White Sox pitcher Jim Scott is admitted to the reserve officer’s training camp at the Presidio in San Francisco, CA. Death Valley Jim was 6-7 this year, his final season.

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White Sox pitcher Jim Scott is admitted to the reserve officer’s training camp at the Presidio in San Francisco, CA. Death Valley Jim was 6-7 this year, his final season.

Walter Johnson allows just two hits to beat Dutch Leonard to give the Nats a 4 - 3 win over the Red Sox

Walter Johnson allows just two hits to beat Dutch Leonard to give the Nats a 4 – 3 win over the Red Sox. All the runs are unearned for Boston.

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Walter Johnson allows just two hits to beat Dutch Leonard to give the Nats a 4 – 3 win over the Red Sox. All the runs are unearned for Boston.

The Giants sweep the Robins at the Polo Grounds. New York takes the opener, 3 – 2, by scoring the winning run in the 10th on George Burns’ inside-the-park homer. They do it again in the nitecap, scoring two runs in the 9th to beat Jack Coombs. Pol Perritt, with relief help in the 9th, wins.

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The Giants sweep the Robins at the Polo Grounds. New York takes the opener, 3 – 2, by scoring the winning run in the 10th on George Burns’ inside-the-park homer. They do it again in the nitecap, scoring two runs in the 9th to beat Jack Coombs. Pol Perritt, with relief help in the 9th, wins.

At Wrigley Field, Military Day is celebrated by a double victory for Chicago over the Reds, with Hippo Vaughn credited with both wins. Vaughn starts the opener and retires after an inning with his team ahead by three runs. The Cubs win, 6 – 5, with Vic Aldridge allowing two runs in five innings. Aldridge will eventually get credit for the win and not Vaughn. Vaughn then goes nine innings in the nitecap, striking out nine to win, 5 – 1.

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At Wrigley Field, Military Day is celebrated by a double victory for Chicago over the Reds, with Hippo Vaughn credited with both wins. Vaughn starts the opener and retires after an inning with his team ahead by three runs. The Cubs win, 6 – 5, with Vic Aldridge allowing two runs in five innings. Aldridge will eventually get credit for the win and not Vaughn. Vaughn then goes nine innings in the nitecap, striking out nine to win, 5 – 1.