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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1915
Page
10
New York Aug 23 The leading American players are well separated in the draws for the national championships at Forest Hills Long Island with 128 entrants forming 64 opening day pairs. The tournament begins next Monday and will run through September 7 barring weather delays.
The final singles round is set for Labor Day with a doubles day added to the schedule. Top players Maurice E. McLoughlin and R Norris Williams are likely to reach the later rounds as the upper and lower draws mix seasoned competitors from California and the East. Williams, the Newport finalist, leads in the upper half with Griffin and Johnston, while the lower half features Nat Niles, George Church, and Mathey among others.
President Wathen of the Louisville American Association Baseball Club announced the purchase of the release of pitcher Zeiser from the Lowell club of the New England league. The move transfers Zeiser to the Louisville team pending formalities and shifts the northeast talent to the AAA circuit.
Fred Snodgrass drew a warm reception in his Braves debut with no misplays in two chances and a timely eighth inning double that produced the winning run. The Braves edged toward first place as they gained a half game on the Flying Phillies after a Cubs split.
The town fundraiser card features Ivy Lewis and local boxers with Norman Taber and John Paul Jones racing for a mile record. A Langford Wills bout is postponed to September 1. Howard Drew may return to track after Panama-Pacific games. A Holy Cross runner challenges Dave Caldwell in a Labor Day half mile showdown with Joe Higgins.
The column notes Baldwin has not been KOed but quit twice due to injuries. It lists AAU events for Labor Day in Cambridge and New England Fair games in Worcester with entry contacts J Frank Facey and J Fred Powers. It asks to print meet start time at Combination Park, stating 1:30 PM.
New York reportedly failed to find a club to take Ed Sweeney on waivers. The Yankees hope to offload only half his salary by arranging a trade to Richmond with Warhop and Mullea, reducing payroll obligations.
The Boston Braves edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 3 to 2 as Fred Snodgrass and Sherwood Magee hit decisive extra hits in the eighth and seventh innnings. Snodgrass doubled after entering from the Giants, driving in the eventual winning run amid sloppy fielding and rain-soaked outfield conditions.
Children from playground centres outside Boston will visit the Braves next Monday afternoon at Braves Field as guests of the National League club.
Herman C. Nickerson resigns after three years as secretary of the Boston National League club. He plans to return to newspaper work and his tenure was marked by efficiency and wide popularity, with his departure widely regretted in baseball circles.
Heinie Asmussen of Chicago leads a party of peers on an eastern trip with the Whales to observe a state voting contest at Charley Wee Park. A leader praising Mahy for $125 and scouting efforts precedes their departure from Chicago.
Otis Crandall worked 12 innings allowing only two hits for the St. Louis Feds in a 1 to 0 victory over Buffalo. Gene Krapp was the Buffalo pitcher in a pitching duel.
In Springfield on August 23 New Bedford erased a two run deficit with a three run ninth to defeat Springfield 3 to 2. Jiggs Phillips Gleason Miller Woods scored for New Bedford while Devinney and Woodman kept the late rally alive. Buckley and Walker called the game with a 50 minute delay.
Brockton defeats Pawtucket 6 to 1 after manager Weeden sparks a late eighth inning rally with two outs. Fenno hits a run scoring two-base shot and Court ney hits a three-base hit while Doherty and others contribute. Pitching notes include Howson and Warwick with multiple hits and nine strikeouts for Howson.
Timely hitting in the seventh and eighth frames powers New Haven to a 6 to 2 victory over Hartford. Coles, Miller, Soper, Hogan, Walsh, Forslund, Herring, and Whitehouse carry the offense with key two-base hits and a Walsh home run driving the late scoring.
Sherman Follansbee of Swampscott, 67, a druggist, arrested in Lynn on Mulberry Street for an illegal operation. Howard Jackman, 23, of Lynn, charged as accessory before the fact for arranging the alleged procedure involving a 17 year old girl. Local police followed the case with inspectors aiding.
The Worcester New England league baseball club directors ask league officials for permission to move the rest of its home games to other cities due to a lack of local support.
An enthusiastic Lexington Park audience welcomed the Adam Good Stock company on opening day of its farewell week. They staged Lena Rivers from Mary T. Holmes with strong performances. Beginning Thursday the Western comedy drama The Half Breed will headline for the rest of the week as the season’s attractions run smoothly.
Laughs and catchy musical numbers fill the Medford Boulevard Summer Theatre engagement of At Palm Beach. Comedians Frank Thornton Steve White and Sherman Wade headline a strong trio with new songs and specialties enriching the show this week.
The Bass Point and Nahant steamer line provides hourly trips from Otis wharf on Atlantic avenue to Bass Point and Nahant and back. Attractions at Bass Point include boating fishing dancing a scenic railway vaudeville and motion picture theatres with Midway games attracting patrons all day and evening.
Provincetown weather beckons and the Dorothy Bradford sails daily from Bay Line Wharf 400 Atlantic Avenue at 9 am and Sundays/holidays at 9 30 am. The trip promises views of island fortifications lighthouses and the seashore along Boston harbor and the south shore.
The eighth annual National Printers Baseball League tournament kicked off at Strawbridge and Clothier Athletic Field. Philadelphia and Boston clubs played the first games as delegates from all union branches crowded the grandstand and bleachers to watch the opener.
St Louis stages a 2 to 1 win over Boston in a thrilling contest highlighted by pitching duel between Neusel and Jack Smith. Neusel blanked a portion of the Boston offense while Smith struck out eight as the curveball ace earned victory and defensive plays by Danius Gallagher and Meyer secured the pivotal runs.
Al Delmont of Boston defeated Charley Sheppard of New York in a 12 round bout at the Lenox A C Gloucester. Delmont showed ring generalship and experience while Sheppard pressed hard for most of the contest. The show also featured a six round exhibition between Joe Rivers and Young Jasper with a split result and Teddy Murphy outpointing Tony Lorenzo in a Boston prelim.
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