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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1918

Page

9

Vaughn Hurls Superb Ball as Chicago Beats Cincinnati

Chicago defeats Cincinnati 2 to 1 in the afternoon game while Cincinnati won 9 to 6 in the morning. Jim Vaughn pitched superbly with twelve strikeouts and six hits allowed. A three base hit by Vaughn and a subsequent Flack triple produced the winning run. An incident-sided by Earl Neale attacking catcher Killifer led to Killifer leaving the game.

Chicago Cincinnati Jim Vaughn Flack Killifer Earl Neale Bressler Neale Rigler A.B. R.H.C Chase Blackburne Smith, c Schneider, P Elfer S-Secees Paskert Deal Zneider O'Farrell Vaughn, P Csecseree L. Magee Mann Vaughn Paskett Zeider Magee Ss. Magee Schneider

Standings and results from Friday in the major leagues

National League holds Boston and Cincinnati atop the table with Chicago St Louis and Pittsburgh close. Friday results show mixed wins and rain interruptions across Cincinnati Chicago Boston Brooklyn St Louis Pittsburgh New York Philadelphia. American League features Chicago Cleveland Philadelphia New York and Washington Boston clashes with several games postponed or moved to wet grounds. Tomorrow’s schedule includes St Louis at Pittsburgh New York at Philadelphia Boston at Brooklyn and Washington at Boston plus Chicago at Cleveland.

National American Ww. L. Pet W. Ll. Pet. In Cleve Phila St. L Wash Bklyn Det Cincinnati Chicago St. Louis Pittsburgh New York Philadelphia Boston Brooklyn Cleveland Detroit Washington

Boston Braves Sweep Holiday Twin Bill Over Brooklyn

Boston Braves win both holiday games against Brooklyn, 2–1 and 4–3. Wickland drives in all runs with a double and a triple in game one, Nehf near shutout before a wild pitch. In game two, Hickman and Wheat start a ninth inning rally, Johnston drives in runs, Rawlings makes a sensational catch, and Myers tries to steal home with two strikes.

Brooklyn Boston Wickland Nehf Superbas Hickman Z. Wheat Myers Johnston Rawlings Mr. Wheat Doolan Krueger R.H.E Henry Grimes, Marquard and Miller

Kilduff Enlists With Navy Yard Near San Francisco

Chicago May 31 Pete Kilduff second baseman for the Chicago Nationals left the club Thursday night to enlist at Mare Island navy yard near San Francisco He is the second Nationals player to join the service after catcher Elliott enlisted days earlier Kilduff was acquired by Chicago in a trade with New York.

Kilduff Chicago Pete Kilduff Chicago Nationals Mare Island Navy Yard San Francisco Navy Elliott New York

White Sox and Naps Split Up Day's Honors

Two base hits by Murphy and Williams highlight Chicago’s 2 to 3 loss to Cleveland. Faber, Coveleskie trade blows as Chicago strands eight, Cleveland also eight. Williams and Chapman steal, Wambsganss scores, and rough ninth inning action closes out a split in the day’s doubleheader.

White Sox NAPS Williams Coveleskie Chicago Cleveland Murphy Chapman O'Neill Wood Wambsganss Graney Weaver E. Collins Gandil Faber Benz Danforth Cicotte O’neill McMullin P .i Pra Collins Fener Russell Aera

Giants End Slump With 6-3 Win In Philadelphia

New York snapped its losing streak by beating Philadelphia 6 to 3. Oeschger pitched into the second inning before Watson and Tincup held the Phillies scoreless in the final seven frames. Cravath and Demaree contributed key hits for the Phillies, while Luderus and Cravath doubled for the Giants.

Philadelphia Oeschger New York Watson Tincup Giants Demaree Phillies Cravath AB. R.H.C McCarty Niehoff Aes Philagarphia AB. R.H.O. A. E. Bancroft Williams Stock Luderus Meusel McGaffigan Adams C.ceee Fitzgerald Dilhoefer D W Holke Kauff G. Burns

Camp Custer Beats Camp Grant 5 to 3 in Chicago

Camp Custer defeats Camp Grant 5 to 3 at Police Park Thursday. Attendance was disappointing. Proceeds benefit athletics funds of both camps. Keiser, winning pitcher and ex Chicago American League, led Custer. Carlson opposed him for Grant and McGuire followed. Sweeney was Grant’s catcher, formerly with the New York Americans. Score by innings shows a late push by Custer.

Chicago New York Americans R.H.E. Grant Custer Carlson McGuire Sweeney Keiser and Chaffee

Cards And Pirates Split Double Header

St. Louis and Pittsburgh split a double header in Pittsburgh with the morning game won by the home team 8 to 0 and the visitors beating the Pirates 4 to 0 in the af ternoon. Doak pitched effectively for St. Louis in the second game while Harmon was tagged for three runs in the first inning by a string of singles and a wild throw.

Pittsburgh St. Louis Doak Harmon R.H.E. St. Louis Doak and Gonzales Harmon and Blackwell

Baseball scores from mixed league games reported

Milwaukee defeated Kansas City 2 to 1 in the first game while Louisville beat Indianapolis 2 to 0. In Toledo at Columbus a 0 to 1 result and Minneapolis 8 over St Paul 3. In the second games Toledo 4 over Columbus 5 Milwaukee 8 over Kansas City 6 and St Paul 1 over Minneapolis 2 in ten innings.

Milwaukee Kansas City Louisville Indianapolis Toledo Columbus Minneapolis St. Paul

Western League Scores Roundup From One Night

Joplin edged Omaha 3 to 2 while Omaha won 3 to 2 in a separate tilt. Topeka defeated St Joseph 4 to 2 after a 2 to 2 draw in extra innings. Hutchinson beat Des Moines 6 to 1, with a brief extra innings 6 to 4 note and Wichita bested Sioux City 4 to 3 in the first game.

Joplin Omaha Topeka St. Joseph Hutchinson Des Moines Wichita Sioux City

Gambling Not War Hurting Pacific Coast League Baseball

The article argues that war has not harmed Pacific Coast League baseball and attendance remains strong. It warns gambling as the ongoing menace, calling for an immediate, decisive drive to ban open betting at games and keep the sport above suspicion, noting past battles against gambling and urging renewed action.

W. A. Reeve Los Angeles Express Tribune America Washington Park Ban Johnson Pacific Coast League

Yanks Make It Three Straight In Series

New York defeated Philadelphia 2 to 1 to take the series lead as Caldwell bested Gregg. Baker contributed the deciding heroics with a sixth inning homer to tie the game and a late double, while Pratt reached third on fielder's choice and scored after Dugan mishandled Pipp. First game postponed on wet grounds.

New York Philadelphia Caldwell Gregg Baker Pratt Dugan R.H.E Gregg and McAvoy Caldwell and Walters

Single Deciding Feature Of Game

Detroit won 2 to 1 over St Louis Thursday afternoon as Walker singled in the eighth with Veach on third. Veach reached third on the play after Heilmann’s sacrifice and Dressen’s out. Gallia and Tobin provided St Louis’ run with a single and a two-base hit. Wet grounds caused postponement of the fore afternoon game. Dauss and Yelle, Gallia and Nunamaker were the battery.

Detroit Walker Veach St. Louis Heilmann Dressen Gallia Tobin R.H.E Nunamaker Dauss and Yelle

Dempsey and Fulton Sign Up For Battle

Jack Dempsey of Salt Lake City and Fred Fulton of Rochester signed to meet in a twenty round contest to a decision at Danbury Conn on July 4. The bout, promoted by J R Mulvihill, pits two heavyweight leaders with purse details undisclosed.

Denver Colo Jack Dempsey Salt Lake City Utah Fred Fulton Rochester

Red Sox split doubleheader with Senators in Boston

Boston won the morning game 9 to 1 as Scott doubled three times and drove in five runs while three errors aided the offense. In the afternoon Washington shut out Boston 4 to 0, Ayers held the leaders to six hits and McCabe made his first Boston start. The second base combination of Shean and Morgan featured brilliantly.

Boston Washington Shaw Scott McCabe Ayers Shean Morgan A.B.R Hoa Shotton Eesae Judge Foster Milan Ae Wee Eeres Schulte Lavan Aenwenne Picinich Eeesee H A Hooper Staph Whiteman McInnis Thomas Sas Int Paleitis Hooper Scott-Shean McInnis Bos Molyneaux Strick Avers

Motor Boat Owners Protest Over Unpublicized Fine

Quincy motor boat owners gathered at the South Side Motor Boat clubhouse to protest a $2.07 fine under a law passed last year but not publicized. The group, many already paying a $5 license, demanded a clear ruling from Internal Revenue and urged Saturday hours or after hours filing to avoid work disruptions. They drafted a letter to J. L. Pickering in Springfield outlining the protest and requesting definite instructions.

Quincy South Side Motor Boat Club South Side Boat Club Motor Boat Club Internal Revenue Poneni J. L. Pickering Springield

Fickle School Days and Odd Student Pranks

A school tale recounts waning enthusiasm as class life drifts. Fatty Bellowes’ jaw mileage, Ex Brigham’s desk graffiti punished by Miss Palmer, and talk of the millennium mix with dog fights and a plan to disguise fishing gear.

Ex Brigham Miss Palmer

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