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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1919
Page
15
In Cincinnati and Chestnut Hill reports three sports items note Red Fisher and Adolfo Luque blank Braves 5 0 and 2 0, W M Johnston wins Longwood Bowl leg two with decisive tennis showing. Williams, once Harvard, outclassed but earns doubles and singles play.
The Reds and Braves played a pair under threatening skies with strong pitching from Fisher and steady defense led by Kopf. Rain halted play briefly, but Moran’s Reds rode a dominant performance to win both games.
Red Smith and Rudolph spark late Reds rally as Daubert and Groh drive decisive hits. Keating and Luque exchange control in pitching duel with scattered scoring, while Brav es fail to solve Reds attack. Continuous rain tempers play but provides rough two innings.
Former Red Sox pitcher Carl Mays has been indefinitely suspended by Ban Johnson as the New York Americans pursue trades. Meanwhile Worcester hosts the 45th national rowing regatta at Lake Quinsigamond with entrants from St. Louis Duluth New York Philadelphia and Boston among others competing for top prizes.
Boston president Harry Frazee dismisses Ban Johnson action as a joke and says Mays transfer to the Yankees is resolved. Frazee notes he no longer controls Mays fate, says Johnson should settle with Cap Huston, and claims the suspension threat was aimed at unsettling the Yankees.
Seabright New Jersey July 31 Jeonard Beekman, Princeton star, overcame Frederick B Alexander Internationalist in the cup singles semi final 3 6 1 6 3 Beekman tired the veteran with overhead driving William T Tilden 24 defeated Walter Merrill Hall 6 3 5 7 6 2 in the other semi final Tilden Richards national champions defeated Kinsey Gravem 6 2 4 6 6 4 Hall Beekman outplayed Alexander and Voshell won 6 3 21 19 in mixed or doubles play
The program outlines Friday events from 10 a m canoe regatta to 2 p m regular races including intermediate four oared shells junior eight oared shells and various canoe club boats. Saturday features senior and intermediate events plus service men shells war canoes and special single and quadruple sculls. The schedule also lists the championship single sculls invitation eight oared shells and the O Ryan trophy race.
Colonel Walter Scott of New York leads a New York Scottish delegation to the 66th Scotch picnic and games at Caledonian Grove West Roxbury tomorrow. Scott donates prizes and two trophies the Defiance for top amateur scorer and the bronze La Triumph statue valued at 250 dollars for the Walter Scott mile. Events include Dewar shield football old men 80 yards sword dancing Highland fling sailor hornpipes and best dressed Highlanders with bands and pipers.
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