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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1917
Page
7
The National League listings show Louis at Chicago with cloudy conditions and Boston as a likely venue. American League includes Chicago at Boston and New York at Washington with clear conditions overall.
Mobile played Atlanta while Memphis met Nashville in Southern League action as teams highlighted by a tense schedule. No final scores provided, but the doubleheader indicated a slate of key matchups across the circuit.
Yesterday's results show St Louis defeating Chicago 6 to 1 percent, Philadelphia 2, Washington 1. Boston 43 beat New York 2 7 in a tense matchup.
In Pitsburg 5 Cincinnati 4, New York 1 Boston 3, Chicago 12 St. Louis 6, Brooklyn 0 Philadelphia 8. The brief recap notes dark conditions as a factor in the event.
Baseball scores from the International League show Baltimore 3 Buffalo 2, Providence 7 Richmond 4, Rochester 0 Montreal 0, with American Association results Toledo 1 Columbus 2, Kansas City 2 Minneapolis 9, Milwaukee 3 St Paul 10, Indianapolis 1 Louisville 6.
At Atlanta and Mobile 1. At Nashville 1. Memphis 4. Pe Birmingham 7 1 New Orleans.
Harvard stadium to host no football crowds this season. Freshman games will be played on the back field behind the stadium as outdoor use exhausted the main field. Authorities say the field was too worn from summer use to reclaim for varsity play this autumn.
The July into August baseball notes show the White Sox blanking the Rea Sox 4 to 2 to reclaim the AL lead. Walter Johnson marks ten years in the American League. Sherwood Magee is released from the Braves to Cincinnati. Boland earns his tenth straight win as Detroit shuts out New York 3 to 0. Cleveland edge Red Sox 2 to 0 on one hit by George Foster. Athletics crush White Sox pitchers for 19 hits in a decisive setback.
The report covers league leaders and injuries with players like Augee Marsons of the Yankees breaking his leg and Buckaus er of the White Sox sustaining a broken arm. It notes Yankees vs Cleveland in 14 innings, Red Sox games, and multiple August results including Giants, Browns, and White Sox shifts. It mentions Ed Plank’s retirement and Jim Thorpe being sold back to the Giants, plus Toney’s 22nd win.
The 2 I Commission meets in Cincinnati on September 20 to oversee player selection from major and minor league clubs. Drafts for players will be awarded to league representatives by lot if equal claims. Penalties apply for clubs found conspiring to abuse draft privileges or favor others.
On Augusts weekend the league saw Cincinnati defeat New York 7 to 3 ending Sallees 10 game win streak. Brooklyn and Pittsburgh battled 13 innings to a 3 3 tie, then Brooklyn beat Pittsburgh 6 to 6 in 22 innings setting a long distance NL record. Sam Crawford Day in Detroit celebrated with 1200 dollars and fan gifts. Jim Bagby of Cleveland notched his 20th win by defeating Washington 2 to 1. St Louis won the American League drill competition.
West Point football team plans to field a squad after a cancellation earlier in the year when war department orders ended outside competition. Captain Geoffrey Keyes, an instructor on duty, serves as head coach while Cadet Himel Oliphant captains the Army team for the season.
New York reports yesterday that Toronto and Baltimore each won twice while Providence won one game. The Majile Leafs pulled to within a half game of Providence and Baltimore, as all four top teams remain in a tight, virtually tied battle for first place in the International League.
In a three hour special session the Chicago city council adopted a resolution commending Governor Lowden for opposing pacifist agitation in Illinois and asking him to prevent meetings that threaten public safety or loyalty to the United States. The measure by Aker man Toman passed 42 to 6 before adjournment.
Washington officials conducted a state inquiry into reports that the government would ship a large share of American expeditionary supplies for France through southern ports including Galveston Port Arthur New Orleans Savannah and Charleston. The inquiry examined port depth water storage space berth capacity camps health facilities and related factors to assess feasibility and costs of southern embarkations versus New York and Boston.
Paris visitors and relatives of French soldiers visited the Marne battlefield to decorate graves with Paris sent flags and wreaths. A campaign to create a permanent memorial day for the Marne anniversary mirrors U S Civil War remembrances.
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