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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1915
Page
6
Castles and OLearys will try to pay open second season. Showers stop all openings throughout beat yesterday. As a result teams will have chance to get even start in battle for flag honors. Speed Boys in good shape for Mill.
Wet grounds forced postponements of the Davenport Quincy game and other second season events in Quincy, Peoria, Bloomington, and Decatur. Officials Shannon and Castle called off after a morning park visit showed fields unplayable. A new doubleheader is planned for 3 PM today weather permitting, featuring O Learys and Castles with Louie Trotter and Ab Gould as key players. Tickets for the 1915 race book, covering 36 remaining games, are on sale at the park and downtown stores.
Schedule lists a series of dates and venues for a second season. Teams include Davenport Moline Dubuque Rockford Bloomington Peoria Decatur at home and away venues. The pattern shows multiple back-to-back games across July through September across Illinois and nearby cities with several open dates and double headers.
San Francisco July 7 R N Williams of Boston national singles champion and three other eastern cracks arrived for competition in the Panama-Pacific exposition tennis championships to be held July 10 to 17. With Williams came William Washburn Dean Matheney and G M Church. They immediately began practice.
New York July 7 John Red Murray, veteran outfielder released last week by the New York Nationals, has accepted terms with the Chicago Nationals and will join the Cubs in Brooklyn tomorrow.
New York July 7 Gene Lafitte pitcher released recently by the Brooklyn Federals has signed with the Buffalo club of the same league.
ST LOUIS Mo July 7 Fielder Jones today reconsidered his resignation as manager of the St Louis Federals and left with the team for Pittsburgh late today.
Analysts weigh Davenport Quincy and Rockford as likely top four in the Three-I league with Davenport and Quincy favored for first division. Peoria Hoff mans missteps, Decatur and Blooming ton mix, Dubuque revival could alter pace. rain halted the second game and opening day had the best showing.
Mark Higbee, Quincy’s youngest pitcher, has impressed in five and a half games, allowing only 21 hits and recording four wins with one loss. The chatter centers on when and where Higbee might advance, with scouts watching his progress after a stint at Upper Iowa University.
The Federal Trade Commission announced a tour to cover the middle west the Pacific coast and the south to investigate export trade conditions. Hearings begin in Chicago on July 19 with almost two months of inquiries into export difficulties and industry responses.
July hay fever dread relief promised by Foley's Honey and Tar Compound praised for healing throat irritation and easing choking feeling. Claims to soothe inflammation and support natural breathing with no habit forming drugs. Miller and Arthur Drug Co.
Freeport faces a decision on joining the Three-I league after the Bi-State league dissolved following Racine’s refusal to play in a four team circuit. Freeport can take over Dubuque players or join as a franchise without them with league financial aid. Bloomington meeting tomorrow will decide the offer acceptance. Oscar W. Shannon travels to Bloomington for the meeting to discuss Freeport or Springfield bearing Dubuque’s burden.
Mason City defeated Liston and Singleton 9 to 4 in the second inning rally, supported by strong hitting and solid pitching in a July 7 Mason City game. Cedar Rapids beat Clinton 16 to 5 on July 7 led by aggressive offense and timely hits, with Mellinger Hofmann and Darrow handling the battery duties.
Zackert pitched both games for Muscatine in a doubleheader at Waterloo, winning easily. Muscatine racked up nineteen hits and fourteen runs across the two games, with Shanley and Lee collecting six hits apiece. First game final Muscatine 14 Waterloo 8. second game Muscatine 5 Waterloo 1.
Deputy Lipps identified a mud covered Ford found near the Twelfth Street entrance to the Soldiers Home as the vehicle stolen from the Vermont Street garage. The owner, Wall Gahegan of Burlington Iowa, reported the theft earlier, and the car had been driven about 40 miles during the night before being abandoned due to bad going.
The storm crossing the middle plains has moved into Illinois and is heading east. Showers and heavy local rains affect Indiana Illinois Missouri Iowa Nebraska and South Wisconsin with multiple locations recording significant totals. Valley Nebraska leads with 4.10 inches followed by Davenport Iowa 3.62 Terre Haute Indiana 3.70 and Indianapolis 3.48 inches.
Hannibal Mo July 7 Buf falo Enquirer wins final heat of the twenty five mile free for all race at the eighth annual Mississippi Valley Power Boat regatta. Conners of Buffalo N Y owner. Sets speed record 30 39 for the course averaging 39 2 mph. Also reports final heats in Class A D and B with boats Panama Hum mer Dodger IV Ugly Duckling IV and Baby Wisconsin tied for third in Class B and other placements.
Brooklyn and Boston battled 16 scoreless innings in the second game of a doubleheader that ended at darkness. Douglas Ahad twirled against James and Davis, with Boston scoring nine and Brooklyn four in the opener. Despite numerous chances, stellar defense and precise pitching kept the runs scarce in both games.
Greenwich July 7 Reso lute wins a 30 mile race on Long Island Sound by 1:06 elapsed time and 2:10 corrected time over Vanitie. The triangular course of 15 miles was sailed twice for a prize sponsored by the Indian Harbor Yacht Club.
Boston gains in the American League lead with a double win over Washington. The Red Sox scored six straight runs in the series with key hits from Barry Leonard and Hooper in game two. Gallia pitched for Washington and Ayers and Henry shared duties behind the plate for Boston.
Newark hammered Baltimore 6 to 3 as Laporte connected a first inning homer with two aboard. Baltimore slips to last place after the defeat, with Brandom Rariden Bailey and Owens handling pitcher duties.
In Brooklyn on July 7, Marshall earned his first win of the season for Buffalo. The scoring line shows Buffalo with 7 runs in total and Brooklyn with 2. Batteries: Marshall Bedient and Blair for Buffalo, Walker and Griggs for Brooklyn.
The Liberty Bell arrival in Des Moines Des Moines Iowa July 7 drew about 50 000 factory whistles and church bells as guardsmen fired a salute. The bell special departed for Topeka Kansas at 10 o clock.
A split day with New York edging Philadelphia 5 4 in the first game and 0 1 in 10 innings, Boston and Brooklyn split 3 4 and 0 0 in 16 innings due to darkness, Chicago beat Pittsburgh 7 4, Philadelphia swept New York 13 5 and 6 5, Washington split with Boston 4 9 and 0 1, Detroit Cleveland postponed by rain, Chicago St Louis called due to rain.
In the Federal League standings Newark defeated Baltimore 5 to 3 and Buffalo bested Brooklyn 3 to 2, with no other games scheduled.
Columbus edged Kansas City 8 to 6 while Louisville won 1 to 0. St Paul defeated Indianapolis Minneapolis in a rain affected game. Cleveland and Milwaukee had rain delays. Western League games included Wichita 8 over St Joseph 2, Omaha 1 over Denver 0, Des Moines 1 over Topeka 3, and Lincoln tied with Sioux City in rain.
Davenport faces Quincy while Rockford visits Bloomington and Moline travels to Decatur. Dubuque meets Peoria in a set of basketball games scheduled today.
American League fixtures list show Washington at Chicago Philadelphia at St. Louis New York at Cleveland and Boston at Detroit as early season games.
National League schedule outlines St. Louis at Boston Chicago at Brooklyn Cincinnati at New York Pittsburgh at Philadelphia with remaining details not specified. Matches highlight classic East Coast ball in dense standings context.
A Cunard line ship Saxonia reports no bomb found after a wireless reply to a suspicion that Holt placed an explosive aboard. The message signed Captain Biggle states Search made Nothing found as the Saxonia sails 1200 miles at sea. July 7 New York dispatch.
Three top women water athletes with global fame prep for the world championships at the Panama-Pacific Exposition. Miss Bartlett, famed for fancy diving, Miss Debus of Philadelphia, and long distance swimmer Les Howard challenge gender barriers, entering open competitions.
Pittsburgh July 7. Adams knocked out in the third inning after three Bresnan era pitchers failed to stop the batting by Zimmerman. Chicago defeated Pittston as Cooper and Zelman exchanged pitching duties while Lavender held the Pirates to scattered hits. In the ninth, a pass, two hits and a steal produced score threats.
In Philadelphia the Giants won the first game 10 to 4 after a five run seventh inning as Mathewson faced Mayer and Tesreau to close. The second game saw New York win 6 to 1 behind Demaree and Burns as the Phillies were held scoreless through nine.
A vintage health ad urges readers to protect kidney health by using Jad Salts a lemon lithia drink to cleanse and stimulate kidneys. It warns of pain back headaches and urinary issues from overworked kidneys and promotes daily intake with morning water to prevent irritation. It emphasizes affordability and easy preparation.
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