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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1917
Page
6
Braves beat the Pirates 10 to 6 with strong hitting from Powell Rehg Kelly and Konetchy. Mamaux and Jacobs struggled as Boston built a big early lead and held on despite a late Pittsburgh rally.
Cincinnati wins with Thorpe two run homer and timely singles.Roush Kopf and Thorpe drive runs as Cincinnati advances late. Schneider, Rixey and Oeschger pitcher for the teams.Philadelphia scores single run as errors and hits produce only one in nine innings.
Frankie Britt of New Bedford defeated Eddie Wallace of Brooklyn in a one sided twelve round fight taking 11 rounds. Wallace was injured at the finish. In the semis Larry Burns beat Johnny Clinton while Miller vs Gerard and Bell vs Angelus ended in draws.
AMERICAN LEAGUE matchups include Boston at St Louis New York at Cleveland Philadelphia at Detroit Washington at Chicago. NATIONAL LEAGUE games feature Pittsburg at Boston St Louis at Brooklyn Chicago at New York Cincinnati at Philadelphia. EASTERN LEAGUE slate lists Hartford at Portland New London at Lawrence New Haven at Worcester Bridgeport at Springfield.
Cleveland defeats New York 2 to 1 scoring two runs in the sixth without a base hit. Pipp's double and Miller's scratch hit gave New York its sole run in the ninth. Wambsganss Walters and Chapman spark the local win with timely hits and aggressive baserunning.
Brooklyn defeats St Louis 2 1 after a scoreless four and a half innings. Stengel homered for the Dodgers and Myers and Wheat contributed in the seventh. Doak pitched well for the Cardinals but Brooklyn won with a walk off hit in the 10th.
Al Duffey comments on sports boost for Matty as Tener nears retirement. Eddie Fall cites a miler’s 4 10 potential. McCarthy and Dowling dispute a 100 yard race with a noon bet. Harry Smith Abel Kviat comeback eyed. Queal Fitzgerald Kolehmainen Smith Kiviat could race five miles. Mamaux and Powell noted in batting. Hendricksen Bezdek discuss Pirates possible pinch hitter move.
Detroit and Philadelphia split a double header in Detroit. The Tigers won the first game 9 to 2 as J Bush and Schauer fueled the offense, while the Athletics captured the second 3 to 1 led by Ebmke shoddy support and Noyes pitching. A late delay halted the second game.
Mamaux joined Fitters in 1914. His best year was 1915 with 21 wins and 8 losses for a .724 average. The 1916 game between Koob and Mays lasted 17 innings with no runs. Koob failed to touch third base to allow St. Louis a hoped win. Sid Peet was praised as a top sprinter in England’s Sheffield handicaps era. no records are available. Tennis juniors play Aug 15 at Longwood with nationals on Aug 30 in New York.
Chicago wins both games from Washington 5 to 0 and 3 to 2. Cieotte allows one hit in game one. Dumont and an error aid Chicago. In game two Walter Johnson vs Urban Faber duel goes 11 innings. Gandil and Collins key hits help the White Sox edge the Senators.
Chicago reported July 17 that veteran pitcher Tom Seaton of the Nationals has been sold outright to the Los Angeles team in the Pacific Coast league.
Chicago July 17 Baker third baseman for the New York Americans was exonerated by President Johnson of the American League of alleged tampering. He denied attempting to lure pitcher Allen Sotheron of St. Louis to desert baseball and said he advised the pitcher to stay with St. Louis.
New York Giants down Chicago 6 to 1 as Schupp dominates with three hits allowed through eight. Demaree and Hendrix falter, while Burns Kilduff Kauff Robertson Holke and Schupp drive the scoring. Dilhoeffer leaves after being spiked in the fourth. Time two hours.
In a two game sequence the first game ended 8 to 8. The second game was halted at the end of the fifth due to darkness with St Paul leading Toledo 1 to 0. Loulaville 5, Kansas City 8, Indianapolis 2, Milwaukee 1, Columbus Minneapolis Rain.
Nashville routs Birmingham 8 to 1 in seven innings. New Orleans edges Memphis 8 to 2 while Chattanooga outlasts Atlanta 3 to 2 in ten innings. Mobile defeats Little Rock 1 to 0.
Rochester defeats Newark 8 to 2 as part of a string ofInternational League results. Montreal tops Baltimore 6 4 and Richmond shuts out Buffalo 2 0 with Toronto Providence-Wet grounds unsettled.
In St Louis on July 17 Boston’s losing streak extended to seven defeats in 11 as Rumler hit a decisive line drive in the ninth off Dutch Leonard to lift the Browns to a 3 2 victory over the Red Sox. Hooper had both Boston runs with a first inning single and a third inning double. The game featured Fiddie Plank holding Boston to two runs while Leonard struggled with control and gave up 11 hits.
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