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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1917
Page
9
The Braves dropped both ends of a doubleheader to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8 to 6 and 3 to 2. Errors and pitching woes opened the door for the Pirates in game one, while the Braves rallied briefly in the second but could not overtake Pittsburgh. Red Smith and Jess Barnes mixed in relief roles as the Braves struggled to hold early leads.
Memphis over Mobile 6 to 0, Little Rock defeated New Orleans 7 to 1, Birmingham beat Chattanooga 5 to 1, Atlanta edged Nashville 2 to 1. The results reflect a slate of league matchups with decisive outcomes and updated standings.
New York won 4 to 2 over Chicago to complete a three game sweep. In the fifth inning the Giants scored three runs on singles by Rariden Burns Kilduff and Kauff and a Williams error. Perritt scattered Chicago hits while Doyle drove in both Cub runs. Zimmerman was ordered off the field in the eighth for making a motion to punch the umpire after being called out trying to steal home.
Brooklyn and St Louis battled with Ames limiting Chicago? Wait. Dodgers win 5 to 1 as Ames, Horstman, Cheney combine on mound. Hornsby on base twice, Wheat errant throw breaks shutout bid in ninth. Daubert returns from layoff before seventh.
Philadelphia defeated Cincinnati 8 to 1 despite being outhit 2 to 1. Cravath Stock and Paskett drove in runs as the Phillies scored in the second and seven frames. Errors by Bancroft and Roush helped Cincinnati, while Toney and Mayer pitched for the two teams.
Buffalo fell to Richmond 6 to 8 in the first game and edged 2 to 1 in the second after 11 innings. Montreal defeated Baltimore 7 to 0. Providence won 6 to 3 over Toronto in the first game and 8 to 1 in the second. Newark Rochester rain affected play.
In Springfield the first game went 13 innings with a 1 to 9 score and the second 11 to 3 for Bridgeport. Mayberry pitched all 13, Ferguson and House shared the visitors’ mound. The Bridgeport win featured heavy batting against Mangan and notable errors by Sweatt and Murray.
Sports brief lists multiple matchups including Boston at Chicago, New York at Detroit, Philadelphia at Cleveland, Washington at St Louis, Springfield at Bridgeport, Lawrence at Hartford, Portland at New Haven, and Worcester at New London, indicating a busy schedule.
In Worcester New Haven secured a 2-0 win in the 11th after an error by Muur ray. Naylor and Donovan from Nutter’s substitution delivered key hits and Whalen’s long fly scored the two decisive runs.
PORTLAND Maine July 18 Hartford bunched its hits in the eighth inning to break a deadlock and win 4 to 1 over a rival. The rally produced the decisive runs as Hartford took the lead and held on for the victory.
Columbus defeated St Paul 3 to 0 and Toledo beat Montague 4 to 5 in five innings. Louisville edged Milwaukee 6 to 5 in a tight contest.
Letters here for George Christian the colored heavyweight and Johnny Mc Gann indicate boxing correspondence or promotion notes. The item lists two fighters, noting their names and statuses. No further context or dates are provided in the fragment.
Eddie Shevlin now in the navy and formerly a Cornell and Dartmouth boxing instructor will return to the ring tonight against Walter Butler of Revere at the Rollo A. C. Newport R I. The 12 round bout features two skilled gloves men and draws Newport’s military and college crowd eager to see Shevlin back in action.
Victor Dahl of Lynn meets George Robinson of Cambridge in a 12 round bout at the Commercial A C Friday night. A previous encounter left fans buzzing with talk of another upset. Dahl is favored by many while Cambridge supporters back Robinson.
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