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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1917
Page
5
Hannibal Missouri June 23 The Mules defeated the Advertisers 8 to 3 as Johnny Castle’s men struggled to score until late in the game. Beatty hit a two run homer in the eighth after Schatzman early sparked offense. Castle, Donovan, and McCabe.
A vintage advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment for strains sprains and stiff joints. It claims fast relief from rheumatism neuraglia and lumbago with a clean easy application that leaves no stain and requires no rubbing. Available at druggists in 25c 50c and 1.00 sizes.
Schatzman batted for Nessler in the eighth as Hannibal defeated Quincy 8 to 3. Feuerboom and Krueger each stole twice, Lingle and Schatzman also on base. Beatty hit a home run. Castle and Stutz added two base and three base hits. Schatzman earned the win with 3 strikeouts, Donovan 10 hits off McCabe. Time 1:15. Umpire Holmes.
Rockford bats manage two runs in the opener as Rock Island blanks them 8 to 0. Peoria edges Alton 28 to 3 with Kopp and O’Farrell combining on the battery. Bloomington-Moline clash ends 7 to 6 with Boyd and Block pairing for the Bloomington win.
Washington beat Philadelphia 6 to 5 on Friday as each side used multiple pitchers. Seibold Falkenberg Myers Schang Harper Shaw Henry Ainsmith worked for the teams in a close game with Washington prevailing at home.
Jock Hutchinson of Allegheny Country Club Pittsburgh won the national open golf title at Whitemarsh finishing with 292 strokes for four rounds of 72 holes. Tom McNamara Taplow finished with 299 E K Losk Philadelphia 303 J C Burke Wheaton 312.
In St Joseph on June 23 Harry Legg of Minneapolis defeated E C Sullivan of St Louis 4 up and 3 to play in the semi finals of the championship flight. S W Reynolds of Omaha beat Clarence L Wolff of St Louis 9 and 8 in the finals, sending Legg and Reynolds to today’s championship round.
Pittsburg defeats the Chicago Cubs with twelve thousand fans in attendance as the Wagner Day contest draws a large crowd and yields a decisive Pirates victory.
About 12 000 people joined Wagner day festivities in Pittsburgh as Mayor Armstrong presented the veteran infielder with a silver loving cup. A large auto parade preceded the game, in which Pittsburgh beat Chicago 4 to 3 in ten innings with Hinchman delivering the decisive single in the tenth. American Association scores listed show Columbus 8 Kansas City 8 and Toledo 7 Minneapolis 8 with Indianapolis 5 St. Paul 3. Louisville Milwaukee postponed.
About 20 patrolmen escorted Umpire Byron to the field before the St Louis game to avert a repeat of Thursday's near riot when 300 fans crowded Byron and had to be dispersed. Police remained near the Cardinal bench. no demonstration occurred. President Rickey, after returning from New York, wired a protest to President Tenet seeking Byron's immediate removal.
Plainville Illinois items list visits and social events among local families. Mentions Mrs Ninnis Call with daughter near Liberty, Mae Monroe, Irma Jeffries visiting Emmet McAtee in Barry, guests of Mrs E B Monroe, and other dinners and visits across Quincy Taylor Chanute Hull Clayton George Lupton hospital, with a closing aphorism.
Boston and New York battled to a 2 to 1 tie as Shawkey and Mays split the pitching duties. Mays allowed zero earned runs across one frame, while Fisher held the Yankees scoreless in relief. Notable hits included a two base shot by Mays and a three base hit by Pipp for the champions.
Washington June 23 police moved to curb suffrage protesters at the White House. No banners could be displayed as twenty officers guarded gates. Miss Lucy Burns of New York and Miss Catherine Morey of Boston were arrested after refusing to move with their banner.
Miss Esther Anton the only woman attorney of Toledo Ohio has drawn several marriage proposals from across the country. Her suitors include a Canadian attorney a Texas rancher a New York optometrist an Omaha hotel man an Alaskan steamship agent and a Chicago grain dealer.
This old remedy claims eczema and skin eruptions yield to S. S. S. a trusted blood purifier used for fifty years. The ad urges readers to write Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta, Ga for full treatment advice and underscores its long market presence and efficacy in cleansing the blood.
In Chicago on June 23 Faber's pitching and Cleveland's errs sparked by bold baserunning by Chicago powered a 3 to 1 victory over the Indians Friday. Local nerves and late mistakes framed the game as Chicago capitalized on miscues to clinch the win.
Cincinnati defeated Ames 5 to 2 as six Card hitters produced four doubles and a triple. Schneider kept St. Louis to scattered hits, while Roush delivered four singles in four at bats. Score by innings shows Cincinnati taking early lead and holding on. Batteries: Schneider and Wingo for Cincinnati, Ames, Horstman and Snyder for St. Louis.
Detroit defeats St Louis twice 9 to 3 and 8 to 2 on June 23. Five hits, a base on balls, a sacrifice and a double steal helped Detroit in the first game, driving Bob Groom from the box after five runs in the third inning. In the second game four hits and a sacrifice fly produced three runs in the eighth off Hamilton.
Boston defeated New York 5 to 3 in the final game of a series. Nehf pitched better as the game wore on while Maranville led with four hits including a double. Four pitchers saw action for New York but were largely ineffective.
Mrs W A Gavin of Baltusrol Shorthills New Jersey an English woman won the women s metropolitan golf championship finals over the Piping Rock club s links Friday by defeating Mrs Thomas Hucknall of Forest Hill 5 up and 4 to play in the final round
Philadelphia defeats Brooklyn 5 to 3 as a third inning error on B croft's grounder opens the bases with two out. Stock's single and Crava's triple drive in four runs, shaping the outcome of the game.
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