Infantry Triumph Over Giants and Dodgers in Wide Swings
The Infantrymen overwhelmed the Immanuels with twelve tallies, Cox delivering three doubles in four trips to the plate. Huhn faced most of the mound work for the Soldiers, while the Giants beat the Dodgers in a pitching duel marked by fielding errors and late threats. Umpires were Green and Symmes.
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Immanuels
Softol
Robert Strange
I Mion Light Infantry
Dodgers
Wat
Yesha
Giants
Huhn
Cox
Iy W. Lee
Ce. le Tee
Houston
Schwerse
BR. B
R. Wty Law
Gerdes
Kern
Green
Symmes
Boswell
Shepherd
Doders
OWS
ADETS TAKE SECOND IN CAMPS YET L1KELY PITCH DUEL
The Donaldson cadets edged Wilmington High 9 to 5 at Hilton. Fayville beat the locals 1 to 0 in the main game. Struppa and Rourk matched strong pitching in a tight duel. The visitors staged four runs with Struppa driving in a key three-run hit. Parker was ruled out on a baserunning error after a bases loaded drive.
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Donaldson
Wilm Ngton High School
Camp
Fin
Hilton
Fayville
Struppa
Rourk
Aly
F. Parker
Present Week In Congress Of Great Moment
A report outlines a week in Congress with planned hearings and debates. The Senate Finance committee will consider the House tax bill while a bi partisan group negotiates conditions and machinery for enforcing new measures.
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Congress
Senate Finance
Reds Almost Shut Out the Cubs
National League game in Chicago May 5 saw the Reds build a seven run lead behind Claude Hendrix solid pitching. The Cubs rallied in the ninth for four runs but fell short as Aldridge shut them down until two outs. Final score Reds seven Cubs four.
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Chicago
Fred Mitchell
Cubs
Reds
Claude Hendrix
Aldridge
Schneider
Cincinnati
Knetzer
Senate Debates Censorship and Mail Powers in War Bill
Across the Senate fierce opposition emerges to censorship provisions and the Postmaster General’s expanded mail powers in the espionage bill. Senators Johnson Calder and others argue to strip or modify the sections while praising the press as a pillar of national strength during wartime.
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Senate
Congress
Johnson
California
Calder
New York
Lord Northcliffe
Officer in French Army to Aid U.S. Forces
A report notes an officer from the French army will assist U.S. troops. Details remain sparse but the collaboration underscores Allied coordination during the conflict.
Captain Sweeny Plans Talks With U S Officials On War
Captain Charles Sweeny arrives in New York as the first American to win a French army commission and the Legion of Honor Cross he once commanded a squadron of sixteen tanks on the western front and now travels to brief U S government officials on modern warfare.
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Charles Sweeny
New York
United States
Sweeny
Seattle
Wash
Browns blank White Sox 1 0 behind Koob gem
In St Louis on May 5 Ernie Koob pitched a southpaw shutout over Chicago as Buck Weaver drove in the lone run with a first inning single. Cicott held the Browns to five hits and Risberg error opened the scoring in the sixth for St Louis. Final score 1-0.
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St. Louis
Buck Weavers
Chicago
Ernie Koob
Browns
White Sox
Cicott
Risberg
Baseball scores from yesterday across regional leagues
Scores from the Carolina Association Southern League American Association and International League report results by city including Charlotte Raleigh Winston Salem Asheville Durham Greensboro Augusta Columbia Jacksonville Columbus Macon Charleston Memphis Mobile New Orleans Little Rock Birmingham Atlanta Chattanooga Louisville Milwaukee Indianapolis St Paul Minneapolis Toledo Kansas City Columbus Providence Montreal Baltimore Toronto and other listed games with some rain delays and extended innings mentioned
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Carolina Association
Charlotte
Raleigh
Winston-Salem
Asheville
Durham
Greensboro
Augusta
Columbia
Jacksonville
Columbus
Macon
Charleston
Southern League
Memphis
Mobile
New Orleans
Little Rock
Birmingham
Nashville
Atlanta
Chattanooga
American Association
Louisville
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Minneapolis-Toledo
Iain
Kansas City
International League
Providence
Montreal
Richmond
Red Sox Slow Start Yet End Strong in League Drill Event
Jack Carry's champions were the last American league team to take up Military drill. True to form, the Red Sox were slow to start, but they are some finishers.
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Jack Carry
Red Sox
PAGT WEEK BAD FOR THE BIG GAME
New York May 5 Twenty four baseball games were postponed during the week just past in the major leagues. Rain and cold weather hindered play while the two championship clubs suffered no defeats. Fred Toney held the Cubs hitless for ten innings and Jim Vaughn stood firm for nine. Babe Ruth extended his consecutive scoring streak as Al Sothorn and Koob starred for the Browns in a 1 0 victory over the White Sox. Four shutouts marked the week in the double circuits.
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United Press
New York
Fred Toney
Cubs
Jim Vaughn
al Sothorn
Browns
Babe” Ruth
Koob
St. Louis Browns
Sothorn
White Sox
Red Ames
Pirates
Germany to Make Peace Offer Plain
Amsterdam reports Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg will soon issue a full statement outlining Germanys war aims. The move follows prior peace hints and Allied replies to December proposals and President Wilsons offer, as Germany had not previously published a complete list of aspirations.
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United Press
Amsterdam
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Escaped Convict Nabbed in Virginia
Charles Pilkinson, 27, who escaped from a convict road camp in Johnson county North Carolina was arrested at an ammunition factory in Richmond Virginia where he worked and held for North Carolina authorities He said a gunshot wound in the back sustained during the escape still bothered him.
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Richmond
Charles Pilkinson
Johnson County
North Carolina
Pilkington
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