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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1918
Page
4
The Cubs and Braves split a doubleheader in Chicago with a 3 to 1 win for Boston in the first game and Chicago taking the second 3 to 1. Zeb Terry homered for Boston and Hollacher saw his streak end as Cubs pitchers held off the Braves in the finale.
Washington won 2 to 1 over St Louis on the local grounds in the first meeting of the season. Shaw pitched excellently allowing four hits as Schulte driving in two runs with a bases loaded single in the third. Maisel Foster Judge scored for Washington, Ja van error, Sisler Foster Shaw two bases, Ainsmith stole a base. Latfield Leifield Houck and Tetfield cited for pitching, Leifield struck out two, Shaw six.
Cleve at Boston and Chicago at New York. Detroit at Philadelphia and St. Louis at Washington. National pairings include Boston at Chicago and Brooklyn at Cincinnati. New York at Pittsburgh and Philadelphia at St. Louis.
New Haven Colonials built a four run lead aided by erratic fielding by Babe Ruth and Cochran and held off a late Boston rally. Wallie Pipp and Neal Ball returned from service to boost the Colonials with key hits. Ruth homered in the eighth, sending the ball over the Lighthouse pavilion grandstand to cap the day.
Cincinnati wins two fast games from Brooklyn with strong pitching by Luque and Eller. In the first, Coombs struggles and a Luque wild pitch yields Brooklyn’s only run. in the second, Cincinnati hits off Cheney in two innings to plate three. Archer and Olson spark a late Cincinnati rally, while Brooklyn’s defense makes multiple errors and double plays.
Many athletes entered the second annual Catholic Club field day at the Lexington Athletic Field on Labor Day September 2. Prizes are loving cups exhibited in a local store window. Local athletes and Greater Boston runners show strong interest and a large entry list is assured. Races run from a quarter mile to the 10 mile Paul Revere Marathon from Boston to Lexington, sanctioned by the New England Amateur Athletic Association Union.
Arthur Duffey ponders fuel and heat as winter nears while weaving in World Series tickets and war taxes. He notes Sam Ruder's return from France, bets on the 1918 American league pennant, and remarks on baseball's nonessential status in the U S while French bats sell for less.
At Braves Field 18 500 spectators watched Headquarters beat Coast Inspection 10 to 2. In the second game Hingham Naval Training Corps upset Bumkin Island 6 to 3 as Murphy pitched, Stewart lasted the full game, and Hingham erupted with a large ninth inning led by O Neill Pfau and Gui.
Chicago’s free public golf links hosted two Red Cross matches as Chick Evans and Warren Wood beat Jock Hutchinson and Phil Gaudin 2 and 1 at Lincoln Park. Evans and Gaudin each shot 78, with other players picking up balls on several holes. Nearly $5,000 contributed to the Red Cross.
Oswald Kirkby and John G. Anderson defeated Jerome Travers and Max Marston 4 up and 3 to play in the second exhibition for the home coming wounded at Dunwoodie Country Club Yonkers. About $1500 was collected.
Two hundred seventy horses entered for the Grand Circuit at Poughkeepsie as races begin tomorrow. The Hudson River Driving Park hosts four races daily through Friday, with five days of competition in the series.
A compiled roster lists hitters over .300 or better, including Cobb Detroit Burns Philo Shocker St Louis Speaker Cleve Baker New York Wood Cleveland Pipp New York Johnson St Ruth Boston Griggs Detroit Cueto Cincinnati Robertson Bklyn Roush Cincinnati Southworth Pbng H Mollocher Chi Groh Cincinnati Terry Boston Kauff New York Maranville Bos Daubert Bklyn Merkle Chicago J C Smith Bos Pick Chicago Chase Cincinnati and others with a .300 marker.
A list of top base stealers includes Roth of Cleveland Sisler St Louis Gobo Detroit Chapman Cleve Speaker Cleveland Colling Chi Shotten Wash Hooper Boston Milan Washington Judge Washington Shanks Wash'gtop Strunk Boston. In the National League Carey Pittsburg Burns New York Baird St Louis Cutshaw Pittsburg Johnston B'kiyn Paskett Chicago Hollacher Chicago Mollwitz Pittsburg Magee Cincinnati Mann Chicago Merkle Chicago.
Boston hosts Cleveland in a crucial two game set with Sam Jones to start today and Babe Ruth slated to pitch tomorrow. The Sox seek a repeat of Saturday’s thriller while aiming to prevent the Indians from gaining leverage in the race for the World Series.
Vincent Madonna the Italian rider meets Victor Linart the Belgian in a best two out of three heats race at Revere Wednesday night. Linart has won two Golden Wheel races and leads Madonna who previously beat Linart in a heat. A 15 mile two heat format with a possible third heat was agreed upon after last Thursday's race.
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