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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1911
Page
11
In Chicago on August 13 the White Sox managed four hits against George Mullin as the Tigers batted 12 hits and won 9 to 1. Four fielding errors by Chicago worsened the defeat behind the infield and pitchers.
Doc White started for Chicago but lasted under an inning before Hovick relieved. Detroit pitchers limited Chicago in the early frames while Crawford and Baumann sparked a Detroit surge with key hits. Detroit added runs on errors and timely hits, while Chicago crashed defensively in the second inning and failed to recover.
Boston plays Philadelphia while New York faces Washington Detroit meets Chicago and Cleveland clashes with St Louis in upcoming matchups
St Louis won the first game 7 to 1 after a third inning rally and later added three more runs in the fifth. Cleveland countered with strong hitting and errors to take the second game 7 to 1. Laporte sparked St Louis with key hits. Schweitzer, Stovall, and Lajoie led Cleveland offensively.
Miss Rose Pitonof, 17, of Boston, swam from East Twenty sixth Street to Steeplechase Park, Coney Island, in eight hours seven minutes amid crowds. She later planned to stay on the island for shows, aided by coach Commodore Curran and manager Charles Earl, after a crowd greeted her return.
THRRRRRE Harry W. Knights allies with the Chronograph Club of Boston to time the Atlantic aviation meet beginning August 26. The club, trusted for Mt Washington climbs and Vanderbilt races, faces a near-miss at Dead Horse Hill Worcester. Also noted are Splitdorf magnetos powering nine firsts and Fiat plans sending Bruce-Brown and Caleb Bragg to Turin for Fiat tests ahead of Savannah grand prize. The Alto racing team trains at Elgin with Harry Grant Frank Lee Harry Hartman George Babcock and others preparing for upcoming events.
Bridgeport 26 Hartford 5 New Haven 7 New Britain 1 Springfield 4 Waterbury 1 highlights. The Connecticut League results show Bridgeport and New Haven posting large wins while Hartford and Waterbury struggle.
Arthur Duffey presents a compact review of recent baseball showings. The New York firemen display smoothness with Powers showing above average minor league form. Boston locals underperform while Marathoners eye a world championship clash at Rocky Point with a diverse international entrants list. Rose Pitonof dominates Boston swimming, and Charley Hickman exits baseball, drawing crowds with his infield absence.
In Chicago Aug 13 a bad throw by Miller Huggins allowed Hofman life and enabled Zimmerman to reach third and score the only run as Harry Sallee yielded one run to beat the Cardinals 1 to 0. The loss marked Sallee’s second of the series.
National basketball schedule lists Brooklyn visiting Boston and St Louis traveling to Pittsburg while Philadelphia faces New York in two games.
In Mobile, Alabama the Mobile team defeated Atlanta 6 2 in the first game while Atlanta won 8 4 in the second game. Memphis beat Montgomery 5 3 for another league result.
Nation wide analysis shows teams in contention as scores and standings shift after parallel games. The bulletin lists Pittsburgh New York Philadelphia and others with varying margins indicating changes in top positions and anticipated updates to regional power rankings.
Rochester beat Providence 5 to 4 in one game while Montreal edged Jersey City 5 to 3 in the first, Jersey City won 4 to 2 in the second, and Buffalo defeated Newark 5 to 2.
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