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 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1919
Page
12
The Braves split a doubleheader with the Brooklyn Dodgers in Brooklyn, losing 5 to 1 and winning 4 to 3. Rabbit Maranville starred with sharp fielding and a late rally, while Hank Gowdy and Boeckel contributed key hits and RBIs in the decisive seventh inning.
Johnny Boardman's Middleboro Tigers end their season on Labor Day with a tough run. The high cost of goods and dwindling fan turnout have strained finances, denting Johnny's budget as the season closes.
A lauded season masks a $26 deficit for the Tigers of Middleboro as Johnny contemplates a fall dance to raise funds. Costly out of town trips, meals for players, and new gear strain finances while a rival Plymouth club claims the county title.
Arthur Duffey notes Connie Mack's squad proved far from an easy out in a sharp double header. Babe Ruth draws fan interest, with Ruth clouting and Witt vexed by his at bats. Reports on golf event, Foresters' games, and potential intercity Sox Braves match urged.
In the first game Reading defeated Rochester 8 to 4 while Rochester also posted a 4 despite the loss.
Johnny considers trading a player to the Braves or trying a new moniker for the Tigers. He weighs Gaelic Tigers, Allies, All-Stars, and names inspired by players from Iceland and Uruguay. The season ends with two Labor Day farewell games against a fast, skilled group as attendance tops his goal.
National League games include Boston at Philadelphia New York at Brooklyn Cincinnati at Pittsburg American League matchups feature Philadelphia at Boston Washington at New York Detroit at St Louis Chicago at Cleveland Eastern League pairings see Springfield at Worcester Providence at Hartford New Haven at Pittsfield Bridgeport at Waterbury
Bullet Joe Bush has been restored to good standing and is working out with the Red Sox in practice. Manager Barrow believes he can return next season and strengthen a woefully weak pitching staff.
Providence Aug 28 Reports to Coach Robinson of the Brown football squad indicate 11 former varsity men will be available for the 1919 team. Many have returned from army or navy service and include players from the 1916 team that beat Harvard and Yale, and the 1917 squad that defeated Dartmouth. Several 1918 S A T C members and a number of last year’s second string men also plan to return.
The article lists returning Brown varsity players including Brooks Jemail M S P Williams Armstrong Coulter Albright J M Williams and others. It notes backfield stars from 1916 and 1917 and names linesmen and trainers. The backfield candidates report Sept 8 with others a week later. Coach Robinson is re engaged and schedule includes Harvard Yale Dartmouth Syracuse Columbia Colgate with the Syracuse home game and the Dartmouth contest in Boston.
Jimmy Hamill, boxing promoter, telegraphs Bennie Leonard offering $20000 to meet Charlie White in Denver on Thanksgiving Day for a 20 round world lightweight championship fight. It would be Leonard’s largest purse to defend the title and the second largest nationally in 1919. Offer sent to Billy Gibson in New York City.
Ferdie Schupp, once discarded by McGraw and the Giants, is enjoying a superb comeback with the St Louis Cardinals. In the St Louis Boston series he shut down the Braves in masterful fashion and yesterday limited the Pirates to a single hit, restoring the old bread-winner form.
At Fenway Park the Red Sox split a doubleheader with the Athletics, losing 8 to 3 in the opener before Herb Pennock shut out Philadelphia 2 to 0 in the nightcap.
The veteran Tuck Turner nicknamed Turnip Top, long a strong bulwark of the Cleveland Naps, now holds second base for Connie Mack's Athletics. His seasoned play underscores his lasting contribution to the national game.
In a split doubleheader against Philadelphia, Babe Ruth drew two walks and collected two infield hits but failed to homer. Sam Jones took the loss in the first game as the Mackmen overwhelmed him. Pennock and Jing Johnson dueled in the second with Philadelphia nipping Boston late but unable to score. Ruth’s lone power chase ended with a long drive to center that Witt snagged.
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.