St. Louis Post-Dispatch
July 4, 1911

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i? "OUR TOWN HAS fi, BIFF SHOW * “IRST INNING. CARDINALS—Carey made ai nice +catch of Huggins’ short fly to left. Wagner ran back into left field for .|Hauser’s fly. Wagner made a clever stop and throw of Ellis’ hit. NO RUNS. + PITTSBURG—Carey fouled to Koney | (Carey If........... 4 near the stand. Leach got his base On] [each ef... ..oscyest 8 balls, - Byrne hammered a line driv€| Byrne 3b ....ccee 4 right into Ellis’ hands. Leach made 4 AQNEF 8B .ccccece 8 clean steal of second. Wagner tripled Fiyas $8 35..séica. 8 4 4 4 8 @lomoconmomoormne mlococescooroosco pBloonor- 4 3 8 | ONO & mm & PON m LODO ae «= * Big te —) 3 at ; E+ 7 “a = e , ‘ed . ANUING UF [HE urceo \Bbtom cmap oo ir she died a p. m. Lofinck was taken AFTER TODAY'S GAMES by policemen to the Wyoming Street CLEVELAND-—Graney grounded to NATIONAL LEAGUE. Station. Wallace. -OQjson “tripled to left: On| cuss Standing of the —_— ‘He said that he was tatrted, but was CARDINALS’ separated from his wife and had for Jackson's tap Olson was out,at the Pittsburg some time been attentive to Miss Died- piate, Lake to Kritchell, Jackson taking tile a ermann. He said he knew of no ason gBecond. Stovall doftibled to left, scor- Boston for her act except her distress over her ing Jackson. Birmingham fanned. ONE father’s suicide less than three weeks KUN.

Evans was out,” Wagner to Flynn. second on the throw to the plate. Bliss/Cardinals .,.....01 bounder, Huggins to Koney. Hauser iN VAD. MVE PIRATES 7 HE COA RUNS QUARTERS e) Miss Mary Diedermann of 3306 Salena CARDINALS—McCarthy threw Steele} James A. Finch Made Cha ms threw him out at first. Hauser singled The State Capitol Rebutiding a pass, filling the bases. McCarthy in right field for three bases. Carey out Finch, assisted by O. D. Gray, af ter is to be held. CARDINALS—Koney drew a pass.| Hendrix p ....... Mowrey struck out. Oakes singled to] Total.....sssss.. 82 center, scoring Koney. Oakes went to 1283 0 fanned, ONE RUN. Pittsburg Sa ae PITTSBURG—McCarthy died on a THE. CARDINALS WOLGAST AND f L1ORAN 19/X 1?’ threw Wilson out at first. Simon died CAPITOL BUILDING While wom d chila . . S7: on a bounder, Huggins to Koney. NO omen and c ren out for a ; | holiday were passing by in Benton Park, THIRD INNING. ; 4 street placed a bottle of carbolic acid to out. Byrne made a nice stop of Hug- her lips Tuesday morning and swallowed gins’ rap on the third-base line and of Rebuilding Com, x ) to right. Hauser made a clean steal of mittee. = . second. Ellis walked. Koney also drew NO RUNS tee opened headquarters Monday 6 threw Evans out at first. N INS. Times Bulldin PITTSBURG—Hendrix hit the screen es Bullding, in charge of J at firgt, Huggins to Koney. Leach sin-|the Sturgeon Leader, and npr gled.to right, scoring Hendrix. Byrne} until August 1, when a special e. 10. VOM®..0D & be : for rebuilding the capitol, destroyed”

tripled... to..the..xkgbt-field bleachers, scoring Leach. Wagner singled to right, fire, an aggressive. campaign ' carried on. % scoring Byrne. Wagner stole second. Flynn raised a high fly to Hauser. Mc- Carthy singled to right, scoring Wagner, There were many callers Mc the headquarters and reports from oyer the State are that the | and went to second when Evans fum- bled the ball. Wilson stole second and pects are bright for the propos carry. went to third on Bliss’ wild throw. Si- mon singled to center, scoring Wilson. Hugh Stephens, R. Daltesever: ak oisen, George Rorth, Dr. G. EB Huggins made a great stop of Hendrix's BOSTON AT BROOKLYN. drive and threw to Hauser, forcing SI- 12345678 9-T.H.E. and J. F. Henrichs, Jefferson“ ~ who are working for the pul LeocO200008628 2-8 6 SE oem. re au iNEING 0000000202 5 1 FO : "the capitol, were at headquarters day. Sy > Boston—McTigue, Pfeffer and| CARDINALS—Mowrey out *at first, Rucker and fone to Hendrix. McCarthy threw out

% +X : Pate pa. = Today’s games not figured in follow- ing percentages. ago. The young woman’s father, Cosmos Diedermann, drowned himself in the Mississippi June 13 because he was un- able to find employment. His body was found the next day. SAN FRANCISCO, July 4 FORECASTER FAILS When Adolph Wolgast of Cadillac, TO SEE ANY RELIEF ‘Mich. and Owen Moran of En- FROM TORRID WAVE gland stepped into ring here to begin their 20-round fight for the ‘THE TEMPERATURES,

SECOND INNING. BROWNS—Laporte singled over sec- ond. Hogan sacrificed, Blanding to Sto- vall. Kritchel out, Olson to Stovall, La- porte taking third. Griggs threw out Black. NO RUNS. CLEVELAND—Griggs was -.easy for Lake and Black. Mills grounded to Black. Easterly tripled to the left-field corner, Laporte threw out Blanding. NO RUNS. Pailadelphia , SE ak ied 6 6&4 O00 +0 42 SEE cad eke gece ss 29 Wednesday’s Schedule. Cardinals at Pittsburg. New York at Philadelphia. Boston at Brooklyn.

Batteries: fore they entered the ring. Moran’s Kling; Brooklyn—Knetzer skin was as pink and clear as a child’s } ler. while Wolgast’s body tanned like an Indian during his stay in the moun- tains showed condition in every line. Both were confident. Wolgast had de- clared that he would take the fight to his opponent in every round and was supremely certain that his. tearing,

A headquarters has beén ope in Kansas City, where there is 6 of 200. va Tae ae isa oe Qakes. Byrne tossed Bliss out at first. NO RUNS. PITTSBURG—Grover Laudermilk re- placed Steel in the box. Carey went to first on “balls. Leach sacrificed, Lau- dermilk to Koney. Byrne walked. 80 did Wagner, filling the bases. Flynn also walked, forcing Carey over the plate. At AMERICAN LEAGUE, Standing of the raute. NEW YORK AT PHILADELPHIA. Innings— 123456789 T.H.E. 004010002—-71338 03010511 x—11 124 Batteries: New York—Wiltse, Ames, Mar- quard, Drucke and Meyers; Philadelphia— Moore, Chalmers and Dooin. Umpires— O’Day and Rigler.

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UTICA, N. Y., July 4.—Retha L. Stuck- er, 11 years old; in court, charged her father and stepmother with fastening leather straps about her wrists con. nected with a short chain, and then sus- pending her from a hook in the wall, as punishment. The man and woman

were held in —, bail for examination. | Wednesday’s Schedule. Browns at Cleveland. Chicago at Detroit. Philadelphia at New York, Washington at Boston.

Yesterday’s Temperatures, High, 100 at 6 p. m, Low, 79 at 6 a. m p 87 96 12 (midnight) 86 of the respective countries had engageo in a fight for the title. The national colors were wound around the posts of each man’s corner, while each scrapper wore his country’s colors at hie belt. The place early began to fill up, the holders of the cheaper tickets where no reservations were made crowding in at noon time, although the fight was not «et to begin until after 2 p. m. runishing blows would wear the En- slishman down. Moran had stated that if the cham- pion left an opening to him such as ne gave Memsic and Burns, on the well- timed right to the jaw, would make him a new lightweight champion. There was little change in the betting before the battle. Wolgast the Favorite. CINCINNATI AT CHICAGO. Innings— 1234567 8 9—T.H.E. Cincinnati 00010000 2-310 1 Chicago .... 00800000x-—8 7 0O Batteries: Cincinnati—Keefe, Clark and Severoid; Chicago—Richter, Brown and Arch- er. Umpires—Johnstone and Eason.

AMERICAN LEAGUE. this point Manager Bresnahan motioned Laudermilk to the bench and sent Geyer to the box. McCarthy singled to right, scoring Byrne and Wagner. Flynn went to third on the play. Wilson filed to Oakes, scoring Flynn. McCarthy out stealing, Bliss to Hauser. FOUR RUNS. FIFTP INNING. CARDINALS—Geyer doubled to left. He Couldn't Play It, Se Magistrate Sent Him? Jail, x AKRON (0., July 4—Because Fisher cou-! not play “Yankee to sult Mayor William T. nore asraigned in police court today, ¢ PHILADELPHIA AT NEWYORK. Innings— 123456789 T.HLE. Philadelphia 0110004017 9 2 000111001-410 § Batteries: Philadelphia—Coombs, Bender and Thomas and Lapp; New York—Vaughn, Klepfer and Blair and Sweeney. ieee pean Connolly and O'Loughlin. Huggins walked. Hauser forced Huggins at second. McCarthy to Wagner. Ellis lifted a high fly which Simon smoth- ered. Koney forced Hauser at second, McCarthy to Wagner. NO RUNS. PITTSBURG—Hauser threw Simon out. Hendrix walked. Carey forced Hen- drix, Geyer to Hauser, to Huggins. Leach singled to left. Carey was caught between second and third, Ellis to Haus- er to Mowrey. NO RUNS. SIXTH INNING, CARDINALS—Evans singled to right. Mowrey flied to, Leach. Oakes forced Evans, McCarthy to Wagner. Byrne threw Bliss out. NO RUNS, PITTSBURG—Magee now playing sec- ond base for the Cardinals. Byrne flied to Ellis. Mowrey threw Wagner out. Mowrey made a great stop of. Flynn's drive past third base and threw him out at first. NO RUNS. with disturbing the peace by te large bass horn ‘In ushering Fourth, he was sent to jall and 1 men who made; arrest Fisher was making &n “awful “If you can = court that you cap play, will let 3 go,” said Mayor Sawyer when was brought before him, The 3 raised his horn and started to play. was stopped almost. imméiately sent back to his cell to serve 10 ¢ The holders of reserved seats followed close on the heels of the bleacherites, and when Referee Jack Welsh ealled the fighters to the center of the ring the arena was jammed with a close packed mob of cheering spectators. Closely Matched. It would be hard to find a more closely matched pair than the champion and the challenger. Moran’s blond / not to read so|head overtopped Wolgast’s black hair ‘loud. If he must{| by less than half an inch as they | make a noise let | ljstened to the referee’s instructions. him read the Con-| Less than half a pound was their dif- stitution. The |ference in weight. In condition there Declaration of In-| was naught to choose between them. dependence gets| Neither had the slightest trouble in on my nerves.” | making the weight 133 pounds just be- “But, mamma, WOMAN NEAR TAFT chil- don’t make sO much noise,”’ called Mrs. C. E. from the kitchen window, “My head is splitting.” “That was Fred- dy,” said Willie. “Well, tell him BASEBALL SCORES AFTERNOON RESULTS. NATIONAL LEAGUE. | 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 me CINCINNATI AT CHICAGO—Battery: Smith and McLean. Oo1o{0 (O10) OL ET) Co CHICAGO—Battery: (OloOlZ0(O}0C TF 1) CO BOSTON AT BROOKLYN—Battery: Purdue and Rariden. Ol Olofojifo(oyol ) BleiT BROOKLYN—Battery: Schardt and Erwin. Umpires—Finneran and Frary. (0{0/2{0)0{ofoj2]x_] [4{sis) Crandall and Meyers. “Children, 4 - —s dren, Wolgast remained a top-heavy favor ite at 10 to 6, with Moran supporters in evidence when they found that the expected drop to 2 to 1 did not take place. Small wagers were made at~10 to 9 that Moran would be on his feet at the end of 20 rounds. Wolgast began to plan future matches before he entered the ring. He de- clared he had been offered more money for a bout with Packey McFarland than a lightweight ever drew. He refused to namie the promoter but said McFar- land had agreed to make 133 pounds four hours before the fight and that if he could get the concessions he de- manded in regard to the fight pictures he would accept the offer. | SCOTTISH CLANS’

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enough noise.’’ “Read the rule of reason then. But be careful.’’ ‘And if we're real good can we have a lot of fun tonight?’’ “Yes, dear. I'll put a Christmas tree candle in the bird cage and light it for you.” Official forecast for St. Louis and vicinity: Fair tonight, increasing cloudiness on Wednesday; continued warm. Missouri and _ Illinois—Unsettled weather and probably scattered thunderstorms tonight or Wednesday; continued warm, BAND CONCERTS TODAY O’Fallon Park, 7 to 10:30 p. m. # In the four parks selected for sane Fourth celebrations, there will be con- certs pesricaneed the afternoon and evening. $30,000 FIRE IN FACTORY

Rotary Washing Machine Plant Is Burned. IS SHOT IN THIGH Spent Revolver Bullet Strikes Her as She Sits Close to President at Indianapolis. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., July 4.—Before President Taft took his seat in the re- viewing stand in front of the soldiers’ monument here today, what is believed by the police to be a spent bullet hit Mrs. Harry D. Tutewiler, the wife of a prominent citizen, who was sitting pear the President’s box, in the thigh. The bullet came from a 38 revolver and penetrated about three-eighths of an inch, but the wound was insignifi-

cant. Mrs. Tutewiler left her seat for a half hour and had the wound dressed and returned in time to witness the pa- rade. Neither the President nor any members of his party were told about the affair, but the police this afternoon started on a hunt for the person who BIG MEETING Annual Picnic Held at Normandy Grove With M. A. C, Stars in Events. ni The annual picnic and athletic meét of the Shottish Clans was held at Norman- dy Grove Tuesday afternoon, severa! of the dashes and weight events being open to A. A. U. athletes. Several of the Missouri Athletic Club stars competed. The results follow: 100-vard dash—Aronson, Marathon A. C., first; MceCawley, Missouri A. C., sec- ond: Belleville, Y. M. C. A., third. Time, lls. Shot- put—Wulff, M. A. C., first; New- man, M. A. C., second; Reller, unat- tached, third. ‘Distance, 40 ft. 5 in, Half-mile run—Probst, Central Y. M. Cc. A., first; Cannan, M. A. C., second; Browne, unattached, third. Time, 2m.

SKULL FRACTURED IN-FALL FROM CAR Man Believed to Be J. W. Wil- son of Des Moines., lo., Thrown From Platform on Delmar. A man believed to be J. W. Wilson of Des Motmes, Io., suffered a frac- tured skull In a fall from the rear plat- form of a Delmar car in.front of Dr. F. W. Shaffer's dog hospital, 4539 Del- mar boulevard, Tuesday afternoon. The car was rounding the curve at that place at high speed, ‘whee the Man was thrown off. He was unconscious when picked up and was suffering from a deep wound on the back of his head. He was taken in a taxicab to the Missouri Baptist Sanitarium, where his condition was said to be critcal. He had no papers in his pockets, but on the inside of his coat was sewed the

SEVENTH INNING. CARDINALS—Geyer foul-flied to Byrne. Magee singled through short. Hauser hit to Hendrix and. the two had a race for the bag. The umpire decided in Hendrix's favor. Ellis walked. Ko- ney drove a long fly to Carey. NO RUNS. ; PITTSBURG--McCarthy out, Geyer to Koney. Ellis made a nice running catch of Wilson's long fry to left. Simon sin- gied to center. Hendrix struck out. NO RUNS. EIGHTH INNING, CARDINALS—Evans out, Fiynn, un- assisted. Mowrey flied to Carey. Oakes singled to center. Bliss lifted to Byrne. NO RUNS. PITTSBU RG—Carey fouled to Bliss near the stand. Leach sent out a long fly to Evans. Byrne drove a line fly right into Ellis’ hands. NO RUNS. NINTH («tNNING., CARDINALS—Smith, batting for Gey- er, flied to Wilson. thy to Fiynn. Hauser flied to Wagner. NO RUNS. Magee out,, McCar-} Them on Coal Wagon Occupants of the upper iden Frisco Bulldjng and of the Hotel bombarded the negro dri a coal wagon with friecrackers * day afternoon. when he unload coaf\in the alley two buildings. He appealed to the police and dl trolman was sent .to the alle found about 100 ‘exploded ire but saw nobody firing them. Hes ed the negro while he w coal. — GIRL ASKS BIRTHDAY ¢ Thinks ‘She Should Have $ : Being Born July, 4. 2 3

Se 7 , & Umptires—oO’ Loughlin and Cesnery. rink ao in the second. Leonard began pitching for Philadelp Fisher began pjtchin ne for New York in "the fifth. Sweeney began catching for New York in the sixth. Coombs and Lapp battery for Philadelphia in the sixth. TO Ole AT BOSTON—Groome and Henry. O(OTALO(2(0O%0)0 (1 | (3)iiIs) ‘ - ‘ROSTON—Battery: Killally and Nunamaker. Umpires—Egan and Sheridan OO (1 OLOlT 4 i131 | | eg pitching for Washington _ — hing Walker besas began pitching for! Yashington in Mrired the shot. Detectives were sent to | 115. the top of the monument as soon as the matter was reported to police head- quarters, but & search of the persons there and a search of the crowds in neighboring buildings failed to bring ‘to light any $8-caliber revolvers, loaded or unloaded. No one seems to have heard the re- port of any revolver at the time. The police kept up the search this afterneon.

| rhe plant of the Rotary Washing Ma- chine Co. at Withers street and McKis- sock avenue was destroyed by fire at 1:35 a. m. Tuesday. The loss was esti- mated at $30,000 by Henry Brabmer, pres- ident of the concern. The flames also damaged the factory of the Sanitary Shoe Co. and two sheds at 5224 and 5222 McKissock avenue. M. } Goidbammer, vwner of the shoe factory, | 1th ig BAN le ORR WHA BOUL FEN, ciliates name “J. W. Wilson.” The coat alsof” bore the name of a Des Moines tailor.

Hears of Wife's Death, Dies. WEST POINT, Io., July 4—Learning of his wife’s death, which occurred Sat- urday, while he was in ill health, Henry Weber, father of County Attorney E. C. Weber, died here yesterday. He was & saan o clothing when @ man who va room near their apartmen suddenly Monday evening. his property at $100. Dembion bis loss at 9,

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