittsburgh defeating Kansas City. Current league tallies show Brooklyn Buffalo and Indianapol pending. Pittsburgh edged a 3 to 1 win in yesterday’s action.
Detroit falls 4 to 6 as the Yankees snap a three game skid under suspension plagued manager Chanen. Truesdale Pochinpaugh Hartzell Hollen Moriarty Veoch Kisangugh pace a multi player scoring effort and Kavaneugh Holt hallmarks. Covington takes Charlottesville series as Delots and Jamison Copeland deliver. Brown University players Henry and Durgin join the Pittsburgh Nationals June 19.
Cleveland June 17 The Naplanders sweep the series defeating the Nationals 7 to 2 at Summers Field. Naplanders outhit Nationals twelve to few and capitalized on errors as Shaws pitching faltered. Moeeller leads off and Gandil, Shanks and Morgan spark the visitors with key runs and timely scoring.
American William Ritchie and British Fred Welch signed articles for a twenty round lightweight title bout to be held in London between November 4 and November 11 this year with the exact date to be fixed within two hours. Frank Davis, outfielder of the St Joseph Western League club, was sold today to the Terre Haute club of the Central League.
Gallia, once a National, with seven straight wins in the American Association, debuted yesterday but faltered in an eleven inning pitcher's battle. Lowdermilk of Louisville shut him down as Gallia allowed nine hits and errors proved costly. In the eleventh, Gallia weakened and the rally produced a 3 to 1 defeat.
Chicago pitcher Urban Faber limits the league leaders to one hit in a 6 0 win over the champions. Catcher Lapp is the lone bright spot for Philadelphia, grounding a ninth inning ball that Blackburne misplayed, breaking up a potential no hitter. Fielding miscues and selective walks help Brown and Collins lift the White Sox behind Demmitt and Chase.
St Louis with Hamilton’s strong pitching toppled Boston 4 to 0. Johnson pitched earlier but was hurt in an elevator incident the same day. Game details note Hamilton and Gainor in relief, Williams and Willems among several players contributing for St Louis while Boston stranded runners.
George W Rotam of Wace Texas won possession of the Lynnewood Hall gold cup, defeating Howard W Perrin of Philadelphia in the final round. Rotam posted a score just one stroke over the course record while Perrin finished 18 holes in 77. Cardinals AC of Alexandria seeks a Sunday game at their park, contact Harry Crump.
National League club under Griffith struggles with poor batting and baserunning as they head to Detroit to face the Tigers. Johnson to pitch opener, with Boehling Ayres and Shaw also slated to work. Detroit leads the pennant race and the Naps hope for a rebound on the road despite a rough stretch and costly baserunning miscues.
James A Gilmore, president of the Federal League, says 40 players ready to jump from the National and American Leagues but declines to name how many would be absorbed. Chicago American League team reportedly faces losses, with Chase and other players likely to leave. Comiskey's players are contract-bound with no escape clauses, raising consequences if Chase signs with the Federals.
A new amateur league opened its season on Thursday with teams from the Coast Artillery Engineers Ordnance Insular Bureau and Adjutant General's Office. Managers reported strong player turnout and several June games scheduled including Adjutant Generals vs Coast Artillery and Engineers vs Adjutant Generals.
Baseball results from American Association International League Tri state and other circuits show Cleveland beating Milwaukee 4 3 and Kansas City 7 in separate games while Rochester swept a doubleheader with Baltimore 8 2 and 0 2 Newark beat Buffalo in a first game and lost the second. Virginia and Southern leagues post varied scores with Newport News 9 Norfolk 1 and Chattanooga Memphis 10 New Orleans 1. Georgia and Carolinas leagues list Charleston Columbia Macon Durham Charlotte Raleigh Winston Salem Greensboro Asheville and Knoxville among others with multiple game entries.
Patterson of Pennsylvania will join Nat Cartmell in a European summer tour of track stars. The group plans to compete in England and France among other cities, with Patterson aiming to meet English champion Tips at Stan Widge Grove.
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