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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1917
Page
4
In Los Angeles during May, Salt Lake finally beat the Tigers in a 14 inning game that stretched into extra frames. Thirteen innings featured pitching duels as batters struggled, with a late sequence in the fourteenth decided by a trio of runs.
A new billiard club plans a major three cushion league with 2,500 members proposed. Key figures include Pat Rooney, John J. McCraw, Eddie Foy, Harry Cooter, and John Tener. The project aims to reduce gambling and promote sociability, with monthly bulletins listing players and standings across Interstate Billiard associations.
The funeral for our late brother George Tray will be held Sunday March 6 at 3 PM from the trope. Relatives and friends will please attend by order of the W. Mf. JR Kichols, secretary. Ogden Steam Laundry advertises with phone 175.
Postponements cited for New York Philadelphia and Pittsburgh St Louis due to wet grounds. Boston beat Brockton 3 to 1 as Cadore allowed four hits and Brockton rallied with two runs in the seventh. Score by innings shows Brooklyn Downtow 001 404 200 and opponent 001 000 000, reflecting the late game action.
In a tense contest in Portland, Williams hit a three run homer in the ninth to tie 4 4 and Farmer scored from second on a misplayed ball later. Beavers pull ahead 6 4 scooping wins over Burns and Murphy with late hitting and a clutch finish despite Oaks threats. Oakland adds runs late but falls short as Middleton is tagged out in decisive plays.
Chicago used errors base on balls and heavy hitting to defeat Cincinnati 4 to 1. Menke performed strongly while Cincinnati managed only scattered hits as Chicago capitalized on mistakes and walks.
New York plans to send at least seven wrestlers to the National A. A. U. championships in Atlantic City on May 1 and 12. Participants from Chicago, New Orleans, Baltimore, and New York will form teams after the Metropolitan finals. The New York team will include eight from metropolitan winners, while Philadelphia relies on inter collegiate champions and top college title holders led by Mike Portas.
An aged advert promotes New Plaza Apartments offering furnished units with Gleapporting beds, refrigerators, and appliances. It lists inclusive monthly rents from 88 to 30 dollars per month, covering heating gas and light.
Eddie Cicotie pitched a no hit no run game against the St. Louis Browns, the season's first, marking the earliest no hit of the era. The note compares to Addie Joss’s April 20, 1910 gem for Cleveland. The piece highlights April no hit feats in both leagues and mentions other early April achievements in 1898.
Philadelphia May 5 The bean ball danger prompts a new armor solution. W Warrant of Altoona and Pat Moray associate produce reinforced caps with cork ridges to dampen foul tips and pitches. The heavy headgear protects the top and sides but may be uncomfortable in heat and does not cover the face.
Ray B. Wikins of this city has invented a system of combining billiards with golf. His strokes follow patterns from Hoppe and Chick Evans. On Ingleside course Wikins drove from the tenth tee without confirming green occupancy. His ball landed on the green where Walter Wood and F E Meduertin moved near the pin for putt. Wood’s ball aided by carom into the hole in Hoppe fashion.
Seals defeat Angels 4 to 0 as Epior Dagm pitches three hits allowed in nine innings. Maggert doubles in the first, Downes doubles at the plate on a fielder’s choice, and Behel Jer hits a single in the eighth. Seals take the lead with a fourth inning rally highlighted by Pick, Meiser, Schaller, and Downe.
In the American League note, Passter batted for Hoge to eighth, with Hoge going seven innings. Schultz and Masset stole bases, Maggort and Schaller doubled, Downs sacrificed, Ott walked, Tlogg hit, and Baum allowed four walks. Hogg credited with the loss. Crandall driven in for the Dodgers. League standings show unclear totals with several errors in recording.
New York May column argues the US Army seeks strong public support through athletic heroes like Johnny Overton, detailing recruiting impact in Tennessee and a push for volunteers despite the draft. It notes the bandwagon effect, advises joining units, and mentions wartime rationing and racehorse culling as broader wartime measures.
New York May B L anceonis etiquette has drawn committee focus at Crescent Athletic Club chaired by Arthur A O Neill The card outlines court etiquette: when a ball lands on a neighbor's court wait briefly then thank or please for retrieval stay quiet near tournament partners grant court when asked to yield for tournament and thank the grounds staff for water and towels
London May 5 The war’s end has kept home racing in England but supporters urge that the horse breeding industry must be preserved. Kennedy Jones head of food scarcity and founder of the London Daily Plan argues oats should be allowed for brood mares breeding stallions and yearlings to maintain the industry, claiming racing aids only a small portion of the breeding program and should not impact overall value or breeding stock.
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