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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1915
Page
6
RUSSLER'S COLTS, showing last year's form, crushed Meyersdale 11 to 0 at South End Park in an exhibition. Ray Schriver limited Meyersdale to three hits in a complete game as Cumberland pounded 13 safeties and built a big third inning.
Frostburg fell to Lonaconing 11 to 5 at Ath letic Park to a record crowd of about 1,000 fans. East struck out, Dye started for Frostburg but left in the sixth with one out for Ehmling. Lonaconing added Kellogg from the Reds and Conrad from Altoona, strengthening the lineup.
Vale Summit opens base ball season with a 7 to 3 defeat by Eckhart. Baric Finn and Barry of Frostburg Athletics sign with Eckhart for the season. all three had hits. Eckhart travels with six autos, plans home opener next Sunday.
The Cumberland Tigers defeated North Cumberland 8 to 1 as Brant struck out eleven for the Tigers and Kinnear fanned four for North Cumberland. Gornal of the Tigers seeks more local amateur games. In a separate Mt Savage clash the Cumberland Collegians beat Mt Savage 14 to 2 with Lefty Bell pitching and Beckwith and Longimon supplying the hitting.
The Brazilian Ambassador and Mme da Gama depart Washington on May 10 for Heron Hall their summer residence at Log Branch New Jersey.
The Press beat the Evening Times 15 to 0 at Commercial Park before about 125000 fans. Ike Law pitched nine innings with 11 Times fanned. Barringer, Close, and Mackett also worked as Times batters struggled to score. The Press offense totaled 16 hits and an errorless display despite Times’ lone fielding miscue.
Elbert Hubbard wrote of war news and escaping censors before boarding the Lusitania and hinted at possible peril. He later obtained a presidential pardon to restore his civil rights and secure a passport to write about the war.
Regina reports the Saskatchewan legislature begins a special session with a plan to abolish all bar and club licenses after July 1. Government dispensaries would replace private wholesale shops and a referendum would decide license renewal or abolition after the war. A royal commission report on agricultural equipment sales will follow, guiding farmer protections.
The City League Baseball schedule begins today at South End Park with Central facing Western Maryland Railway in a fast game. The six team league plays next with Old Town Road versus St Stephen Club tomorrow and B. and O. versus Federal on Friday. First pitch today is at 5 30.
The Cumberland Press states unsigned baseball communications cannot be published. All letters must bear authors' names. publication of names can be withheld only if requested, but editors must know each writer's identity.
National Saturday scores show Philadelphia two and Brooklyn three while New York three and Boston four. Pittsburgh eight to St. Louis two. Chicago defeated Cincinnati two to one. Today’s games list Philadelphia at Brooklyn New York at Boston Chicago at Pittsburgh with other clubs not scheduled.
Chicago edged St Louis 2-1 yesterday after Huggins misplayed Zimmerman's grounder and Saier hit a deciding home run. Vaughn earned the win in a strong pitching duel with Zimmerman's fielding highlighted. Batteries Vaughn Bresnahan Sallee Snyder.
Pittsburgh bats exploded in the fifth inning as Hinchman Carey and Leach led an eight to one win over Cincinnati. Harmon and Schang combined for the mound work while Douglass faced the Pittsburgh attack.
Chicago White Sox owner Charles Comiskey praises catcher Ray Schalk for 1915 showing and compares him to Buck Ewing, saying Schalk has risen to peer the great backstop of his era. Coach Kid Gleason and Billy Sullivan tout Schalk’s progress since Milwaukee A. A. and his rise to the major league team.
Eddie Collins has made a vast difference for the Chicago White Sox. He has steadied the infield and improved play by Weaver and Brief. Brief, from Kansas City, looks 49 percent stronger than with the St. Louis Browns. Collins delivers a snappy game at second and is a sure hit with the bat.
Detroit pitcher Dubuc hurled one of his best games as Detroit defeated Washington 1 to 0. Baker walked and scored on Vitt’s sacrifice fly after Dubuc’s single in the fifth inning. Damell 2 Die ces encessesesd 8B. Washington 0 0 6 1 Batteries Dubuc end Baker Johnson and Ainsmith.
Cleveland defeated Philadelphia 3 to 1, Morton securing his fifth consecutive victory and his third shutout of the season. It marked Lajoie’s first non-Cleveland appearance since August 1901, with Morton and O Neill vs Bush, Bressler and Schang in the batteries.
Chicago defeated St. Louis 6 to 1 yesterday behind four local pitchers. The win came as Chicago pitchers fended off St. Louis hitters while Bee a ES aee and other garbled lines appear in the report.
The Glassworkers Union baseball team pursues a game with the Brewery Workers Union nine. Rue Allen leads the Brewery Workers while Snakes Hoenicka manages the Glass Workers who warn there would be nothing to it if the amber slingers agree to play.
Hannes Kolehmainen of the Irish American Athletic Club won the Eleventh Mail modified marathon in New York on Saturday with a course of thirteen miles eight hundred yards, finishing in 1 hour 14 minutes 9.5 seconds as part of a field over 1,000 runners. He also won the event last year.
Today's schedule lists Pittsburgh at Baltimore Chicago at Newark Kansas City at Brooklyn and St. Louis at Buffalo Newark 4 Chicago 3.
Newark beat Chicago 4 to 3 in New Jersey yesterday marking their third consecutive victory. Batteries Falkenburg and Rariden for Newark with Hendrix and Wilson on defense.
Maddox struck out 13 in opening league game but allowed 10 safeties as Midland defeated the Peppers. Boyd pitched well for Midland and Maddox, known for hitting, added a triple. Final score listed as 12 to 2 with errors and battery details included.
The Cumberland based league lists midweek Cumberland at Frostburg on Wednesday and Cumberland at Lonaconing on Saturday. Midland visits Cumberland on Sunday with Midland at Lonaconing on Thursday. Piedmont travels to Lonaconing on Sunday and Frostburg hosts Piedmont on Saturday.
A meeting of ministers of finance and bankers from South and Central America opened in Washington May 10. The conference aims to craft closer financial and commercial ties with the United States as Congress allocates 50 000 dollars for the entertainment of the guests and the President plans the affair.
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