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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1912
Page
6
The Red Sox and White Sox teams arrived in Chicago aboard the baseball special and will rest before tomorrow's clash. Players are in good shape and confident, with two straight setbacks by the Naps not dampening pennant hopes.
Boston and Chicago lineups hinge on which pitchers start tomorrow with Walsh or Wood expected to oppose. O'Brien favored for Sox, Callahan may rest the spitballer for Sunday. Boston’s lineup loses Gardner’s defense while Engle fills in. rest could help Larry. Waivers and player tensions swirl as Doc White and others may be traded amid a rough road trip.
Somerville lowers the tax rate to 18.80, a 30 cent cut from last year after assessors meet. The decrease stems from a 2.8245 million real estate increase and reductions in Metropolitan, Charles River basin, and county taxes, offset by state and grade crossing tax increases.
Prizes for amateur events at the Scotch picnic at Caledonian Grove next week are ready and inscribed. They are the most valuable ever offered at an A A U sanctioned meet and will be exhibited in the Gilchrist Company window all week. Entries close Tuesday with Peter Niven of Boston.
The fragment lists matchups with city pairs and scores: Rochester versus Baltimore 11 Roches ter 10, Toronto versus Toronto 10 Jersey City 3, Montreal versus Providence 6 Montreal 4, Buffalo versus Newark 12 Buffalo 7.
In Detroit on July 26 during the final day of the Grand Circuit meet two events were won in straight heats while the other two required extra heats to decide. No sensational developments marked the pacing races.
Racing program features 2:09 pace won by Babe in final yards of heat one and by Molly Darling in heat two. Macey dominates 2:18 trot with Lar rine taking all three heats. Free for all trot shows Billy Burk winning in a procession as Gold Dollar falters early.
Data shows matchups at Waterbury Springfield with 8 and 1, New Haven New Haven with 4 and 1, and Hartford Holyoke with 7 and 6 in a regional listing.
A 1912 game or puzzle feature from Presa Publishing Co titled Can You Beat It challenges readers with quick brain teasers and mind games designed for newspaper pages. The item showcases early 20th century puzzle culture and reader engagement.
The Woodland Golf Club two day open drew 65 entrants for two net prizes and a gross trophy. Francis Ouimet won the low gross medal by one stroke over Frank Hoyt, both from Woodland. Net honors went to E. S. Foster with 68, followed by J. F. Sanderson at 69.
The piece references a Braves Cardinals doubleheader and Hoodoo jokes about Bresnahan. It highlights local Boston figures like Andy Sockalexis Clarence De Mar Tom Lilley and Piggott, praises Alex MacLean as matchmaker, and discusses Harvard Yale Oxford Cambridge track meet potential. It also mentions Gabby Street to the minors and Ted Meredith college plans with debate on 100 yards records.
A reader asks about the Red Sox standings May 5 6 whether John Paul Jones beat Abel Kiviat in a Brooklyn race and seeks record details on Olympic points Sweden America and Britain. The column clarifies proximity to records and corrects misstatements on Al Guterson and Peter OConnor with emphasis on official titles.
After a social evening John returns home and chooses to sleep in the front garden. At dawn his wife peeks from an open window prompting him to shut it to avoid catching a cold.
New York reports 114 entries for the United States Open at Buffalo August 1 and 2. Players include J A Donaldson Evanston G C Frank Freeman Rosedale H T Rawlins Ekwanok G C and many others from clubs across North America and beyond in paired starts five minutes apart.
New York July 26 Tom Sharkey, famed 14th Street figure, faces a separation suit filed by his wife Catherine on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. The case marks a return to public notice for the veteran pugilist amid marital turmoil.
A note of issue was filed in Brooklyn Supreme Court as Mrs. Sharkey seeks alimony and counsel fees in a pending suit. Tom Sharkey’s counsel denies cruelty claims amid reports he spent days searching for his wife after she left their Sheepshead Bay home with all her belongings.
Secretary Watson announces due to a large number of entries the tournament play will begin at 8 a.m. Thursday instead of 9 a.m. previously. Names of participants include Murray Outremont G C De bel Robson Oak Hill Christie Rochester Lee Detroit Curtis Rochester Simpson Detroit McFarlane Sarghyl G Incoming list indicates broad participation from multiple clubs.
The Boston Lodge of Elks hires George W. Tuohey to referee at the Elks carnival to be held at the American League grounds on Saturday August 10. Main bout features John Perrelli the Italian Thunderbolt versus Erhert the German Lion. Olympic athletes are expected to arrive in New York by July 29 to be booked for the meet.
The article urges a traveller to pack a tailored lightweight worsted skirt set plus several plain skirts for outdoor sports and general morning wear. It highlights practicality for tramping rain and rough side trips, offering versatile travel attire.
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