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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1914
Page
6
New York notes highlight a Grand Rapids race between Directum I and William with a $6,000 purse on the Comstock track famed for speed. References to track legends, prep seasons, and scattered baseball and football updates fill the sports column.
Parisle Pennsylvania September 21 The Carle Indians opened the 1915 football season by defeating Al-Yt College here Saturday with a 20 to 9 score.
Pittsburgh against Borton, Chicago versus New York, Cincinnati facing Brooklyn, and St Louis pairing with Philadelphia set as early season fixtures.
League play featured St Louis and New York tied at three, Washington three to three, Chicago slipping to one six, Boston dominant ten to seven, Detroit winning three to two. Athletics defeated Cleveland four to one in the standings update.
Fragmentary OCR notes list athletics terms and numbers with scattered place names such as Washington St. Louis Cleveland and odds or scores. The readable elements suggest a brief sports ledger style entry with incomplete data and no clear single event.
Washington visits Chicago New York travels to St. Louis Athletics head to Cleveland Boston faces Detroit in the night slate of games with five matchups noted.
Indianapolis wins 3 to 2 in a Federal League matchup. Standings show Buffalo and other clubs with varying totals while scattered numbers and abbreviations indicate team positions and scores. The fragmentary lines reference Baltimore Kansas City Pittsburgh and others, suggesting a league-wide table and partial results.
The card lists Chicago versus Baltimore, Kansas City versus Brooklyn, St. Louis versus Pittshaven, and Indianapolis versus Buffalo as upcoming NFL matchups.
The Cumberland Colts lost 4 to 6 to Lonaconing with John Stafford and Munster pitching well for Cumberland and Lonaconing's Keener delivering strong at the plate. Keener aided by Laughlin and Miller provided the early offense while Stafford led the league in strikeouts despite the loss.
Cumberland baseball manager Nelson W. Russler denies reports that Cumberland will join a Tri State circuit with Frederick Martinsburg Hagerstown Chambersburg and others next season. He says the club will not enter that league due to losses and distance. Instead a nearer Cumberland circuit of Meyersdale Keyser Piedmont Frostburg Midland Lonaconing and Cumberland is planned with organized baseball rules to allow player development and potential drafts.
Eckhart defeated Dick Stakam's Yannigans 8 to 6 in a 12 inning game at Midland yesterday. Eckhart scored two runs in the 12th to pull away after a nine inning rally by the Yannigans. Eckhart had 12 hits to Midland's 6, with Woods and Murphy handling the mound for Eckhart and McMillan and Logsdon for Midland.
Manager Raymond Law of the Cumberland Collegians refutes a claim that Dick Stakem's Yannigans of Midland defeated his team this season. He denies any game with the Yannigans has occurred and invites a home game on Sunday October 4, challenging the Yannigan manager to accept or refuse.
The Colts will be crowned league champions after finishing the season with a .771 percentage. On Saturday and Sunday, October 3 and 4, they host an all star Cumberland and Georges Creek League team at South End Park for two exhibition games. A large pennant and silver loving cup will be presented, with additional prizes for individual standouts. Attendance is expected between 20 000 and 25 000 as Lonaconing, the runners up, also visit.
The Knights of Good Fellowship Club of the YMCA hold the first football practice this afternoon at 4:30 at South End Ball Park. Candidates aged 14 to 19 may try out, regardless of YMCA KOG or club membership, with a joining requirement if selected. The aim is to revive Cumberland’s strong gridiron tradition with games against local schools and a possible three to four day season trip.
Rodger Peckinpaugh is named temporary manager of the Yankees after Frank Chance’s exit amid a dispute with President Farrell. He opens with a win against the White Sox, boosting team confidence and sparking talk he could become permanent if he posts strong results to finish the season in sixth place.
Mrs Clinton Mengle of New Castle Pa visiting Mrs James H Cook Green street underwent a serious operation at the Allegheny hospital yesterday by Drs James T Johnson and Thomas W Pak. Mengle formerly Miss Jean Hammett was stricken after her arrival here. Her husband came to Cumberland last night on the Duquesne Limited.
Work continues on the Edison Electric Illuminating Company power plant above Cumberland with a roof on, one turbine, one range boiler and Taylor stokers installed. The plant aims for December 1 operation and full completion by next summer. An immense illuminated sign will cover the Kline Underwelling Store roof on Baltimore street opposite the Olympic Hotel displaying 30 firms.
Report from London dated September 21 describes exhausted troops and the conqueror mindset as British and French soldiers push forward. A trench description explains digging in and steady foot-by-foot advances leading to a final steel clash. Names: W Angamar Larner, Oldtown. Mrs Mary J Allen, Baltimore Street. Andrew Ramsay.
Six lady solicitors needed immediately for Cumberland and Alleghany County. Offers good pay for intelligent women. Apply promptly by addressing Cumberland Press. tf
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