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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1912
Page
13
Race entries list multiple races with horses and weights at an unnamed venue in distressing OCR. Milwaukee releases outfielder Stone and sends Dolan and Finhardi to Terre Haute in a central league transfer, affecting roster depth.
Woodberry Forest defeats Jefferson School to strengthen its bid for the state prep title. Barton Bernerts hits a home run as Victoria and Halthis contribute notable plays. RHE shows the scoring by Lha, Radell, and Harman, with multiple players cited for key actions.
The Washington Nationals lead the league by a wide margin and will open at Luna Park today in a 4 o'clock start for the first of a 15 game Western series. Fans will vote this week on starting hours 3:30 or 4, with a tally taken daily and results guiding future games. The feature lineup includes Cal Kahn and Griggs, with White Sox pitchers Groom or Johnson favored and Callahan's lineup showing Zeiderlo at first and Lorda at third as changes grip the infield.
Cleveland, Ohio May Forest City defeats Chicago U S Leaguers 13 to 8 behind Bugs Raymond. Sixteen hits including five doubles and two home runs, with Chicago starter Herron knocked out in two rounds. Keene and Shaylor effective for Chicago. Crowley, Ort, Selig, and Kirby among Cleveland hitters. Raymond struck out seven, three for Herron in second inning, Green and Walters on base errors noted.
In Richmond May 6 seven home runs highlighted Reading at Richmond. The Rebels rallied in the tenth on a wild throw by Schaeffer to win 9 8 after Reading led 9 7 entering the ninth. Sheckard hit three homers, with Brouthers and Proot adding others as the game featured a high slugging pace and late drama.
Philadelphia reports Hans Lobert, Phillies third baseman, will miss at least two months due to a broken knee cap. He lies in Gretson Hospital in a plaster cast with his knee immobilized while doctors fear a permanent injury.
New York defeated St. Louis 6 to 1 as Doyle starred with four hits and eleven chances without an error. St. Louis broke the shutout with a late double and a scratch hit. Belmonts edged Luzons 2 to 1 in a pitchers battle, Theodore besting King. Union Printers beat Tennallytown 6 to 3 in Marquette League action.
The report summarizes minor league results across American Association International League and State League with scattered game notes. Teams such as St Paul Milwaukee Newark and Toronto are listed with batterymen and pitchers noted in fragmentary line items including Danse Kurger Block Lagite Schmidt Holmes and Blar, among others.
Chicago defeated Boston 6 to 3 in the first game of the series as the Cubs connected for timely hits. A shower in the eighth inning delayed play, with notable contributions from Spratt and Tinker. Brown and MeTigue pitched for Boston, while Crener and Brown worked for Chicago with several players tallying multi hit performances.
The United States League standings show teams like Washington and New York with records and percentages. Tuesday results list Washington at New York and Reading at unspecified opponents, with Cleveland and Chicago also appearing in the recap.
A brief schedule shows rain affecting Washington Philadelphia and Boston New York routes. Chicago plays Washington, Detroit travels to Boston, Cleveland visits Philadelphia, and St Louis awaits assignment. No scores or outcomes provided.
New York May 6 Matt Wells vows to fight Packey McFarland in a twenty round bout on the coast He hails the challenge as the path to test the clever fighter and insists the longer distance would alter the result Wells says McFarland fought with uncanny speed like a centipede and notes his own tough battle Friday night but remains confident a longer bout would yield a different outcome
In hot crowds and near heat, Wilcox wins a three set men’s singles match over Hills to headline opening day of Chevy Chase Club’s annual closed tennis tournament. Moorhead defeats Brower, Brown falters in later sets, and veteran Lee McMung beats Morgan in a brisk, crowded day.
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