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Boston plays New York while Philadelphia faces Washington in a pair of regional matchups. Strong teams contest high stakes as season implications loom for standings and playoff hopes.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1903
Page
3
Boston plays New York while Philadelphia faces Washington in a pair of regional matchups. Strong teams contest high stakes as season implications loom for standings and playoff hopes.
The tailenders beat Chicago 10 to 7 as Washington used three pitchers. Orth left after the fifth, Patten held Chicago hitless rest of the game, Tannehill homered, McCormick and Lee doubled, Coughlin stole a base, and Moran McCormick Clarke turned two double plays. Time 1 50. Attendance 1708.
New York outplayed Cleveland 9 to 3 as Howell held the visitors to two hits including Hickman’s homer. Wright faltered after four innings while the New Yorkers pounded him and added strong support from Keeler Elberfeld and Gochnaur. Attendance 1,449.
Philadelphia won two games from St Louis, the first on Bender pitching and the second on a strong hitting streak in the seventh and eighth innings. Umpire Hassetto incapacitated by ear injury. Attendance 11,66. The scores follow.
Philadelphia and St. Louis played a tight game with multiple lead changes. Davis and Shreck delivered two base hits for Philadelphia while Bender and Sudhoff traded runs and outs in a 9 inning effort. Philadelphia managed 8 hits while St. Louis mustered 7 as umpire Adams called the finish.
Two-base hits L Cross Anderson. Home run Davis. Stolen bases Heidrick Pickering Murphy 2 M Cross. Double plays M Cross and Davis Anderson and Wallace. Left on bases Philadelphia 8 St Louis 3. First base on balls Off Powell 5. Struck out by Henley 5 by Powell 5. Time lh 6 55m Umpire
The schedule shows Lowell hosting Manchester, Nashua facing Concord, Haverhill playing New Bedford, and Fall River visiting Lowell, outlining four pairings across the area.
Nashua lost 7 to 2 on home ground as Manchester scored multiple runs in the late innings. Pastore and Murray had two base hits. Graham and Smith hit three bases. key pitching by Leith Swope and Vail. attendance 550.
Fall River upset Lawrence 5 to 2 as Long struggled in the eighth inning. Yeager pitched for Fall River and long for Lawrence, with errors and small-ball plays shaping the scoring.
New Bedford defeated Haverhill 6 to 1 at New Bedford. Joyce and Sheets led with timely hits as Kelley and Josslyn combined on the mound for the winners. Attendance was 600 as Haverhill stranded runners in key innings.
Wet weather disrupted plans of riders at the Revere cycle track with Walthour Champion and Moran unable to train. Champion seeks crucial prep for a 20 mile clash with Walthour on Saturday evening, while Moran aims to ready for his postponed race with the Southerner tomorrow night.
The New York Yacht Club fleet failed to reach Vineyard Haven as of 8 p m with only the Columbia, Constitution and Reliance reported towed into harbor by tenders. Thick fog and light winds left most yachts becalmed near Vineyard Sound and the run may be declared off.
Atlantic Highland N J July reports Sir Thomas Lipton's new challenger Shamrock III defeating Shamrock I by 12 minutes 53 seconds in a 20 mile race aided by wind shifts and a lucky stretch. Shamrock III led from near the start to finish and crossed at 2 28 33 while Shamrock I finished 3 01 35.
Two basketball matchups set with Brooklyn visiting Boston and New York traveling to Philadelphia. Also listed are Cincinnati at Chicago for today’s schedule with tip times pending.
Kling and catching propelled Chicago to a 3-1 victory over Pittsburg in a game that gave Chicago its third win in a row. Menefee pitched well for Chicago while Harley's muff prevented a shutout and kept Pittsburg alive until late. Attendance 2,600.
Brooklyn defeated New York 4 to 1 on the Brooklyn grounds as Garvin limited the visitors to three hits over eight innings. The Brooklyns struck Mathewson with timely hits, scoring two in the second inning aided by Bowerman error, and added two more in the ninth after a single, out, and double. Mertes Van Haltren Dobbs contributed with two base hits and Ritter added a three base hit. Attendance 5500. Umpire Emsbie.
St Louis, Mo July 21 St Louis won over Cincinnati 5 to 4 as they outplayed them at the plate and in the field. Ewing allowed 15 hits while Burke and Hackett delivered key hits in the ninth inning for the winners. Attendance 2300. Barclay out after being hit by a batted ball.
The Press Golf Club of New England continued its championship at Allston with first round match play. Ralph Cracknell edged M Fred O Connell 1 up after 19 holes, then won the sudden death extra hole. Kenneth Dresser beat George H Sargent 2 up with one hole to play. John I Taylor defeated T P Harrison and then Dresser to move toward the title. J B O Connell edged J E Daniels 2 up, with Shir ley and Flanagan Latta winning as well.
The Manchester Yacht Club held its second club championship with only one entrant in each 25-foot cabin and 18-foot knockabout class. Chewink Isl and Arrow won their classes while Dorine led handicap but Amos won on allowance. Avoset and Dorine trailed. Next race is scheduled for August 11.
The Longwood tennis tourney games moved from yesterday to today due to a storm. Officials and players adjusted schedules as weather delays continued.
A large turnout of entries signals a record regatta for St Josephs A A next Saturday. Ten events are filled with top local oarsmen, including St Josephs A A Millstreams and St Alphonsus A A. Dr Hugh C Cabot acts as referee and racing starts promptly.
Brockton boat owners of fourth class catboats at Onset organize a novel series named the Old men s races The first race will start off the Onset wharf run to Monument Beach and back twice The races feature changing crew rules including a female crew member and fathers steering or swapping boats for final race The event aims to entertain residents of both beaches with target finish in last place wins
The champion ship special race at Brighton Beach scheduled for tomorrow is canceled after McChesney pulled up lame in a morning trial. An examination found bruising on the inside quarter of his off forefoot rendering him unfit to race. The Rhymer was also entered for the event.
The world champion Corbett faces New England champ Briggs tonight at the Tammany Club in Boston with three preliminaries and a claimed record crowd. Promoter Mack defends the event against rumors and promises a stronger card and fair play with top contenders and exhibitions.
Ellery Clark the all around champion will compete in four events at the Cambridge YMCA meet. Hubbard of Amherst runs hurdles and Champion Jacobs tackles the two mile. John Guiney of Andover enters the shot put as many others challenge the stars from handicap marks.
Rain halted the Chamber of Commerce stake program for 2:24 class pacers after two heats. Elastic Pointer led the 2:24 field before Tom Keene swooped to win by a half length. Katrinka G. swept the 2:20 trot heats before Guy Fortune clinched two heats. Star Hal won both heats in the 2:15 pace.
More than 1200 people joined the Columbus Associates of the North End for a Massapong Grove outing in Sharon. Aldermen Bromberg and Dixon, Rep Badaracco, and city officials attended as games and contests highlighted the day. Scigliano's team beat Sandy Point 9 to 8. other winners included E Cataldo in the three legged race and OD Courtney in the 100 yard dash.
American rower James B. Juvenal writes from Henley on the diamond sculls experience praising Henley’s fair regatta management. He notes Americans must adjust from home stroke to haul against current, favoring a longer body swing. He suggests a compromise between long leg drive and British swing for success.
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