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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1907
Page
3
Minahan struggled with control as Chicago built a lead in a game before the ball park's largest crowd, with Cincinnati hosting a key afternoon matchup.
Feature stakes for harness horses closing this week at Narragansett Park and Detroit, with classes for trotters and pacers, plus entries for Cleveland closing events. Notables include Tom Sharkey with Lillie Stranger, Easter Direct at Readville, Muster Hill Farm consignments, and several Maine trainers and mares shaping a busy circuit meet.
A compiled roster of city and town athletic associations naming club names such as Lancasters, Concord, Glendale A C and Volunteers of Waltham with ages 13 to 19. Each entry lists a team strength and an address or contact person including H Cain Cypress Franklin Brook Concord N H T Malo ney and others. The document reads as a directory of clubs seeking players or matches with few details on events.
St. Louis routed Chicago 9 to 1 as the visitors’ pitchers struggled. Wall ace Wallace and Yeager doubled, Hemphill hit a three base blow, and White worked 8 innings while Smith allowed 3 runs in 1 inning. Attendance reached about 20,000 in the overfull park.
Boxing notices list major week bouts with Delmont versus Moran in London and Langford versus Tiger Smith abroad. Arthur Cote faces Kid Pants in Manchester and Mellody targets Sullivan in Los Angeles while local bouts highlight Kid McDonald against Kid Dufresne in Lewiston and Erne versus Pren dergast in Detroit.
Professor Horation White of Harvard says the decision to drop Harvard from West Point's football schedule was not due to any rift between the schools but simply an inability to agree on a date. West Point cited too many hard games and a focus on beating Annapolis, with Yale and Princeton also on the slate. Cornell will now meet West Point for the first time in years.
Boston Nationals face a tough test with Pat Flaherty likely to debut for the home club against the New York Giants. Captain Tenney, ejected after an altercation, aims to rally the Tenneyites in today’s 3 PM game as Boston eyes a two game set before a road trip to Brooklyn and New York.
Harry Green, a fast local outfielder, heads to Worcester for a tryout with the New England league. The Eastern league opens in Providence next Thursday, with Hugh Duffy and Fred Doe expected to shine. Orendorff impresses at South End with quick throwing to bases, while the St Louis Nationals roster churn continues. The Pilgrims’ only run came on a two-bagger Saturday as Giants games wrap up.
Dorchester High trimmed English High decisively on Patriots Day showing a strong pitching staff with Spauling Riley and Hardy. English High’s McLean pitched well while Blue and Blue feature youth but lack last year’s depth. Boston College High fields a solid squad with six veterans led by Captain O'Brien and Patley fills in at first base for injured Barry.
The Knights of St. Finbar Corkmen's Association field day at Locust street grounds on May 30 received a $1500 prize fund. John C. Collins chaired the meeting where numerous entries were announced for hurling football running jumping weight-throwing and Irish step dancing.
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