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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1917
Page
12
McGinnity faces a slow start as the Miners struggle with weak infield play. The coach has delayed trades, facing losses and last place risk unless an infield is secured before Seattle series. The Pacific Coast League slate opens with Seattle, Vancouver, and later snow delays.
Tacoma Tigers outslug Butte in a thrilling 11 inning contest to complete a six game series sweep led by Pillett and McGinnity. Harper delivered the decisive hit as Tacoma moved atop the league standings.
An 1909 origin claim by Alfred Mit Hing in Holland Michigan notes the Macataw blackberry as a cross between the Himalaya and Eldorado varieties. Introduced around 1912, the berry reputedly endures cold winters and hot dry summers, yielding a large, seedless, jet black fruit with strong sweetness.
In Seattle on May 6 Vancouver built a five run cushion after third inning errors. Seattle rallied but fell short 7 2. Gipe Rojas Cad man Dailey Sullivan combined for the defeats and the Vancouver pitchers held strong in late innings as the home team managed six runs to Seattle's seven.
Butte Tennis Club opened its season amid enthusiastic turnout and many new players. Courts at Holland rink used, with improved accommodations and courtesy from Curtin club. Special courts for women. president Weber optimistic for a prosperous year. Open day filled courts. more courts to be prepared this week as play resumes full swing next Sunday.
The nesting season notes that the blue bird inhabits areas in the United States west of Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana, plus Southern Canada, Mexico, and Guatemala. In winter it favors the southern half of the eastern United States and areas south of Guatemala.
Cold and rainy weather disrupted major league schedules with 24 games postponed. The week featured notable pitching brilliance and few two way outcomes as eastern teams battled western foes. Indianapolis led the American Association with 17 wins and five defeats.
In Minneapolis on May 6, league president Thomas J. Hickey said a meeting would be called later that week to decide remedies or whether the American Association should end its season. Hickey and officials from Milwaukee and Columbus discussed attendance declines due to war and weather as clubs fear losses of over 41,000 daily.
St Louis moved into first in the National League as Watson blanked Cincinnati 4 0. Toney had a rough inning but the Cards racked up four runs on two outs in the first, homers and timely hits. Chicago defeated Pittsburgh 3 2 behind Zeiders eighth inning double and a wild pitch. Standings, schedule and scores reflect a busy day across the league.
The new Chinese income tax, recently enacted, targets merchants officials bankers and professionals. Pawnbrokers shroffs salt merchants and certain privileged firms face annual rates beginning at over 1000 with 3 percent over 100000 and 2 percent over 1 million. Clerks pay monthly. Proposals to widen coverage for smaller incomes are discussed.
Groom works eleven rounds without being touched as Chicago battles St Louis into two doubleheader losses. In game one St Louis chase Russell from the mound with five runs in the fourth and three more in the eighth while Chicago errors aid the visitors. In game two Groom hurls for Chicago allowing no hits as 28 batters come to the plate, four reach first and three are hit, with St Louis winning 3 to 0.
Sidney Shannon of Appleton Wisconsin, once a leading local merchant serving a 30 000 population, retired his delivery horse after death near age forty. His will allocated 1000 to purchase hay and oats and continue shelter for the horse for the rest of its life.
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