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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1917
Page
5
Major league action features the Giants and Cardinals splitting a twin bill with a 4 3 final, Mets style notes mention Cutshaw driving in two for the Dodgers in a 4 0 win, and Cincinnati taking two from Boston before Rudolph’s nine innings.
Chicago was crushed 44 to 2 by Mackinen in a Philadelphia game. Shore, Meyers, Scott, Danforth and Schalk contributed for Philadelphia with strong pitching and hitting while Chicago musters only two runs off a rough day.
Incomplete OCR reads about a pitcher or batter against the Reds, mentioning a wake and another who proved unable to hit. Details are garbled.
Cleveland wins the opener 3 to 1 as Boston struggles with a pair of two errors and Ruth and Thomas hold the line. Co iveleskie and O'Neil combine for the Indians victory with solid defensive support behind umpire calls McCormick and Dineen.
Lavan’s eighth inning single broke a scoreless tie as the St. Louis Browns defeated the New York Giants 1 to 0. Shawkey pitched for New York with Nanamak eri catching. Sotohorn and Severeid teamed for St. Louis.
New Orleans defeated Chattanooga 9 to 3 while Mobile fell to Nashville 4 to 5. Birmingham edged Little Rock 7 to 1 and Atlanta beat Memphis 3 to 2.
Kansas City 2 10, Minneapolis 1 8, Indianapolis 8, Louisville 3, Toledo Columbus rain affected game prior notes.
The former Giant pitching ace boosts Cincinnati toward fourth place as Reds reach 23 wins with 13 losses since May. Fred Toney anchors the rotation with a ten inning no hit no run game, while Mitchell contributes as both hitter and pitcher alongside Mathewson, Schneider, and other effective hurlers.
Colombia clinched the second half title by beating Charleston to force a post season series. Charleston and Columbia were tied for first after a league suspension, with a best of seven series to determine the champion starting in Charleston next Monday. Jacksonville and Augusta withdrew, ending the season.
The Senate finished the prohibition portion of the Food bill amid a tense fight with the House. Debate over cloture loomed as Senator Chamberlain pressed for limits while Senator Wadsworth objected. Administration leaders hoped for speedier action next week on the rest of the bill.
The article describes 400 women forming a combat unit with 20 nurses and four male drill masters, traveling to the firing line amid large crowds at Kant cathedral and the rail station. It notes fierce resolve to bear wartime hardship and resist demobilization, with officials and dignitaries present.
Wilmington leaders push H B Warner of Lexington for president with a national mobilization. D M Bain and B H Stephens head the effort from Wilmington as banners, badges, streamers and canvassing drive spread North Carolina support beyond state lines. Edits praise Warner from The Motion Picture News hail southern exhibitors ready to “clean house” at Chicago in July.
Washington January 7. A uniformed American sailor was refused service in the main dining room at the focal Union Station. Congressman J B Aswell of Louisiana demanded an apology from the management and invited the sailor to be his honored guest.
The Argentine press notes dooryard duels and street clashes involving lawyers, with penalties of six months prison if blood is drawn. Police often ignore duelists, and some confrontations have deadly outcomes.
Large shipments of new potatoes push prices down in New York with wholesale dealers predicting further declines nationwide. The shift marks a return from the lofty “potato” label to the simpler “spud” as costs ease after a spell of higher prices.
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