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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1914
Page
9
Chicago club owner Charles Comiskey disclosed a winter plan for a South American tour by the Chicago American League baseball team, possibly with the New York Nationals. It remains unclear if Comiskey and John McGraw have discussed specific details.
In the eighth round of the international chess tournament today, Janowski Alechine Farrasch Brey st Fahrot Red and Spielmann defeated Flamberg Carls Misses Post Duras Joan and Bogojubow respectively. Marshall drew with Tartakower, and the Vidmar Krueger game adjourned. The leaders Alethine and Spielmann each on 6 7 8. Vidmar Breyer Marshall Retl 1 3. Janowakd and Tarrasch 4 1-2.
July 2 St Louis batsmen outplay Philadelphia with cleaner fielding while Weilman and Leverenz struggle. Bender offers strong form for St Louis as both teams trade hits and errors in a pitching and fielding heavy contest.
St Louis July 2 Representatives of organized baseball cheered as Judge J H Trieber delayed until September 11 a hearing on the St Louis Federal League team’s bid to dissolve the injunction against Armando Marsans the Cuban fielder who jumped from the Cincinnati Nationals. With the Federal League schedule closing in October a timely decision to allow Marsans to play this season appears doubtful.
Detroit hosts Washington in Navin field as the Nationals topple Jennings Junga leers 9 to 7 in a back and forth opener. TJ Wag delivers a seventh inning tie and eighth inning win as Crawford homers for Detroit and Ayers adds a triple.
Washington manager Grif Griffith enforces heavy work on pitching staff Johnson Ayers through Detroit series. Ayers cannot finish games. Johnson often used deep into outings. Detroit's Cobb back, Williams and Shanks involved in steals. crowd support rising as Griffith reshapes rotation toward upcoming games.
Boston edged Chicago 8 to 4 in ten innings as Gregg debuting with the Red Sox allowed a fourth inning burst and Carrigan drove in the deciding run with a single past Faber. Chicaso scored three more off Schaik, and Garner Demmitt Yerkes helped the visitors carry the late lead before Boston rallied.
New York won both games of today's double header from Cleveland, 6 to 2 and 10 to 6. Fisher pitched steadily for New York in the first game while Brown was touched in the second. Cleveland used two pitchers in each game. Noisy defense and timely hitting powered the Yankees to the two triumphs in Cleveland.
In Pittsburgh, Kansas City defeated the Pittsburgh Federals 5 to 2 in the third game of the series. Rawlings, former Cincinnati Natl, starred for Kansas City with a two-base hit and solid fielding. The report notes a Virginia League context with Roanoke and Petersburg results mentioned.
Brooklyn outlasted St Louis 6 5 in an eighteen inning showdown. Evans homered as the locals rallied late to pull ahead, with Anderson scoring on Hofman’s decisive single after two outs in the eighteenth. St Louis played sharp defense, leaving many on base in a marathon game.
Baltimore defeats Indianapolis 4 to 3 in ten innings. Kauff tied the game with his second homer in the fourth. Three hits and a sacrifice produced the winning run for the Balti more club. The score moved to 4-3 as Baltimore came back to claim the lead in extras.
Buffalo New York, July 2. Chicago triumphed 4 to 3 over Buffalo in twelve innings after a tight pitching duel. Key players included Pendergast, Wats, Bleck, Hrepp, Aran, and Blair, with Chicago mounting a late rally to secure the victory.
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