UNION LEAGUE MAY EXPAND FOUR CITIES APPLY FOR FRANCHISES
Four cities have applied for Union League franchises as President Lawson seeks to grow the league. Wilmington's Manager Waller says the team will stay in the circuit if patronage remains strong. Richmond Providence New York City and Allentown are among the contenders, with Philadelphia and Baltimore? being discussed in regional circles.
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Wilmington triumphs in doubleheader opener
In a windy Wilmington game Shaweth N J May 17 reports Wilmington grabbed the lead with a 9 0 victory as Boy Cs generosity on free passes helped the visitors. Brown and R Smith delivered key hits, while Wolfe and Layster battled on the mound.
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Minor League Scores From Various Leagues
Eastern League in Montreal and Jersey City sees Montreal tie Newark Rochester 1 1 and Newark win 0. Southern League games include Mobile over Montgomery 3 1 and New Orleans over Birmingham 4 6 with conditions noting a postponement. American Association results feature Kansas City beating Indianapolis 9 4 in nine innings, Milwaukee over Minneapolis 2 1, and Minneapolis tied with Toledo 2 0. St Paul notably won against St Paul in a scoreline resembling 17 to 1 in a Columbus clash.
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Ed Walsh Will Pitch Has Lost Only One Game
Tun Horgt has umpired fifteen games for the New York team this spring. George Davis praises George McBride's fielding batting slump, of player, cannot be accounted for.
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Hints to Fans Previewing Washington and Chicago Game
Weather fair and partly cloudy. Ed Walsh and Tom Hughes to pitch for Washington and Chicago respectively facing the Nationals and White Sox. Walsh labeled premier AL pitcher. recent strong form. game set for 4:30. Notes on umpire Tim Hurst, fielding feats by McBride, and Jiggs Dhonehue slump. Belmonts beat Reservoirs 14 to 10 at Sixth and Kenyon.
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Busy Week in Sports Promises A Full Slate of Events
A busy week in sports begins this evening in Philadelphia with Frank Sherman and Alfred De Oro contesting a world championship pool trophy. The schedule features rowing, horse racing at Belmont Park, golf at Baltusrol, and women’s British championship hopefuls at St Andrews, plus numerous tennis, yacht, and intercollegiate events across the region.
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Parker-Bridget Clothing Promotes Style Fit and Value
The ad touts Parker-Bridget Clothing as the standard for correct style, high quality, and perfect fit. It highlights price ranges and compares suits from $15.00 to $40.00, urging customers to judge its value against any prior experience and promising unmatched production and selling quality.
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Ganzel's Homer Timely In Ninth Inning Victory
Cincinnati built an early lead but New York rallied in the eighth and seventh, Ganzel delivering a bases loaded homer to cap a dramatic comeback. Hulswitz added a triple, and Wiltse worked through six hits before relief. Ganael, Tenney, and Doyle contributed for New York, with late runs sealing a 7 4 win at Cincinnati.
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Bean Eaters Blank Boston in Rain-Shortened Game
St Louis shut out Boston 1 to 0 in a rain shortened six inning Major League contest. The lone run came on Rourke’s double after a walk and error. Muddled lineups show sparse hits as Lindeman and Lindeman pitched well for St Louis while Boston’s bats were stifled by the weather and the defense.
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Chicago Cubs edge Dodgers in close Brooklyn game
Chicago defeated Brooklyn 5 to 3 as Brown held the visitors to one hit and the Cubs rallied with three runs in the three innings they scored. Bergen singled, stole second, and scored on a sacrifice in the third for Chicago’s only other hit in the early frames.
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Pigeons Start For Home Special in The Washington Post
About 500 homing pigeons were released in Cumberland Maryland from the United States Express office. A large crowd watched as the birds formed a big spiral and then flew east. The pigeons belong to the National Homing Pigeon Federation in Washington DC. It is believed much money was wagered on their speed. Most birds are experienced and will race from Chicago to Washington, DC on July 3.
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Week's college games May schedule preview
A scrambled list of upcoming college matches across May includes Holy Cross at Tufts in Worcester and Georgetown at West Virginia to be played at George town. Other venues feature Princeton at Pennsylvania, Cornell at Michigan in Ithaca, Yale at Amherst, Williams at Williamstown, Annapolis hosting Lafayette, Harvard at Andover, and West Point facing Wesleyan. The slate also lists Cornell at Philadelphia, Yale at New Haven, and Williams at Williams plus Burlington and Annapolis dates with multiple venues.
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White Let Saturday Racing Cards and School Victory
The St Josephs School team defeated St Paula Sunday School 17 to 11 as John Homan pitched the feature. Also notes list racing entries across multiple races with horses, jockeys, and distances, plus a postal note about letters for Buck Talbert and Eddie Crowley at 137 Massachusetts Avenue Northeast.
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