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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1916
Page
15
The Boehling Milan Shanks trio defeats Eddie Plank led Browns 1 to 0 as Milan drives in the only run and Shanks makes key plays. Plank hurls seven solid innings before a pinch hitter finishes, while Shoemaker and Morgan contribute for the Nationals in a tense pitchers duel.
New York played poorly as Chicago won its second straight game against the Yankees, 5 to 2. Fournier hit a home run and two singles, Pipp tripled for New York, while Keating struggled with minimal support and Russell was effective apart from a fifth inning rally.
Cleveland defeats world champions 6 to 2 in Boston as Speaker and Morton star. Speaker collects 3 runs and covers extensive fielding with 65 put-outs, while Morton limits the Red Sox to 6 hits. Morton and Ruth duel on the mound in a 1 hour 43 minute game with Cleveland taking the lead early and never relinquishing.
Georgetown University racketers countered Amherst on the Hilltop courts yesterday winning four singles and two doubles. Singles results include O Boyle over Shumate two sets to one, McGuire over Arnie two sets to none, Kersey over Ford two to one, Reynolds over Burrell two to none. Doubles saw O Boyle and Kersey win 7 5 6 2, Reynolds and McGuire win two straight. District women’s golf entries nearing cap for Chevy Chase club start next Monday. deadline 6 PM Saturday.
Detroit defeats Philadelphia 4 to 1 as Detroit hitters survive Boshler wildness. Strunk leads with two triples and a double, while Cobb and Crawford contribute for Philadelphia. Game details include errors, base hits, and pitching lines, with Boehler earning the win and Sheehan the loss.
Pfeffer shuts out Cincinnati 4 to 0 in a Brooklyn victory. Dodgers explode with early offense and strong defense, while Pfeffer allows 0 earned runs over seven innings. Stengel, Wingo, and Daubert lead the Reds in a losing effort.
Norbert Dempsey of Bannockburn edged H C Chamberlain in a play-off at Columbia Country Club to win the Washington Golf and Country Club spring tournament low-score tie. Dempsey shot 34 on the Jewell Station course while Chamberlain posted 86. both logged 75 in the qualifying round.
Cleveland leads with strong win total as New York and Detroit trail. Washington and Philadelphia show middling records, while clubs like Chicago and St Louis vie for position. Early season metrics point to tight races in the AL with teams racing for pennant momentum.
The report lists yesterday's NL scores with Chicago at New York and Brooklyn at Cincinnati. St Louis defeated Philadelphia while Detroit faced Philadelphia. The day’s matchups include Chicago against New York and St Louis at Philadelphia.
The Nationals edged closer to the Highlanders as Miller, Morgan, and Boehling starred in a 1-0 victory. Judge and Rondeau powered the offense with hard hits and fielding feats, while Plank and Boehling shone on the mound.
Wilhoit hit a ninth inning homer turning a Boston win into victory. Chicago led early with Williams and Zimmerman homers but costly errors by the Cubs, plus strong play by Boehling and Seamers, let Boston prevail 11 to 10.
Pittsburgh May 10 New York won the second game of the series from Pittsburgh today 7 to 1. New York scored three runs in the first inning on a single double two triples and two sacrifice flies. Burns Robertson Hanif Merkle Mo Keachata Rariden Anderson Hinchman. Errors by Johnston Wagner Cooper. Three-base hits Doyle Kauff Robertson. Sacrifice flies Doyle Fletcher. Left on bases New York 10 Pittsburgh 3. Time 1 41.
Wills Houck of Philadelphia and Andy Cortez of New York meet in the feature bout at the Ardmora fight club on Monday May 15 a fifteen round lightweight duel. Semifinal and two preliminaries include Jack Moran versus Sailor White eight rounds and Turk i Smith versus Joé Blackburne six rounds. Ben Conroy and Young Duvall open with four rounds.
Tex Rickard proposes aviatrice Katharina Stinson for a thirty week South American tour starting Jan 1, 1917. The plan, reported from Sheepshead Bay, faces scrutiny from Tom Jones, manager of Jess Willard. Also mentions boxer Jimmy Wilde and referee Eugene Carri, plus Kilbane's knockout of Willie Jackson and Newark International League fire losses.
In St Louis on May 10, the Cardinals routed the Philadelphia Phillies 9 to 4. Strong hitting and defensive lapses by Philadelphia fueled the win, lifting St Louis into the first division. Notable plays included Cravath and Niehoff driving in runs, with Hornsby and Burns contributing in the field.
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