Cubs Hammer Ball and Rout Our Giants
Cubs overpower Giants as pitchers Fred Anderson and Jeff Tesrean exit early. Colonel Alfred Damon Runyon notes heavy artillery scale like old Mexican conflicts, while Cubs dominate the field in a decisive win.
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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1916
Page
8
Cubs overpower Giants as pitchers Fred Anderson and Jeff Tesrean exit early. Colonel Alfred Damon Runyon notes heavy artillery scale like old Mexican conflicts, while Cubs dominate the field in a decisive win.
A June contest saw the Cubs pound the Giants with eighteen hits and eight runs. Frank Schulte and Eddie Mulligan each sparkled with four hits including a homer for Schulte and a triple for Mulligan. Gene Packard held the Giants to a tough rhythm as Chicago surged ahead, while Dave Robertson and Larry Doyle of New York contributed power but could not stop the Cubs rally.
Philadelphia edges Pittsburgh 2 to 1 as Mamaux allows only three hits in six innings. Whitted reaches base and scores after stealing home, with Stock also scoring on Whitted and self double. Pirates offense limited to few dangerous threats in a tense early season game.
Cleveland defeated Philadelphia 10 to 9 as Howard doubled with bases loaded and two out in the first inning. In the ninth, Klepfer retired two batters before Goveléakte finished the frame striking out Oldring Gotan and Stellbauer to seal the win for the Indians.
The schedule lists New York at Detroit Washington at Chicago Philadelphia at Cleveland Boston at St Louis. Yesterday results show Detroit 8 New York 6 Chicago 3 Washington 0 St Louis 4 Boston 3 Cleveland and Philadelphia 1. American League standings show Cleveland 30 19 games to go.
In Detroit on June 12, the Yankees lost eighth straight game as seven pitchers saw action. Ty Cobb’s first inning homer sparked a Tigers surge, while New York’s defense and fielding faltered despite stronger batting. Pipp Peekinpaugh and Gedeon led Yankee hits. Cobb, Heisman, Burns and Stanage led Detroit’s offense.
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Chicago, June 12. Joe Benz held Washington to three hits today and the White Sox defeated the Senators 3 to 0 for their third straight win. Opportune batted in a run off Gallia to aid the Sox.
St Louis edged Boston 4 to 0 as Austin doubled in the ninth with two out to score Plank, giving the Cardinals the victory. Park endured a rough seventh inning, while Janvrin and Ruth provided the late-life spark in the field and lineup amid a high-scoring day of plays and roster shuffles.
Feature Facts for the Fans notes Pred Anderson lasting his first game, Cubs pulled from the box as the Polo Grounds contest ended. Bob Bescher failed to reel in Getz’s foul fly aiding the Robins to victory. Mulligan batted five times with a triple and three singles. Coveleskie relieved in the ninth, fanning three Senators to preserve a shutout.
Providence and Newark split a two game International League set at Newark yesterday afternoon. Providence won the first 10 to 1 with Tutweiler and Blackburn hot at the plate. Newark retaliated in game two 5 to 2 as Enzmann and Cable led late rallies and Peters labored on the mound for the Grays.
Johnny Dundee and Benny Leonard fought a fast ten round draw at Madison Square Garden before a large crowd. Leonard showed courage amid a brutal fifth round until Dundee pressed on, both fighters exchanging heavy blows as the pace remained furious through the final bell. Leonard weighed 136 and Dundee 127 as racing action and near misses defined the bout.
A list of bouts and fighters scheduled across multiple days at Clermont Arena. Included are Walter Mane Totny Walt Wed, C-Mike O Deud Tiguan Stump Wetman Hapey Maneres, Thursday Warrington Park five C Albert Tahney WM Alberts Frankie Yeung Orlvsall, Friday Maglom S.C Ted Ki4 Lawl Jimmy Vangerilt A.C Johnny Best Jamney Sabena.
Dunn earned victory from his corner as Larry Murtha and Si Williams traded even rounds. Joe Conn of England was outpointed by Trevhold who resembled Frank Moran but fought differently. The crowd hissed at a dull pace as the scene unfolded. Willie Schafer defeated Joe Gibbs in a rough added event after a wardrobe mishap required referee Haley to intervene and a safety pin secured Gibbs’s garments.
New Brunswick June 12 Rutgers won a grueling eleven inning pitching duel over Stevens 4 to 4. Waterfield fanned fifteen for Rutgers and Belloff struck out thirteen for Stevens. The decisive moment came in the eleventh when Berg doubled, Seiler scored on Cotter's error, and Seiler raced home on a missed tag amid the chase by Lenthe and Memory. Stevens threatened in the tenth but Waterfield retired the final two hitters with the tying run aboard. Remarkable pitching limited rallies as both sides squandered scoring chances.
Larry Cheney solid on mound guiding Brooklyn as Robins push ahead with a decisive sixth inning. Bescher miscue triggers a rally, Jokeston, Wheat, and O’Mara contribute, while Salles struggles after five innings before the Robins add insurance in the seventh to seal a 3 1 victory.
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