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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1918
Page
8
Advertises a sales pitch for clothing, furnishings, hats, shoes and sporting goods. Highlights high standards before the war and a value driven promise for men and boys with many branches listed at Broadway intersections.
A record price was achieved for four golf balls sold at auction or sale. The event highlighted high interest in vintage or premium golf equipment and drew bidders seeking collectible items.
Opening rounds of the women's Metropolitan Championship at West Side Tennis Club Forest Hills featured young Helen Hooker defeating Mrs Je E Mahan 6-1 4-6 6-4. Marion Zinderstein of Boston beat J Strauss 6-3 6-0 then faced E V Lynch before weather halted play.
A famed aviator will perform a landing at Ebbets Field as part of a Bat and Ball Day program. The event features aviation spectacle alongside baseball activities and civic celebration with local sponsors and spectators expected.
National League results included St Louis at New York postponed by rain with Brooklyn defeating Pittsburgh 2 0 Chicago beat Philadelphia 6 1 and Boston edged Cincinnati 1 0 American League scores showed Washington 3 St Louis 2 in fourteen innings Boston 1 Chicago 0 Detroit 6 Philadelphia 4. Standings list Chicago and New York atop the league with Cincinnati Boston Pittsburgh Philadelphia St Louis Brooklyn/Cleveland and Detroit chasing.
Chicago visits New York with a 3 46 start time. Cincinnati travels to Brooklyn at 3 30. Pittsburgh heads to Boston while St. Louis plays Philadelphia. New York visits Cleveland and Philadelphia meets Detroit. Washington plays St. Louis and Boston visits Chicago.
Boston defeats Chicago 1 to 0 behind a sharp start from Shellenbach and solid defense. Shean drove in the lone run on a triple and a Schalk passed ball, while Bush kept the Sox hitless late. Both teams stranded runners, with strong fielding anchoring the shutout.
Washington moved into first in the pennant race by defeating St. Louis 3 to 2 in the 14th inning. Ainsmith singled, Shotton scored on Judge's double after a force at second, giving Washington the winning run. Tremendous late rally details and line scores follow.
Detroit wins series opener 6 4 as Cobb collects a single double and triple in four at bats. Myers struggles in early innings while Detroit builds a lead, with Fahey earning the win in relief.
The Giants take a day of rest after light showers as they prepare for a tough series with the Cubs and Reds this week. Chicago is the league sensation, and with Alexander and Killifer out, the Cubs may test New York hard. Today’s game marks Bat and Ball Day, with 25 percent of receipts aiding Clark Griffith’s fund for soldiers in France.
Brooklyn pitcher Burleigh Grimes earned a 2 0 triumph over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Ebets Field as his eighth inning double drove in Ollie O Mara and Otto Miller. Grimes allowed nine safeties yet supported by strong defense, including a standout catch by Zach Wheat, secured the win for Brooklyn in the final game of the series.
Rudolph pitched his first game of the season and held Cincinnati to one hit, with Boston scoring the lone run in the sixth on Konetchy’s double driving Powell home. Herzog’s fielding and solid defensive plays highlighted the win as Boston improves.
Chicago tops Philadelphia 6 to 1 as Vaughn falters early and Merkle and Meusel lead offense. Doeschger exits early for Philadelphia. Bancroft and Oeschger credited with errors. Chicago improves to three straight over the Phillies.
In the International League results Jersey City beat Baltimore 8 to 2 and Rochester defeated Toronto 8 to 2. Newark trounced Binghamton 8 to 1 while Syracuse plays Buffalo as previously.
Sunflash II, owned by D. J. Leary and ridden by Frankie Robinson, nipped Old Koenig by a nose in a thrilling Belmont Park finish. Labeled the day’s top performance, the 1 16 miles race set a meeting fastest time of 1 45 as Sunflash II defeated Lamius and Straight Forward, with Keen Jane and others also in the field. The card featured multiple races including the Hempstead Handicap won by Sunflash II and a large maiden two-year-olds' race with Wife Joan edging Keen Jane.
Kansas City defeated Indianapolis 5 to 2 while Columbus topped St. Paul 6 to 0. Milwaukee led Louisville 7 to nothing as Minneapolis versus Toledo was postponed by rain.
WEST POINT N Y June 10 The twenty fourth annual field day opened with graduating class members competing The class of 1920 leads by points Gene Vidal 20 tops in two Academy records pole vault 6 feet 11 inches discus 124 feet 2 inches Shrader also breaks a pole vault record while Hocker holds long throw mark The Army baseball team defeats Camp Merritt 20 to 8 to close the local season
Frank Anderson defeated Seiichiro Kashio in straight sets 6-4 6-3 at the Terrace Club as rain shortened the Brooklyn championship. Henry Basford beat RD Hitchie 6-2 6-2 while Charles Chambers edged B W Stair 7-5 6-4 in third round action amid weather delays.
Chicago June 10 President Charles F Thompson of the Western Golf Association said more than 100000 has been raised at the fourteen Red Cross matches so far. The Lake Shore Club event alone yielded over 30000 with forty two exhibitions scheduled and more dates arriving daily. Thompson believes the total will net the Red Cross over a million dollars.
The Metropolitan A A U Junior Track and Field Committee awarded the annual outdoor championship to the Long Island Chapter Knights of Columbus for Celtic Park on July 21. The K of C will present solid gold silver and bronze medals for all events and the local association bears no expense.
Last night's downpour postponed the eight round fight between Newark heavyweight Carlie Weinert and Battling Le vinsky planned at the Armory A. A. in Jersey City. Officials say weather permitting the match will be promoted tomorrow night.
The first six races show entries for three year olds and up with weights. Notable runners include Hubbub and Sharp Shooter in race one, Andean and Robin Goodfellow in the steeplechase, Ben Gow and Orestes in the mile, Deckmate in the Harlem selling, and Waterproof with Philistine among others. Apprentice allowance claimed.
In a tight Red Cross tournament at Apa-wamis under the Women's Metropolitan Golf Association, Mrs. L. C. Stockton of Raritan Valley clinched low score with 93, edging Mrs. Thomas Hucknall of Forest Hill and Miss Beatrice Lounsbery of Bedford by one stroke. Stocktons 48 on the front nine and 46 back nine mirrored difficult holes including the long ninth. Hucknall and Lounsbery posted 93s as well, with Hucknall recovering from a shaky start to reach near-par on several holes.
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