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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1917
Page
14
Tucker's bullet drive over left field fence scores Anaconda's first pair of runs. Brilliant fielding performances on both sides highlighted the matchup.
The teams will play at Washoe Park this afternoon at 4 30 and a game on the common is planned for tomorrow with a fourth game at Washoe Park Wednesday afternoon. Moore will play the Black Rocks in Butte Thursday.
Angdes beat Moore 2 to 0 at Washoe Park as Kelly and Rasmussen drove a pitching duel. Streigel starred for Anaconda with sharp fielding while Sells made key catches and a fence homer. Luttrell and Tucker produced the visitors’ runs on errors and smart base running.
Struck out by Kelly seven by Rasmussen Bases on balls by Kelly three by Rasmussen one. Batsman Primley struck by Rasmussen. Passed ball Hans. Left on bases Moore five Anodes six. Time of game one hour and 325 minutes. Umpire Me Hate.
A trio of Butte promoters planned Renny Leonard’s western boxing exhibition but the He brew champion will not travel this year. Manager Billy Gibson says Leonard is too busy and the trip is off. Leonard had hinted at enlisting after the Welsh fight but now shows no plan to join the army, prompting mixed public sentiment. Gibson aims to keep him busy to avoid fan backlash and maintain box office interest.
In Butte yesterday word spread that Al Bonner, the right handed pitcher famed for flat feet in local sports pages, has joined the marine corps in Seattle and will report for service at once. If he can hurl a bomb on par with his baseball throws, he may prove a formidable recruit.
Chicago beat Cleveland 4 to 3 in 13 innings. The decisive rally featured Jackson's single Felsch bunt and a squeeze play with Risberg at bat. Batteries were Scott and Danforth for Chicago and Bagby Lambeth Wood Boehling and Billings ONeill for Cleveland.
Detroit won easily as Sotheron exited early after two innings while Cobb starred with a triple two doubles and a single in five at bats. The Tigers rallied in the fifth against Hamilton to score four runs and secure the victory.
Basketball schedule notes show St. Louis visiting Detroit, Chicago traveling to Cleveland, New York facing Washington, and Boston meeting Philadelphia as the week’s key East and Midwest games.
Weiser Dell is set for a big league return after Brooklyn released him to Baltimore with recall rights. Christy Mathewson has signed with Brooklyn and wired the ex-Seattle hurler to report. Dell previously quit baseball for the Northwest but now rekindles his major league path via Dodgers and a deal influenced by Jack Coombs.
The column discusses Arlie mucks the 260 pound athlete and his versatile throwing, outlines the 1900s to 1914 National League power trio of New York Pittsburgh and Chicago, praises Travers as a golf putter, compares golf ball speed to airplanes, and notes players facing the possible draft amid war, all in a brisk, period voice.
Chick expresses willingness to travel east and Rob Gardner may depart for the officers reserve corps soon with Ned Sawyer as possible substitute. Details of a head on collision between two big cities to be announced soon. Russia’s collapse likened to Ty Cobb’s fading batting eye in a dreary wartime image.
Norman Ross, national short distance and 440 yard champion, won a seven-eighths mile race across the Golden Gate in 21 minutes 13 and a fifth seconds. George Schroth of Sacramento finished second in 23 minutes 3 seconds.
Cincinnati defeats St Louis in both games to climb to third in the pennant race. Toney in game one earns his 20th victory and a $1000 bonus with a shutout. Game two ends in the seventh after Doak is driven from the mound in a high scoring back and forth affair.
Kilduff's clutch hit in the eighth inning followed an error by Boeckel to lift Chicago over Pittsburg. Pittsburg tallied in the top of the frame but Chicago broke the game open with six runs in the sixth. Carlson Schmidt Vaughn Dethoefer were the batteries.
Philadelphia at Boston. Brooklyn at New York. Pittsburg at Chicago. Cincinnati at St. Louis.
The second North Randall Grand Circuit meet begins tomorrow in Cleveland with the feature 2:99 trot pitting Mack Forbes and The Woodman both unbeaten this season. The opening card also includes a 2:09 trot with nine starters among its events.
At 2:07 pace the new two year old trotting sweepstakes and a 2:17 pace spotlight Mack Forbes and The Woodman as the leading trotters of 1917. Enthusiasm runs high while experts split on relative merit.
New York and Chicago led the American and National Leagues respectively as the week closed. The White Sox’ lead faded with a 4 2 win over Cleveland in 13 innings while the Giants won five of six to widen their margin. Boston and Cleveland improved, Detroit and New York slipped, and Cincinnati moved into third after a double win over St Louis. Chicago and Brooklyn battled for fifth as the Cubs seized second-division leadership with 11 inning wins.
Sam McVey defeats Jim Johnson in a 20 round heavyweight match in Panama. Johnson is on the defensive for most of the bout as McVey takes the decision.
Scores from the American Association show Louisville 4 Columbus 5 and Indianapolis 5 Toledo 4 while Kansas City 0 Minneapolis 1. St Paul Milwaukee double header postponed due to rain.
In a compact tally, Portland defeated Salt Lake while Oakland posted an 8 6 result, Los Angeles fell 0 5, Vernon won 3 2, and San Francisco dropped 2 6 in the listed games.
A baby sustained non serious injuries when a collision occurred at Park and Arizona streets. Joe Richards was arrested for reckless driving after crashing another car. No arrest was made for the Woodville road incident where a wheel detached from William Nivens' car.
London reports the Aug 10 and later operations east of Ypres captured 454 prisoners including 89 officers and six German guns. An enemy raid near Armentieres was repulsed by Portuguese forces. British aircraft claim three German planes shot down and four driven down out of control. two planes landed behind enemy lines and three British machines are missing.
The Wall Street Journal notes Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company has announced orders totaling $20 million, with potential future orders from allies reaching about $69 million over two to three months. Britain is expected to place large orders for 2,000 biplanes and up to 2,000 motors, drawing an estimated $54 million for planes and about $8 million for motors, based on average prices.
The Butte Young Men's Christian Association plans a night school to teach English to foreign born residents. The program, part of the association education efforts, aims to provide classes in reading writing and speaking English with courses designed by educational secretaries and examined in New York.
Yesterday was quiet in labor circles with no Metal Trades council meeting. Metal mine workers and bricklayers held small gatherings and appeals for funds. The typographical union condemned employers and said strikers are losing ground, with expectations of more workers returning to mines next week.
Graduates of Catholic High School held their first annual picnic at Glen with a large crowd traveling by Oregon Short Line train at 7:15 a m returning at 10:05 p m. The day featured sports contests games and lunches and the event may become a yearly affair.
In New York on August 12 twelve hundred striking longshoremen of the Southern Pacific railway accepted a five cent an hour raise in waves and will return to work tomorrow, union officials announced.
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