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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1917
Page
6
Today’s National League schedule lists New York at Chicago with rain and Brooklyn at Cincinnati with rain. Philadelphia at St. Louis and Boston at Pittsburgh play under clear skies.
The American League slate includes Chicago at Washington in clear conditions, St. Louis at Philadelphia clear, Cleveland at New York cloudy, and Detroit at Boston cloudy. Forecasts anticipate stable winds with no precipitation reported for most venues.
Atlanta at New Orleans is cloudy, Birmingham at Mobile clear, Nashville at Little Rock clear, and Chattanooga at Memphis cloudy with conditions noted for regional baseball coverage.
In Chicago Philadelphia beat the host 1 to 0. Cincinnati edged New York 2 to 1. Pittsburgh topped Brooklyn 5 to 4. St Louis defeated Boston 9 to 1.
In Philadelphia St Louis defeated the Phillies 11 to 2. New York beat Cleveland 7 to 4. Chicago routed Washington 11 to 4. Detroit defeated Boston 7 to 4.
In Mobile Birmingham beat Mobile 4 to 3 while New Orleans edged Atlanta 4 to 3. Memphis defeated Chattanooga 1 to 0 and Nashville fell to Little Rock 7 to 3.
In the South Atlantic League Charleston 0 Columbia 5 and Augusta 4 Jacksonville 1. Columbia defeated Charleston while Augusta earned a win over Jacksonville.
In Louisville Milwaukee lost 0 to 2 while Indianapolis edged St Paul 2 to 1. Columbus defeated Kansas City 3 to 2 and Toledo triumphed over Minneapolis 8 to 1.
In Buffalo the Bisons lost 6 to 1 while Rochester edged to 7 to 7. Baltimore defeated Richmond 4 to 5 as other games were rained out.
Johnny Kilbane the featherweight champion has signed to meet Benny Leonard the lightweight champion in a 12 round bout in Canton Ohio on July 4. The fight will feature Kilbane at 133 pounds ringside and pay him either 12000 dollars or 30 percent of receipts. Promoter Matt Hinkel left for New York to finalize Leonard’s participation.
The Federal Trade Commission ordered A. B. Dick Company of Chicago to cease licensing restraints on mimeographs forcing buyers to use only Dick supplied materials or those from its subsidiaries. The action ends a long pending case.
Advertisement announces a Tonight event with Kneisel's Orchestra playing music inviting readers to join at the Umina venue and enjoy entertainment with friends.
Hall's Catarrh Cure claims to cure catarrh by affecting the blood and mucous surfaces. Presented as non quack and prescribed by top physicians, the preparation combines tonics and blood purifiers. The ad urges readers to send for testimonials and notes Toledo Ohio as the company base. Also suggests using Hintz's Family Pills for constipation.
At a wartime hearing investors debate railroad finance and management. Kingsley argues life insurers require solid earnings to cover depreciation and a fair return while Maddox warns of looming bond and tax burdens to fund war effort. Warfield, Seaboard chairman, defends his stock holdings and philanthropy in southern development.
Minister of War Kerensky issued an order relieving General Gurko of his command on the Russian western front and appointing him as general for division.
Counsel for railroads and shippers of the East wrapped up final arguments before the Interstate Commerce Commission on the proposed 15 percent freight rate hike. Southern interests’ case is set for Monday, with worshippers and roads to follow on Tuesday.
Official announcement says naval hydroplanes at Boulogne have made several bomb attacks on submarines recently. Boulogne, on the French coast near the eastern end of the English Channel, is a key traffic point between England and France with extraordinary precautions to keep submarines from these waters.
The German paper states that Mexican chargé d’affaires Almarez Harriss has not been recalled. Harriss will travel to Mexico on private business and is expected to return within three months.
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