Flack's homer lifts Cubs past Phillies in six run game
Flack, cub right fielder, hit a two on base homer in the sixth to power a 6 4 0 8 Cubs win over Philadelphia. A walk, sacrifice and a sixth inning double helped score four runs as Blackburne debut with the Phillies miscued at third before a switch to first and a sharp stop on Williser. Giants edge St Louis 2 0 behind Barnes' two hitter. Pirates rally with Terry's double and two more against Brooklyn to settle 5 2. Culshaw homers for Dodgers. Reds take two from Braves 4 2 in 13 innings and 6 2 as Keating allows 12 hits. Eler limits Braves to five safeties.
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Philadelphia
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St. Louis
Giants
Barnes
Terry
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Pirates
Dodgers
Culshaw
Cincinnati
Braves
Reds
Keating
Eler
National League results heavy with early scores
In New York St Louis beat New York 9 to 2 with Dillhoefer Barnes and Gonzales contributing for St Louis. Philadelphia defeated Chicago 3 to 2 as Carter and Dillefer led the batteries. Brooklyn edged Philadelphia 5 to 3 with strong pitching from Bl Phisburgh. Cincinnati beat Boston 6 to 5 as Ver and Wingo delivered for Boston, Ruether and Gowdy also pitched. In the American League Chicago white sox beat Philadelphia 7 to 1, clinching four straight. Cleveland defeated New York 5 to 1, thanks to Speaker and Johnston homers and Bagby’s pitching. Detroit triumphed over Washington 3 to 1 as Love was hit hard but Tiger defense held. Boston and St Louis could not play due to rain.
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Sox
Perry
Cisette
Cleveland
Tris Speaker
Johnston
Bagby
Detroit
Washington
Harper
Gill
Love
Tiger
Senators
St. Louis
Tain
Baseball Box Score Fragments From Chicago Cleveland Detroit
Scattered lines show scores and battery pairings for Chicago Philadelphia Cleveland New York Detroit Washington and Boston St Louis games with partial inning counts and listed pitchers and batters. Names include Perry Perkins Ci cotte Schaik Shore Smallwood Nelson Hannah Bagby O Neil Harper Gill Agnew Love Ainsmith and others.
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Chicago
RAE
Agnew
Love
Ainsmith
Boston-St Louis
Rain
England's Derby Crowd Mirrors National Sports Mania
A colossal British Derby crowd, described as a nation rather than a crowd, highlights England's sports fever postwar. The piece compares attendance to Belmont Park on Memorial Day and notes free viewing on high ground, underscoring broad public access and national pride in racing.
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Great Britain
Epsom Track
Grand Parade
Europe
Belmont Park
England
Baseball scores from yesterday across leagues
In the American Association Toledo lost to Columbus after 11 innings by 4 to 6. St Paul defeated Milwaukee 2 to ? Minneapolis beat Kansas City 3 to 4. In the Western League Tulsa lost to St Joseph 3 to 7, Oklahoma City prevailed over Omaha 9 to 5. Joplin edged Des Moines 1 to 0, Wichita defeated Sioux City 6 to 1. In the Three-I Bloomington beat Rockford 6 to 3, Terre Haute defeated Evansville 0 to 5, and Peoria beat Evansville 5 to 1.
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Toledo
Columbus
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Tulsa
St. Joseph
Horsemen Report Profitable Year and Boxing Reform Plans
Kentucky horses and racing expand under favorable breeding and pari mutuel betting laws, with hefty purses and public support boosting the industry. Maryland and Laurel plans for richer stakes and new improvements. nationwide boxing reform includes a $3 million National Sporting Club and strict licensing, while boxer Billy Miske is ordered to bed for medical rest.
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Laurel
National Sporting Club
New York
Army, Navy and Civilian Board
New York City
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Miske
St Paul
Billy Miske
Harry Keb
Kid Norfolk
K. ©. Brennen
Fisticuffs and Fury in Fitzsimmons Gardner Bout
The crowd roared as Bob Fitzsimmons pressed George Gardner in a brutal light heavyweight duel. Fitzsimmons displayed calculated offensive craft despite a shattered right hand while Gardner fought hard, hitting and being hurt, until the late rounds where Fitzsimmons pressed for a knockout amid mounting crowd urging him to finish.
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George
Bob
Fitzsimmons
Bob Fitzsimmons
Fitz
Aaa
Alec Creggains
Gardner
George Gardner
Tookersault
Pitz
Fitx
Biows
Lowell
Perenee Macnnemere
Aevelwin
Mizsim
Inginis
Ruby Robert
Re- Vitz
Fite
Rob
Spain
Clown Kept Dempsey Smiling Before Historic Fight
Report notes Jack Dempsey at the Toledo Overland club was kept relaxed by a court jester, Max Kaplan, plus sparring partners and other aids. The article recalls a 1893 precedent when Jim Hall’s camp employed a comedian to ease tension before Bob Fitzsimmons vs Jim Hall in New Orleans.
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Jess Willard
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Jack
Jack Fearns
Overland Club
Maumee Shore
Toledo
Max Kaplan
Max
Dick Burke
New Orleans
Bab
Jim Hall
Squire Abingdon
Burke
Court Bester
Hall
Fitzsimmons
Overlap Grip Origins Tapped by Early Golf Innovator
Harold H Hilton credits John Ernest Laidley as the pioneer of the overlapping grip in golf, years before Harry Vardon. Laidley, Taylor, and Vardon popularized the method, which critics later termed the Vardon grip, now widely used by top players.
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Harry Vardon
Musselburgh
North Berwick
Laidley
H. Taylor
Vardon
Jersey Itan
Taylor
Lyon County cabbage king raises 4200 pounds in 2000 square feet
Emporia Kansas report says Jason Austin, hotel proprietor, cultivated 4,200 pounds of cabbage on about 2,000 square feet. The crop yields average three pounds per plant and are reported insect free, earning Austin the nickname Lyon County Cabbage King.
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Emporia
Kan
Jason Austin
Austin
Lyon County
Hitting honors keep Peckinpaugh lead in AL batting
Roger Peckinpaugh of New York extends his American League lead with a .382 average after 28 straight games as Joe Jackson of Chicago climbs to second with .850. Babe Ruth adds homers as Gavvy Cravath and Jim Thorpe top National League averages. Western and American Association leaders shift, with Becker and W Miller highlighted in multi-league tallies. Black Hawks fall to Color ed Giants 8 2 at Cedar River park.
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Peckinpaugh
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Veach
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Thorpe
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Indiun
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Cravath
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Brooklyn
Atong
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Olson
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Kauff
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Daubert
Cincinnati
Bigbee
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Young
Williams
Roy Cincinnati
Wingo
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Holke
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Hornsby
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Leary
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Omaha
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EB. Walker
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Donica
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