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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1914
Page
11
Fighty five of the best amateur golfers in Massachusetts begin the State Amateur Championship today at Brae-Burn Country Club. The event pits top players in a bid for the state title and honors.
Besides Francis Ouimet the present Massachusetts amateur champion three former state titleholders start alongside. Percival Gilbert J G Anderson and Arthur Lockwood join heats at 10 20 11 25 and 1 20 pm with Wilder MecLoughlin Godsoe and Schofield. Brae Burn leads entries with 21 followed by Woodland 15 and The Country Club with one.
The year’s keenly contested event features Anderson and Ouimet in the final round Saturday. Past favorites Ouimet and Heinrich Smith met two years ago with Ouimet losing two up. Brae-Burn showed 12 qualifiers but only Stocklen and Gorton survived to the later rounds.
Bridgeport beats New Britain 6 to 5 while New London defeats Waterbury 5 to 2. Pittsfield nips Springfield 8 to 3 in 10 innings as darkness halted play.
Louisville edges Louisville 6 to 5 while Indianapolis beats Milwaukee 9 to 7 and Cleveland defeats Kansas City 5 to 3. The Minneapolis Columbus match is postponed due to wet grounds as conditions disrupt play.
Southern and Lynn's timely batting push Lynn to an 8 to 6 victory over Haverhill yesterday at Ocean Park Lynn Captain Murphy led the team as acting manager Porter Merrill and Murphy drove runs with key hits while Cunningham and Southern combined on the mound for the win
Lawrence beat Lowell 5 to 4 in 11 innings as Conley scored on a Pearson hit after late chances to end the frame. DeGroff hit a home run for Lowell, Ring pitched 9 innings, Thompson 3, Shenk 2 for 11-inning game details include double plays, stolen bases, and pitching lines.
Williams and Scanlon excel as Portland edges Fitchburg 2 to 0. Williams dominates in late innings while Scanlon struggles early but settles, with key hits from Clemens and Hickman and detailed fielding notes from the Portland-Fitchburg game.
Providence edges Baltimore 7 to 6 in a high scoring clash. Rochester slips past Toronto 6 to 5 while Buffalo Montreal and Jersey City Newark matches are rain delayed.
Hartford defeated New Haven 2 to 1 in 23 innings in the first game of a double header. The second game was postponed due to darkness. The 23 inning duel sets a new Eastern Association record, surpassing Holyoke vs New Haven’s 18 inning longest game.
Hartford wins after 19 innings as Kennedy triples to drive in Barney and Curry, Pepe, McCormick and Curry star with six hits for New Haven. Jensen and Geist duel in mound duel while Waters is ejected for kicking and a bench dispute ends with players ejected. Time three hours and thirty five minutes. Umpire Garry officiates.
Tigers blank Senators 2 to 0 as Purtell Veach Williams collect two base hits and Foster hits a three(base) homer in eighth. Ayres allows six hits in eight innings, Shaw two in one. Burns Kavanaugh Shanks Milan execute sacs. Burns makes two assists in double plays.
Fall River defeated Pawtucket 11 to 6 with strong hitting and Hyatt circus catches. O'Connell and Nasher led the scoring, while Williams pitched for Pawtucket and Harrington for Fall River.
Woonsocket capitalized in the third inning to topple New Bedford 6 to 3. Tillman walked eight and Gaudette fanned five as the visitors pulled away, with key hits from O'Brien Gaudette Plura Werre Somers Bope Cassavant and Lander.
Charlestown All Stars and United States Navy Atlantic Fleet champions split a 2 2 draw at Boston Navy Yard on June 21. They then met July 12 with the All Stars winning 7 to 1, and a third game is set for July 19 at the navy yard to benefit the Salem relief fund.
P. J. Daley of Bangor appeals to local athletic followers to support Andy Sockalexis now in Hebron Sanitarium. He asks Boston Marathon enthusiasts to help, noting rivals like Howard Drew and Charlie Rice may stage a sprint at Locust Street Irish American games. Also mentions Collings recovering, Walter Scott trophy arrival, and Joe Mettamara running a morning training class at Charles Bank gym with a six-lap diet rule.
The notice invites entries for a Lynn amateur athletic meet on August 1 offering first second and third prizes in events such as 100 440 880 yards and one mile. Inquiries directed to M F Winston 114 Exton Avenue Lynn Massachusetts.
Concord N H July 14 The Secretary of State received the $100 fee from Congressman Raymond B Stevens for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator The principal Republican candidacy filed is Rolland H Spaulding of Rochester for Governor
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