12 May 1916
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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1916
Page
1
Cincinnati rallied in the 14th inning to beat Brooklyn 3 to 1 in an extra inning contest in Cincinnati. Cheney earned the win allowing three hits over 14 innings before Johnston batted for him and scored, with two walks and a single fueling the decisive rally as two were cut.
In a tight contest Oakland edged Salt Lake 7 to 1 after a late rally spurred by a productive rcor e pitching duo. Errors and defensive miscues overshadowed strong hitting as the home team overcame an early 6 to 0 deficit to clinch the win in extras.
In Portland on May 14 San Francisco handed the Beavers another setback, 4 to 1, despite two home runs by Ping Ode and Jones. Charley Hollacher contributed on the mound for Portland, with Ward unavailable.
Boston Amertente defeated Cleveland 5 to 4 in a windy game. Early Cleveland scoring came on ten singles and two doubles, but wind aided two misplayed plays and a foul that stayed fair, turning a potential homer into a single. O Neil failed to finish the final rally as Woblitzel drove in the decisive run.
An unusually large field was rated for the City Tennis League tournament with a large slate of men singles and doubles contenders listed including O Tiri en Kebbo Latimer Fitzgerald Critchlow Hinles Rassweller Johnston Rhufferbarger La Tet Jey Martin Graves Kreboes and many more Alternates include Maslam for singles and Bear ard Smith for doubles Preliminary rounds may start soon and must be played by May 47 with unplayed matches decided by fault plus a note on a baseball score update and a suggestive line about a Philadelphia Detroit game
Vaughn returned to the mound for Chicago and shut out the visitors while Boston’s fielding miscues in the ninth helped seal the win. Clow’s homer and a double sparked by Witalls, with Zimmerman and Sater driving in runs, highlighted the game. Zimmerman received a $50 fine for arguing with the umpire yesterday as Neatan started for Chicago.
National League results include Chicago over Pittsburgh 3 to 1 and Philadelphia at St Louis with a 3 to 4 scoreline in an early inning. Other scores show Brooklyn 2 against Cincinnati with a 4 run inning noted. Today's schedule lists Philadelphia at St Louis and St Louis at Philadelphia among others.
New York edged Chicago 2 to 1 in the first game as Cullup outpitched Faber. An on-field disturbance led umpires to eject Mogridie Mullen and Markle in the sixth inning while a spectator tossed a bottle at the Yankees. A shower of stones fell around the umpire as AL President Johnson attended the scene.
Gallia through four scattered hits held St. Leula to zero runs as Washington won 2 to 0. Foster scored on a sacrifice fly and a man left on base late in the game appears in the readable text with unclear surrounding details.
Dilly Lee stage manager for the Alhambra theater reports strong interest as posters go out across Malad branch line and nearby rails to lure northern Utah and southern Idaho fans to Ogden next Tuesday. Pete Brown of Texas faces Jack Harbertgen of Ogden for the world middleweight title with preliminaries to be announced by Saturday.
The annual state high school track and field meet will be held this afternoon at Cummings Field with athletes from all sections of Utah. The meet starts at 2 o clock. Branch Agricultural College, West and East Highs, Ogden and Payson are strong on paper for team honors and a dark horse may emerge alongside Medards, Loons, Aiking, Taymonds and Larsen.
Ad Wolgast former world lightweight champion travels to Salt Lake City to fight Tout Gilbert western champ next Wednesday at the Auditorium. The Michigan wildcat aims for the purse and title hopes, while not ruling out a loss. The finance committee of the weigh continues.
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