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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1916
Page
6
Rudolph wins tenth straight for Boston in a game against Chicago as the Braves bat for Prendergast and Magee Knabe Maranville Flack Wortman contribute two base hits and fielding plays.
Marshfield crowds pack the fair as Duxbury defeats Norwell 4 to 3 for the youth shore championship amid a record attendance. Local dignitaries including Mayor Curley of Boston attend events, with horse races and other parade features highlighted.
New York defeated Pittsburg 6 to 2 as Robertson Doyle Burns and Hunter delivered key hits in the 11th inning. Bigbee and Hinchman sparked the Pirates with timely hits but the Giants pulled ahead with a late surge.
A one hour motor paced race headlines the Revere cycle track program with Victor Linart Leon Didier Georges Seres and Vincent Madonna as starters Madonna a recent upset winner but not the favorite Seres leads as the top pace follower Didier shows promise Linart remains a mystery after a poor season with the world championship looming and stiffer opposition ahead
The text highlights Dick Rudolph's ten straight wins and lauds his gleaming bald head. It uses playful sports bravado to celebrate performance and personal pride, mentioning Joe Tinker and Zimmers in a humorous context.
Chicago reports a 1–0 Braves win as Artful Dick Rudolph masters a runless game aided by Sherwood Magee, a sacrifice, and a squeeze by Red Smith. Rudolph dominates with precise control and steady defense, delivering an artistic pitching performance.
Rudolph bested Prendergast as Boston fell 5 to 3. Magee sparked the Braves with two hits and a potential homer, Ma ranville and Maranville added runs, while Flack and Blackburn stole bases for the Cubs. Evers leaves for Troy for rest, Gowdy cleared to rejoin in Pittsburg, and Zimmerman's trade talks linger.
The New York National League club announces the purchase of catcher Ernest Kruger and outfielder Kildun from Omaha and pitcher James Middleton from Louisville. Veteran catcher George Gibson has been suspended for failing to report to the club.
The Lexington Golf Club and Concord Country Club will play this afternoon at the Concord club course. A fall event is planned later in the season likely on the Lexington course.
William M. Johnston and Clarence J. Griffin, Pacific coast and national doubles champions, with B. Norris Williams II and Richard Harte, Harvard pair, secured spots in the Meadow Club tennis tournament doubles semi finals in Southampton New York.
The California duo started slow against Watson M. Washburn and L. E. Mahan as they swept the first set 6-1. Johnston and Griffin evened the score in the second and clinched the decider 6-4.
St Louis edged Philadelphia 6 to 5 as Gonzales delivered a decisive single in the 11th inning. Hornsby scored on a wild throw after Bescher led the frame with a fly, with Wilson and Miller intentionally walked.
Brooklyn takes the second game of the series 3 to 2 as Cincinnati errors prove costly Brooklyns Cheney yields limited hits while Getz drives in a run with a triple and Miller adds an RBI single in the second inning.
The Newton Upper Falls girls team defeated Auburndale by 11 to percent at Newton Centre to claim the Newton city championship for the fourth straight year. The win also gives the Upper Falls team the state girls title, with both squads champions of their leagues and the city final deciding a neighborhood crown.
Frankie Britt of New Bedford defeated Al Delmont of Boston at the Commercial A. C. in a display of clever boxing and power to claim the New England featherweight title, which Delmont had held for several years.
Britt dominates the bout from start to finish, wearing Delmont down with relentless pressure and rib shots. Delmont shows lingering ring craft but lacks the snap and stamina of his youth, ending the match bruised while Britt exits largely unmarked. Semifinals feature Coogan over Smiley in eight rounds, Terry over Glover in four, and Quinlan over French in six.
In Bretton Woods New Hampshire on August 25 mixed handicap foursomes saw Dr and Mrs E B Robinson of Brooklyn post a net 81 to win two silver trophies from Downes of Portchester. Runners up were Mr and Mrs William H Jennings of Baltimore with 98 15 83. Florence Croft and Henry W Croft of Allegheny County held the gross score record at 89. New England entrants include Moran Rhode Island Dougherty Greenwich Miss Marion Peterson Metacomet Miss H Chapin Wollaston Miss Mary Os good Field Oakley Albert Wright Albemarle Joseph W Burrows Wollaston Albert H Jones Myopia Hunt Club Charles M Brett Oakley Mrs D K Childs Wollaston Archibald N Davis Brockton Country Club.
San Francisco girl Miss Babe Wright swam across the Golden Gate in 31 minutes 35 45 seconds setting an official Pacific Athletic Association record for women. The previous best was 44 minutes 11.1 seconds by Miss Nell Schmidt of Alameda. This was the first Golden Gate crossing for women sanctioned by the association.
Boston police defeated Somerville 6 to 4 in a well played Police league game at Somerville yesterday. Batteries Connolly and Delaney for Boston and Sherax for Somerville contributed to the score, with detailed strike and error lines noted in the box.
The city records one death and six prostrations from the heat and humidity. James Cummings, 64, of 64 Maxwell Street Dorchester, a bricklayer, died after a 50 foot fall in an elevator shaft while working in Roxbury. Temperatures rose to a high of 88 at 3 pm with mean humidity at 74 percent. forecasters predict fair weather and little temperature change with light west to southwest winds.
At Bangor Maine the free-for-all and other heats dominated by Wendall Wood show the Strongwood gelding failing in the third heat but winning the overall event. Johnnie Wilkes and Twilight compete in fast races with Lady Booker leading the 2:29 class. Time results include 2:16 2:14% and 2:29 in mixed and consolation heats with purse totals of 300 and 200 dollars.
About 100 workers fled as Daly Bleach and Dye Works in Assonet burned, causing an estimated $50,000 loss. The gun cotton factory was rebuilt after a previous mysterious blaze in October. The cause of the latest fire remains unknown.
Clarence Carman won the 50 mile American motor paced championship at Revere Cycle Track by half a lap over George Wiley. Bobby Walthour and Fred Herbert trailed. Carman finished in 10 minutes 20 4 5 seconds. Tim Sullivan won the five mile professional open race in a late sprint with Ned Chandler and Pat Logan second and third.
Frankie Callahan of Brooklyn battered the wreck of former lightweight champ Ad Wolgast at Washington Park in ten rounds. Wolgast weighed 188 1 2 pounds and showed little urgency as Callahan dominated the ring from start to finish.
The Chicago Nationals acquired outfielder Harry Wolter from the Los Angeles Pacific Coast league team. Wolter is a former Red Sox outfielder and first baseman. He joins a pending Heinie Zimmerman sale to the Boston Braves that Weeghman said is still delayed.
Oklahoma City August 3. Attorney General Freeling ordered Tulsa authorities to prohibit the Morris Moran boxing match advertised for Labor Day from taking place. The directive was issued to the sheriff, county attorney, and the Tulsa mayor.
A large delegation of supporters including women and men heads to Manchester Field to watch Lexington Minute Boys meet Winchester in the first game of their annual series on the neutral ground.
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