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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1912
Page
10
The Braves won the morning game 7 to 3 and the Phillies took the afternoon contest 7 to 4 in a doubleheader at South End Park. Batting ran hot in both games with base running slow, and the team with the most hits scored most runs.
Brooklyn defeats the Giants twice as Ed Donnelly shreds Philadelphia’s hitters while the Braves rally behind a leaky Earl Moore. In the afternoon Phillies win, tallying 14 hits off Brennan and Shultz as Brennan exits early. Brooklyn then tops New York in both games, Tesreau and Crandall chased, Wheat and Tooley key with timely hits.
Basketball and baseball matchups listed include Boston at Philadelphia, St. Louis at Detroit, Cleveland at Chicago, and New York at Washington with no additional details.
National league card lists Philadelphia at Boston, Brooklyn at New York, and Chicago at St. Louis with schedule details and potential rivals for upcoming games. The listings name the matchups across major venues, highlighting regional showdowns.
The latest New England schedule lists Brockton at Lowell Fall River at Worcester Lawrence at Haverhill and New Bedford at Lynn for upcoming games.
Scores include Stoneham-Stoneham 11 Millers 5 Winchester A A 6 Bay Views 5 Woburn All Woburns 6 North Woburns 2 W A O A 10 Congress Tigers 1 Charlestown Athletics 21 Putnam A A 1.
Spectators along the Charles River watched the 26th annual NE NRA regatta at the basin. The heat did not spoil the event as crews posted excellent times and several races remained undecided until near the finish line.
Union Boat Club led with three wins and two seconds, Riverside Boat Club of Cambridge claimed two firsts and one second, while Cocheco Canoe Club dominated the single canoes. Ten events were run on a downstream course with an offshore breeze aiding fast times and close finishes.
Dominic Fasci of the American-Italian A. A. won the five mile race in 29 minutes 58 seconds at Quincy’s Fourth of July celebration. G I Hayden of Quincy High School finished second, with other finishers including Williams and Venditti. Several runners faced heat or injuries, with Shaw withdrawn after four miles and Barton collapsing near the finish.
Morning games in Waterbury Hartford Bridgeport New Haven Holyoke and Springfield ended with Waterbury 1 Hartford 0 Bridgeport 10 New Haven 3 Holyoke 5 Springfield 0. Afternoon results included Hartford 3 Waterbury 2 Springfield 7 Holyoke 6 and New Haven 4 Bridgeport 3 in 13 innings.
Scores report from multiple cities shows Baltimore beat Providence 2 1 and 6 4, Newark defeated Jersey City 7 4 and 3 4, Rochester edged Montreal 5 4 and 10 5, Buffalo defeated Toronto 6 3 and 10 qT.
Johnny Kilbane, featherweight champion, defeated Tommy Dixon in a 12 round bout in Cleveland. No decision was declared by the referee though spectators and a newspaper verdict favored Kilbane.
Champion Frank Gotch beat Joe Smejkal in two straight falls in Chicago on July 4. The first fall ended at 7 minutes 20 seconds with a hammerlock and the second at 4 minutes 55 seconds using a crotch hold.
Chicago wins both games of a July 4 doubleheader at St Louis. First game ends 2 to 0 on timely hitting. Second game decided in the 10th inning with a 3 to 2 victory.
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