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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1922
Page
11
Bennie Karr started the game for the White Sox and shut down Kid Gleason's club, preserving a 5 to 3 win. The Red Sox held a two run lead before Karr entered, and his pitching helped secure the upset victory for Hugh’s team.
In a torrid pitchers duel Bennie Karl defeated the White Sox as five Sox hurlers faltered the day before. Mack of Seattle debutants walked six and was lifted in the seventh as Boston rallied with Seibold, Fewster, Karr and Burns driving in runs while Menosky saved the game with a key catch on Hooper’s drive.
In a 2h 15m game Johnson earned the win while Pillette took the loss. Fipp Ruth and Jones hit home runs as Rigney Clark Ruth added two-base hits. Pipp Ward produced a double as Cobb and Mays were swapped out in late innings.
Manchester August 16. Only one pair failed to respond at roll call as 77 pairs began play in the Essex County Club four ball best ball tourney. Players faced intense heat and crowded fairways signaling a record fast field.
Rixey pitched well with runners on as Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 3 to 1. Poor infield play by Caveney and Fonseca kept the visitors from a shutout in the fourth. Manager Wilhelm sidelined by illness, Captain Fletcher led the Phillies.
Action started immediately as a 32 player field began the chase for the championship. Strokes are favored by leaders while low handicap players must push hard to keep pace. Notable matches stretched to the 23rd hole with VanArsdale Davis Brown Gilbert and Murphy Lord forcing extra holes.
Dover August 16 Charles Toth the American long distance swimmer postponed his attempt to swim the English Channel from Dover to the French side due to strong winds. He and fellow Americans Sam Richards Henry Sullivan and Walter Patterson will likely wait for the next neap tides in about 10 days before resuming the attempt.
Battering Babe returned to the Yankees with his 22nd homer in the fifth tying the score at three. In the ninth Mays sparked a Tigers rally. Jones homered with two on as four runs went across. Braves lost 9 to 4. Houlihan struggled after Barbare drew a walk. Johnson and Peck homered in earlier wins. Red Sox beat White Sox 5 to 3. A's outslugged 10 to 9 in a high scoring affair with Tillie Walker doubling twice in the seventh. Cleveland rallied late to drive Harris from the mound and won.
Philadelphia defeats Cleveland 10 to 9 after a dramatic ninth inning when Joe Sewell’s wild throw produces the winning run. Harris and Covaleskie pitched well early, with Philadelphia erupting for eight runs in the seventh and Cleveland answering with seven in the eighth before Rommel secures the win.
In Philadelphia the 2:07 pacing event at Belmont Driving Park produced fast times 2:01 and 2:02 as Jackson Grattan driven by Cox battled Edna Early with Thomas behind the mare. Edna Early won the final heat while the bay stallion led earlier heats.
Grimes outdueled Pfeffer in a close game as Brooklyn beat St Louis 3 to 2. Wheat hit a sixth inning home run to tie, while Johnston, B. Griffith and Meyers drove in the winning run in the eighth. St. Louis suffered its fourth straight defeat amid sparse support behind Grimes.
St. Louis won the first game 7 to 3 and lost the second 11 to 3 in a Washington doubleheader. Shocker pitched well in the opener as St. Louis rallied for four runs in the seventh. Johnson excelled in the second, while the locals battered Kolp Bayne and Meine. Notable hits included McManus Picinich Robertson Brower and home runs by Johnson Harris and Orinpaeh.
The schedule lists two American League games in Boston versus Chicago at 1 30 p m with Detroit at New York Cleveland at Philadelphia and St Louis at Washington. In the National League Boston visits Chicago New York meets Pittsburg Philadelphia visits Cincinnati with Brooklyn at St Louis.
Aug 16 Chicago Cubs beat Boston Braves 9 to 4 to pull within one game of second place after a big fourth inning. Key hits from Grimes and Miller powered the Cubs as Charley Hollocher and Hack Miller led with two hits each. Osbourne struggled and Cheeves closed out the game.
Jersey City beat Toronto 8 to 7 while Buffalo edged Newark 5 to 2 in early action Newark won 7 to 6 in a separate game Reading lost to Syracuse 8 to 6 Baltimore opened with an 8 7 win over Rochester and then defeated Rochester 7 to 6 in the second game
New York wins 7 to 6 as a fourth inning rally, including a two run wild pitch by Yellowhorse, breaks a tight game. Scott holds Pirates to two hits until the sixth, Russell hits a homer, and Hamilton is charged with the loss after a rough inning.
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