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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1916
Page
5
A brief update notes Heizer loses his first games to Leclaire while Consmangs secures a win as the Speeders split results with Peoria. The report highlights early rounds and rising contenders in a local circuit.
Quincy meets Bloomington this afternoon after a split with Peoria yesterday. Peoria won 2-1 in game one while Quincy claimed game two 5-3. Leclaire beat Heizer in game one. Cummings topped Romine in game two as Quincy and the Distillers traded blows across a sunlit field with booster support lining the stands.
Colorado Springs August 31 Freddie Welsh and Charley White pushed sparring partners hard in final sparring before their 20 round title bout next Monday. With three days left both fighters maintain high pace, keeping themselves sharp for the championship match.
New York in the 12th inning tallied four consecutive singles and beat Cincinnati 6 to 5 to take the final game of the series. Score by innings shows New York with a 6 to 5 victory. Batteries Benton Perritt Tesreau McCarty Rariden Schneider Moseley Clarke Wingo.
Palmyra memorial notes Rev Edgar D. Watson longtime churchman educator and Missouri Texas pastor who died suddenly in Center Texas. He taught in Shelbina and Centenary College Palmyra and Amarillo prior to Center assignment leaving a widow two children Bascom 17 Bernice 14. Funeral plans not announced.
Bloomington defeated Hannibal 7 to 2 to complete a three game series sweep. Schlansker and Simon pitched for Bloomington with Bryant and Lingle catching. Hannibal was outhit but managed a late rally in the final inning.
Rock Island scored three runs on four hits while Davenport was blanked on six hits and committed three errors in a Wednesday game in Davenport Iowa. Score by innings shows Rock Island 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 and Davenport 0 0 0 0 0 0 0. Batteries Ware and Munch for Rock Island and Gukel and Graham for Davenport.
Rockford swept a Wednesday doubleheader against Moline in a Rockford, Illinois, baseball twin bill. The first game lasted ten innings with Rockford scoring five runs to three for Moline. In the second game Rockford won 5 to 2.
Ottumwa Iowa closed the season with a 4 to 3 win over Mason City. The game featured Keller and Boelzle for Ottumwa and Fitzpatrick and Richardson for Mason City.
Officials of the Three-I league will hold a meeting on Tuesday October 9 according to a Wednesday announcement. The report notes several cities seeking franchises for the teams, with Decatur and Springfield among them.
Philadelphia manager Mack announced Walsh the Orioles? releases to the Boston Red Sox as part payment for catcher Harcey. The move reshapes outfield and catching roles ahead of the season.
Thomas W. Murphy drives Expressive Lou to two straight heat wins in the Guy Axworthy for 3 year olds and takes two of three heats in the Poughkeepsie for 2:12 trotters with Brisac. Mabel Trask wins the 2:12 trot in three heats. Barrett Brisac loses heat in 2:15 trot. Baron Frisco wins, Murphy entry takes next two. Best times include 2:05 pace and 2:07.4 for 2:12 events.
Lavender limited Philadelphia to three hits as Chicago struck with two base hits in the fourth off Demaree to win 2 to 0. Zelder Sailer Williams Flack and Archer key the offense with two base hits and a pair of runs produced in a pitchers’ duel at Chicago.
Chicago beat Philadelphia 7 to 3 as Walter held the A's at bay most of the game. Three hits in the fourth inning produced two runs for Philadelphia, but the White Sox maintained the lead and secured the win in the midweek matchup.
At the Town state fair races in Des Moines Iowa on Wednesday three heats of the 2:10 trot were run in 2:08 1 2, 2:09 1 4 and 2:09 1 2, touted as the fastest three heats on a half mile track Miss Densmore and R C H split first money though the latter did not win a heat.
In Pittsburgh at Forbes Field on Wednesday Boston shut out Pittsburgh 1 to 0 in the first game of a doubleheader before dropping the second 7 to 6. The Pirates led early in the second game but Boston rallied to win, with Rudolph and Gowdy opposing Cooper and Fischer in the opener and Allen, Barnes and Gowdy then Miller, Jacobs, Cooper, Schmidt in the nightcap.
New York beat Detroit 5 to 2 after manager Donovan moved Magie to second and Mullen to right. Cobb collected three of Detroit’s eight hits as the Tigers struggled with James Boland Cunningham and McKee Shawkey Nunamaker handling the batteries.
Wathen, president of the Louisville club, mails a letter to Chicago AA president Chivington urging cancellation of the next series of western league games due to a railroad strike. He says west and north travel would be hampered while central district by trolley remains feasible, proposing western games be held at season end. Women always think they mean what they say at the time.
Forest Hills N Y August 31 The final foreign entrant in the National Tennis Association singles championship exits as George M Church of Tenafly N J defeats Ichiya Kumagae of Japan in straight sets 6-3 6-3 6-1. Mathey defeats MacPherson in four sets and other results include Pell, Behr, Washburn, Clothier and Williams advancing.
Washington defeated Cleveland 3 to 1 as Gallia allowed seven hits with five scratched. Washington scored two runs off Coombe in six innings and Coveleskie in two. Cleveland scored first but failed to capitalize, and the game featured solid defense and timely hits. Batteries: Coumbe Coveleskie and O'Neil for Cleveland Gallia and Henry for Washington.
Summary of standings from Peoria to Davenport with yesterday results and today matchups across leagues. Includes Bloomington Quincy Moline Rock Island Davenport Rockford and results from Pittsburgh Chicago Cincinnati St Louis New York Boston St Louis Washington Cleveland Philadelphia Detroit Boston etc. Concludes with a moral line about a man seeking trouble often finding it.
Boston pitchers held St. Louis to no hits or runs in a doubleheader game won as the Red Sox backed their left hander for a second no hit no run win this season. Leonard benefited from strong defense as Hartley and Severeid reached base in the late innings.
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