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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1916
Page
6
In Newport Illinois on Aug 18 William M. Johnston the national champion and I Kumagae the Japanese player won their semi final matches in the Casino invitation lawn tennis tournament and will meet tomorrow in the final for the Casino challenge cup, with R Norris Williams already holding a prior win.
Johnston toppled Harold A. Throckmorton, the Elizabeth New Jersey schoolboy, in four sets after a brilliant rally. Kumagae again beat Griffin’s foe, marking the fifth win of the season for the Japanese player. The crowd split evenly across two courts as Johnston advanced to the doubles final with Griffin, facing Wallace F. Johnson and J. J. Armstrong of Philadelphia.
In the opening hockey pair Toronto blanked Newark 7 to 0 while Montreal overwhelmed Richmond 8 to 0. Rochester posted a 5 to 1 win over Baltimore and Baltimore beat Rochester 4 to 1 in the second game.
Chicago closes the year with a lopsided 11 to 6 loss by poor pitching and miscues at Fenway Park and exits the series with an uneven break for the White Sox.
Boston committed numerous errors and baserunning blunders as Chicago built a four run lead early. Leonard struggled, Gregg faltered, Wyckoff steadied the mound, while Hoblitzell and Lewis supplied timely hits to keep the Red Sox competitive before Chicago pulled away.
Nutmeg II wins yesterday in the midsummer series at Hull securing near certainty of Lipton Cup for Class P. Commodore A C Jones of the Boston Yacht Club owns Nutmeg III which has now won the cup three times and would gain permanent possession if victorious in this series.
New York swept the series by beating Cleveland 4 to 3 in 13 innings. Pitchers Shocker and Lambeth battled, with Lambeth no-hitting until the 18th. Peckinpaugh walked and Pipp, Baumann, and Mullen delivered consecutive hits for the decisive runs.
In a tense late innings rally, Boston misplays led to Chicago scoring several runs. Key moments include Walker’s two-base hop error, Eddie Collins’ single, Jackson’s double, and a late White Sox surge pushing their total to 11 as Boston fights back with hits from Shorten and Lewis.
Two main items headline today: Tris Speaker returns to Boston for a 1916 appearance and the Sullivan Toth swim from Provincetown to Nantasket. Boehling arrives from the Senators to Cleveland with Miller to boost the Indians. Jim Thorpe gains recall to the Giants while Al Robinson and Mickey Roach pursue business paths.
The only American League unassisted triple play was by Neal Ball with Cleveland. Marion Gardner and Larry Fan never achieved the feat. Pratt posts a .274 batting average through Aug 11 with 110 hits in 401 at bats.
Walter Hagen of Rochester N Y captured the Western open title at Blue Mound Country Club Milwaukee after a 72 hole medal contest in 286 strokes tying Chick Evans for the national 72 hole record. George Sargent Jack Hutchinson tied for second at 287 with George C Simpson and James Barnes close behind at 288. Simpson also set a course record with a 65 16 yard layout.
The 38 to 50 mile open sea swim from Race Point Provincetown to Nantasket Beach begins at 6 pm with Henry F. Sullivan of Lowell and Charles Toth of Boston as rivals. The amateur match race is sanctioned by the NBAA AUU. If Sullivan wins he claims the American long distance swimming title. Both swimmers expect to finish Sunday afternoon with times ranging from 18 to 24 hours for Sullivan and uncertain for Toth depending on conditions.
Walter Hapgood Boston business manager met Cubs manager Tinker in Chicago amid trade rumors that Hapgood would offer for Heinie Zimmerman. Hapgood denied intent to trade but reporters noted the possibility as Weeghman vacationed in Saratoga delaying any deal.
The Boston Press Club golf tourney opens Monday at Wollaston Golf Club Montclair with a silver trophy for the match play division. A qualifying round selects 48 players for three flights of 16 each, with a record-breaking starter list anticipated.
Forty one yachts started the open race at Hingham on August 18 but only sixteen finished across three classes. Tyro won class A ahead of Nutmeg and Areyto with light easterly winds fading after early finishers. Shadow and Dasher won their respective classes X and 15-foot.
This afternoon shooters from the Middlesex Rifle Club of Lincoln and the Lexington Minute Men Rifle Club will hold events at their ranges on Tower road Lincoln and at the Howard M Munroe estate Lowell street Lexington.
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