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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1913
Page
2
Detroit pitcher Ralph Comstock makes a tough major league debut as Boston wins by one run. Despite early strikes and solid defense, Comstock falters late as Boston plates the decisive run in the eighth. The crowd sees a hard fought, low scoring tilt with Comstock exiting after a brave effort.
Washington jumped Chicago in the first inning and built a five run lead in the last appearance of the season at Chicago. Manager Callahan used pitcher Scroggins, newly acquired from Hugo in the Oklahoma Texas league, but he failed to locate the plate. Rochling held Chicago hitless until the fifth. Batter ies Rochling and Henry. Scroggins, Cicotte and Schalk.
Cal Brown delivered clutch moments as Philadelphia beat St Louis in the final game of the series. Clarence Walker, a $15,000 left fielder, shone after joining from Kansas City, while St Louis fielding and miscues aided the visitors. Batterymen Brown Schang faced Mitchell Agnew.
Los Angeles beat Oakland 1 0 with Pruitt and Rohrer pairing batteries. Portland defeated Sacramento 4 1 behind Williams Kinsella and Bliss at the plate. Higginbotham and Fisher also noted. San Francisco triumphed 9 2 over Los Angeles as Ryan Crabbe Abrogast Henley Clark Schmidt powered the offense.
Victoria defeated by run score with Coveleski, Douglas and Hannah pitching for the home team. Tacoma opened with Fullerton and Wally Girot in relief, while Vancouver logged a two to six score behind Hynes Williams Clark and Konnick in the visiting effort.
In Boise on Aug 4 North Yakima beat their foes 5 to 0 with Kile and Taylor pitching for the win while Hall and Gard provided support. In Walla Walla on Aug 26 the host scored four runs using Berger Haworth Bridger and Brown on the mound as the battery.
Livingston on August 26. A special meeting is called for Wednesday night by the commercial club president to decide if an effort will be made to raise 1000 dollars to host an exhibition game between the Giants and White Sox during their world tour.
St Paul beat Kansas City 3 to 2. Toledo downed Louisville 6 to 1. Minneapolis defeated Milwaukee 4 to 2. No other games were scheduled.
In the final series opener, Lewistown defeated Sheridan 3 to 0. Appregate started for Lewistown and Busch pitched for Sheridan, setting a strong early tone in the matchup.
Pinch hitters powered Philadelphia to a 6 5 victory over St Louis after trailing 5 1 in the seventh. Paskett hit a decisive eighth inning homer after Luderus exited, with Knabe and Reed scoring on a late double, and Cravath drawn a base on balls with the bases loaded.
Pittsburg defeated Boston 3 to 0 as Adams limited Boston to three scattered singles. The game featured light hitting with only one inning producing more than one hit for the visitors. Acting Manager Sweeney of Boston was informed of a three day suspension after arguing with umpire Rigler in yesterday’s game.
New York defeats Cincinnati 1 to 0 in a pitchers duel as Christy Mathewson outduels Johnson. Merkle hits a seventh inning triple and scores on Murray’s sacrifice fly for the deciding run. Cincinnati collects eight hits to New York’s two. Batteries Johnson Brown Kling for Cincinnati and Mathewson McLean for New York.
Archer and Saier powered Chicago with timely triples to clear the bases as the visitors took a 6 to 3 win over Brooklyn. Williams produced a run with a single, bases loaded, and Saier followed with another triple. Feivers and Schulte also contributed, while Brooklyn's batters managed three runs.
Great Falls topped Butte 9 to 2 as Delhi flourished on the mound and at the plate. Flame Delhi yielded little after a tough start by Kallio, netting three hits and a double. Fans noted Hester’s meek defense after a pennant tilt, while Potts and Faye supplied early pressure with a two run first inning.
A special horse train from the Anaconda track passed through Butte last night en route to the Great Falls race meeting. Ray Egan of the Butte Jockey Club shipped his stable including Bert Getty Pay Streak Clara M King Worth Real Worth Ada Ann Envy Sir Harry and Nifty. Great Falls manager H I Wilson says paddock admission will be barred. Officials Starter Morrissey Clerk of the Scales Assistant Judge McGibbon and Presiding Judge Ireland will oversee the event.
A 22 car train hauling race horses from Anaconda to Deer Lodge arrived by 6 30 pm. The new half mile track is in good shape with grandstand additions and new stables for all horses. Daily excursion trains from Butte and Anaconda will return in the evening at a low fare. A band will play and six or seven races daily plus amusements are planned for attendees.
Livingston reports a dispute over Montana’s fastest rider Lyman Loetscher of Livingston and Brown of Bozeman. A five mile race is set for August 28 at the Bozeman fair to settle the claim with more than 1500 dollars wagered. Loetscher says he can beat Brown despite the horsepower gap.
Missoula Aug 26 Ogden won the first game of the series in ten innings by 6 to 4. The Owls tied it in the ninth with a two out home run by Dauchbach and two runs in the tenth on two errors without a hit. Score: 6 4.
Moorehead offense featured a sacrifice fly by Risberg and a follow up double play combo Jones Perrine Carman. Hits came from Bohen Sinclair Morse and others with multiple hit batsmen and two wild pitches by Bohen and Sin clair. Weassler, Perrine and Woolums led bases on balls and Perrine stole twice. Time of game two hours five minutes with Larocque officiating.
Helena built a six run edge in the opening two frames as Johnson struggled early. Ames shut down the Salt Lake offense in key moments while McGlynn excelled in relief, guiding Helena to a 6-4 victory. Cronin doubled, Dres san homered, and Menges turned in a key defensive double play.
J A Murray owner of Hunters Hot Springs hotel announces a gold cup for the next year’s tennis singles open to the entire United States. J H Davidson hotel manager adds a silver cup with a Northwest scope. These join the three cups from this year and earlier attempts failed to retain a holder.
San Francisco report notes David Samson, famed as the first American to establish commercial relations between the Philippines and the United States, retires at 79. He landed from the steamer China in good health and quips about his diet and long career.
Boston club president James B. Gaffney sent an open telegram to National League president Lynch from New York criticizing Lynch and umpires. He noted the three day suspension of Boston captain Sweeney after a disputed game with Pittsburgh and urged Lynch to inspect the circuit umpires.
Los Angeles reports the coroner jury ruled John Young died unintentionally by Jess Willard from a chin blow in a Vernon arena fight. The finding keeps manslaughter charges alive against Willard and 11 others, with prize fighting cited as illegal in California. Attendants describe the fatal blow and fighters disperse to the East awaiting further action.
Mollie Darling driven by McMahon wins heat one in 2 05 at the Great Western Circuit races state fair. She loses heat two but wins heat three. Summary results list Belford Belle, Kid Cupid, Edna May in 2 16 trot with purse 1000 and Best time 2 18. Billy Murray, J R, Cover in 2 20 pace with purse 500 and Best time 2 24. Mollie Darling, Minnie Chimes, Bill Barleycorn in 2 09 pace with purse 900 and Best time 2 05.
China imports large quantities of old horseshoes, mostly from Belgium, to be processed into knife blades. The practice reflects a demand for steel with specific properties and a trade linking European scrap to Chinese manufacturing.
San Francisco reports Father Francis Bernat a missionary was slain by Chinese fanatics in a remote North Shanshi area on June 13. Mail advices received yesterday confirm the death and note the circumstances as stated in the dispatch.
Father Bernat and a servant were slain during travel in Shanshi by members of the Chinese Society of the Elder Brothers, a violent anti Christianity confederation. The killings occurred on St Anthony’s feast day, mirroring a year earlier when Father Peter Tang also died in similar fashion.
Chicago, Aug. 26. A supplementary birthstone list prepared for superstitious readers was announced by the National Retail Jewelers association in session here. For March aqua marine replaces bloodstone, June moonstone replaces pearl, August tourmaline replaces moonstone, and December lapis lazuli replaces turquoise. One jewelry authority says opal prejudice is nearly gone, with only two jewelers nationwide still avoiding them.
London aug 26 a Finchley country house was burned early today by suffragette sympathizers. The sole occupant was a caretaker. The truce between militant suffragettes and the government appears not yet felt in outlying districts.
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