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Newspaper

Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1917

Page

7

Baseball Standings and Notes From the Era

Reports show scores from Cincinnati New York Chicago and Pittsburg Boston. Standings list New York Philadelphia St Louis Cincinnati Brooklyn Chicago Boston Pittsburg with varying win totals. Also notes a Greensboro conference on negro education led by North Carolina M E Church and Ty Cobb nearing a .400 season average with .408 in 1911 and .410 in 1912. New York letter discusses Horace P. and other cultural vignettes with satirical portraits and poems.

Negro Educational Conference Greensboro N. C 4. M. E. Church of North Carolina Bickett Ty Cobb Detroit New York Washington Square Horace Pifngten Horace Ardee Horacé Horace

Weather roundup: clouds spread across MLB matchups

National League games feature Brooklyn at Chicago and New York at St Louis with cloudy conditions. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh and Boston at Cincinnati report varying skies while American League action shows Chicago at Washington and Detroit at Boston with cloudy weather. Cleveland at New York and St Louis at Philadelphia note clear or partly clear skies.

Brooklyn Chicago Philadelphia Pittsburg New York St. Louis Boston Cincinnati Washington Cleveland Detroit

Southern League Scores and Weather Outlook

Mobile visits Memphis and Atlanta heads to Birmingham in cloudy conditions with only two games scheduled.

Mobile Memphis Atlanta Birmingham

Baseball Scores and Standings From Yesterday

Results yesterday show New York 7 Detroit 1 Boston 8 Cleveland 6 Philadelphia 8 Chicago 1 Washington 8 St. Louis 2. Standings list Chicago 68-39 629, Boston 39-61 610, Detroit 49 524, Cleveland 56-50 528, New York 52-48 520, Washington 45-57 441, Philadelphia 87-61 377, St. Louis 38-66 365.

Ww. L. Pet Chicago Boston Detroit Cleveland New York Washington Philadelphia St. Louis

Scores From The American Association Meet

At Columbus Toledo won 11 to 7 and 1 to 3 at Louisville Indianapolis 2 to 1. Wet grounds affected events at Minneapolis-Wilwaukee and rain fell at St Paul-Kansas City.

American Association Columbus Toledo Louisville Indianapolis Minneapolis-Wilwaukee St. Paul-Kansas City

International League scores from Newark Richmond Providence

In Newark the Montreal team won 4 to 3 over the home club in 14 innings. Richmond defeated Buffalo 4 to 3. Providence beat Toronto 3 to 1. Baltimore routed Rochester 6 to 2.

International League Newark Montreal Richmond Buffalo Providence Toronto Baltimore Rochester

Scores from Southern Football and Basketball Roundup

At Memphis 1 7 Mobile 4 6 Nashville 1 0 Atlanta 6 8 New Orleans 7 Little Rock 2 Chattanooga 8 Birmingham 2.

Southern League Memphis Mobile Nashville Atlanta New Orleans Little Rock Chattanooga Birmingham

Coast Guard of the Pacific in a Bathing Suit Parade

The article lauds a summer seaside scene with Bessie Love in a military style bathing suit called a Sammie model. Claire Anderson, Olive Thomas, William S Hart, Louise Glaum and others appear along the beach as they celebrate sunny weather and seaside glamour.

Coast Guard Pacific Coast Guard Bessie’ Love Sammie Claire Anderson Keystoners Venice Olive Thomas William 8. Hart Louise Glaum Triangle West Coast

German War Youth Corps Training Timelines

Article outlines age and schooling for German youth mobilized in World War I. It notes class ages from 18 to 19 years and months, highlights the heavy losses of the 1915 intake after brief training, and compares the longer 1916 1917 1918 instruction periods to improved effectiveness, while the 1920 class remained uncalled.

Germany Manly

Dipping Does Not Reduce Milk Yield

The United States Department of Agriculture announces that dipping cows to kill fever ticks actually increases milk yields. Records from thousands of dairy herds show lightly infested cows yield 18.6 percent less milk than tick-free cows, and heavily infested cows 42.4 percent less. The note also mentions unrelated labor shifts with girls replacing male waiters and elevator operators in New York hotels.

Washington, D. C United States Department of Agriculture New York

Joe Bush Acknowledged Amid Star Hurlers Debate

The piece notes fans arguing over Johnson Alexander and Toney while highlighting Joe Bush of the Athletics as a shrewd pitcher who has won many games with a joking team behind him.

Johnson Alexander Toney Joe Bush Athletics

Germany fills ranks with boys amid war depletion

United Press reports Germany exhausted most manpower and relies on youths from 1915 to 1919 classes and wounded veterans. About 40 percent of frontline infantry come from underage groups, with 1917 and 1918 cohorts contributing 12 to 20 percent. Conscription extends to 1919 and 1920 classes.

United Press Germany Ohe Ceoiers

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