At the Ostermalm Athletics Grounds, Sweden’s Vesteras Baseball Club plays an exhibition game at the Summer Olympics against an American team. The squad from the United States, who unsurprisingly wins the contest 13-3, consists of athletes who are in Stockholm competing for gold medals in other sports.

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At the Ostermalm Athletics Grounds, Sweden’s Vesteras Baseball Club plays an exhibition game at the Summer Olympics against an American team. The squad from the United States, who unsurprisingly wins the contest 13-3, consists of athletes who are in Stockholm competing for gold medals in other sports.

In the Highlanders’ 4 – 1 win over the Browns, New York pitcher Jack Warhop swipes home in the 3rd. It is Warhops’s second steal of home in three years.

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In the Highlanders’ 4 – 1 win over the Browns, New York pitcher Jack Warhop swipes home in the 3rd. It is Warhops’s second steal of home in three years.

Smoky Joe Wood wins the nitecap, his second shutout in a row,

In Boston, the Red Sox edge the Tigers, 1 – 0, in 11 innings. Smoky Joe Wood goes all the way in the win allowing five hits and striking out 10.

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In Boston, the Red Sox edge the Tigers, 1 – 0, in 11 innings. Smoky Joe Wood goes all the way in the win allowing five hits and striking out 10.

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Giants southpaw Rube Marquard’s consecutive winning streak is stopped at 19

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At Chicago’s West Side Grounds, Giants southpaw Rube Marquard’s consecutive winning streak is stopped at 19 when the Cubs defeat New York, 7-2. The future Hall of Famer will finish the season with a league-leading 26 victories for the eventual NL champs.

To fend off possible future challenges to the legality of the standard contract and its reserve clause, new wording provides for compensation to the player for the right to renew. A player’s salary is specified as 75 percent for his services and 25 percent for the privilege of reserving them for the following season.

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To fend off possible future challenges to the legality of the standard contract and its reserve clause, new wording provides for compensation to the player for the right to renew. A player’s salary is specified as 75 percent for his services and 25 percent for the privilege of reserving them for the following season.