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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1912
Page
8
In Pittsburg on August 6 the Grand Circuit saw close finishes. Joe Patchen Ir. won the Fort Pitt stake 2:13 class in straight heats with two runs of 2:05. Pearl Patch, a Dan Patch mare, finished third.
The Patchen horse clearly outclassed rivals and remained unbeaten this year. Grand Opera showed solid seconds in early heats, while Pearl Patch and others battled for place. In pace events Gentry and Princess Patch contested, with Gentry posting fastest heat. Lord Adrien won the 2 year old trot, and Helen Stiles claimed the 2 08 trot after three heats.
Baltimore beats Rochester 5 to 2 in Baltimore. Jersey City defeats Toronto 4 to 2. Providence tops Montreal 10 to 8. Newark wins first game 7 to 6 and Buffalo prevails 6 to 2 in second game.
Rosie Pitonof, famed Boston mermaid who swam from the Battery to Steeplechase pier, trains in Dover England for the English Channel crossing. Accompanied by her father Eli and a maid, she practices daily to adjust to water temperature tides and head winds, aiming for success after seeing others fail from improper acclimation.
Kenosha Wis Aug 6 Miss Margaret Lawler 18 won the 150 mile endurance contest of the Kenosha Motor Cycle Club. She was the only woman in a field of 21 men and finished with a better time than five men who posted perfect scores.
Walter J. Travis Jr. of Garden City Golf Club defeated Howard B. Lee of Detroit Country Club in the Western New York amateur championship final on the Buffalo Country Club course. The 36 hole match ended 4 up with 3 to play, Travis posting 148 to Lee 156 with rounds of 73 and 75. Weather ideal, gallery sizable, course in fair playing condition.
Jim Flynn of Pueblo California and Charley Miller of this city will fight 20 rounds at Daly City Arena near San Francisco on Labor Day September 2. Promoter Coffroth announced terms after late negotiations Flynn tours Chicago.
Worcester trailed 6-1 as Lowell plated all its runs in the seventh inning. De Groff drove in three for Lowell with a triple, while Clemens and Magee scored for Worcester. Boehling took the loss despite 3 strikeouts.
A jumble of sports blurbs recounts Rube Marquard's early exit against Pittsburgh, Cubs beating Philadelphia while Giants lost to the Pirates, and Jim Thorpe's likely Fenway appearance. Also mentions Al Gutterson's Vermont Olympiad fame, Walter Johnson's pitching hopes, Jesse Burkett in New England, Pat Duggan's rise, and the Flynn Barry bout at Pilgrim A. A. underscores the era's lively sport scene.
Arthur Diffey notes The Pilgrim A A is a private club and tickets not for sale. Readers are invited to call Room 734 Old South building to join. He also offers to buy Nelse Innes record books from any seller.
Lynn dominates Fall River 4 to 0 as Harrington replaces Burke and shuts out the visitors the final six innings. Walsh, Hickman, Bowcock, and Rose drive runs. Rose and Harrington collect two-base hits. Burke yields four runs in three innings. Harrington allows none in six.
Lawrence shut out New Bedford 6 to 0 as Keating earned his 20th win of the season. The visitors could not solve Keating while Lawrence tallied on timely hits and errors, with Breymaier and Carlstrom driving in runs.
Brockton 6 Haverhill 2 as Kessler exits early and Woodman holds late. Smith's catching shines amid miscues. McLane and Carney drive runs with two bases hits and stolen bases by McLane and Howard.
Philadelphia Aug. 6 Frank Chance said this is his last year in baseball He aims to lead the Cubs to another world pennant He predicts a Cubs Senators World Series The Senators appear the likely champions with Johnson as a top pitcher and the Red Sox possibly faltering given Boston’s uneven play.
Fragmentary lines show multiple city matchups with scores such as New Orleans 0 and others including Chattanooga Birmingham Nashville Montgomery and Memphis, but details and contexts are missing. No clear winner or event identified from the incomplete text.
A dense compilation of sports trivia, notes, and reader inquiries. It lists Olympic points for Sweden United States and the British Empire and mentions various athletes events records rules schedules and anecdotes.
The J. S. Harrington Co held its second annual New England dealers and owners meeting with 155 attendees at the Lynnway Club. Guests of honor included Paul Smith and E. Le Roy Pelletier of Everitt, plus C. Redden of New York and New England. Also noted is Frank Briscoe resigning from the United States Motor Co to study European engineering, while continuing as Briscoe Manufacturing president. Publisher R. J. Collier is negotiating with Georges Boillot to import Peugeot racers for the Elgin road race, with a possible second car if Boillot joins. A definite France reply is awaited.
At Augusta Maine the Portland Express stake 2:11 pace purse of 1000 saw Al Dillard, brown station Fulton N Y, win all heats. Frank Bogash Jr Newport Vt swept the James G Blaine stake 2:00 pace for 1000. Directineer captured the 2:15 pace. Pittman fined $2 for not trying in heat three. Billy Patten set a new track record in heat two 2:1012. A mishap involving Bert H injured no one seriously. Alcyde finished fourth with both drivers thrown.
The Cottage Park Yacht Club will sail an open regatta this Saturday at 3 p m off the club house near Apple Island under Y R A of Massachusetts rules. Entries for Y R A classes due August 16 at 1 p m to A T Bliss 60 Pearl Boston. inter club entries to T H Campbell 239 Emerson St South Boston 24 hours before race. An evening smoker for visiting yachtsmen is planned.
At Hartford Hartford 9 Holyoke 9 credits and at Springfield Waterbury 5 Springfield 4. At New Haven New Haven 7 Bridgeport 1. Record of recent local league matches showing scorelines and venues.
Daniel Porkando Flynn of Boston defeated Jim Barry of Chicago over twelve rounds in the reopening bout at Pilgrim A A Arena last evening. The fight was even through nine rounds with Barry mostly quiet while Flynn offered minimal offense in a slow paced match.
In Chicago, James and Barry produced little action early with gloves seen in the air during openings. Referee Moffitt Flaherty warned them in round three, and the final rounds showed slight effort from Barry and Porky, leaving the bout a sad, uneventful affair.
The New York State tennis doubles championship saw M McLoughlin and T Bundy, coast champions and national title challengers at Newport, defeat rivals R B Little and G I Touchard 6-3 6-3 in the third round. Behr and Inman also beat Bages and Boshell 6-3 10-8 while Bull and Martin were eliminated 6-0 6-2 by Washburn and Mahan. Rosebaum and Palmer won their second round 1-4 8-6 10-8 over Grossbeck and Hamilton.
Siddie Collins defends Washington baseball team claiming the squad has strong material and can overcome early doubts. He urges sticking to baseball and dismisses notion of a joke team despite preseason skepticism.
Steve White the noted Princeton pitcher has reportedly signed with the St John Independent league club in New Brunswick. The deal marks a move to professional play after a noted college career.
Former White Sox outfielder Rat Dougherty remains active in baseball by managing an independent team in Hornell New York. He continues to influence players and oversee team operations amid a busy post major league career.
The cry of syndicate ball when Chicago took Tom Downey from Philadelphia is met by the answer that he was taken on waivers.
Baltimore of the International League made a cash offer for Mike Mowrey to St. Louis but was declined. Manager Bresnahan then proposed Infielder Betcher, but Baltimore refused again.
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