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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1908
Page
8
Explains numbering of players on a scorecard and how plays are notated. Details include retired batsman 6 3 on a grounder from short to first, fly to right field noted as F9, base progress via bh sb sh and other symbols like K B fe E x pb hp wp, with italic figures for pinch batters.
Thoney homered as Jake Stahl and Wagner turned sharp fielding plays. Cravath threw from right field and Stahl hit a triple. Wallace starred at shortstop while Cy Young contributed a remarkable assist on Ferris' drive.
Boston unable to end its losing streak falls to St. Louis in both ends of a double header. Bailey overpowers Sox and Dineen holds them to one run each as Stahl and Thoney provide the only Boston tallies. Wallaces and Cravath star on defense and in the pivotal ninth.
The second inning proved disastrous for Boston as Cicotte walked the leadoff batter Bobby Wallace then allowed him to reach second on a wild pitch. Williams drove in Wallace with a single, and Stevens sacrificed Williams to second.
Vail, new Pittsburg pitcher, held Philadelphia to three runs through eight and Sparks misplays aided a late comeback. Gi bson and Osborne spark Pittsburg offense with hits, while Bransfield and Thoney contribute for the locals. Williams scores on Vail’s wild miscues. Dineen struggles as eight innings loom.
Eddie McMahon from Holy Cross College is slated to face the St. Louis Browns this afternoon as the Red Sox add a pitching recruit. Owner John S. Taylor expects McMahon to prove a fine addition to the staff with potential as a future ace.
Tomorrow the champion Houghton & Dutton A A baseball team meets Gilchrist Company at Malden High School grounds in the deciding game of the series. Each side has won a game, promising a great contest with top lineups.
The annual novice swimming races will be held Saturday off the Head House City Point under the life saving crew. Open to all boys and girls with entries through Captain DeFreitas or Boatswain Dowell. Prizes awarded to the first three finishers. the prizes are among the best ever given in the city for swimming events.
Meriden beats Springfield 2 to 1 in 10 innings. Holyoke edges New Haven 3 to 2. Waterbury game advanced to Sept 10. Bridgeport vs New Britain postponed due to cold weather.
In Buffalo Jersey City the Buffalo team lost 5 to 0. Toronto defeated Baltimore 11 to 1. Montreal beat Newark 10 to 1. Rochester bested Providence 8 to 4.
In Fall River on Aug 27 Lawrence takes the opener 2 to 1 in 11 innings and the second game 6 to 2 when darkness ends play. Sullivan hits a two base hit and scores, with Harter driving in two runs.
Totals show Lynn batting for Templin in the ninth. Daum and Wallace each have two-base hits, and Stolen bases by Reilly and Gardner. Haverhill scores 3 on 4 errors. Pitchers Abbott and Fullerton split time. Abbott fans two. Time 1h 47m. Umpire McDermott.
New Bedford shut out Lowell 7 to 0 as Barrows O'Brien and Adler led the scoring. Harrison and Duff added key hits with New Bedford outhitting Lowell 8 to 7. Delave allowed eight hits while Musil fanned 11 as the pitchers dominated.
John J. Bray of East Boston plans a second attempt to swim from Charles Town bridge to Boston Light today. If conditions permit he will start at 11 45 a m with manager James F. Winston C Budman and the usual fleet of launches and press boat accompanying him.
Maine state results show Bangor 16, Augusta 1 at Bangor Bangor. Biddeford 3 and Portland 0 at Biddeford and Portland.
Left handers Pfeister and Wiltse dueled as Chicago built a fourth inning rally while Giants steadied in the fifth. Evers doubled and Steinfeldt drove in a run before Kling and Tinker powered a two base sequence. final score Cubs 5 Giants 1.
The Red Sox consider Morgan or Burchell for today’s start after Bill Carrigan’s operation by Dr. W A Brooks on Newbury Street. Cravath will catch the remaining games, bringing his strong bat to the plate as Dineen shows high regard for Gessler and his bat.
In Cincinnati on August 27 the Boston Doves beat the Reds 4 to 3 after Tom Tuckey held the mound early. Ferguson earned the win for Boston after relieving Tuckey in the sixth as Boston rallied with a late seventh inning burst highlighted by Beaumont and McGann driving in runs.
Worcester defeats Brockton in a doubleheader by scores of 1 to 0 and 7 to 3 on August 27. Sharp fielding highlighted the first game while the second game was described as a farce. McCune secured the only run in the opener, and Logan hit a two base shot for Worcester in the nightcap.
Brooklyn beat St. Louis 2 to 1 in the first game of the series. A ninth inning rally produced the Bruins' only run. Bergen doubled for Brooklyn and Beebe allowed five walks while Wilhelm fanned three. St. Louis left ten on base and made one error. Umpire Klem. Time 1h 40m.
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