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Newspaper

Cumberland Press

Location

Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1915

Page

6

Wilmer Ray Draw Delights City Fans At Moose Hall

Eddie Wilmer of Fairhaven and Johnny Ray of Pittsburgh battled ten rounds to a draw in a featherweight exhibition hailed as the best in the city. The match featured fast exchanges, frequent clinching, and heavy blows with both fighters showing strong cardio and skill. Prelims included Wagner vs Redon in a six round draw and Ali Miller stopping Jimmy Donnelly in 30 seconds.

Moose Hall North Center Street Eddie Wilmer Fairhaven Johnny Ray Pittsrburgh Wilmer Ray K. O Joe Getz Wagner Cumberland Turk Reddon Baltimore Reddon Ali Miller Jimmy Donnelly

Ohio mail carrier seeks name change to shorter form

Phivush Gustav Dan ielovitch Lopatnik-Lopatnikov applied to the probate court in Cleveland to change his name to Ph. Gustav Li Kov. He argued the change would ease mail delivery and telephone calls by reducing letters and rearranging the consonants.

Cleveland, O Phivush Gustav Danielovitch Lopatnik-Lopatnikov Cuyahoga County Phivush Gustav Li Kov

Weekly Notes From the Demon Camp Victory Pushes Demons Closer to Giants

Steve Frostburg previews a three game stretch as the Demons seek to derail the Giants. Key players include Fulmer with four hits, Doyle on short, Boyle strong at second, and Colley joining Hoban on coaching. The Dry Bugs loom, with Sleepy Jones opposing Colley as the Demons travel to the Giant camp then host the Peppers.

Piedmont Maddox East Fulmer Williams Riggins Doyle Boyle Dye Colley Hoban Germany Jones

2439 Mile Automobile Relay Race From Chicago to Seattle

Yellowstone Trail Association opens a cross country relay race starting in Chicago at noon for 2439 miles to Seattle to be completed in 100 hours at an average 24.4 mph. The route is divided into 21 legs from Milwaukee to Spokane and Seattle with specified city pairings.

Chicago Ill Great Lakes Puget Sound Yellowstone Trail Association Seattle Milwaukee Oshkosh Stevens Point Spokane Coulee City Ellensburgh

Weekend schedule for Piedmont Frostburg Lonaconing Midland

Wednesday features Piedmont at Frostburg and Lonaconing at Cumberland. Thursday has Lonaconing at Cumberland. Saturday includes Piedmont at Midland and Frostburg at Lonaconing. Sunday rounds with Midland at Frostburg and Piedmont at Lonaconing.

Piedmont Frostburg Lonaconing Cumberland Midland

City Standings And Local Sports Mentions

Local standings list includes CITY Standing O central teams forming an informal grid with ROAD and Federals competing along with B Ovvie Centrals St Stephen s and Western Mary in a regional grouping reflecting club and school affiliations.

O. T B. & Ovvie Centrals St. Stephen's Federals Western Mary

Baseball Scores and Schedule From Yesterday and Today

Yesterday results show Philadelphia 4 over Pittsburgh 1 and New York 5 to Cincinnati 4 while Brooklyn beat St. Louis 2 to 1 and Boston lost to Chicago. Today’s card lists Boston at Chicago, Brooklyn at St Louis, New York at Cincinnati, and Philadelphia at Pittsburgh with standings led by Philadelphia at .27 wins, 20 losses, Chicago . wide. note the June 15 pitchers duel where Mamaux took loss after Alexander struck out 12 in a 4 1 Pittsburgh defeat.

Boston Chicago Brooklyn St. Louis New York Cincinnati Philadelphia Pittsburgh Boston-Chicago Ww. II. Pet Alexander Mamaux Whitted R. H. E. Prusacioria Killifer Gibson Washington Cleveland Detroit Athletics L. P.C. i Ee Detroit Ne Drag Boston Tere New York Es Washington Ee Cleveland Ee Athletics A SRB St. Louis serMhdeees

New York Beats Cincinnati 5 5 Tie In Ten Innings

In Cincinnati the New York team tied the Reds 5 to 5 in the tenth inning after steady hitting and Cincinnati errors. Perritt started for Cincinnati, Stroud pitched well after entering, with Meyers Schneider Ames Toney and Clarke also appearing in the line.

Cincinnati New York Perritt Stroud R.H. E Meyers Schneider Ames Toney Clarke

Brooklyn Edges St Louis 2 1 on Fourth Inning Sacrifices

In St Louis on June 15 Brooklyn won 2 to 1 over St Louis aided by two sacrifice hits and two shashette in the fourth. Tong provided the only St Louis run with a three base hit and scoring on Dolan's sacrifice. Batteries: Smith and McCarty for Brooklyn. Doak Perdue Snyder Gonzales for St Louis.

St. Louis Brooklyn Tong Dolan H. E. Pocmat Smith McCarty Doak Perdue Snyder Gonzales

Batter Dies After Being Struck By Ball In Pa Game

Allen W. Blosser 22 of Cheathaven died after being struck on the left temple by a fast inshoot while at bat in Fay ette county. He collapsed, was taken home, regained consciousness, then died before planned transfer to Uniontown hospital. He was son of Jas W Blosser.

Fayette County Allen W. Blosser Cheathaven Blosser Gans Donald Long Uniontown Jas. W. Blosser

Glacier Parks Open for 1915 Tourist Season

Livingston Montana June 15 Today marks the formal opening of the 1915 tourist season at Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks. Railroads, hotels and camps have prepared for what is expected to be the biggest travel season in the history of the reservations. Two causes boost visits the California expositions and the European war. Yellowstone and Glacier lie on most eastern to Pacific coast itineraries and unprecedented travel is anticipated during warm months.

Glacier Park Livingston, Mont Yellowstone National Park Glacier National Park California Yellowstone Glacier Parks Pacific Coast

New York Americans Sweep St Louis In Doubleheader

The New York Americans returned to first division by sweeping two games from St Louis in New York. The 12 to 7 and 5 to 4 results featured a 10 inning win driven by Cree. A home run spree continued with six players going deep including Fritz Maisel. St Louis was led by Captain Austin in Rickey’s absence. Scores: First game.

New York New York Americans St. Louis Cree Yankees Lowdermilk Hoch Polo Grounds Baz Fritz Maisel Baltimore Austin Rickey Detroit

Errors Help Tigers Edge Phillies in Detroit Victory

Detroit edged Philadelphia 2 to 1 as battery and fielding miscues by the Phillies aided the Tigers. Coveleskie allowed three hits with a Strunk triple and a wild pitch breaking up a potential shutout. Schang exited with a hand injury, replaced by McAvoy, his third this season.

Tigers Philadelphia Detroit Coveleskie Strunk Schang Kavanaugh McAvoy

Fournier's Playing Features In Washington Win

Washington and Chicago played a high scoring game with Chicago winning the series opener by 8 to 2. Fournier and Foster led the hitting while Collins and Fournier starred in the field with 17 putouts for Chicago.

Washington Chicago Fournier Foster Collins

Federal Today's Schedule Features City Matchups

Kansas City faces Baltimore while St. Louis plays Newark Pittsburgh meets Brooklyn and Chicago clashes with Buffalo No other games are on the docket indicating scheduling details for the day.

Kansas City Baltimore St. Louis Newark Pittsburgh Brooklyn Chicago Buffalo

Dr Birckhead Endorses Sunday Baseball With Safeguards

The Rev Dr Hugh Birckhead rector of Emanuel church favors Sunday baseball if it does not burden workers and if held 2 to 7 pm with no commercial spirit. He opposes a Continental Sunday as it would keep places of amusement open, turning Sunday into a workday for many.

Baltimore Hugh Birckhead Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal Church Birckhead

Elkins Plans Independence Day Races

Elkins West Virginia will host July 5 horse races with pacing and trotting divisions. Events include 2.27 class pace mile heats best two of three, 2.35 trot half-mile heats, Green race for colts two and three years old, and a half-mile dash open to all. Pocahontas County horses are expected. Dr Arbuckle, Kirk Wees and Charles Crawford manage. Prizes awarded to first and second in each event.

Elkins W. Va Pocahontas County Arbuckle Kirk Wees Charles Crawford

Your Child's Back Prompts Chiropractic Attention

A vintage ad claims spinal misalignment risks in children and promotes chiropractic spinal adjustment as a natural cure. It asserts adjustments relieve back, hip, limb, and nerve-related pains, headaches, and various ailments.

Fifteen Inning Defeat For Spring Gap Giants

In Spring Gap Maryland on June 15 the Spring Gap Giants lost 6 to 4 to the Young American of the Shenandoah Eastern League after fifteen innings at Agricultural Park. Maxwell, Young American third baseman, hit a homer in the fifteenth as Westley shut down Spring Gap in their half. Batteries Westley and Jones for Young American. Shewood and Daniels for Spring Gap.

Spring Gap

Must Have License To Fish In West Virginia

Anglers must obtain a non resident fishing license costing 5 dollars for the season. A recent act shifts the bass season opening to July 1. Non residents must secure licenses from the Clerk of the Court at Romney or Keyser in Hampshire and Mineral counties respectively to fish these waters.

West Virginia South Branch Romney Hampshire County Keyser Patterson’s Creek Myeral

Miss Frances Lungerhausen Sets New Girls Basketball Throw Record

Pennesville Ohio June 15 Miss Frances Lungerhausen star athlete of Lake Erie College broke the world record for girls in the basketball throw with a 65 feet 5 5 inch distance. She says the hardest barrier to girls success in athletics is chocolate candy.

Pennesville, O Frances Lungerhausen Lake Erie College

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