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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1917
Page
7
Unclear game notes show Pittsburg and New York play yesterday with rain affected matches. Listings include Boston 0 23 and Bescon lade rain with inconsistent city spellings and scores.
Weather mixed across cities with games listed including Chicago at New York Philadelphia at Cincinnati St. Louis at Brooklyn Boston at St. New York at Cleveland. Sky conditions vary from clear to cloudy with some rain expected in Atlanta and Mobile regions.
In Boston the Braves beat Pittsburg 7 to 2. Brooklyn edged St Louis 3 to 1. Philadelphia defeated Cincinnati 1 to 0. New York won against Chicago 4 to 2. Standings show New York leading with 48 wins and 25 losses, followed by Philadelphia 40 31, St. Louis 44 36, Cincinnati 39 43, Chicago 40 41, and Boston 41 28.
In Rochester Newark won 5 to 4 while Buffalo beat Richmond 9 to 8 and Toronto defeated Providence 10 to 4. Montreal routed Baltimore 10 to 3. In the American Association rain affected Toledo St Paul with Colovale 2 and Olis 4, and Kansas City 3. At Minneapolis 2 Milwaukee 3.
In Little Rock the Mobile team was shutout 3 to 0. In Nashville Birmingham defeated 4 to 1, securing a win for the Nashville game.
In unofficial standings George Lister of St Louis leads American leaguers with a .339 average. Ty Cobb, despite a sprained thumb, tops runs and total bases with 52 runs and 109 hits. Sisler and Speaker hold high marks as well, while Chapman and Rumler pace steals and batting averages among leaders. Detroit tops team batting at .254.
Columbia, 8, defeated Charleston 6 to 1 to take the South Atlantic League title. Columbia won 4 post season games while Charleston took 2. Ward and Camp of Charleston will join New York teams. Fulton, Dunning and Christienberry of Columbia transfer to Chattanooga.
Special correspondent notes John Bent arrives in New York focused on wild animals aboard a Bahamas voyage. He points to parrots and exotic beasts rather than city landmarks, expressing awe at the zoological wonders over familiar sights.
Fragmented narrative describes a shipboard scavenging for liquor and a thirsting seaman. A magistrate confronts a wife over payroll disputes as friends boast a yacht caper and a swimmer chases a drifting vessel in comic confusion.
A downtown office manicure worker Miss Molly Valla says in seven years she saved about $30,000 from tips and invested in war stock that more than tripled. She now expects to live on roughly $75,000. She kept a tally of marriage proposals, noting one man proposed weekly for eight months, but she declined due to his already having a wife at home.
On Wednesday July 18 at 12 noon the premises 13 Princess street Wilmington NC, I will sell to the highest bidder for cash a modern Ice Cream Plant. Reserving right to sell in bulk or by parcel. An exceptional opportunity with established patronage or a up to date plant usable anywhere. J Felton Head Trustee.
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