Superb ag Break in Seventh and EdoK Win First of Series
More than 40 000 people witness initial game of great struggle for world championship in Boston.
08 Oct 1916
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1916
Page
1
More than 40 000 people witness initial game of great struggle for world championship in Boston.
Boston defeated Brooklyn 6 to 5 in the first game of the World Series. Earnest Shore started strong for Boston before the eighth and ninth inning Brooklyn rally, highlighted by Harry Hooper’s spectacular fourth inning catch and throw. The crowd of 86,117 watched the tense finish as Brooklyn fell just short.
A fragmentary political broadside argues that the old crowd, led by figures like Holmb, failed on roads and taxation. It targets Beason and Habble for reform while urging voters to back the new Mesio reform slate in the upcoming election.
The report covers a baseball game ending May 24 with Brooklyn and Boston box score details. Highlights include two-base hits by Lewis Hooper Janvrin and three-base hits by Walker Hoblitzell Wheat Meyers. Pitching by Marquard Pfeffer Shore Maya and errors and base data are listed with umpires and game time noted.
Wireless calls from the Ward liner Antilla report fire and abandonment 120 miles off Cape Henry. The steamship Somerset moves to assist while coast guard cutters Onondaga and Apache join rescue efforts. twenty-six ships broadcast to aid as passengers and crew take to lifeboats.
Newport News Oct 1 Curtiss twin motor land and water aircraft used in navy tests crashed into the bay during a landing. Pilot Victor Vernon and mechanic Percy Kirkham were thrown about thirty feet but escaped injury. They were rescued by another flying boat. The craft sank amid misjudgment of distance.
East coast Republican papers concede the president's western swing drew unprecedented public support. Dispatches from Omaha and Philadelphia note large crowds, emotional reception, and growing confidence for Wilson in the west and among Democratic organizers. Betting odds reflect shifting sentiment in New York and beyond.
A Mexican peon couple lay for a week in a Wilna box car west of Deming before private charity provided care. Authorities ignored the illness despite arrival from Mexico two weeks earlier. Charles Butler of the Southern Pacific appealed to Dr. F D Vickers, who brought a nurse, cots, and bedding to Wilna.
Allied forces push forward across the Balkans capturing five villages ten miles northeast and east of Strumia as British troops solidify positions against enemy forces.
Ital ian troops advanced in the Lake Hutkove area as Russian and Rumanian forces pressed in Dobrudja. Romanian gains included trenches and reported attacks. Grand Duke Nicholas claimed fortifications at Petra Kala were captured from the Turks. Allied artillery and coordinated Franco British efforts continued along the Somme sector with gains of up to two thirds of a mile.
Reports from American Expedition forces say Villa's bands threaten southern Chihuahua towns. Villistas are reported marching toward El Valle and San Juanaventura, prompting mass refugee migrations and desertion along the railroad. Rumors place Villa near Beachinert and Cruerrero seeking clashes with pursuing forces.
German U 53 arrives in Newport harbor after a seventeen day voyage from Wilhelmshaven. Captain Hans Rose says the sub carried enough provisions and fuel for months and delivered a letter to Count von von Trernstorff while naval officers exchange visits and a potential Bremen speculation circulates among observers.
A German submarine commander boarded U S leaders including Rear Admiral Knight and Rear Admiral Cleaves in Almerica. The sub sailed at 18 knots on the surface then submerged near Prenton reef after a three day voyage. A German-American Col. Voight reported the craft could not reach home and may never return.
Washington reports indicate British Ambassador Spring-Rice visited the state department and, while declining to discuss his visit, appeared to protest the German submarine 654’s presence in a neutral American port. Acting Secretary Polk said the ambassador spoke on another matter and only casually referenced the vessel.
Hughes after visiting Caldwell birthplace of Grover Cleveland motored to West Orange where he met a delegation from the national Association of Motion Picture Industry seeking his stance on a federal censorship bill. The group had also been received by President Wilson at Shadow Lawn.
The British foreign office released an AP report detailing two recent attacks. The steamer Anna Len of Bergen reported a surfaced submarine firing at it in October, while the British steamer Isle of Hastings was sunk in rough seas with ten men saved. crew fate of the captain and nine others is unknown.
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