Phillies Top Giants 2 to 1 In Low-Scoring Tilt
Philadelphia defeated the New York Giants 2 to 1 as Anderson was forced from the mound for protesting a strike call. The Phillies scored in the first and sixth innings while New York managed a single run in the third. Batteries: Anderson and Rariden for the Giants Rixey and Killifer for the Phillies.
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Killifer
Johnson Unable To Win Yesterday In Boston Loss
Washington went to pieces in the eighth. Boston scored five runs to win 7 to 6. Johnson was off form. Shore and Agnew combined for five of eleven hits for the Boston battery. The game ended with Washington 6 Boston 7 in nine innings. batteries Johnson and Ainsmith Shores and Agnew. Umpires McCormick and Connolly.
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Pirates Triumph 2 0 Over Reds on Grimes Gem
Pittsburgh pitchers Grimes and catcher Fischer shut down Cincinnati as Timely Pirates hitting supported a 2 0 win. Sanders and Wingo paired with Grimes in a strong mound effort while Orth and Rigler officiated.
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Dodgers Fall to Braves on Hitts and Runs
Tyler held the Dodgers to three hits and no runs while the Braves tallied ten hits and two runs. Pfeffer was hit hard as Boston and Brooklyn battled, with Tyler and Gowdy for Boston and Pfef fer Myers and Miller behind the plate for Brooklyn. Umpires Bryon and Quigley.
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Southern League scores with multiple hitters
Chattanooga defeated Little Rock 9 to 5, Birmingham beat New Orleans 8 to 4, Memphis won 2 to 1 over Nashville, and Atlanta defeated Mobile 5 to 0 outlining the day’s league results.
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New Orleans
Memphis
Nashville
Atlanta
Mobile
Indians Easily Scalped 10-1 in Cleveland
Fielder Jones' Browns routed the Indians 10 to 1 in the Cleveland afternoon game. Smith relieved Morton in the eighth and Cleveland allowed five runs. St Louis 000 003 052 10 18 2 Cleveland 001 000 000 1 6 3 Umpires O Loughlin and Hilderbrand.
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Severoid
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O'Neil
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Hilderbrand
Athletics Beat Yankees 1–0 on McInnis Single
McInnis lined a single with Strunk on third to give the Athletics a 1–0 win over the Yankees. Bush received strong support as Philadelphia torched New York after a scoreless early innings. The batteries were Bush and Meyer with Schang for Philadelphia and Caldwell and Alexander for New York, umpires Dienen and Owens.
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McInnis
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Bush
R.H.E
Philadelphia
Meyer
Schang
Caldwell
Alexander
Dienen
Owens
Tigers Lose in Fourteenth as White Sox Edge Tigers
In Chicago on April 28, Pepp Young misplayed E Collins' grounder in the fourteenth inning allowing John Collins to score and the White Sox to defeat Detroit 2 to 1. Spencer-Coveleskie. Jones- Stanage Scott-Faber Danforth Schalk. Umpires Evans Nallin.
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Chicago
Pepp” Young
E. Collins
John Collins
White Sox
R. H. E. Detroit
Spencer
Dunn Man to Be Farm Land Bank Appraiser
B O Townsend of Dunn North Carolina is to be appointed a farm land bank appraiser for the Columbia district. He is recommended by Senators Simmons Overman and Congressman Godwin to fill the post left by A J McKinnon of Maxton who could not accept due to private business.
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George H. Manning
Washington, D. C
B. O. Townsend
Dunn, N. C
Farm Land Bank
Columbia District
Simmons and Overman
Godwin
A. J. McKinnon
Maxton
Emmanuels and Saroirs Winners In City League Baseball
City League games at Robert Strange grounds produced two tight contests. The Immanuels defeated the Giants 6 to 5 after a fourth inning rally, while the Slugging Light Infantrymen defeated the Dodgers 7 to 2 behind strong pitching by Horne and timely hitting. Davis led the Immanuels with four doubles, Boswell held the Giants in check, and Horne struck out several Dodgers as the Soldiers showcased their offensive pace.
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Giants
Dodgers
Shepard
Horne
Dodger
Boswell
Davis
War Department Prepared Issue First Call for Draft
In early 20th century legislative action, the House adopts the Kahn amendment to the army bill and passes limits on enlistment ages and substitutes. Debates over exemptions for conscientious objectors and farm workers continue as the Senate moves on liquor restrictions for army personnel and sets draft liability ages from 21 to 27 after hours of debate.
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Jeannette Rankin
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House
National Guard
Regular Army
United States
Representative Lever
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Chamberlain
McKellar
Underwood
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Harding
Nationwide Army Recruiting Slump Reported
United Press notes a nation wide recruiting slowdown with only 1099 new soldiers accepted yesterday compared to 2000 daily average. Pennsylvania led states with 108 recruits, while totals since April 1 reached 36266 distributed across all states and territories.
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Suspected Negro Testifies As_lock reveals stockade flaw
Reported testimony shows a suspect and witnesses debating a faulty lock at the county stockade. Jurors and Solicitor Burton inspect the lock and note it could be opened from inside, suggesting possible opportunities for escape or tampering.
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L. Clayton Grant
Rivenbark
Stockade
Shepherd
Oscar Johnston
Neal Walton
J. Allen Taylor
Dispatch
J. B. Hewlett
Finn Ketonen aims to meet Fritz Hanson in Wilmington
Waino Ketonen, touted as the greatest little wrestler, plans to wrestle Fritz Hanson in Wilmington tonight or tomorrow after arriving from Ashtabula, Ohio. Ketonen seeks multiple matches. Hanson has been idle recently but is expected to return to form. Ketonen has never been defeated by a foe of his weight and Wilmington anticipates an exciting bout.
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Fritz Hanson
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Finn
Ashtabula
Ohio
Wilmington
Hanson
Death of Goldsboro Citizen Loren Bass
Loren C. Bass prominent Goldsboro citizen died in Asheville after a period of illness. He was the eldest son of Mrs. L. N. Bass, a Oak Ridge College alumnus, longtime worker for the Southern Cotton Oil Co. He leaves a wife and three children. The body will be brought to Goldsboro for interment Monday.
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Loren C. Bass
Asheville
L. N. Bass
Oak Ridge College
Methodist Award Their Bishops
Assignments of Bishops to preside over conferences of the Southern Methodist Church in 1917 and 1918 were announced by the Colleges of Bishops. The list includes Bishop Hendrix with postings in Denver Pueblo Missouri Richmond and others across the United States and abroad. The fall meeting of the bishops will be held at Jackson Tennessee October 26-28.
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