This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1909
Page
9
Ellery H. Clark of the Boston Athletic Association won the New England all-round championship at Wood Island Park, outdistancing eight rivals by nearly 400 points. He did not compete in the mile, the meet’s final event, yet his dominant showing set a path for younger athletes.
Victor Kennard of Harvard and William Lynch of Fort Warren and Edward Farrell of South Boston A. C. placed high as Ellery Clark dominated the eight event meet before 2000 spectators. Clark totaled 5455 1 2 points, Kennard 5097, Lynch 4892, Farrell 4858 1 2, with Whitney of Dartmouth next at 3661. Shelburne and Beck er finished lower.
Fort Warren A C hosted a meet with multiple events led by W Lynch and J Smith. Winners included Lynch in shot put hammer and weight events, Shelburne and Clark with top marks. Kennard and Farrell posted strong distances in hurdles pole vault and sprints.
The piece lauds the NEAAW U all around championships as a great success and urges continued annual fixtures. It notes nine of eleven entrants, praises the Irish-American A C for promoting amateur athletics, and mentions other clubs boosting middle distance events and upcoming youth games. It also includes scattered local notes on races and baseball basics.
The column notes weights used by jumpers such as Kappaun at about 10 pounds and mentions Louis Guertin currently in Canada. It asks for the correct name of sprinter Thomas Keane, stating that Keane is his original name.
Lawrence roared back in the eighth inning to erase a deficit and beat New Bedford 8 to 5. Syfert homered and Reynolds collected three steals, with Turner credited for the win and Syfert a strong two base power showing.
William J. Clothier of Philadelphia defeated Maurice F. McLoughlin in four sets to win the 28th annual United States National Lawn Tennis Association tournament final round at Newport. Clothier claimed sets 7-6 6-4 and 6-3 after McLoughlin fought hard in set three and late in set four. Clothier earns the right to challenge William A. Larned for the national championship tomorrow.
Boston Doves outlasted the St Louis Cardinals 10 to 8 at the South End grounds in a dramatic finale. Mattern struggled early, Bachman surrendered seven bases, and Bresnahan scrambled signals as Boston pulled ahead with a big seventh inning surge and held on after a late Cardinals push.
The article explains baseball scoring notation with player numbers and abbreviations. It defines groundouts like 6-3, fly outs such as F9, and base advancement marks including bh base hit sb stolen base sh sacrifice hit along with K strikeout pb wild pitch wp error E balk x and hp hit by pitch.
Cincinnati routed Brooklyn 7 to 1 after the first inning as Reds capitalized on errors. Roth was hit by a pitch and retired, replaced by Clark who performed well. H. H. Myers from Collinsburg, PA joined the Brooklyns for today.
Pittsburgh tightened its grip on first place by defeating New York 6 to 3 as Philadelphia beat Chicago. Leach hit a pivotal home run after a tied seventh inning, while Ames fanned seven in five innings and Adams allowed no hits after relieving Lei.
Brockton topped Lowell 4 to 1 and 9 to 2 to claim its sixth win in a week. Cutting and Finlayson pitched well for Brockton. Finlayson batted twice with three two base hits in four appearances.
Lynn tops Haverhill 2 to 0 as Hamilton and O Rourke drive in runs. Page and Zimmerman collect two hits each with Bannon Page Hamilton and O Rourke stealing bases. Tuckey earns the win while Friel takes the loss with four errors and other miscues noted in the box score.
Fall River blanked Worcester with a 5 to 2 win. Devine Weaver and Nichols hit three-baggers driving in runs. Worcester was stifled by two of Fall River's double plays.
Fall River tops Worcester 11 runs to 8 with Nichols Devine Bowcock Fuller Shaw leading offense. Shaw Burkett McCune hit two-baggers while Devine Weaver Nichols added three-base hits. Sline earned the win.
Rochester defeats Baltimore 11 to 5 and Buffalo shuts out Newark 2 to 0. Toronto crushes Providence 10 to none. Montreal Jersey City game postponed due to rain.
Philadelphia defeated Chicago 10 to 7 in a hard hitting 10 inning game. Sheckard was removed for disputing a called strike and Knabe was sent from Philadelphia's bench for excessive talking.
The 20th annual Union Picnic of the Order of Scottish Clans in Greater Boston will be held Labor Day at Caledonian Grove West Roxbury. A 10 mile run offers $150 $100 and $50 prizes with other events totaling about £700. Separate sets of games cater to general athletes and to clan members plus music dancing and general entertainment expected.
Captain Walsh and John McLean lead the Revere life saving crew with Sam Richards of South Boston and John Bray of East Boston. They plan a dawn attempt from the Charlestown bridge at 8:45 AM next Sunday to use the high tide for the crossing.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.