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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1916
Page
1
The TES team suffered a 0-0 or implied shutout loss to the Vernon Tigers in Detroit, with minimal readable detail. The report emphasizes the defensive effort by Vernon and trouble for TES scoring chances during the game.
In a tense afternoon contest Quinlam muffed a routine play in the out field and Bbee y fumbled elsewhere, allowing the Incals to seize a late lead. Hew Patterson’s hired staff navigated the innings without errors as Vernon Jonings notes the erratic sequence.
Fragmented report covers multiple games with Detroit, Chicago, New York, St Louis, and Washington results. Key events include Chicago’s 5 4 win aided by late substitutes, Detroit’s loss despite early hitting, and New York’s 4 3 victory on Magee’s fifteenth inning run, with wild pitches and late rallies shaping the day.
San Frantico report details Walt McCredie signaling and a 3 to 2 Portland win over Beavers. Inked in a rough sixth inning the ball ricocheted past Roche’s underplacing for a rally, Doyle and Lane score, while Lane is sent from bench. McCredie disputes claim. no battery error occurred as ball from right field caused base runner risk. Portland advances with key defensive plays and late runs.
Detroit and Chicago dispatches report Tyrue Cobb conceding that Tria Speaker of the Cleveland club is the likely 1916 champion. Cobb notes Speaker leads by about 20 points in unofficial averages, with Speaker at 193 hits in 602 at bats for a .321 average versus Cobb's 182 hits in 600 at bats for a .264 average. Cobb cites his own effort in recent Detroit wins but says he cannot reduce Speaker's lead while maintaining team play.
In the Americas League chase, Chicago holds a slim lead over Detroit and Toston with a game and a half separating the leaders. Brooklyn dominates the National League standings, two games ahead of Philadelphia as both race toward remaining schedule slots.
San Francisco’s Seals were blanked 1-0 by the Los Angeles Angels. Oldham pitched brilliantly for nine innings, allowing five scattered hits, while Angels catcher Shultz drove in the lone run in the fifth on a single and a scoring sequence. Only two Seals reached base, both ending at natural deaths, as Hall shut them down with three hits and no sustained threat.
Yesterday’s results show Vernon defeat Salt Lake 12 to 0 and San Francisco beat Los Angeles 9 to 1. Portland and Oakland both won 2 against San Francisco. Vernon hosted Salt Lake while Portland and Oakland visited San Francisco and San Francisco visited Los Angeles.
Brooklyn defeated Cincinnati 2 to 1, extending their series win to three of four. Meier allowed four runners to steal, Wheat homered for the visitors, and McKenzle had three hits for Cincinnati. The standings show tight upper NL race with Brooklyn leading Philadelphia and Chicago close behind.
New York swept a doubleheader from Pittsburgh to extend their win streak to fourteen. Kanff homered in both games as New York piled up twenty-one hits. First game score 9-4, second 1-0. Denton allowed one hit in the first contest after Anderson relief. Tesreal fared well in the nightcap with eight strikeouts. In the latter portion, neighbors found a child dead at the Clemens residence, with authorities noting no signs of violence. The couple, under twenty, had another 15 month old child.
Stolen bases and errors powered Chicago to a 2–0 win over Philadelphia. Safer singled and was forced by Williams, who stole second and scored on Cros vat h's single. Jacobsen doubled and scored on Raler's second hit as Chicago capitalized in the eighth. Score by innings: Chicago 002 000 000 2. Philadelphia 000 000 000 0.
Balt Lake Sept 20 Willam Clemens 19 father of a month old infant found dead in its cradle yesterday morning at 507 West Fourth South street pending investigation into the cause of death. Neighbors found the body during parents absence and notified police. Clemens and his wife were arrested after they said they awakened at 11 o'clock yesterday forenoon and found the child almost dead.
Boston defeated St Louis 6 to 3 in the final game of the series on a day of hard hitting. Egan drove in three with two doubles and a triple in four at bats while Maraucille belted a homer with two on base. Ragan pitched the fourth inning as St Louis rallied with four runs before the game ended.
Five men were instantly killed and another fatally injured when the air dry house at the Mowat Union plant of the Aetna Explosive company was wrecked near Huntington Ma. The entire building collapsed, with the blast heard for miles. Authorities doubt the cause of the blast and plan no definite answer. A related report mentions shafts in a German coal field showing blazing coal.
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