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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1914
Page
14
The Boston Red Sox defeated the Washington Senators 2 to 1 in a tightly contested game shortened by cold and rain. George Foster impressed with eight strikeouts in seven innings as Boston seized the lead with timely hits and solid defense.
Timely hitting and sharp defense propel Chicago to a 2-1 victory over Cleveland. Cicotte outduels Steen as Weaver and Collins drive the decisive seventh inning run. Cleveland’s Johnston and Jackson tie it in the sixth with singles and a Turner sacrifice.
Los Angeles will send a special de luxe excursion of automobile men to the Indianapolis 500 mile race, featuring notable drivers and supporters traveling under organized group arrangements to attend the event.
Advertising man Fred Nelson Carle visits Cambridge Exposition building to spotlight G V Mercedes gasoline truck. Studebaker plants show high machine tool efficiency. The Massachusetts Automobile Operators Association holds its second annual banquet on April 18 1914 at New American House with Governor Walsh Mayor Curley and many officials invited.
Commerce High School beat Allen School 8 to 5 at West Newton in a loosely played game. Blinn started for Commerce, pitching five innings before Bigelow relieved. Allen scored in bursts but Commerce hitters carried the game with timely hits and seven stolen bases.
Harvard freshmen meet Lowell High at Sol diers Field at 4 o clock. Wilcox will pitch and Harte will catch for Harvard.
The schedule lists Washington at Boston, Philadelphia at New York, Cleveland at Chicago, and St. Louis at Detroit reflecting the day’s American League action with four games on tap.
Boston plays Brooklyn while New York faces Philadelphia Pittsburg meets St Louis and Chicago visits Cincinnati in a slate of National League games across three cities, outlining key cross divisions and rivalries.
Pirates beat the Cardinals 5 to 1. Mitchell, Butler, Konetchy double. Mowrey triple. Sallee allowed six hits in eight innings with Cooper and Hopper also yielding runs. Magee and Wilson contributed, while Ko netehy and Mowrey stole bases. Umpires Rigler and Emslie officiated.
Harvard football teams prepare a spring season scrimmage on Sol dier's Field to conclude the year. Captain Charles Brickley leads one side with Ernest Swigert commanding the other as Coach Haughton assigns the two elevens.
A colorful feature in the next Sunday Post explores how dance is portrayed through cartoon art. The piece previews a sequence of vibrant illustrations and commentary tracing dance styles across eras.
Indianapolis travels to St. Louis while Chicago visits Kansas City. Brooklyn faces Pittsburg and Buffalo plays Baltimore in opening league games.
Thayer Academy defeated Milton Academy 5 to 3 after a 5 to 4 win earlier in the doubleheader. Hanson pitched for Thayer, fanning 14 and driving in three runs with two three baggers. Trainer and Felton pitched for Milton, with Trainer yielding seven strikeouts.
Rollo Fagan starred for Waltham High as the team defeated McLean Hospital 12 to 4 at Waverly yesterday afternoon.
New York April 15 rain drenched the Braves delaying the season opener. Fans faced gloomy skies as the team surveyed a slow start, echoing last year’s six day pause and a sense of being up against it.
The Braves endure a rough day with Tom Griffith nursing an eye and Manager Stallings showing resilience. A noon briefing discussed plans for four pitchers to even the series with Brooklyn featuring Hub Perdue Dick Rudolph and Paul Strand with a developing spitball and Bill James likely to start if April weather holds. Ed Reulbach and Wilbert Robinson are noted as ready with two pitchers in condition for a full nine.
Boston sports chatter highlights Red Sox infield praise for Young Scott from Clark Griffith ahead of two remaining games with the Senators. Harvard's relay strength and Eddie Mahan's duel with Tack Hardwick are noted, along with Marathoner Sydney Hatch and Canadian Duffy aiming for BA A races.
The page weighs in on timing for workouts, post run baths, and gradual mileage builds for a 10 mile run. It also includes a baseball play scenario and an interpretation of a force play rule about baserunners, concluding no forced touch occurs when the batsman has not become a baserunner.
In a friendly three string bowling match without a referee, A leads B by 26 pins after two strings. A wants to end the string. B wants to finish on another alley. The text also briefly mentions a base running play with a runner returning to second base after a tag confusion.
Cornell defeats Tufts 10 to 6 in a drizzly Ithaca contest. Traub started for Cornell but was pulled after three bases on balls. Bryant finished. Key hits by Schirick Donovan Bills and Volk helped Cornell pull away in the sixth inning amid fielding errors by both teams.
Harvard baseball meets Maine at Soldiers Field this afternoon in the final home game before a Southern trip. Whitney to pitch for Harvard as Maine plays its second game. lineup lists Booin as 1b and Chase at shortstop with several others in the batting order. The trip follows, with a New York stopover and a Friday departure for West Point.
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