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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1916
Page
12
Fragmentary OCR mentions second division RS with drops and a PeeWee game, but key names, teams, places, and outcomes are unreadable. The readable bits indicate a juvenile contest item but lack concrete facts to summarize a full record.
Detroit and St Louis split a doubleheader with Detroit winning 8 to 2 in the first game and St Louis taking the second 3 to 2. Timely hitting and Detroit misplays helped the Cards in the opener while Mitchell’s wildness cost Le. Cincinnati and St Louis split a doubleheader, with St Louis winning 2 to 1 and 5 to 4 in Chicago. Vaughn fueled a 12th inning Pittsburgh victory over Chicago 8 to 5, amid injuries to McCarty and Archer. Schedule includes Detroit at St Louis and Chicago at Cleveland.
Centerville blanked by Excelsiors as South beat East Side and Meaderville edged Mar, all in well played afternoon contests. Williams limited Excelsior, Menderville and Marquette clashed in a clean game with few errors. Guidon led pool players with six hits as ML defense struggled.
Interest in the heavyweight division of the big wrestling tournament at Holland arena on Saturday runs high among University of Montana alumni and Montana Agricultural College boosters. The top entries are Francis E. Ryan of the Aggies and Christian Bent of the university, both football standouts last year, promising a battle with admission prices rising. The event draws diverse nations including Ireland, Germany, Greece, and Sweden, with winners likely to represent Montana in the Intermountain championships in Lake City in September.
In Butte fans recall Percy Cove the human toothpick a six foot former boxer who fought at 118 pounds. Now in France with a Canadian regiment Cove writes he may not box well but will duck bullets as blocking is harder. He recounts St Patrick day shelling and a joke about grace of St Patrick saving them.
Butte hosts a Montana league clash as Spokane and Tacoma visit while the Giants, Beavers, and Vancouver plan future dates. Hester arrives from Arizona to aid Great Falls amid managerial tensions, with Hendrix and Reikie still pitching strong for the Iron Men.
Butte walloped Seattle Giants 4 to 1 in the first game before a rain delay halted the doubleheader in the third inning. Both teams had been playing well as Joe McGinnity’s squad hoped to keep second place. Butte’s timely hitting in the second and ninth frames produced the decisive runs. Hendrix held Seattle to seven hits while Rose surrendered nine. Hunky Shaw led at bat as the field grew slick in the wet conditions.
Spokane beat Vancouver in two games here this afternoon 6 to 2 and 4 to 3. The first game saw Spokane overtake the visitors in the sixth inning for an easy win. In the second, Sheely homered with two aboard to clinch the victory. Evans secured his ninth straight win as a pitcher.
In Tacoma on June 25 Kallio shut down Ta sna and beat Tacoma in both games. The second contest ended after seven innings to fit train times. Western League results include Wichita 10 Denver 5, Lincoln 6 Sioux City 8, Topeka 7 Omaha 10 Des Moines 4, St Jo 2 Topeka 0. Coast League scores Portland 3 Salt Lake 4, Los Angeles 6 San Francisco 1, Vernon 5 Oakland 1.
Arthur Fletcher, the clever short top for the Giants, plays a brilliant gate and his work helps McGraw's crew land well up in the National League race. Fletcher is a timely hitter and sensational fielder.
The article highlights the Coveleskie family pitching talent with Harry Coveleskie and Stanley Coveleskie each posting strong win totals. It also notes Syracuse and Can offerings in multi-sport successes and discusses batting leaders Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker challenging for the American League crown. It mentions Brooklyn’s pennant hopes and a large list of golf entries for the Spokane tournament with Willie Leith facing stiff Open field.
Fragmentary note cites a theory linking shaving to the decline of Rome and contrasts it with the era of Greek greatness coinciding with widespread beards. The text references “he wanney” and “Mikes men,” but lacks clear names or concrete events.
Jake Vauvert praised as nation's top first baseman and Jack Coombs lauded for a remarkable comeback. Their stellar performances keep the Brooklyn Nationals near the front of the pennant race.
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