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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1916
Page
5
In a high error game the Speeders beat the Bloomers eight to six after mounting early offense. Higbee held Bloomers to scattered singles as Castlemen built an eight run lead by the second. Scalpers at Highland Park ticket chaos prompted gate checks and calls for book holders to bring their passes.
Boston Aug 1 The Longwood Cre net annual championship saw Eph J Armstrong of Philadelphia defeat San Francisco rival Johnstone in straight sets 60 65 and 6 2 6 2 The victory secures the trophy with last year’s winner missing from this year’s field.Field contains possible misreadings but the core result is Johnston’s win at Longwood tournament with Armstrong as finalist.
Brooklyn drove in three runs with a sacrifice fly by Chase and a key hit by Melkwechtie to beat Cincinnati 8 2. Myers starred in the outfield and McCarty earned the win with Mitchell pitching. Umpires officiated a 1 hour 40 minute game.
Hannibal held Peoria to two hits as they won 5 to 1. The game saw Hannibal score in the first and fourth innings while Peoria tallied its lone run in the seventh. Batteries: Pack and O Farrell for Hannibal. Class and Single for Peoria.
Davenport defeated Rockford 9 to 3 after noon Tuesday, outhitting the visitors. Score: Davenport 9, Rockford 3. Batteries: Cummings and Wherns for Davenport, Halas and Graham for Rockford.
In Rock Island Illinois on August 2 Moline scored the game’s lone run in the first inning and beat Islanders 2 to 0. Final: Moline 2 Islanders 0. Batteries: Shears and Dobbins for Moline Scanton and Vance for Islanders.
Pittsburgh rallies after three straight shutouts to beat New York 4 to 3 in ten innings. Score by innings shows Pittsburgh 201 000 001 and New York 010 200 000 0. Batteries: Cooper and Fierher for Pittsburgh Schmidt Anderson Schupp Ravi den for New York.
In a pitching duel on Tuesday Boston beat St Louis 4 to 3 with Rudolph besting Meadious. St Louis led early but Boston tied and pulled ahead in the late innings. Batteries: Meadows and Snyder for Boston, Rudolph and Foea for St Louis.
In a tightly played game at LT Sveland on August 2, turnovers and control issues hampered Senators while Cleveland built a lead, aided by Coveleskie pitching and O’Neill catching. Early errors and erratic spring-like play contributed to the 1-1 tie that stayed unsettled until late.
Boston wins a three straight from Detroit 6 to 2 after four runs score in the eighth when James hits Barry following Hooper’s scratch single. Barry, Lewis, and Leiblitzer key the late inning resurgence amid a rough outing by Detroit starter Shore.
Central Association game in Muscatine saw Clinton win 6 runs to 3 as Bing Miller led with a single, a double, and a triple driving in four runs. Batteries: Watkins and Brown for Clinton Pinkerton and Hruska for Muscatine.
Ottumwa players Blunk and Boelzle led a 4-3 victory over Cedar Rapids Tuesday in four innings. Final line shows Ottumwa 4, Cedar Rapids 3 with 49 total runs and an odd score line.
Hofmann hit a first inning single scoring Neusel to break a pitchers battle in Waterloo's 1 0 victory over Mason City. Klein pitched a magnificent game in his first start for Waterloo. Mason City 000 000 000 IP 5 Corey Weeks. Waterloo 160 060 000 IP 6 Klein Hofmann.
Kalamazoo Michigan August 2 Single G won the free for all pace feature on the Grand Circuit race day pacing the fastest mile on a Michigan mile track. Time for the first mile 2 02. Also Pop Geers returned to the track driving his first race of the season behind Napoleon Direct in a memorable stretch battle. Three heats showcased Straight Wins with Box R taking 2 11 pace and Bingen Silk and Harrods Creek winning respective sweepstakes. Best time 2 03 14 for 2 11 pace and 2 02 mile for Single G in the Celery City event.
Peorta TL Aug 2 Great Western races began with a slow track and slow times. Amorist Colleen and Ben Earl won heats in straight races while gambling flourished. 2:24 trot winner Amorist with Lilo Tolus second and Miss Athlea third. best 2:13. 2:09 pace Colleen with Prince Verton second and Starved Rock third. best 2:07. 2:12 pace Ben Earl first Lot tie D second Willis Woodland third. best 2:08.
Chicago shut out Philadelphia 2 0 in the first game then won 3 2 in the second as Hendr ix held the home club to one hit. Chicago’s Zeider and Lavender homered while Wortman starred for Philadelphia with a sole hit and Burns the catcher provided key RBIs. The doubleheader featured strong pitching and fielding miscues that doomed Philadelphia in a tight finish.
Standings and results show Bloomington 6-10-1 and Davenport 9-11-1 in the standings. Several matchups are scheduled: Bloomington at Quincy Davenport at Rockford Peoria at Hannibal Rock Island at Moline and others including Brooklyn Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Chicago Boston St Louis and Detroit area games. Open dates listed for several teams with American Association and Western League notes.
Readers are reminded to carry ticket books at gates with proper numbers. A bloomers pitcher Charles Watson is sent back to the St Louis Browns for rule violations while amateur tryouts proliferate at minor and major clubs. Reports from a recent game describe spectacular catches by Main, Turner, Galvin, Kuhn, Struthers, Sherer, and others as pitchers Hovick and Westen debut. five weeks remain in the Three I season and Glass shows promise as a new pitcher.
Dudley Mudge the Minnesota state champion won the medalist title at the trans Mississippi golf tournaments in Minneapolis by completing 26 qualifying holes in 146. He helped three teammates from Town and Country club St Paul win the Brook trophy with 636. Mudge climbed from Monday’s 74 to Tuesday’s 72. Other top qualifiers included James Hubbell Kenneth Lindsay Carl Pipho and J K Weatherby. Alden Swift the present champion failed to qualify after a 173 total hampered by injuries from a recent auto accident.
St Louis defeated New York 3 to 2 in 14 innings to clinch the series. Sister opened the 14th with a single, advanced on a Pratt sacrifice, and scored on Marsan's run producing hit. New York's line showed eight runs on twelve hits with two errors, while St Louis had three runs on twelve hits with nine errors.
Jim Bluejacket, pitcher, has been returned to Bloomington after trying out with the Cleveland club and not making the grade. Boy Scouts to Mendon attend Tri-State Mutual Life picnic on Aug. 17 with about 34 Roy Scouts taking part in drills.
Chicago beat Philadelphia 3 to 0 and 3 to 2 in a doubleheader to trim Boston’s lead while Detroit beat byton? No. The standings show Boston at 55 40 .579 and Chicago 57 42 .576 with Eton? Detroit? Also errors in text but key actions: Chicago wins both ends of a twin bill and alters early flag race standings. Philadelphia lost twice. games listed with scorers and line scores.
A. A. R of Memphis has accepted ownership of the People’s store on No Fifth street in Quincy. Mr. R succeeds Shriber, who left for Chicago early this morning. R is nam ed as an alert businessman and will meet visitors to the store. J. L. Pieri, a former Gem City Business College student, reports a good newsroom position in Joplin Missouri and is making strong progress in newspaper work. Three steamers visit the local port today, with schedules from St Paul Keokuk and St Louis. South Park remains busy Sunday with residents enjoying supper and the park lanes. A gold badge from the United States Revenue Department was received by F. Fitzgerald, field deputy, marking his office title. The St Francis parish outing drew eighteen men and boys to a nine mile northeast trip on a hilltop boat with Father Di didacus and others joining for games and dinner.
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