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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1913
Page
15
Boston Braves top New York Giants 9 to 3 as Hub Perdue shuts down the Giants for six and a half innings. Maranville and Sweeney spark the offense with key hits and a late surge in the ninth, while Tesreau struggles with runners on base.
About 20,000 started the game in Gotham but under half stayed to finish as the Giants faded in the cold. Perdue threw 100 pitches with a varied inning distribution. Rev. Allen A Stockdale and his son, spectators from Boston, praised the Braves victory and planned to travel.
Preview of college baseball games with Dartmouth at Seton Hall in South Orange and multiple high school matchups in Massachusetts. Boxing card includes Gunboat Smith, George Rodel, and others in New York and New England venues. Also listed are wrestling at Salem A. A. Rondonnel Lawrence show, golf at Pinehurst, and several league bowling fixtures across Greater Boston area.
Brief baseball notes list upcoming games with the Phillies visiting Boston, the Tigers at St. Louis, the Cubs at Cleveland, and the Yankees at Washington. No results given.
Brooklyn Dodgers routed the Philadelphia Phillies 11 to 3 in the opening NL game in Philadelphia. Ragan pitched well though the eighth inning saw trouble as Doc Miller and Homer Cravath came in as pinch hitters. Cutshaw delivered a three bagger and Fisher homered in support of a strong Brooklyn attack led by Daubert and Culshaw.
Chattanooga hosts Atlanta and loses 6 to 1 while New Orleans defeats Mobile 5 to none. Memphis faces Montgomery in a rain-delayed matchup and Birmingham with Birmingham rain conditions disrupt play as the schedule yields unclear results.
E J Hemington former Goodyear advertising manager opens an Akron advertising agency handling retail and national ads. US Post Office buys 10 Stewart parcel trucks in Washington. Studebaker head George Baldwin surveys stations for stock and system improvements. Providence Market uses a three ton Kelly truck for Newport service, with two chauffeur sets during peak season. truck covers hundreds of miles daily without loss of efficiency.
In St Paul on April 10 the Minnesota Senate rejected a bill to legalize limited boxing contests in the state. The action ends the measure and prevents the establishment of regulated bouts under the proposal.
In New York on April 10 the Braves and Giants opened with Tesreau and Perdue pitching. Highlights include Maranville scoring, Maranville stealing, Rariden's fifth inning homer, Burns and Sweeney recording early hits, and a wild Tesreau throw in the sixth.
In New Haven on April 10 Head Coach Howard Jones addressed 60 Yale candidates. He urged focus on fundamentals, discouraged smoking, stressed getting the jump to disrupt opponents, and urged a winning attitude. Walter Camp urged independence in crisis and individuality in play. Captain Ketcham announced spring practice starts next Monday.
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