Chicago Defeats Detroit in Low-Scoring Showdown on Cold Day
Chicago wins 6 to 4 over Detroit in a clear day game before 16,788 fans in Chicago. White pitched superbly, allowing four hits with no errors behind him as Chicago defeats Detroit 6 to 4. Attendance 16,788.
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Rmoak Dero
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McCarthy
Pittsburg Takes Opening Game At St Louis In Poor Fielding
St Louis suffered a sloppy defensive showing as Pittsburg won the first game of the series. Taylor pitched well for St Louis but Leever allowed only four hits, giving Pittsburg a 5 0 victory in front of about 7 000 fans.
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Leever
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Mr. O'Day
Washington and Philadelphia Boxer Set for Baltimore Bout
Manager John J. OConnor has paired featherweight Tom Lowe of Washington with Kidstein of Philadelphia for a fifteen round match at the Eutaw Athletic Club in Baltimore Wednesday night. The weigh in will be at 6 o clock at the Bijou Theater on Baltimore Street near Exeter. Lowe who can make 126 pounds at 3 or 6 o clock agreed to weigh 126 with Kidstein after the weight dispute. Lowe has impressed by beating Young Murphy in a previous mill and is gaining prestige for a likely schedule of further bouts before summer.
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Philadelphia
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Tommy Lowe
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Eutaw Athletic Club
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Lowe
Murphy
O'Connor
Chicago Wins In Extra Innings On Chicago Errors
In Cincinnati April 3, Chicago defeated Cincinnati after ten innings due to errors. Two misplays in the tenth plus four wild pitches produced five Chicago runs. Attendance 13,?42. Final score Cincinnati runs none, Chicago 6.
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Washington shuts out Paterson in Hudson League game
In Paterson New Jersey on April 2 Washington defeated Paterson 8 to 4 before about 3000 spectators. Weebington starred with three hits and Duquette pitched well for Paterson. The game featured strong fielding and errors that influenced the scoring as Washington built an early lead and held on.
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Duquette
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Weatlake
Baseball score snippets from several leagues in brief
Scores from Southern League New Orleans 8 Little Rock 0 Memphis 3 Shreveport 0. South Atlantic Jacksonville 4 Charleston 0. Eastern Providence 8 Newark 2. American Association Columbus 6 St Paul 0 Louisville 10 Minneapolis 7 Toledo 7 Milwaukee 7 called due to darkness. Humor of all kinds is a source of moral troubles Hood's Sarsaparilla is advertised.
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New Orleans
Little Rock
Memphis
Shreveport
American Association
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Gt. Paul
Louisville
Minneapolis
Toledo
Milwaukee
Hood
Capital City League Sets 90 Game Summer Schedule
A special Capital City Baseball League meeting chose St Josephs Parish Club to fill a vacancy left by Washington Light Infantry. The schedule runs ninety games in six series from May to August, with clubs including St Stephens Columbia A C Carroll Institute Aloysius St Patricks and others in a dense lineup of May June July and August matchups.
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New York
Oklyn
Washington Park
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Hoal
Bigharkard
Lumley
Olferch
Lewis
Dobbe
Howerman
Bargen
McQinnity
Jones
Herges
Girang
Hatch
Owens
Dobbs
Gilbert
Biolen
Dahten
Bowerman
Lottom
Capital City Baseball League
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Carroll Institute
Washington Light Infantry
St. Joseph's Parish
Bureau Athletic Club
Columbia Athletic Club
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St. Patick's
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Nationals Triumph or Fall in Early Baseball Notes
Baseball notes from Washington discuss Jimmy Barrett's knee injury and Patten expected to challenge the Athletics. Patten, Stahl, and Dineen are highlighted, with spitball era references and multiple players like Townsend Hughes and To ledo mentioned. Rumors link Patsy Donovan to Los Angeles, Rabbit Robinson shines for Milwaukee, and Cleveland's Harry Bay is slumping yet contributing in center field. Washington battles Boston entries while Treks to Philadelphia loom. Kittredge’s defense praised, and training, strategy, and managers are noted as key factors in upcoming games.
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Jimmy Barrett
Boston Herald
Tag
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Hive
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Patten
Malen
Cassidy
Bhi Dineen
Washington
Toledo
Huelsman
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Los Angeles
Rabbit” Robinson
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Hite
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National League
Georgetown
Collegians
Colliflower
Aloysius Club Defeats Atlantics In Capital City League
The Aloysius Club of the Capital City League beat the Atlantics of northeast Washington 11 to 6 before a large crowd. Key hits came from Anderson Kelly Smith and Ricker. Ground rules allowed two bases on a hit into the crowd due to the crowd size.
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Baseball Oddities From A Bygone Era In-Framed Tales
A collection of anecdotes from early baseball days describes a German owner who mismanaged salaries and spoke in a comic backward slang, a fiery Dutchman who fined players, and a wallet incident solved by a delayed advertisement. It recalls a Washington ball player known for stingy temperament and a Shylock-like figure at a funeral, illustrating quirky club life and offbeat showmanship of the period.
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Funner
Weber and Fielde
Alze
Fellows
Washington
Shylock Hall
Lei
Tam
Metropolitan Handicap Opens Belmont Park With Starters Named
The opening of Belmont Park follows a 32 million construction with seating for 16 thousand and a four-track setup. The Metropolitan Handicap keys the big day with top horses like Delhi Bel dame Dolly Spanker Roschen Ormonds Right Tanya and Wotan among likely starters for the one mile race with ten thousand added.
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E. R Thomas
H. P Wintner
James R. Keene
Delhi
Ort Wells
Stalwart
Belmont
Beldame
R.T. Wilson, Jr
Dolly Spanker
Dave Johnson
Roschen
Sydney Paget
Ormonde
H. P. Whitney
Tanya
St. Detmel
Wotan
Jamanica
Virenna baseball team set for Southern trip
Charlottesville April 20 Viren na baseball team leaves Tuesday for its annual Southern trip. First game with Davidson in Charlotte, then two with North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Greensboro. Final game at Raleigh against North Carolina A and M. Record 17-5 after 22 games including wins over West Virginia Lafayette Syracuse and losses to Yale and Pennsylvania. Also a call to organize May 3 athletic meet for district colored athletes to strengthen local sports culture.
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Wantington Va
Charlottesville
Virenna
Davidson
West Virginia
Lafayette
Syracuse
Yale
Pennsylvania State College
Funeral for Turfman Walden at Bowling Brook
A large crowd attended the funeral for R. Wyndham Walden at his Bowling Brook home in Middleburg Maryland. Turfmen from Baltimore traveled to pay respects. The private interment will be held tomorrow at the Methodist Episcopal Church cemetery.
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R. Wyndham Walden
Bowling Brook
Baltimore
Methodist Episcopal Church
Tigers (colored) organize season and seek district games
Amateur baseball team the Tigers (colored) announces a season plan and invites colored district teams to challenge them. Lineup lists Nelson at first, McKinney at second, Wokerson at short, Scott at third, Allison catcher, Hailing catcher, several pitchers including Shippen Dyson West, Dorsey center and Dale left and Moss right field. Bend challenges to E R McKinney at 4th Howard Avenue Anacostia.
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Ernest McKinney
William Wokerson
Arthur’ Scott
Benne ‘Lison
Lucius Hailing
Henry Shippen
John Dyson
Clarence West
Jack Dorsey
Henry Dale
Andrew Moss
Bend
E. R. McKinney
Howard Avenue
Anacostia
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