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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1916
Page
12
In a rugged game Spokane’s Leifer struggled as Butte pitchers held the Indians’ offense in check. Coltrin and Williams sparked the visitors with key moments, while Leifer exited after a rough fifth inning as Meikle closed strong for Spokane.
Great Falls, July 5. Tacoma won 11 to 5 in a poorly played game marked by heavy hitting. Tacoma collected 14 hits including three home runs and two doubles while Killilay faltered as the locals managed two homers and a track.
The column blends Grantland Rice style verse with wartime sport philosophy. It extols sport as war training, cites baseball, football, golf, tennis and track, praises courage as a core asset, and notes golfers walking 15 miles and quick thinking under pressure. It references Dillon, Moran, Willard and Tom Cowler amid boxing chatter and an American league race hint.
In Tacoma, a 5 to 1 victory over Great Falls with Dighee collecting a two base hit and Hartman, Smith each with three base hits. Jardine contributed at the plate and on the mound. Hartman struck out four, Killilay two, and Hartman hit two batters. Time of game was one hour and 58 minutes with Tinneran officiating.
Seattle reporter notes Hamilton delivered a two-base hit with the bases full in the seventh, lifting Vancouver to a 2 to 0 victory. The late hit decided the pitchers' duel amid a tight game.
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Seattle reports Umpire Bush walked out on July 4 and will not umpire in the Northwestern league again. He met with President Blewett and cited a recent $25 fine as a motive, while Eddie Gleason and Bill Hughbo covered games in his absence. Possible replacements include Johnstone or Westervelt, with discussions of discharge already considered.
The Northwestern league pennant race hinges on pitching depth as Joe McGinnity considers new arms. Planned signings target right and left handed specialists to support a fragile staff, with Finley and Meikle/Harstad among potential options as Spokane battles fatigue and injuries. Healey released after uncertain tenure, impacting the roster and chemistry.
New York winning 8 to 1 over Washington. Keating and Walters pitched for New York while Ayers, Rice, and Henry appeared for Washington. Rain caused a Philadelphia game to be postponed. Labor Day 20 round bout offer to Freddie Welsh reported with $17,600 fee for appearance at Colorado Springs.
Pittsburg game notes describe Chicago’s 4 to 3 victory over Pittsburgh with heavy hitting by Williams and Mann, aided by local errors. Batteries Hendrix, Lavender and Fischer, Miller, Harmon and Wilson. Also Quakers beat Browns 2 to 1 in Boston with Rixey and Burns on the mound. Weather delays push New York at Polo Grounds and postponements on wet grounds.
Deer Lodge defeated Jens and Deer Lodge rs yesterday in a seven inning celebration game. The sun bothered fielders causing several errors and spectators from Jens and Gold Creek supported their teams. The crowd attended to watch the play and judging by the score, the contest proved interesting.
Strangler Lewis leaves Omaha today for Butte to train for a July 15 match with Connolly. The article notes Lewis’s earlier effort against Joe Stecher in Omaha, praising his strength and speed at 285 pounds, as bettors watched wagers on how long the bout would last.
The York Press reports on Bo Dillon and Moran Frank with vivid, rough-edged boxing chatter. Observers praise Dillon as a formidable two-handed scrapper while noting Frank’s decline from his Wizard bout conditioning. The piece blends colorful metaphor with a note on Dillon’s potential to “clean up Mexico” as public impressions swirl.
The old dingey of New England Co. Maine remains nearly unique. Built in Essex 72 years ago, it is cited by Captain R E Stewart of Brooklyn as in good condition. Stewart operates the vessel in coastwise trade along the Maine coast.
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