Red Sox Open Season in Boston on Opening Day
The Red Sox bring a strengthened lineup to Huntington Avenue for the home opener against Connie Mack's Athletics. Hooper, Wolter and Chech themselves join the Boston brothers as fans pack the stands to see Spencer, Lord, McConnell and others in action. The day includes Teels Band, a flag ceremony, and Governor Draper delivering the first ball.
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Huntington Avenue
Boston
Lake
Connie Mack
Thoney
Stahl
Heinie Wagner
Athletics
Washingtons
Bill Carrigan
Lewiston
Bill
Spencer
Lou Criger
Fred Lake
Draper
Louis Frothingham
Harvard
Harvard Stops by Rain on Virginia Trip
Harvard baseball faced rain and wind in Charlottesville as the second day focused on defense and base running drills. Hicks will start throwing, while Virginia relies on star pitcher Walker in the season opener for both teams.
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Harvard
Marshall
Briggs
Inield
Pieper
University of Virginia
Hicks
Virginia
Slabman
Walker
Detroit
Rough River Tests Boston-Area School Rowing Crews
Weather battered Charles River practice as five schoolboy crews plus Stone and Cambridge Latin trained. Volkmann Roxbury Latin and Rindge crews practiced hard under coaches Graney and O Leary with Varsity style coxswains, while Brookline High trimmed players faced study suspensions threatening Prep league hopes.
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Nice
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Kronenberg
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Blake
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Meade
Crombie
Richorn
Fallon
Win Rollins
Collins
Brewer
Hyde
Rice
Back Bay
Walker
Curtis
Allen
Holbrook
G. Walker
Baseball Notes on Red Sox and Polo Grounds Scandal
Watch Lord McConnell and Speaker play the hit and run game today. Patsey Donovan aids Manager Lake with insights on opposing bats. Frank Arellanes aims to prove himself after a shaky opener. McInnis, Gloucester’s former shortstop, may stay as utility man. Umpires Klein and Johnstone acquitted in Polo Grounds bribery case. fans seek the guilty party.
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Philadelphia
Athletics
Boston
Lord
McConnell
Patsey Donovan
Harry
Doc Gessler
Tris Speaker
Elmer Steele
Frank Arellanes
Eddie Cicotte
Fred Iurchell
Eddie Spencer
Speaker
Bill Carrigan
Lake
Red Sox
Frank
Mack
McInnis
Gloucester
Patsey
National Commission
Klein
Johnstone
Polo Grounds
Old Cy Checks Tigers In Nutshell
Weather delays paused major league games including Boston Washington New York Philadelphia Chicago St Louis as cold rain postponed several matchups. The Cleveland shortstop’s performance and team notes appear among scattered box scores amid the soggy schedule.
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Cleveland
Washington
New York
Chicago-St. Louis
Detroit
Boston
Philadelphia
St Louis
Chicago
St. Louis
Cy Young Dominates Tigers as Cleveland Crushes Detroit
Cleveland defeated Detroit 12 to 2 as Cy Young, veteran of Boston fame, shut down the Tigers. Ed Lafitte started for Detroit but faltered, Birmingham homered, and fielding miscues by Detroit fueled the rout.
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Harry Danzig
Jake Stahl
Jack Ryan
Boston
Cy Young
Charley Chech
Cyrus
Detroit
Tigers
Cleveland
Lafitte
Birmingham
Uncle Cy
Jennings
Naps
Young
Rossman
Bush
Schmidt
Cobb
Open the Season in Slowdown
National sports wrap notes multiple games postponed yesterday due to rain and cold weather. Teams across divisions faced delays and rescheduled matchups as officials awaited clearer conditions.
Readville track prep under way for light harness events
Work has begun to prepare Readville grounds for upcoming light harness events. A new grandstand by owner Andrew J. Welch is planned in concrete to reduce fire risk, with location near the railroad cited as a concern.
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Readville
Andrew J. Welch
Doves Postpone Game As Cold Winds Stop Play
Manager Bowerman halted the game after delaying until afternoon due to wintry conditions. Several hundred fans gathered as the Doves would not play and head to Philadelphia. Ferguson faces the Quakers today with Smith or Graham to catch. Tuckey Boukes and Ball are left home.
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Doves
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Quakers
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Boukes
Ball
Ferguson
Smith
Graham
New York
Brooklyn
Mertes Won’t Play for Boston Doves This Season
Sandow Mertes will not join the Boston Doves this season. After expressing readiness to play, he reported to Bowerman, then disappeared until news he signed with Stockton in the California league.
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Sandow Mertes
Boston
Boxers Freed By The Court In Acquittal Ruling
A Superior Criminal Court jury acquitted Kid Burke Jack Mulkern Bartholomew McNamara Thomas Foley Willie Riley Andy Bowen and James Burns of assault and battery stemming from a sparring exhibition at the Faneuil Hall A C in South Boston on March 15. The seven boxers had previously been found guilty and fined in the lower court after the private club event.
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Jack Mulkern
Bartholomew McNamara
Thomas Foley
Willie Riley
Andy Bowen
James Burns
Faneuil Hall A. C
South Boston
Fallon
Frankie Madden Loses to Griffin in New York Fight
Frankie Madden of New York loses a hard 10 round decision to Charley Griffin the Australian featherweight champion at the Bedford Athletic Club. Both fighters maintain even pace throughout with Madden tiring in the final round and covering up.
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New York
Frankie Madden
Charley Griffin
Bedford Athletic Club
Dovey Criticizes Henderson Deal Before Departure
President George Dovey of the Boston Nationals left Cincinnati for Philadelphia to watch his club. He criticized the National baseball commission for awarding Pitcher Henderson from Seattle to Cleveland, saying the decision cost the game and vowed to act for himself in the future.
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George Dovey
Boston Nationals
Philadelphia
National Baseball Commission
Henderson
Seattle
Cleveland
Dovey
Beebe Loses to Schumacher in 15 Round Fight
Kid Beebe of Philadelphia is defeated by Schumacher of New York in a fast paced 15 round marquee fight at the Eureka A. C. Beebe shows willingness but Schmidt's pace leaves him distressed by the final bell.
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New Yorker
Henri Renaud
Renaud
Duffey
Gotch Defeats McLeod in Wrestling Match
Frank Gotch defeated Dan McLeod in Waterloo Illinois with a first fall in 18 minutes 29 seconds and a second fall in 5 minutes 16 seconds on April 20.
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Ita
Frank Gotch
Dan McLeod
Burned Schedule Leaves Walnut A C In Uncertain Season
John Chapple manager of the Walnut A C baseball nine lost the season schedule when he accidentally burned his only copy. He and others connected with the club cannot recall dates for upcoming games, communications to other teams are affected.
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John Chapple
W Athletic Club
American Association Scores and Postponements
In Milwaukee Milwaukee 4 Milwaukee 3, the Milwaukee team led by 4 3. Games at Kansas City Kansas City St Paul were postponed due to wet grounds. Indianapolis Columbus and Louisville Toledo games were also postponed for weather.
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Minneapolis
Kansas City
Louisville
Indianapolis
Red Sox debut signals hopeful batting displays await fans
Arthur Duffey previews a Red Sox exhibition with Washington, praising Check and other hitters as the club seeks to avenge earlier losses. Renaud's amateur stance dominates athletic chatter while New York Marathon results spark debate on speed versus endurance and pro prospects.
Ashland to Boston Marathon Debate and 1908 Sports Notes
The query weighs if Ashland to Boston qualifies as a marathon at about 25 miles. It lists heights for Corbett Fitzsimmons and Jeffries and notes a Langford victory over Ferguson in Boston in 1908. It also mentions Harvard and Penn contending for the 1908 Eastern college football title, with most writers favoring Harvard.
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J. Corbett
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Sandy Ferguson
Sam Langford
Sandy
Langford
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Penn
Powers in peril as second operation worsens condition
Dr. Mike Powers, Athletics veteran catcher, hospitalized at Northwestern General with intestinal trouble, took a turn for the worse. Peritonitis suspected after a second operation left him greatly weakened. a four-physician consultation declared his condition perilous.
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Philadelphia
Penn
Mike Powers
Athletics
Northwestern General Hospital
Powers
No Prize Fight Allowed at Alaska-Yukon Exposition
President Colburg said no prize fighting at the Alaska-Yukon Exposition and that state law prohibits such exhibitions. Sheriffs declared fighting would not be permitted in Seattle.
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Wash
Colburg
Pirates Manager Clarke Rejects Slagle Sale
Clarke of the Pirates vows to block Bowerman from selling Slagle to Baltimore. He states he has not waived his claim on Jimmy and will not do so.
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Jimmy
Sudbury Industrial Final Game Box Score Note
Sudbury alleys 1 2 totals B and M outward 398 404 447 1249 B and M inward 40 391 355 1151 note final game data and scores for Sudbury Industrial contest.
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