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Newspaper

Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1917

Page

5

Detroit Tigers Best Athletix Set to defeat Philadelphia 11 to 3

Detroit scored 11 runs as Cobb trapped a fly and Vitt doubled Bodie up, with Ehmke limiting Philadelphia. Key plays included Bodie on second, Bates on first, and a double play sequence ending in Bodie’s out at third. Detroit moved ahead 3 0 0 0 3 6 0 1 4. Philadelphia managed 3 runs with Bodie and Strunk contributing, but pitching by Johnson and Anderson limited the rally.

Philadelphia Detroit Johnson Anderson Cobb Bodie Bates McInnis Young Vitt AB. R.H A. E. Bush Veach Heilman Harper Stanage Wesceee Ehmke Esau Rcse AB. R A. E Jamieson Strunk Meyer Dupan Grover Schang Powittch Griffin Owen McCormick Nailin

Doubleheader Split as Cleveland Edges Washington

In Washington on July 28 Cleveland and Washington split a doubleheader. The visitors won the first game 3 to 2, while the locals captured the second 5 to 2. In the first game Cleveland had 9 hits to Washington’s 0 errors. the second game saw Washington outhit 7 to 3 with 3 errors for Cleveland and 1 for Washington.

Washington Cleveland R.H.E. Cleveland Boehling Lambeth Billings Gallia Henry R. H.E. Cleveland Morton Coombe Gould DeBerry Shaw Ainsmith

Cincinnati Defeats Philadelphia 6 to 4 in Openers

Cincinnati and Philadelphia traded early runs as the locals surged in the first inning to secure a 6 to 4 victory. Mayer Bender and Burns opposed by Toney and Wingo, with the Phillies scoring two in the first and two more late, while Cincinnati tallied five in the opening frame and one more later.

Cincinnati Philadelphia R.H.E Mayer Bender Burns Toney Wingo

Pittsburgh Defeats Brooklyn 5 to 1 in Easy Win

Pittsburgh moved to a simple victory over Brooklyn as Cooper allowed three hits and no walks while keeping Brooklyn off base. The Pirates secured a 5 to 1 win with strong defense and timely hits.

Cooper Brooklyn Ab.r O.A Pittsburgh Bigbee If Ee King of See Ewer Totas Carey Wagner Ib Sere Enae Ward Debus Pitter Tanas Fischer Pee Meen Daubert Pitler Coombs Byron Quigley

Club Standings in American Association Table

Columbus and St Paul show mixed records while Toledo leads with six wins. Kansas City and Indianapolis struggle with few victories. Milwaukee Louisville Minneapolis also post losing marks in this early season standings.

American Asociation Columbus St. Paul Toledo Kansas City Indianapols Milwaukee Louisville Minneapolis

White Sox Take Down Yankees In 9-5 Affair

Chicago dominates New York 9 to 5 in a hard hitting game led by Miller and Hendrix. Weighing offense and defense, the White Sox tally nine runs on 13 hits as Russell earns the win and Caldwell suffers the loss with a high scoring back half.

New York Chicago Miller Hendrix AB. R.H.C.A Felsch Gandil Risberg Lynn Soonesee Russell Anatte Grews Eade Be R.H.C E. Hendrix Bauman Peckinpaugh Pipp Baker Marsans Scoceee Walters, c Caldwell Nanamaker Apt Aide Love Shocker Eevee E. Collins Weaver Baumann Cicotte Mogridge Moriarty Evans

Giants Beat Cubs 3-1 In Exhibition Test

New York Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 3 to 1 as Salee held Chicago to four hits. Demaree pitched for Chicago and exited after nine with Demaree taking the loss. Major Gen. Barry attended the game with the 48th Canadian Highlanders providing a drill and patriotic airs to aid recruiting.

Chicago Herzog Kauff, Ch Zimmerman Fletcher Robertson Holke, Ib Gibson Murray Rariden Sallee Seeenes Ab.r.h.co Mann Doyle Merkle Williams Zeider Wortman Dilhoefer c Demaree Eccenee New York Welter Holke Balis Harrison O'Day Bransfield

Cedar Rapids Gives Up Ball Franchise

Waterloo Iowa July 28 Cedar Rapids forfeited its team and franchise at a Central Association meeting. The league will take over the team today and may place it in another city by August 1 or disband after games on that date if no arrangement is made. Webster City to be offered the Cedar Rapids franchise.

Central Association Waterloo Cedar Rapids J. F. Ford Beldon Hill Webster City

Cardinals defeat the Braves in eleventh inning

St Louis defeated Boston 4 to 3 in eleven innings Friday. In the 11th Cruise doubled, advanced on Paulette’s single, and scored on Bairds sacrifice fly. Boston 3 14 1. St Louis 4 9 2. Batteries: Allen Ragan Nehf Barnes Tragesser Rice Packard Ames Snyder.

ST. Louis Boston Paulette Baird R.H.E. Boston Allen, Ragan Nehf Barnes and Tragesser Rice, Packard, Ames and Snyder

Al Palzer Shot In Fergus Falls Incident

Al Palzer, a well known prize fighter, was shot and perhaps fatally injured Thursday night in Fergus Falls Minnesota when his father attacked Palzer's mother. Palzer is in a local hospital recovering.

Fergus Falls Minn al Palzer Palzer

Drowns At Havana Illinois River Quiver Beach

Clarence Park 35 of Loami Illinois drowned in the Illinois River at Quiver Beach near Havana Friday morning. He likely suffered a heart attack and was dead before entering the water. The body will be sent to Loami for burial.

Peoria Clarence Park Loami Illinois River Quiver Beach Havana

Unclear game scores and forfeiture in regional standings

Lincoln 1 4 8 and Joplin 9 11 2 led to Sioux City 0 6 1 and Kutchinson 6 10 90, while Omaha 9 11 11 and Denver 8 15 3 competed. In the second game Omaha 2 10 2 and Denver 10 17 2, Des Moines 0 and Wichita 9 forfeited.

Lincoln Joplin Sioux City Kutchinson Omaha Denver Des Moines Wichita

All Choked Up With Catarrh Why Continue Makeshift Treatment

An ad argues catarrh risks to the lungs and promotes S. S. S. as a blood cleanse to expel catarrh germs. It claims rapid, complete results and invites readers to write to Swift Specific Co. for medical advice.

Swift Specific Co Dept. L-62 Atlanta, Ga Adv

Illinois State Fair Food Training Camp to Aid War Effort

Washington July 28 The Illinois state fair to be held September 7 15 at Springfield is named a food training camp by Herbert Hoover head of the food administration The camp will educate residents on increasing food production and reducing waste and similar camps are planned for other large fairs A government bureau may operate from Washington with cooperation from the state council of defense and Illinois fair officials expect the fair to be the most educational in state history.

Washington Ilinois Illinois United States Hoover State Council of Defense

River Ripples Steamer Keokuk Delivers Large Passenger List

The steamer Keokuk carried a big passenger list into Quincy on Friday and left for Burlington in the afternoon. The Canton ferry, bay on the marine ways in Quincy, sailed to Canton, Missouri at 6 pm Friday. Gordie Eastman towed three rock barges downriver Friday morning. Nauvoo government boat rested in Quincy Friday night. National sugar consumption crosses eighty six pounds per person and over 430 pounds per family annually, trailing only England and Denmark.

Keokuk Quincy Burlington Canton Quincy Bay Gordie Eastman United States England Denmark

Copper industry set to exceed 150 million pound rise

Never before in copper history has a single year rise topped 150 million pounds. Copper producers appear assured of a gross business this year of at least 524 million dollars, assuming an average price of 25 cents per pound.

Umpire Daley Ejected Protest Leads to Forfeit

In Wichita on July 28 the Des Moines batter Cass fouled a ball down the left field line with two on and one out in the seventh. umpire Daley ruled foul, Ewoldt protested loudly and was benched. Daley forfeited the game to Wichita 8 to 8. The exhibition ended with Wichita winning 4 to 3 in eleven. Also notes that Negroes in the United States have a taxable wealth of about 500 million dollars.

Wichita Kansas Cass Des Moines Daley Ewoldt Coffrey

Photoplays and Attractions On The Savoy Stage

Princess-Louise Glaum stars in The Sweetheart of the Doomed and The Bookworm Turns. Hart appears in The Patriot. Gem tours Around the World with life in Senegal and The Feathered Nest featuring Charles Murray and Louise Fazenda. Dorothy Gish features Gretchen the Greenhorn and A la Cabaret. Belasco Bryant Washburn presents The Man Who Was Afraid. Marguerite Clayton and Roderick Lee Rock star in The Rainbow Box with Ham and Bad comedy. Pauline Frederick headlines World Greatest Snare.

Louise Glaum Savoy William Hart Senegal Charles Murray Louise Fazenda Dorothy Gish Gretchen the Greenhorn Belasco Bryant Washburn Quincy Marguerite Clayton Roderick Lee Rock Pauline Frederick

Flag Over Vast Lands Protects Hundreds of Millions Souls

The Russian flag is said to fly over about one sixth of the earth’s land, defending 182,000,000 souls. It is linked to sixty four racial and tribal divisions and more than 150 languages.

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