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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1919
Page
16
Boston Post reports Dempsey's stage quotations rise with a $15,000 weekly guarantee from a Chicago syndicate. Jack Kearns plays an added role while Rock, Arizona offers $30,000 for two daily sparring appearances as part of the promotion.
Brooklyn owner Charley Ebbets resists selling Hy Myers for 40000 and plans to address the practice at the next National League meeting. He argues star sales damage fan support and long-term club value, while suggesting a broader league critique. The piece also notes racing and college track notes amid a busy sports scene.
Yesterday’s game saw Jacobson, famed for homers and hot hitting, halted by pitcher Herb Pennock after a 16 game hitting streak. Two grounders and a strikeout capped the day as the slump began.
Chicago jumped to a five run edge off Harper in the first inning and defeated Washington 7 to 4 in the Washington series odd game. Williams was effective until the ninth. Silva of Fitchburg made his Washington debut. Two-base hits by Leisch Judge Gandil Rice. Three-base hit by Shanks. Stolen bases and sacrifices noted with Williams and Mian among others.
Joe Bush is done for the season with the Red Sox. Despaired by his inability to pitch effectively for about six weeks, he was told to return to Philadelphia to rest his arm for next year. He was missed this season.
Guy F Richardson of 11A Pembroke street South End and Joseph La Fun of 3 Carroll street Re vere were arraigned in Roxbury court and fined 10 dollars each by Judge Hayden for gambling on the Boston St Louis baseball game at Fenway Park last Saturday. They paid the fines two more
The Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Browns in a low scoring game as Herb Pennock bested Alan Sotheron. Runs were scarce with Pennock holding the Browns scoreless and the Sox finally pushing across a seventh inning run to score the victory.
After closing the series with the Browns the Red Sox travel west tomorrow for a four game set starting in Chicago on Thursday Barrow will take 20 men with him and the Sox vow a stubborn battle against Western teams
Abie Pennock holds the St. Louis Browns to two hits and one run as the Boston Red Sox win 1 to 0. Sisler and Gedeon threaten late, but Sothoron’s control and Pennock’s sharp fielding back the win, with McInnis and Shannon turning a key double play.
New Orleans beat Memphis 6 to 4 while Little Rock defeated Atlanta 8 to 2 Nashville lost 4 to 2 and Birmingham won 2 to 0 as baseball results from the Southern Association slate noted.
The report lists results for several league games with teams in Minneapolis Toledo Indianapolis Milwaukee Louisville St Paul Kansas City and Columbus. Final scores vary with Toledo 8 over Minneapolis 4 and St Paul 9 over Louisville 2 among others.
American league shows St Louis at Boston, Cleveland at New York, Detroit at Philadelphia. National league has New York at Brooklyn. Eastern division features New Haven at Bridgeport and Waterbury at Providence.
In a set of city league results Rochester beat Jersey City 2 0 while Newark won 5 3 over Toronto. Earlier games saw Maine Newark 2 Toronto 1 and Baltimore 5 Buffalo 0 with Buffalo 8 Baltimore 6 in another pairing. Binghamton posted 1 0 over Reading and 9 5 against Reading in a separate match.
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