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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1917
Page
5
Mackinen delivered the decisive hit with a single and a triple in the eleventh inning to lift the Athletics over the White Sox 4-0 in a tense game. The pitchers held firm until the late rally, highlighting clutch hitting and strong defense.
Philadelphia edged Chicago 5 to 4 in 11 innings as McInnis scored on Schang's triple after Felsch and Bodie connected for homers with runners aboard. Beahang earned a three-base hit for Chicago, while Jamieson Grover Bodie and Noyes contributed key hits for Philadelphia.
Peter Pointer won the $3,000 Elks home stake for 2:05 eligibles after a six heat contest in Columbus, with Walter Cochato second and General Toad third. Best time 2:02. A separate 2:09 trot and two other races are noted, along with an independent baseball win for the Quincy Independents raising funds for the Red Cross.
The Quincy Eagles beat the Can nibal Travelers 4 to 1 in Louisiana Missouri Sunday. Babe Wich started for Quincy and Jimmy Bernbrock finished the last six innings allowing only one hit. The Eagles collected ten hits.
Dana M. Evans, after nine years as Beloit College athletic director, is named assistant coach at Indiana University and will start September 1. A French inventor conceives a pocketbook sized perfumery atomizer.
Cleveland pitcher limits Boston to one hit as two first inning runs secure the 2-0 victory. Harris drives in both tallies with a two bagger and a walk. The piece also contrasts modern baseball with 19th century play, arguing today’s game is superior despite nostalgic praise.
Philadelphia edges Chicago 3 to 2 as Art Wilson sustains a nose injury in a plate collision with Paskert. Kilduff notches a three base hit. Hendrix takes the loss for Chicago while Oeschger allows one earned run in nine. Umpires Klem and Emslie. Time 1:53.
Kalama- zo Mich Aug 7 veteran reinsman Pop Geers of Memphis Tenn remains the idol of racegoers despite injuries. His entry Peter Jones a two year old colt by Peter The Great is expected to contend at the North Randall meeting Aug 13. Peter Vole holds the stallion two year old record with 2 04 1 2 while The Real Lady is the world champion two year old filly at 2 04 1 4. Geers, in his sixty ninth year, has driven for 49 years and still aims to unveil a champion.
Washington edged St. Louis 1 to 0 in an eleven inning pitching duel between Plank and Johnson. Ainsmith scored in the 11th after walks and singles by Milan and Foster. St Louis scored in none of the extra innings as Washington held them to five hits. Batteries Plank Severeid Johnson Ainsmith.
An old advertisement touts S. S. S. as a guaranteed vegetable blood remedy for scrofula, contrasting it with mineral treatments. It claims fifty years of use, promises expert medical advice, and directs readers to Swift Specific Co. Dept. P62, Atlanta, Ga.
Sunday results show the American League game Chicago tied Detroit 2 2 called in the third due to rain. In the National League Brooklyn defeated St Louis 9 1 while Philadelphia beat Chicago 6 3 and New York won 7 2 versus Cincinnati. Other league scores include Milwaukee 5 6 Kansas City 7 6 Louisville 6 Columbus 2 Minneapolis 8 11 St Paul 8 7 Indianapolis 10 Toledo 9 and Western League games Omaha 1 Hutchinson 2 Lincoln 8 1 Wichita 6 2 Sioux City 6 Joplin and Des Moines 5 Denver 1.
St Louis wins a pitchers’ duel as J Smith and J Miller’s ninth inning double produce the only run. Cheney and Watson limit Brooklyn to one hit until the final frame, with Stengel and Smith stealing bases and Paulette doubling for St Louis. Time 1:35.
National league results show Phila 3 Chgo 3 and Chgo 4 Phila 6 with rain affecting Bost-Pitts and N York-Bklyn. Det 3 N York 0. St. Louis 6 Wash 1. N York-Cinn rained out. Cleve 2 Bost 0. Today's schedule lists Bost at Pitts and other matchups. American Association standings include Minneapolis 2 St PauI 1 and Wichita 8-9-8 with Omaha 7-9-0 and other clubs.
New York defeats Detroit 5 to 3 as pitcher Mogridge drives in three and scores twice with two triples and a single. Detroit yields a run in each of six frames, while New York plates three in the opening and two more in the eighth. Batteries: Mitchell Cunningham Yelle Spencer Mogridge Walters.
The Central association will close its 1917 season after Tuesday’s games. Fort Dodge withdraws from the league due to inability to win, not financial issues, leaving Cedar Rapids’ withdrawal a week earlier as a major factor. All players will be paid and placed on the reserve list as the league dissolves. Clear Lake hopes to continue but no city can replace Fort Dodge.
At the Orpheum last night the Orpheia Players staged Jane Eyre from Charlotte Bronte. Leone as Jane gave a bright performance with thrilling climaxes while Hack as Lord Rochester and Barnett as the hypocritical gentleman drew strong reactions. A souvenir matinee is advertised with Miss Maron’s photo for attendees.
Supporters of Ohio State University football feel the pinch of the war as center Fritz Holtkamp, who helped win the western conference title last season, enlists. End Clarence McDonald also joins the First Naval Hospital Reserve and both expect to be called into service around September.
A piano of captions lists film titles and performers such as Princess Olive Thomas in Madge and His Bitter Fate, Lavey Mignon Anderson in Wife on Trial, George Ovey in Jerry's Hopeless, and others, with notes on Universal Screen Magazine and various programs. The text also offers weather guidance about best times for viewing on streams, noting cooler morning hours and clouded mid days.
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