Speeders Fall to Bloomers in Tumultuous Series Opener
In a erratic game the Speeders lost to the Bloomers as Charlie Young was hit hard and relievers struggled. Thirteen extra base hits and a string of close calls favored Bloomers while Quincy players argued umpire decisions. Both teams slugged through multiple innings, with Castlemen and Schneider generating key scores. Speeders face Bloomers again today as Higbee expected to pitch.
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Speeders
Bloomers
Tuo
Charlie Youn
Hleiger
Quincy
Johnny Castle
Gelvin
Watson
Sherer
Schuhn
Trainer
Young
Needles
Kyle
Rollo Darringer
Darringer
Schmandt
Donica
Main
Kuhn
Galvin
Castle
Simon
Kyle Wilkest
R. Darringer
Turner
Tuck
Castlemen
Hirbee
Sehmundt
Foley
Seekmandt
Buw Young
Alain
Golvin
Castile
I. Darringer
FR. Darringer
Minn
Higbee
What The Others Did Distill unable to find Bryant
Hannibal, Mo Aug 1 Peoria was unable to hit Bryant with any success and lost to Hannibal 2 to 1. Score by innings Peoria 000 000 100 1 Hannibal 002 000 2. Batteries Crabb and Sullivan Bryant and Lingle. Davenport Wins From Rockford By 9 2
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Distill
Bryant
Hannibal
Peoria
Annibal
Peoria Desis Egase
Crabb and Sullivan
Bryant and Lingle
Plow Boys Edge Meathe 3 to 1 in Rainy Monday Game
Neal allowed three hits as Rock Island defeated Meathe 3 to 1 Monday afternoon. RAF Moline appears in box notes with rack figures and batter names Selby Dobbins Nici Vance among others, while girls’ team sample notes show broad participation.
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Neal Rock Island
Neal
Seure
RAF Moline
Selby
Dobbins
Nici
Vance
Ruth Allows Detroit Two Hits in 6-0 Boston Win
Detroit limited to two hits as Boston roared to a 6-0 victory. Ruth allowed the two hits while Dubuc and Coveleskie combined on the shutout. Gainer and Gardner led Boston with multi hit games, players listed with fielding and batting details across the lineup.
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Detroit
Ruth
Boston
Tiger
Trayvers
AB Roh
Alf. Hooper
Rf Cec
Lew Ben Litt
Gainer
Walker
Pcae
Gardner
Scott
Scee Estes Ut
Ts Wytwlky
Vplaywers
Parker
Dahue
Burns
Topper
Tsaeft
Beeston
Dubech
Ruth Land
Caveleskie & Anu
Dubuc
Ld Din
Iruth
Coveleskie
Connelly
Owens
Sunday baseball doubleheader results from Peoria Hannibal and Moline
Distillers and Speeders split in Peoria with R E Quincy edging 12 6 and 5 0. Cummings Romine and O Farrel led Peoria in the second. Hannibal beat Bloomington 7 0 in the second game, while Rockford routed Moline 39 2 in the first and won 4 4 in the second.
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Peoria
Distilers and
Speeders
R. E. Quincy
Eeee
Heizer
Tyree
Poffman
Sullivan
R.H.E. Quincey
Cummings
Kunn
Romine
O'Farrell
Moline
Aug
RIE Rockford
Cummins and
Kerne
Graham
Dublins
RITE
Rockford
Moline Oo
Carlson and
Kerns
Beard
Volotins
LOUIS SPLITS PAIR WITH BOSTON BRAVES
St Louis wins 4 to 5 in game one and Boston takes 2 to 11 in game two. Gowdy and Tragester injured in the second game. Gowdy’s thumb split in the fifth inning and Tragester knocked unconscious after colliding with pitcher Allen. Arthur Rice debut behind the plate with solid defense.
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Boston
St. Louis
Gowdy
Tragester
Allen
Arthur Rice
Jason City Local News Brief Fragment
Fragmentary OCR reads as a local item from Fort Dodge area with scattered names and numbers. Readable bits point to a short notice or item listing in the community page, lacking clear events or outcomes.
White Sox Win In Eleventh At Philadelphia
Chicago defeats Philadelphia 4 3 in 11 innings to capture game four of the series. Felsch and Lajoie factor in the Cubs win as Chicago overcomes an early deficit with late scoring and solid defense.
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White Sox
Cox Horses Feature Races at Kalamazoo Meet
Kalamazoo Mich Aug 1 opening of Kalamazoo ninth grand circuit race meeting featured two victories by Walter Cox stable Director Todd won the 2 09 trot and Worthy Prince captured the 2 12 trotters. Other heats were won by Bemington M key and King Cupid. Thomas Earl outside upset the 2 15 pace.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Walter Cox
Tle
Todd
Rivkman Hotel Guise
Worthy Prince
Bemington
Mckey
King Cupid
Rail Birds
Director Todd
McClossey
Wid Cupid
Thomas Earl
Derby Custer
Earl Caep
Murphy
Durfee
Admiral Dewey
Hal Plex
Medium Gazette
Rickman Hotel
Prince McKinney
Cox
Avera Axworthy
Cove
Jinkand
McDonald
Allie Watts
Junior Watts
Caroline
McCloskey
taiDont
Bonington
Kid Cupid
Humfast
Miss Perfection
Eight Defendants In Police Court Hearings
Eight defendants appeared before Police Magistrate Reardon on Monday. Fred Casparie received 44 days for a home dispute and peace disturbance, with fines and a 10 day reduction for early payment. Neva Rice, colored, drew 24 days at the workhouse for vagrancy and soliciting, with $10 fine. Frank Shaffner paid fines for a street fight, while J. Finkenheefer was discharged. Bendisch’s case was continued as he sought counsel after a disturbance at 64 Vermont Street. George Hoener and Len Moore were fined for intoxication, and Dr. R. J. Christie pleaded guilty to a traffic violation and complimented the arresting officer for vigilance. Dr. Christie had blocked traffic on Hampshire Street and did not fault the officer for the arrest.
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Reardon
Fred Casparie
Neva Rice
Frank Shaffner
Twentieth
Cedar Streets
J. Finkenheefer
Bendisch
Hle
Vermont Street
George Hoener
Len Moore
R. J. Chrisie
Christie
Hampshire
Saalig
When Visiting Strange Places
Fragmentary notes warn travelers about dehydration and contaminated water and food. The text urges preparation with reliable alternatives and cautions against unsafe practices, mentioning remedies and potential adverse effects without clear specifics.
Quincy May Lose Team Get Busy Ticket Campaign On
Public-spirited citizens plan to hold the team for the season by selling fifteen hundred tickets at one dollar each. With twenty games left, the cost becomes five cents per game. The drive urges strong showing now to back a pennant bid in 1917. Buy a ticket and recruit a friend.
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Quincy
Gem City
0. W. Shannon
Shannon
Boe Shannon
Guiney
Jend
Adelpohl
Cravath Homer Lifts Philadelphia Past Chicago 4-2
In Philadelphia, Cravath hit a decisive fourth inning home run with Byrne aboard, giving the Philadelphia team a 4-2 victory over Chicago on Monday. The win solidifies Philadelphia's lead in the matchup.
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Philadelphia
Cravath
Byrne
Chicago
Johnston Beats Washburn In Longwood Cup Semis
William M Johnston of San Francisco, the national lawn tennis champion, defeated Watson M Washburn of New York in the upper half of the Longwood cup semifinals at Longwood Cricket Club. The scores were 8-6, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4. In the lower half J J Armstrong of Philadelphia beat I Kumagae the Japanese champion, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5.
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Boston
William M. Johnston
San Francisco
Watson M. Washburn
New York
Longwood Cricket Club
J. J. Armstrong
Philadelphia
I. Kumagae
Browns Win Eleventh Straight In 4-2 Triumph
St Louis defeated New York 4 to 2 to clinch the eleventh straight victory, a 1916 American League record. The score by innings shows New York 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 and St Louis 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 x with Shawker Love Nanamaker Hamilton Davenport Severeid Hartley handling pitching duties.
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Browns
ST. Louis
New York
St. Hans
Washington Beats Cleveland Indians 11 to 1 in Doubleheader
Washington defeated Cleveland 11 to 1 as Loudermuir and Klepfer drove runs in late innings. Harper, Diamond, and Henry Loudermuir contributed for Washington while Cleveland struggled with fielding errors and pitching miscues. Predley and Dyatty credited with the loss for Cleveland.
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Washington
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland
Loudermik
Wloypfer
Vatterness Harper
Diamond
Henry Loudermuir
Klepfer
Lampret
Dyatty
Predley
Club Standings and Results From Yesterday
At Quincy Bloomington 9-15-3 defeated 4-9-4 in standings. At Rockford Davenport 8-8-1 defeated 2-5-1. At Hannibal Peoria 6? No. At Moline Rock Island 3-8-3 defeated 1-3-1. Today Bloomington at Quincy Davenport at Rockford Peoria at Hannibal Rock Island at Moline.
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Quincy
Bloomington
Rockford
Davenport
Hannibal
Peoria
Moline
Rock Island
Pet Peoria Wees Pewrereens
Hannibal . Sane
Bloomington Ae
Rockford Eee
Moling
Rock Island Eee
Davenport Vaca
Aeee Ae
Unclear sports standings and schedules pasted
Fragmented lines show multiple baseball and league results with teams like Brooklyn Cincinnati New York Pittsburgh Philadelphia Chicago Boston St Louis Benalta Detroit Cleveland Washington and others. It lists win loss records and today’s games including city matchups and minor league notes, but many items are garbled.
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Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Chicago
Benalta
St. Louis
Thicake
Boston
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Cificinnat
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New York A
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Detroit Ne
St Louis
See
Mike the Police Dog Dies in Tragic Incident
Mike the Airedale mascot for the Airdale police department dies after being run over by Chief Koch's car in the garage on the first anniversary of his birth. A burial service is held in the shed with Officers Connell Edwards and Conrad assisting.
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Police Department
Mike
Police
Airdale
Koch
Connell
Edwards
Conrad
Blackwood
Tie
Tartmeyer
St Francis and St Boniface win parish league games
St Francis defeated St John s IS by 12 6 in Sunday Parish league action St Boniface won their second game over W C GC by 12 3 12 120 3 Batteries listed for both games include Bernbrock Holtman Winking Stalf Damborst Montague Unutmach er Rosswog Stolze and others Scores show St Francis 482 102 18 l St John s 130 2000 67 10 while St Boniface 303 240 00x 12 120 3 indicating a two game set with final tallies and battery notes.
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St. Francis
St. John’s IS
St. BonifAce
W. C. GC
Ta S
RELEF
St. John’s
Bernbrock
Holtman
Winking
Stalf
Damborst
St Boniface
Montague
Unutmacher
Rosswog
Stolze
Marshalltown defeats Waterloo 5 to 0 in early innings
Marshalltown took an early lead at Poston, scoring three runs in the second inning amid Postean’s wildness and timely hits. Final line shows Marshalltown 5, Waterloo 0 with Torkelson and Snow credited, Pos ton and Brennan, Rescher handling the rest.
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Marshalltown E. Waterloo
Marshalltown
Town
Poston
Postean
Waterloo
Torkelson
Snow
Brennan
Rescher
Brooklyn Bests Cincinnati Reds in two games
The Brooklyn Superbas defeated the Cincinnati Reds in back to back games, winning 3 to 0 and 4 to 0. Mathewson’s teams were shut out in both contests, highlighting strong pitching and defense by Brooklyn.
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Brooklyn
Cincinnati Reds
Superbas
Mathewson
Brooklyn Beats Mong In Twin Baseball Games
Brooklyn defeated Cincinnati Mong in a two game set Aug 1 with scores of 8 3 and 4 0. Toney was knocked out in the first game after five hits and four runs, Schulz allowed four hits and three runs in the fourth, and Neal muffed a third inning play leading to runs. The box scores show Cincinnati players Groh Roush Griffith Chase Huhn Newlit Mitchell Fisher Mele McKechnie Emmer Clarke Toney Schulz and Brooklyn batters Johnston Daubert Wheat Pfeffer Cutshaw Stengel Myers Mowrey Get Stengel Was Doyle and others contributing in a high offense draw.
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Citicago
Philadelphia
Chicago
Heppy Felsch
Lajoi
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R. HH
O. A. E. Witt
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Witlsh
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Strunk
Lajoie
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Haley
Svehtan
Vpictnich
Nees
Lapp
Terry
Bf Williams
P Faber
P Schalk
Eeournier
Pulais
Lappin
Faber
Sumimary
Weaver
Felsch
Walsh
Vick
Sheehan
Melnnis
Jackson
Philit- Melphia
Baber
Wiliams Ay
Bush
Siethin
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Williams
Aber
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Toney
Schulz
Neal
Cincinmath
AB. R. YW
A. Groh
Roush
Griffith
Cease
O Chase
Huhn
Newl
Mitchell
Fisher
Biele MecKechnie
Emmer
Clarke
Caecaee
Cece
Blayera
A. Johnston
Ef-Rf
Daubert
Ibo
Pfeffer
Cutshaw
Stengel, Myers
Mowrey
Gets
SON
Mara
Cipeimmath
Ereoklyn
Ossorg Cushaw
Stulen
Johnston
Stengel
Dmiaubert
Cinedmanath
Hrookiya
Ineimiati
Breoklyng Po
Sehula
Smith
Toney Band
Schulz Sand Q
Smith S Ovines
Sehulg
Savi
Giants Sweep Pirates In Two Games At New York
Giants win a second doubleheader against Pittsburgh at home to extend their winning streak to six. In game one the Pirates score first but New York answers with a late rally. batteries Miller Adams Schmidt for New York and Sallee for Pittsburgh. In game two New York prevails with strong hitting led by Jacobs Carpenter and Fischer. Clinton suffers a rough start as Cedar Rapids battles back then falls to Clinton 6 4.
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Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York
Pittsburgh
Rhe Pittsburch
ONO
Miller Adams
Schmidt
Sallee and
Rariden
Kecher
Jacobs
Carpenter
Fischer
Petreau
Rarien
Koche
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
Lida
Berger
R.he Clinton
J. Drehan
Brown Berger
Byers
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Charlie Young
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Gunkel
Adams and Agrew
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Ewes
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Cf Schmandt
Beeen Donica
Quincy Eeeee
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Brown
R.H.E. Bloomington
Weallis
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Lingle
Schlansker
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Graben
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Munehi
T. Louis
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Doak
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Parnes
Rensbach
Allen and Gowdy
Tragresser
Scare - R.ise
Steele and Snyder
Ragan
Allen Rudolph
Gewdy
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Jason City
Dodge
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Todd Wine
Workhouse
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Mann
Zimmerman
Kelly Steaee
Mollwitz
Cee Worthmann
Wilson
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Prendergast
Archer Saree
Packard
Teehee
Hendrix
Anaes Theese
AB. R H. A
East Louis
Stee See
Paskert
Poe
Niehoff
Luderus
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Killifer
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Archer
Wortmann
Stevens
Kelly Rixey
Cravathacrifice
Mollwit
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Zimmermann
Jehoff
Hkancroft
Kirst
Chi- Philadelphia
Tuns
Vaughn
Rixey
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Quigley
Byron
Washburn
St. Louia
American Association
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