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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1913
Page
9
Sixty four yachts took part in the special open race of the Eastern Yacht Club on opening day of Marblehead Race Week. The fleet sailed in a light east southeast breeze over a smooth sea and finished successfully despite many boats not leaving harbor at the scheduled start time.
A vivid comparison links baseball endings to clothing choices and monthly outcomes. The article urges readers to consider a decisive safe buy, noting that choosing wisely saves money and avoids costly mistakes.
The report lists winners across multiple classes led by Odysseus II in M II and Onda III in P, with Bar Harbor class winners Lenane and Ellen notable. Races featured triangular courses off Marblehead Rock, wind delays, and light air causing split starts and few close finishes. Nutmeg won Interclub A with Marie II close behind on time.
King George aboard the Britannia won the Satanita cup at Cowes as the scratch boat on the 39 mile course. The yawl Wnedur and ketches Junnar and Caried competed as field. The royal cutter led from the start and finished ahead in fine weather amid a notable yachting week with royalty and foreign visitors in attendance.
Dodgers rout Chicago pitchers 16 to 1 as Cutshaw belts two home runs and drives in seven. Moore allows eight hits in seven innings, Pierce gives up four in two. Sparking plays include multiple sacrifices and double plays as Allen and Moore labor on the mound.
The Chicago Nationals purchased outfielder Charles Stewart from the Indianapolis American Association club. Stewart is to report to the local club at week’s end. Purchase price was not announced.
Aug. 4 Pitcher Frank Harrington a Lynn spitball artist joins the Reds after Cincinnati bid 4000 dollars for Harrington. He was to leave the local club after the New England league season, and now heads to Cincinnati to join the major league outfit.
Today manager Flaherty accepted a 1000 extra offer to move Harrington to the Reds immediately. The Wakefield born Leaguer, about 21, had been with the team since opening day and showed solid mound work despite a heart injury from a pitched ball a month earlier.
In Aga wam on the Hunt courts Sidney L Beals and E H Whitney of Boston won singles matches in the state tennis championship. Beals advanced to the fourth round while Whitney moved to the third round. Whitney and H D MacKinney of Providence won the first doubles match.
The column surveys Philadelphia Athletics and Naps races with Shawkey’s pitching dampening the Naps. It spotlights bicycle racing at Revere with Jimmy Moran beating George Wiley and predicts a rematch. It urges boxing terms to Joe Egan and welcomes visiting rowers for national championships. It lists coaches joining a “coaches colony” and claims various fishing records.
Lowell beat Portland 7 to 1 in a game marked by Lowell's strong hitting. Dee hit a homer in the sixth as Mayberry struggled on the mound. umpires Finneran Jewell and Duffy worked the game after a late start.
New Bedford battered Worcester early scoring eight runs in five innings. Maley relieved Thomas in the sixth and blanked the visitors the rest of the game. Worcester rallied with runs in the sixth seventh and eighth, but a pitcher change halted further scoring. Carroll was knocked unconscious after being hit in the head by a pitch in the seventh.
Kalamazoo Michigan witnessed a featureless start to the week's grand circuit program as three races were decided in straight heats. The day's best time came in the 2:08 pace with Cabel clocking 2 05 1 4 after opponents led early.
The St. Louis Browns visit Boston for a four game set as rain forced yesterday’s game cancellation and a double header today. Manager Stovall and his team faced heavy forecast squalls and mustered on deck for the afternoon twin bill.
Manager Carrigan must lead a battered lineup against a tough St Louis nine plus six Boston pitchers on a 1:45 start. Cleveland and Philadelphia squabbles loom as Stovall emphasizes steady defense and timely hits while Cleveland fights for the flag behind Birmingham. George Foster's knee injury sidelines him for a fortnight and Boston adds infielder Cooney from Worcester.
English heavyweight Bombardier Wells stops Pat O'Keefe welterweight champion of Ireland in the 11th round at a London bout in the Blackfriars district.
Baltimore featherweight champion George Chaney says he wants to fight in Boston to showcase his skill to Hub fans. He claims to be the top southern fighter, with two knockouts over Kid Williams and wins over Al Delmont George Kirkwood Ty Cobb and Philly McGovern. He is ready to box Jimmy Walsh at a moment’s notice.
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