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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1916
Page
7
Pitcher outfielder Sam Rice is bedbound with fever and malaria like symptoms. Doctors fear typhoid may develop, and a test will determine the exact ailment. Rice has suffered similar fevers each summer and his absence leaves the Nationals short-handed as Shanks and Jamieson shift to left field on opposite handed pitching.
Detroit defeated Philadelphia 7 to 4 with Veach delivering a standout performance. Veach had three singles, a base on balls in five plate appearances, two steals, and scored three times. Haley left with a finger injury and did not return.
The Browns jumped to an early lead in the first inning as Shotton's speed and Morgan's handling created trouble for the Nationals. Pratt’s RBI single and Borton’s sacrifice scored two runs, with Davenport limiting further hits. Harper faltered, and Smith err’d, then was knocked unconscious by a curve. The Browns, led by Shanks triple and Milan’s RBI, pulled away in a 4 to 1 win.
Los Angeles August 21 Howard Drew world record sprinter for the yard dash is reported to be paralyzed on his left side and unable to continue in track events. Drew, who held 100 yard record of 9 3 5 seconds and equaled 21 1 6 for 220 yards, was a member of the American Olympic team at Stockholm in 1912.
In yesterday’s game with Big League Hitters Pitchera dominated the major sluggers as only Ty Cobb produced a hit in twenty at bats. Cobb and others saw declines in their batting averages while Daubert and Wagner did not play. standings show American and National League leaders with noted at bats and hits.
Baseball column lists team records with wins and losses for Boston New York Washington Philadelphia St Louis Cleveland Chicago and Detroit. It notes yesterday’s results and today’s games including St Louis at Washington Chicago at New York Cleveland at Atlanta Detroit at Philadelphia.
New York battered veteran Jim Scott and chased him from the box in two innings as the Yankees defeated Chicago 6 to 2 in the second game of the series. Pipp led with a two run homer and Magee, Mullin and Jackson contributed key hits in a steady offensive showing for New York.
Boston pitchers held Cleveland to four runs as Morton struggled with four errors backing a shaky defense. Jack Barry contributed four sacrifice hits while Shore received solid support to preserve a 4-0 victory in a fast moving, error filled game.
Cincinnati August 21 Schneider faltered in the ninth as Boston won the second game of the series 2 to 1. Grikth, Stachnelare and Rudolph featured for Boston with key hits and RBIs as the Reds left runners on base.
In Chicago on August 21 Olson and Hy Myers errors spurred a four run eighth inning rally that gave the Cubs a 5 to 3 victory over Brooklyn. Elliott drove in the tying runs while Myers made a key catch earlier to save Pfeffer.
Baseball standings show Brooklyn 67 40 6d and 81 42 592 in a compressed line. Chicago 61 68 Philadelphia 63 44 589 New York 62 56 491 Cincinnati 43 73 Pittsburgh 6-2. Schedule hints include Brooklyn at Chicago and Philadelphia at Pittsburgh with others nearby.
Virginia avenue playground swimmers showed strength against New York avenue rivals in a municipal pools meet, tallying 40 points to 29. McElroy led wins in 26 yard back, 50 yard, 100 yard and 220 yard swims, with Rankins and Bram among Virginia runners up. Other scores from multiple regional leagues follow in a broad sports roundup.
Doyle Conole of Washington, a top ranking racketer, will play in the lower half of the national tennis championship at West Side Club in Fort Hills. The field of 128 includes Johnson, McLoughlin, Behr, Pell, Niles, Washburn, Church and Kumagai, with prominent American players entered and drawn today.
St Louis pitchers Watson and Sallee duel as the Cardinals win 1 to 0 over New York. Bescher delivers a first inning double and Hornsby follows with a triple after two outs, powering the lone scoring. Barnes, Lang, and Miller contribute offensively in a tight defensive contest.
A long OCR filled report details racing results from two year olds through handicap races. It lists horses, riders, weights, and final times, with placements across six to seven races. The PDF-like text includes names such as Blind Baggage and Queen of Water, along with jockeys and betting terms for each listed event.
At North Randall the favorites led in three of four events on opening day of the Grand Circuit race meeting. In the 209 trot Murphy drove Directum I to a 1 mile 8th exhibition, trimming the world pacing mark from 2:20 to 2:16 1/5, surpassing the 1902 record of Carl Wilken. Sadie 3, brow, by Archdale, won the 209 class with Purse $1,200. The American Horse Breeder futurity for 2-year-olds carried $8,000, with The Real Lady by Moke winning in 2:09 4/5. Miss Harring, by Peter the Great, captured the Euclid starter pacing for $8,000, time 2:00 4/5. Jay Bl Mach, by MG, won the 2:01 4/5 pace in a $1,200 event. Worfolk defeated Rocky Mewot over Eleven Innings in a Portsmouth Petersburg match.
In New York and nearby areas at least eleven rowing clubs have expressed intent to compete in the Middle States regatta to be held on Labor Day. Each club expects to enter two to five boats. The Potomac Boat Club is staging the event and has heard from clubs including New York Athletic Club Metropolitan Rowing Club Lone Star Rowing Club Nonpariel Rowing Club Talon Boat Club Atalanta Boat Club Nautilus Boat Club First Bohemian Boat Club Ravenswood Boat Club Seavpanhaka Boat Club and the Bayonne Rowing Association.
Race card lists purses from $500 to $900 for maidens and age groups up to 9 furlongs. Entries include horses like Taser Nut Exporter Butter Srotch Rufus Monot ony Duchess of Lizwell and many more with weights across 106 to 118 and conditions including selling and claiming. Weather clear track fast at Saratoga with first race for three year olds and up over six furlongs and multiple races featuring two year olds and up.
Pittsburgh defeats Philadelphia in a doubleheader, 6-3 in game one and 2-1 in game two, with key hits from Pankert Niehoff and Whitted. pitching solidly through both contests, Demaree and Alexander hindered by early runs. multiple players credited with RBIs and double plays in a tense twin bill.
In Meadowbrook cup singles round led by top players Jehiya Kumagae of Japan defeated Fitz Norton of New York by default. Haahi shiro Mikami also beat Paul Vanderventer of New York 26 2 in the opening round. Eugene Warren of Rai Francisco defeated Ralph J. Baggs of New York 6 4 in a separate match.
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