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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1916
Page
12
Seattle tops Butte 10 to 4 in game one after a 9 to 0 loss early. In the second, Seattle wins 9 to 1 as Schmutz allows limited runs and Me Janet shines behind the plate amid injuries and field errors.
Great Falls split a doubleheader with Beavers winning 7 to 5 in the first game and Electrics taking the second. The feature play was Kelly's throw from the fence to cut off Calvo at the plate in the ninth, preventing a run.
Tacoma and Spokane split a Western League game with Tacoma 6 Spokane 2. Notable stats include two-base hits by Harper Wil Williams Sutherland Gislason Bigbee and Bohne with home run by Bohne. Pitching notes list Webb and Sutherland as starters with several runs across innings and a charge defeat to Webb.
In the second game Meikle chased off the field after a disputed call. Morse sparked a hurricane of defense as Mevannet nabbed six runners attempting to steal, with Levin snagging one on a one handed grab. MeJannet allowed one run while throwing to second with Metvor on third. Ax Roberts to miss weeks, MeJannet may serve as relief catcher. Hadie Johnson hit around .600 in Seattle series, securing three hits including a diving infield knock. Dr. HL A Maillett stays busy as Kipert aims to be ready for Tuesday’s opener against Vancouver and Stokke by Friday. Western League Omaha 0 Denver 6. American Association Louisville 1-2 Milwaukee 0-0. Columbus 3-1. Toledo 4-0 Minneapolis 8-4. Indianapolis 4-1. Kansas City 8-0.
AP recap of the week in baseball with pennant races in both leagues. Yankees, Tigers, Indians, and White Sox mix for AL lead while Cleveland and Detroit press toward first division. In the NL Brooklyn, Boston, Philadelphia chase, Giants climb, and Braves reduce errors as Burns, Kauff, and Robertson spark offense.
Meloughlin 5 off Metvor 2. Struck out by Metvor 6, by O Lough Tin I. Left on Kanes Hutte Seattle 10. Time of game two hours and five minutes. Umpire Finneran.
Spokane won the opener 3 1 as Evans allowed four hits. In the nightcap Tacoma fell 4 2 after Webb exited in the third and Noble absorbed early punishment. Key plays included sharp fielding from Spokane centers and a triple play Hartman Bohne Leard.
An advertisement asserts that drug users are marked from first use and cannot quit without medical help, while liquor users are marked once alcohol enters the system. It offers a full refund if the near treatment fails and invites inquiries to the Neal Institute in Butte and other cities for private references and cured patients.
Chicago and Brooklyn staged a 16 inning scoreless marathon that ended in a darkness terminated draw. Cubs used four pitchers to Brooklyns five as rallies in the ninth and later kept the game alive with timely hitting and baserunning.
Meaderville defeated the South Siders 7 to 3 as Hurley held the league’s top hitters to three hits. In the nightcap, East Side beat the Excelsiors 10 to 8. Batteries: Hurley Corbett for Meaderville, La Duke Sundberg for South Side.
Washington defeats Cleveland 6 to 2 in a game where seven of ten hits came in three innings. Boehring and Henry paired with Coveleskie and Daly on the batteries as the Senators, led by key hits, overcome Cleveland at Cleveland.
Deer Lodge July 16 Butte Cubs and Deer Lodge staged a high scoring late game with Deer Lodge rallying from 8 4 deficit in sixth to near tie by ninth inning Bien led with a single, Kerr scored on wild throws and Doty, Howe, Servais figures in late scoring as Deer Lodge wins coast league update scarce.
In a column mixing politics and sport, the writer muses on a possible presidential outcome and its impact on national mood, then pivots to baseball talk. Detroit’s six-game gap to New York is framed as insufficient for predictions, with praise for Mamaux’s pitching and notes on Cobb, Robertson, and the Reds amid a season of upheaval.
Calgary police man Jack Taylor and Los Angeles grappler Gus Kervaras visited Butte seeking matches with Pat Connolly. Taylor offered a $600 forfeit if Connolly could be beaten twice in an hour. Kervaras, a 225-pound Greek, boasted 27 wins in four months in New York and claimed the Graeco-Roman world title, having previously defeated Demetras in a 70 minute bout stopped by spectators.
St Louis July 18 Harry Salle who quit the St Louis Nationals in New York recently was sold today to New York for cash. Neither president Britton nor manager McGraw would disclose the amount but it is understood the St Louis club receives 15000 dollars.
Yesterday was unfavorable for rifle shooting as high wind hindered accuracy. The Rocky Mountain Rifle club beat Anaconda at 200 yards offhand and 860 and 800 yards prone, Butte winning by three points amid gusts. The match, 12-man team trials from 10 high scores, previews the big national meet.
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