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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1916
Page
10
The Braves face the Phillies today in a game shaped by unsettled weather. Manager George T. Stallings reacted with exasperation to the cold conditions that threatened to spoil play after yesterday’s off and on pitching display.
The Braves prepare to face the National League leaders the Phillies with Grover Alexander likely to oppose Dick Rudolph. Efforts to reschedule a double header push the Boston schedule, while the club eyes Blackburne’s possible move to Providence.
Harvard meets Amherst in a nine match tennis card on Jarvis Field weather permitting. If outdoor courts are unplayable, matches move to Chestnut Hill indoor courts and may switch venues.
Brooklyn defeats Philadelphia 5 to 3 as Coombs and Bender duel in a star pitchers matchup. Bender yields 10 hits across seven innings. Coombs allows nine in six. Notable plays include two-base hits by Coombs Stengel Taderus Whitted and a sacrifice fly by Burns.
Hanover N H April 28 Dartmouth meets Brown with a rain risk as the veteran Brunonians, led by Coach Hazelton, hold five wins in six games. Healey may pitch for Brown while Doyle or Williams starts for Dartmouth in a likely hard fought battle.
New York April 28 Brooklyn middleweight Jim Carroll once a top contender, dies at 50 from blood poisoning after deep cut while treating a corn on his left foot.
The piece praises the moderate man who avoids excess and promotes a mild whiskey. It advertises the Non-Refillable Bottle Free Club Recipes booklet and links it to Wilson at 319 Fifth Ave New York with the slogan That's All.
Boston College starts its home season with a game against Georgetown University at University Heights. The Eagles beat Georgetown last spring in Washington by a single run and will face Catholic University on Saturday, a tough test for the Maroon and Gold.
Coach Arthur Ball has led a wide turnout since college holi days as the college aims for a major interclass meet. A large cap and medals will honor top scorers, with about 15 players chosen to face Trinity at month end.
Pittsburg defeated Cincinnati 5 to 1 as Harmon limited the Reds to six hits. Pirates pushed two runs in the first, two more in the third on two walks and two hits, added a fourth in the fourth after Baird’s earlier hit and steal. Hinchman made an unassisted double play to end a Reds threat.
Birmingham defeats Atlanta 9 to 2 in a covered Southern Association game with no other schedule items listed.
Newark 4 Toronto 8 Montreal 7 Baltimore 5 Richmond 6 Buffalo 4 Providence Rochester Snow noted.
Ralph Comstock the Toledo pitcher left for Louisville tonight to join Milwaukee after Milwaukee purchased his release from Providence in the International league.
Claude Hendrix limited St Louis to two hits as Chicago rolled to a 7 0 win, its seventh straight, tying for first in the National League. Every Cub had a hit, Zimmerman and Flack homered, and Sallee yielded 7 runs in 5 1 2 innings while Griner allowed 3 hits in 2 2 3.
In the American League Boston visits Washington and New York heads to Philadelphia. Cleveland travels to Detroit. Chicago faces St Louis. In the National League Philadelphia goes to Boston and St Louis hosts Chicago. Brooklyn visits New York while Cincinnati plays at Pittsburgh.
Lowell visits Bridgeport while Portland faces Hartford. Lawrence plays New Haven, Worcester meets New London, and Lyne tackles Springfield in the Fastern League schedule.
Kenneth Culbert becomes No 4 in Harvard varsity shell replacing Moseley Taylor who is sidelined with an injured hand. The reshuffle moves A W Pope to No 6 and Leon Chichester to No 4 while N P Darling sits at No 2. A two mile row in rough weather tested the crew.
The Boston Schoolboy Rowing Association announced the annual championships will be held on the Charles River on Monday May 29 and on Wednesday May 31. The dates were decided at a meeting at the B A A last night.
Rindge Technical and Huntington School draw positions near the Esplanade on the Boston side for two heats. First heat assigns Rindge Technical Boston Latin Boston English High Brookline High. second heat Huntington School Cambridge Latin Boston College High High School of Commerce. A final heat draw will follow after initial contests. A committee with Franz Niccols A W Stevens and G W Brown oversees details with Coach Manning and seeks Metropolitan Park Department permission to fire a revolver to start crews, replacing the voice start due to prior inadequacy.
The Boston police team of the Massachusetts Police League will gather for a 9 am practice at the Columbus Avenue playgrounds next Monday. Their first regular game is slated for May 16 against the Somerville police team at the old Braves grounds off Walpole Street.
Captain John G. Heyburn reduced the Harvard golf squad to twelve players including Amory Canan Clark Devereux Goodspeed Heyburn Hubbell Hunt Hutchins Holt McCook Wylde. Further trials set for Monday if Oakley Country Club links recover after bad weather. College championship matches begin Monday May 8 with about 60 entrants expected.
Robert Cruikshank former Washington and Jefferson College center was hired as line coach for the Princeton football team. The announcement came from Philadelphia on April 28.
Fred Fulton of Rochester Minnesota stopped Al Reich of New York with a technical knockout after one minute of the ninth round. Fulton, weighing 217 pounds to Reich's 211 1 2, dominated the bout with a strong left jab and repeated uppercuts. Reich fought back early but faded, ending with Fulton forcing the stoppage as Reich teetered near defeat.
Joe Stecher of Nebraska won a two straight fall wrestling bout over Gus Schoenlein known as Americus of Baltimore in Baltimore tonight.
The newspaper previews a lively Sunday Post feature on a veteran political campaigner. Readers are teased with another humorous and chaotic episode as Colonel Corn stirs the community into action.
The Middlesex Rifle Club of Lincoln schedules a range shoot on Tower road this afternoon. The newly formed Middlesex Sportsman's Association Gun Club will shoot at its traps in East Lexington.
The snowstorm forced a second postponement of the Middlesex Groton baseball game that was set for yesterday afternoon on the Middlesex diamond in Concord.
The game between Lexington High School and Somerville High School second team was postponed due to snow covering the field yesterday afternoon.
Two golf tournaments are set for this afternoon at Lexington Golf Club and Concord Country Club. Lexington features handicap versus bogey play while Concord uses bogey with three quarters full handicap.
Howard Berry of the University of Pennsylvania captures the pentathlon at the 22d annual relay race carnival on Franklin Field. Berry wins all five events including broad jump javelin 200 metres discus and 1500 metres while setting or aiding records.
Pennsylvania set a world record 8:28 3-5 in the sprint medley relay at the American college championship. Wisconsin won the distance medley and H White of Syracuse broke the 56 pound weight record with 31 ft 5 in. Nash of Rutgers showed strong pentathlon form, while Berry led the sprint events for Pennsylvania. Intermittent showers affected the afternoon events.
Harvard is set to face Vermont in a baseball game at Soldiers Field this afternoon at 8 oclock barring ground trouble. Snow on the diamond made the start doubtful, but Harvard enters with a strong season and defeated Vermont 14 to 2 last year in a commanding win.
Harvard freshmen travel to Andover for a season opener against a strong Andover track and field team. Harvard leaves at noon for the meet hoping to start the indoor season with a victory.
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