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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1914
Page
14
New York April 28 The Tigers led the Johnson circuit in a pitchers battle as Harvard won a fine contest while a no game sign was hung by Paul H. Shannon amid a delayed Boston Red Sox practice and a disappointed crowd.
A light drizzle and bright sun kept play in doubt as a No Game sign went up. Boston coaching staff used the day for work at Polo Grounds while New York managers eyed potential trades. Lannin targets batters, possibly Rehg or Henriksen, but Boston shows no deal. Carrigan and Tris Speaker joined Lannin at Garden City as guests. more team plans are laid for June when Boston returns.
A long list shows about 60 baseball games today. Suburban league contenders Everett Malden Somerville Melrose Cambridge Latin Milton Academy and Stone School highlight a day of strong matchups. Flanders Durant Laskey and Pierrotti noted for varied form as Malden and Melrose challenge Everett.
Open handicap track entries arrive for May 16 at Princeton with Harry Smith A A U two and three miler Alva Meyer sprinter and quarter miler Patrick Ryan hammer record holder A C Dukas NYAC pole vaulter among others Manager Goldsmith expects Carlisle Indian School Millrose AC New York Boston Athletic Association to enter teams.
The New England league restarts with a heated title race as Lowell, Portland, Lynn, Lewiston and Fitchburg reshuffle rosters due to major league intrusions. Lowell hosts Haverhill. Portland meets Worcester. Lynn plays Fitchburg. Lewiston faces Lawrence on the road.
The Oxford University relay team led by A N S Jackson and including N S Taber D N Gaussen and G M Sproule sailed home on the Mauretania after a short stay in America. Captain Jackson praised their hosts and said nothing about a return for the Panama exposition games.
Tufts varsity baseball meets Boston College this afternoon at Tufts Oval for game one of a three game series. Lineups list Tufts players Flynn Whitely Kilroy Leland Hoeffling Woods and BC players MPOIG OD and others.
Thirty track candidates reported to Coach Arthur Duffey at Tufts Oval for the first tryout for Tufts varsity track positions. Nine from last year’s team back. daily practice set for two or three weeks ahead of the first spring interclass meet this Saturday to gauge true ability.
Yale varsity crews prepared for a four mile race with the second eight under coach Guy Nickalls. The two stroke oars were Jack Appleton port and Seth Low starboard second. Captain Denegre led the second eight with strong water skills though endurance remains a concern for selection ahead of the Yale Harvard regatta.
Willie Hoppe defeated Galvin Demarest of Chicago 400 to 196 in the final 14.1 balk line billiards game to become a triple balk line champion and claim the silver trophy. He took 40 percent of the $3000 cash and gate receipts after winning all seven matches, while Demarest suffered his only loss tonight.
Milton High School and Revere High School played 11 innings in a 1 to 1 tie called at darkness. Reiser allowed four hits with 13 strikeouts for Revere. Johnson yielded five for Milton. Multiple Milton errors aided Revere, while Johnson led Milton with the game’s most hits.
Thirty seven entries have been received for the New England amateur wrestling championships to be decided at the Armory of the Lawrence Light Guard in Medford tonight and Thursday evening. Gold and silver medals will be awarded in each class with an unusually good attendance expected. Tonight's trial round starts at 7 45 to reach the semi finals in good season.
Lowell blanked Harvard second 9 to 0 at Soldiers Field. Lowell racked up 12 hits while Harvard committed four errors and the home team capitalized on miscues. Batteries Wood and Lohman and Fitzgibbon McDonald West logged the game action.
In the first season clash, the New York Giants defeated the Boston Braves 3 to 1 as Dick Rudolph allowed eight hits while Demaree matched with similar control. A rain-softened field and erratic defense shaped a low-scoring game with few extra-base hits and Braves slipping to a tough opener.
Detroit defeats Chicago 4 to 1 to seize the AL lead. Main pitched well for Detroit and Kavanaugh hit a solo homer in the third. Bush reached third on Kavanaugh's roundtripper as the Tigers pull ahead in a pitching rich win.
Pittsburg wins the second game of the series from Chicago 5 to 2 as Humphries allows five hits in one inning. Mowrey and Wagner singled in the seventh, Konetchy moved runners, Gibson and Viox drove in runs, and Gibson scored on McQuillan's hit after Archer's throw error. McQuillan allowed seven hits in seven innings, Vaughn one more in two.
The 24th annual Harvard interscholastic tennis championship will be played at Jarvis Field courts in Cambridge on Saturday May 9 and Monday May 11. Competitors include top preparatory schools from New England.
Williams Massachusetts April 28 As a result of the first cut the Williams track team has been reduced to 27 men. The list includes Driscoll Austin Hayes Brock Rising Brodie Moffatt Hyde Lester Corey Hubbell Dunn Hay Maynard F 8. Smith Shriver Safford Wancott Olmsted Geer Newton Phelps Furness Overton King McKown McCurdy.
In Ithaca on April 28 Cornell could not field or hit as Dartmouth routed them 10 to 0. Russell pitched well for Dartmouth, while Bryant struggled for Cornell. The home team managed only a seventh inning rally before being overwhelmed by a late barrage.
Freddy Welsh heavyweight champion of England defeated Leach Cross of New York by decision after 20 rounds at Vernon Arena in Los Angeles on April 28.
Newton High players Bear and Higgins led a powerful offense at Newtonville, driving in most runs as Newton held Reading High to few hits. O’Neil Vachon Wansker and Newell provided key hits while Newton’s infield cleanly fielded the ball with no errors.
South Boston High beat Brighton High 8 to 7 in 11 innings at North Brighton Playground yesterday afternoon. Shepard pitched a masterful game with 19 strikeouts, but eight errors by his team doomed the effort despite strong batting from Brighton.
Jess Willard knocked out Boer Rodel in the sixth round of a scheduled 10 round contest in Atlanta tonight.
Sacramento Calif April 28 A one word discrepancy in the anti prize fight initiative petition leaves the measure off the 1914 ballot unless supplemental signers are filed before August 1 The attorney general and secretary of state determine that 27 782 and 6 621 signers on two similar petitions with arts replacing who split the measure to two separate initiatives Organizers must gather enough extra signatures to reach the 1 000 required to place either initiative on the ballot
Ten members of the Defiance sloop crew arrive in Bath from New York under Second Mate Sam Nelson and Boatswain Olaf Ellesen. They will prep the deck for the May 11 launch with paint coats and a natural wood finish above the water line. The remainder, led by Captain Selah B. Howell, arrive Thursday aboard the schooner Trolita of E Walter Clark Philadelphia. Jess Willard plans a Boston appearance next week.
Favorable weather spurs riggers in Bristol Rhode Island as they report rapid progress on the yacht. Observers say the sail plan appears conservative, based on today’s results and visible work.
Tufts College second string club opened its season with a 3 2 victory over Woburn High at Tufts Oval. Second baseman and pitcher performed well as Tufts took the early lead and held on to win.
New London defeats New London 1 to 0 in New London, New Britain overwhelms Hartford 8 to 0, and Waterbury shuts out New Haven 4 to 1 in Waterbury. The results reflect a busy schedule across locations.
A preview announces Ishmael as a featured story in the upcoming Sunday Post Magazine, inviting readers to discover its narrative and authorial voice.
Harvard played errorless ball to beat Bates 2 to 1 yesterday afternoon on Soldiers Field. Eddie Mahan settled down after Bates scored in the first inning and pitched very well the rest of the game.
Harvard defeats Bates 6 to 2 behind strong pitching from Stinson who allowed only two runs as Mahan also shines. Key moments include Milholland's Texas leaguer, a tailing sequence with Waterman advancing, Nash stealing second, and Ayres two bases scoring Nash. Big hits include Mahan’s two base shot and Gannett’s three-base blow for Bates. Attendance reached 8,500.
West Roxbury High School defeated Charlestown High School 12 to 3 at the Charles Town Playground. Pitcher Couch led a strong defensive effort with solid support from the fielding duo Fay and McGann and Galvin in the battery.
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