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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1917
Page
7
National League matchups list including Chicago at Boston and Pittsburg at Philadelphia. Cincinnati at Brooklyn and St. Louis at New York saw varying cloudiness with clear conditions noted for some games.
In a set of American Association games scores include Toronto 8 Richmond 6, Montreal 7 Newark 7 in the 16th, Kansas City 1 Toledo 6, Milwaukee 2 Indianapolis 0, St Paul 5 Columbus 3, and Minneapolis 1 Louisville 2.
American League games listed with matchups Philadelphia versus Chicago, New York versus St. Louis, Washington versus Detroit, and Boston versus Cleveland. Conditions are noted as clear in three games and cloudy in Detroit.
Little Rock travels to Atlanta while Memphis visits Chattanooga and Nashville plays Mobile. Birmingham hosts New Orleans as fans anticipate key series.
In baseball standings Cleveland lost to Boston 5 to 6. Mt Chicago routed Philadelphia 11 to 0. Detroit defeated Washington 11 to 5. St Louis beat New York 7 to 4.
Phillies routed Pirates 8 to 2 while Cubs beat Red Sox 8 to 1. Dodgers defeated Reds 6 to 2 and St Louis edged New York 5 to 4 in a slate of yesterday's matchups.
Fragmentary box scores show Nor Al Ashe M Wing Al Durh th Carolina League games. Greensboro 7 over Nor Al Ashe M Wing Al Durh 8. Jon-Salem 18, Charlotte 4. am 6, Raleigh 4.
In the Virginia League games Newport News defeated Rocky Mount 7 to 0 in Rocky Mount. Norfolk beat Lynchburg 4 to 5 in Norfolk. Petersburg edged Portsmouth 2 to 1 in Petersburg.
Scores from the Southern Association include Atlanta 6 over Little Rock 4, Chattanooga 8 over Memphis 0, Nashville 9 over New Orleans 4, Birmingham 2 over Mobile. In the International League Rochester 4 over Baltimore 3 and Buffalo 4 over Providence 6.
In Jacksonville the game finished Charleston 2, Jacksonville 5. Columbus defeated Augusta 5 to 3. Columbus routed Macon 18 to 12.
Prof Bobby Mainfort of Charlottesville Va. loses to Waino Ketonen in two falls at Woolvin Hall. Ketonen wins first fall in 28 minutes with hammerlock and bar hold, second in 12 with body scissors and half nelson. Hanson hosts the event. crowd credits Mainfort’s defensive work and persistent effort.
Report describes Ketonen’s speed exceeding expectations in a well fought bout. The crowd, though small, savored every moment of the fray and called the performance Ketonen’s strongest since arriving.
Charlotte NC May 16 1917 directors of the North Carolina Baseball League meet to decide whether to abandon the remainder of the season because of war time apathy and lack of interest.
New York reports a mordant war-time cocktail craze called the Submarine Kiss. Montrealer L. W. Bassett described its deadly effect at a Majestic luncheon after returning from front work. The drink, a mix of machinery liquor and brandy with grenadine, allegedly renders victims silent and eager to talk.
A recent dinner honored George Edwin Farish now serving as consulting engineer for the National Lassing Company. A Columbia University graduate mining engineer, Farish recalls working around mines in Colorado and Mexico before arriving in New York with just three cents. He once slept in an empty box behind a Harlem signboard while at Columbia and later bayed in the Harlem River, earning meals by waiting on tables at night in the Old Three Centrétavirant, which has since vanished.
Rio de Janeiro reports a cattle herd of about 50 million for a population near 25 million. Brazilians eat substantial amounts of beef veal pork and fish yearly despite heat and health advice, with 1916 meat prices ranging beef 7-13 cents veal 7-15 cents and pork 23 cents per pound.
London reports Holland acts as referee in a clash of Germany and Britain over sea policy. German submarine blockade and British food controls push Dutch diplomacy to limits as they suspend sailings and face possible coal and grain disputes. Dutch port incidents fuel tensions. Military experts say Holland would fare poorly on either side if drawn into conflict.
In Montreal's Canadian Pacific railway shops, two hundred women work every day in regulation overalls and caps and receive the same wages as male workers.
A reflection on social disruption as World War I pulls New York ballrooms from dances to charity. Debutantes remain in place but shift from revelry to service knitting socks sweaters and mittens for wounded soldiers. Bar receipts fall and social prowess gives way to wartime duty.
Spartanburg South Carolina hosts the three day Spartanburg Music Festival beginning today. Visitors attend concerts featuring eminent soloists supported by the New York Symphony Orchestra and a large chorus in the opening program.
London reports a plan to feed the poor by peddling cook provender from donkey carts. Five year old Willie will fetch meals like Trish stew or fresh duck soup as Central Kitchens spring up across East End Central North and western districts using supplies from the commandeered Cecil Hotel and Arondon House kitchens.
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