This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 26 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1918
Page
11
The New York Americans arrive in town under a new manager and infused with new blood. Two games at Fenway Park today set the stage for the pennant chase as the Yankees face the Red Sox.
Two weeks ago fans noticed Miller Huggins led the Yankees past the Braves and twice beat Walter Johnson. The club now sports punch speed and reserve power with Derrill Pratt Wing Bodie Marsans Pipp Gilhooley and a strong pitching staff. Bullet Joe Bush makes Boston debut and Babe Ruth to play in 3:45 afternoon game.
Technology's annual spring interclass track meet is set for 10:30 this morning on the Tech Field in Cambridge. Entries are unusually large this year making it a toss-up between first and second year men. The senior class is scarcely represented due to many having left the institute. A feature will be the relay between the classes with 12 men running 220 yards.
Britain, France and Italy declare victory hinges on us as Germany faces pressure. The message calls for buying bonds to back the war effort and sustain allied fortunes.
American games include New York at Boston Philadelphia at Washington St. Louis at Chicago Detroit at Cleveland and Boston at Philadelphia Brooklyn at New York Pittsburg at Cincinnati Chicago at St. Louis National matchups feature Boston at Philadelphia and Brooklyn at New York with other cities listed for context.
Chattanooga defeated Atlanta 5 to 3 while Nashville shut out Birmingham 7 to 0. Mobile edged New Orleans 2 to 1. Little Rock tied Memphis 1 to 1 in a seven inning game noted as delayed by darkness.
Chicago blanked St Louis 5 to 0 behind Claude Williams who allowed four hits. Chicago bunched seven stolen bases and capitalized on Shocker’s shaky start. Seibold, Collins, Jackson, and Felsch drove in runs while Gandil and Risberg added two base hits. Shocker took the loss after giving up 10 hits in seven innings.
The selection of St Paul as the site for the Willard Fulton heavyweight title fight depends on raising a $10,000 subscription in the Twin Cities. The announcement comes from St Paul dated April 18 and notes the bid hinges on local financial support.
Colonel J. C. Miller met with Minneapolis and St. Paul promoters and enthusiasts to finalize a boxing event. A $10,000 subscription was nearly complete, with a guarantee expected by Saturday. July 4 was tentatively set as the date. the fight could be limited to 10 rounds by state law, with the referee’s ruling deciding the outcome if both are upright after the final bell. Miller indicated he might waive the subscription inducement to use the St. Paul baseball park free, though this was doubtful and delayed final closing by about a day. Two alternate sites near the Twin Cities were discussed if the park is not secured.
Boston College and Brown University meet this afternoon at Alumni Field Newton in the Maroon and Gold home opener. Newton collegemen beat West Point last week while Brown debuts. both squads boast fast rosters and a fierce rivalry. A record rally occurred yesterday in Chestnut Hill dining hall.
Cleveland opened the American League season by defeating Detroit 6 to 2 in a rain delayed game. boland struggled to allow nine hits yet only four runs crossed as Erickson relived and wild pitches plus Bush errors aided the Tigers. Roth hit a bases loaded triple, Speaker doubled in the ninth to spark a double play, Ty Cobb expected to play tomorrow.
Navy Yard team favored to win the first annual Boston relay service marathon from Ashland to Boston this morning, with Secretary Daniels Admiral Wood Brigadier-General Hodges and other navy and army dignitaries present.
Pat Moran, Phillies boss, ordered the postponement of the Braves game. A brief morning shower was cited, but the day remained clear by official times, and the contest was moved to another date. The weather had been fine by regulation, yet the day was declared off.
The B A A suspends the 25 mile race to let soldiers in Uncle Sam's service enjoy the course. Start is 10 30 from Ashland with 16 teams each of 10 men running 212 miles. Navy yard Camp Devens Radio School Cambridge Ensign School M S T Aviation Fort Warren Springfield Armory Commonwealth Pier Bumkin Island Camp Plunkett Fort Greble among entrants. Relay format with 10 stations ends at B A A clubhouse. winner expected near 1 pm.
Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 6 to 4 in a 10 inning style game. Doak left the mound in the fourth after a flurry of hits and errors gave Chicago a five run lead. Vaughn fended off danger though yielded a late homer by Baird.
Chief Stallings accepts a narrow opening setback with good humor as he aims to strengthen the Braves pitching staff. He praises rookie Dick Conway and plans to pair Herzog at short with Rawlings back at second once Johnny Rawlings recovers. Tom Hughes starts today against the Phillies while Oeschger is sidelined with a lame leg.
Cincinnati wins a dramatic 7 to 6 game from Pittsburgh in the ninth. After trailing 6-3, Cincinnati hitters Magee Roush and Griffith spark a rally. Mollwitz makes a stellar leaping catch in Redland Field. Conley wins, Harmon loses after a long relief effort.
The Concord Rifle Club will open its season today with a scheduled shoot. Members and spectators are invited to attend as the club kicks off competitive events for the year.
The Middlesex Rifle Club will hold an all day holiday shoot at its range in South Lincoln. Local marksmen are invited to participate and showcase target shooting skills during the special event.
A holiday card of scholastic baseball lists 14 games with three matching Suburban League contests. The Suburban League opens this morning, determining early standings as Medford faces Everett and others.
Medford at Everett on Fulton street grounds at 10 a m stars in Suburban league title chase. Rindge Tech meets Somerville at Somerville Recreation Field while Melrose battles Malden at Malden and Newton faces Boston Latin at Claflin Field in a morning lineup.
Forty rounds of boxing across four 10 rounders headline the Commercial A. C. card with fans eager for the Powers Goula rubber match after two prior encounters in Meriden and at the club. Also on the bill are Woods Downes in a renewed battle and McCormack versus De Angelus for 10 rounds, with Dyson versus Murphy at another contest.
The piece notes skepticism about 25 mile runs and previews a relay marathon trial today. It highlights Buck Herzog’s Braves comeback and Packy McFarland versus Mike Gibbons being dropped from a planned bout. It also mentions Devaney Weeks relay prospects, Moakley’s poor outlook for MIT in Ithaca May 4, and Havana athletics director Dick Grant commenting on wartime impacts in Cuba.
Porky Flynn seeks Panama as distraction after a recent loss to Kid Norfolk. He hopes a new scene will restore his form and bring him back into contention. Walter Camp and Secretary of the Navy Daniels may attend the first service Marathon. If popular, such events would aid soldiers and sailors nationwide.
The fragment notes Arthur Roth of the Dorchester Club won the 1916 B A A Marathon with a time of 7 hours 27 minutes 162 58 seconds while Bill Kennedy of Chicago finished sixth at 2 hours 35 minutes 174 58 seconds. It then discusses Babe Ruth home run counts for last season and a question about three homers in a game. It also questions if Jack Barry was captain and manager of the Red Sox in 1917 and notes no prior marathon on the official Boston Marathon course.
The Cabot Street gym hosted the fourth match of the third annual handball tournament. Dave Owens and Harry McGowan defeated Pat Crowley and Jack McKenna two games to one with scores 21-15 19-21 21-12. Referee Bill Mullen and scorer Joe Goode officiated.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.