Phillies Shut Out In Both Ends Of Doubleheader
Aug 7 Philadelphia Nationals were blanked by Pittsburgh 9 0 and 6 0 as visitors led throughout. Mayer Baumgardner Mamaux held the Phillies to timely hits and errors. Umpires Rigler and Orth. Time 1 37.
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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1915
Page
11
Aug 7 Philadelphia Nationals were blanked by Pittsburgh 9 0 and 6 0 as visitors led throughout. Mayer Baumgardner Mamaux held the Phillies to timely hits and errors. Umpires Rigler and Orth. Time 1 37.
George Perring of the Kansas City Federals is batting around 250 with a bat said to be over thirty years old. The bat, allegedly carved from the Ohio state penitentiary scaffold and passed from father to son, fuels talk of a dead man’s curse among players.
Cy Williams delivered a timely three hit the final game of the series in Chicago. The performance helped the team sweep the set three games to two and extend their winning streak with a straight victories run.
Gun clubs awaken to fields buried with lead after years of shooting. One western club has removed over twenty five tons of shot and expects much more. With lead at seven hundred dollars a ton, returns justify the mining. There is talk that American businessmen may purchase European battlefields after the war for the lead and steel buried in the soil.
St. Louis pounded Dell for six runs including a homer by Hyatton in the first inning as the Cardinals defeated Brooklyn 6 to ? in a game reported from St. Louis.
Proposals for reorganizing the South Ichinan baseball league in 1916 call for a 2500 dollar city appropriation per represented city and at least 1100 season tickets at five dollars each before signing players. The club would offer free baseball daily on weekdays with a nominal admission on Saturdays and Sundays. Municipal parks and piers would not be clubs, but the idea suggests government ownership of major leagues as a possible precursor.
Boston New York Philadelphia and Brooklyn fans filled ballparks, more than 125000 paid admissions in two days.
In a bold move the White Sox assemble a 100000 infield forming a remarkable lineup. Analysts note the league wide impact as the infusion reshapes defensive depth and fan expectations for the season.
A fragmentary report notes Jack Dillon, a versatile athlete and fighter, rising alongside Lou Dillon the trotter. It highlights Dillon’s long fighting career begun in 1908, claiming he has never been knocked out or floored in over a hundred bouts.
In 1908 Harvard built a vast horseshoe stadium to handle demand for the Yale game but by 1913 crowds grew to about 45,000 and later estimates reached 70,000. Officials consider temporary seating expansions and even relocating the Yale game to New Haven as they seek to accommodate large future attendances.
Garry Hermann claimed a working agreement between Cincinnati and Indianapolis for Dan Tipple to service the tip of his pitching career. The latest baseball bulletin shows Tipple purchased by the Yankees from the New York Americans, signaling a shift in his professional allegiance.
Yesterday’s results show Jon beating Cleveland 2 to 0 in a frat game and 6 to 2 in another. St. Louis and New York split a pair 4 to 4 in the second game. Chicago defeated Washington 6 to 2 while Detroit topped Philadelphia 4 to 1 in the first game and 3 to 2 in the second before darkness halted the tensioning game.
White Sox triumph as Game Igers claim a double win over Connie Mage. At Glenville on Wednesday Indy Thursday, Guy Martin, owner Jo W. Thorn’s pacing gelding, placed second in a 2:20/3 pace and second in a free-for-all pace.
New York Aug 7 Nearly all leading clubs east of the Rockies enter the forty third regatta of the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen to be held on the Connecticut River at Springfield next Bridley and Saturday Canadian entry led by Robert Dibble of Toronto holder of the single sculls title The regatta returns to Springfield after seven years The association formed in New York to govern rowing previously saw pros and college crews racing for cash prizes Harvard crews were later integrated under strict rules The singles will be held on Fridays allowing a full rest before championship rounds The event features singles doubles intermediate and senior races over one and one quarter miles with a turn and the other events run straightaway over the same distance
Chicago Federals manager Joe Tinker suggests reducing ticket prices to ease big league costs. He proposes a tariff-like scale for seats and grandstand to attract fans, with lower costs for pavilion and bleacher sections. He notes conversations about municipal ownership and broader affordability efforts.
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