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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1917

Page

6

Advertisers win out in ninth frame in Quincy game

The Quincy Advertisers defeated Alton 5 to 4 in the second game of the series as Downey drove in the winning run with a ninth inning single after Beatty reached on a hit by pitch and Graham advanced runners with a left field hit. Downey’s hit followed two quick Outs and capped a rally begun by Donovan’s twobase hit and Beatty’s triple.

Quincy Alton Red” Donovan Downey Blues Johnny Castle Hannibal Mules Mules Schoonover Nicholson Beatty McCabe Graham Nick Meyer Spellman Stevenson Munch Cenny Donovan Cerny Waring Keystone O'Neil Cristall Cristal Poole Schlansker Daley Dowell Romine Harry Bay Q.aree Demy Eeeene Aldridge Smith O'Neill Boston AB A.E. Bailey Cf Peveases Evers H.op Wilhoit Doyle Bebe Wneree Merkle Quincy Seu Williams Mann Eersee Q’neill Will Wilson Ee Eran En Ens Liams Spéllman Beauty Donovan Deal Demaree

Triple Steal Pushes St. Louis Past Brooklyn 5 4

St. Louis wins 5 4 over Brooklyn after a fifth inning triple steal by Miller Cruise and Long and a seventh inning Horneby homer. Olson tied with a Brooklyn homer in the seventh. Hicksman added a third inning shot. Pitchers Pfeffer S Smith Packard Meadows. umpires Klem Brangfield. Time 2 10.

ST. Louis Miller Cruise Long Horneby Brooklyn Packard J. Smith Gonzales Hornsby Lowe Pfeffer Olson Hickman Cutshaw J. Miller Meadows S. Smith Wheat Klem Brangfield

Cincinnati Wins See-Saw Game Over Phillies

A Kopf single and a Roush double plated the decisive run in the ninth as Cincinnati edged Philadelphia 6 to 5. Mayer and Burns teamed with Toney and Wingo in the batteries for the two clubs in a tightly contested baseball clash.

Cincinnati Kopf Roush Philadelphia R.H.E Mayer Burns Toney Wingo

Pittsburgh Fails To Score In Loss To New York

Pittsburgh had a man on every base in the fourth inning but could not push across a run as New York won 2 to 0. Perritt and Jacobs pitched well for the visitors while W Wagner and Rariden starred behind the plate.

Pittsburgh New York Perritt Jacobs R.H.E Rariden W. Wagner

Dropping Schedule in Three-I Leagues Amid War Strain

Chicago June 15 The Three-I League urged a suspension of 13 minor leagues under class A after the Fourth of July games. President A R Tearney cited war weather and finances as reasons. The league will meet to decide on a possible post Fourth of July suspension.

Chicago A. R. Tearney Tearney Kearney Virginia League North Carolina League American Association Pacific Coast League John H. Farrell National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues

Club Standing and Scores From Today’s Games

In the American Association, first game Minneapolis 8 Milwaukee 4, second game Minneapolis 1 Milwaukee 2. Louisville 2 Columbus 4. St Paul 7 Kansas City 13. Indianapolis 2 Toledo 1 in 13 innings. Western League results Omaha 6 St Joseph 12. Sioux City 2 Joplin 6. Des Moines 8 Denver 1. Lincoln 1 Wichita 7. Also matches Aston at Quincy Hannibal at Peoria Rock Island at Bloomington Moline at Rockford.

Aston Quincy Hannibal Peoria Rock American Association Minneapolis Milwaukee Louiaville Columbus St. Paul Kansas City Indianapolis Toledo Omaha St. Joseph Sioux City Joplin Des Moines Denver Lincoln Wichita

Quincy Fans Announce Plan to Stick with Team

W H Smith president of the Quincy Fans association and Charles H Adelpohl left for Chicago for a special Three I league owners meeting. They will attend at their own expense and aim to field a winning team, believing Quincy citizens want baseball and will rally behind a strong roster despite injuries.

Quincy W. H. Smith Quincy Fans’ Association Charles H. Adelpohl Chicago Smith

Spanish flag origins traced to Saracens and medieval shields

Waving flags are said to have been first brought to Spain by the Saracens. The present Spanish colors red and yellow came from the old shields of Castile and Aragon.

Spain Castile Aragon

St Louis Browns Blank Boston in Interesting Game

St Louis shut out Boston 3 to 0 as Groom limited Boston to three hits while St. Louis had ten. Leonard pitched for Boston with eight strikeouts. Barriers and scoring details appear in the game summary with bases on balls and hits.

St. Louis Browns Boston Mass St. Louis Groom Leonard Barry Pennock McCormick Connolly

Three-I Baseball Standoff With Mixed Outcomes

In Moline and Rockford matchups both games faced interruptions with first game results showing Rockford topping Moline 2 hits. Hannibal split with Peoria in two games with one game called after seven innings. Rock Island edged Bloomington 3 to 5 in a separate contest. Batteries listed as Ehrhardt Dobbins Reed Hoffman and others.

R.H.E. Moline Rockford Ehrhardt Dobbins Bently Griffith Kern R.H.E. Hannibal Peoria Burnham Lingle Kopp O'Farrell R. Hle Hannibal Smith Reynolds R.H.E Rock Island Bloomington Reed and Hoffman van Gildner Block

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