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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1913
Page
9
Tommy Jones, a local boxer, stopped a runaway horse on Sutton Street yesterday. He cited a moving picture scene to explain his actions as he climbed into the wagon bed and grabbed the lines, preventing possible injury to a young rider on Friendship Street.
Westside Stars defeat Peerless Juniors 1 to 0 in a tight afternoon game. Westside pitchers allowed six hits with four by their own bats. Taggert and Bishop had two-base hits while Carpenter hit a home run. Umpire Barnhart.
Grove City College won the final game of the series against Westminster 12 to 7 in Grove City. Allison was hit by a batted ball and Conley led with two base hits while Veach struck out 14. Umpire DeFrance officiated.
Boils and fever trouble crews at Poughkeepsie as Wisconsin rower Clayton battles boils and Pennsylvania’s Garvin fights fever ahead of the June 21 regatta. Cornell coach Courtney orders shifts with others awaiting lineup changes next week as teams cope with illness.
In Hamilton Bermuda on June 12 the Barbara II led the Philadelphia to Bermuda motorboat race by 13 hours but the Dream won on a size and time handicap ramification. The Dream also retains the Gordon Bennett trophy after last year’s victory.
In Baltimore last night Kid Williams, the Yukat battins weight, floored Jem Kendricks of England in the sixth round of a scheduled 15 round bout. In Chicago reports announce Jack Britton and Charley White to fight 20 rounds in New Orleans on July 4. San Francisco notes Eddy Graney or Jim Griffin to referee the Ritchie Rivers lightweight title bout on July 4 with referee selection near the event.
New York June 12 Arthur Chappelle the marvelous motorcycle rider today holds a new record after 50 miles in 38 minutes 46 seconds the best time yet this year Hartley Thomas of Philadelphia finished second to Chappelle in the race last night setting a strong performance for the sport in this event.
The bass season opens next Monday June 16 with the official date set as June 15 since the 16th falls on a Sunday. Western Pennsylvania Eastern Ohio and West Virginia boast strong bass fishing while trout anglers report fine sport in mountain brooks. Governor Tener signed a bill banning fish baskets for non game fish in inland waters prompting concern among fishermen and sportsmen.
New York June 12 The American polo team is a 2 to 1 betting favorite over Britain in the second game for the international title set for Saturday. If the Americans win a champions will be declared. a Briton victory forces a third game to be scheduled. J Monte Waterbury misses Saturday with two broken fingers. replacement to be either L B Stoddard or Malcom Stevenson.
Hickory N C June 12 Richard Little amateur runner and Lenore College graduate reportedly set a world one mile sprint record with a four minute 12 15 seconds time on a private track. Seven Harvard witnesses corroborate the performance and track measurements are said to be perfect.
American League reports Boston beating Cleveland 9 to 5 after a 9 hit game with early and late scoring. Philadelphia defeats St. Louis 5 to 2 as Stone, Leverenz, Agnew drive runs. Detroit blanks Washington 11 to 0 with Dauss and McKee holding early bats. Chicago tops New York 1 to 0 behind Russell and Schalk pitching and Gosset relief.
Detroit faces New York, St. Louis visits Boston, Cleveland travels to Philadelphia, and Chicago competes with Washington as a full slate unfolds. The matchups spotlight key city derbies and division rivals across the league today.
In Pittsburg Brooklyn lost 11 to 3 with Batteries O Toole Gibson Kent W Fischer Yingling Stack O Miller. Cincinnati fell 2 to 6 to Philadelphia as Benton Clark Moore Mayer Killifer played. Chicago beat New York 5 to 3 with Fromme Meyers Smith Archer. St Louis edged Boston 5 to 3 as Tyler Whaling Sallee Griner Wingo McLean contributed.
New York faces Pittsburg, Brooklyn plays Chicago, Philadelphia meets St. Louis, and Boston travels to Cincinnati in a slate of city rivalry games today.
Yesterday's Inter-State results show Erie beat Wheeling 1 in eleven innings. Youngstown topped Steubenville 7 to 6 while Akron defeated Columbus 9 to 4. Canton beat Zanesville 4 to 1 with upcoming games listed.
A letter to the News sporting editor from Jack Hanlon of Mer. Philadelphia dated June 10 1913 requests matchups for Williams against Tom McMahon who beat him at Buffalo New York and against Chip McMahon Tony Ross of Dailey. Hanlon promotes Williams as the world’s best in middleweight or lightweight and notes past offers from Frank Klaus. He adds readiness to box champs through Jimmy Dime.
In a low scoring tilt, the White Sox defeated the Yankees 1-0 behind Russell a stellar Chicago pitcher. Sam Crawford and Ty Cobb fueled a Tigers 11 9 win over the Senators with Crawford homering and a two bagger while 11 hits aided Detroit.
The American tennis team Maurice E McLoughlin R Norris Williams and Harold H Hackett sailed today on the Baltic for England to train for about a week or ten days and contest elimination matches to decide who meets the English titleholders Wallace F Johnson as substitute sailed earlier and will join in London The vanquished Australian team also departed for England aboard the Baltic
In Boston on June 12 Joe Jackson plans a stunt at early Cleveland home games to mock opposing pitchers by sitting on a camp stool at the plate during intentional passes with runners on base. He would watch pitches go by and may rise to hit if the crowd shames the defense into overreacting.
Johnny Coulon damaged his right hand during sparring with Frankie White causing a postponed title defense against Frankie Burns in Kenosha by one week. The later Baltimore July 4 bout with Williams is canceled, paving the way for Tom McCarey to arrange the bantamweight clash.
Lawrence Waterbury No 1 on the American polo team scored in a match as his wife Maude Hall Waterbury obtained a divorce in the Portland Missouri supreme court on grounds of cruel and abusive treatment. Custody of their two children was awarded to Mrs Waterbury. The divorce suit was uncontested.
Quakertown fans witnessed a double setback as the Phillies lost to the Reds and the Athletics fell to the Browns. A ninth inning homer by catcher Agnew with two on base sealed the Browns' victory.
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