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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1918
Page
5
Brooklyn defeats New York 1 to 0 as Rube Marquard limits the Giants to two hits. Mollwitz delivers timely Chicago hits for Pittsburgh in a 3-0 victory.
Baseball standings show Louisville 7 Milwaukee 2 and Columbus 6 St Paul with Toledo 1 in the American Association. National League games listed include Cincinnati at St Louis and New York at Brooklyn with Chicago at Pittsburgh. American League has Cleveland at Chicago and Washington at New York among others with Western League matches in Sioux City St Joseph Joplin and Oklahoma City 1.
St Louis erupts for 33 bases as Gonzales powers the offense with a homer two doubles and two singles in five at bats. Sny der plays his final Cardinals game before reporting to the national army. Cincinnati scores by innings: 000 022 101. St Louis: 20 011 00x. Batteries Toney G Smith Ti Smith Meadows Gonzales Snyder.
Philadelphia defeated Boston 10 to 6 as Stock starred with bat and glove. His fifth inning homer with a man aboard gave the Phillies the lead, Powell doubled in the sixth, and a fine stop by Stack clinched the win with bases loaded. Scoring details show Philadelphia 10 Boston 6.
In Kansas City on Friday June 22 Frank Griggs of Topeka defeated E A Campbell 1 up in the 36 hole semi final match of the Trans Mississippi tournament. G L Conley of Brooklyn beat R G Bush Jr of New Orleans 2 up and Griggs will play Conley for the championship today.
Latonia Kentucky June 22 seven three year olds are set to start in the 36th Latonia Derby. Likely runners include Johren 127 owner H P Whitney Exterminator 124 W S Kilmer Free Cutter 122 G J Long American Eagle 122 T C McDowell Arum 122 J Livingston Holinger 122 D Raymond Herald 122 H M Hewitt. Johren appears favorite after Suburban and Belmont handicap wins.
Eleanor Goss of West Side Tennis club New York defeated Helen Pollak 6 2 7 5 in the singles final at Philadelphia Cricket club earning the right to challenge title holder Marla Bjurstedt for the Women's National Tennis championship.
An advertisement claims S. S. S. purifies blood and cures skin diseases including eruptions eczema and scrofula. It states external care is unnecessary and urges taking the tonic for relief, noting fifty years of proven use and offering expert medical advice from the Medical Director in Atlanta.
New York tied the game in the ninth on a muff by Milan allowing Washington to score. The visitors won 38 to 2 in the third game of the series as Milan drove in the deciding run with two out in the eleventh. Johnson earned his twelfth win of the season.
In Chicago on Friday Cleveland capitalized on a power base hit and timely bunched hits to defeat the White Sox 3 to 1. The locals struggled at the plate, leaving runners stranded and unable to convert?
Boston shut out Philadelphia 13 to 0 in Boston on Friday as the Red Sox posted a dominant victory. Pitcher Mays limited the opponents to mostly scratch hits while Boston pounded Adams for 13 runs.
John A Neidler secretary of the National Baseball league says the Philadelphia American league club is chiefly at fault for the Perry employment dispute. He says no valid transfer agreement was filed under rule ten, shifting responsibility from the Boston Nationals.
The Quincy band plans a Saturday night concert segment with "The U S A Forever" and "Tent ing on the Old Camp Ground" as featured tunes. Other numbers include "Loves Old Sweet Song" and encore choruses, sung by attendees led by Mrs. Rome Arnold after a Chicago pickup.
Hancock County rolls list dozens of named local men and families from Carthage and surrounding towns. The roster includes Albert Andrews Niota Leonard Hiartner Henry Johnson William McKinley Mecum and many others, with towns shown such as Carthage Nauvoo Warsaw LaHarpe Plymouth Sutter and Denver. The document records service members and alternates for a community honor roll across multiple rural Illinois locales.
New York reports catcher Harold Ruel of the American League club has been ordered by his local draft board in St. Louis to report at Jefferson Barracks Missouri on June 27.
John D. Monds died suddenly at 6 o’clock Friday morning in his Coatsburg residence after months of ill health. Born March 31, 1840 in Tennessee, he came to Hancock about 40 years ago, farmed until three years ago, and then retired to town. He married Mary E. Everts May 5, 1592 and is survived by his wife and son J. T. Monds of Galesburg. A Civil War veteran, he served three years. funeral plans have not yet been made.
Rev. J. M. Bloom, Palmyra Christian church pastor and captain of the Palmyra home guards, has applied for an army chaplain position and awaits a physical exam before possible training. He has served Palmyra as scout master and district Endeavor leader and will be missed if called away.
Clayton area residents and guests are mentioned including Merle Gibson, Erma Gibson, Margaret Belmeyer, Mera Latina Mediction, Ben Miller, Pat McKetton, Otrie Shan, and Albert Raven. The notes describe visits, teaching assignments, consultations, Army enlistment, and local travel with several family arrivals and departures.
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