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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1915
Page
6
In a tight Peoria baseball win, Stellbauer delivered a late home run and Castle pitchers struggled as the Speed Boys lost the series. Higbee suffered his third defeat, surrendering four more hits and ending the home stand with a loss, while Castle and Dang shone defensively and stole several bases.
In Freeport, Illinois, Moliners beat Freeport 4 to 3 after the first game lasted 18 innings, leaving no time for a second game. Moliners used Selby Dobbins and Burnham Kerns as battery, with final scores listing 14 runs to 3 in the extended contest for Moliners.
Brooklyn returned from an western trip and lost 3 to 1 to Chicago. McConnell outpitched Bluejacket, with Upham and Simon behind Brooklyn. Batteries: McConnell Fischer for Chicago. Bluejacket Upham Simon for Brooklyn. Rankin Johnson allowed St Louis only one hit but Baltimore won 5 to 0. Plank struck out nine in a 6 to 1 Baltimore victory.
An old health ad touts Dr King's New Discovery as a cheap effective cough remedy for colds bronchial and throat ailments. It urges readers to visit their druggist and start treatment immediately claiming relief and cure.
The Bloomers claim a double win over Decatur, with decisive play by the Lindsay duo. Decatur faces a tough setback as Bloomers seize control at both ends of the card.
Bloomington swept a doubleheader against Decatur, winning 5 3 in the opener and 2 0 in the nightcap. Charley Jackson argued with the umpire after a strikeout and was ejected. Schlansker and Ehrgott starred for Bloomington as Kirmayer faltered for Decatur. In Rockford, Davenport lost both games to Rockford, 16 19 in the opener after Scanlon yielded 19 hits, then 3 7 in the second as Williams OLeary and Jacobs held firm.
Leon Friedman, Iowa race committee chairman, reports early entries for August 15 at Baldwin park. Drivers from Davenport and Chicago submit piston displacement cars. Wilcox, Sunbeam, Dusenberry, and Walters among entrants. Track work to begin in days with pits, gas, oil supplies prepared. cars may ship from Des Moines to Quincy after the event.
E W Loos of Posano Manor shot 72 to lead a 48 player field in the open golf championship of Philadelphia on day one. Andrew Campbell of Springhaven had 74 for second place while Wred McLeod of Columbia stood third with 75. Gil Nicholls of Wilmington, James Barnes of Whitemarsh, and Alec Campbell of Baltimore each carded 73. Other scores included Tom McNamara and J R Thompson at 77, Wilfred Reid and Immett Trench at 80.
Fragmented report details players like Stellbauer, Hoffman, Castle, and Fountain from a Quincy game. Mentions batters, hits, errors, stolen bases, and Castle’s base-stealing pace. Notes upcoming Bloomington series and possible league changes at a Chicago meeting.
At Peoria Aug 5 the Great Western races opened with Princess Welcome driven by McLaughlin of Marshalltown winning the first two heats and another in the fourth for a $1,000 purse on a fast track. Fred Russell led 2:09 pace winners, Sayde Densmore captured the 2:08% best time pace, and Three year old trot crown went to Uwumfast ahead of Allie Watts. Other top finishes included Jamt Fast and Slippast in their respective events with Gov. Mason and Ham Patterson placing in the top three.
Boston, Aug 5. R Norris Williams II of Boston and Maurice E. McLoughlin of San Francisco meet tomorrow on Longwood courts in a title match rematch since Williams won the national lawn tennis title at Newport last year. Williams earned the challenge by beating Niles of Boston 6-1 6-0 6-1 in three sets, the final of the all comers event.
In Newport Rhode Island on August 5 the Resolute defeated the Vanitie in the special cup defense event held with the Astor Cup race. The triangular course covered 3712 miles. Queen Mab won the Astor cup for schooners and The Samuri won the Astor trophy for sloops.
In Chicago, Aug 5, Bresnahan outguessed Stallings as the Cubs beat the Red Sox 4 to 3. A seventh inning series of passes loaded the bases, Murray hit the deciding single past the drawn infield as Sater scored from third. Egan Schulte Mee Larry earned hits, Tyler homered, and Vaughn, Davis, Ragan, and Humphries pitched for a tight double bill win.
Pitsburg, Aug. 5 Adams blanked Philadelphia 1 0 as the winning run came in the ninth with the bases full. Killifer’s wild throw to third allowed Hinchman to score. Alexander pitched for Philadelphia, surrendering six hits. Final: Pittsburgh 1 Philadelphia 0. Batteries: Adams and Schang. Alexander and Killifer.
New York sweeps both ends of a doubleheader in Cincinnati, taking games 5 2 and 2 1. Stroud dominated the opener while Doyle Fletcher and Lobert drove in runs in the finale as Merkle sacrificed and Lobert scored twice. Stroud Meyer Benton Lear Wingo on for Cincinnati. Schauer Marquard Dooin McRenery Toney Clark on for New York.
St Louis beat Brooklyn 3 to 2 in a game marked by a hit batsman a wild pitch and errors in the second inning. Brooklyn loaded the bases twice in the third on four singles but Culshaw was caught napping and the inning ended as Sallee struck out Smith and induced Myers to ground out. Batteries Smith Dell Appleton Soolgocthy Salee Snyder.
In Waterloo Iowa Aug 5 Dr Jay A Andrews who has managed the Waterloo Central Association team for two years and led them to first place last year was released by the directors today Eddie Brennan catcher appointed in his place due to inability to lift out of last place this year and dissension among the directors.
National League results show Cincinnati defeating New York 21 to 5 with 5-2 notes, Chicago 4 to 3 over Boston, Pittsburgh 1 to 0 over Philadelphia, and St. Louis 3 to 2 past Brooklyn. American Association games include Columbus 3-3 with St. Paul 6-6, Cleveland with Milwaukee rained out, Louisville 6 over Minneapolis 4, and Buffalo at Pittsburgh on wet grounds. Several rain postponed games affect Boston Cleveland and Washington Chicago matchups.
Sioux City won 10 to 3 over Topeka while Omaha edged Des Moines 4 to 2 and Des Moines posted a 6 run tally.
The Three-I League today features Quincy at Bloomington and Moline at Rockford along with Davenport at Dubuque. No other games are scheduled.
Muscatine wins 4 to 2 after three early hits in the first inning. Wagner allowed two hits, while Drohan and Brennan shared duties behind the plate. Keokuk suffers a twin bill loss to Marshalltown, with Marshalltown's timely hitting and errors tipping the opener and the nightcap ending 4 to 1. Clinton edges Cedar Rapids in an extra inning victory, Menne's homer in the eleventh fueling Clinton's win. second game called at darkness.
Mason City beat Burlington 4 to 2 in a slow featureless game. Scoring details show Mason City 000 011 200 and Burlington 011 000 000 with Fitzpatrick Weeks and Blunk Rolleg handling the batteries.
Joseph T. Bowen and Allister McCormick of Chicago qualified for the singles final in the main lawn tennis championship at Bar Harbor, Maine, after defeating Philadelphians Robert S. Potter and R. Landreth in the semifinals. Both matches ended in straight sets.
A heavy shower at 2 30 this afternoon forced the postponement of the grand circuit harness races in Kalamazoo Michigan. The program scheduled for today will be run tomorrow with the same entries and organizers urging spectators to attend as weather clears.
In Philadelphia on August 5 Detroit won the opener 11 to 5 and Philadelphia took the second 9 to 8 as hard hitting and errors marked both games. Detroits Turis and Davis fueled the offense while Cobb collected two hits after a slow start and was caught napping at first.
New York won 3 to 1 and 2 to 0 over St Louis. Caldiwell delivered key hits in the opener as New York bunched hits off Weisman. In the nightcap Fisher and Lowdermilk pitched well in a two run duel, with Boone and Sweeney driving in runs and Fisher yielding only two hits.
Boston Aug 5 Bill James one of three pitchers key to last season’s climb is suspended at his own request to return home to Seattle and rest the pitching arm. Experts say only complete rest can bring it back to form.
Landed 500 Marines arrived at Port au Prince this evening, dispatched from Philadelphia and conveyed under orders from Admiral Caperton. The force landed following transport movements and supports ongoing operations in the area.
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