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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1918

Page

6

Periscope Is Trot Victor In Grand Circuit Races

John L. Dodge owner of Hollywood Farm Lexington Ky drove new Periscope to victory in the Liberty 2 year old trot at Grand Circuit meet in Poughkeepsie N Y Walter R Cox drove Busy si to win the Knickerbocker 2 06 trot for 3000 purse Ben Earl and Miss Harris M were in a two horse pace with Miss Harris M taking second in heat Murphy drove Miss Harris M to 2 00 3 4 in heat two Edna Early led the 2 17 pacers by winning all three heats.

Poughkeepsie N. Y Johnl. Dodge Hollywood Farm Lexington Busy’s Sie Walter R. Cox Miss Harris’ M Ben Earl Murphy Miss Harris M Napoleon Direct Edna Early

Statz Victor Over Pierce In Boston Press Club Golf

In the championship division at Wollaston Golf Club Montclair yesterday A J Statz Worcester defeats A H Pierce Wollaston 3 and 1. Eddie Lowery Newton loses to Philip Barry Milton 2 and 1 after early lead. Paul Tewksbury beats M Parker 7 and 6. Page defeats J J Gallagher 1 up. Other close matches include Hunt over Goodspeed 1 up and Fairbanks over Whorf 1 up.

Boston Press Club Wollaston Golf Club Montclair A. J. Statz Worcester A. H. Pierce Wollaston Club Statz Eddie Lowery Newton Philip Barry Milton Lowery Woodland M. Parker Ben Lomond Golf Club Sagamore Parker Tewksbury J. J. Gallagher Wollaston W. G Page Winchester Page R. Hi. Hunt D. H. Goodspeed A. J. Fairbanks C. P. Whorf

Chicago Extends Lead with 9 2 Win Over New York

Chicago defeats New York 9 to 2 in game one of the series to extend its all time lead to 1044 games. Tyler earns the win for Chicago while Perritt takes the loss as Toronto-like offensive output pushes the Cubs ahead.

New York Beats Detroit 5 2 Behind Mogridge

Mets? Not provided. Detroit loses as Mogridge earns win over Dauss. Cobb Veach Pratt Fournier Hyatt Eckinpaugh Walters score for New York with two base hits by Mogridge Gilhooley. Bush error and fournier credited. Mo gridge seals win. Dauss charged with loss.

O. Jones Kallio Cobb Veach Pratt Fournier Hyatt Eckinpaugh Walters Bush Mogridge Gilhooley Young C. Jones Dauss Kallie New York Detroit Gilbooley E Lamar R.jones Spencer C.jones aCunn Gham ‘Allie Ovitt

Brookliner Cup Awarded At Duxbury Yacht Club

The Duxbury Yacht Club held its annual water sports events in the club basin with judges Stoughton Bell of Cambridge commodore William H. Young of Brookline and John Burns Jr of Brookline. Gordon Donald of Brookline won the Brookliner Cup for the highest total points, while Miss Margaret Wirt of Boston took the cup for the highest total points by a winner.

Duxbury Duxbury Yacht Club Yacht Club Stoughton Bell Cambridge William H. Young Brookline John Burns, Jr Gordon Donald Margaret Wirt Boston

Hockey Scores From Jersey City Rochester and Toronto Area

Jersey City defeated Binghamton 6 3 while Binghamton lost 6 0 to Jersey City. Buffalo beat Rochester 1 0. Toronto won 12 4 over Hamilton and 7 1 against Hamilton.

Jersey City Binghamton Buffalo Rochester Toronto Hamilton

Mays Delivers as Red Sox Beat Browns 4-1

Carl Mays returned to form for the Boston Red Sox, pitching effectively for a 4-1 victory over the St Louis Browns. Behind his steady mound work and flawless defense, the Red Sox opened a key series with solid support from the field.

Carl Mays Browns Red Sox Jimmy Burke al Sotheron Mays

Coffey's Home Run Headlines Sox Victory Over Browns

Sotheron faltered after Coffey's fifth inning homer as the Sox feasted on hits and miscues. Coffey drove in the go ahead run with a long center shot, while Ruth Strunk and Demmitt contributed. Aleppo Shriners handed out smokes to players and fans, and Nanamaker received a diamond pin for his temple ties.

Sotheron Jack Coffey Sox Boston Shriners Fenway Park Aleppo Temple J. C. Morse Leslie Nunamaker Browns Temple Shean Ruth Demmitt Heydryx Nanamaker Aleppo Shriners Hendryx Sothoron McInnis Scott Austin Unamaker Hooper Strunk Babe Amos Johns Mays Maisel Sisler Sth Rogton Vias Calyola Selomiss Coffey Aleppo Temple of Shriners Leslie Nanamaker Shrine Point Shirley

National Pro Football Matchups Listed

National league games outlined include Boston versus Pittsburgh Brooklyn facing St Louis New York clashing with Chicago and Philadelphia meeting Cincinnati.

Boston ST. Louis Eure New York Detroit Philadelphia Chicago Cleveland Washington Pittsburg Cincinnati Brooklyn P. Ct Newness Philadelphia Boston National St. L Phila Wash

Indians Beat Senators in First of Series

Superior pitching carried Cleveland to a 5 to 3 win over Washington in the opener. Morton lasted five innings for the win while Harper took the loss. Graney Hart Turner two runs led the Indians with strong offense and solid defense.

Washington Cleveland Washington Today Po.a A. Graney Shotton Halt Foster Chapman Speaker Milan Cosas Wood Schulte Bescher Shanks Johnston Wat Lavan Turner Ainsmith O'Neill C Harper Morton Morgan Coveleskie Matteson Oes Ces bJohnson Hovlik

Athletics Defeat Chicago In Opening Game 4 1

Heavy hitting by Walker and Burns powered the Athletics to a 4 1 victory over Chicago in the first game of the series. Chicago tied it in the seventh on Gandil driven home by Schalks sacrifice fly. The visitors loaded the bases again in the ninth but Perry struck out Jacobs to end the threat.

Philadelphia Walker Burns Cicotte Athletics Chicago Schalk Gandil Perry Jacobs A. Jamieson Good Kopp Seibold Weaver Gardner Collins Jf. Perkins Mostl Murphy Dugan Pinelli Die Leibold Phia Ases Philadel Chattel

Cincinnati Rally Wins 4-3 In 10 Inning Comeback

Roush and S Magee starred as Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 4 to 3 in ten innings. S Magee singled stole second and third and scored on Blackburne’s sacrifice fly for the winning run. The game featured strong base running and timely hitting from both teams with Roush contributing a triple and three runs batted in.

Cincinnati Roush S. Magee Philadelphia Blackburne Cincinnat! Ccs Williams Stock Pearce Groh Griffith Magee L. Magee Filler Ss. Magee Meusel Hogg Wince Adams Bancroft Wuderus Miller Eller

World Series pitches teased in lineup chatter

With men like Ruth Jones Bush and Mays for the Red Sox lined up in the box against Hendrix Vaughn Tyler and Douglas there should be some pitching duels in the worlds series provided there is one.

Ruth Jones Bush Mays Red Sox Hendrix Vaughn Tyler Douglas

Yale Track Captain Overton Killed in France Battle

Captain Johnny Overton of the 1917 Yale track team, a top amateur runner and former intercollegiate cross country champion, was killed near Chateau Thierry on July 19 while serving as a lieutenant in the U S Marine Corps. He also held the 1000 yard indoor title with a 2 15 2 5 record.

Johnny Overton Yale Chateau Thierry Overton United States Marine Corps

Bay State Circuit's Second Day Highlights At Combination Park

Bay State Circuit meets at Combination Park drew large crowds with fast pacing. Silent Brigadier and Miration contended in the 3 year old trot while Silver King won the 2 14 pacers after a six heat 2 20 pace finale. The card closes with 2 99 and 2 16 trots and 2 10 pace.

Combination Park Fartherland Farm Silent Brigadier Peter the Great Miration Will Crozier Crozier John Farnum Frank Dewey Boston Vermont

Linart Wins Revere Match Sprint At Local Track

Victor Linart defeated Vincent Madonna in two straight heats of 15 miles each in the special motor paced race at the Revere cycle track. Times were 21 minutes 5 seconds and 20 minutes 32 seconds. Trials for the New England sprint championship named participants and will conclude Saturday night.

Victor Linart Vincent Madonna Revere Linart Smart Madonna New England John Fardig Dennis Connelly Tim Sullivan Lew Rollins Marcel Berger Hugh McPartland Pat Logan Fred Hurley Leo Maggioli

Doak Holds Brooklyn as St Louis Wins 3 1

St Louis defeats Brooklyn 3 1 as Doak allows five hits and off Robertson the Cardinals tally in the first, fifth, and seventh innings.

ST. Louis Doak Brooklyn Robertson

Pirates Swat Braves In Seventh Inning Rally

Pittsburgh defeats Boston 3 to 2 as the Pirates capitalize on three base hits in the seventh. Chadbourne and Rawlings sparked the early Braves threat, while Cutshaw, Shaw, and Miller led the late rally with three base hits and a key error. Nehf pitched well, but Miller's timely support sealed the win.

Nehf Picsdole Boston Chadbourne Rawlings Leach Cutshaw Schmidt J. C. Smith Konetchy Wagner Cnarey Herzog Southworth Outshaw Taggart McKechnie Miller

McEnelly Named Vice Consul for Mexico City

Thomas McEnelly aged 29 of Marlboro received from Washington notice of his appointment as vice consul at Mexico City. He has spent five years as a clerk in the U S consulate at Buenos Aires and was at home preparing to answer the draft call.

Marlboro Thomas McEnelly State Department Washington Mexico City McEnelly United States Buenos Ayres

World Series Details Pending War Department Approval

Chicago Aug 21 There will be no announcement of the world series details until official word comes from Secretary of War Baker that the government will approve the games. President Ban Johnson said the plans were approved by the National Baseball Commission in Cincinnati and sent to the War Department which has ruled that the work or fight order applies to professional players on Sept 1. Johnson expects word within two or three days and the series may begin Sept 4.

Chicago War Baker Ban Johnson American League National Baseball Commission Cincinnati War Department Johnson Baker

All Stars to Box Friday at Commercial A C

Three 10 round bouts and one six round match headline the all star show at the Commercial A C Friday night. Tommy Shea meets Joe Tynan in the main event while Al Gerard faces Sammy Diamond and Joe Flynn battles Leo Strona. Mike Castle meets Bob Joseph in the opener.

A. C Tommy Shea New Haven Joe Tynan Philadelphia Tynan Young Chaney Eddie O’keefe Harry Leonard Quaker City Shea al Gerard North End Sammy Diamond Newport Joe Flynn Leo Strona New Bedford Mike Castle Lowell Bob Joseph

Local Bantam Title Stake Matches in Lowell

Paddy Owens of Cambridge to meet Barney Snyder of Roxbury in a 12 round feature for the New England bantam title at 113 pounds at Crescent A A Lowell on Friday night Owens holds the title after beating Charley Mitchell of Braintree The bout is a toss up with Lowell fans expecting a fast clean contest Other bouts: Billy Woods Manchester vs Dan McCormack East Boston Charley Parker Boston vs Kid Francis Lawrence opening.

Paddy Owens Cambridge Barney Snyder Roxbury Crescent A. A Lowell New England Owens Charley Mitchell Braintree Snyder Billy Woods Manchester Dan McCormack East Boston Charley Parker Boston Johnny Best Kid Francis Lawrence

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