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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1916
Page
9
Despite bad weather the Old Time Athletes Association held its third annual outing at O Briens farm Holliston. More than 100 members attended the old fashioned chicken dinner hosted by Mr OBrien.
Delegations from Boston Worcester Lynn Natick Milford and more gathered for a Natick Milford led running team with Gene Leary Tom McAvoy and Jim Smith. Lynn's strong turnout featured Rob Brown Dan Hayden and Pat Duggan. The planned baseball game between Natick and Boston was canceled due to rain and the outing was rescheduled for August 97 with sports to be decided.
St Louis defeats Cleveland 5 to 2 in ten innings. Shotton drives in the winning run with a bases to single after Austin Sac and Miller single. Klepfer relieves Gould and loads the bases before Pratt scores Miller and Sister on a single. Groom and Weisman strong for St Louis.
The Lexington Minute Men Rifle Club holds Saturday shoots in the NRA marksman course to qualify members as marksmen. Five qualified the first Saturday. more are expected next Saturday at the Howard M Munroe estate range on Lowell Street. The 200 yard range requires 150 points of 200 to qualify, 100 slow fire and 10 magazine fire.
Chicago beat Detroit 12 to 9 in a wild, odd contest at Detroit. Chicago gathered 20 hits with five pitchers used, while Detroit had 15 safeties and four pitchers battered. Ness starred with two singles two doubles and a triple in six at bats.
East teams arrived an hour late and battled two hours and 47 minutes in a contentious game. Umpire Nallin narrowly escaped a confrontation as Detroit and Chicago players escorted him from the field after disputes over calls. Cobb missed his regular position due to a torn finger. White Sox offense struck in the eighth inning with hits by Collins Jackson Ness and Felsch to seal the win.
Lynn faces Worcester in a two game schedule at Braves Field. Billy Hamilton manages Worcester with Louis Peiper directing Shoe City. Many Greater Boston players boost local interest as two teams with big local followings meet in a first game at 1 30 this afternoon.
Kansas City July 23 Eddie O'Donnell the auto racer was injured when his car crashed through a fence at the local speedway. He is reported resting easily with a compound fracture of the left arm and severe head cuts though skull not fractured as feared. Physicians expect a short recovery.
Guy Zinn of the Louisville Colonels makes an impact after returning to Class AA. On July 10 he added two two-baggers and nailed two runners at the plate. The next day July 11 he connected for a bases loaded homer. Floyd Farmer may also rise this season with the Pirates.
Arthur Duffer analyzes the Red Sox ahead of a Western road swing as Wild Bill Donovan’s Yankees lag players. He cites improved pitching and hitting, notes Braves and others on recent trips, and mentions Tris Speaker’s dominance over Ty Cobb and Shoeless Joe Jackson. Also previews Jack Britton vs Johnny Griffiths boxing in Boston.
A reader asks who is correct about ties to Frank Baker and semi pro play in Maryland last season. The piece confirms Cobb led AL with .410, Jackson .395, Speaker .883, and notes other historical queries and corrections.
July 23. Manager Lee Fohl of the Cleveland team may be forced to use his trainer as a pitcher in an upcoming game. Trainer Moyer, who won 18 games and lost 8 for Portland last season, is a top hurler in the New England league and could be called upon if needed.
A garbled sports snippet lists scores for Mobile 8, New Orleans 1, Nashville 5, Little Rock 1, Chattanooga 2, and Memphis 1, lacking context or dates.
National cycle sprint champion Frank Kramer begins his season at Revere Cycle Track facing rival Alf Grenda in a best two of three heats. The program features a motor paced race with Georges Seres drawing a handicapped field including Georges Colombatto Fred Herbert and Pinkie Turville. Seres seeks a return to form after his first victory at Revere last Saturday.
Williams may hire Andy Coakley to coach the Purple baseball team next year despite no official announcement. Coakley led Williams championship nines in 1911 12 and 13 and has coached at Columbia recently after stepping down when Fred Daly took over.
New York reports that pitcher Rube Schauer has been released by the Giants and sold to the Louisville club of the American Association. The move comes after Ralph Stroud declined to join Louisville, prompting Schauer’s transfer. Emilio Palmero was previously released to the Colonels earlier in the season.
The annual men's singles tournament will start this week or next with two classes. Finals for both classes are planned for Labor Day, per the tournament committee chair.
National League game Philadelphia at Pittsburg. American League Chicago at Detroit. Eastern League features Springfield at Bridgeport Lawrence at New Haven Lowell at New London Worcester and Lynn at Braves Field Boston two games Hartford at Portland.
Hanover N H July 23 Milton P Ghee Jr Dartmouth 15 of Kenilworth Ill has been named as Coach Frank Cavanaugh s assistant for the coming season H G Pender Dartmouth Athletic Association graduate manager announced Ghee prepared for Dartmouth at Oak Park High School Chicago played quarterback for the 1912 13 14 teams and earned All America honors in his senior year He was noted for leadership field general play and sensational open field running for Dartmouth last season
Detroit opens a Grand Circuit race meeting at the fair grounds with a record entry of horses competing for purses from $1,000 to $16,000. Monday features Detroit club named events the Country Club 2:10 and 2:18 trots and the Detroit Athletic Club pace. The M. and M. nurse for 298 trotters offers a $10,000 purse and the Board of Commerce stake of $5,000 is scheduled for Tuesday.
The Lexington playground girls nine captained by Miss Annie Moakley will play the Queens next Friday at four on Lexington Athletic Field. It is the second game in the Wexington girls' championship series after the playground nine won the first game led by Miss Ruth Hubbell.
Ulysses Aubrey of Tacoma Washington driver of a pursuit auto in Portland today was killed when his car left the track and crashed through a fence. His mechanician Frank B Pratt died in an ambulance while being taken to a hospital.
Honolulu officials record three new world marks at a YMCA pool exhibition. Duke Kahanamoku swam 100 yards in 63 3-5 seconds in a 20 yard tank, surpassing his prior record. A 50 yard relay with Cunha Lane Kruger Kelnco and a 400 yard relay also set best times, challenging Illinois Athletic Club records.
Chicago Nationals announce the acquisition of right handed pitcher Nick Carter from the Indianapolis Association club. President James C. McGill says the deal involves cash in the thousands and two players to be sent to Indianapolis, with Carter to be delivered by August 25 after a strong season and bids from four major league clubs.
Springfield routed Bridgeport 9 to 2 as Tillman and Mulrennan held the mound. Rhonda Smith and Hammond led offense with power, Meatloaf, and Egan contributed in a high-scoring affair at Bridgeport.
Pittsburg Nationals defeated Wheel ing Central league 5 to 3 in Wheeling West Virginia in an exhibition game called after seven innings Batteries Coffindaffer and Wilson for the Pirates Dougles and Gibson for Wheel ing Central.
This columnist argues exhibitions by golf professionals lack true rivalry and public interest. He suggests bigger purses, incentive bonuses for target scores, and a points system to energize matches, citing Garden City and Brae Burn as venues and noting UK norms for payments to champions and participants.
Frank Sloman junior national champion quarter miler will join the University of Pennsylvania class of 1920 in September. Coach Lawson Robertson's engagement and assistant Brooks Brewer from St. Albans influence. other incoming Penn freshmen include Maxim Wallace Smalley Meredith and George Meredith.
Heath Byford of Chicago and Clifford J. Lockhorn of Kansas City captured the doubles crown at the Great Plains tournament in Kansas City, defeating Jerry and James Weber of Chicago 6-4 6-8 6-3 and 7-5.
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