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Newspaper
Charlotte News
Location
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1911
Page
8
The report details a local baseball game where Jaals edged into fourth place as Scheesley sparkled and the team posted 20 hits. A no-run rule allowed visitors to cross, with Stevenson standout after four at bats and four hits including a double.
In Spartanburg, on June 10, the Red Sox defeated the Patriots as Ferrall and Boyle pitched well. Clemens led at the plate with three hits in four at bats while Laval went 3 for 4. Kipp starred in the field with three steals, and Winston-Salem led 8 to Spartanburg 6 in errors. Attendance was 400. umpires were Letbrich, Danny, and O'Brien.
Greensboro box score reports the Electricians topping the Patrots 5 to 2 after trailing early. Doak and three other players posted two-base and three-base hits while Eldridge and Nugent held the locals to limited offense. Attendance was 550 with 1:60 game time.
Cleveland officials announce waivers are being sought for Cy Young of the Cleveland American League team due to his illness. He has not pitched this season.
In the Carolina Association Greensboro defeated by Anderson 6 to 2 while Greenville beat Charlotte 10 to 1 and Winston Salem lost to Spartanburg 5 to 4. Tidewater League saw Elizabeth City 4 over Old Point 3 and Suffolk 8 over Newport News 3 before darkness halted play in the 15th inning. Portsmouth lost to Norfolk 10 to 3.
Southern League results include Montgomery 6 Nashville 2, Birmingham 2 Chattanooga 7, Mobile 6 Atlanta 3, New Orleans 9 Memphis 8. American Association games show Toledo 3 Milwaukee 6, Indianapolis 1 Kansas City 10, Louisville 6 Minneapolis 5, Columbus 6 St Paul 1.
Eastern League results include Jersey City 2 Providence 10 Newark 4 Baltimore 5 Buffalo 5 Toronto 3 Rochester 8 Montreal 7 Appalachian League games show Knoxville 8 Bristol 0 Cleveland 6 Morristown 2 Johnson City 18 Asheville 6
American League results show Cleveland 65 over Washington 2 and Philadelphia 56 over Detroit. New York defeated Chicago 9 to 2, St. Louis 5 to 4, Boston 4 to 2, with Philadelphia 56 securing a win and Detroit 4 losing. National League games saw New York 6 over Pittsburg 3, Philadelphia 4 over Cincinnati 1, Brooklyn 4 over Chicago 1, Boston 1 over Chicago, and St. Louis 2 over Boston. South Atlantic League highlights include Columbus 2 Jacksonville 0, Columbus 3 over Charleston, Macon 4 over Savannah 3, and Albany 12 over Augusta 3.
The championship flight finals started this morning in Nashville with 18 holes of match play between W. P. Stewart and R. G. Bush, both of New Orleans. Fifteen more holes are scheduled for this afternoon to complete the 36 hole final. Finals in other flights are also on the schedule for the last day of the tournament.
Ex-Charlotte pitcher Jimmy Hayes, released by the local club last week, signs with Anderson in the Carolina Association. Once a top pitcher with several no hit efforts, Hayes had health-related moves but is now back in form and expected to boost Anderson toward the top.
Two thousand homing pigeons from the Quaker City Concourse Association of Philadelphia will be liberated in Spartanburg this morning. The annual event draws East Coast fanciers, with races covering about five hundred miles and past winners completing the distance in under eleven hours.
A man begins a ward path and soon discovers it is easy to get along, suggesting smooth integration and minimal resistance within that route.
A composite list of today’s matchups across the South Atlantic League with games in Greenville Greensboro Spartanburg Atlanta Nashville Chattanooga Memphis Augusta Albany Columbus Jacksonville Macon and more. A burlesque tale follows about a swift Broadway figure who overstates speed to a rancher and ends with a humorous miscount of sheep and lambs.
A tale recounts the Irish priest Father Healy who, faced with a vain young woman confessing a besetting sin, notes that thinking of her beauty when passing a looking glass is not a sin but a mild misjudgment. Healy’s wit frames self image with humor and gentle correction.
Puck narrates a fox carrying moss and diving in a river to shed fleas. He releases the moss and strides ashore, then whispers a sly motive to mislead observers. The moral doubles as a meditation on motive, suggesting no one can know true intent.
A magazine editor informs a living author that a poem titled Waiting has just been published and a check is ready. The author replies the poem's writer has been dead for over 30 years, his grandchildren now live on the old farm and would welcome the payment if sent to them in their lifetime.
A compact reflection on vice and contentment. The author contrasts passive acceptance with curiosity, suggesting those satisfied with the status quo miss opportunities and that appetite for change can prevent hardship. Context implies a moral or social admonition about complacency.
A Merchantville New Jersey mayoral candidate told a tale of hardship in a town hall speech. A spectator from the rear heckled with a dry quip that he had done enough for his country, prompting the crowd to laugh and the candidate to lose ground to his opponent.
Mrs. E G Whiting of 360 Willow St Arkon Ohio reports a serious kidney trouble with backaches dizziness eye trouble and fatigue. She says after taking Foley Kidney Pills as directed the pain and headaches eased and her vision improved leading to a return to health. Bowen Drug Store North Square provided the pills.
A line from As You Like It notes a husband’s death and the widow’s firm stance. The text implies she recognizes his value and will not compromise for less. The dialogue reflects themes of worth, vows, and steadfastness after loss.
A humorous verse about a worry cow and hay fear ends with a joke. Robbie runs to tell his mother of a man in the nursery kissing Fraulein, only to reveal the prank: it is his papa.
A sensational travel offer promises a supreme nature experience with guaranteed features for 189.75. Fractions include paying expenses from departure to return and free home-town fare if booked by June 10. Contacts: J F McFarland, Asheville, and Dr John S Blake, Charlotte.
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