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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1914
Page
17
A coach laments a weak pitching staff ending a season with strong fielding and batting but poor pitching. He blames scouts and vows to recruit top pitchers next spring, predicting a pennant win with better staff. He plans to scout himself if needed.
Al McCoy knocks out George Chip as Archie Jeannette and Crackerjack Butler cancel their welterweight bout over terms. Penn Relay prospects spark talk of open championships with top clubs and champions eyeing a rival showdown.
The item discusses last year’s batting averages Wagner 223 for the Red Sox and Maranville 247 for the Braves. It asks if a player may jump leagues to the Federals, and whether the Federal league could challenge the World Series winner if successful. It also notes Archie Jeannette has held the title two years and has wrestled professionally eight months.
Under Ray Tift former Brown University star, Noble and Greenough builds a team around captain Mortimer Pratt. Pratt is the only pitcher. a second pitcher depends on development. Backups for catcher, infield, and outfield are listed with a spring schedule from April to May.
Newburyport High will not play Boston Latin this year and will instead face Haverhill High. The lineup includes Beverly, Dummer, Lawrence, Salem, Amesbury, and Boston High School of Commerce among others with games in April through June.
New York professional Walter Kinsella beat English amateur Eustace H. Miles in straight sets at Queens Club London. Scores were 6 4, 6 5, 6 5.
A rain storm halted the opening practice and forced a delay of the first scheduled game between the Braves and Orioles in Baltimore. The wet weather interrupted the teams' schedule and disrupted plans for today’s doubleheader.
The Boston squad, weary and short on prep, dressed for a rain interrupted workout at the new Federal Park opposite the Orioles grounds. With 9500 seating and sod work for the outfield ongoing, Stallings plans boxmen usage and notes Twombley Davidson and Barrows thriving with Dunn's club.
The Holy Name Society of East Boston will stage its second annual 10 mile cross country run on Monday April 20. Noted local distance runners have entered and cups and medals will be awarded. Start from the association rooms in Moore Street and entries close with Thomas H Hines or at Moore Street rooms.
The Atlas A A boxing club plans a Tuesday arena card headlined by Matty Bald of Charlestown vs Johnny Dundee of New York in a 12 round main bout. Other bouts include Phinney Boyle vs Gus Lenny six rounds and Terry Smalley vs Cy Goodwin six rounds.
Liverpool report: American boxer Joe Jeanette defeats Andrew Johnson by knockout in the fourth round.
The North Shore Circuit held by Boston Corinthian Eastern and Manchester Yacht clubs will run races at Marblehead with events on June 13 20 27 July 4 26 August 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 22 and 29 September 5 7. Manchester 15-foot class not included on June 13 20 and class P or Bar Harbor 31-foot on August 1. Three entries required to fill any class.
The 150-foot gasoline yacht for J. L. Ross of Montreal is being planked and deck houses added. A 98-foot cruiser for G. W. Todd and a 70-foot yacht for Nath aniel Hathaway are decked, with two Ross launches to receive new Winton engines. The 2foot Flirt at Poeckel’s yard is receiving an entire exterior finish after a fire and will race in Interclub Y R A events. The Boston Yacht Club has received Quincy cup challenges from several clubs including the Corinthian and Quincey Yacht Clubs. The Elkhorn owned by George Draper is being fitted with two 12 1 2 horsepower Winton engines to reach 17 or 18 mph.
Rough seas and rain forced Yale coaches to postpone the varsity eight races set for three o’clock. The Tarpon followed the three crews on the two mile course, with Billy Crocker, Jack Appleton, and Chandler Bennitt steering the leading shells. The top crew built a two length margin before the finish as the others closed in. Fitzpatrick will not row again this season. Graduates aboard included George St John Sheffield and Walter Camp.
The Hollis Burgess Yacht Agency reports sales of the auxiliary schooner Robin owned by Charles A. King to a New York yachtsman. It also notes sale of the Robin runabout to a Boston Yacht Club member, plus several other vessels including Seil, Skiddo, Tuisco, Olivia, Harlan, Peggotty, and related ownership transfers among Boston and Newport buyers and club members.
Captain Johnson of the Bay State golf team plans a qualifying round once Hinks are fit to form a team for the inter city tournament with New York dealers' association reps. R I Eads books Indianapolis hotel rooms for a Boston motorists party to attend the May 30 big race. Ralph Mulford will drive the Mercedes that won the Vanderbilt cups, entered by E J Schroeder of Jersey City alongside a Peugeot entry. Schroeder also owns the Peugeot that Goux won with at Memorial. Schroeder was barred by rules restricting entries. A Packard branch opens in London signaling American car market expansion abroad. American autos remain widely represented by London agencies and some direct branches, matching a broad domestic lineup.
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