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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1903
Page
3
Chicago beat St Louis 3 to 1 in a baseball game report. The caption credits Carl J Horner for the photo. Pat Dougherty is identified as a leading batsman for the Boston Americans.
San Francisco reports Jeffries as a strong two to one favorite for the forthcoming big fight. Officials anticipate record betting totals near sixty thousand dollars as Corbett trains hard with Tommy Ryan backing him. Predictions vary on rounds and outcome with Corbett seen as capable of outpointing if the match goes the distance, now set for twenty rounds.
Boston Americans press toward the American league title with strong batting and sharp fielding. They won three of four against the champion Athletics last week, two in Quakertown and one at Huntington avenue, with Stahl boosting the lineup. If they win two more against the Athletics, many foresee clinching the pennant. National League standings are unsettled amid weather delays as the club heads west for a short road trip before returning September 3.
The cup yacht Reliance, stripped of sails, was towed to Bristol tonight by the tender Sunbeam. After a brush with the Constitution on Saturday it was found the mainsail did not set properly and will receive alterations at Bristol. The Constitution will be towed to New London tomorrow morning and put out of commission.
Fall River faces Concord while Lowell plays Lawrence and Haverhill meets Manchester. New Bedford travels to Nashua as a set of regional high school games outlines the Friday slate.
Shamrock III, Sir Thomas Lipton's cup challenger, was towed into dry dock at the Erie basin today without incident. Work to prepare for the races began, while Shamrock I remained at anchor outside the basin and will not be docked again.
Philadelphia faces Boston while Washington plays New York and Chicago meets Cleveland in a lineup of prominent interstate clashes. Strong teams headline tonight's schedule with key regional rivalries shaping early standings and playoff momentum.
White shines for Chicago as St Louis errs in the first inning leads to a 3 0 win. Chicago scores in third and eighth with Callahan key double and Wallace error. Attendance 4800. Dashed notes include hits by Callahan Anderson Hallman and Isbell. Green Kahoe Hill double plays and White Siever strikeouts. Tim e 17m.
Lucius esna now in Beaujou Hospital Paris to undergo knee surgery within a week, with recovery expected over a month. Jimmy Michael ill at home in Wales shows improving paralysis and memory return but not fit to race for four months. Nat Butler and Gus Lawson hospitalized after accidents at Revere and Charles River Park, Butler with concussion and broken collar bone, Lawson with knee bruise and immobility delay. An eight lap track project set for Sept 18 in Birmingham to join the Southern cycling circuit, owned by Bobby Walthour Gus Castle and Laurie Grant. Owen Kimball comments on Collett's racing decline in a letter from Kentucky.
Wilfred E. Jacobs of the South End, planning a 40 mile row from Gloucester to Boston in 10 hours, postponed this Saturday after a boat owner refused him a craft. He has arranged another boat for next Saturday and says he will surely attempt the crossing. Jacobs, age 20, is known as the champion newsboy sculler of New England.
Chicago defeats Pittsburg 4 to 3 in a close game highlighted by key runs and standout plays. The comeback momentum and late scoring sequence sealed the win for Chicago in a tense matchup.
Boston faces Philadelphia while New York encounters Brooklyn and St Louis plays Pittsburg in a set of early season games. Five teams in action with regional rivalries shaping the weekend schedule.
Chicago beat Pittsburg in a close contest aided by timely hitting and base running. Taylor held the visitors mostly in check until the ninth inning when Pittsburg struck for two doubles and a single. Attendance 15,600. Slagle Harley Clarke Sebring accounted for key hits. Chance Kling Taylor Beaumont Wagner stole bases. Pitchers Kennedy Weil Taylor worked. Time 1:40. Umpire Moran.
Cincinnati captured the first Sunday contest at home against St. Louis by timely hitting. Hahn pitched well despite taking the loss, Seinfeldt delivered a two base hit, and Haberer sacrificed. Attendance reached 9360 with seven Cincinnatimen left on base and six for St. Louis.
In Newark on August 9 the New York Americans fell 5 to 3 to a Newark Eastern league squad. Scoring by inning shows Newark eight hits and New York three. Batteries Burke and Spiesman, Wolfe and Beville.
The Athletics play today as Ladies Day at Huntington Avenue with Big Cy Young aiming to rebound from Thursday's defeat. The Nationals set for a double header with the Chicago Colts next Wednesday. Dougherty leads Collins with three points last week, while several Collins batters top .300 including Dougherty, Parent, Jake Stahl and Smith. Lachance leads in sacrifice hits. Freeman tops the American league in slugging as Frank Shannon’s friends read on. The Jags under Shannon show strong leadership, turning from a demoralized club to a winning nine. Jack Blewett signs with Lynn and Cambridgeport adds Yeager Southward Waite Sheridan Donovan Pat Brown. Bones Hamilton with Carters of Franklin. Walter Boyson to Rockland.
This week features two races as Boston tracks return to prior schedules after six day events. At Charles River Park tomorrow night an hour team race pits Walthour Nelson Moran Caldwell against each other with 14 horsepower motors and a $250 special prize for a new 60 minute figure, plus a $10 purse and a 10 mile open event. At Revere on Saturday Jimmy Moran faces Albert Champion in a 20 mile race.
Boxing writer returns to share inside news from New York about the Jeffries Corbett heavyweight title fight and other pugilistic currents. The piece surveys fake boasts, betting stakes, boxers George Gardner Jim Corbett McGovern O Brien and Curley, plus managers Harris O Rourke and Briggs Goodwin Mahoney Connolly and current travel notes with Bettors and promoters’ schemes across Boston and England.
Reading from left to right are Mrs. Martin, Mrs. C. P. McCaffrey, Mrs. W. T. A. Fitzgerald, Mrs. W. B. McNary and Mrs. Charles J. Lavis. Senator Fitzgerald and Congressman McNary stand behind their wives, with ex-Representative Mackey on the extreme right.
A long list of clubs seeks matches for various age groups from 9 to 19 years across Newton Dorchester East Boston Chelsea Roslindale Somerville Malden and Cambridge. Notable teams include Linwood A C Clifton A A Saxon A C Beacons Roxbury Reds Maley Juniors Eagles Puritan A C and Mystics. Contacts include A McCartney 98 Court Street Newtonville and James Hall 72 Cottage Street East Boston with addresses for many clubs.
James Curry and William J. Daisey of Cambridge were arrested yesterday by Patrolman William B. Ginty for shooting craps. Chief Cunningham ordered the vice crackdown and officers are actively pursuing the effort.
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