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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1913
Page
1
No games were played in the National League yesterday as rain prevented New York at St. Louis, Boston at Chicago, Philadelphia at Pittsburgh and Brooklyn at Cincinnati. Double-headers are announced today in several cities and may be played as well.
British light welterweight star F. Welsh says he will travel to Vancouver for a scheduled match with Ritchie, ready to claim the title by forfeit if Ritchie fails to appear. Welsh threatens legal action for damages and plans to weigh in at 12:15 p.m. on Saturday, staking $2,000 in a San Francisco check as part of the dispute.
Chicago announces a 75 member party venturing around the world aboard ships under New York Nationals and Chicago Americans banners. Costs include at least 1002 with extra expenses, paid in installments by managers McGuayn and Comiskey. funds cover part travel and plans to depart from Vancouver in November.
In Philadelphia on September 17 Balting drives in the first run and another in the eighth as the Phillies defeat St Louis 4 to 3. Rickey’s veteran first baseman Melanji Davis set the pace with a first-inning hit and a key eighth-inning single. Clarence Walker of St Louis suffered a scalp injury sprinting into the left field bleachers during practice. Brown of Philadelphia wrenched a knee on a grounder. Cleveland shut out Boston 2 to 0 as Sitchell and Gardner turned in strong defense.
Detroit defeated Washington 6 to 4 and 2 to 4 as the visitors capitalized on two early innings to seize both ends of a doubleheader. Detroit's pitching by Boehling and Williams held Washington to limited scoring after the opening frames, with key hits and errors shaping the outcomes. In New York, Chicago defeated the Yankees 9 to 3, then New York rebounded to win 2 to 0 in a brisk two game set, aided by timely hits and a late wild throw.
A garbled Pacific Coast League update lists teams and players such as Los Angeles Portland and Sacramento with batters Bays and Varghese. Vague notes mention Sept dates, innings and lineups including names like Porritt Byrnes Mize and Sock.
A dramatic water pressure test by the Butte Water Company drew thousands of spectators in the business district. Gauges showed 105 pounds at Park and Main, then 15 pounds with six streams, and 11 pounds at Galena Street. City officials noted gravity pressure and emphasized tests occur during peak domestic use.
Four major fires blaze across southern California as of Sept 1. One menaces the area between Faster and Ramona, another burns Inge toward Mscondide, a third lies east of Campo below the Mexican line, and a fourth climbs Mla lon valley. Moeway is ringed by flames but deemed safe. Hundreds fight the blazes all day, with reports of strong winds hindering containment efforts.
In Pout Resina Switzerland on September 17 the bodies of four experienced mountaineers were discovered in a crevasse on Palu peak after being missing since September 12. They were caught in heavy snowstorms in the Hagadine region near here.
A promotional item touts a blood purifier labeled 5. S. 8 that supposedly activates skin capillaries and cleans eruptions. It claims rapid drying of scales and renewed firm tissue by stimulating cells to draw nutrients from blood. Sold by Swift Specific Co, Atlanta, with a catalog on Kin Alseneen.
Harry Thaw arrives in Concord NH to face Governor on extradition to New York. If granted, case reviews by federal court follow habeas corpus petition. Supreme Court appeal possible. Thaw aided by William A. Stone as counsel and personal representative.
In Wallington on September 12 the Ohio congressman introduced a bill to compulsorily retire all wooden railroad coaches within five years. Two percent would retire each year, with the Interstate Commerce Commission supervising the process.
Nearly a million Philadelphians hold memorial devices for Mayor Gaynor in school buildings, with a funeral set for next Monday morning. Federal buildings will be closed to after-hours access by order of Secretary Akdoo. A London doctor notes fleas and midges can be reduced by adding a stick of sulfur to a dog’s water, a practice tied to a remedy and pest control observations.
The passage names Frederick C. Penfold and the new minister to Austria as notable figures. It notes the wealth of a Philadelphia woman described as the richest, followed by Mrs. George D. Whiener whose husband and son were drowned in the Titan disaster.
Victoria hosts a twilight game as records show Spokane ties and Batters, Ingersoll, Coveleski and Grindell among players. Final tallies include Kansas City 7 Toledo 5 Milwaukee 2 2 Indianapolis 4 3 St Paul 8 2 Minneapolis 1 Columbus 1 called in the eighth due to darkness.
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