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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1916
Page
15
Boston and Washington divided a twin bill with the Red Sox taking the opener 2 to 1 while the Senators won the second 4 to 3 in ten innings. Ruth vs Johnson anchored game one as Leonard delivered the deciding run in the tenth.
New York Yankees win both ends of a doubleheader against Philadelphia, 4 to 1 and 4 to 0, with timely hitting and a home run by Baker. Bush and Shocker pitched well in the second game until Bush was ordered off the field after a dispute with umpire O Loughlin. Rube Oldring and Germany Schaefer were released to clear room for new players.
Cincinnati and St. Louis played to a split in a Saturday doubleheader. Cincinnati won game one 6 to 3 after scoring three runs in the tenth off Williams as St. Louis tied it in the ninth. Game two was a pitching duel with Ames beating Knetzer as Bescher delivered a ninth inning RBI single scoring Miller after his earlier hits.
The National Baseball Commission announced that the annual drawing of the major flagists from the minors would take place in Cincinnati on Friday September 15. It will be the first public drawing since 1914, as 1914 and 1915 were kept secret due to the war with the Federal League.
Charles Evans Jr of Edgewater Chicago defeats Robert Gardner of Hinsdale 4 up after 33 holes at Merion to complete the double by holding both the open and amateur national crowns in the same year. Crowd near 10,000 witnesses the finish as Evans nails a 4 at the 33rd for victory.
John P. White of Iowa, president of the United Mine Workers, faces challenger John H. Walker of Springfield after nominations from locals across the country. White led with 362 locals backing him, Walker had 325, with eligibility requiring five locals. The December election will be by universal union ballot. C. W. Zang announces bid for city treasurer at the spring election.
Hal Chase trails Jake Daubert by three points for the NL batting title. Carey leads in stolen bases with 48, Flack tops sacrifice hits with 34, Williams has 12 homers, Wheat drives totals with 214, Burns leads runs with 80, and Brooklyn tops team batting at .259. Leading batters include Daubert 323, Chase 320, Wagner 318, Wheat 318, Hornsby 317.
New York pitcher William Perritt dominated Philadelphia in a doubleheader, winning 3 to 1 and 3 to 0 to knock the champions from the league lead. He allowed eight hits across both games as about 37,000 fans watched. In game one Demaree and Burns vs Perritt and McCarty. in game two Bender Mayer Burns Perritt McCarty.
Brooklyn shut out Boston 5 to 0 to reclaim first in the National League pennant race. Cheney limited Boston to 3 hits as Brooklyn capitalized with timely hitting and six walks, scoring twice in the eighth. Notable performances include Stengel and Mowrey with 2 hits apiece and Olson with a homerless yet productive line.
Concrete paving on South Twelfth Street between Harrison Street and Greenmount Cemetery is finished. Arrangements are being made to build new sidewalks on the west side, with stakes already set for the sidewalk.
Bests Gardner. Evans played on the Country club golf links with Chink Weems of this city, July 29. He later played a series of matches with Mr. Weems in St. Louis. Evans has a number of friends here who are very glad to see him receive the championship.
Oscar W. Shannon, longtime owner and manager of the Quincy Speeders, resigns the franchise after outlining the financial realities of running a Three-I league club. He notes a minimum 23 000 needed to float operations, with player salaries near 12 000 to 14 000 and total costs including travel and maintenance mounting high. He emphasizes the need for 1 000 to be deposited at the October Chicago meeting and 2 500 in working capital, praising manager Johnny Castle and inviting local buyers to take over for the 1917 season.
Chicago defeated Pittsburgh in both ends of a twin bill 3–0 and 2–0 on September 10. Key plays included Wortman and Doyle producing runs in the first game, Kantlehner's error aiding another. Doyle broke a bone in his ankle in the eighth, ending his season. A postgame note from O. W. Shannon praises local sports coverage and hopes for capable leadership to keep baseball alive in Quincy.
In Chicago on September 10 Speaker's average sits 12 points above Cobb after Wednesday's game as Cobb adds six stolen bases for 54. Wea ver leads in sacrifice hits with 35, Pipp tops home runs with 10, Jackson leads total bases with 258, and Cobb rows highest in runs scored with 93 while Detroit tops club batting at .260. Leading batters include Speaker .378 and Cobb .366 among those playing most of their team's games. Leading pitchers in 22 games include Cullop, Boland, Benz, Coveleskie, Faber, Morton, Johnson, Koob, Russell, Leonard, and Dauss with varied ERAs and records.
Detroit defeated St Louis 12 to 8 in the series finale. Detroit scored in each of the first six innings while St Louis tallied all their runs in the last three. Six Browns errors aided the Tigers as three St Louis pitchers struggled. Cox-12 Batteries, Weisman Davenport Hamilton and Rumler Coveleskie Spencer.
Three fires in the Big Horn national forest of Wyoming have gone beyond control despite over 400 firefighters. Additional crews and equipment have been dispatched to the district to combat the blazes, with more help en route.
In Newark New Jersey on Saturday the amateur union's senior championship games yielded six new senior records and one American record. George Browder set a new American and senior javelin mark at 190 feet 6 inches. New senior marks came from Robert Simpson in the 220 yard hurdles 14.5 seconds, W A Hummel in the 400 yard hurdles 54.5 seconds, A W Macks in the discus 145 feet 4 12 inches, Fred Murray in the 220 yard low hurdles 22.2 seconds, and Don M Scott in the 880 yard run 1 minute 54 seconds. The Irish American A C of New York topped club scoring with 38 points, Chicago A A second with 25. A E Ward and A W Macks were double winners, Ward taking the 100 in 10.0 seconds and the 220 in 21.5.
New York leads with 3-11-0 and 3-5-1 followed by Philadelphia 1-4-1 and 0-4-2. Games today Pittsburgh at Chicago and Cincinnati at St. Louis. Yesterday results show Washington, Boston, New York, Detroit and St. Louis among others. American Association shows Kansas City 4 and Toledo 6, Milwaukee 1, Columbus 2, St Paul 7, Louisville 2, Minneapolis 2, Indianapolis 4. Western League features Sioux City 7-0, Des Moines 8-0, Denver 7-19 with last game halted at dusk.
Forty five candidates gathered at Bald win park for the first Quin cy high school football practice. Coaches see strong prospects for a good team this year though suits are short. more will be purchased to outfit the squad. The first game may be in Hannibal on September 23.
Chicago defeats Cleveland 5 to 4 in a seven at bat game. Beebe unsteady, Lambeth chased after five innings as Chicago capitalized on hits and a Weaver double to seize the lead in the sixth. Williams hurls well until late rally. Speaker fanned first up and the visitors pull within one.
John Aitken won the 100 mile harvest auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a time of 1:07:06.04 and an average speed of 89.44 mph. Hughie Hughes finished second, Wi lur D Alene third, George Buzan fourth, Dave Lewis fifth, Omar Tof sixth, George Henderson seventh, Ralph DePalma eighth. A rear wheel failure sidelined rival near the end.
L B Boswell secretary of the Upper Mississippi River Improvement Association received notice Saturday morning from Mayor Henry W Kie of St Louis that the mayor had appointed 10 St Louis business men as delegates to the Fifteenth annual convention to meet in La Crosse Wisconsin October 25 26 The meeting aims to discuss impressment of the upper river and boosting river traffic.
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