An advertisement for Old Underoof Whiskey from June 16, 1910–“A Few Comparisons.” Most of the Old Underoof ads were exclusively about baseball, but this one also mentions the biggest sports story of that week. California Governor James Norris Gillett (the ad misspelled it “Gillette”) had just issued an order to stop the Jack Johnson vs Jim Jeffries “Battle of the Century,” scheduled for July 4 in San Francisco. The San Francisco Chronicle said that despite $300,000 worth of tickets having been sold, and the construction of a new stadium for the bout being nearly completed, Gillett bowed to “Pleas to the governor to stop the fight.” The San Francisco Church Federation was the most vocal opponent to the fight.
On the same day, the Chicago White Sox and Cubs both played 14 innings.
The seventh place White Sox, behind a complete game from “Big Ed” Walsh defeated the Philadelphia Athletics 4 to 3; he also drove in the winning run with one out in the fourteenth.
The first place Cubs lost 3 to 2. Eros Bolivar “Cy” Barger pitched a complete game for the Brooklyn Superbas, and like Walsh, drove in the winning run with one out in the fourteenth.
The fight was moved to Reno, Nevada and Johnson won by TKO in the 15th round.
The White Sox finished in sixth place with a 68-85 record. Walsh was 18-20 and led the American League with a 1.27 ERA
The Cubs remained in first place and won the National League pennant by 13 games. The Athletics beat them four games to one in the World Series.
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