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In the American League Chicago meets St Louis Detroit faces Cleveland In the National League Brooklyn plays New York Cincinnati contests Philadelphia and Chicago challenges Pittsburgh.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1915
Page
10
In the American League Chicago meets St Louis Detroit faces Cleveland In the National League Brooklyn plays New York Cincinnati contests Philadelphia and Chicago challenges Pittsburgh.
The schedule shows New England League games with Lewiston at Lynn Worcester at Manchester Portland at Fitchburg and Lowell at Lawrence. Colonial League features Springfield at New Haven Pawtucket at Hartford Brockton at New Bedford. Federal League matchups include Chicago at Baltimore St Louis at Newark Brooklyn at Pittsburg and Kansas City at Buffalo.
The Atlas A. A. plans major bouts in New England featuring Ted Lewis vs Jack Britton and Harry Wills vs Sam McVey as potential headliners. Local card in Biddeford features Matty Baldwin, Saylor, and McRea with Noonan, Delmont, and Sheppard shaping future matchups. The club seeks a permanent Boston home and an official announcement is due soon.
In Fenway with Smoky Joe Wood on the mound Boston defeats Washington 1 to 0. Hooper hits a three base drive off Gallia and Scott delivers a sacrifice fly to score the only run as Gallia and Wood duel. Barry and Milan excel in defense while Shanks Gandil Foster and Acosta spark the Senators but fail to score.
Two-base hits by Fournier Lavan and three-base hits by Felsch Pratt and Sisler highlight a Chicago win. E Collins swiped two bags as the White Sox topped St. Louis 6 to 4 in nine innings with Scott earning the win and Hoff taking the loss.
Philadelphia, Aug 16. President Baker announced three directors bought the Philadelphia National League club stock held by Mrs William H Locke of Pittsburg. The price was not disclosed but the stock was valued at about 50000 dollars.
Duluth oarsmen swept the recent Springfield national rowing championships. Younger Jim Ten Eyck shows classic potential while observers expect an Eastern college to recruit him for future varsity crews.
Reader seeks a published wrestling records book and info on grappler records. Mention of promoter George W. Tuohey at Winthrop for details. Questions about 1895 England vs America games at Polo Grounds old Manhattan Field. Also notes on entry blanks for a five mile road race at Framingham Centre and Electric Light meet entries and a Drew Olympic starter dispute.
The Stockbridge Golf Club opened its new links Friday August 13. John Shepard Jr a club member presented three prizes including best gross won by Walter R Tuckerman of Washington with 77 and two net prizes with a tie between B McGovern Wyantanuck club Great Barrington and Edward O Dougherty New York. The 36 hole qualifying round starts this morning with a large field. Guests at Ravinehurst include Roger Hovey holder of the Cup Frank Hoyt last year H H Wilder and Francis Ouimet.
Two baseball games in the Greater Boston playground championship are set for today. Concord Junction Juniors travel to Concord Centre to face the Concord Juniors, while Lexington Seniors meet a Medford playground team at 2 30 p m on the Lexington Athletic Field.
Fitchburg rallies to defeat Portland 8 to 6 in the New England League game. Keegan drives in eight, Young, Tuckey, Gaston, and others contribute RBI. multiple double plays and miscues noted. Budding pitchers Durning and Vose work, with late drama in the final frames.
Lynn swept a twin bill from Tewiston 5 to 4 in 10 innings and 2 to 1 as Rettig pitched both games. The opener featured a triple play in the eighth with Orcutt, Prysock, and a second baseman involved and Williams forcing in the decisive run in the 10th. Stolen bases by Porter Orcutt Lynch Becker Halstein Dedrick noted.
Detroit swept Cleveland with 6 to 2 and 3 to 1 victories. Boland carried a no hit bid until two outs in the ninth of game two when Ben Paschel doubled in for Detroit. Chepman scored Cleveland’s run after being hit, stealing second, and scoring on a passed ball and a misthrow.
Lowell defeats Lawrence 5 to 3 as Moulton Parker and Ahearn lead with multiple hits. Warner drives two bases, Green hits a three base hit, Thompson and Ahearn steal bases, Green allows 9 hits in 4 2 3 innings, Shears and Fuller strike out several, Aubrey umpire, game lasts 11 hours 55 minutes.
Bases on balls Off Hagerman seven times and off Boland three. Chapman hit by Boland. Strikeouts total Hagerman one Boland four. Pass ball by Stanage. Time 45 minutes. Umpires Chile and Evans.
The section notes a seventh inning substitution for Schang with Philadelphia at bat. It records a home run by Bressler, a stolen base by Davies, an earned run for Philadelphia, and details of sacrifice hits, double plays, walks, and wild pitches by Cald well and Bressler. Umpires are Hildebrand and O Laughlin. Time 1 45m.
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