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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1913
Page
8
Big Marshfield Fair crowd fills closing day with racing and exhibitions. Today saw record attendance as Lawson prize drawings were anticipated but postponed due to Watch and Ward Society concerns. Society officials expect prizes to be drawn from the state after arrangements by President Lawson.
Hugh Bedient starred on the mound and in the outfield as Boston edged Cleveland 2 to 1 to claim two games in the series and dampen the Naps pennant bid. A late ninth inning rally nearly tied the score before a double play ended the threat. The Red Sox scored in the seventh on Yerkes’ double and Carrigan’s Texas leaguer, then held on as Cleveland’s rally stalled on Hooper’s good throw and Bedient’s pitching.
The three day event saw no arrests or pickpockets and featured Mrs. Ottilie Borris with Tillie Atherton a 15 month old colt. Catherine C won the 2 3 class trot and pace at the Speedway stables Providence.. The 10 mile open race saw H E Hendricksen take first with time 1m 295 2 5s. The 2 28 class trot and pace offered purses of 200. The day closed with close finishes and cheers for the winners John F Kingsley Brockton and others.
Mrs. Clara Melcher, a Viennese laundress who accused Prince Stanislaus Sulkowski of Austria of inducing her to come to the United States for immoral purposes, was taken into custody in Los Angeles by immigration inspectors.
Vean Gregg struggled with control as Cleveland’s Nap Lajoie and teammates faced Boston pitcher Bedient. Jacks on and Lajoie led a fourth inning rally, Carrigan’s miscue spurred a two run play, and rapid double plays in the sixth helped contain the Naps while the Sox built a lead.
Thirteen young men and women, known in aquatics, will attempt the Revere to Nahant swim Sunday starting about 12 30 from the State bathhouse beach. The 3 1/2 mile course will see Margarite Benner May Gibbons Lilly West and May Barry of Charlestown Josephine Ryan Eileen Lane Bernard Flaherty Mike Leonard of North End Park Hazel Brown and William A Connolly of Roxbury Frank Remner of Past Boston James Sanders and Wallace McDonald of Hyannis compete.
Observer notes Howard Drew's expected Labor Day sprint at Caledonia Grove as a stellar performance with a target of 100 yards in 9.85 seconds. It also previews other locals in athletics, rowing, wrestling, and baseball, plus hints at Boston sports scene developments and upcoming events in Manchester and New England.
The note states that under amateur rules an athlete using an assumed name becomes professional. It records Bannon-St. Louis 2 New York 1 and St. Louis 7 New York 6, mentions Pettis-Rose Pitonof and that Captain Webb Burgess and Sam Mahoney are credited with the English Channel swim. It also notes a horse named Allen Winter won the first Derby at Readville and a letter for Patsy De Lucca.
Dillon Axworthy the Pennsylvania bay colt drove by Charley Sherrill won the $6000 American Horse Breeder Futurity at Rockingham Park in straight heats. He led in both heats and finished clear of rivals. time records listed include 2:10% and 2:11% in the early legs. Other contenders included See Star Winter and Mundy C with noted drivers and breeders.
Detroit beats New York 7 to 4 in game one as Ford falters early. In game two New York rallies but Detroit wins 4 to 0 behind Cobb and strong defense. North makes Detroit debut as pitcher and fielder in the later action.
Maurice E. McLoughlin defeated William J. Clothier in straight sets 6-3 7-5 6-4 at Newport to advance to the final rounds of the 33d US National Lawn Tennis Tournament. Nat Niles, R Norris Williams, J R Strachan, and others won as contenders for the semifinals emerged. Williams faces Strachan next, while Niles awaits the winner of the Johnson match for a semi-final berth.
The Californian won in a display of steady strokes and earnest play against Clothier. While Clothier offered careful accuracy, the match lacked the rallies and dazzling tactics that had energized the Williams Johnston encounter the day before, leaving the gallery unimpressed.
Philadelphia defeats Chicago 2 to 1 in a tense game as Buck Weaver’s misplay near the plate helps Oldring score the tying run and Collins drives in the winning run after a late rally. McInnis added a single scoring a run while Chicago failed on two double steals.
Senorita Consuela Rodriguez of Mexico City disappeared from the steamer Mexico on August 15 in the Gulf of Mexico while en route from Vera Cruz to New York. She was under medical care for typhoid fever and is believed to have jumped overboard as the ship arrived in port in New York.
In St Louis on August 22 Roy Mitchell allowed Washington just three hits as the Browns routed the Senators 8 to 0. Key plays included Agnew and Shotten scoring on Morgan's error and a third-inning run from Austin. Shotten stole second and scored again in the eighth. double plays killed Washington rallies. St. Louis benefited from timely offense and strong defense to seal the win.
Brae Burn's J. G. Anderson and H. A. Roark, paired with Woodland Golf Club's F. H. Hoyt and Francis Ouimet, won matches at Belmont Springs Country Club. Brae Burn defeated Wol laston 4 up 2 to play in the second round and then beat P. W. Whittemore and T. M. Claflin 2 up 1 to play in the semi-final. The trailing finalists failed to seize the lead after the turn.
Woodland led by Ouimet with a 78 best medal score, beating Wellesley 5 up 8 to play. Brae Burn edged the Country Club 2 up 1 to play in a stubborn semifinal, as Anderson and Roark clinched the win with a late eight-foot putt.
Thousands attend the Revere cycle track tonight for a 50 mile race that will decide the American middle distance title. George Wiley champion, Elmer Collins, James F. Moran, and Worth L. Mitten compete as pacing machines boost the biggest motor paced field yet assembled.
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