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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1919
Page
4
Chicago marks Gowdy Day as Hank Gowdy becomes the first pro player to join the colors. He is honored with American Beauty roses by a delegation of young women from a local school, while Boston defeats Chicago 6 0 in the ninth inning.
The New York team was defeated today as the Pitons 7 won primarily on singles. Adams held the visitors to weak hits, three of which came in the second inning when they scored their only run. New York used four pitchers to try to stop the home team’s bats, but all failed to hold. Wayne-Maid Waists ad appears at 130 East Berry St.
Fragmentary baseball notices list teams and matchups across American and National Leagues. Cities include Brooklyn Cincinnati St Louis Washington Cleveland Chicago New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh and others with dates implied by rain and scheduling notes.
Michigan the favorite leads an expected field of 450 plus athletes from 15 outside institutions to Stagg Field for the 19th annual Western Intercollegiate Conference track and field meet. Chicago relies on distance runners, while Illinois Iowa Ohio State MinnesotA and Notre Dame field strong sprinters and hurdlers in a nationally watched indoor to outdoor transition. Trials postponed due to weather. gates expected to top a half million in receipts.
June 6 Trials held today in three events for tomorrow's Western Conference track and field meet showed probable winners amid slow rain soaked track. McMahon of Nebraska won the third heat of the 40 yard dash. other trials included the 90 yard relay and the javelin. Finalists include McMahon Nebraska Barrow Missouri in the dash. Wilson Lilingis Griffith Dye Sheedy in the field events. Speer Chicago Merriam Ames and others in the 880 yard run. Also noting cookie sale at Nations Meat Market Saturday 9 to 4.
Toledo dispatch reports Jess Willard and Jack Dempsey will fight for the heavyweight championship here July 4, rain or shine. Tex Rickard, promoter, announced the event and denied early reports of cancellation due to weather conditions.
The Trans-Mississippi Golf tournament opens June 9 in St Louis offering 36 holes medal play under USGA rules. Open to all entrants, the event draws top players from across the country, including former champions and war workers, with proceeds donated to war relief causes.
MINNEAPOLIS June 6— scoring mixed two games, Louisville defeated Minneapolis 7 to 3 in the first after a 2 to 0 start, while Minneapolis won the second 3 to 1. Batteries: Anderson and Mever, Owens. Stewart and Kacher, White, Overs. Also brief note from Kansas City recalls a shutout victory 3 to 1 over Jedo.
New York June reports say Heydler and Ban Johns presidents of the National and American leagues discussed how to divide the players share from the World Series receipts. They note strong sentiment for restoring last year’s method of dividing shares among the two contesting clubs. They plan to consult individual clubs and aim for a decision by the national committee.
Champs Again defeated the Tigers 3 to 1 as Baston shut down Howard Ehmkes of Dewolt. Pennock held Detroit to six hits, Veach contributing three. A bad bound error allowed Detroit to score in the second. In the seventh Vin reached on a grounder, scoring Vite. An argument led umpire Chill to eject Bush, Youn, and Hellman, ending the game amid tension.
Washington won the second game of the series easily 11 to 1 over St. Louis. Davenport and Leffield were hit hard in the late innings, Shaw retired with an injured leg in the fourth, and Ayers pitched well for the Senators while the visitors struggled to score against him.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Boston and scouting with unclear names and scores. The text lists numbers and partial names, referencing Pennock and a game or event tied at four or five, but lacks coherent details or outcomes.
The United States golf cup selection for the Hamilton Ontario match draws criticism for heavy metropolitan bias. Captain Cape William Fownes leads a 10 member squad dominated by New York area players with Evans at the helm and others like Travers, Kirby, Anderson, Guilford, Marston, Byers, Bobby Jones, Gardiner, and George Ormiston named. Critics suggest a regional sectional draw would be fairer, naming potential alternates from New England, middle east, west, south, and Pittsburgh districts.
Indianapolis notes say Trow Wilcox will referee the Newherty sweepstakes on the Speedway show Monday night at the State Fair grounds Coliseum, with a 20,000 capital prize and two other ten round bouts. Local Shriners and crowds are expected large, seating 12,000. Other fights feature Chick Wigging versus Phil Harrison at 128 pounds and Don Carles versus Rod Christiana at 135 pounds.
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