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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1916

Page

7

Speeders Split Pair With Bloomers Mark Higbee Wins First Game

Higbee stars as the Speeders split a twin bill with the Bloomers. Higbee takes the win in the first game despite seven errors committed by his teammates. Heizer suffers two errors in the second game, which is cut short after two innings.

Mark Higbee Heizer Speeders Bloomers Quincy Big Boy Leizer Buck Boyle Sol Nleizer Bloomington O'Berta Donica Bounder Castle Schmandt Darringer Simon Denica Boyle C. Watson Sherer Sundheim R. Watson Tyree Higbee Vogel Gelvin O'Berra Ziggy Sherer Sondheim R. Darringer Howard Darringer Kyle Watson Main Marion Kuhn

Higbee Right Heizer Will No Game Played Today Here Saturday

Speeders and Bloomers split a doubleheader as Quincy won 5 1 and Bloomers lost 5 0. Higbee won game one despite fielding miscues. Heizer struggled in game two as Bloomers edged ahead with errors and seven misplays shaping the result. Hannibal eyes a river trip for Sunday’s clash with the Bloomers and White Sox in Bloomer city.

Hannibal Nvles Mo Gama Speeders Bloomers White Sox Mules Hannibal

Heavy Eer Wins as Cards Fall to Pirates in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh defeated St. Louis 8 to 4 in a home game. Wagner Hinchman and Wilson sparked the Pirates with heavy batting, Hinchman collecting four hits in as many trips to the plate. Score by innings shows St. Louis struggles early. Williams and Snyder teamed for the Pirates' batteries against Jacobs and Wilson.

ST. Louis Pittsburgh Wagner Hinchman Wilson Williams Snyder Tacobs

Henning Wins Galesburg 100 Mile Auto Race

Galesburg held its third annual 100 mile auto race on Thursday with Otto Henning taking first place in 1 hour 41 minutes 3145 seconds. George Buzane finished second, Part third and Art Klein fourth. The event drew about 2,000 spectators due to postponements and threatening weather.

Henning Galesburg Otto Henning George Buzane Part Art Klein

Christians Win Slugfest at Shelbi­na Sunday School Game

Shelbi­na Mo June 23 The Christian team defeated the Methodist team 3 to 2 in a tight Sunday school league contest. Strong pitching and fielding marked the game, though the scoring came from errors. League standings follow.

Shelbina

New Life Pills Promise Gentle Laxative Health Boost

An advertisement urges daily bowel movement as a sign of health. Dr Kings New Life Pills claim a gentle laxative effect without griping, freeing the system of blood poisons, easing constipation and acting as an overall tonic. Priced 28c at druggists.

Kings New Life Gruggists Pr

Brooklyn Takes Phillies Twice In Doubleheader

Brooklyn beat Philadelphia in a twin bill on June 23, taking both games 5 to 0 and 5 to 5. Pfeffer allowed two hits and no walks in the opener, while McQuillan struggled before Chalmers relieved. In the nightcap, the Superbas built a three run lead on four hits. Philadelphia answered with five hits and three runs in the seventh as Brooklyn replied with five hits and four runs off Bender and Mayer.

Brooklyn Philadelphia Pfeffer McQuillan Chalmers Superbas Bender Phillies Smith Dell Mayer

Games Today: New York at Brooklyn Boston at Philadelphia

The schedule lists matchups across four MLB style markets with New York visiting Brooklyn and Boston traveling to Philadelphia. Other games feature St. Louis at Pittsburgh and Cincinnati at Chicago as marquee rounds today.

Pittsburgh St. Louis New York Boston Brooklyn Philadelphia Chicago-Cincinnati L. Pet. Ww Cincinnati Chicago

Sports Scores From Yesterday in Major Cities

In Boston yesterday the score was 1-7-2 against New York 0-3-0. At St Louis the tally read 02-3 with Chicago 2-6-0. Philadelphia posted 4-7-1 while Washington showed 2-53 and 6-7-1.

Boston New York St. Louis Chicago Philadelphia Washington

Phillies and Brooklyn Battle With Mixed Results

In American Association action Philadelphia lost 8 to 4 to Brooklyn after a string of early errors. Niehoff and Cutshaw led with two base hits apiece as Brooklyn built an 8 run to 4 finish. Multiple pitchers contributed. Smith allowed four earned runs in six innings, Marquard gave up three earned runs in two and a third, and Bender allowed eleven hits and six runs in six and a third.

Oe Meyers Luderus Cooper Mayer Dell Philadelphia Brooklyn Niehoff Cutshaw Myers Olson McCarty Cravath Burns Broklyn Smith Bender Lie Marquard Hender Mowrey Quén Orth Uday Tune

Athletics Divide Pair With Senators

Philadelphia split a doubleheader with Washington in Philadelphia. The Phillies won game one 4 to 2 aided by Washington errors in the eighth inning, while the Senators took game two 6 to 1 as Foster drove in four runs with a triple and a single. Lajoie stole second and third in both games.

Philadelphia Washington Foster Lajoie B.hle Rice Gallia Henry Myers Schang Kite Dumont Williams Bush Wyckoff Nabors Murphy

Red Sox Blank New York in Deciding Series Game

June 23 The Boston Americans won the deciding game of the New York series Thursday shutting out the visitors 1 to 0. Ruth for Boston allowed only three hits. Score Boston 001 000 007 to 0 New York 000 000 000. Batteries Ruth and Thomas Fisher and Nunamaker.

Boston Boston Americans Ruth R.H.E. Boston New York Thomas Fisher Nunamaker

Triple Steal Secures Boston Victory Over Giants

Boston Braves beat New York Giants 3 to 1 in 11 innings on June 23 at home. Evers singled scoring Nehf then stole home on a triple steal as Schauer vs Nehf pitched deep. Gowdy Snodgrass ejected in 7th. McGraw removed from coaching line in 6th.

Boston Braves New York Boston Giants Schauer Nehl Evers Nehf Gowdy Snodgrass McGraw Tragesser Rariden

Divide Double. Mason City opens doubleheader loss

Bad judgment on the bases cost the Clay Bakers the first game. Burlington surged early in the second game, scoring in the first inning. First game final: Burlington 4, Mason City 6. Second game final: Mason City 7, Burlington 0. Batteries: Baichley Boelzle Weeks. McCallouch Weeks.

Mason City Iowa Clay Bakers Burlington Rink Baichley Boelzle McCallouch Weeks R.H.E Corey Richardosn Kuepper

Gossage Delivers Hit For Cedar Rapids Victory

In Cedar Rapids Iowa on June 23 Gossage won his own game by singling in the tenth after Parks misplayed. Marshalltown failed to record a hit through eight innings. Cedar Rapids 000 011 000 1 Marshalltown 000 920 0 0 Batteries Gossage and Newcomer Slattery and Tee.

Cedar Rapids Iowa

Western League Scores Roundup From Stong City to Topeka

Western League results show Stong City 4 Des Moines 4 and Omaha 54 over St Joseph 7-4, Denver 2-11, Lincoln 0, Wichita 4, Topeka 1, with Omaha powering a high-scoring win and several tight games across the circuit.

Stong City Omaha St. Joseph Denver Des Moines Lincoln Wichita Topeka

Cleveland Beats Detroit Tigers 4-3 in Ninth Inning Thriller

Cleveland ties Detroit for first after a 4-3 win. Burns hit into a decisive double play as Gandil and O Neill turned two at the plate with runners aboard in the ninth. Coveleskie and Dubuc pitched, with Speaker Gandil and Stovall among the day’s two-base hitters. Time 1 41.

Detroit Cleveland Tigers Cone Me Burns Veach Gandil O’neill Dubuc Cobb Heisman Speaker Howard Chapman O'Neil Gardil Coveleskie Coumbe Bagby Boland Cunningham Evans Nallin Etroit O.A Bush Vitt Heilman Eames Young Stanage C Baker C Dubuc P Roland P Ee Cunningham P Sae Ees Kavanagy

Fournier's double drives in run as Chicago shuts out St. Louis

Bussell allowed only two hits as Chicago defeated St. Louis 2 to 0 in a game highlighted by Fournier's seventh inning double and Pratt's error on Schalk's grounder. Sisler pitched well for St. Louis while Chicago chased the duo of runs with two singles and a sacrifice in the eighth.

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Rock Island Bunches Bingles On Blue Sox

Rock Island defeated Davenport in a baseball game, scoring in the first and sixth innings to surge to a 2 to 1 victory. Gould and O'Leary partnered on the mound for Rock Island with Scanjon and Munch behind the plate.

Rock Island Blue Sox Davenport Gould O'Leary Jon Munch

Distillers Rally For Three In Ninth To Win

Hannibal Missouri June 28 Neither side scored until the eighth when the locals plated two runs Peoria answered with three in the ninth Peoria 3 Hannibal 2 Batteries Crabb and O Farrell Burnham and Waring Umpires fault finders note local adage about critics

Hannibal Peoria Ca Ween Crabb O'Farrell Burnham Waring

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