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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1914
Page
8
Montreal defeats Newark 6 to 4 and Toronto tops Jersey City 20 to 4 while Buffalo beats Providence 6 to 1 in the second game. Providence earns a 1 point as Buffalo leads 6 to 1 and Baltimore cruises 6 to 2 over Rochester in the third pairing.
Cubs stop Dick Rudolph after he wins 11 in a row as Chicago battles Boston to a 9 inning finish. Lavender, Bresnahan, and Schmidt key the rally while Connolly homers for the Braves. Rudolph yields early runs but Cubs surge, then hold away late.
Two baseball teams, the Athletics and the Browns, played and the Athletics won two games. The report lists player actions including base hits by Austin Collins Oldring and multiple stolen bases, with Hamilton Baichley and Plank pitching. Details cover runs, errors, sacrifices, double plays, and game timing.
Buffalo N Y Aug 24 More than 2000 in purses have been hung up for the three day grand circuit meeting of the Niagara Racing Association opening at the Fort Erie track tomorrow Four races are scheduled daily The opening day feature is the 500 Fort Erie stake The 5000 King George stake for 214 class trotters promises a keen contest on Wednesday Geers champion four year old illawah will race in the Queen City 2000 purse on Wednesday thus far this season Mr Geers has used the colt only in exhibitions
In Columbus Kansas City the game went 10 innings with a 4 to 3 win for Columbus. In Louisville Milwaukee the 10 inning clash ended 8 to 7 with Louisville edging Milwaukee. The Cleveland contest notes wet grounds affecting play at Cleveland.
Brown check overalls labeled best brown check, price 85 cents, sold by D ARCY & CO located at former Causeway and Lowell streets.
Umpires Byron and Lincoln officiated a game with Mayer and McQuillan credited for the action. Details are sparse with ambiguous timing and scoring.
Ketonen, world middleweight champion, will face Tom Pappas in a mat bout at the Grand Opera House on Thursday night. Ketonen boasts an outstanding record including a win over Fritz Hanson. Pappas is rugged and well regarded in the middleweight class, which is gaining popularity among fans in Boston.
Mobile and Memphis both defeated in opening games while Nashville and Birmingham traded seven inning losses. New Orleans beat Chattanooga three to two, Atlanta routed Montgomery ten to two. Further results list Birmingham 1 Nashville 0 in seven innings and first game of the doubleheader, with scattered scores from other matchups.
The schedule lists defensive and when teams play across leagues. Cleveland faces Boston while Detroit meets Washington and St Louis competes with Philadelphia. Boston plays Chicago and New York meets St Louis in national action. Regional matches include Lowell at Lawrence and Lewiston at Manchester with Haverhill at Worcester. Local New Bedford visits Brockton and Woonsocket plays Fall River while Pawtucket hosts Taunton.
The Atlas A A hosts Sam Langford versus George Cotton in a 12 round headline featuring two heavyweights. Dan McDonald meets Joe Geary in a semis eight round bout with two six round prelims. Other notes cover Crilley remodeling, McMahon brothers in New York, Leach Cross vs Charley White plans, and Yelle with Brusso in Pawtucket.
The big international bike sprint at Revere cycle track features Frank Kramer Walter Rutt Alfred Goullet and Alfred Grenda with Grenda replacing Caesar Moretti after a recent win. The motors paced third heat includes Moran Corey Modeno and Lawrence in a 2 1 2 mile race alongside the main program.
Indianapolis won two games from Brooklyn in a day highlighted by an 18th inning rally in the first game and a game shortened to seven innings to catch a Brooklyn train. Final scores show a high scoring afternoon with both teams exchanging runs and pitchers named Marion Maxwell Kaiserling and Lafitte Bluejacket in the doubleheader.
Lewiston pitcher Garlow and batter Judge key a 10 0 victory over Worcester. Scoring details include Mahoney Pheenix and Judge driving in runs, with Judge hitting a three base hit. Rawley and Garlow lasted five innings each, with 10 0 final.
Portland collected ten hits in the first four innings and scored nine runs to defeat Lynn 10 to 2. Durning pitched poorly early as Portland built a decisive early lead.
SOWING game notes show Gas Runs Smith and Peploski with two base hits each. Bruggy also contributes with two-base hits, while Peploski and Yelle steal bases. Fuller and Pearson combine on the mound with 8 hits off Fuller and 1 off Pearson over 1 inning. Rei ger and Reiger register strikeouts, with Gaston handling the passed ball and Bannon umpiring.
Lowell won the first game 6 to 4 and Manchester took the second 3 to 1. Fahey starred on base running and defense for Lowell while Sweatt powered Manchester with heavy hitting.
The Boston Yacht Club fleet arrived at Peak's Island after sailing from Cape Porpoise. Winners in classes include Arrow by F R Moseley Tunipoo by C A Cooley Pontiac by H Burgess Gretchen by H G Albright and Lillie by G W McNear. A reception followed at Peak's Island tonight.
New Jersey rifle experts won the interstate regimental team match with 775 as the Second Regiment led a strong showing. New York's Seventy fourth and Fifth Massachusetts tied 772, but New York earned runner up on long range. Company C Fourth New Jersey won the New York company match with 386 while DC units finished second and third.
Linder delivered a ninth inning run scoring single to lift New Bedford over Woonsocket 4 to 3. Lamotte struggled allowing five hits in seven innings while Deviney struck out six for New Bedford. Randlette contributed a two base hit and the game featured early miscues and small ball.
Brockton 4 Taunton 2 as a ninth inning bases loaded triple play ends Taunton’s rally. English hits and Lynch forced Whiteside, leading to a strange ground ball play on Gertie Street. Jacobson, Proulx, Garvey, and Drummond starred for Brockton with timely hits and solid defense.
Colonel Henry L. Kincattles of Quincy said that if there is a demand from the people he should consider running as the Progressive candidate for Congress in the Fourteenth district.
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