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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1914
Page
11
A 1914 era sports column by Christy Mathewson praising the Boston Red Sox for defeating Chicago with strong pitching by Ernest Shore. The piece contrasts Boston’s rising form with the Giants and Pirates, notes Stallings praise, and discusses the pennant race dynamics, including St Louis and New York pressures.
Boston sports fans weigh the war news and the Stallings Braves as they chase the pennant, with the Braves beating the Pirates 6 3 and narrowing the Giants lead. The column notes riders on Unicorns prospects, Olympic talk, Langford u psets, Baker and Tufts comments, and various athletic queries.
As summer wanes three major long distance swims are planned on the next three Sundays in Boston harbor. The events draw swimmers and spectators and may yield at least one new record in the harbor.
Sunday Aug 23 Henry Miron of Abington 17 aims to emulate Sam Richards Boston Light swim, starting 10 30 from Charlestown Bridge with Frank B Davis directing. Miss Mazile Brophy of South Boston to swim Revere Beach to Nahant and Graves Light with Gus Wise as pilot. Sept 6 IT Street Swimmers' Club marathon from Charlestown Bridge to Graves Light promises many noted competitors.
Philadelphia defeats Detroit 3 to 1 with all runs on homers Moriarty hit a deep center bleacher four bagger in the first Collins tied the game with a homer in the third Wrekoff Murphy also scored. Moriarty Collins homeruns for Philadephia.
By Paul H. Shannon the Orioles edged the Chicago club 10 to 9 as Ernest Shore delivered a masterly pitching performance. Jimmie Callahan’s squad faced a rare defeat despite a strong effort from their lineup.
Pitcher Shore delivered a stellar six strikeouts and one walk guiding Boston to a 2 run win while White Sox support behind Berger faltered. Boston hitters produced two unearned runs with fielding miscues by Chicago and timely plays by Speaker.
In a lengthy contest, hits by James and Baumgardner shaped the innings while Gandil and Henry sparked base running. McBride was hit twice, Gandil credited with two stolen bases, and pitchers James Baumgardner Ayres Johnson combined for many strikeouts as Evans and Fgan presided.
In a tight set of scores, Toursville 5 Pant 8 and Indianapolis 11 Minneapolis 8 clash amid sparse results. Kansas City 6 Cleveland 4 with Milwaukee-Columbus-Rain noted in the summary.
In Newark the Toronto team defeated Newark 8 to 4 while Jersey City routed Montreal 18 to 9. Providence beat Rochester 8 to 1 in the other noted result.
Pittsfield blanked Hartford 8 to 0 at Pittsfield while New London beat Springfield 2 to 0. Waterbury edged Bridgeport 5 to 4 and New Britain routed New Haven 13 to 0.
South Bend shortstop Tom Stevenson was sold to the St. Louis Americans for about 2500 dollars. The deal announced today transfers Stevenson to the major league club for the upcoming season.
In Washington Aug 20 Shanks delivered a ninth inning single driving in Gandil as the Senators edged St Louis 5 4. Washington tallied four runs in the fourth on a double sacrifice hit batsman and a double steal. St Louis tied the game in the eighth on Acosta singles by Shorten and Pratt. Mitchell barely beat out an infield hit for the final out.
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