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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1918
Page
6
Conditions were ideal as the Bay State circuit opened with one of the season’s largest first day crowds witnessing four races. Captain Volo led in the featured event and drew strong support from bettors and spectators.
The program featured multiple heats with bay stallion Captain Volo leading early and shattering track records in the 2:10 range. Forest B. and Alliewood the Great chased, while Rosa Watts upset Balen in a tight finish. Pacers Millard D and Tom Dona hue showed speed, and Donaretta Boy won the amateur trotting sweepstakes as three-year-old trotters prepared for the next events.
In St Louis Philadelphia shut out the Cardinals 3 to 0 behind Jacobs who allowed only two hits. Williams hit a key two run homer in the third as the Phillies clinched the series and the game lasted one hour six minutes. The report also notes talk of Benny Leonard meeting Ted Kid Lewis in Jersey on Sept 10 and debates Lewis' readiness.
Babe Ruth endured a rough day as Cleveland capitalized on miscues and timely hits to win 8 to 4. Bagby struggled before Kinney and Coumbe finished, while Boston’s McInnis drove in three runs and Ruth was pulled after seven.
A New York scribe notes a bleak World Series outlook yet Boston and Chicago hold brighter views. The piece cites intercollegiate football stars, shifts in baseball managers and players, and boxing manager efforts as public interest pieces.
Two feature events highlight the Revere cycle track program with a motor paced match between Linart and Madonna and the New England professional sprint trials. Notable riders Logan Fardig Chandler Sullivan McPartland Connolly appear in pro heats as the field promises close action. The Smart Madonna match draws a large crowd as two old rivals clash in 15 mile heats, best two of three. Amateur races also listed.
Athletic coach P Dwyer of Malden High School resigns after three years to enter business in Syracuse New York.
In a baseball style recap Rochester beat Buffalo 7 to 0 and Binghamton defeated Jersey City 8 to 0 in a first game, while Newark routed Baltimore 8 to 4 and Newark Baltimore 1 in the second game.
A mid-summer week event at Duxbury Golf Club featured eight entrants forming two teams with one player driving, one putting, and two alternating shots. Results show Mrs. H. B. Stebbins, Miss Eleanor Young, Gordon Donald and Harry N. Pratt winning 8&8 16 72. Miss Frances Stebbins, Miss Harriet Ellison, George Fogg Jr., and Richard Fenno posted 9 16 74.
The schedule shows American league games with matchups including Louis at Boston, Detroit at New York, Chicago at Philadelphia, Cleveland at Washington, Boston at Pittsburgh, Brooklyn at St Louis, New York at Chicago, and Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
In Poughkeepsie New York A B Coxe of Paoli Pennsylvania’s The Divorcee won the National 2:17 trotting class defeating Chestnut Peter of Murphy stable in the first heat with a new record 2061-2. Chestnut Peter edged The Divorcee in the second heat 2:05 3 4.
Tommy Shea of New Haven and Joe Tynan of Philadelphia will headline the windup of an all star show at the Commercial A C on Friday night. Two other tens and a six are on the bill.
Hendrix tailed a rough start to a two run homer off a man on base in the seventh inning. He drove in the decisive run with a double in the 11th as Chicago beat Atlanta 7 to 6 after a late extra inning duel with Lefty George.
In a tense game the Cubs and Braves traded leads with pitching changes from Rudolph to Carter and Walker to Hendrix. Hendrix hit a decisive two-run homer in the seventh, tying the game as Chicago edged Boston 6 to 6 after a dramatic late surge.
Johnston sparked Brooklyn with a three-base hit and two RBI in a 2 1 Brooklyn win over Cincinnati. Olson added a single scoring in the first, while Johnston later scored on a fielder’s choice to seal the game. Griffith and Magee contributed for Brooklyn as Grimes pitched effectively.
Lieut. John W. Overton of Yale University, famed long distance runner and captain of the Yale track team, was killed in the Battle of the Marne on July 19. He twice won the intercollegiate cross country title, placed high in 1900 yard and other events, and held the 1000 yard record before enlisting in the Marine Corps.
In the Boston Press Club tournament at Wollaston Club Montclair many matches defaulted across six divisions totaling 12 early exits. V.8 Lawrence beat R. C. Lehane 1 up on the 138th green to claim the Taylor trophy lead, while Paul Tewksbury edged G. H. Lyall 1 up after rallies. Eddie Lowery defeated Fred G. Thayer 4 and 3, marking a major upset.
The National Baseball Commission met in Cincinnati and debated the series schedule but postponed any announcements until a bulletin next Thursday or Friday. Chairman August Herrmann cited the close American League race as the reason for the delay.
Frankie Britt of New Bedford defeated Matt Brock of Cleveland by foul in the seventh round of a scheduled 12 round bout at the Arena last night. Brock had warned blows to the body, Britt dominated early rounds, and Brock’s low blows drew repeated cautions.
New York Giants finish the season with a 10 to 2 defeat at Pittsburg. Steele’s two errors and two wild pitches helped deliver the loss as the Pirates capitalized with timely hits and fielding miscues.
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