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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1913
Page
12
Connie Mack laments opening day chaos as star pitchers Coombs Bender Wood and Hall were benched in a rough start. He notes the season’s uncertainties and that reputations count little when two strong teams clash on the field.
The coach cites weather affecting pitchers including Joe Wood and praises the team’s condition. He notes Murphy and Walsh as promising youngsters, questions Eddie Collins as a fixture, and believes the pennant fight will be closer with Red Sox Athletics and others capable of upsets in a tougher race than 1912.
Johnston and Douglas sold to the San Francisco club just before the team left Los Angeles for home on March 30. Johnston is an outfielder and Douglas a pitcher. Douglas had been with Gleason's squad for two weeks. Johnston went to San Francisco immediately and Johnston did not hit as well as hoped.
Boston fans hoped for a reversal against Connie Mack's Athletics but heavy rain and wet grounds forced the postponement. The downpour and poor field conditions kept both teams from playing as the big league season began under less than ideal weather.
The Boston squad promises to rebound from a disappointing opener. Stahl’s men admit mistakes, defend Cady’s costly error while praising his past form, and anticipate strong pitching from Bedient O’Brien Collins and Buck O’Brien. Harold Janvrin to fill in for Jake, with Boston aiming to turn the season around against Philadelphia.
Averill Harriman, Yale head coach, replaces Coe with Denman at No.6 and Bugbee with Plimpton at No.2, Jenkinson moves to No.6, and Freeman out, aiming for a more uniform swing and board work in the varsity shell amid adjustments and cautions about technique.
Harvard plays Johns Hopkins in Baltimore Yale meets Wesleyan in New Haven Princeton hosts Dartmouth Brown faces Providence Holy Cross meets Fordham at New York Boston College meets Rhode Island State at Kingston St Anselm faces Lowell Textile in Lowell High school matchups span Duxbury Medford Groton Somerville Chelsea Redford Roxbury Latin St Marks Melrose Dorchester Newton Waltham Swampscott Beverly Middlesex Worcester Concord Lyman Hopkinton North Attleboro Danvers Milford Hudson Sudbury Boxing bouts and track events across multiple venues include a cross country run at 70 East Newton Street and college meets at MIT Tufts Medford and Te
Daily progress notes praise pitcher Cullop and third baseman Bates as Nap recruits showing traits of real major league players.
St. Louis defeated Detroit 8 to 6 in a high scoring game. Johnston cleared the bases with a three run single in the sixth as St. Louis pulled away. Crawford and Vitt starred for St. Louis, while Detroit knocked Hamilton out in the eighth. Baumgardner relieved.
In Pinehurst North Carolina on April 11 Robert Hunter of Woburn Connecticut defeated N Hurd of the Pittsburg Country Club by 19 holes in the first round of match play in the mid-April golf tournament. Also winning were RH W Erwin Kent Club Michigan C L Becker Woodland Massachusetts and H C Fownes Oakmont Pennsylvania.
Harold Hatch Gile of Colorado Springs Colorado was chosen captain of Princeton's wrestling team for the coming year. The 1916 senior in the sophomore class earned the honor through his intercollegiate success this year where he won the heavyweight title.
Count less a six year old and winner of the last Saratoga cup race died in Lexington from shipping fever. Owner John G. Greener had refused a $25,000 bid shortly before.
Cleveland fans compare Nap first baseman Doc Johnson to baseball greats Hal Chase Jake Daubert Stuffy McInnis and other established stars as they study his all around ability.
Fred Lake, scout for the Detroit Tigers, has begun a trip to evaluate college players for possible recruitment. He will visit campuses to identify prospects who could bolster the team’s roster.
The Braves had no game in New York as rain halted play about 2 PM. The postponed game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on June 26 when the Braves return to New York. Manager Stallings plans to trim surplus players after the club reaches Boston next week.
Boston bound players including Catchers Gonzales Whaling and pitchers Hogue Noyes McTigue Thompson with infielders Bues Metz Calhoun Schultz depart tomorrow under Assistant Trainer Blood. Stallings weighs eight pitchers and several outfield spots as rain dampens prospects for a game tomorrow.
Captain Adrian C. Anson wired from Salt Lake City to President Wilson congratulating his interest in baseball. The elder Anson, former Chicago city clerk, says Wilson’s stand pleases him and he is convinced his Democratic vote was right.
Leigh Best of American Locomotive affirming ongoing production of Alco motor trucks cars and taxicabs amid speculation. War department inspector uses a Buick purchased by Colonel Spencer Crosby. Pope-Hartford wins Brooklyn show voting with 3366 votes from 15 298 ballots cast. AAA to attend Amsterdam and London congresses with delegates Bernard Van H Schultz and James H Cook. Connecticut and Massachusetts roads in poor shape after open winter. Denison notes Berlin turnpike damage requiring funds.
The annual gymnastic meet between Harvard freshmen and the inter scholastic athletes is set for this evening at Hemenway gymnasium in Cambridge. Six events are scheduled: horizontal bar parallel bars side horse tumbling flying rings and Indian clubs.
Philadelphia versus Boston Chicago versus Cleveland Detroit versus St Louis New York versus Washington outline tonight’s NBA schedule with teams and cities set to face off across the league.
Boston to New York and Brook to Philadelphia report rain dampening travel. Ohio and Cincinnati to Pittsburgh face wet fields and unsettled conditions. St Louis experiences wet grounds, complicating events across the Midwest.
Boston hosts New York in a marquee game while Brooklyn meets Philadelphia. Pittsburg plays Cincinnati and St. Louis visits Chicago in a packed day of action.
Fragmented OCR shows results including Chattenodge 6 Chatta noo to 4 at Birmingham 4 Nashville 38 and Memphis 4 Montgomery 1L and New Orleans 2 New Orleans 0. Names and places are garbled, but scores indicate several college or club matches across southern cities.
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