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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1917
Page
8
The local crack Hanson and the elongated wizard Aberg sign articles for a match at Woolvin Hall on Monday night. A $200 forfeit applies to fouling with Bert Hutson named referee and the winner takes all net gate receipts. Aberg opposed Gunner McGurley officiating.
In Mebane North Carolina on April 14 Bing ham of Mebane won the first game of the series against Piedmont College Georgia. The final score shows Piedmont 6 and Bingham 8 with runs hits and errors listed.
Special Correspondent reports Nicholas Warshoff learning to ride a motorcycle ends in chaos as he ignored traffic, dodged wagons, and crashed through a basement window at Giuseppe Carnivale's plant after a chaotic ride across Broadway and 128th Street. A fox, a Newfoundland dog, and a stray can of ashes punctuate the wild excursion.
The National League slate includes Pittsburgh at Chicago in cloudy conditions St Louis at Cincinnati with clear skies New York at Boston and Philadelphia at Brooklyn all scheduled to play under clear or cloudy weather conditions.
American League schedule notes Chicago at St Louis and Boston at New York with clear conditions. Cleveland at Detroit expects cloudy cold weather while Washington travels to Philadelphia under clear skies.
Yesterday's sports notes show Chicago defeating St Louis five to four. Other games report rain in Philadelphia and Washington, wet grounds in New York and Boston, and cold weather in Detroit versus Cleveland.
Chicago 6 Pittsburgh 1. Cincinnati 2 St Louis 3. Rain in Boston New York and wet grounds in Brooklyn Philadelphia noted with no game results.
In Louisville Columbus won 3 to 0, Kansas City edged Minneapolis 5 to 4, Indianapolis beat Toledo 1 to 0, Milwaukee St Paul weather impacted play.
In Nashville Birmingham 9 defeated, while New Orleans 8 beat Mobile 5. Memphis 2 edged Little Rock 1 and Chattanooga 12 routed Atlanta 4. The results show varied outcomes across the circuit with several close games.
Elon College defeated Wofford 5 to 0 at Elon. Guilford College beat North Carolina Agricultural and Engineering College 3 to 0 at Greensboro, maintaining a strong local college baseball showing.
A policeman arrested Mr Warshoff on every known charge connected with a motorcycle. The text oddly notes Carnivale being near sleep in a prior moment, but the central event is the arrest linked to motorcycle offenses.
E G Campbell of Elko Nevada tried a two cent tip plan at Broadway venues to curb tipping. At the Majestic management frowns on tips while staff say tips raise incomes. he carried pennies to tip waiters and others but found little enthusiasm at several places including the Ritz.
A Cincinnati man has discovered a magical freezone that removes corns without pain. For a few cents, get a small bottle at any drug store and apply drops to tender corns to make them loosen and lift out with no skin irritation. Works on hard and soft corns, cords between toes, and calluses, shrinking away without pain. The genuine product bears a yellow label.
James King a 23 year old colored worker of 806 South Tenth street was drowned when a small boat capsized near the foot of Church street at 1 30 this afternoon. He was blown downstream while crossing to inspect lumber and failed to regain the capsized craft as aid reached him. Dragging of the river planned.
German Americans will not join the intensive farming movement as it would aid Great Britain and its allies Hermann Fellinger a war board member and president of the German American Alliance said at a war board meeting in Cleveland Ohio He said German Americans back Americans against Germany but pray for Britain's defeat and will not raise foodstuffs for allies
Wilmington Presbytery attendees report back from the Faison gathering. Committeemen named include Rev. Dr. J. M. Wells on home missions Rev. Dr. A. D. McClure on foreign missions Rev. Andrew J. Howell on evangelism Rev. T. P. Allen on systematic benevolences and Rev. W. M. Baker on schools and colleges.
Allied forces under General Haig press the Cambrai St Quentin line with gains near Fayet and Lens. General Horne, famed artillery expert, commands around Lens with Major General Allenby on his right as British operations build toward Lille. Reports suggest larger actions may come as Lens falls and Lille relief nears.
Bishop W. D. Chappelle of the Seventh Episcopal district will address St. Stephen's AME church at 11 o clock tomorrow during its fiftieth anniversary week of services. Prominent colored men have preached there during the observance.
National league squads play like world-beaters against American league outfits in spring exhibitions while fall series reveal more cautious play. The contrast highlights a seasonal shift in aggression and readiness among old league pastimers.
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