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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1916
Page
5
Graham outpitches Heizer in a record contest as Speeders fall 10 to 3 at Moline. Errors prove costly, casting a shadow over Castemen’s latest road swing and the team’s strong pitching showing.
A garbled sports note reports tickets remaining at one dollar for the season's remaining games. Johnny Castle and his Warriors wrap up a successful tour as Pitchers Young Hetzer and others shine. The Speeders’ road results and a yesterday’s Moline game are sketched amid booster chatter and travel notes.
Scoring flowed mainly through a legitimate Mander as Heizer, Pettigrew, Cerny and Dobbins contributed. Pettigrew scored on a Jensen play, Stocker and Staley contributed with a score and defensive plays, while MoLin added a run in the sixth. The game lasted an hour eight minutes, near LH league record pace.
Game recap shows the Distillers losing to Rock Island by a score of 4 to 1. The brief mentions a rout and clashes on the field with Neal driving plays and Rock Island securing the victory on August 17. Local notes imply a boxing-style rally and a grim outcome for the Distillers as Rock Island dominates.
Towed the fourth and won 4 to 1. RTE Lad 2890 WN Sou Goo 160 O- 42 Slass and Single Gink-1 end Graham.
Rockford outhit the visitors but four costly errors helped Bloomington beat Rockford 6 to 5. Bloomington scored in the first, fifth, and seventh innings while Rockford failed to convert on scoring chances. Batteries Watecn and Simon for Rockford. Carlson and Kern for Bloomington.
The Hannibal Mules stay in Galesburg today due to storm damage at Bluff City park. Games may shift to Saturday and Sunday as repairs proceed. Cordelia, a civil engineer, is mentioned in error and not connected to events.
New York defeated Cleveland 3 to 3 in the first game of a Wednesday series. The Yankees exploded for five runs in the first inning, aided by Gould’s wild pitching. Speaker and Wambsganss contributed key hits as New York built an early lead and held on for the win.
Maurice McLoughlin and Ward Dawson of Los Angeles meet eastern champions George M. Uiuren and Willis E. Davis of San Francisco in the final prelim match for the national championship. Davis and Church defeated Hayes and Burdick 6 0 6 2 6 4 in a notable east versus west contest.
Amman of Pectene Ti tops opening day at Nichols Park Gun Club in Jacksonville with 118 of 150 targets. Bart Lewis of Avburn second, Crosby of O'Fallon third, Cadwallader of Deostur fourth with 117. High amateurs Craig of Jacksonville and Correll of Perry tied at 145. Other results list shooters from Decatur Chicago Bloomington Springfield and Custer Park with scores ranging from 123 to 143.
Five defendants, all colored, appeared in police court Wednesday morning. Anna May Anderson, keeper of a Maine street establishment raided at Bottle Alley, was fined 25 and costs for keeping a dis orderly house and given one day to move. failure to move would suspend the fine. Myrtle Perkins, Liza Perkins and W. Wikis were fined for being in the house, with Myrtle Perkins and W. Wikis sent to the workhouse for 14 days. John Breden, also colored, was fined 25 and costs for carrying concealed weapons and sent to the workhouse for 14 12 days. A. G. Guy, colored, was fined 16 and costs for vagrancy and paid the amount.
At Columbus grand circuit meeting, Napoleon Di Kreet won heat in 2:03 and Peter Stevens second. Edward Geers rode a mile under two minutes for the first time in 45 years. Directum I set a new 11-16 mile world record with a 2:09 pace, and Directum I’s last mile hit 2:00%4. Miss Harris M failed to beat 2:01, finishing 2:02. Baby Hertha led early rounds, The Enoch H won 2:11 division, Early Don swept Deveraux stake heats, and Best times included 2:06 3-4 in the first heat of Early Don.
Burlington Iowa August 17 fast racing on the second day of the Western Races featured Ben Earl winning the 2:12 pace heats in 2:06 15 and Miss Densmore breaking the Iowa half mile mark with a 2:09 4 heat in the 2:11 trot The program also saw two good running races and news of Aye J Frere returning to the Boston team after neuritis confinement in Troy
Standings shown for Moline Rock Island Davenport and Rockford with opponents Quincy Peoria Hannibal Bloomington and others. List includes yesterday's results and upcoming games across leagues including American Association Western League and city pairings with several OCR errors.
Muscatine Jets to 5 2 win over Marshalltown as Desjardien struggles. Ottumwa scores 2 3 loss to Waterloo despite Niein on base. Clinton hosts Ft Dodge after 6 4 defeat. Mason City routs Cedar Rapids 9 3 as Donahue falters in sixth.
Newport ROI Aug 17 Players advance to the fourth round of the Casino Cup singles. National champion William M Johnston of San Francisco will face W M Washburn of New York. Harold A Throckmorton of Elizabeth NJ meets N W Niles of Boston. J Kumagae, Japanese champ, battles Douglas S Watters of New Orleans. Clarence J Griffin of California faces R Norris Williams of Philadelphia. Williams beat Rowland Roberts in a tough match and Johnston won in straight sets. Kumagae edged Harry C Johnson in a long duel, taking 43 games to win.
Columbus August 17 veteran driver Pop Geers piloting Napoleon Direct won the initial heat in the Grand Circuit free-for-all pace. He became the first jockey in his career to cover a mile in under two minutes, finishing in 1 59 3-4.
James Barnes of Philadelphia shot 67 on the reconstructed Blue Mound course to lead a large field with 137 for the 72 hole Western Open prep. George Sargent was second, J A Rasemanovf Chicago third, with multiple players contending as 98 golfers begin 72 holes for the title. Also notes hay fever and Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy.
The Boston Red Sox defeat Chicago 5 to 4 in 16 innings to extend their lead in the pennant race. In the opener, Chicago and Boston battled through a lengthy game called after five and a half innings of darkness. Williams and Laporte starred for Boston with a late rally.
New York City officials tentatively set August 17 to September 25 as the school opening window amid polio fears. Health officials warned it remains highly inadvisable to start grammar schools before conditions improve. Yesterday’s report showed 34 deaths and 113 new polio cases, raising totals to 6 035 cases and 1 497 fatalities.
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