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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1915
Page
13
Charles E. Parker reports Bill Meanix of Harvard and B A A and Norman Taber of Brown Oxford and B A A miler will be given chances to break world records on the Stadium track Friday afternoon.
The open handicap meet at the Boston Athletic Association features Taber and Meanix aiming for new marks in the mile and 440 yard hurdles. Local entries include Donohue Hobbs Savage and Caldwell as rivals with substantial handicaps.
Providence defeated Toronto 4 1 while Harrisburg routed Rochester 8 1 and Buffalo beat Richmond 4 8. Jersey City faced Montreal under rain conditions impacting play.
The Chicago lightweight Charley White met Milburn Saylor of Indianapolis at the Atlanta A A. last night. After 12 fierce rounds the referee Roche ruled a draw. Most fans believed Saylor won and deserved the verdict, making the result unpopular with the crowd.
President Gaffney and Manager Stallings announced a reorganization as outfielders Ted Cather and Larry Gilbert were released to the Toronto club of the International League. Pitcher Paul Strand is indefinitely suspended. Cather and Gilbert will join Toronto in a day or two.
Atlanta defeated Memphis 4 to 3 while Little Rock outlasted New Orleans 8 to 7 in 10 innings. Birmingham beat Chattanooga 3 to 2 and Nashville topped Mobile 3 to 1.
In Revere tonight, Victor Linart of Belgium faces Leon Didier of France in a 25 mile motor paced match race for a $1000 purse. Promoter Nat Butler prepared six pacing machines and a wheel change option, aiming for a record crowd and smooth race proceedings with an amateur tandem as preliminaries.
In the second game New York defeated Detroit 10 to 2 after a 8 to 5 Detroit victory earlier. The box score notes 14 hits total with Cook Shawkey and Cree among the hitters and Bauman Boehler Oldham Shawkey pitching.
Boston trails 6 0 early but fights back with two runs in the fifth and two more in the seventh. Cleveland regains the edge with a three run third inning and holds on as Leonard struggles, while Ruth, Chapman, and Hooper drive late Boston attempts. Final score 6 to 5 in Cleveland.
Boehling wins first game 3 to 2 for the Senators while Walter Johnson does not fare as Weis man blanks him 3 to 0 in a pitchers duel.
John J. Garrity, superintendent, hopes to arrange games for two Lexington playground teams in the summer. No Saturday contests due to grounds use. Interested teams include 13 14 year olds or 15 16 year olds. Contact Mr Garrity at 9 Hancock Street, Lexington.
New York American League club announced three players were released to IL teams tonight. Pitcher Martin McHale went to Montreal, pitcher Ensign Cottrell to Richmond, Virginia, and outfielder Peter Daley to Toronto.
Hickman out due to batted ball with two outs as the winning run scores for Springfield in a 1-0 victory. Bentley's run, Tillman's 8 strikeouts, Justin 5, and fielding plays highlight the game with Gagnier Dukette and Phoenix contributing.
A fragmentary box score item lists runs by Gilmore Carr Delehanty Gaudette and others with two-base hits by Gilmore Carr Delehanty Gaudette and stolen bases by Carr O Connell Boucher Whitehouse and others.
The postponed event resumes this afternoon at 5 o clock at Charlesbank Gym track. Numerous star athletes from Greater Boston are slated to compete in the meet.
The St. Ambrose and St. Paul teams of the Dorchester Catholic league will play Saturday afternoon at o'clock on the Dunbar avenue grounds instead of Shirley street as originally scheduled.
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