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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1918

Page

6

Maranville Sparks Braves to 5–0 Win Over Pirates

In Pittsburg on July 8 the Braves, energized by Maranville’s return, defeated the Pirates 5 to 0. Pat Regan pitched superbly while the Pirates managed only scattered singles. Ragan led a Braves offense that produced runs in the fifth inning, with Herzog and Rawlings contributing key hits as the visitors extended control and solid defense.

Pittsburg Maranville Braves Pirates Pat Regan

Braves Rally as Maranville Leads Big Inning Show

In a game dominated by the Braves, Rabbit Maranville sparked the attack with a first-inning single and strong defense. The Braves struck in the third and fifth, with Comstock pulled after five hits and Sanders closing the door after two early runs. The lineup shuffle by Stallings featured Rawlings at second and Herzog at first while Koney moved to right field.

Braves Comstock Stallings Husa Sanders Rabbit Maranville Jackie Romstock Rawlings Herzog Koney Combine

Reds Score Three Runs On One Hit

Cincinnati builds a three run lead in the third inning as Oeschger walks and wildness aid the Reds. Measured hits and errors shape the scoring with Bancroft doubling and Meusel tripling. Eller and Oeschger both struggle on the mound as Philadelphia fights to stay in the game.

REDS Cincinnati Oeschger Philadelphia Eller Balla Adams Davis Los Williams Stock Hemingway L. Magee Chase S. Magee Error Roush Bancroft Meusel Luderus Blackburne Luflerus Watson

Chicago Splits With New York in Doubleheader

Chicago takes first game 6 to 3 while New York wins 3 to 1 in the second. Causey struggles with wildness but timely hitting helps Chicago, Perritt excels on the mound for Chicago, and Hendrix yields rallies for New York.

Chicago New York Causey Perritt Hendrix

Will Discuss Addition to Club's Golf Links

The Lexington Golf Club official board meets this evening to discuss buying land from the town of Lexington to enlarge the current nine hole course to an 18 hole links.

The Lexington Golf Club Lexington

Baker on Baseball Appeals Reach Washington

Appeals from local draft boards ruling baseball non-productive under work or fight rules move to Secretary Baker for decision. He notes baseball's value as national recreation but cautions his views are not a forecast of outcome.

Washington Baker Monteith Dundee Britt New Bedford

Harvard Coaches Under Contract Freeze For Next Season

No member of Harvard's training corps is under contract in Cambridge for any athletic team for the coming season. Contracts for trainers including Pooch Donovan Eddie Farrell Hughey Duffy and Bill Haines closed June 1 and have not been renewed as government action on college sports looms.

Harvard Training Corps Cambridge Harvard Athletic Pooch Donovan Eddie Farrell Hughey Duffy Bill Haines

Crowded stadium signals strong fan support for baseball and boxing

The crowd on Monday proves the popularity of the national sport despite wartime. Howard Drew plans another Eastern athletic invasion to pursue an American championship. Rabbit Maranville earns 500 on the Braves Western trip, while Frank Kramer dominates sprint biking. Rumors place Fred Fulton and Jack Dempsey in Newark for the Clark Griffith fund fight. Heinie Zim steals home for the Giants in a lopsided win, and Earl Caddock is seen as Gotch’s successor in heavyweight wrestling.

Howard Drew Drew Rabbit Maranville Braves Rabbit Fred Fulton Jack Dempsey Newark Clark Griffith Baseball Fund

Mays Wins and Losses From Last Season and Boston Arrival

In the dispute over Carl Mays the record shows 22 wins and an unspecified number of losses last season. He joined the Boston team after departing Providence in 1914 and later moved to the Sox.

Carl Mays Boston Mays Sox Providence Harry Greb Greb Meadowbrook Club Philadelphia Franklin Field KF. D Babe Ruth Mt. St. Mary’s College Baltimore Hoston

Phillies 16 Detroit 9 in wild ballgame

Philadelphia wins 16 to 9 as timely hits and Detroit fielding woes, especially by Stanage and Cobb, tilt the game. Heisman suffers a practice injury prompting Detroit to reshuffle, with Kallio giving way to Cunningham and Geary closing.

Athlettics Whale Philadelphia Detroit Stanage Cobb Heisman A. Jamieson Bush Kopp Jones Acosta Yeacb Burns Veach Gardner McAvoy Harper Walker Dugan Heilman Jamieson Geary Wilditch Cunningham Ing

Boxing Gossip Delivers Clash Changes at the Arena

Scotty Monteith reports Johnny Dundee with a broken hand will miss the Frankie Britt bout at the Arena July 9. A replacement is sought and a tournament night is probable. Plans also hint at a July 23 bout featuring Billy Miske and Kid Norfolk if scheduling holds. Multiple midJuly six round bouts under promoter Rains at Philadelphia. total show costs eight thousand dollars.

Scotty Monteith Johnny Dundee Armory A. A Frankie Britt Billy Miske Kid Norfolk Miske Smith Rains Lew Tendler Patsy Cline Harry Greb Soldier Bartfeld George Chaney Frankie Callahan Philadelphia National League Baseball Grounds Tendler

Chapman Sets First Base Streak For Indians

Ray Chapman the Cleveland shortstop is making records for reaching first base. In the Cleveland Washington series he reached first base in nine consecutive appearances at bat.

Ray Chapman Cleveland Indians

Golfers add 4000 more to Red Cross appeal

Two golf matches yesterday boosted Red Cross donations by about 4000 dollars. Jerome Travers and Max Marston beat John Anderson and Oswald Kirkby 4 and 3 at Pine Valley Sumner New Jersey, with 2000 dollars raised. At Quaker Ridge the home pair T L McNamara and Tom Kerrigan lost to Gilbert Nicholls and William Robertson 2 and 1, aiding slightly more than 2000 dollars.

Red Cross Jerome D. Travers Max Marston John G. Anderson Oswald Kirkby Pine Valley Sumner N. J Quaker Ridge T. L. McNamara Tom Kerrigan Gilbert Nicholls William Robertson Mr. Marston Travers Mr. Anderson Mr. Kirkby McNamara Kerrigan Nicholls Robertson

Rain Delays Revere Track 30 Mile Handicap Race

Rain forced cancellation of the 30 mile motor priced handicap at Revere cycle track last night. Nat Butler plans a Brassard race tomorrow with four riders Vincent Madonna George Wiley Clarence Carman and Paul Suter contesting a $5 prize per day. Amateur and pro races will precede the Brassard event.

Revere Boston Nat Butler Vincent Madonna George Wiley Syracuse N. Y Clarence Carmen Jamaica L. I Massachusetts Institute of Technology Aviation School Paul Suter Switzerland

Grimes Drives Worcester in High Scoring Clash at Hartford

Grimes homered with two aboard and drove in five as Hartford and Worcester combined for a big inning burst. Gardner, Dee and Meyerjack added key hits while McQuillan struggled with seven walks as Cook whiffed five. The final totals show Hartford six runs to Worcester two with errors and flawless base running shaping the outcome.

Worcester Ialye Wartford McQuillan Grimes Hartford PCLA Po.a Phenix Werre Waters Low G'nough Cook M'q’llan Shay Gardella Meyerjack Briger Weaver Dee Brophy Comey Kelly Greenough Brnger Johnson

New Haven Defeats New London 5 3 In Home Tilt

New Haven bunched hits in the sixth and seventh frames to beat New London 5 to 3. Miller drove in a run with a seventh inning double as New Haven built its lead. pitchers were Reiger for New Haven and Tyler for New London.

New Haven Conn New London Miller A.torphy Brady Leider M’s'ger Nutter O’r'ke St'pson Bates Walker Flynn O'Rourke Devine Leld Stimpson Reiger Torphy I Flynn Christie Tyler

Washington Street Theatre Week Offers Drama and Romance

The Washington Street Theatre presents William Russell in Hearts of Diamonds and Alma Rubens in The Painted Lily for the first half of the week. Later, Earle Williams stars in The Girl in His House and Roy Stewart in The Fly God.

Washington Street Theatre William Russell Alma Rubens Earle Williams Roy Stewart

Prescription for a perfect day with a first class cigar

The piece extols spring as a comfort amid a troubled world and elevates tobacco as a premier natural pleasure. It urges finding the days and adding charm through a fragrant, old reliable cigar to craft a perfect day.

Copley Theatre Opens Second Week of Inside the Lines

The Copley Theatre entered the second week of its engagement with Inside the Lines drawing a large and enthusiastic audience. Principal roles are played by Wingfield Lewin Glenister Newcombe Barnicoat and Roach with strong support from Misses.

Copley Theatre Messrs. Wingfield Lewin Glenister Misses Newcombe Barnicoat Roach

Scheff headlines at Keith's Theatre in clever song and role

Keith's Theatre presents Miss Scheff as clever actress and singer with dainty comedy. Johnny Dooley debuts new Dooleyshines after Winter Garden and Century shows. Emmet Devoy offers Too Many Wives, de Haven and Nice present Passing Show of 1918, Senor Westong features piano, Shirley sisters sing and dance, Seven Blacks perform a war era novelty, posing horses and dogs, Wilfred du Bois acts, plus Slearst-Pathe weekly.

Scheff Keith Miss Scheff Johnny Dooley Shirley Sisters Horges Wilfred du Bois Slearst-Pathe Weekly

Hearts of the World plays four months at Majestic Boston

The D W Griffith photoplay Hearts of the World reached a fourth month run at the Majestic Theatre in Boston with two crowded attendances reported yesterday.

Boston D. W. Griffith Majestic Theatre

Wilbur Theatre Hosts Sold-Out Run for Rock and White

William Rock and Frances White continue to draw large crowds at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston. Entering the fifth week of popularity, last night’s audience neared capacity, signaling strong audience demand for their performances.

William Rock Frances White Wilbur Theatre Boston

Columba Theatre Screenings Include Two Photoplays

The Columbia Theatre presents Mile-a-Minute Kendall starring Jack Pickford and The Faiser's Shadow with Dorothy Dalton. The last half features Claws of the Hun with Charles Ray and Shark Monroe starring William S. Hart.

Loew's

The Model's Confession at Boston Theatre this week

Mary Maclaren stars in The Models Confession with Fatty Arbuckle in Good Night Nurse. Vaudeville features include Four Harmony Kings Lee and Lawrence de Leon and Davies Behind the Front Australian Stanley novelty act and the Pathe weekly.

Mary Maclaren Boston Fatty Arbuckle Four Harmony Kings Lee and Lawrence de Leon and Davies Australian Stanley Pathe Weekly Ehood Cas de Leon & Davies Fitzsimmons & Norman Lee & Lawrence Stanley Ilatty Arbuckle Pathe

Globe Theatre Programs Spotlight The Fool There Was Wolves of the Rail

The Globe Theatre showed a fixed weekly program featuring Theda Bara in A Fool There Was William S Hart in Wolves of the Rail and Charlie Chaplin in The Fireman. The star lineup remains unchanged throughout the week.

Globe Theatre Theda Bara William S. Hart Charlie Chaplin Copley Square Eeena Ss. Hart Wolves of Rail Chaplin

Franklin Park Theatre presents Under the Yoke and Naulahka

The Franklin Park Theatre features Theda Bara in Under the Yoke and Antonio Moreno in Naulahka with Path pictures of world events. Thursday to Saturday adds Francis X. Bushman Beverly Bayne in Social Quicksands and a vaudeville lineup including the DeOnzos Ray Mann Vincent and Kelley and Minerva Courtney company.

Theda Bara Franklin Park Theatre Antonio Moreno Naulahka Path Francis X. Bushman Beverly Bayne DeOnzos Ray Mann Vincent and Kelley Minerva Courtney and Company

Ace High and Lend Me Your Name At Lancaster Theatre

The Lancaster Theatre showed Ace High with Tom Mix and Lend Me Your Name starring Harold Lockwood. The bill will shift Thursday to Douglas Fairbanks in Manhattan Madness and Constance Talmadge in The Honeymoon.

Lancaster Theatre Ace High Tom Mix Harold Lockwood Lend Douglas Fairbanks Constance Talmadge

Gordon's Olympia Show Delights with Hart and Chaplin

Gordon's Olympia features William S Hart in Wolf Lowry to delighted audiences. Charlie Chaplin appears in Caught in a Cabaret with a fresh vaudeville bill. The Olympia News Weekly notes the program’s newness variety and spiciness.

William S. Hart Wolf Lowry Gordon's Olympia Charlie Chaplin Olympia News Weekly

Codman Square Theatre Acts Mix With New Bill

Alla Maskova and her company of dancers head the Codman Square Theatre program with Jay Raymond Finlay Burke Drawee Frisco and Hambo joining the bill The screen program includes the latest news pictures a comedy and the photoplay The Habit of Happiness with Douglas Fairbanks The whole program changes Thursday

Codman Square Theatre Alla Maskova Jay Raymond Finlay Burke Drawee Frisco Hambo Douglas Fairbanks

Olympia cinema week features Emily Stevens and Chaplin

Scollay Square Olympia presents The Soul of a Woman with Emily Stevens this week and Charle Chaplin in Caught in a Cabaret. Five acts of vaudeville add to the gaiety as Olympia News Weekly and other films complete an extra long programme.

Emily Stevens Scollay Square Olympia Charle Chaplin Olympia News

Beacon Theatre Aids Debut of Uncle Tom's Cabin in Boston

The Beacon Theatre showed Uncle Tom's Cabin in film form with Marguerite Clark as Top Sy and Little Eva in a first Boston showing yesterday. The companion film was The Service Star starring Madge Kennedy, plus short comedies and news pictures on the bill.

Marguerite Clark Boston Beacon Theatre Miss Clark Eva Service Madge Kennedy

Fenway Theatre Shows Set Return of Stars in Week

Pauline Frederick stars in Her Final Reckoning at the Fenway Theatre. The program features Jack Livingston in Who Is to Blame and Hearst Pathe News war scenes. Later Dorothy Dalton returns in The Kaiser's Shadow and Gladys Leslie in The Soap Girl.

Fenway Theatre Pauline Frederick Jack Livingston Hearst Pathe News Dorothy Dalton Gladys Leslie

Seven Keys to Bald pate at Norumbega Park

Robert Brister performs at Norumbega Park this week as Bostonians visit daily to photograph rare animals colorful attractions and sylvan scenery amid pleasant weather.

Norumbega Park Robert Brister

Park Theatre Preview Notes and Local Arts Highlights

Viola Dana stars in Opportunity at the Park Theatre. Kiddie Jane and Katherine Lee form a self constituted committee to pick a husband for their aunt in We Should Worry. The Pathe Weekly and Christie comedy deliver laughs while the Park Symphony Players offer an impressive musical program.

Park Theatre Viola Dana Kiddie

Tremont Temple Screens Gerard’s My Four Years in Germany

A moving picture adaptation of Ambassador Gerard’s My Four Years in Germany was shown at Tremont Temple before a packed audience last night, marking the start of its 13th week despite the long run.

Germany Gerard Berlin Tremont Temple

Bowdoin Square Theatre Screens Cohan and Stars

The Bowdoin Square Theatre featured George M. Cohan in a screen version of Hit-the-Trail Holliday with other attractions including Hashimura-Tego starring Sessue Hayakawa, Chester Conklin in His Smothered Love, The Woman in the Web finale, and a vaudeville intro by J Edmund Davis and company in The Ingrate. Next Sunday’s concert offers On the Italian Battleline.

Bowdoin Square Theatre George M. Cohan Sessue Hayakawa Chester Conklin The Vafeville J. Edmund Davis and Company

Variety at Loew’s Orpheum Theatre Promises Fresh Acts

The Orpheum Theatre presented a lively bill including Frazer Bunce and Harding in Who's Who, Riggs and Ryan in Distrurbing the Peace, Gertrude Arden and her company in The Other Witness, and more acts with Gertrude Rose White and West. On screen Fatty Arbuckle's Good Night Nurse and Shark Monroe with William S Hart were shown. Thursday brings a new program headlined by Rupert Hughes We Can't Have Everything.

Loew’s Orpheum Theatre Frazer Bunce Harding Riggs Ryan Gertrude Arden Gertrude Rose White West Hayatakas Fatty Arbuckle Shark Monroe William S. Hart Rupert Hughes Hart

Uncle Tom's Cabin shown at Modern Theatre Boston

Marguerite Clark played both Topsy and Little Eva in the first Boston film version shown yesterday at the Modern Theatre. The program also featured The Service Star with Madge Kennedy, plus short comedies and news pictures.

Exeter Street Theatre Presents Star-Studded Week

The Exeter Street Theatre screens Mme Nazimova in Toys of Fate William Russell in Roman Road Enid Bennett in The Desert Wooing and Mabel Normand in The Venus Model along with Pathe News Weekly Strand and Christie comedies for the week.

Exeter’ Street Mme. Nazimova William Russell Enid Bennett Mabel Normand Pathe News Strand Christie

Old South Theatre Showcases Williams Durmond and Swanson

The first half of the week at the Old South Theatre features Earle Williams and Grace Durmond in The Girl in His House and Gloria Swanson in You Cant Believe Everything. The latter half presents Lina Cavalieri in Loves Conquest and Alma Rubens in The Painted Lily.

Old South Theatre Earle Williams Grace Durmond Gloria Swanson Lina Cavalieri Alma Rubens

Paragon Park Palm Garden Tops Popular Season

Paragon Park and its Palm Garden attract record crowds this season with a full cabaret program. Mermaida and her diving girls headline the Palm Garden nights as the Paragon Revue of 1918 adds lavish entertainment to the season.

Paragon Park Palm Garden Mermaida Paragon

The Flirting Widow at Medford Boulevard Summer Theatre

Tommy Levine and Frank Murrie headline a musical comedy at Medford Boulevard Summer Theatre in The Flirting Widow. An unusual cast and the Allied Beauty Chorus support a lively new comedy with music and bright humor.

Tommy Levine Frank Murrie Allied Beauty Chorus Medford Boulevard Summer Theatre

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