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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1909
Page
9
Rondeau scored the deciding run in the 10th inning as Worcester beat Lawrence 1 to 0. Rondeau doubled and scored on Burkett’s single. Pitchers dominated with few errors, Eason and Sline matching zeroes until the final frame.
In Brockton on August 9 Goettel pitched well as Brockton beat Haverhill 3 to 1. Haverhill errors plagued them and Friel wobbled in key moments. Murch hit a solo homer and Donovan added a noteworthy run in the win.
Lowell defeats Lynn 5 to 2 after a decisive ninth inning surge as Girard falters in relief. Venable Kane and Vinson lead the attack with key hits while Hamilton, Howard and O Rourke contribute runs and defense. Whittredge workers and Connolly umpire the game.
Fall River defeated New Bedford 3 to 0 as pitchers Reiger and Gilroy held the visitors to three. New Bedford out hit the hosts but left runners on base. Fall River drove in two runs in the first inning on bases on balls, with Bawcock and Devine turning in notable fielding for the winners.
Willie Jones the Brooklyn bantam defeated Knockout Brown in a ten round match at Olympic A C G. Jones dominated every round except the first, put Brown through the ropes in the final round, and repeatedly landed sharp shifts. Brown groped for punches as Jones kept him off balance and elusive throughout a fast paced fight.
A 1909 verse by George Matthew Adams imagines a dream encounter with a distant, skeletal figure predicting a future version of Jeff the champion. The weary visitor boasts of strength and a looming, dramatic resurgence in a far future arena.
The piece argues that April games are as vital as autumn confrontations and notes Missouri's football funding woes with W W Roper hired for 2500 but only 250 raised. It mentions Ora Morningstar threatening billiards retirement, Donald Ross’s golf record, Langford-praised Boston prospects, and mixed boxing. Also highlights Beck's Belmont plateau time, Sheppard's praise, and Alaska Yukon soccer expansion with Sheridan chasing marks.
The letter notes Harry Davis of the Athletics did play in Providence in both seasons 1899 and 1900. Other items include Nimble baseball notes on Boston games, player trades and umpire rules, plus track and candlepin records cited by readers in 1901 1908.
Bids for the new armory at Attleboro were opened at the Armory Commission meeting in the State House yesterday afternoon. The contract was not awarded pending thorough review. Proposals listed: F. D. Ward 42968 dollars, E. K. Weston 40295 dollars, J. J. Princiville 38002 dollars, Grant Brothers 87800 dollars.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and son Kermit, with zoologist Edmund Heller and others, depart Naivasha for Nyeri to prep for Mount Kenia ascent. Major Mearns and Loring plan Nairobi departure to ready for the climb. A second specimen shipment sails from Mombasa aboard the Admiral.
Jimmy McAleer complains of hard luck as Chase may miss 10 days. Griggs slides back from a hot streak to a leg injury, forcing Bobby Wallace into shortstop while unfit to play.
Baseball notes reveal 1910 updates with Johnny Kling to manage Cincinnati Free Pate Brooklyn Kansas City and Boston. Ed Reulbach sets a season win record with 18 straight victories while a trade away from Harry McIntire was avoided. Dolan earns praise from Clarke Griffith via George Huff recommendation.
In Chicago on August 9, the Oak Park Horse Show Association loses its actual driving horse owners as Louis Yager sells his horse. The event will be run by a group of automobile enthusiasts who own one to five cars each, with no horses in sight.
Marblehead opens mid-summer week with an open Eastern Yacht Club contest for Classes N P Q and sonder. Poor breeze limits testing, 26 starters, Skeezix takes sonder class victory while Dorello dominates Class P and Timandra tops Class N. Essex wins Class Q as boats race in light air amid crowded harbor.
Washington August 93 The assault on William B McMaster American vice consul at Cartagena Colombia July 27 which seriously wounded him by two natives is said to have personal motives The Cartagena governor reports to the federal government that there is no animosity toward the United States among Cartagena inhabitants
Washington August 9 details to give American bankers a full one fourth share in the Hankow Sze Chuen railroad loan are being adjusted and a complete agreement is believed close.
Advices from Spitzbergen report the Walter Wellman expedition airship shed has been repaired after last June's storm. A gas apparatus has been installed and preparations for the North Pole dash are complete. The dispatch comes from Tromsoe, Norway, dated August 9.
Istalena led the New York Y C first sloop division into Vineyard Haven today. The Polaris won the second sloop division, while the Elmina and Miladi captured the schooner division results.
The Armory A. A. will hold its inaugural fall meeting on Tuesday August 24. A double main event is planned with Matty Baldwin facing Johnny Lynch of Cambridge and Honey Mellody meeting Young Loughrey. A 10 round preliminary bout is in the works.
Mrs. Blanche Angerine tells Judge Hutchinson in Dedham Court that she did not set her bulldog on neighbor Mrs. George Mason during a dispute. Mason's case against Angerine, who admitted unlicensed dog ownership by her husband, was continued for one week.
In Pittsburg Aug 9 delegates at the American Federation of Catholic Societies held business sessions in Carnegie Music Hall to perfect the organization and receive officer reports. An orchestra concert on the hotel lawn closed the day as delegations were entertained by luncheons city tours and concerts with greetings from prominent Catholics worldwide.
Beekman Winthrop assistant secretary of the navy arrived at Charlestown navy yard on Sunday night and met Commandant Swift to discuss the case of David W. Williams a colored mess attendant held aboard the Missouri during the investigation into the death of Hanson W. Foster after a boxing contest.
Malden on August 9 reports Raoul J. Nault aged 27 a telephone inspector was thrown from his bicycle this afternoon suffering facial and head cuts.
The table lists each club’s wins and losses and remaining games in the American League race. It notes Boston and Chicago head to head with the Red Sox leading the White Sox eight to six after 14 games, and the Athletics ahead of the Tigers nine to four, signaling likely results today.
In Great Barrington Aug The meanest man on earth is he who stole the clothing of David Faye Whitcomb after his drowning at Brookside Pond. The dead man's effects were moved to Frank Elsner's home and then taken by a circus troupe member. Jewelry valued around 260 dollars was stolen. only a pair of trousers identified were recovered. The thief escaped, earning notoriety for meanness beyond a Connecticut man who charged 2 pounds to attend his father's funeral.
Baron Takahira, the Japanese ambassador, will depart Washington for Seattle on Aug. 10 to sail for Japan. He plans to return to Washington later this year as relations move forward and talks resume.
Albert Lamont aged 13 months in South Quincy was buried by a sand slide while playing with older children at a Liberty street sand pit. The eight foot fall suffocated him before rescuers could reach him. five other kids escaped as women summoned by cries helped dig him out.
American ambassador Dr. David Jayne Hill and Mrs Hill departed Berlin for Bada Wildungen today for a brief rest. The move follows a busy diplomatic period with no stated schedule for return or further engagements.
The South Boston baseball team defeated U S S Missouri in a rubber game yesterday by 3 to 2. Key players were M Foley and W Foley with notable hitting and fielding amid the tight contest.
Mineola L I Aug 9 His 16th successful Curtiss flight by C Foster Williard. Flying close to the ground he tried a circle about a mile and a half in circumference but could not complete it due to unexpected ground elevations trees or cornfields. He made five long curved flights.
Detroit, Mich. August 9. Windsor meet yields two favorites winning. Vox Populi takes the mile event ahead of Martin Doyle, and Colloquy wins the 61-2 furlong dash from Toy Bell, an outsider. No records endangered as track stays fast and weather remains fine.
Albert Griffo former world featherweight champion was jailed after a Sunday arrest on disorderly conduct at Twenty first street and Armour avenue. He appeared before Judge Gemmill, fined 15 dollars plus costs, and was sent back to the bridewell for nonpayment.
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