Weather and Wet Grounds Halt Hub Games
Red Sox start delayed by raw weather and soggy fields as Old Time Baseball column discusses Boston, New York Highlanders, Tigers, and Phillies. Donovan praises Highlanders pitchers and batting depth while forecasting tough East West battles and a strong pennant push for Boston and Detroit.
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Weather delays and boxing plans stir Boston sports talk
Yesterday sparked fan talk on postponed baseball games due to bad weather. Red Sox leader Joe Lannin faces calls to reschedule when conditions improve. Boxing plans at Exeter Street May 3 open to all NEAA clubs, while Elmer Smith eyes Panama-Pacific expo games with Mercesburg Academy. Knight of St Finbar prep outdoor carnival at Russell Field May 30. Eddie Murphy’s Joe McCarthy seeks ten strike match between South Boston lightweight and Charley White in Chicago.
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High School of Commerce
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Russell Field
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Joe McCarthy
Eddie Murphy
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Charley White
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Washington Beats Athletics 1 to 0 in Pitchers Duel
Washington wins a 1 0 decision over Philadelphia on April 28 behind a first inning run aided by a hit a sacrifice fly a base on balls and an error. Philadelphia threatened in the fifth but Johnson retired the side as the Athletics could not score. Brilliant fielding highlighted the game.
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Weather Delays Sox Game At Fenway Park
The weather forced another postponement at Fenway Park as manager Carrigan resisted risking pitchers in the cold. President Lanin ordered the delay to protect the team.
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Weathered Ballgame Postponement Affects Red Sox Highlanders
The article notes persistent damp cold near Back Bay ball yard delaying a key game. Manager Donovan supports postponement as players rest, with Shore or Foster likely to start for Boston and Caldwell or Fisher for the Highlanders. Larry Gardner may return soon to the Boston infield.
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White Sox Triumph Over Cleveland 4 3 in Tight Victory
Opportune hits and bold baserunning lift the White Sox to a 4 3 win against Cleveland. Key extra-base hits by Schalk Fournier Rodgers and Roth plus stolen bases fuel Chicago offense. Benz seals the victory with strong relief after Steen and Mitchell.
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Medford High Triumphs In High-Scoring Misplayed Game
Medford High defeated Boston English High 6 to 5 after eight and a half innings of miscues. Fourteen errors, wild pitches, passed balls, and poor fielding marred the affair, with Allard and Butner sharing pitching duties and key hits from Monagle, McKenzie, Delehanty, and others. Attendance was about 200.
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Melrose High Beats Somerville 6 to 3 in League Action
Melrose High School defeated Somerville High 6 to 3 in a Suburban league game at Messenger Meadow Melrose yesterday. Star pitcher Jack Ross fanned 11, hit a home run and collected five assists while his brother Frank contributed two hits and an RBI as the Ross brothers accounted for about half of Melrose’s hits and most of the runs.
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Willard and Return Fights and Boxing Queries
The letter asks if champion Willard must offer a rematch to a defeated fighter. It also inquires about historical fights including Fitzsimmons versus Dempsey weights, the Kansas Cyclone in baseball, Ketchel versus Johnson, and ages of Jeffries and Johnson at Reno. It cites Mackey as a Beverly Farms winner.
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Detroit Beats Browns 12 to 3 in Big Eighth Inning Rally
Detroit wins 12 to 3 over St. Louis with a late eight inning burst scoring ten runs. Tigers execute a triple steal and capitalize on the Browns’ mistakes to seal the victory.
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Baseball matchups scheduled across leagues
In the American League games New York visits Boston Philadelphia plays Washington St Louis travels to Detroit and Cleveland faces Chicago In the National League Boston heads to New York Brooklyn goes to Philadelphia Cincinnati travels to St Louis.
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Brown Defeats Wesleyan Five to One in Rain-Interrupted Game
Providence R. I. April 28 Brown University defeated Wesleyan University by five runs to one. Stookey of Wesleyan hit a home run. Rain halted play in the eighth inning but the game finished with most spectators leaving early.
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Meet at Tufts Breaks Records and Scores
The senior class won the inter class meet at Tufts with 37 points, juniors 24, sophomores and freshmen tied at 10 each. A new shot put record was set by Thorndike aged 15 with 41 feet. McLellan 716 edged Penaligan by one inch in the 220 yard dash.
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Potent Potshot On Paper Sparks Uptown Critique
A paragraph writer mockingly targets the Welsh-Gallant bout and claims it is off though club officials say it remains on. Meanwhile his paper runs a four column Stanford race photo miscaptioned as Penn Carnival, Philadelphia, creating a clash of accuracy and journalistic pride.
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