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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1916
Page
9
Cincinnati Reds win the first game on a timely four-base hit with the bases loaded and Boston later matches with timely power. Smith secures game two for Boston as Burns and Crabtree contribute key hits. Mosely and Barnes duel in a tight twin bill with several players listed among the day’s standout performers.
Brooklyn with two big innings defeats Pittsburgh 7 to 2 in an opening game. Frank Miller held Pittsburgh to scattered hits until the seventh when three singles and a double broke through. Johnston Daubert and Stengel supplied key hits including a Stengel homer for three runs in the eighth.
Philadelphia defeated St Louis 16 to 4 as Doak and Watson struggled with control while Ihara led the offense with a home run and two singles. Luderua and Beck each collected three hits, Hender turned in standout defense to save runs, and Wilson added three hits as Philadelphia pounded the Cards in a high scoring game played in August.
The Amateur Baseball association postpones tonight’s meeting due to several members being unavailable. The session moves to Monday at Spalding’s sporting goods store starting at 8 o clock.
Evansville Central League pitcher Winchell no-hit Springfield Ohio, walking none and only one batter reached first base on a bad throw by Blark. Evansville won 1 0. Ba Spencer of Vernon in the Pacific Coast League said he will join Detroit next week after accepting an offer.
The Boston and Chicago game results appear alongside a standings table showing teams and win loss records. Washington faces Chicago, New York meets Detroit, Boston plays St. Louis, and Philadelphia matches Cleveland in today’s schedule.
St Louis won 3 2 in ten innings at home to move into first place. Walker hit a second inning homer to tie, Pratt and Severeld produced earlier runs, Boston countered in the ninth, and Tobin scored the eventual winner as St Louis escaped with the verdict.
Rain and wind flood Comiskey Park forcing a stoppage between the Nationals and Griffmen. Johnson and Faber toed the rubber as darkness and a driving storm wrecked plans for a full doubleheader. Umpire Hildebrand called off play after a half hour delay with eight thousand soaked fans.
Cleveland opens the series with a 3 to 1 win over Philadelphia as Bagby strands runners and drives in runs. Lajoie and Meinnes contribute, while Bush hurls effectively guiding Cleveland past the Philadelphia club.
League standings show Brooklyn at 62 "Pittsburgh 40 3 Chicago 52 " Yesterday's results list New York over Philadelphia 1 0, Chicago over St Louis 4 0, Brooklyn over Cincinnati 3 3, Pittsburgh over Boston 2 1. Games today include Chicago at New York and Pittsburgh at Brooklyn.
New York lost their seventh straight game as Detroit edged them 2 1 in a pitching duel. Veach tripled and scored in the ninth after a misplayed grounder touched off by Walters. Russell outpitched Coveleskie with strong defense on both sides and Cobb, Pipp, Harper and Gedeon contributed offensively for the Yankees.
Veteran Roy Hartzell steps from the major leagues to a scouting role in Baltimore, ending a three-decade tenure with the New York Yankees as plans to replace Willer unfold. Special to The Washington Post datelined Beltsville Maryland details a delayed shift and a minor league game where Berwyn beat Beltsville 8 to 2 amid player moves and scorers.
New York on August 3 Fred Merkles homer in the eighth inning broke a tight pitchers duel between Vaughn of the Cubs and Perritt of the Giants. New York won 6 to 1 as Perritt yielded few hits and Giants support faltered late. Merkle's long drive backed by strong Chicago defense produced the decisive plays while Vaughn limited opponents to two hits before the homer.
The Speaker, who hurt his ankle in last Sunday's game, expects to return against the Athletics and has discarded crutches. Guy Morton, Indian star pitcher with a long lame spell, also believes he will be back within a week.
Boston Aug 3 Capt Evers and Redsmith of the Boston Walionians figured today Evers said he was disgusted with how things were going and that he might quit if an unconditional release could be obtained He was ordered out of the field by Umpire Byron In the third inning of the second game with Cincinnati after a quarrel with Smith in the Boston dugout at the clubhouse until separated by players The cause of the trouble was not announced.
Lee Stane of Lumberton pitched a perfect game in semipro Cape Fear League action against Raeford yesterday. No Raeford runner reached first, no hits, walks, or errors were recorded in the contest.
Norfolk Virginia, August 3. A meeting is set for tomorrow night at 7 at Newport News to decide the fate of the Virginia baseball league. The financial condition of the circuit makes an early closing a likely topic of discussion.
In the Departmental Tennis League, Treasury faced a decisive loss as Interior Greene and Clifty toppled Armstrong and Stansbury 6-3 4-6 4-6, removing Treasury from title contention. War’s win over Justice Trade kept hopes alive while Commissioner teams swept most matches in straight sets.
Cobb was the sole among Tris, Ty and Joe to bat yesterday. He collected one hit in four appearances, dropping two points but remaining in second place behind Speaker. The AL batting table shows Cobb with 330 AB, 136 H, 389 BA, while Jackson sits with 387 AB and 134 H.
Detroit August 3 Manager Bill Donovan announced the recall of pitcher Shocker from Toronto International to report at once. The right hander was hero of a recent thirteen inning no hit no run game and had five consecutive shutout wins. Infielder Aragon of Richmond also recalled and Twirler Cullop ordered to rejoin. Artie Hofman signs with Yankees and heads to Detroit to meet Donovan’s crippled squad.
Chicago August 31 report notes attempts by Huston and Ruppert to appeal to Ban Johnson to bolster the Yankees. Minneapolis entries show mixed progress as players compete, with several matches decided and others yet to be clarified. Details from multiple towns and players are listed with scores and opponents.
Seventeen entrants from New York Athlete Club Ware land Swimming Club Baltimore Central Yo and local groups compete in a 13 3 mile course from Chain Bridge to Aqueduct Bridge to be held tomorrow afternoon by the Washington Swimming Club Prizes include a world gold medal silver and bronze medals for top finishers with a 40 minute limit and a special DC championship emblem for the first DC resident to finish entrants include J Madison Cutie Edward Rais er Harry Knight Joseph Bryan Farmham Ro Vider Runge Burch Launders Cart Ahlenfeld Cart Georgetown Playgrounds etc.
Summary of compact scores across the Virginia, South Atlantic, American, North Carolina, and Southern associations. Rocky Mount beat Peterstore 7 2. Newport News 1 Portsmouth 0. Columbia 9 Columbus 1. Charleston 2 Macon 0. Kansas City Milwaukee 1 Toledo 2. St Paul 4? Indianapolis 6. Durham 3 Winston Salem 3. Charlotte 7 Asheville 4. Greensboro 8 Raleigh 2. New Orleans 1 Mobile 4. Memphis 8 Birmingham 6. Chattanooga 12 Galveston 7. Fort Worth 2 Shreveport 4. San Antonio 3 Dallas 1. Houston 0 in 11 innings. Waco 3 Beaumet 2 in 2 innings.
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