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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1916
Page
5
The contest at Rockford was called off due to a circus playing there. No losses for the speeders or the mules are reported. the postponement leaves both sides without a decided result.
Cummings is slated to pitch today against Bluff City Mules as the Speeders seek their first win on the local field this season. The crowd is urged to support the team in Rockford where a circus halted Monday play and Sunday results saw Rockford win 7 to 6 before the Speeders won 16 to 4. Walter Galvin suffered a broken nose in the first game, replaced by Frank Dang. Cummings hopes to be at peak performance after a needed layoff.
Bloomington defeats Davenport 3 to 2 after a ninth inning rally by Davenport fell short. Schoup and O Lear powered by Bloomington’s defense and Marion and Simon behind the plate.
July 11 Hannibal defeated Rock Island 4 to 3 in a closely contested game marked by heavy hitting but scarce runs. Scoring by innings shows Hannibal with two in the first and two in the fourth, Rock Island tallying runs in the third and fourth and finally securing a run in the ninth. Batvenes Burnham Lingle Neal and Munch contributed at the plate for the winners.
In a mixed scorecard from Moline to Peoria Wisconsin Solene posted a 50 point game. Remine remained strong in the pinches as Criseman Debbiss Targ Remine and O Farrell contributed. Pecna won the faly li in a contested finish.
Camp Point Illinois residents and visitors are listed returning from Augusta, Hugo Oklahoma, Quincy and other towns. Multiple families, relatives and students are noted visiting or staying with local hosts, with Saturday and Sunday trips to Quincy, Macomb Normal, New Berlin and nearby areas. People include Miss Edith Shragg, Miss Lucile McClain, Miss Gertrude Frazier, Miss Bernice Button, and families of Downing, Omer, Reed, Hall, and others.
Quincy rises one spot in team fielding since May 26 as averages rise across the lineup. Buck Boyle moves to third in the league while Beatty and Wakefield lead. Vogel inches up near bottom among second basemen. Darringer sixth at third, Sondheim fourth at short with 922. Outfielders improve. Castle fourth at .993 and Bax ter Beck and Biltz at 1.000. Kuhn’s catching dips due to fewer games after Tyree signing. Higbee tops both fielding and pitching. Heizer Cum rings and Young show lower marks. In pitching, Smith of Hannibal leads with .960 and 96 ER per game.
Standings show Bloomington 3-10-1 atop Davenport 9-1 at Peoria 5-4-2 over Moline 0-6-7. Rock Island 4-11-0 faces Hannibal 3-10-1, with Games Today Hannibal at Quincy Bloomington at Peoria Rock Island at Rockford Davenport at Moline. Futures: Brooklyn at St Louis and New York at Cincinnati among today’s matchups.
In a tight contest until the seventh inning Clinton edged Mason City to win the series finale. A sequence of errors and timely hits in the final frame produced the decisive run. Batteries Kluckholm and Brown for Clinton with Sorey and Wecks catching for Mason City.
Saturday night to visit her aunt Mrs J HI Hice Myre Ella Pounds who has been visiting relatives and friends for several weeks returned to her home at Corniel Bluffs Town on Monday.
In Rock Island Illinois on July 11 Han nibal and Rock Island played the season's longest game, lasting twenty two innings before a decision. Bloomington and Decatur set a prior world record with twenty six innings on Decoration Day in 1909. Final scores and battery details are noted with Rock Island edging in a late run.
In Marshalltown Burlington loses final series game after a late double steal by Meinert and Baichley and a wild pitch by Watkins. Final 8 to 1 in favor of Marshalltown as bats and defense held through the last inning.
A county board special committee, including Supervisors Bener and Schelp and Sheriff Coens, ordered a padded cell for the jail this past Saturday. Citations issued in county court name George Klein and Charles McGann to appear and show cause for unpaid alimony per circuit court divorce orders. Seiferts plan a New York trip for district insurance convention. Obert Beatty of Troop A Illinois Cavalry notes hot weather and camp rules in San Antonio.
Cleveland narrowed New York's lead to one and a half games by a 3–2 win in the second game of a planned doubleheader after the first was called due to wet grounds. Smith delivered a pinch hit homer in the eighth to seal the victory as Coveleskie earned the win, Shawkey the loss, with Pipp driving in a run for New York.
Pittsburgh defeated New York 7 to 1 as Schauer Schuppy and Rariden led the offense while Miller allowed five hits. Umpire Byron Merkle left the game after disputing a decision amid the contest in Pittsburgh on July 11.
Philadelphia came from behind to defeat St. Louis 5 to 2, scoring three runs in the eighth inning on two walks a sacrifice and two singles then adding two more in the ninth. Rixey Bender and Killifer vs Jasper Williams and Gonzales.
Cedar Rapids defeated Ft. Dodge 8 to 2 as Gossage and Newcomer held down the line. Lane struggled in the first innings but Cedar Rapids bunched enough runs to secure the win. Batteries Gossage Newcomer Lane Erloff.
St Francis defeated St John 4 to 1 while W O U won from St Boniface in a league park doubleheader on Sunday. Jimmy Bernbrook allowed four hits in the first game and struck out nine as part of the baseball action. The rest of the fragment notes Masonic council delegates and a banquet in St Louis, plus real estate moves in Quincy as G W Menke sells a residence and plans to relocate after Aug 1.
A witty remark celebrates a woman's influence on a man, noting how her intelligence shapes his perception of her thoughts. The line underscores clever social dynamics and mutual perception in interpersonal exchanges.
Chicago failed to advance a runner past third base as Frank Allen held the Cubs to four hits. Boston gained a 4 to 0 win on timely hitting by Prendergast and Konetchy, who collected three hits including a homer.
The Brooklyn National League club claimed 75203.81 from Newark of the International League. The National Baseball Commission denied the claim Monday. President Johnson of the American League did not concur. The commission allowed Brooklyn the difference between franchise receipts from Newark and net operating expenses for 1915 at Harrisburg and Newark.
Former Athletics star outfielder Rube Oldring announced he would sign to play the remainder of the season with the New York club due to the cripps condition of Philadelphia. He plans to retire at season end after releasing from Connie Mack.
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