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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1916
Page
12
After decades of patience Charles Ebbets finally enjoys strong profits with the Brooklyn Dodgers. His 1915 season showed unexpected on field success and booming attendance, outdrawing rivals and turning the tide to prosperity for the longtime magnate.
The Red Eagles club on South Mercer street hosts three class battles Friday night to decide the city amateur boxing champion. Top lightweights Swatts Mulligan vs Bob Krosen for six rounds and Sparrow Williams vs Ed Jones at 118 pounds lead the card, with a 115 pound preliminary. Seating for 200 fans limited to members and guests.
The A. W. Thompson Challenge Cup will tour B and O railroad cities to spur athletics. Starting July 1 in New York, it visits Philadelphia Baltimore Brunswick Cumberland Grafton Parkersburg then Chillicothe Cincinnati Seymour Flora St Louis Dayton Newark Wheeling Pittsburgh Connellsville New Castle Junction Cleveland Garrett Chicago and returns west of the Ohio River for three days in each city.
An important meeting of the Church league teams will be held Friday evening at the YMCA. Each club must be represented to transact business and discuss protests. The First Baptist and Second U. P. teams may receive more players. action on protest games will be taken after Friday’s games. Wilmington opened a new office building costing 1 500 000 dollars.
Frank Moran and Jack Dillon are ready for their ten round bout at Washington Park Brooklyn this evening Moran holds a five to one favoritism. Moran weighs about 30 pounds more but Dillon aims to press the fight and seek an upset. Promoters expect a 100000 gate with 17000 seats filled as Moran nets 25000 and Dillon 15000 after expenses of 20000.
In Chicago fans stayed late as the 18 inning game stretched past dinner time. The long affair, won by a home run, helped the Giants break the Polo Grounds jinx by moving their bench to the back of third base. McGraw’s Phillies victory spell Demaree’s defeat. New York lead in the American, Dodgers atop the National, Tigers drop to second. Selling seaweed by Philippine fishermen noted with dessert use by native women.
The scores show Pittsburg defeated Chicago 3 to 2, New York edged Philadelphia 4 to 3, Brooklyn beat Boston 3 to 2, and St. Louis prevailed over Cincinnati 9 to 6 in extra innings. Chicago at St. Louis and Philadelphia at New York had games scheduled with Brooklyn at Boston.
The American League standings show New York 9 percent, Philadelphia 6, Washington 6, Boston 2, Chicago 5, Cleveland 1, St. Louis 5, Detroit 3. Today’s games: Detroit at Chicago, Boston at Washington, New York at Philadelphia, St. Louis at Cleveland.
In Rochester Pennsylvania on Wednesday, the Rochester A. C. defeated the New Castle Italian Athletics 4 to 1. Five errors cost New Castle as Rochester benefited from a late rally and strong pitching by Studt and Ciasella, plus Cassella's sensational running catch.
In Minneapolis on June 29 the national golf tournament began with 64 players in contention. Weather was excellent and bright play was anticipated. Milwaukee pro J B Simpson led the second flight with 144, while Chick Evans and Tom Vardon tied for second.
In a tale, a golfer named Smithy dreams of flawless golf after a club dinner. The Spirit of Golf grants perfection but the joy fades as he longs to be a duffer again. He awakens to play Jonesey with equal handicap, realizing happiness lies in striving.
The Pittsburg and Chicago clubs played three games yesterday with two counted. Pittsburg led 9 innings 3 to 2, then won in 18 innings on Wilsons homer for the Pirates. The game set a 1916 major league record for length, surpassing prior long games and matching the day’s open-ended endurance.
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