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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1916
Page
2
Heavy rain soaked 50 ball park as Tigers and Silver Tips faced a late start. McGinnity eyed 2 pm lineup amid field flooding while teams prepared for a possible doubleheader. Spokane and Vancouver clubs adjust rosters with suspensions and callups as fans plan travel for tomorrow’s Great Falls game.
In a dramatic 16 inning contest, New York and Detroit battled to a 2 2 tie. Coveleskie shut out Detroit after the ninth, Cullop and Shawkey held the line for New York with strong support from substitutes. Boars on the Detroit side battled through long innings as fielding sparkled from both clubs.
Great Falls secured a third straight victory over the Indians in Spokane with an 11 to 4 win. Noble exited after six innings following ten hits leading to nine runs, replaced by Webb who struggled and allowed two more runs in the sixth.
Sioux City and Denver games postponed due to rain. Other games delayed. Local notes mention Des stores and a Coma Waet family affair. Expenditure cited at $200 a year.
The Indians plan a cut to make room on the Spokane squad for Dutch Renther. Pitcher Williar leaves for the coast Sunday night and Leifer is to be dropped to the Butte club after the move. Reuther lent to Butte until Stokke recovers, Williams expects the South Side forker in Seattle next week. Pacific Coast League results show Salt Lake-Portland 9 to 1, Los Angeles-Oakland 4 to 4, San Francisco-Los Angeles 6 to 1. American Association standings list Kansas City 145 Milwaukee 5 and St Paul 6.
New York Giants beat St Louis 6 to 4, extending their winning streak to nine. McKechnie, Rariden, Burn, and Robertson produced key hits as the visitors pulled ahead with a late run in the eighth. Tesreau and Perritt pitched for New York, while Salle and Gonzales worked for St Louis.
Brooklyn maintains first place by defeating Chicago 4 to 2 as Hendrix and Vaughn struggle for Chicago while Mack drives in runs for the Cubs. Score by innings shows Brooklyn surging early and Chicago late rally falls short.
Pittsburg defeats Philadelphia 4 to 2 in eight innings with Carey belting a homer after Mamaux singled. Scoring by innings shows Philadelphia 100001000 2, Pittsburg 10000012x 4. Batteries McQuillan Killiter Mamaux Git. Same teams scheduled today.
Freddie Bell prepares for a bout with Pat Connolly at the Broadway theater next Friday night after beating several top contenders and giving them stiff matches. Bell claims momentum as he eyes a championship clash.
Ahn for Stecher wrestles Minnesotan Freddie fran as the first to award the palm to Stecher. Connolly draws a lighter weight opponent as the light heavyweight title scene narrows to a handful of men, with Connelly and Bell among them. Connelly trains hard after a disappointing bout with Demetral to improve in time.
The Cleveland club tops the league in runs through five weeks, aided by 60 sacrifice hits the most in the circuit, despite midrange batting. Detro it and Chicago trail, with Heinie Zimmerman back in form at third base and Dave Robertson rivaling Cobb in potential. Princeton and Virginia notes add to a wide range of sports chatter in the column.
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