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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1917
Page
6
A historic note on controlling air with two windshields of the V-front to cut sun glare sunburn dust and dirt in an open car the Franklin Sedan. The passage mentions motoring clothes and veils and a reader per a weather forecaster.
The program lists seven races with purses from 600 to 1000 dollars. Entries include Wits Bimeby Rookwood Zu Zu Abuscade Pretty Baby Miss Lulu Day Dream Water Blue Fonnersade Arch Plotter Ophelia Sayonarra Dimitri Captain Rees Jack O Dowd Moneymaker and more. Weather is clear and the track fast.
Two semipro teams Pelican A. C. and Senate clash Sunday afternoon at Senate Ball Park. The clubs have a history of spirited meetings and strong play, with fans expected to turn out in large numbers.
In Baltimore the first Providence game ended 4 to 1 with McTigue Mayer and Sherman Newton and McAvoy on the mound. Second game scores show Baltimore winning 11 to 4 as Schultz Peters Mayer Thor mahlen and Schauffele pitched. In Richmond Providence fell 9 to 10 with Rees Egan Hoffman Chappele Reynolds strong. Buffalo Montreal game postponed by rain. Rochester Toronto game also listed as postponed.
In a wild early season tilt, the Reds beat the Giants 6 to 5 behind Pete Schneider and Ferdie Schupp. Shean and Mitchell sparked the Reds late while Kopf and Herzog keyed the Giants with timely hits and defensive miscues.
Amid a heated game the crowd roared as Roush and Kopf sparked a bench dispute with McCarthy clashing with Roush. The incident led to ejections and a tense pause, while the War Department ordered troops to camp. The First Regiment band performed as a National Anthem tribute before a Canton event dubbed Thorpe Day.
Len Rowlands Milwaukee middleweight, last man matched with Les Darcy, plans an Elmwood summer bout after agreeing with matchmaker Bishop for a date soon. Opponents include K O Brennan Jack McCarron Jeff Smith or Bob Moha. Zip Gunner Fred Batsche trains at the Cin o Club hoping to face the Cincinnati unknown. Bishop aims to stage Elmwood on June 15 despite Mars Schaefer plans to add a June 11 show.
St. Louis rallied in the eleventh to edge Boston 3 to 2. J. Smith Miller and Barnsby sparked the rally as St. Louis scored in the seventh and eleventh, while Wilhoit and Cruise produced Boston’s runs. Pitching details show Tyler and Meadows handling mound duties for the respective clubs.
The program lists six races for two-year-olds to three-year-olds plus a steeplechase. Winners include Seamstress in Race 1, Doublet in Race 2, Top o' the Morning in Race 3, Green Gold in Race 4, Brynlimah in Race 5, and Al M. Dick taking Race 6 with times and betting odds noted for each. Several runners scratched or unplaced.
Hazelnut 104 pounds led a six furlong favorite field at Dominion Park finishing first with Zali second and Miramichi third in 1 16 3-5. Mutuels show Hazelnut paying 4 6 to 1 and 15 00 to win.
In Louisville first race maiden fillies two-year-olds at 44 furlongs Gipsey Queen ridden by Gentry wins for 112 pounds. Jessie Ormaby second with 112 pounds and Amelita third. Payouts show Gipsey Queen straight 4.40 place 3.40 show 2.60. Jessie Ormsby place 14.80 show 7.40. Amelita show 2.20.
Chicago White Sox defeat Philadelphia 6 to 3 to complete a straight sweep of the series. Remarkable catches by Felsch Jackson Seibold and Strunk highlighted the win as both teams marked Regulation Day with a flag-raising ceremony and the Star-Spangled Banner.
New York and Detroit split a doubleheader in New York with the Yankees taking the first game 5 to 1 and Detroit winning the second 6 to 4. Cobb starred in the second game with three runs batted in and two extra-base hits while Pipp drove in three for New York in the third.
St. Louis won 6 to 2 at Washington to split the series. Four ninth inning runs came on singles by Severeid Pratt and Sloan and errors by Ayers and Morgan. Pratt doubled, Rice stole a base, and Milan/Shanks turned a double play. Gallia, Groom, Ayers, Johnson and Sothoron pitched for respective teams. Time two hours.
Boston explodes for nine runs in the second inning to beat Cleveland 11 to 4. Mays held Cleveland to a single in the first and Boston tallied five hits before Gould exited in the second. Coumbe closed as Boston seizes the series with the decisive victory in front of the home crowd.
J William Johnson a prominent Cincinnati lawyer and member of the original Red Stocking baseball team died Tuesday morning at Bethesda Hospital. He was the father of Clyde P Johnson another attorney and long a leader in amateur baseball.
Promoters tout fabrics as the world’s finest with ready fit before ordering. Prices claimed at half the first class tailor’s tariff, inviting customers to skip waiting for custom tailoring.
A catalog of straw hats and summer headwear features Panama, Bangkok, Baliluke, Leg horn, Italian Palm, Sennits and Splits, plus the so called flexibles along with Mackinaws and Milans.
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