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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1916
Page
12
Hughey Bruce of Pittsburg, scratch man, finished first in a 50 mile marathon from this city to Pittsburg staged Saturday by the Pittsburg Leader. Rain kept times from breaking records but Bruce ran a speedy course starting at 7 52 a m with rivals starting 7 to 28 minutes ahead. Finishers listed.
New Castle Homing Pigeon club held a 300 mile race from Greenfield Indiana despite bad weather. Jus Caravios won first and second place within a minute, James H Brown placed near, with Harry Kiser a strong third. Yardage speeds were 1145, 1144, 1140 and 993 yards per minute respectively. Next race from Terre Haute covers 400 miles. birds ship next Friday and must fly home the same day to count.
The B. T. W. A. C. formed a premier colored baseball squad in the city aiming to meet any 18 or 20 year old teams such as the Par ons Live Wires Hard Bolled ges or Sheep Hill. Manager Engi invites rivals to call 323 M Bell. The Italian Independents forfeited a game to the B. T. W. A. C. 9 to 0 and may contest by calling 322 M Bell.
The article extols checkers as a lifelong science and praises veterans as many players. It urges strategic play, avoiding defeat, joining the New Castle Checker club and notes Bert Titus of Minneapolis on checkers’ mental benefits. Contact John Zak, Box 211, Wampum, for questions.
Yesterday no games were played in the western clubs on the east. Saturdays results include New York 1 Chicago 0 and St. Louis 3 Brooklyn 2 in 14 innings. Several games postponed due to rain. Schedule shows Pittsburg at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Boston Chicago at New York and St. Louis at Brooklyn set for today.
In a busy slate the results include Chicago defeating Washington 5 0, Cleveland beating Philadelphia 7 2, Detroit over New York 4 1, and rain affecting Boston and St Louis with 10 inning game Boston 4 St Louis 2. Remaining games list Cleveland at Philadelphia and others across Chicago Washington New York Detroit.
Boxing schedule lists bouts from June 12 to June 15 across multiple cities. Benny Leonard meets Johnny Dundee in New York for ten rounds. other matchups feature Patsy Haley versus Cal Delaney in Cincinnati. Frankey Brown versus Pete Hermann in New Orleans. Jack Britton versus Mike Glover in Boston. Johnny Kilbane versus Johnny O Leary in Buffalo. Ad Wolgast versus Frankey Russell in St. Louis. Freddie Welsh versus Benny Leonard in Brooklyn. Johnny Tillman versus Frank Barrieau in Missoula. Leo Kelly against Jake Abel in Chattanooga. Carl Morris versus Dan Dailey in Tulsa.
The Indians press the lead as the Tigers close in. Morton sets a new season strikeout mark for Cleveland. The Washingtons slip from first to third, threatening Red Sox and Tigers. Montreal and Rochester split two extra inning games with Rochester taking the first 10 innings. The Giants aim to break the Polo Grounds jinx and begin a new streak.
John Zak of Wampum argues a cannon firing from a one mile long train moving at one mile per minute would propel a shell at two miles per minute while the gases push and then slow to the powder explosion’s force after leaving the muzzle. He invites reader proof.
Rain forced the Live Wires energy game to be called off and rescheduled for next Saturday on Grant street grounds. This week they face Hard Boiled Eggs on Tuesday at 6 30 and Shenango Pottery on Thursday, with local teams sought via Kimman Hilbert or The News.
William Tinder a Civil War veteran aged 72 at Marion Indiana National Military Home has regained partial sight after a long blindness caused by a skull fracture from a Louisville and Nashville railroad wreck twenty five years ago. Surgeons believed an operation could restore vision and Tinder now sees about three quarters of normal. He recalls never seeing an automobile or much electrical machinery and notes today’s dress reminds him of actors from earlier times.
William Devine, a farm laborer in Indianapolis, admitted in criminal court that he took four suits from James Boyce to settle a $3 debt. He wore one suit at first and kept the rest, later absconding to Madison after the theft. Boyce paid $18 to have Devine returned for larceny charges. Judge Collins sentenced Devine to 90 days at the penal farm.
A banyan tree in India is said to shelter 7,000 men beneath its vast branches. The tree’s canopy reportedly covers a circumference of 3,000 feet, defining a monumental natural shelter in the region.
Nellie Phillips a 20 year old resident of Edwardsville was killed in Wilkes-Barre when a coal car on a siding bound for a mine toppled by a trolley car, crushed between the car and a fence as she walked along Main Street.
Boxing promoter Jimmy Dime and heavyweight Dan Daily travel by private palace car to Tulsa to face Carl Morris in a Friday comeback match. Morris is a local favorite in Oklahoma, with an expected crowd near 20 000 at the ball park. If Daily wins he aims for major challengers including Jim Coffey and Gunboat Smith.
Cattle prices in Adams county rise as farmers report record prices and demand for a broader dairying policy in Beaver county. Labor-saving machinery draws focus as farmers reduce outside help. Crawford county dairymen praise cattle condition and silo fed cattle. Clover and timothy timeliness noted with lime boosting showings. Oats sowing lag due to cold weather. May sowing begins later. Lancaster reports Western shipped horses died in winter. Young chicks scarce. eggs hatch rates poor in several counties. Somerset reports maple sugar at half normal yield. Sullivan notes beardless barley success. 2492 oleomargarine licenses issued versus 2151 a year ago. Fourteen counties report wheat at or above average. overall 96 percent vs 90 last year. County commissioners accused of weak enforcement of the 1915 dog act. suits expected to compel enforcement.
Francis Long an Indian fighter and explorer died at his Brooklyn home after a stroke. He served as a government weather forecaster in New York and belonged to the Greeley polar expedition where he saved survivors by killing a bear and signaling rescue. He also joined Baldwin Ziegler polar teams and rode for General Custer as dispatch rider in the doomed campaign.
A purse-snatching robbery in New York ends with a fleeing trio of highwaymen and a crowd fighting over a pocketful of payroll cash. Police recover $30. the rest scatters in small sums amid a chaotic sidewalk fray.
The Grove City creamery, the first established by the U S department of agriculture, operates less than a year and surpasses expectations. It handles 600 gallons of cream daily, churns thrice daily, and yields 1 075 pounds of butter per day, with weekly output rising toward four tons plus cottage cheese and cream sales. Government research on casein from buttermilk partners with a Brooklyn firm. 100 pounds butter milk yields 3 1 4 pounds casein. Ice is used in a Texas crate to control building timing.
Chicago June 12 Dario Resta wins the 300 mile Derby securing the 1916 American Racing title by defeating rival Ralph DePalma after DePalma's Mercedes suffers a blown spark plug late in the race. Resta posts a 98.7 mph average, a new 300 mile record.
Fifty boys in Martins Ferry Oho are cultivating silk worms under Miss Gertrude Silver a high school instructor. To feed their pets they strip leaves from trees and shrubs despoiling flower gardens and drawing police involvement.
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