This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1916
Page
7
Cummings out-pitches Scanlon as Islander bats surge. Castle protests a call by umpire Gaston in the eighth, leading to a disputed win over Gastlerien.
The Islanders held on to defeat the Speeders 4 to 3 after a disputed eighth inning when Wolfe reached on a batted ball ruled dead. Cummins outpitched Scanlon, allowing eight hits to twelve, with Cummings striking out six. Castlemen opened strong with extra base hits but Speeders tied late before Hollacher delivered the decisive run.
Fragmented sports blurb notes no rule clearly defining a ball touching ground before a hit batter. It hints at umpiring discretion and references Ty’s record and Tony Castle’s notable move midseason.
Earl Tyree joins the Quincy Speeders from Minneapolis and will report to Davenport today as catcher with vast experience. Cy Lingle is released. Manager Johnny Castle aims to strengthen the team and may overhaul the roster to chase a better standings showing despite recent tight losses and lucky breaks.
Tyree, released yesterday by Minneapolis after Grover Land’s acquisition, is praised as a strong catcher with solid defense and clutch hitting. He backed up Dowdle A Ball and contributed as a pinch hitter, having previously spent time with the Southern league club before joining the Miller team on Cantillon’s approval.
In Bloomington on June 16 five ninth inning hits produced three Bloom runs, overcoming Moline's earlier two run lead. Pitchers Vitterres and Graham contributed key hits, while Doblin and Sie added offense as Bloom pulled out a 3 2 victory.
Boston stages a dramatic ninth inning rally to beat the White Sox. Leonard pitched well for the Sox, scattering hits as Russell was lifted for relief in the final frame. The comeback produced a 1 run margin in a tight finish.
Results Yesterday show standings in several cities with rain affecting games at Hannibal Rockford and Peoria Davenport. Quincy faces Davenport and Rock Island plays Bloomington while Bloomington hosts Rock Island and Moline visits Hannibal. Standings include Quincy 3 12 2, Rock Island 4 8 1, Bloomington 3 11 1, Moline 2 7 3.
New York June 16 McGraw of the New York National League club signed veteran shortstop Mike Doolan who started the season with Chicago Nationals then released to Atlanta. Doolan, former Philadelphia Nationals captain, had balked at a minor league assignment before permission was granted to discuss with the Giants. Marshalltown beat Waterloo 15 to 2 in a June 16 game, Estell relieved in the first inning after five Marshalltown hits produced five runs.
Schedule lists Pittsburgh at Boston Chicago at Brooklyn St Louis at Brooklyn Cincinnati at Philadelphia and other pairings with records. Today fixtures include New York at Cleveland Philadelphia at Detroit Washington at St Louis and Boston at Chicago. American Association results show Toledo 4 Milwaukee 3 Columbus 2 Kansas City 10. Weather rain for Indianapolis St Paul and Louisville Minneapolis games. Western League scores Lincoln Topeka Sioux City 2 Wichita 7 Omaha 13 St Joseph 9.
Boehling and Henry defeated Plank and Severeid as Washington beat St. Louis 6 to 1 in a pitchers duel. Boehling pitched strong while Plank struggled, with the final score reflecting early offense and late defense in the St. Louis game.
Pittsburgh defeated Boston 2 to 1 in an interesting game on Thursday. Wagner drove in both runs and played brilliantly in the field for the visitors. Score by innings Pittsburgh 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 Boston 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Batteries Mamaux and Gibson for Pittsburgh Reulbach and Tragesser for Boston.
Turner sacrifices home with a key bunt and Speaker delivers a timely hit to lift Cleveland over the Yankees 3 to 1. The win showcases clutch small-ball and steady pitching as the Indians fend off a late rally.
Cleveland beat New York 3 to 2 in ten innings as Graney scored the winning run on a bases on balls Turner's sacrifice and Speaker's timely hit. Extra base hitting produced all runs before the tenth. Graney and Nunamaker had two base hits.
Detroit built a 1-0 game into a 5-1 win over Philadelphia as Dauss and Rush held the Phillies for six innings. In the seventh Detroit plated three runs on four hits and two walks with a steal, lifting the Tigers over the Phillies. Batteries Bush Sheehan Meyers Dauss Stanage.
Cincinnati outbatted Philadelphia ten to four Thursday but lost 2 to 1 as Philadelphia stranded three scoring threats on attempted double steals. Alexander excelled in relief with flawless support from the field. Schnieder Knetzer and Wingo worked for Cincinnati. Alexander and B. Rillifer for Philadelphia.
T D Reber president of the Rockford Baseball association seeks a retrac tion from the Hannibal Courier Post over a libelous statement about the Rockford club and its pitcher. The association says the article defamed them and will pursue a correction.
The New York Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in a decisive game, with the Cardinals falling short as the Giants seized control early and maintained lead throughout. The matchup highlighted strong offensive execution from the Giants and a solid defensive showing to secure the win.
New York defeated St Louis 5 to 2 in the first game of a series on June 16. It marked New York's fourth home win this season. Doyle drove in runs with two base hits and a three bagger, Hornsby homered, Burns and Fletcher stole bases, and Merkle turned a double play. Perritt and Williams started for the visitors, with Williams taking the loss and Steele also allowing runs. Umpires Quigley and Byron.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.