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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1917
Page
7
The 30,000 paid Pilot of the New York Giants is suspended by National League President Tener for an assault on Umpire Byron in Cincinnati last week. The penalty removes a key adviser from a critical stretch of the pennant race.
Francis Ouimet recounts golf superstitions from 1910s era, including a caddie’s rabbit’s foot habit and players relying on charms. He notes incidents at Pinehurst and Detroit, plus anecdotes about John Anderson and Tommy McNamara, highlighting how players’ beliefs influenced performance.
Columbus fans contributed 1050 dollars to Clark Griffith's 25 cent subscription fund for baseball equipment for American soldiers in camp and at the front. The boost arrived after the Columbus double header between the Nationals and Minneapolis clubs, lifting hopes for equipment support.
Town and Country Club faces Baltimore Suburban Club in an 86 hole Nassau contest with 18 holes at home Sunday and 18 at Baltimore on June 24. Eight players per side plus an alternate will form the teams under Jimmy Spencer after the recent 72 hole club championship won by Sydney C. Kaufman and his brother Wagar.
Edmondson of New Orleans dethrones Ham Hyatt as leading batter in the Southern Association. Hyatt leads in runs with 41, Kwamp leads sacrifices with 30 and steals with 15. Covington and McDonald tied for home runs with six. Atlanta tops batting at .278. Leading batters include Edmondson .362 Meyers .351 Pitler .351 Hyatt .448 Covington .387 Kniseley .387 Pieinich .882 Moran .318. Leading pitchers ranked by ERA include Walker, Serban, Robinson, Ponder, Kelly, Fentress. Sharkey buys a turkey, weighs 18 pounds, rebukes cheap prices in a humorous aside.
Brooklyn defeats Cincinnati 4 to 3 in the second game of the series. After the third inning both pitchers, Toney and Smith, shut out the opposing batters. The box score references various players and teams in surrounding leagues as part of the day’s baseball notes.
Chicago White Sox score six in the second inning on three straight hits, a sacrifice, two walks, and a wild pitch to beat Cleveland 10 to 4. Williams struggled at times for Cleveland, but Chicago repeatedly found hits as Jackson and Felsch made spectacular one hand catches.
Chicago defeated New York 9 to 5 before the season’s largest crowd. Hendrix delivered a crucial eighth inning double then scored on Zeider’s double to win. New York rallied with five runs in the fifth and sixth but Vaughn exited and Hendrix finished for Chicago, which built a three-run lead amid Perritt and Tesreau wildness.
Nationals fortify first base with Joe Judge at first against right handers and Eddie Gharrity at first against left handers. Gharrity, a catcher by trade, shines with left handed batters and posted four hits in seven at bats, including a two run double. White Sox lead Indians as Fohl’s troupe heads to town for four games, while Griff praises international baseball spread and raises funds for soldiers to enjoy baseball in camps.
Alexander dominated St. Louis as Philadelphia won 4 to 1 to strengthen its lead. Snyder sustained a badly injured arm in the fourth inning when hit by a fastball, forcing him to retire and be replaced by Livingston. Teams and key players listed with partial box details and erratic OCR text.
Philadelphia June 10 final plans for defense in the $900000 anti trust suit of the Baltimore Federal League against organized baseball were discussed by John K Tener president of the National League B B Johnson president of the American League and August Herrmann chairman of the national commission and their attorneys at a conference here today. The suit begins in U S district court tomorrow with Samuel M Clement counsel for the league stating reports of a compromise are unfounded and the trial will start at 10 tomorrow morning. Representatives of all clubs in both leagues were expected to arrive for a final conference before court open. The suit began in 1916 and seeks triple damages under the Sherman act and the Clayton act. Defendants include Herrmann Johnson Tener Gilmore Weeghman and Sinclair.
The National and American Leagues show no single team leading consistently two months into the season. The NL saw frequent changes at the top as New York, Cincinnati, St. Louis, and Philadelphia battled for position. St. Louis and Cincinnati emerged as the strongest after a week of varied results.
Dutch Munch, once a Washington sandlot player, stars as Atlanta’s first baseman in the Southern Association. He fields well and hits .332, ranking eighth among league batters. A former Pepconine amateur champ, he later backed Buck Barton with the Nationals and had a stint with Syracuse. Major league scouts now watch him closely.
Mc Graw recalls Tim Hurst's nerve in a Cleveland game when a batter stepped out of the box and Hurst called him out, nearly sparking a riot as the umpire calmly walked to his dressing room and back. Two track meets of interest are set for next Saturday at Central High School stadium in Fort Worth and Dallas.
Garfield tale portraits Johnny Meagrart as a famed New York rider who rose from a messenger boy to prominence in sport. He earns a place on the wall of renown, rivaled by a profile in From Messenger Bay to Country's Leading Jockey.
New York reported high prices in thoroughbred sales signaling a rebound of racing state after prior limits. John E Madden sold Bully Boy a two year old colt by Ogden, bought by Billy Karrick for about 18000 dollars amid secrecy over ownership and racing plans at Saratoga and Belmont Park. The colt, among Madden’s best, is entered in the Hopeful Stakes and Futurity with several other major races listed.
Western teams dominated last week in both the American and National Leagues, boosting West Gains as Benny Leonard claimed the lightweight title after defeating Freddy Welsh. The article traces the lineage of champions from 1872 through Leonard, noting eras of tenure and key upsets, and contrasts major leagues with minor league effects amid wartime pressures at Harvard.
When the armies of America join allies in France Maryland State College will be well represented. Antz Brewer of the hospital corps and three other star athletes are with the colors. Hobby Derrick, who played halfback, has a marine corps commission. Bill Grace, a leading track man, and Fred Chichester, a pitcher, are with the army. Despite war, State had a successful year in athletics with a strong indoor track, an outdoor showing, and the football team winning the State championship.
Marshal Joffre declares a soldier must play as well as fight and civilians should rest and play to stay efficient. He notes the French army practices leisure as well as duty, praising America’s rivers for healing power. The piece also highlights Miller Huggins of the Cardinals as a ballplayer and lawyer, plus billiards talks and Joe McGinnity’s retirement signaling the end of another famed star.
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