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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1912
Page
6
Eddie Collins argues the Red Sox remain a strong championship threat as Boston maintains a steady pace. He praises Tris Speaker and the pitching staff, notes Washington's surge, and assesses the Athletics and White Sox as the season unfolds.
Gillette team has no game on Saturday July 27 and invites strong semi professional teams in the State to offer a fair guarantee. Write to J. J. Burke at Gillette Safety Razor Company Boston telephone South Boston 487.
Boxing notes reveal Ad Wolgast backs away from a second bout with Jose Rivers the Mexican lightweight, despite expectations that a Sept. 2 Labor Day clash was near. Wolgast fears Rivers as a threat and dislikes the prospect of Jack Welch refereeing.
A miscellany of boxing news with Wolgast Rivers and Kilbane, Moran vs White fallout, Jack Johnson backstory, Dave Smith from Australia targeting Mike Gibbons, Pat Moore vs Tommy O Keefe in New York, Pierce's Liverpool defeat to Frank Warner, Brock vs Walsh off Cleveland cancellation, and McGoorty versus Godfrey set for Hancock Michigan.
Committee of the Hatherly Club North Scituate plans its annual open golf tournament for Saturday August 8 with 18 holes handicap medal play. Prizes cover best gross and net scores and a best selected nine with one third handicap. Entries to J Rollin Stuart Jr or Wright Ditson Boston. post entries from players on the 1912 M G A handicap list.
The list covers several matchups across the National American and New England leagues. Cleveland plays Boston while Chicago faces New York, with St. Louis meeting Philadelphia and Detroit visiting Washington. Boston encounters Pittsburg, Brooklyn meets Chicago, New York hosts Cincinnati, and Philadelphia plays St. Louis, plus Brockton, Lawrence, Haverhill, Lynn, Lowell, Fall River, and Worcester face their regional rivals.
In Chicago on July 21 heavy batting by Theifield and Keulbach powered a doubleheader sweep over Brooklyn with scores 6 to 1 and 11 to 4. Northen homered and Evers and Daubert starred in the second game.
In New York and Cincinnati games, key hits included two and three base drives by Saler Reulbach Downs and Leach for Chicago Brooklyn. Northen hit a home run off Kent while Bates Murray Hoblitzell and others produced three base hits for Cincinnati. Fielding notes cover double plays, stolen bases, walks, and pitching lines with times recorded.
The partnership between Speaker and Cobb, top American League batsmen, collapsed after Cobb attacked the world champions pitcher. Cobb left with 28 points, Speaker endured a 2 point loss, widening the split to 30 points.
In the league standings, Speaker leads in runs while Cobb narrows the gap to two runs. Milan of Washington holds a firm base stealing edge, and Cobb aims to challenge in that department. Doyle of New York and Sweeney of Boston vie for Zimmerman’s top hitters spot. Bescher of Cincinnati leads in runs and steals. Red Sox victories last week came despite falling team batting averages, while opponents’ pitchers trimmed their marks and Boston fielding stayed steady. Bruins?
Large crowd watches Olympic team members compete in Copenhagen. J J Donoghue of the Los Angeles A C wins the pole vault at 10 ft 5 in and the running broad jump at 20 ft 11 in. He places second in the high hurdles behind Dane Buhl.
New York Giants win the first game of the series with Cincinnati in a comfortable performance. Wiltse faltered early, Crandall steadied the mound, and Cincinnati pitchers were hit hard with poor support.
Rain forces postponements across the International League with Newark Newark Providence and Jersey City Baltimore affected. Postponed games cited as weather related with no rescheduled date listed.
Hughey Jennings praises Gerald J McCarthy the Belmont left hander discovered by Tommy Murray and hints he may join Brockton in the New England league. McCarthy has many shutouts and is well known among semi pro followers.
In Minneapolis first game Minneapolis 4 Louisville 2, second Louisville 4 Minneapolis 2. St Paul hosts Indianapolis 9. Milwaukee beats Columbus 7 to 1. Kansas City defeats Telede 5 to 1.
In Memphis Memphis 4 Birmingham 2 and Mobile 1 Chattanooga 0 after 15 innings, while the Atlanta at New Orleans game was postponed due to rain.
St. Louis defeats Philadelphia 3 to 0 as errors by the visitors in the third and fourth innings enable the locals to secure the win. The game features two-base hits by Wingo and multiple players with stolen bases and double plays.
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