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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1916
Page
13
The Nationals trail the Tigers by a half game as the finale unfolds. Injuries and key plays shape the contest with Burns, Sullivan, and Griffiths contributing, while Umpire Nellin faces scrutiny over a crucial ninth inning strike call.
Philadelphia pounded Packard for seven hits in the fourth and fifth innings to beat the Cubs 6 to 2. Cravath Bancroft Stock and Knabe led the Philadelphia offense, while Demaree pitched effectively for the win.
New York tops Cincinnati 1 to 0 in a rain shortened six inning game. Pitchers dominated as both sides managed few hits and errors, with New York scoring the lone run in the bottom of the first inning.
Philadelphia June 12 manager Jones of St Touts protested the latest game won by Philadelphia on Tuesday claiming Walsh who was benched by umpire Owens in the first game was allowed to play in the second contest.
The text shows AL teams and records, listing New York, Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia, Boston, St Louis, and Washington with partial win totals and head-to-head results. It notes Detroit at Washington. Cleveland at New York. Chicago at Boston. St Louis at Phi as upcoming matchups.
Boston wins a second straight doubleheader against Chicago with 2 1 and 3 1 scores. Errors by Terry in the opener and a fielding miscue by Weaver help Boston clinch the deciding run. Farry and Lewis spark the second game as McMullen’s grounder surfaces in a key rally.
Tigers beat Nationals 4 to 2 as wild pitching and defensive miscues shaped the outcome. Dupont Dumont Vall Coveleskie and Harper are noted for key moments while McBride Williams and Heilman miscued. Coveleskie pitched well in relief, Detroit scoring in the eighth to seal the win with Burns and Fuller driving in runs.
Pittsburgh on July 13 saw the Braves defeat the Pirates 6 to 5 here today. In the eighth inning four hits two walks and three errors led to all of the Braves runs, sealing the close win for Boston.
Charles W Murph, former Chicago National owner, becomes sole owner of the Cubs West Side ballpark after purchasing a half interest from Charles P Taft. He also acquires the remaining 50 percent of Taft’s stake in Philadelphia’s National League park, consolidating control of both venues.
Toledo, July 12. Favorite golfer Will Hid Del of Crawfordshire defeated F P Medbury of Yoingstown 3 up with three to go on the third day of Central States Golf Association play. Other favorites won their matches as champion DPiddel advances to face Hunter in the next round. Semifinals set for Friday, finals Saturday.
The National League table shows Brooklyn 43 27 614 and Philadelphia 40 30 571 with Chicago 36 41 488 and Boston 37 30 557 missing results. Today Philadelphia plays Chicago, Boston vs Pittsburgh, New York vs Cincinnati, Brooklyn vs St. Louis.
Cleveland ousted the New York Americans from the lead with a 1 0 loss and a 6 0 win in a double header. Chapman and Turner produced early runs, while Fisher was touched for four runs in the second game as Cleveland pulled away late.
In Philadelphia on July 12 St Louis swept a doubleheader against Philadelphia. Game one featured strong pitching by Hasselbacher and Williams, while Plank held the Phillies to scattered hits. In game two Johnson tied the score with a ninth inning triple and a Sac fly by Sisters, then Maroans produced a bunt RBI as St Louis won in the tenth on a pair of errors by Philadelphia. St Louis took the first game 3-2 and the second 2-1, with decisive moments including late-bunt and sacrifice plays and late fielding miscues shaping the outcomes.
Navy and the Commissioners each won four of five matches in the Departmental Tennis League yesterday. Navy defeated Justice Trade 4-1 and Commissioner teams beat Smithsonian 4-1. Results list show Navy players like Trey de feater Haney and Burton Cantor plus Commissioner and Smithsonian players. Hagerstown region notes include local baseball league formation and Texas League games.
In Baltimore at Oriole Park a major boxing card features Jack Tallon of Indianapolis against Rattling Levinsky in a fifteen round heavyweight bout. Fa Smith of Chicago is named referee. The bout opens at 5 pm with preliminaries starting earlier in the afternoon. Dillon traveled from the West while Levinsky trains in Baltimore for several days.
The Chicago Cubs acquired outfielder Joe Kelly from Indianapolis in a cash and player swap valued around $12,000. Two players are yet to be named. The designated player will not report to Indianapolis for several days, but Kelly is expected to join the Cubs tomorrow.
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