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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1917
Page
5
Francis Quimet explains the mashie shot and its two main forms the back spin and cut shot. He details technique insights for navigating sand traps and greens, emphasizing grip, stance, and punch to spin and stop the ball.
St Louis defeated New York 8 to 2, dropping the Yankees from third to fourth in the pennant race. Mogridge was chased in the third as St Louis scored, and Jackson homered for the visitors. New York scored twice in the sixth but could not avert the setback.
Cleveland defeats Boston 1 to 0 for second straight win. Bagby allows four hits and no walks across seven innings, bolstered by key defensive plays. Wambsganss doubles scoring Roth for the game's lone run, Chapman's sacrifice and Roth's single providing the support. Cleveland's sixth shutout of the season.
Chicago wins 4 to 0 as Philadelphia’s fielding miscues help Cicotte and the White Sox maintain first in the American League. Schauer pitched well except for three innings. Cicotte allowed hits but Chicago capitalized. Runs came from Strunk, Bodie, Bates, and Gandil among others. Chicago tallies 10 hits while Philadelphia has 4. Umpires were Owens and Evans. Time of game two hours.
Bunched hits in the first and fifth innings powered the Athletics to a 5 to 3 victory over the Truxtons at Columbia Park. Nevitt pitched a six-hit game with fourteen strikeouts for the win. Final line shows Athl 8 runs, 9 hits, 2 errors. Truxtons 3 runs, 9 hits, 2 errors.
Washington knocked out four Detroit pitchers in a 10 to 5 victory at Navin Field. Walter Johnson pitched all nine for the Nationals, striking out Tigers and contributing two hits, while Ainsmith and Johnson drove in runs. Mil an doubled, Rice walked, and Menosky stole second in the scoring spree. Tigers used four hurlers with Boland and Cunningham rough early on.
The Nationals edge past the Griff men as Foster, Rice and Leonard spark a late surge. Covelskie and Mitchell juggle pitchers while Shanks Milan and Cobb contribute key hits. Tigers scratch for runs early but falter after Johnson tires, allowing a pounding eighth.
Detroit July 8 The Nationals delivered strong artillery work as they battered the Tigers. Washington plated multiple runs through hits from Leonard Judge and others, while Cobb led Detroit with three hits. Burns made an unassisted double play and Milan debuted in the ninth. A doubleheader is slated for tomorrow with a crowd around 26 000 observing. Capt Huston of the Yankees attended from the press stand.
Norfolk scored two runs in the tenth inning to beat Washington 9 to 7 at American League park in a Young Men's Hebrew Association game yesterday. Gottlieb started for Norfolk but was pulled in the fifth. Goldberg relieved and allowed the tying runs in the eighth.
President Wilson may approve a second $500 million appropriation for wooden and steel shipbuilding as the Shipping Board under Denman pushes to expand contracts beyond the initial half billion. Goethals' stance remains unclear while Congress weighs executive control over the program, with resignation speculated if authority is not clarified.
Berlin via London reports one German airplane lost in yesterday's raid on London and a British plane shot down over the city. It says air attacks on Friday night caused no military damage to German towns and notes nine German planes were lost in aerial encounters.
The Western amateur championship opens at Midlothian Country Club Chicago with 1765 entries as stymies are abolished for the first time in a national event. Charles Evans Jr of Chicago defends both amateur and open titles while entrants include Francis Ouimet John Mays of Buenos Aires J S Worthington of Sunningdale England and others from New York Massachusetts California and Argentina.
The schedule lists American League and National League games today with Washington at Detroit, Boston at Cleveland, Philadelphia at Chicago, New York at St Louis, Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, Cincinnati at Boston, Chicago at Brooklyn, and St Louis at New York.
Tennessee revenue agent Pink McCarver, famed for tracking illicit whisky and “wildcats,” ends a New York City visit amid glare of Broadway and crowds. He boasts a huge revolver, fears cameras, and says the city’s girls impressed him most as he prepares to return to Nashville with Cap’n Dan Porter.
The piece analyzes wartime finance and policy, arguing allies must pay similar terms to the United States. It warns against extortionate profits, discusses labor and industry funding, and notes government action to curb excess profits while keeping private consumers protected. Reports from Tokyo describe moves to restore the Manchu dynasty and republican forces converging on Peking amid military actions.
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