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Newspaper

Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1917

Page

7

Advertisers Win First Tilt 12-1 in Terrific Batting Display

Downey and Williams led a high scoring afternoon as the Advertisers beat the Blues 12 to 1. Glass held Alton to eight hits and one run while his teammates produced 15 hits. Williams hit a home run and a three base hit, Downey added a double and two singles, and Beatty McCabe Graham and Glass each collected two hits.

Fred Glass Ted Waring Mules Alton Beatty McCabe Graham Glass Scanlon Golconda Meyer Downey Duggan Otto Koepping Stevenson Schoonover Spellman Nicholson Keystone Williams Graham If Downey Ss Welker Ape Quincy Jones Koepping Walker Hartford

Fair Or Foul In A College Baseball Rally

The collegian argued a fair ball near third as Waring urged a finish. Glass opened the seventh with a center hit. Nicholson, Beatty, McCabe and Graham contributed runs while Meyer walked and Downey cleared the bases with a two bagger. Williams tripled to center but Walker ended the inning.

Ted Waring Glass Nicholson Short Beatty McCabe Nick Graham Meyer Downey Williams Walker Romine

Unclear Three-Eye Games Scores and Batters Listed

The record shows Peoria and Rock Island games with batterie s lists and partial score lines followed by a remark about Hannibal Rockford and Bloomington Moline. A muddled closing line muses that pleasure before duty guarantees duty’s loss.

Peoria Smith and Lingle Kopp and Sullivan Rock Island Uich Griffith and Kearns Neal Marks Hoffman Hannibal R.H.E. Rockford Bloomington-Moline

Chicago Cubs win from the Giants in ninth inning

New York hosted Chicago in a 4 to 3 defeat as the Cubs rallied for the win in the ninth on Mann’s base on balls and Deal's double. Mitchell of Chicago was ordered off the field in the sixth. Herzog Deal Wilson among hitters. Zeider Holker Burns Williams stole bases.

Chicago Cubs Giants New York Chicago Mann Deal Mitchell Osseeeane McCarty Herzog Wilson Zeider Holker Burns Benton Middleton Douglas Byron Quigley al HW Ale Zeider SS Walter Ae Wee Doyle Seamer c Neees Merkle Seer Robertson Weneen Kelly Zimmerman Fletcher Kauff Holke Kildurf Es Middleton

Cardinals Rally For Nine Ninth Inning Win Over Boston

On May 25 St. Louis scored four in the ninth to beat Boston 9 to 7. Cruise hit a long sixth inning homer with Hornsby on third after a triple. Magee added two triples a double and a single in five at bats. Scores show St. Louis 9 Boston 7. Batteries Ames Meadows and G ongales Barnes Allen Ragan Gowdy.

Boston St. Louis Cruise Hornsby Magee R.H.E. St. Louis Ames, Meadows and Gongales Barnes, Allen, Ragan and Gowdy Ruth Davenport R.ule Thomas Plank Severeid Hooper Rumler Hoblitzell Janvrin Scott Dineen Owens Tre

Athletics Best Tigers in a Listless Contest

Philadelphia defeated Detroit 7 to 2 in a listless game marked by outsized pitching and five errors. Neves gave nine bases on balls but pitched with men on base, while Battenes, Noyes, Schang, Ehmke, Cunningham, and Spencer contributed to the uneven scoring effort.

Detroit Philadelphia Neves R.H.E Battenes- Noyes Schang Ehmke Cunningham Spencer

Baseball Scores From The Whig Office

The Whig will release baseball scores after games finish, not before 5 30. Results are not telephoned in until after the final inning. Whig phone numbers are 120 and 251.

Sport Notes No 10 at the gate today

Downey cracked them yesterday and could have had a three base hit but Hartford disagreed. Bert Graham’s status remains in question after a national commission ruling in Cincinnati. Nicholson was the lone Quincy hitter without a hit, while Batting order tweaks by Rabbit Nicholson followed by Beatty, McCabe and Graham are noted as boosting offense.

Downey Hartford Nicholson Farrell Bert Graham National Commission Cincy Rabbit Beatty McCabe Graham

Club Standings in American and Western Leagues

In American Association standings Columbus 6 8 5 Indianapolis 7 14 Toledo 4 19 38 Loubsville 3 7 2 Milwaukee 5 9 3 Minneapolis 10 11 Kansas City 6 8 3 St Paul 8 9 6 In Western League St Joseph 3 2 Trenver 4 7 8 Des Moines 1 4 2 Lincoln 2 8 1 Joplin 8 8 0 Wichita 1 7 1 Omaha 7 12 5 Sioux City 0 18 2 Nothing pleases a little man more than an opportunity to act big.

Et. Joseph Trenver Les Moines Lincely Joplin Wichita Omaha Sioux City

Wild Pitch Lets White Sox Take 12-Inning Tilt

In Chicago, a wild pitch by Dumont in the 12th inning brought home the winning run as the White Sox shut out Washington 1 0 for a second straight win. Jackson opened the 12th with a single, then scored from second on Felsch’s sacrifice, giving Chicago the victory.

White Sox Chicago Dumont Washington Jackson Felsch Gandil Henry AB. Rice Foster Milan Rice Eeaes Vee Shanks Morgan Crane SB Weveeseeee H.o.a.e.seibold Weaver FE. Collins Risberg Schalk Russell Judge Jane E. Collins McCormick Nallin Connolly

Pfeffer Defeats Pirates Brooklyn 6 to 0

Pfeffer pitched shutout ball as Brooklyn defeated Pittsburgh 6 to 0. Cutshaw homered and doubled in a string of three games with two homers two triples and a double. Stolen bases by Johnson and Stengel, Fischer, Cutshaw and Miller had multiple extra base hits. Umpires Rigler and Orth. Time 1 39.

Brooklyn Pfeffer Pittsburgh Cutshaw R.H.E Grimes Mamaux Fischer Miller Mowrey Hickman Johnson Stengel Bighee Olson Brooklon

To Banished Bean Ball From Game Brutal

A brief note reports a brutal incident as bean balls are banned from a game. The event foregrounds a clash over on field safety and sportsmanship. Officials consider rule changes and stricter penalties for pitch abuse.

Delivery Ban Johnson Says Bean Ball Pitchers Deserve Jail

The national commission ruled that pitchers using the bean ball will be expelled from organized baseball. Chairman Herrmann called it brutal and the American League president had urged jail terms. The commission plans tentative Sunday games in six eastern cities to aid war relief if permitted.

Chicago National Commission Herrmann Johnson American League New York Brooklyn Washington Philadelphia Boston Pittsburgh Army and Navy

Ruth Powers Boston Past St Louis 4-3

Ruth's triple and Davenport wild pitch key Boston's 4-3 win over St. Louis. Ruth and Davenport yielded nine and six hits respectively with Sevreid and Hooper among the players recording multiple hits.

Cleveland Indians blank Yankees 2 0 in series opener

Cleveland shut out New York 2 to 0 as Caldwell and Walters allowed no runs for the Indians while Coveleskie stranded two batters in relief. Maisel of the Yankees committed an error on his 100th chance, his first in 20 games.

Cleveland New York Maisel R.yw.e Caldwell and Walters Coveleskie O'Neill

Cincinnati Defeats Philadelphia In High-Scoring Game

In the largest scoring MLB game of the season Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 19 to 9. Officials note Ring and Wingo worked for Cincinnati while Oeschger Fittery and Killifer Adams pitched for Philadelphia in a game played at park.

Philadelphia Cincinnati R.H.E Ring Wingo Park Oeschger Fittery Killifer Adams

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