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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1908

Page

8

Red Sox Fall To Tigers In Ten Inning Tilt

Boston drops a 5 3 decision to Detroit after ten innings as Ty Cobb drives in key runs with a home run and triple. George Winter falters late and McGuire's stubborn lineup choice draws criticism as Detroit plates two in the top of the tenth while Mullin shines for Detroit with three hits.

McGuire George Winter Red Sox Tigers Tyrus Cobb Deacon Winter Mullin Schaefer Stahl la Porte Laporte Pat Donahue Cobb Detroits Boston Cravath Thoney Sullivan Mac Donnie Wagner Lord Detroit Crawford Sam Criger Rossman McIntyre McConnell Carrigan George Burchell Germany Coughlin Gessler Schmidt Steer Eseseh Eene Rossman Eeeil Coughlin Eeeee Schmidt SSG Eeseeere B. R B. R. BH TB PO Ene MelIntyre Wilditch—Maullin Egan and Hurst

Brockton and Lowell Divide Double-Header In Brockton

Brockton won the opener 7 to 1 while Lowell took the nightcap 11 to 1. Pender yielded only two hits in the first game before being relieved in the eighth of the second. Sims finished the second game after Pender struggled from the start while Greenwell pitched well for Lowell.

Brockton Lowell Pender Sims Greenwell

Detail of Yesterdays Game with Score Summary

The Brockton game to score shows team hits and errors with player initials and positions. Ywolfe and Mitchell had two-base hits while Magee and Greenwell posted three-base hits. Greenwell struck out six batters, Sims and Pender combined for eight and one strikeout respectively.

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Moore Seeks One Mile Championship vs Liebgold

Newton’s C V Moore challenges Amateurs champ Liebgold to a one mile race for the American title. Liebgold, back after ten years, has run 6m 86s for a mile while Moore has posted sub seven minute miles. If accepted, the race joins the St Augustine carnival on Saturday July 25 at Locust street grounds with pro events on the program.

Moore Liebgold

Detroit at Boston and other NBA matchups listed

Detroit at Boston. Cleveland at New York. Chicago at Philadelphia. St. Louis at Washington.

Detroit Boston Washington ST. Louis New York-Cleveland Philadelphia-Chicago P.C ST Louis Detroit Ee Cleveland New York Chicago Philadelphia

Washington Beats Browns 7-4 in Fourth Game

St Louis fell 7 to 4 as Washington outplayed the Browns in batting though nearly squandered the win when Cates weakened in the ninth with the bases loaded and one out. Final score stood at 7 to 4.

Washington St. Louis Browns Cates

Baseball scores and hits from Chicago July game

National League results highlight Boston at Pittsburgh New York at Chicago Philadelphia at St Louis Brooklyn at Cincinnati. Chicago pitcher Overall allowed eight hits including a double and a triple while Foxen yielded five hits for the locals.

Philadelphia Chicago Cincinnati Brooklyn Pittsburg New York St. Chicago Boston St. Louis Pitttsburg Foxen

Bits of Baseball Tigers Fall to a Rubber Battle

The Tigers and Detroit face off in a decisive rubber match after a 2 2 series split. Cobb’s batting rose but he was tagged stealing second as Schmidt and Coughlin collide in a fifth inning play. Laporte shines as a pinch hitter. Burchell starts against Detroit with Siever favored for Detroit.

Cobb Schmidt Coughlin Sullivan Laporte

Bonero wins Brighton Beach handicap as arrests loom

Tony Bonero led from the first turn to win the fourth race at Brighton Beach in a one and one sixth mile handicap over Zienap and Antaceus. New detectives appeared at the track amid anti betting law enforcement. C. J. Fitzgerald and John C. Cavanagh were subpoenaed for grand jury testimony. Steeplechase rider O Heider was badly injured when Babador fell and somersaulted.

Brighton Beach N. Y Tony Bonero Zienap Antaceus C. J. Fitzgerald John C. Cavanagh O. Heider Babador Coney Island

Local Scores From Maine Games Wired In Short Note

At Portland Portland 6 York Beach 0. Bangor 5 Pine Tree 3. Biddeford Lewiston game score unclear due to garbled text.

Portland York Beach Bangor Pine Tree Biddeford Biddeford-Lewiston Rair

Fans urged to donate to Cy Young Trophy Fund drive

Readers urged to contribute to the Cy Young Trophy Fund noting early and steady support from younger readers and calling on fathers and older brothers to join in. The appeal frames the fund as a tribute to Cy Young and his manliness, not charity, with small donations listed from various supporters.

Cy Young

Baseball talk and public fin de siècle humor in a quirky column

A satirical column mocks baseball economics and fan culture, joking about owners gifting to libraries and the absurdity of keeping a steady diet of dirt. It notes the American and British scenes and mentions Detroit and the Tigers with a playful tone.

Personalities Stir as Sports Figures Court Scrutiny

The column lampoons local sports and social figures, blaming Sandy Ferguson for a heat wave backfire while joking about J Thoney’s ascent, T Cobb’s bat-swarming stance, and J Jeffries abandoning a ring. The tone remains witty and observational about public figures and local fame.

James J Lee poised for Medford three mile test at parish games

New England three mile champion James J Lee will compete in the St Josephs parish games at Combination Park Medford on Saturday aiming for a record. Al Shrubb, the English distance ace, vouches for strong American Olympic prospects and notes the pole vault hole ban may affect Gilbert's vaulting efficiency.

James J Lee New England St. Joseph's Combination Park Medford Jimmy Seeves Olympic Committee Gilbert

Scores from Major Matches Across Cities

Montreal defeated Rochester 8 to 4 and Toronto beat Buffalo 8 to 5. Baltimore routed Jersey City 7 to 1. Newark faced rain with no result recorded.

Montreal Rochester Toronto Buffalo Baltimore Jersey City Newark Newark-Providence

Haverhill defeats New Bedford 4 1 on fourth inning errors

Good pitching by Keady and costly fourth inning errors give Haverhill a 4 to 1 win over New Bedford in this July contest. Courtney and Templin led Haverhill with key hits while Delave limited the offense for New Bedford.

New England New Bedford Keady Haverhill Bailey Weeden Delave Wes Courtney Boardman Templin Shearups Moorehead Lord Moorehead Emplin J. O’brien West Batley

Waltham Young Women Play the National Game

July 14 at Stearns street school grounds two teams of Waltham high school girls played baseball in a spirited match. The Stevens led nine won 10 to 8 before a large crowd as games are planned every other day at the grounds this summer.

Waltham Stearns Street

Local Boston Businesses Directory Snippet

A list of numerous Boston area firms and addresses compiled in a business directory. Names include Morrison Grocery Co, J H McManus Co, Swain Co, Witherell Co, Patterson Co, Belvidere Grocery, McCabe, Cummings Lyons, Casey Co, Murphy, Graham, Ryan Bros, Kearins Co, Cronin Co, McGillicuddy Co, Pearce Co, Henlein Murphy, Maynes, Mahoney, McCarthy, Murphy Bros and others with street locations in East Boston Jamaica Plain Roxbury Charlestown and Brighton.

Warren F. Witherell Co Causeway St John W. Patterson & Co Jamaica St Jamaica Plain Belvidere Grocery Co Col. Belvidere Falmouth John J. McCabe Centre St Cummings & Lyons Huntington Ave Thos. Casey & Co Market St Brighton Frank Dorchester Ave P. Kearins & Co Canal St J. Cronin & Co Green St Leverett St la McGillicuddy & Co Charles

Umpire Tim Hurst Speaks on Fans and Mistakes

Umpire Tim Hurst laments abuse from fans after close calls and defends umpires' humanity. He notes the difficulty of judging pitches, the lack of insurance support, and calls for greater crowd charity to improve play and reduce nerves.

Nans Solomon

Connecticut League Results Highlight Rain Affected Games

In Waterbury Hartford edged Waterbury 5 to 4 before rain halted the second game. In Meriden Waterbury and New Britain also faced rain delays. Bridgeport hosted Springfield with rain interrupting play.

Waterbury Hartford Meriden New Britain-Meriden Bridgeport Bridgeport-Springfield

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